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Friday: The fight for dark skies, a National League pennant for the Dodgers, and a photo series from the Santa Rosa inferno.

Republicans are set to move quickly to pass a tax bill that they have drafted in secret.

The gala program, with two premieres (one by Alexei Ratmansky one by Jessica Lang), demonstrated how this troupe has been changing.

Mr. Paxton, 78, doesn’t perform much these days. But we talked to him a few weeks before a rare New York show with old friends Simone Forti and Yvonne Rainer.

Everything you need to know about the new opera by Thomas Adès, an adaptation of a Luis Buñuel film about a nightmarish dinner party.

The star of truTV’s “At Home With Amy Sedaris” talks about her cupcake rules, the magic of cheese balls and why her entertaining days are behind her.

Friday: Breaking down a bagel’s taste, weekend events, and a question for New Jerseyans.

The latest allegation against the former movie mogul was made by an Italian actress and model, who told police that the attack occurred in 2013.

Immigrants and their stories were long essential to studios. So why haven’t they greenlit movies about the current generation of Dreamers?

Joe Mulherin is part of an emerging group of artists that is bridging the chasm between rap and rock. His debut is one of the most promising albums of the year.

Memory is a reconstruction, not a photographic recording. Our brains — unlike computers — are forever rerecording those memories.

How to make a supersize apple pie that will survive more than one sitting.

Lawyers for the actor warned Netflix it would be responsible if Mr. Penn was harmed because of the series, which examines his 2015 meeting with a wanted drug dealer.

The timing of the FIAC and Frieze art fairs means that few visitors can accommodate both. How do savvy buyers choose?

A policy “geek” promising a fairer deal took over a foundering party and, at 37, rode progressives’ ardor to national power in a matter of weeks.

Enrique Hernandez, a utility player for the Dodgers, hit three home runs in the Game 5 win, including a grand slam in the third inning.

A sculptor taught herself 73 craft categories — chair caning to leather tooling — to compete in the state fair. Now her work is in art museums.

The executive director of the theater, which is celebrating its 50th season on Lafayette Street, lives nearby. He irons, goes to church and has one — just one — Bloody Mary.

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

One month after Hurricane Maria, experts say poor planning, logistical nightmares and dire financial straits are to blame for the slow response to Puerto Rico's major power outage.