New York Times

In reference to a 1995 Coolio song, a contestant answered “Gangster’s Paradise.” But judges wouldn’t give him credit since the song is titled “Gangsta’s Paradise.”

A powerful winter storm dealt a chilly blow to the Southeastern United States Wednesday as residents of the Northeast prepared for windy, whiteout conditions and potential power failures.

The Trump administration doesn’t oppose diplomatic talks on the Korean Peninsula but worries the North will try to drive a wedge between the United States and South Korea.

The Mormon Church’s system for choosing a leader to succeed Thomas S. Monson is built to prevent power struggles and politicking, but it also precludes any fresh blood at the top.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, facing re-election and speculation about his political future, offered a stark assessment of the state’s challenges — and some of his own.

North and South Korea have reopened a border hotline after nearly two years of radio silence.

Like an adult trying to converse while a child is having a tantrum, South Korea tries to resume engagement with the North as Mr. Trump tweets.

Kim Jong-un’s offer to hold talks is an opportunity for the United States and South Korea to forge a common strategy in confronting the North.

The notoriously secretive branch of government should respond better to sexual misconduct allegations.

The highly unusual lawsuit says the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, was given an overly broad mandate and needs to be reined in.

The decline in the American market in 2017 is expected to continue, and may force carmakers to trim production and find new ways to entice customers.

In his State of the State speech, the governor touched on the idea of extending mass transit to southern Brooklyn, which would then be redeveloped.

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With the Republican law seeming to target Democratic states for pain, governors are trying to avoid the damage.

On average, injury and complaint rates are higher, and staffs smaller, at for-profit facilities that outsource goods and services to their owners’ other businesses.

Genetic analysis of an 11,500-year-old skeleton discovered in Alaska suggests that North America was settled by a previously unknown people who originated in Siberia.

Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a Halkbank employee, was found guilty of aiding a scheme said to be approved at the highest levels of the Turkish government.

Bomb cyclones have been referred to as “winter hurricanes.” Our science reporter explains how they really work.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s accusation resonates for many Iranians, whose country has long been subject to outside interference.