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Parents need help driving kids. Are ride-sharing apps the answer?Companies that transport children are expanding, enticing parents and school districts and causing debate about modern child care.
What if we actually put the Zamboni driver in the net?Maintenance man and Zamboni driver David Ayres saw a lifelong NHL dream come true Saturday night: He played goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes.
For these homebound seniors, poems offer food for the soulPoems on Wheels delivers poems along with meal trays to thousands of older New Yorkers, offering nourishment for body and soul.
To reunite a family kept apart, a wedding on a cross-border bridgeMigrant Protection Protocols have made seeking and winning U.S. asylum more difficult. Some hope that legal marriage will help their cases.
The ExplainerThree questions on California’s new privacy lawThe California Consumer Privacy Act went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Here’s what you need to know.
Cover StoryBeyond the picket fence: How one city is creating more affordable housingAffordability, climate change, inclusivity are all addressed in an ambitious urban housing plan that asks its residents to embrace new ideas of home.
A loss for more than NBA: Kobe Bryant and other victims rememberedBasketball superstar Kobe Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash along with his teen, Gianna, in a flight filled with parents and daughters.
Books before borders: Letter from a library on the US-Canada boundaryThe Haskell Free Library serves both U.S. and Canadian publics, but today’s border issues have made its mission more difficult.
First LookRemembering Kobe Bryant: ‘You’ve got to put the work in’The NBA great, who died Sunday, was an inspiration to current players. In retirement he boosted women’s sports, and won an Academy Award in 2018.
Au pair rights: More protections, but at what cost to cultural exchange?Are au pairs important to diplomacy, or low-wage workers who deserve more? Debate ensues as host families struggle with legally mandated higher costs.
First LookGauff beats the defending women's champion at Australian OpenAustralian Open women's tennis championship serves up two surprises: 15-year-old Coco Gauff beats Japan's Naomi Osaka; Serena Williams is out.
First LookHow one 'Jersey girl' created a space for Muslim millennialsAs a N.J. teenager, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh started a blog to counter anti-Muslim bullying. Now, she's on the Forbes "30 under 30" list of top achievers.
First LookMLB sign-stealing scandal spreads: N.Y. Mets manager firedAfter only two months on the job, Carlos Beltrán has been fired over a MLB report that implicated him for cheating while with the Astros.
In one revolutionary language, a community taps the power of touch (video)When a group of DeafBlind people realized ASL didn’t work for their community, they created a language that embraced one of their strengths: touch.
First LookAlex Cora leaves Red Sox after earlier cheating exposedThe Red Sox manager's firing is the latest in a crackdown on cheating in Major League Baseball. He led the Red Sox to a World Series title in 2018.
In 2020, parents weigh how to talk politicsIn an election year, adults in the U.S. are increasingly having to decide when and how much to talk about candidates and issues with young people.
‘California Dreamin’: Just how tough is it to buy a home here, anyway?California’s population grew by 0.35% last year, its lowest rate since 1900 – meaning it is on track to lose its first congressional seat in history.
‘Seeing our common humanity’: New Yorkers march against anti-SemitismSome 25,000 people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge Sunday to protest recent attacks against Jews in the New York area.
Why anti-Semitism is surging across the political spectrumIn New York City, anti-Semitic hate crimes are up 63% this year, officials say, including at least 10 attacks in the New York area during Hanukkah.
First LookJewish leaders respond to latest anti-Semitic attack in New YorkThe stabbing attack on Saturday is the latest of 10 anti-Semitic attacks in the past week, prompting calls for greater security and vigilance.
