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Ask Sahaj: Sister-in-law excludes me from gatherings and invites my husband’s ex
A reader’s sister-in-law is purposely exclusionary about invitations — and doesn’t hide it.
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Apple Watch Sales to Resume, for Now
The company pulled two watches from stores after losing a patent case, but an appeals court temporarily paused enforcement of that ruling while the legal battle continues.
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ChatGPT Helps, and Worries, Business Consultants, Study Finds
The A.I. tool helped most with creative tasks. With more analytical work, however, the technology led to more mistakes.
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A.I. Can Make Art That Feels Human. Whose Fault Is That?
A fake Drake/Weeknd mash-up is not a threat to our species’s culture. It’s a warning: We can’t let our imaginations shrink to machine size.
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China’s Property Crisis Blew Up Investments That Couldn’t Lose
Citic said its new fund was as safe as they come because it would invest in real estate. Then the developer defaulted and the projects stalled.
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‘I Feel Like I Don’t Matter’: East Palestine Waits for a Presidential Visit
The White House has said that Mr. Biden still plans to visit the site of a toxic derailment in February. But his absence feels like disrespect to many people in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Young Iowa Republicans Raise Their Voices. Will Their Party Listen?
G.O.P. presidential candidates have not aggressively courted Gen Z, even as young voters increasingly show an openness to new candidates and a concern for new ideas.
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Federal Judge Approves Georgia’s New Voting Maps
The judge found that the Georgia legislature had complied with orders to allow Black voters an equal opportunity to elect representatives of their choice.
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When Haley Dodged the Slavery Question, She Put Her Coalition at Risk
Nikki Haley’s avoidance of mentioning slavery as a cause of the conflict, which she walked back on Thursday, threatened to dent her crossover appeal to independents and moderate Democrats.
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Primaries, Polls and Party Shares: It’s Time for the Mailbag.
Readers have questions, including on switching over to another side’s primary, and a quick comment on Swift.