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Black Friday Travel Deals on Hotels, Resorts and Cruises
For the thrifty and flexible, this year’s crop of seasonal deals is value-packed.
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Saturn’s Rings Seem as if They’re About to Disappear: Here’s Why
During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with a good telescope and clear skies.
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Why ‘Surveillance Pricing’ Strikes a Nerve
The practice is at the intersection of two things people hate: feeling watched and feeling ripped off.
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A Tap-to-Pay Society Is Leaving These New Yorkers Behind
As fewer people carry cash, vendors, street performers and people experiencing homelessness and unemployment are at a disadvantage.
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Anxiety Over A.I. Spending Returns to Global Markets
A sharp reversal in Asian and European stocks, after a rally fueled by Nvidia’s strong earnings, underscores how fears of an A.I. bubble are driving broad market swings.
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Republicans’ Redistricting Push Is at Risk of Backfiring
A series of setbacks for the G.O.P. leaves an unlikely opening for Democrats to narrowly win this year’s redistricting wars.
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Trump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas
Once the symbol of the president’s immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.
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Justice Dept. Sues California Over College Benefits for Undocumented Students
The lawsuit is the third filed by the Justice Department against the state in a week.
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CIA Kryptos Auction: Anonymous Bidder Pays Nearly $1 Million for Secret to Decode Sculpture
The creator of the Kryptos panels, Jim Sanborn, sought to unburden himself of the puzzle, and then discovered before an auction he had archived its solution in the Smithsonian.
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Qaeda Convict Returns to Guantánamo Court 17 Years After Trial
The Yemeni prisoner spent nearly seven hours at the war court, displaying some of the defiance of his 2008 proceeding.