On its face, the disconnect between upbeat landlords and anxious tenants seems to expose a glitch in the data or an example of the growing economic dissonance — like the stock market’s rise to new heights despite a 10.2 percent unemployment rate. What it actually shows is that for all …...Read More

Since the case was announced in March 2019, U.S.C. has made changes to its admissions process for athletes, including requiring each head coach to certify in writing that a student is being recruited for their athletic ability, and mandating that an Office of Athletic Compliance confirm that each admitted student …...Read More

Among the biggest concerns is the L.N.U. Lightning Complex, which has rapidly grown to 302,388 acres, stretching across Napa County and four surrounding counties. The fires in that grouping have destroyed nearly 500 homes and other buildings, many of them in Vacaville, and are responsible for the four civilian deaths …...Read More

Evacuees seeking shelter must weigh risk of the coronavirus. A wildfire was raging outside, but inside the evacuation centers there were risks, too. Natalie Lyons and Craig Phillips had to make a decision Thursday morning as they sat in their ash-coated Toyota Tundra under the smoky orange sky in Santa …...Read More

The speeches were delivered to mostly empty rooms. The festivities migrated to video chats. Now, the New York Times political reporters Astead W. Herndon, Katie Glueck and Matt Flegenheimer are gathered for a 30-minute analysis and recap of the Democratic National Convention. It began at 11 a.m. Eastern time and …...Read More

Good morning. So far this August, California has been hit hard by wildfires, record high temperatures and power blackouts, all in the midst of a pandemic. One reader asked how residents with respiratory illnesses are faring. Evan Underwood, who suffers from asthma, migraines and heat sensitivity, has been quarantined inside …...Read More

In a Democratic convention that was relatively short on surprises, a big one that packed an emotional wallop came from a young man who is still years away from being old enough to vote. “Hi, my name is Brayden Harrington, and I’m 13 years old,” he began somewhat haltingly, “and …...Read More

Since he left the White House in 2017, Stephen K. Bannon has promoted himself as a political provocateur still fighting for an underclass left behind by open borders and free trade, even as he forged a financial relationship with a fugitive Chinese billionaire and traveled the world to dole out …...Read More

President Trump continued his tirade against mail-in voting on Thursday night, claiming that the November contest would be “the most fraudulent election in history.” In an interview on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News, the president also floated the idea of sending law enforcement officials to the polls to combat …...Read More

As Democrats built toward their nomination of Joseph R. Biden Jr. and President Trump called into Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News, federal election regulators released the latest fund-raising figures in the race on Thursday night. America First Action, a leading super PAC supporting President Trump’s re-election, took in $13.4 …...Read More