Still, Mr. Barr joined Mr. Trump in blaming politics for a recent rise in crime rates, although they remain far lower than what they were a generation ago. He denounced what he portrayed as the demonization of the police and calls to defund local law enforcement agencies. “This rise is …...Read More

Ghislaine Maxwell's 'husband' Scott Borgerson has been seen for the first time since Maxwell was charged in connection to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring, exclusive DailyMail.com photos show. The British socialite cried when she learned last week that she would be held without bail at a New York prison until …...Read More

The co-founder and CEO of Airbnb has issued the dire forecast that travel will never recover to its level before the coronavirus pandemic, saying that his company had been devastated by the crisis. 'Travel has changed forever,' Brian Chesky told Yahoo Finance in an interview published on Tuesday. 'The world …...Read More

And even some of Mr. Garrels’s defenders are surprised he used it. Kevin Beasley, a Black artist who views Mr. Garrels as a supporter, and credits him with collecting his work for the museum, said that when he heard Mr. Garrels’s comment he “was shocked,” and wondered, “Is this Gary? …...Read More

WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. could reverse President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military within 30 days if he is elected president, according to a policy memo from an advocacy group. The Palm Center, which has been fighting the ban since it was announced three years …...Read More

For decades, the Sierra Club has lauded John Muir, a founder of the environmental organization, as a towering figure in American conservationism and a man whose writings and advocacy helped to preserve Yosemite as a national park. But on Wednesday, the organization’s president, Michael Brune, said it was time for …...Read More

Mychaela Francis was home with her brother, Byron, when she saw he was struggling to breathe. Paramedics rushed him to Florida Medical Center on June 27. He died that day of the coronavirus. He was 20. Three days later, Ms. Francis, 22, began complaining of headaches and a fever, according …...Read More

The Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles, which closed its doors last year in the midst of a labor dispute, has settled a lawsuit saying it broke the law by laying off 70 part-time employees, union officials said on Wednesday. The dismissals came abruptly in November, after District Council 36 …...Read More

Across the United States, gas flares light the night skies over oil and gas fields — visible symbols of the country’s energy boom. They also emit greenhouse gases, making them symbols of climate change that many environmental groups would like to see snuffed out. Now, a new study points to …...Read More

Her mother said in an interview that she was now caring for her grandchildren but had to quit her job as a housekeeper to do so. That has left the family with only the income of Anadelia’s husband, Richard Diaz, a delivery driver. “Our world came crashing down,” Ms. Diaz …...Read More