Laura C. Morel is examining maternity homes as a part of The New York Times’ Local Investigations Fellowship. For this article, she interviewed, among others, 48 current or former residents, employees, and volunteers from homes across Florida. In Naples, Florida, Sunlight Home offered refuge and a fresh start for pregnant women on the brink of […]

What it feels like to love somebody who cannot communicate the way they once did Maskot / Getty May 24, 2025, 10:50 AM ET This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here […]

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV made plenty of enemies while helping dismantle a powerful Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, spiritually and psychologically abused members. As Leo’s record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, victims of the now-disgraced group in Peru are stepping up to defend him. These survivors say that starting in […]

Vehicles drive on Interstate 5 ahead of the Memorial Day weekend Friday in Los Angeles. Departments of motor vehicles across the country are warning of a new batch of scam text messages that seek out recipients’ personal information. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images DMVs across the country are warning drivers […]

Strawberry shortcake, pasta salad, coleslaw and more recipes to kick off summer. Here’s what to make for picnics, barbecues and gatherings this long weekend. Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich. By Genevieve Ko, Krysten Chambrot and Allison Jiang Published May 21, 2020Updated May 20, 2025 For the unofficial start of […]

Por SALLY ABOU ALJOUD y SAMY MAGDY EL CAIRO, Egipto (AP) — Los cuerpos de 79 personas muertas por ataques israelíes han sido llevados a hospitales en las últimas 24 horas, informó el sábado el Ministerio de Salud de Gaza. Los muertos en el último día en la renovada ofensiva militar de Israel incluyeron a […]

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. A short video taken inside an Illinois school captured troubling behavior: A teacher gripping a 6-year-old boy with autism by the ankle and dragging […]

Content warning: The story discusses childhood sexual abuse. In Polk County, Florida, where its sheriff has said his department will “go to the ends of the earth” to arrest child predators, one child victim was left wondering how she ended up on the other side of the law.  Taylor Cadle was 12 years old when […]

Donald Trump’s itinerary for his recent trip to the Middle East featured a glaring omission. The president visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, but not Israel, ostensibly America’s main ally in the region. When asked about the snub, he insisted that it wasn’t a snub at all: “This is good for Israel,” […]

A 2-month-old black bear cub recently rescued from the woods is now being raised by a new, faux fuzzy foster family: humans dressed as bears at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center. To keep the cub from forming bonds with people that could jeopardize his return to the wild, staff members charged with […]