The man had been convicted of manslaughter as a teenager after he admitted to fatally shooting a man during a pool hall confrontation in Brooklyn, arguing it was self-defense.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/nyregion/hochul-pardon-laos-immigrant-deportation.html
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan’s art commission hits a hot button. “I thought they might say, ‘We don’t want to wade in these waters’ — and the opposite happened,” the painter said.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/arts/design/st-patricks-cathedral-mural-immigration-dolan.html
A citizens’ group is now in charge of the island of Poveglia, where they will create a park for anyone who wants to leave Venice’s maddening crowds of tourists behind.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/world/europe/venice-residents-poveglia-island-lease.html
A colony of bats recently took up residence at the storied Jackson Lake Lodge, where central bankers and economic policymakers will convene next week for an exclusive gathering.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/business/federal-reserve-jerome-powell-jackson-hole-bats.html
LaToya Cantrell was charged with going to criminal lengths to carry out a romantic relationship with a city police officer assigned to protect her.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/new-orleans-mayor-indictment.html
Their union says one of its core demands, to receive pay for groundwork, is unlikely to be introduced in arbitration. The airline began canceling flights ahead of the potential strike.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/world/canada/air-canada-flight-attendant-strike.html
A strike by the carrier’s flight attendants could disrupt 130,000 travelers a day, including international fliers. Here’s what to know if your flight is affected.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/travel/air-canada-strike-flight-cancellations.html
There are troubling signs that our stock market may be overheated.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/opinion/stock-market-advice-investing.html
Also, D.C. sued Trump over his takeover of the city’s police. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/briefing/trump-and-putin-meet-in-alaska.html
Last month, dozens of cannabis businesses were told they were located too close to schools after state officials realized they had misinterpreted regulations.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/nyregion/weed-cannabis-dispensary-lawsuit.html
Playing a blend of rock, R&B and zydeco, he had a hit in 1966 with “Sweet Dreams” and inspired Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe, among many others.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/arts/music/tommy-mclain-dead.html
Elvis’s ex-wife has traded lawsuits in a financial dispute with former advisers that has grown ugly with an allegation that she prematurely “pulled the plug” on her late daughter, Lisa Marie.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/arts/music/priscilla-presley-feud-former-business-partners.html
Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, said he would look into whether the social media company’s artificial intelligence technology endangers children.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/technology/meta-child-safety-senate-investigation.html
Federal prosecutors said LaToya Cantrell and Jeffrey Vappie, the police officer assigned to protect her, cost the city more than $70,000.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/new-orleans-mayor-latoya-cantrell-indictment-corruption-probe-a3318745
Rahm Emanuel resists far-left ideas and says Democrats should run on ‘build, baby, build.’https://www.wsj.com/opinion/will-the-democrats-go-centrist-in-2028-politics-policy-elections-voters-a498edaa
Our company may soon be out of business, as the feds renege on their agreement with the timber industry.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/want-a-steinway-the-forest-service-stands-in-the-way-wood-piano-supply-17019b1d
Cities are trying to figure out how to accommodate the boom in two-wheelers that threaten safety for pedestrians and riders.https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/city-micromobility-street-safety-420ccae3
Though the strange growths on these animals may look intimidating, experts say there’s not much to worry about, and they're caused by a fairly common virushttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rabbits-with-horns-seen-in-colorado-are-going-viral-heres-whats-really-happening-180987195/
The bridge, expected to cost more than $15 billion, would stretch more than two miles across the Messina Straithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/italy-plans-worlds-longest-suspension-bridge-to-connect-mainland-with-sicily-180987164/
A brain-computer interface has gotten better than ever before at translating thoughts from people with speech difficulties. Researchers are also thinking through how to protect users’ privacyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/science-fiction-think-again-scientists-are-learning-how-to-decode-inner-thoughts-180987194/