Adele, Dressed for Power
As the re-emergence of Adele continues with the one-two punch of an Oprah Winfrey interview and a “One Night Only†concert at the Griffith Observatory in Los
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Despite Slips, Biles Wins at U.S. Trials and Will Lead Olympic Team
On her way to making her second Olympic team, Simone Biles ran into doubts. Sometime during night two of U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials Sunday, they found a way into her
Strong Opening for ‘Fast & Furious’ Film Suggests Movie Crowd Is Back
Hollywood is hoping so as Universal Pictures reports that the ninth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, “F9: The Fast Saga,†is expected to earn $6
Rick Owens on Corrupting the Classics
By now, Rick Owens has “corrupted,†as he puts it, several iconic shoe brands, breathing his weirdness into the safe and reliable designs of Birkenstock, Dr.
Biden to Send 500 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccine to 100 Countries Over a Year
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, under pressure to aggressively address the global coronavirus vaccine shortage, will announce as early as Thursday that his admi
Serena Williams Serves and Scraps Her Way Into the Fourth Round
PARIS — Serena Williams’ tennis dress was green and billowed in the breeze. The tape on her right thigh was white and tight. It was a fashion clash, sure
A Glut of Chinese Masks Are Driving U.S. Companies Out of Business
Mask mandates have eased, a welcome milestone in the battle against COVID-19. But for the two dozen domestic companies that jumped into the mask-making business last year
Davis and the Lakers Are Back on Their Feet
LOS ANGELES — It was not an especially pleasant night of basketball for Anthony Davis. Productive? Yes. Pleasant? No. The Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday were pl
A Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Splits the Gucci Family
For the last few months, scenes from Lake Como in Italy, where Ridley Scott is filming of “The House of Gucci,†the movie about the murder-for-hire of Mauriz
‘I Was Surrounded by Death’: Gaza Father Is Rescued, Emerging to Grief
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Riad Ishkontana had promised his children that their building on Al Wahida Street was safe, though for Zein, his 2-year-old son, the thunde
Mask? No Mask? New Rules Leave Americans Recalibrating, Hour by Hour
A sudden loosening this past week of federal health guidance on masks has handed Americans a new calculation to make. And it is not just one calculation, but a maze of ma
Ellen DeGeneres Is Ending Her Show After Years of Dancing and ‘Be Kind’
With the announcement Wednesday that she will end her long-running talk show next year, Ellen DeGeneres is stepping away from her biggest platform in a career that starte
Consumer Spending Flattened Last Month After Surging in March
Retail sales were flat last month after a buoyant March, the Commerce Department said Friday, as Americans continued spending their latest round of government stimulus ch
3 Shot, Including a 4-Year-Old, in Times Square
NEW YORK — A fight among several men in Times Square Saturday led at least one of them to pull out a gun and open fire, injuring two women and a 4-year-old girl, p
2 Oklahoma Boys Pulled From Class for ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-Shirts
Two brothers, age 8 and 5, were removed from their Oklahoma elementary school classrooms this past week and made to wait out the school day in a front office for wearing
India’s COVID-19 Crisis Shakes Modi’s Image of Strength
NEW DELHI — His COVID-19 task force didn’t meet for months. His health minister assured the public in March that India had reached the pandemic’s â
Simone Biles leaves Nike for a sponsor that focuses on women
Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast ever, has signed an agreement to represent women’s clothing brand Athleta and is leaving Nike, her longtime sponsor, just
India’s Fashion Artisans Face ‘Extreme Distress’ in Pandemic
Saddam Sekh used to be a floor supervisor at a steamy Indian workshop in Mumbai that produced orders for an exporter working with some of the biggest names in luxury fash
Five Charged in Shooting of Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker
Five people have been arrested and charged in connection with a violent attack in February in which a man who was walking Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs in Hollywood
Apple AirTag Review: A Humble Tracker With Next-Generation Tech
On the outside, Apple’s new AirTag looks like a ho-hum product that we have all seen before. It’s a disc-shaped tracking gadget that can be attached to item
U.S. to Send Vaccine Materials and Other Supplies to Hard-Hit India, Officials Say
Under pressure from vaccine makers in India who say they need supplies to combat a surge in coronavirus cases, the Biden administration said Sunday that it had partially