At school in New York, any whiff of competition is firmly avoided. Not so at my six-year-olds’ summer tennis campThere’s a game I play with my children that we never tire of, in which I share details – outlandish, unimaginable – of how things were in t…
Henri makes landfall in Rhode Island, packing high winds and heavy rain
Biden says storm has ‘potential for widespread consequences’Inland rainfall seen as major threat in north-east statesTropical Storm Henri made landfall in Rhode Island on Sunday, packing high winds and heavy rains that were projected to leave devastati…
The show did not go on: storm thwarts Central Park concert celebrating city’s Covid comeback
Show was cut short, an hour and a half early, before Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Patti Smith could hit the stageIt started out well enough.In the heart of New York City, on Central Park’s Great Lawn, the weather was overcast leading up to We Love…
R Kelly sex-trafficking trial: manager used bribe to get Aaliyah fake ID
Demetrius Smith details moves to let singer marry 15-year-oldR Kelly denies charges in New York trialA former tour manager for R Kelly testified on Friday that he paid a $500 bribe to a government worker to get the singer Aaliyah a fake identification …
Hurricane Henri: Long Island and southern New England brace for impact
Forecasters predict landfall in New York or ConnecticutNew England has not been hit by hurricane since 1991Preparations for a monster storm forecast to hit parts of the US north-east were stepped up on Saturday, after Henri was promoted to a hurricane …
Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands
For the first time, Google has published the number of geofence warrants it’s historically received from U.S. authorities, providing a rare glimpse into how frequently these controversial warrants are issued. The figures, published Thursday, reveal that Google has received thousands of geofence warrants each quarter since 2018, and at times accounted for about one-quarter of […]
R Kelly accuser describes physical abuse from singer when she was 16
Jerhonda Pace, first witness at the R Kelly sex-trafficking trial, says the singer ‘slapped me and he choked me until I passed out’A key accuser at the R Kelly sex-trafficking trial returned to the witness stand on Thursday, saying he often videotaped …
Former Purdue Pharma chair denies responsibility for US opioid crisis
Richard Sackler, 76, says in bankruptcy court he, his family and company are not responsible for epidemicThe former president and board chair of Purdue Pharma told a court Wednesday that he, his family and the company are not responsible for the opioid…
Summer in the city: Edmund White on sex and dancing in 60s New York
The hot summer of 1967 was full of cruising and drinking, sleeping on roofs, and listening to music late into the night• Read other authors on their memorable urban summersThere was a hit song in the 1960s by the Lovin’ Spoonful called Summer in the Ci…
Nicki Minaj and husband sued by woman who accused him of rape
Woman alleges rapper and Kenneth Petty have been harassing her to force her to recant her storyThe rap superstar Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, have been sued by the woman he was accused of raping in 1994 after allegedly harassing her to r…