An accusation against Jameis Winston, a marquee quarterback for Florida State, did not prompt an in-depth inquiry by either the university or the police. By the time prosecutors got the case it was nearly a year old.
A journey in which I travel north, on the world’s most beautiful voyage, searching for the specter of my grandfather and a glimpse of the ever-elusive midnight sun.
A series of articles by the New York Times correspondent Elisabeth Rosenthal examined the price of medical care in the United States. In each installment, readers were invited to share their perspectives on managing costs and treatment.
Across the nation, places like The Sequoias are trying to reduce the number of falls among their increasingly elderly residents while satisfying people’s desire to live life as they choose.
Reporter Damien Cave and photographer Todd Heisler traveled up Interstate 35, from Laredo, Tex., to Duluth, Minn., chronicling how the middle of America is being changed by immigration.
Though countries like Bangladesh have contributed little to the industrial pollution driving climate change, they will suffer the most from the devastating consequences.
Increasing numbers of low-income mothers and fathers are at the center of a new collision that pits workplace scheduling technology against the routines of parenting.
Camp X-Ray — with its kennel-like cages that were used for about four months when Guantánamo opened — is now overrun by vines, iguanas and banana rats.
A 32,000-ton arch that will end up costing $1.5 billion is being built in Chernobyl, Ukraine, to all but eliminate the risk of further contamination at the site of the 1986 nuclear reactor explosion.
The World Trade Center Transportation Hub’s complicated design is only part of how it became one of the most expensive and delayed stations ever built.
For decades, dozens of men with intellectual disabilities lived in an old schoolhouse and worked in a turkey plant. No one knew just what they endured.
For a fleeting moment last spring, the epidemic sweeping West Africa might have been stopped. But the opportunity to control the virus, which has now caused more than 7,800 deaths, was lost.
More than 4.8 million workers now earn the lowest legal pay. This calculator shows the hard choices that have to be made living on the smallest paychecks.
Yuzuru Hanyu, the 19-year-old from Japan, stumbled on multiple jumps in his long program, but he did well enough to win the first men’s singles skating gold at the Olympics in his country’s history.
Five years since the end of the Great Recession, the private sector has finally regained the nine million jobs it lost. But not all industries recovered equally.
The global tournament is mostly a remix of the professional leagues that are in season most of the time. See which professional clubs have the most players on the most World Cup teams.
More than eight million people signed up for private insurance in federal and state exchanges during the initial enrollment period, exceeding the administration’s original goal of seven million.
More than half of the approximately 650 bird species in North America could be severely affected by climate change, scientists from the National Audubon Society predicted in a study.
President Obama’s proposal to increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10 from $7.25 is unlikely to pass through Congress, but several states have been tackling the issue on their own.
As a share of vehicles on the road today, one in five has been recalled. Explore the size and scope of vehicle recalls in the United States, and find out if yours has been recalled.
After three decades of slow growth, middle-class incomes in the U.S. appear to trail those of Canada. Poor Americans now make less than the poor in several other countries.
The chart compares Manning with his counterparts in league history, spanning more than 250 quarterbacks with at least 30 career touchdown passes since 1930.
A new data set suggests that more than three million people would have gained health insurance across 24 states if the Supreme Court had ruled differently.
Peter Kassig was one of at least 23 foreign hostages from 12 countries who were kidnapped by Syrian insurgents, sold or handed over to the Islamic State, and held underground in a prison near the Syrian city of Raqqa.
All but two of the top six skaters after the women’s figure skating short program have performed a difficult triple-triple combination in their long program this season.
Investigators have narrowed down the search area for the missing Malaysian jetliner, but it could be weeks or months before they find any trace of the plane.
The victories gained by the militant group calling itself the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria were built on months of maneuvering along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Hundreds of police departments across the nation have forces with a white percentage that is more than 30 percentage points higher than the communities they serve.
During six World Cup matches, Manuel Neuer covered about a third of the soccer field. This graphic compared Neuer’s Wanderlust to the other goalkeepers in the World Cup.
China has recently increased its pursuit of territorial claims in nearby seas, leading to tense exchanges with neighboring countries. A map of some of the most notable disputes.
Spain played a high defensive line, positioning themselves well forward, near midfield. It left them vulnerable, giving the Netherlands multiple opportunities for long passes to streaking forwards, resulting in many high-quality chances — and many goals.
The American-led air campaign against the Islamic State began as a limited operation, but quickly grew into what officials said will be a multi-year effort to destroy the group that will require local forces on the ground.
We’ve scoured the nation for recipes that evoke each of the 50 states (and D.C. and Puerto Rico). These are our picks for the feast. Dig in, then tell us yours.
The Times, with an assist from Jeter, has tried to calculate the number of times he has swung a bat in his professional career — in practice and in games.
From No. 1 Cape Town all the way to No. 52 Niagara Falls, N.Y., explore the vibrant cities and spectacular coastlines, unexpected spots and new attractions that made our list this year.
See the ultimate political apology, culled from notable speeches and statements made in the aftermath of wrongdoing or other officeholder embarrassments.
More states are being pressured to repeal their universal motorcycle helmet laws. But when those laws are changed, the number of fatalities starts to rise immediately.
An animated storybook by the magazine’s contributing illustrator, Christoph Niemann, about a World Cup game from 64 years ago that still haunts Brazil.
One month, 64 games and a lot of goals later, the 2014 World Cup is over. To say goodbye, we've put together a special round of Spot the Ball, featuring five views of that tournament-winning goal by Germany. See if you can guess where the ball went.
A year after it was fully in place, the Affordable Care Act has largely succeeded in delivering on President Obama’s main promises, even as it fell short in some ways and gave birth to a new and powerful conservative movement.
The world’s best soccer players bring their own unique style to the game. So it is only fitting that the commentators react in kind — calling a goal with passion and personality.