New York Times

While we increasingly pamper our dogs, we blithely accept the torture of the pigs we eat.

Whether we’re participating in them or listening to them, the goal is to forget about the outcome and just connect.

Roy Cockrum has donated more than $25 million to 39 theaters, helping the Old Globe in San Diego stage the one Shakespeare play it had yet to produce.

And is that so bad?

Get in line behind the H.R. managers themselves, who say that since the pandemic, the job has become an exasperating ordeal. “People hate us,” one said.

A planned senior care facility next to the Pro Football Hall of Fame was trumpeted a decade ago. Today, no such place exists and the idea seems to have been dropped.

Biles, who will be competing against her teammate Jade Carey and Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, is looking to add her seventh Olympic gold medal and 10th over all.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer called out social media groups for the misinformation on their platforms that sparked violent clashes this week. But holding them accountable is tough.

The officer was shot while responding to a call in Eustis, a city north of Orlando. Two people the police described as assailants were found dead in the house.

New requirements for the city’s outdoor dining program are being met with concern by restaurant owners.

A pair of shootings deepened quality-of-life concerns among Brooklyn neighbors of a giant office development being used to shelter migrants from Africa and Latin America.

According to Mr. Trump’s post on social media, the debate will take place in Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state.

When the Italian sprinter came from nowhere to win 100-meter gold in Tokyo, whispers spread about his sudden rise. In Paris, he hopes to silence them for good.

Mr. Lam had been filling the post of general secretary temporarily since the death of his predecessor in July. Now he is in position to consolidate power.

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III assumed direct oversight of the case and effectively put the death penalty back on the table.

Hostile governments like Russia and Iran are often involved, and practical alternatives are hard to come by, experts say.

Last year, the band’s frontman, Steven Tyler, suffered a vocal injury during a show, and the farewell tour was postponed. The band announced its retirement on Friday, saying a full recovery was not possible.

Hawaiian Electric is expected to pay the largest share — nearly $2 billion — but avoided a heftier price tag that could have forced the utility into bankruptcy.

The Pennsylvania governor, a top contender to be Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, wrote in his college newspaper that Palestinians were “too battle-minded.”

Ignoring the efforts of President Biden and the condemnation of many allies, the Israeli prime minister is forcing the pace of the war and feeding the revolt of the far right.