2019

Boarding Now: Parents of Children With Nut Allergies

Travel /

A recent government ruling may transform air travel for passengers with life-threatening food allergies by extending to them the protections afforded other individuals with disabilities. In September 2016, gate agents for American Airlines refused Nicole Mackenzie’s request to preboard a flight from Portland, Ore., to Charlotte, N.C., to clean the area around the seat assigned […]

Boarding Now: Parents of Children With Nut Allergies Read More »

NOAA Fisheries biologists record singing by rare right whale

Technology /

Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say they have recorded singing by a rare right whale for the first time. Researchers used moored acoustic recorders to capture patterned calls made by male North Pacific right whales. Researchers detected four distinct songs over eight years at five locations in the southeast Bering Sea. Humpback,

NOAA Fisheries biologists record singing by rare right whale Read More »

Pelosi Dismisses Censuring Trump: ‘If the Goods Are There, You Must Impeach’

Politics /

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday ruled out censuring President Trump as an alternative to starting an impeachment proceeding against him, and said that if Democrats conclude he should be charged under the Constitution for misconduct, impeachment was the only option. “Censure is a way out — if you’re going to go, you’ve

Pelosi Dismisses Censuring Trump: ‘If the Goods Are There, You Must Impeach’ Read More »

Cancer patient accuses UCLA gynecologist of sex abuse

Lifestyle /

A cancer patient is the latest woman to accuse a retired University of California, Los Angeles gynecologist of sexually abusing her during treatment. The Los Angeles Times reports the 44-year-old unnamed woman has sued UCLA and Dr. James Heaps, alleging he touched her inappropriately during a medical examination. Heaps pleaded not guilty last week to

Cancer patient accuses UCLA gynecologist of sex abuse Read More »

Browsing LinkedIn and Instagram to Put Herself in Readers’ Shoes

Technology /

How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Anna Dubenko, editor of off-platform strategy, discussed the tech she’s using. Tell us a bit about your role as an editor of off-platform strategy. What does off-platform mean, and what does it involve? We use the term off-platform to

Browsing LinkedIn and Instagram to Put Herself in Readers’ Shoes Read More »

Iran Has Ties to Al Qaeda, Trump Officials Tell Skeptical Congress

Politics /

WASHINGTON — Administration officials are briefing Congress on what they say are ties between Iran and Al Qaeda, prompting skeptical reactions and concern on Capitol Hill that the White House could invoke the war authorization passed in 2001 as legal cover for military action against Tehran. As tensions between the United States and Iran have

Iran Has Ties to Al Qaeda, Trump Officials Tell Skeptical Congress Read More »