For many Americans, Ms. Parton represented an idealized style of faith: one centered in small rural congregations that prize community over ideology.

A judge temporarily blocked the agency from implementing a strict new rule governing mail voting. The policy could disproportionately affect Democrats and many battleground elections.

The closure of a crucial Rhode Island bridge for safety reasons in 2023, and the traffic nightmare that followed, have dogged Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary.

With “The Disappearers,” the Booker Prize-winning author has written his most personal novel yet.

Josh Shapiro announced two measles deaths. Things went downhill fast.

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The players, the rivalries and the dramas to follow at this year’s tournament.

Like any life, mine has had its pain, yet from the outset it seems to have been graced by unbelievable people and events. An anthology of miracles.

Many people think Greg Chism is a freak — or worse. He says he was just following the incentives of the platform.

A New York Times analysis shows that the pace of office-to-residential conversions like the former Pfizer building, where two steel columns buckled in July, has quickened sharply.