A Crumbling New York Garage Collapsed. Dozens More Have Similar Problems.

After a parking garage collapsed in Lower Manhattan last month, killing one person and injuring five others, officials scrambled to check dozens of other garages across the city for structural problems that could cause another disaster. They immediately identified dozens of garages with potential hazards, ordering some shuttered and closing off sections of others until … Read more

U.S.-Made Technology Is Flowing to Sanctioned Russian Airlines

Last August, Oleg Patsulya, a Russian citizen living near Miami, emailed a Russian airline that had been cut off from Western technology and materials with a tempting offer. He could help circumvent the global sanctions imposed on Rossiya Airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by shuffling the aircraft parts and electronics that it so desperately … Read more

Chris Nuttall-Smith Makes Meals Worth Camping Out For

There was a time when Chris Nuttall-Smith, food writer and lifelong outdoorsman, ate just like everybody else at camp. As a college student hiking through the Rockies, he sustained himself on “PowerBars and Mr. Noodles”—standard backpacking fare. And it was fine. It was what people do! “Especially at that age, you’re not thinking that much … Read more

16 Crucial Words That Went Missing From a Landmark Civil Rights Law

In a routine decision in March, a unanimous three-judge panel of a federal appeals court ruled against a Texas inmate who was injured when the ceiling of the hog barn he was working in collapsed. The court, predictably, said the inmate could not overcome qualified immunity, the much-criticized legal shield that protects government officials from … Read more

Thai opposition leader Pita Limjaroenrat claims victory, says ready to be PM

BANGKOK: Thai opposition leader Pita Limjaroenrat said Monday he was ready to be prime minister after a stunning election result that left his upstart progressive party as the biggest in parliament.He told reporters at his Move Forward Party headquarters that he would seek to build a coalition with five other parties including Pheu Thai, which … Read more