This week, we saw two distinct visions of what it means to honor and celebrate the United States. The first is the one you know, the Ultimate Fighting Championship spectacle in Washington, where President Trump presided over pyrotechnics, blood sport and general mayhem. Ostensibly planned to mark the 250th anniversary of the nation — which,…
A day after thunderstorms sent pounding rain and high winds across the Midwest, forecasters are warning that another series of potentially destructive storms is likely to hit a part of the United States stretching from Texas to New England on Thursday. For the second day in a row, the Great Lakes have the highest chance…
Protesters in a park in Chicago wore shirts urging lawmakers to tax the rich. In Manhattan, they blocked an entrance to the New York Stock Exchange. In Dallas, they showed solidarity with immigrant workers. And in Washington, they appealed for higher wages with a simple chant. “What’s outrageous? They don’t pay us!” In dozens of…
It was the quiet that most troubled Mara Lynne. Her street usually bustles and thrums, but when armed, masked agents grabbed a passing man and stuffed him into the back of an S.U.V., she was the lone witness. “There was nobody around, just me,” she said. “It was silent. That’s the part that freaks me…
