Neil Vigdor

‘I’m Not Dying’: Dolly Parton Assures Fans Amid Concerns About Her Health

In a video post on social media, the country music superstar, who is 79, played down the recent health challenges that prompted her to delay her Las Vegas residency. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/a...

Man Breaks Into Washington State Capitol, Toppling Statues and Setting Fire

The vandalism did not appear to have been politically motivated, according to the Washington State Patrol, which said that a suspect was in custody. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held for Over 100 Days

The Salvadoran journalist was arrested in June while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta. Those charges were dropped, his lawyers said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Nicole Kidman Files for Divorce From Keith Urban After Nearly 20 Years

Nicole Kidman, the Oscar-winning actress, filed for divorce on Tuesday from her Grammy-winning singer husband, Keith Urban, after nearly 20 years of marriage, according to court records. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/a...

Trump Orders Unsealing of All Files on Amelia Earhart and Her Disappearance

President Trump called on the federal government on Friday to unseal all remaining classified files on the aviator Amelia Earhart and her disappearance nearly 90 years ago, which is still shrouded in mystery and wild conjecture. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Man Who Shined a Laser at Marine One With Trump Aboard Is Arrested, U.S. Says

Jacob Winkler aimed a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter as it took off from the White House on Saturday, the authorities said. He was charged with a felony. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

Babe Ruth (Not That One) Stole Baseball Players’ Identities, U.S. Says

George Herman Ruth, a Tennessee man with the same full name as the Yankees slugger, used the names of retired and dead players to commit fraud, prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...

Parents of Missing 7-Month-Old Are Charged in His Murder

Investigators said they were still searching for the boy, Emmanuel Haro, whose mother had claimed he was abducted outside a store in Yucaipa, Calif., on Aug. 14. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...

More than 3 hours before first pitch of NYY vs. BOS, the security lines are already wrapped around Yankee Stadium to get the coveted George Costanza bobblehead doll on Seinfeld night in the Bronx.

U.S. Navy Sailor Is Convicted of Spying for China

Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...

Yosemite Biologist Who Hung Trans Pride Flag From El Capitan Is Fired

The National Park Service terminated Shannon Joslin over the May 20 demonstration, which it said took place in a prohibited area and lacked the required permits. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/u...

4 Inmates Are Killed in Less Than a Month at Nevada Prisons, State Says

The homicides appear to be unrelated, according to prison officials, who said that drugs were believed to have been a contributing factor. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...

Remains of British Researcher Lost in 1959 Are Discovered Off Antarctica

Dennis “Tink” Bell was 25 years old when he fell into a crevasse on King George Island. Over the decades, a glacier receded, and a scientific team from Poland found his remains this year. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/w...

The Fake Heiress, the Instagram Shoot and the Abandoned Bunnies

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‘Chimp Crazy’ Star Gets Nearly 4 Years in Prison for Lying About Ape’s Death

Prosecutors said that Tonia Haddix perjured herself to avoid giving up custody of Tonka, who had appeared in the movies ‘George of the Jungle’ and ‘Buddy.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...

Asher Watkins, a real estate executive from Texas, was tracking a Cape buffalo in South Africa when he was attacked, a safari company said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...

Man Who Vowed on TikTok to Kill Trump Will Plead Guilty, Court Records Show

Before the inauguration, Jacob Buckley, of Port Matilda, Pa., wrote “Bro we going into a literal oligarchy in 4 days and im going to kill Trump,” prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/u...

LeShon Johnson, Ex-N.F.L. Player, Is Convicted in Major Dogfighting Case

Federal investigators said that they had seized 190 pit-bull-type dogs from the former running back, who previously pleaded guilty to state dogfighting charges in 2004. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...

Colorado Dentist Gets Life Without Parole in Wife’s Poisoning Murder

James Craig was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2023 death of his wife, Angela Craig. Prosecutors say he served her protein shakes laced with arsenic and later poisoned her with cyanide at a hospital. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/u...

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Get a Table for 2, Inviting a Serving of Speculation

The former Canadian prime minister had dinner on Monday night with the newly-single American pop star in Montreal, spurring intrigue over how they ended up meeting. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/w...

9-Year-Old Girl Dies in Wave Pool at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania

Lifeguards noticed that the girl was in distress and tried to rescue her, according to the park, which said that the pool remained closed on Friday. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...

3 Police Officers Ambushed in a Shooting in Ohio, Leaving 2 in Critical Condition

A suspect was dead after a confrontation with police officers in Lorain, Ohio, which is outside Cleveland, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...

Daughter of Man Charged in Her Killing Was Drowned, Authorities Say

The body of Melina Galanis Frattolin, 9, of Canada, was found in Ticonderoga, N.Y., on Sunday, one day after her father falsely reported that she had been abducted, the police said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/n...

5 Charged in U.C. Berkeley Professor’s Killing in Greece, Including His Ex-Wife

Przemyslaw Jeziorski, who taught quantitative marketing at the Haas School of Business, was shot several times on July 4 outside Athens, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/w...

Son of Ex-Hollywood Agent, Jailed in 3 Murders, Dies by Suicide, D.A. Says

Samuel Haskell, 37, was accused of dismembering his wife and his in-laws. He was the son of Sam Haskell III, an Emmy-winning film producer and veteran talent agent. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/u...

Finally: the 8:10 New Haven line local gets the green light to leave for Stanford. The conductor says, “Folks, if you’d like to join us, step inside.”

Unreleased Beyoncé Music Stolen During Cowboy Carter Tour in Atlanta, Police Say

Two members of Beyoncé’s team said that their S.U.V. was broken into during a tour stop in Atlanta, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/u...

A railroad employee just told people not to panic but that he was going to close every other train door to keep our train air conditioned. “We’re not leaving,” he said.

They just announced that the suspension is for New Haven and Harlem lines