Kate Christobek

A dozen people gathered in a conference room in London on Feb. 20, 2025, for an immersive production called Jury Games, scrutinizing evidence and deliberating to reach a verdict in an arson-murder case. Immersive theater productions are taking jury service, which most consider a burden to be avoided at all costs, and packaging it as entertainment. (Sam Bush/The New York Times) XNYT0435 XNYT0435

March 23, 2025 at 8:00 am

Jury duty, but make it fun VIEW

Immersive theater productions are taking jury service, which most consider a burden to be avoided at all costs, and packaging it as entertainment.

Entertainment

February 4, 2025 at 9:20 pm

Want eggs with your breakfast? Pay a surcharge, Waffle House says

Waffle House said in a statement that the temporary surcharge was being added to address the rising cost of eggs resulting from the bird flu.

Business

In an image provided by Gary He/McAtlas, McBaguettes from McDonald’s in Paris, Nov. 11, 2022. For some, idiosyncratic McDonald’s locations and menu items have become a destination when traveling abroad. (Gary He/McAtlas via The New York Times) – NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY MCDONALDS ABROAD BOOK BY KATE CHRISTOBEK FOR JAN. 28, 2025. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. –

January 31, 2025 at 4:34 am

Fries with your McBaguette? For some travelers, McDonald’s is a destination VIEW

When in Morocco, one might visit the El Badi Palace, walk the grounds of the Koutoubia Mosque or enjoy a meal of dates and chebakia...

Nation & World

FILE – This Nov. 4, 2020 file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WX202 WX202

November 5, 2024 at 6:21 am

Could this presidential election be decided by the Supreme Court?

The question remains if the presidential election will be so close that the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, will take up a case...

Nation & World

In an image provided by NOAA, a satellite image of Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. The Hurricane Hunters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dropped the ashes of Peter Dodge, an admired meteorologist and researcher, into Hurricane Milton’s eye on Tuesday evening. (NOAA via The New York Times) – NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. – XNYT0737 XNYT0737

October 10, 2024 at 6:12 am

A meteorologist’s ashes took a final mission into hurricane Milton

The Hurricane Hunters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dropped the meteorologist's ashes into the eye of Hurricane Milton as the storm crossed Gulf...

Nation & World

September 8, 2024 at 6:49 pm

After a year of legal peril, Trump seeks election as a felon, but free

One year ago, Donald Trump faced 91 felony counts across four criminal cases, enough for an ordinary defendant to brace for years behind bars. But...

Nation & World

FILE – Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, during his criminal trial on 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York on May 21, 2024. Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, agreed with Trump’s request to postpone his criminal sentencing so that the judge overseeing the case could weigh whether a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling might imperil his conviction, new court filings show. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) XNYT0782 XNYT0782

July 11, 2024 at 6:26 pm

Trump cites immunity and asks judge to throw out hush-money conviction

A recent Supreme Court ruling should nullify the guilty verdict in Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial, his lawyers said. The argument could be a long shot.