Author: NY TIMES

Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday said he planned this week to advance a long-stalled national security spending package to aid Israel, Ukraine and other American allies, along with a separate bill aimed at mollifying conservatives who have been vehemently opposed to backing Kyiv.Mr. Johnson’s announcement, coming after he has agonized for weeks over whether and how to advance an infusion of critical aid to Ukraine amid stiff Republican resistance, was the first concrete indication that he had settled on a path forward. It came days after Iran launched a large aerial attack on Israel, amplifying calls for Congress to move…

Of course, you know the calls.Verne Lundqvist has provided the soundtrack to many iconic sports moments, from Jack Nicklaus’ birdie putt on the 17th hole (“Yes, sir!”) at the 1986 Masters to 1992 Christian Laettner’s buzzer-beating jumper in the NCAA tournament (“Yeah!”) to Tiger Woods’ famous 16th-place chip at the 2005 Masters (“On your Life, have you ever seen such a thing? ! There are a lot more.But here’s something you might not know: On the night of November 22, 1963, 23-year-old Lundquist was just the weekend sportscaster and afternoon disc jockey for KTBC-AM-FM-TV in Austin, Texas. . That night,…

Have topiary (and eclipse glasses), will travel.Ken Selody, of Atlock Farm, put out the word in January: He had researched the path of totality of this week’s solar eclipse and considered optimal viewing possibilities. In early April, he planned to be Texas-bound.“If I drove my van full of topiary through Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas,” Mr. Selody, who is based in New Jersey, asked on Instagram, “are there people or shops that would be interested in having me stop?”This is how the popular topiary artist, whose longtime clients include Martha Stewart, rolls these days in his high-top white Nissan. Yes, the…

Boeing sought on Monday to reassure the public of the safety of its 787 Dreamliner plane days before a whistle-blower is scheduled to testify before Congress about his concerns regarding the jet’s structural integrity.In a briefing for reporters at the factory in North Charleston, S.C., where the plane is assembled, two top Boeing engineers said the company had conducted exhaustive tests, inspections and analyses of the plane, both during its development and in recent years, and found no evidence that its body would fail prematurely.The presentation came just under a week after The New York Times reported the allegations by…

Maurice El Medioni, an Algerian pianist who fused Jewish and Arab musical traditions into a singular style he called “Pianoriental,” died on March 25 in Israel. He was 95.His death, at a nursing home in Herzliya, on Israel’s central coast, was confirmed by his manager, Yvonne Kahan.Mr. Medioni was a last representative of a once vibrant Jewish-Arab musical culture that flourished in North Africa before and after World War II and proudly drew from both heritages.In Oran, the Algerian port where he was born, he was sought after by Arabs and Jews alike to play at weddings and at banquets,…

Israeli civilians fatally shot two Palestinians in the West Bank on Monday, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials, as tensions continued to spike in the Israeli-occupied territory.The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry identified the two men as Abdelrahman Bani Fadel, 30, and Mohammad Bani Jama, 21. The circumstances of their deaths near the town of Aqraba remained unclear.The Israeli military said the two men had been killed during a “violent exchange” between Israeli civilians and Palestinians that followed a report of a Palestinian attacking an Israeli shepherd. An initial probe indicated that the gunfire “did not originate” from Israeli soldiers, the…

Two days after a deadly stabbing attack at a crowded mall in Sydney, the police in Australia said they had arrested a man on suspicion of stabbing multiple people during Mass at a church in a suburb west of the city.A police operation was underway after 7:10 p.m. local time on Monday, the New South Wales Police Force said in a statement. The police said that “a number of people were stabbed,” but that none of them had suffered life-threatening injuries. The Australian news media reported that there were four victims, including a religious leader.A livestream of a service at…

As Wrexham secured promotion for the second time in as many years, honors reached the tech end, where the racecourse ground’s loudest supporters could be found, with Paul Mullin deciding to take charge of the PA microphone.”I met my partner the other day;He told me he saw “White Pele,”So I asked, “Who is he?”His name is Elliot Lee…”Mullin’s voice may not quite meet his standards for shooting in front of goal. But thousands of party supporters didn’t care and joined in with a song that, like its subject, has become a real favorite on the terrace over the past few…

In fashion, the next thing is the best thing. But the backbone of the Swiss watch industry is heritage, which explains why vintage reissues make up the bulk of new releases. What’s tried and true becomes new again with fresh materials and state-of-the-art movements. Think of it not as a rehash, but as a continuation of a great idea.Most of the obvious icons have by now been revived and ushered into the 21st century — the Rolex Daytona, Zenith El Primero, Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, TAG Heuer Glassbox Carrera and more. But there are still tantalizing relics of the past just waiting…

As sales of Teslas drop and demand for electric vehicles cools — even as more models enter the market — an increasing number of automakers are competing for a slice of a shrinking pie.Nearly 269,000 electric vehicles were sold in the United States in the first three months of this year, according to Kelley Blue Book. That was a 2.6 percent increase from the same period last year, but a 7.3 decrease from the final quarter of 2023. And amid the quarter-to-quarter slowdown in the industry, Tesla’s market share has fallen from 62 percent at the start of 2023 to…