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WASHINGTON — As American police departments seek to overcome an exodus of disgruntled officers and a sudden decline in applications, they are wooing recruits with some of the tactics a football coach...

The end of the year is an opportunity to look back and reflect. So today we’re bringing you something in that spirit: an interview with Jennifer Parrucci, a senior taxonomist at The...

The first and only time that Alex Edelman’s family celebrated Christmas, their tree was topped not by a star, but a teddy bear wearing a yarmulke.Mr. Edelman, who was 7 or 8...

The United States Military Academy at West Point will start removing Confederate symbols from its campus, including taking down a portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee dressed in his Confederate uniform from...

To some at La Guardia Airport, it seemed as if the Grinch was in charge.At least 54 flights were canceled as of Saturday morning, the airport said on Twitter. Travelers were preparing...

The best smellsYou recommended the scent of seedless blackberry jam on the stovetop, Sur la Table’s white peppercorn (best holiday scent, in multiple products) and “my dogs’ breath after brushing with their...

CHICAGO — A frigid winter storm pummeled the United States for a third day on Friday, leaving more than one million homes and businesses without power, causing crashes and epic delays on...

But the weight of his work became increasingly difficult for him to bear, Dr. Berg said. She had recently asked Mr. Berg-Brousseau if he wanted to step away from his job, but...

Travelers across the United States are being split into two groups: those caught in logistical turmoil caused by the “bomb cyclone,” and those being spared, at least for the moment.Major airports in...

Adnan Syed, who was freed in September after he spent 23 years in prison fighting a murder conviction that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” has been hired by Georgetown University...