Aurelia Butler

The legislation is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s thousands of vendors get on the right side of the law. More

Olde Good Things, an antiques giant with stores in New York and Los Angeles, is operated by a group called the Church of Bible Understanding. More

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Jimmy Kimmel called the president’s last-minute speech “a surprise prime-time episode of ‘The Worst Wing’ tonight on every channel.” More

This word has appeared in 262 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? More

Sydney’s devastated Jewish community gathered for the funeral of “Matilda Bee,” an ebullient, smiling 10-year-old girl. More

The move may reassure China hawks who are uncertain about the president’s commitment to the self-governing democracy. More