News Analysis

Obama Wins on Budget Deal, Just by Keeping the Lights On

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS 2:12 PM ET

President Obama got what he wanted in the tentative budget deal announced Monday, helped when Representative John A. Boehner signaled that a deal was possible.

Congress and White House Reach Tentative Budget Deal 11:18 AM ET

Election 2016

Carson’s Adventist Faith Offers Pluses and Minuses in Race

By ALAN RAPPEPORT 1:46 PM ET

Ben Carson’s denomination, Seventh-Day Adventist, is little known to many and could prove to be both a strength and a liability as he moves forward as a Republican presidential candidate.

Officer Who Flipped Girl Has Fans and Foes at High School

By RICHARD FAUSSET 1:15 PM ET

An officer working at Spring Valley High School in South Carolina is on leave and under investigation after pulling a black high school student backward in her desk and dragging her.

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Many Schools Are Failing on Type 1 Diabetes Care

By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS

In many instances, schools are not carrying out their obligation to provide care for children with Type 1 diabetes, which puts a burden on parents.

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From the Magazine

Betty Crocker’s Joy of Looking

The iconic brand’s midcentury recipes evoke the era’s peculiar optimism, encased in gelatin and smothered in mayonnaise.

By TAMAR ADLER

Greenland Is Melting Away

By CORAL DAVENPORT, JOSH HANER, LARRY BUCHANAN and DEREK WATKINS

This river is one of a network of thousands at the front line of climate change that could yield valuable information to determine how rapidly sea levels will rise.

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Times Insider: Using a Drone on an Assignment 12:01 PM ET

Sweeping Away Gender-Specific Toys and Labels

By HIROKO TABUCHI 12:25 PM ET

Retailers and manufacturers are heeding concerns about stereotyping that some parents say still pervades children’s toys, clothes, costumes and other items.

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In Cuba, an Abundance of Love but a Lack of Babies

By AZAM AHMED

An aging population, a scarcity of jobs and a liberal abortion policy add to a demographic crisis in Cuba, where many say they cannot afford to have a child.