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For a decade, the M.T.A. has not retained a city transit president for longer than three years. Now a 27-year veteran of the authority is taking the job.

By Ana Ley

A member of one of the U.S. Army’s all-Black regiments, formed after the Civil War, he trained West Point cadets in horsemanship during World War II.

By Trip Gabriel

Derek Tran, a consumer rights lawyer and Army veteran, defeated Representative Michelle Steel, a Republican two-term incumbent, flipping a seat in Orange County, Calif.

By Amy Qin

After breaking through with “Till,” the actress delivers another formidable performance. Still, when it comes to Hollywood, she’d rather keep some distance.

By Kyle Buchanan and Erik Carter

Por primera vez en 20 años, el condado de Fresno apoyó a un candidato republicano a la presidencia. Las dificultades económicas fueron, en gran medida, la causa de este cambio.

By Orlando Mayorquín and Christina Morales

He wrote poetry in Afrikaans and prose in English in his fight against South African racial oppression, an effort that landed him in jail for seven years.

By Trip Gabriel

Eriel Tchekwie Deranger works to empower Indigenous peoples to lead the way on climate justice and decolonize environmental policy.

By Keridwen Cornelius

The Silkroad Ensemble’s “American Railroad” and Alarm Will Sound’s “Sun Dogs” used music and images to engage with difficult topics.

By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

They said they believed that Donald J. Trump’s attacks on undocumented immigrants were directed at recent asylum seekers rather than their own community members.

By Orlando Mayorquín and Christina Morales

Michael Blake, a former state assemblyman and a veteran of the Obama administration, joins a crowded field of candidates running against Mayor Eric Adams.

By Emma G. Fitzsimmons