Flaco on Film (Along With the Community the Owl Inspired)

“Wild Inside” starts off with the director Penny Lane’s characteristic curiosity and winds up being a collective tribute to a bird and his city.

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What We Know About Dr. Fauci Pleading the Fifth in Senate Hearing on Covid Origins

In a three-hour Senate hearing this week, Dr. Fauci invoked his constitutional right to stay silent, leaving people confused about many of the issues raised.

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State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference

Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”

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The Movies That Get Dancers on Their Feet

Savion Glover, Honey Balenciaga and other artists from the world of performance share their favorites, from era-defining musicals to art-house dramas.

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After Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients

More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.

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Ten Women Accuse Jared Leto of Sexual Misconduct in BBC Report

The accusations include sex with underage girls and sexually explicit messages. The actor denied the allegations.

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‘The Devil’s Mouth’ Review: Between a Shark and a Hard Place

This Thailand-set vacation thriller is neither silly nor gory enough to chum the waters for audiences at home.

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Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums

Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.

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Writers Guild Withdraws Support From Film Festival Over A.I.

Urbanworld, a New York event, has added a section for movies made with A.I. tools. The union was a sponsor but has been outspoken on the dangers of A.I.

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Review: Can We Do Whatever a Spider Can?

The Spider-Man series is about growing up. Now its superhero has become an adult.

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Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane

More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.

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‘Wham! 10 Days in China’ Review: Pop Music History With a Secret Goal

The British pop duo Wham! was the first Western act of its kind to play mainland China. This documentary reveals the hidden agenda of the shows.

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There’s a Way to Prevent Ovarian Cancer. Few Know About It.

The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent.

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Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?

More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.

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Paramount is Betting Johnny Depp Can Make a Comeback With ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’

Paramount is betting that audiences will re-embrace the star a decade after allegations of domestic abuse and a defamation trial.

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Stream These 5 Movies Before They Leave Netflix in August

Notable titles leaving for U.S. subscribers include a stunning literary adaptation and the movie that made Eddie Murphy a cinema star.

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Charles Gaines, Whose ‘Pumping Iron’ Sparked Schwarzenegger’s Career, Dies at 84

An author and sportsman, he helped create the game of paintball and wrote the book and movie that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name.

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Chuck Russell, Director of ‘The Mask’ and Third ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Movie, Dies at 74

His work, including “The Blob,” a remake of the cult 1958 horror movie, was known for its use of brash visual effects.

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1.6 Million Egg Cartons Are Recalled Over Salmonella Risk

The voluntary recall included eggs produced in Texas and sold under several brand names in six states, the Food and Drug Administration said.

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F.D.A. Panel’s Vote on Peptides Raises Concerns About a Prescribing Boom

The committee endorsed broader use of the peptides in lightly regulated compounding pharmacies that have grown into a multibillion-dollar business.

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What to Know About Peptides the FDA Is Considering for Use

The agency is considering whether compounding pharmacies should be allowed to produce BPC-157, TB-500 and other previously banned peptides.

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Health Care Agency Discontinues Dozens of Active Research Awards

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality slowed the awarding of new grants last year. Now it is stopping existing ones.

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Key Republican Senator Says He Will Support Erica Schwartz for C.D.C. Director

Senator Bill Cassidy, who is believed to hold the deciding vote in the Senate health committee for Dr. Erica Schwartz’s confirmation, had declined for days to say whether he would back her.

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Rupert Murdoch Biopic Is Among Premieres at Venice Film Festival

The directors Danny Boyle, Martin McDonagh, Werner Herzog and Casey Affleck will present new movies at the festival.

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‘The Dink’ Review: A Volley and a Flub

Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen star in a tennis versus pickleball comedy that never quite makes it over the net.

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A Peptide Showdown: F.D.A. Scientists May Clash With R.F.K.’s Agenda

Agency scientists are advising against allowing widespread use of several peptide injections. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, has said people should be free to experiment.

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Debate Over Ancient Iranian Jewelry Worn by Zendaya to ‘Odyssey’ Event

The actress wore earrings to an event for “The Odyssey” that a London gallery has said were made from an ancient artifact.

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‘Fast Charlie,’ ‘Lucky Grandma’ and More Streaming Gems

Skip the endless scrolling with these seven overlooked movie recommendations.

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Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families

The administration canceled federal grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex. New criteria say programs should stress abstinence.

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Plas Johnson, Saxophonist Behind ‘The Pink Panther,’ Dies at 94

His recording for the theme song, written by Henry Mancini, included a solo improvised in the studio. He also backed Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand.

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7 Other ‘Odyssey’ Movie Adaptations to Stream Now

For decades, filmmakers have been borrowing plot lines and metaphors from Homer’s epic for adventures set in different eras and realities.

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The Ordeal of a 42-Day Hantavirus Quarantine: ‘I Felt Like a Prisoner’

Eighteen Americans were isolated for weeks in a Nebraska quarantine facility after being exposed to the deadly virus on a cruise ship. Many found the experience traumatic.

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The Sewer Knows What You Ate

During the Covid-19 pandemic, wastewater testing became a virus warning system. Now, scientists are using the approach to understand how communities eat.

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Here’s What Greeks Think of Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’ (It’s Their Story, After All.)

Before its release, some in the country were highly skeptical about the new depiction of a beloved tale. But many who saw it over opening weekend came back with positive reviews.

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The Best Genetic Risk Tools Don’t Work Equally for Everyone

Genetic prediction models are poised to revolutionize medicine. But because they have been trained on European DNA, they threaten to widen health care disparities.

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Cinephiles Took Their Own Odysseys to Watch ‘The Odyssey’

To see Christopher Nolan’s interpretation of an epic journey in his preferred IMAX 70mm format, admirers packed their bags and took out their passports.

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Sibling Therapy Is on the Rise. Could It Help My Relationship With My Brother?

I was drawn to and worried about this sort of therapy — maybe there were dangers in stirring things up.

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Walt Odets, Who Delved Into the Minds of Gay Men, Dies at 79

A psychologist, he wrote during the AIDS crisis about survivor’s guilt and depression in his H.I.V.-negative patients.

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The Surprising Parallels Between ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Oppenheimer’

Our movie critic Alissa Wilkinson describes how Christopher Nolan’s version of “The Odyssey” builds on key themes in his previous film “Oppenheimer.”

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Cyclospora Investigation Turns to Farms in Mexico

The F.D.A. is planning to inspect farms and a lettuce shredding facility to determine how lettuce supplied by the produce company Taylor Farms to Taco Bell became contaminated and where it was shipped.

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Want More of the ‘Odyssey’? Read These Books Next

Informative histories, modern retellings and genre-bending homages will take you back to the long road to Ithaca.

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Wait, Moviegoing Isn’t Dead? Our Critic Explains.

The Times’s chief film critic, Manohla Dargis, discusses what is driving the youthquake in moviegoing, and what she thinks it portends for the film industry.

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Cyclospora Linked to Taylor Farms Lettuce Sent to Taco Bell

Federal officials worked with Michigan investigators to trace the outbreak to iceberg lettuce, which may also have gone to other vendors.

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‘The Kidnapping of Arabella’ Review: Stolen Childhoods

A disturbed young woman tries to heal her past by abducting a rebellious child in this strange and intermittently touching road movie.

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Canada Wildfire Air Pollution and Heat Wave Combo Pose Heightened Health Risks

Days that are both extremely hot and polluted come with higher risks of respiratory ailments and other health risks.

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Trump’s Latest Nominee for C.D.C. Director Will Face Senate Panel

Dr. Erica Schwartz supports vaccines and is seen as a mainstream choice to lead an agency that has been a target of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to change federal immunization policies.

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Public Health Groups Sue F.D.A. Over Flavored E-Cigarette Policy

Executives unhappy with the agency donated and lobbied President Trump directly. Major companies have already begun to prepare and ship new products.

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Leonard Abramson, Health Care Innovator and Philanthropist, Dies at 93

He created U.S. Healthcare, one of the first H.M.O.s, and used his great wealth from the sale of the company for causes like advancing cancer research.

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Millions of Eye Drop Bottles Recalled Over Contamination Concerns

The prescription drops are used to reduce inflammation after surgery or to treat irritation.

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Sam Neill’s Best Movie Performances: Where to Stream

From his global breakthrough in “Jurassic Park” to the more recent “Peaky Blinders,” the actor’s range was always on display.

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Tony Rayns, Who Helped Bring Asian Film to the World, Dies at 77

In reviews and at festivals, he played a key role in introducing English-speaking audiences to directors like Wong Kar-wai, Jia Zhangke and Bong Joon Ho.

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Appeals Court Revives Lawsuits Tying Tylenol Use in Pregnancy to Autism and A.D.H.D.

A federal appeals court overruled a district court judge who dismissed the lawsuits, citing unreliable scientific evidence.

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Sam Neill, New Zealand Actor Known for ‘Jurassic Park,’ Dies at 78

He appeared in more than 150 productions over a five-decade career but was perhaps best known for his star turn in the “Jurassic Park” series.

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Sam Neill, New Zealand Screen Actor and Leading Man, Dies at 78

He appeared in more than 150 productions over a five-decade career but was perhaps best known for his star turn in the “Jurassic Park” series.

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What Is an Aortic Dissection?

The condition that killed Senator Lindsey Graham is deadly, sudden and difficult to treat — “like a knife to the back,” one expert said.

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Don’t Try This at Home: How Performers Turn Stunts Into Movie Magic

At the International Stunt School in Seattle, veterans of TV and film teach newcomers the art of falls, fights and fire.

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Reseña de ‘Moana’: un remake que pierde el rumbo

Disney vuelve sobre uno de sus mayores éxitos, pero esta versión de acción real ofrece muy poco que justifique su existencia.

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Kids Can’t Stop Watching ‘Moana.’ There’s a Scientific Explanation.

The 2016 release has become the most watched movie on Disney+. Parents and experts explain why kids can’t get enough.

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U.S. Citizen Tests Positive for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo

The American works for a humanitarian organization in Congo, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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How Olivia Wilde Directed an Awkward Dance in ‘The Invite’

The director and actress Olivia Wilde breaks down a tension-filled scene from her new film “The Invite” for Anatomy of a Scene.

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Wes Anderson and Luke Wilson Walk Into an Elevator and … Get Stuck

Don’t worry, they’re fine, though the Los Angeles Fire Department did have to use a hand crank to free them.

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‘Barrio Triste’ Review: Bad Boys With a Movie Camera

This experimental and earnest film from the Colombian American photographer Stillz follows a group of wayward boys in 1980s Medellín.

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This Kind of Obsessive Attraction Isn’t Love. But It Has a Name.

Limerence is more than a crush, psychologists say, and it can persist for months or years.

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How Therapist Esther Perel Helped Olivia Wilde Perfect the Sexual Dynamics in ‘The Invite’

The psychotherapist helped Olivia Wilde and her cast ground the antics of their relationship comedy in the reality of clinical practice.

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The Unknown Universe Inside Your Gut

The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists have only begun to understand why. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain.

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Andrea Shaw, Plaintiff in Anti-Vaccine Suit, Is Charged With Murder of Her Twins

A lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims that vaccines caused the twins’ deaths. But a grand jury in Idaho has indicted her on charges of suffocating them.

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Nation’s 250th Celebration Fireworks Sent D.C. Air Pollution Spiking

Trump promised a record display of some 850,000 pyrotechnics for the country’s 250th birthday. The Park Service warned it could get dirty.

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Louise Lasser, Star of TV’s ‘Mary Hartman,’ Is Dead at 87

She began her screen career in Woody Allen movies (he was also her husband), but she was best known for her portrayal of the Ohio housewife in the pigtails and puffed sleeves.

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Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports

As the administration works to expand gun rights, hospitals and community groups have lost funding, and reports on preventing firearm injuries have vanished from government websites.

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Few Composers Can Sell Out Arenas. He’s One of Them.

Joe Hisaishi got famous writing the soundtracks to Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli films. Now he is focusing on his first love: classical music.

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Efforts to Help Smokers Quit Stall Under Trump

The C.D.C.’s tobacco control office has been shut for more than a year. After its most prominent antismoking campaign went off the air, calls to 1-800-QUIT-NOW lines have plummeted.

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For Families With Nonspeaking Autistic Children, a Fierce Debate Over Assisted Spelling

Popular communication methods for nonspeaking autistic people have ignited a fierce debate over what counts as evidence of hidden cognitive abilities.

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Zyn’s Popularity Has Tobacco Companies Racing to Cash In

The makers of nicotine pouches are building new plants and expanding to meet demand. While influencers claim health benefits, experts warn the products can be highly addictive.

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A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music

The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an animal that can make new calls.

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A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music

The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an animal that can make new calls.

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7 Inspiring Soccer Documentaries to Stream

In these nonfiction accounts, the sport is a force for hope in sometimes dire situations.

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Why ‘There Will Be Blood’ Is the Most American Movie

The New York Times Film Critic, Alissa Wilkinson, breaks down how Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 epic deconstructs and exemplifies American ideals.

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Why Loving Good-Bad Movies Feels All Good

A pop culture reporter explains why she revels in debating movies that cross the line from bad to sublime.

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A Poet for Everyone, Even Those Who Don’t Read Poetry

The film “Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” works best when it illuminates her work, whose fans include Stephen Colbert and Oprah Winfrey.

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Deadly MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak Is Over, W.H.O. Says

The rodent-borne virus, which sickened passengers on the MV Hondius, killed three people, led to a race to find its origin and a global health alert.

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What Is the Heat Index? What To Know About the Metric During a Heat Wave

The metric of how hot the air actually feels has roots in a 1979 journal paper called “The Assessment of Sultriness.”

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‘Young Washington’ Review: Not the Campaigns You Had in Mind

Before the presidency. Before Yorktown. There was … George, the land surveyor.

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Regular Users Can Tolerate Previously ‘Unsurvivable’ Amounts of Fentanyl

New research shows that tolerance has become so strong that common treatments for opioid addiction are no longer effective for many patients.

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Trump Administration Delivers Lucrative Win for Its Kratom Allies

In moving to ban a potent synthetic version of kratom, the president’s team paved the way for more sales for makers of rival botanic supplements, who had aggressively lobbied for the change.

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America, Onscreen

Ten writers on the films that get at the hopes, dreams, heartbreak and hilarity of the U.S.A. as it turns 250.

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