How Did This Doctor Keep Working After Years of Sexual Abuse Allegations?

Hospital staff members looked the other way while Ricardo Cruciani addicted women to pain medications and assaulted them, according to a new lawsuit.

Merck Applies for F.D.A. Clearance for First Antiviral Pill to Treat Covid

The pill could offer high-risk people a convenient, relatively inexpensive treatment. Here’s the latest on the pandemic.

White Tiger and Cheetah Furs: A Mess of Trump Gift Exchanges

Gift exchanges between U.S. and foreign leaders, a highly regulated process, devolved into sometimes risible shambles during the Trump administration.

After a Lost Year, the Boston Marathon Returns

Two first-time champions from Kenya surged to victory in the men’s and women’s races as the event returned for the first time since 2019. Here’s the latest.

Marcel Hug won his fifth Boston Marathon wheelchair event, but a missed turn may have cost him $50,000.

‘This Drop Came So Quickly’: Shrinking Schools Add to Hong Kong Exodus

The Chinese territory is experiencing its biggest population drop in decades as residents flee political repression and a new “patriotic” curriculum.

Bashar al-Assad Steps In From the Cold, but Syria Is Still Shattered

Arab countries are gradually restoring ties with Syria, but its president remains mired in crises he can’t escape.

Mayim Bialik Wants the ‘Jeopardy!’ Job. Is She ‘Neutral’ Enough?

Alex Trebek projected impartiality. Bialik has questioned vaccines, endorsed a disputed brain supplement and weighed in on hot-button issues.