Jeenah Moon for The New York TimesHard Lessons (Thanks, Amazon) Breathe Life Into Retail StoresIt may be too early to declare the death of retail, as Americans have started shopping more in stores, reflecting a broad reordering of the $3.5 trillion industry.Fewer retailers are capturing more of the gains, and many successful stores are now a cross between a fast-food drive-through and a hotel concierge.
Growth Has Lifted Counties That Voted for Trump. Mostly, It’s the Wealthy Ones.President Trump’s economy has left the most distressed swaths of the country waiting for their share of the good times.
Amazon is moving aggressively into digital advertising, emerging as a competitor to Facebook and Google.
How Brett Kavanaugh Would Transform the Supreme CourtMost confirmation hearings concern nominees who would not change the court’s basic direction.That is not the case with the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, whose Senate confirmation hearings will begin on Tuesday.
Coveted Lawyer’s Juggling Act May Be Good for Trump, and BadWilliam Burck is deciding which documents about Judge Kavanaugh can be released. He also represents White House officials in the special counsel inquiry.
Erin Schaff for The New York TimesEyeing Majority, Democrats Ready Investigative OnslaughtHouse Democrats, increasingly optimistic about the midterm elections, are preparing investigations into nearly every corner of the Trump administration.In hopes of scaring voters to the polls, Republicans have begun sounding sirens that Democrats will move quickly to impeach President Trump.
Trump’s Justice Dept. Redefines Whose Civil Rights to ProtectA decision to back a lawsuit seeking to curb race-based college admissions follows a pattern by the Justice Department to reshape civil rights enforcement.
Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York TimesA Year After Hurricane Harvey, Houston’s Poorest Neighborhoods Are Slowest to RecoverTexas has made progress recuperating from Hurricane Harvey, but low-income and minority residents have had a much harder time.
The Storm Raged, and His Wife Was Dying. 911 Couldn’t Help.As the flooding overwhelmed Houston’s emergency systems, families like the Daileys found out too late that they were on their own.
Kayana Szymczak for The New York TimesAyanna Pressley Seeks Her Political Moment in a Changing BostonMassachusetts is well known for deeply entrenched politics that favor incumbents. But a Boston City Council member is campaigning for Congress in a moment that has favored women and underdogs.
Mike Capuano Is in the Political Fight of His Life The Massachusetts congressman, a longtime progressive Democrat, is hoping to stave off a challenge from Ms. Pressley in Tuesday’s primary election.
Niko J. Kallianiotis for The New York TimesOne School. Dozens of Dead Alumni Under 50.Seven former students from a small boarding academy in rural New York died in 2016, then 13 more the next year. How could any school, even one for troubled youths, have so many of its students die so young?
Brendan Hoffman for The New York TimesOliver BulloughHow Ukraine is Fighting Corruption One Heart Stent at a TimeA lesson in tackling a colossal problem with small, pragmatic measures.
Disney/PixarWhy You Cried at the End of ‘Coco’When the song “Remember Me” plays at the end of “Coco,” everyone cries. An assistant culture editor explains why the moment is so powerful.Arts
Joe Carrotta for The New York TimesOn Your Day Off, Learn About the Work of OthersThis Labor Day, a look at the ways people make a living, like diving in the murky waters of the Hudson or tracing the origins of diseases.Business Day
Review: ‘Mayans M.C.’ Rides a Familiar RoadKurt Sutter’s new drama is a kind of “Son of Sons of Anarchy” with bloodletting, a border twist and more plot than character, our chief television critic writes.Television
