A shipping container blocked a road after it was swept away by the floods brought by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Mandaue City, Cebu province on Wednesday. By JASON GUTIÉRREZ, AIE BALAGTAS SEE and JIAWEI WANG At least 85 people were killed and hundreds of thousands of others forced to flee their homes in the central Philippines, authorities said, after Typhoon Kalmaegi brought destructive winds and devastating flooding to a region still reeling from a deadly earthquake. Many of the vi

U.S. services sector activity increased to an eight-month high in October as new orders grew solidly, but subdued employment pointed to lackluster labor market conditions against the backdrop of economic uncertainty stemming from tariffs. Comments from businesses in the Institute for Supply Management survey released on Wednesday were mixed. Some viewed activity as flat while the import duties and the ongoing shutdown of the federal government were headaches for others. But s

Jack DeJohnette onstage in New York on Feb. 28, 2014. The drummer and pianist, who died on Oct. 26 at 83, was a master of many styles and an ever-evolving innovator. (Tina Fineberg/The New York Times) By KEN MICALLEF Jack DeJohnette, an early member of Chicago’s experimental collective the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), developed an adaptable style that shaped his career as one of jazz’s great instrumentalists. Originally a pianist, DeJohnette,

POR EL STAR STAFF CAGUAS – Con un mensaje claro de solidaridad, resiliencia y acción comunitaria, el Municipio Autónomo de Caguas celebró el Primer Foro de Salud Mental y Bienestar, un evento que reunió a profesionales de la salud, académicos, líderes comunitarios, organizaciones sin fines de lucro y ciudadanos comprometidos con transformar la manera en que Puerto Rico atiende la salud emocional. Durante el foro, celebrado en el Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas, el alcalde Wi

A photo provided by the National Photo Company Collection/Library of Congress shows from left, Rep. Willis Hawley (R-Ore.) and Sen. Reed Smoot (R-Utah. (National Photo Company Collection/Library of Congress via The New York Times) By BRET STEPHENS In one of the great scenes of one of the great gangster movies, Mike Newell’s “Donnie Brasco,” an aging Mafioso named Lefty Ruggiero paces a hospital corridor while his son fights for his life following a drug overdose. “Twenty-eigh

In an image provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the aftermath of a plane crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. By FRANCESCA REGALADO At least nine people were killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off from Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday. The crash ignited a large fire in a cluster of buildings south of the airport, sending plumes of bl

State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, delivers remarks after his victory was announced during an election night watch party in Brooklyn, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times) By DANA RUBINSTEIN and CLAIRE FAHY Shortly after Zohran Mamdani was anointed the mayor-elect of New York City, he strode onto the stage of a cavernous, ornate theater, put his hand on his heart, smiled his signature smile and nodded t

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.), the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, delivers remarks after her victory was announced at an election night watch party in East Brunswick, N.J., Nov. 4, 2025. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times) By REID J. EPSTEIN Democrats, furious about President Donald Trump’s remaking of American government and society, turned out in extraordinary numbers for an off-year election to sweep virtually every competitive election on the map. The resul