The New York Times

Young people aiming to build careers are entering fields they had not considered to find their footing.

As Americans face soaring child care costs, Alex Adams wants to loosen rules and tighten spending. Critics say that will harm children and shutter day cares.

Families in New York City expressed concerns about the rapid adoption of the technology. The schools chancellor also canceled a plan to close two Upper West Side schools.

The federal Department of Education said it would begin a civil rights investigation, reviewing teachings by a group known as N.Y.C. Educators for Palestine.

The American Association of University Professors is drawing new members. The group’s critics say its political stances hurt its cause.

Logan David Patterson, 18, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 21, pleaded guilty for the November incident in which they set off a commercial firework in a research lab.

Guidelines for the art contest, sponsored by the group Freedom 250, include material about abolitionists and civil rights leaders, but little mention of what they fought against.

The bill, which is on track to receive Mr. Mamdani’s first veto as mayor, would compel the Police Department to release plans on how it intends to manage protesters near educational facilities.

In these books, an emperor, an officer and an orphan look for anything that resembles a clear victory in the fog of war.

The university released a report that said the president, Walter Carter Jr., took trips with a podcaster and suggested that the university hire her.

At the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, scholars wrestled with what people want from national anniversaries — and whether historians can give it to them.

Students at the University of Arkansas disagreed with Turning Point’s direction, pointing to challenges ahead for the conservative group.