Federal Housing Act of 1949 establishes the urban renewal program and provides money for 800,000 new apartments. 1960 In budget message, President Eisenhower stresses spending for urban renewal.

Various updates | Scientific analysis pointing to a human role in warming the climate through burning fossil fuels goes back to 1896, with Svante Arrhenius’s remarkable paper, “On the Influence of ...

A weekly column on the science and culture of eating. At a time when almost three-quarters of the country is overweight or obese, it comes as no surprise that junk foods are the largest source of ...

Donald J. Trump, who has repeatedly dabbled in conspiracy theories during his time on the campaign trail, accused Senator Ted Cruz’s father of associating with Lee Harvey Oswald not long before Oswald ...

A four-decades-old study — recently discovered in a dusty basement — has raised new questions about longstanding dietary advice and the perils of saturated fat in the American diet. The research, ...

Sitting too much may increase the risk of dying prematurely, while replacing sitting time with just standing or moderate physical activity could counteract the effect. Researchers used survey data ...

Gretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness. Some forms of exercise may be much more effective than others at bulking up the brain, according to a remarkable new study in rats. For the first time, ...

Teaching ideas based on New York Times content. Last March, we published a guest post by Kristin Farr from KQED Art School called “Six Ways to Think About Shape.” To help students make connections ...

Fashion-philes are on high alert: This evening in Paris, at the Grand Palais, John Galliano will stage his first ready-to-wear collection — and make his first on-schedule appearance at Paris Fashion ...

Ever want your students to slow down and notice details when they read — whether they’re perusing a book, a poem, a map or a political cartoon? Young people often want to hurry up and make meaning via ...

Edwin Kantor, the onetime head of trading at Drexel Burnham Lambert, told The New York Times in 1995, “People used to be afraid to put Drexel on their résumé.” “Now they want it to be there.” Today, ...

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