Collapse ‘imminent’ at Florida phosphate mine leaking millions of gallons of contaminated water  —  MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A cracked reservoir at a former Florida phosphate mine is leaking millions of gallons of contaminated water into the Gulf of Mexico.  —  Update 1:13 p.m. EDT April 4 …

How the wealthy cut the line during Florida's frenzied vaccine rollout  —  Sharyn Alfonsi reports on corruption allegations clouding Florida's efforts to vaccinate its residents.  —  This past week, President Biden said 90% of U.S. adults will be eligible for the COVID vaccine by April 19 …

Rival Group Makes Fully Financed, Roughly $680 Million Bid for Tribune  —  Tribune likely to deem new bid superior to agreement with Alden, according to sources  —  A Maryland hotel magnate and a Swiss billionaire have made a bid for Tribune Publishing Co. that the newspaper chain is expected …

Inside the Teen Vogue mess — which is really a Condé Nast mess  —  From the start, Alexi McCammond seemed an unlikely candidate to become a top boss within the storied Vogue empire — at least on paper.  —  Only 27, she had little editing experience and had never managed a staff …

If You Sell a House These Days, the Buyer Might Be a Pension Fund  —  Yield-chasing investors are snapping up single-family homes, competing with ordinary Americans and driving up prices  —  A bidding war broke out this winter at a new subdivision north of Houston.

Hunter Biden on his memoir “Beautiful Things” and his struggles with substance abuse  —  Hunter Biden was asked by correspondent Tracy Smith, “You've said your dad always saw the good in you through all of this.  Was there ever a time when you thought, Okay, there's no way, he's gonna give up on me, I've done it now?”

Will school be back to normal this fall?  Kind of, sort of, maybe.  —  Parents, students and teachers, exhausted by the false starts, union battles, quarantines and remote learning that have upended this school year, are looking around the bend with an urgent, fretful question: Come fall, will school at last be back to normal?

The Lawyer Behind the Throne at Fox  —  Even before the company's C.E.O., Lachlan Murdoch, moved to Australia, Viet Dinh was seen as Fox's power center.  —  LOS ANGELES — In early 2019, as the Murdoch family completed the $71 billion sale of 21st Century Fox to Disney …

The Appeal of the New Totalitarians  —  It's easy to understand and reject the horrors of totalitarianism.  It is much less easy to grasp its inexorable logic or its seemingly implacable attractions.  —  I am not a follower or a fan of baseball.  But I understand that it is, or has been …

What Americans will get from Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan  —  Since President Biden unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure plan, he and his advisers have been making the case that this “once in a generation” bill will be “transformational.”  They have embraced the size of the plan, calling it “bold.”

Some Georgia GOP legislators want Coca-Cola products removed from offices  —  A group of GOP state legislators in Georgia are seeking removal of Coca-Cola products from their offices after the company's CEO criticized the state's recently passed voting law.  —  The legislators signed onto a letter …

Military Closes Failing Facility at Guantánamo Bay to Consolidate Prisoners  —  The move, which took place in a secret operation over the weekend, was conceived during the Trump administration to save on costs and troops at the remote base in Cuba.  —  U.S. military guards …

Vaccine Cheat Days Are Adding Up  —  A few weeks ago, my partially vaccinated partner and my wholly unvaccinated self got an invitation to a group dinner, held unmasked and indoors.  There'd be Thai food for 10, we were promised, and two über-immunized hosts, more than two weeks out from their last Moderna doses.

Biden Steps Up Federal Efforts to Combat Domestic Extremism  —  The administration has taken a series of steps to prioritize dealing with white supremacists and militias, especially after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is stepping up efforts …

Capitol Police union warns of potential exodus after latest attack, urges security increases  —  The Capitol Police Union's head pushed Congress on Sunday to ramp up security after a second attack at the complex this year left another officer dead and also warned of a possible thinning of the department's ranks.

Biden Effort to Combat Hunger Marks ‘a Profound Change’  —  As millions of Americans lack enough to eat, the administration is rapidly increasing aid — with an eye toward a permanent safety net expansion.  —  WASHINGTON — With more than one in 10 households reporting that they lack enough to eat …

Americans ‘want to see us get it done’: Buttigieg on Biden's infrastructure plan  —  “One way or the other, we've got to get it done,” Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.  —  ‘Time is of the essence’ to pass COVID-19 relief: Buttigieg  —  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is interviewed on “This Week.”

New York Lawmakers Near Budget Deal to Raise Income, Corporate Taxes by $4.3 Billion  —  Under the agreement, top earners in New York City would pay the highest combined local tax rate in the country  —  ALBANY, N.Y.— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers are nearing a budget agreement …

Myanmar's Military Has Killed Over 40 Children Since the Coup.  Here's One Child's Story.  —  Myanmar's security forces have killed more than 40 children since February.  Here is the story of one, Aye Myat Thu.  She was 10.  —  In the swelter of the hot season, U Soe Oo cracked open the coconut with practiced blows of his machete.

True democracy stands on the heels of vote by mail expansion  —  We got a small glimpse at what is possible for the future of voting in the U.S. In 2020, 46 percent of voters voted by mail.  It was a monumental habit change as the pandemic made it unsafe for people to congregate at polling places to cast ballots.

‘Radical Left CRAZIES:’ Trump issues Easter greetings by attacking political rivals, griping about election loss  —  WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump marked Easter weekend by attacking his political enemies, repeating false claims about the election, and calling for a boycott …

‘Battle for the Soul of SoHo’: A Debate on Gentrification, Race and Wealth  —  The Manhattan neighborhood is locked in a contentious battle with city officials over whether, and how, it should change.  —  As a child growing up in SoHo, Akeela Azcuy remembers seeing her father …

Dominion Voting Systems accuses ex-Michigan senator of ‘disinformation campaign’  —  Lansing — Dominion Voting Systems is demanding that Patrick Colbeck, a former Michigan lawmaker, retract “false claims” he's been making about the company in PowerPoint presentations.

With stimulus cash and jobs spike, U.S. emerges as main engine for global economic recovery  —  Spending on imports spreads the wealth across Europe and Asia  —  The robust U.S. economic recovery this year is expected to be good news for factory workers, freight handlers and farmers.