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Adnan Syed Will Not Return to Prison, Judge Rules

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Simon Levien |Christina Morales |Amanda Holpuch

Adnan Syed will not return to prison after prosecutors in Baltimore withdrew a motion last week to vacate his murder conviction despite efforts to clear his record, a Maryland judge ruled on Thursday. The case has gone back and forth since it became the subject of widespread attention in 2014, when the podcast " Serial " raised questions about the investigation into the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee, 18.
Who Are the Victims in the D.C. Plane Crash?

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Julie Bosman |Jack Healy |Juliet Macur |Christina Morales |Jenna Russell |Isabelle Taft | +3 more

Sixty-four people were inside the American Airlines regional jet carving a path through the evening sky from Wichita, Kan., to Washington D.C., on Jan. 29. A four-person flight crew. A lawyer eager to celebrate her 33rd birthday, seven hunting buddies and a Kansas farming couple visiting their daughter. Twenty-eight people returning from an elite figure skating camp, including skaters, their parents and coaches.
Huyeron de la violencia en Guatemala, luego su hija fue asesinada en una escuela de EE. UU.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Christina Morales |Emily Cochrane

Josselin Corea Escalante tenía 9 años cuando ella, su madre y su hermano pequeño salieron de Guatemala para pedir asilo en Estados Unidos, creyendo que les ofrecería seguridad. Llegaron a Tennessee, donde Josselin -cuya familia la llama Dallana, su segundo nombre- celebró su decimoquinto cumpleaños en 2023 con una fiesta primaveral de quinceañera en un salón de fiestas de Nashville. Pero la semana pasada, otro estudiante le disparó y mató a Josselin, de 16 años, en la cafetería de su escuela.
In California Fires, Trump Blames Newsom for Withholding Water. Experts Disagree.

Jan 23, 2025 | nytimes.com | Heather Knight |Catrin Einhorn |Christina Morales

President Trump has repeatedly blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California leaders for the fires that devastated Los Angeles. The president has charged that the state's Democrats have stubbornly refused to send enough water to Southern California to fight fires, which he attributed to their desire to protect the delta smelt, a threatened species of fish.
Así son las fiestas de 'quinceañero' de chicos latinos en EE. UU.

Jan 13, 2025 | nytimes.com | Christina Morales |Christopher Lee

Un sábado del otoño pasado, un adolescente mexicoestadounidense de Corpus Christi, Texas, lo tenía todo planeado para su fiesta de llegada a la adultez. Tendría joyas hechas a la medida, un cuarteto de cuerda que tocaría versiones de canciones pop y un grupo de estudiantes de primer año de la secundaria vestidos con esmoquin negro de frac listos para interpretar un baile. Podría parecer la clásica fiesta de quinceañera para una chica de la misma edad que marca su transición a la adultez.
Meet the Latino Boys Decked Out for Their Version of the QuinceaĆ±era

Jan 11, 2025 | nytimes.com | Christina Morales |Christopher Lee

On a Saturday last fall, a Mexican American teenager in Corpus Christi, Texas, had everything planned out for a coming-of-age party. It would have custom-made jewelry, a string quartet to play renditions of pop songs and a group of high school freshmen in black tailcoat tuxedos to perform a dance. This may sound like a classic quinceañera for a 15-year-old girl marking her transition to womanhood. But on that day, the spotlight was on Javier Calderon, a 15-year-old boy celebrating becoming a man.
¿quiénes son las personas que murieron?

Jan 3, 2025 | nytimes.com | Christina Morales |Clyde McGrady |Kate Selig |Jesus Jimenez |Jesús Jiménez |Emily Cochrane
Who Were the People Killed in the New Orleans Attack on New Year's?

Jan 1, 2025 | nytimes.com | Christina Morales |Jesus Jimenez |Emily Cochrane

Many of them had arrived on Bourbon Street on New Year's Eve to celebrate the promise of the year to come: a woman on the cusp of starting her studies to become a nurse, a father of two spending time with his cousin, a former Princeton University football player. But at around 3:15 a.m., a Texas man drove his truck through the crowd of revelers, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more, before opening fire.
In Jimmy Carter's Hometown, a Long Vigil Ends With Sorrow, but Also Uplift

Dec 30, 2024 | nytimes.com | Rick Rojas |Christina Morales |Christian Boone

As a result, people living in that environment became accustomed to quirks and complications that their neighbors in Richland or Americus never had to contend with. Those circumstances included days like Monday, as journalists from Atlanta, Washington, New York - and even farther away - swooped in. Local residents were asked to recount their stories about "Mr. Jimmy," as others in town sometimes called him, and to distill what he meant to their town and, indeed, the nation.
Severe Storms Cause Travel Delays Across the U.S. as Tornadoes Threaten the South

Dec 28, 2024 | nytimes.com | Christina Morales |Mary Beth Gahan

Thousands of flights around the country were delayed or canceled on Saturday because of severe weather, disrupting travel for many returning home after the holidays. More than 7,000 flights in, into or out of the United States were delayed and more than 200 others were canceled as of Saturday afternoon, according to data from FlightAware. The delays were not as extensive as the ones on Thursday or Friday, and many passengers on Saturday said their flights were still on schedule.