Stories by New York Times

When Sasaki signs his deal, other amateurs will suffer

The excitement over Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki coming to Major League Baseball should be tempered by the likelihood that his signing will produce unintended consequences: teenage Latin American prospects who will be abandoned by the team that signs him.

Trump plans tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China that could cripple trade

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he would impose tariffs on all products coming into the United States from Canada, Mexico and China on his first day in office, a move that would scramble global supply chains and impose heavy costs on companies that rely on doing business with some of the world’s largest economies.

Jack Smith seeks dismissal of 2 federal cases against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith asked two courts Monday to effectively shut down the federal criminal cases he brought against President-elect Donald Trump last year, bowing to a Justice Department policy that says it is unconstitutional to pursue prosecutions against sitting presidents.

Trump is running his transition team on secret money

President-elect Donald Trump is keeping secret the names of donors who are funding his transition effort, a break from tradition that could make it impossible to see what interest groups, businesses or wealthy people are helping launch his second term.

Israeli strike in the heart of Beirut kills at least 20

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Beirut killed at least 20 people Saturday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, part of an intensifying Israeli military campaign that appears aimed at pressuring Hezbollah into a cease-fire deal.

Trump picks Brooke Rollins, a conservative lawyer, to lead Agriculture Dept.

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday chose Brooke Rollins, his former White House domestic policy adviser, to helm the Agriculture Department, whose wide-ranging purview includes supporting farmers who grow the nation’s two biggest crops, corn and soybeans, and setting the nutrition standards in school cafeterias across the nation.

Nadal: A king of clay who should be remembered as so much more

Rafael Nadal retired from tennis on Tuesday night. He won 22 Grand Slam titles in 23 years across all three tennis surfaces, with an Olympic gold medal and 92 ATP titles in all. He was most dominant on clay, winning 63 per cent of his titles on the surface and compiling an 81-match win streak between April 2005 and May 2007, which remains the longest single-surface streak in the Open era of men’s tennis.

Climate talks end with a deal on money after a bitter fight

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Negotiators at this year’s United Nations climate summit struck an agreement early Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan, to triple the flow of money to help developing countries adopt cleaner energy and cope with the effects of climate change. Under the deal, wealthy nations pledged to reach $300 billion per year in support by 2035, up from a current target of $100 billion.

Inside the deadliest job in America

COOS BAY, Ore. — Mostly employed in densely forested pockets of the Pacific Northwest and the South, loggers have the highest rate of fatal on-the-job injuries of any civilian occupation in the nation, outpacing roofers, hunters and underground mining machine operators.