On northern Florida’s Atlantic coast, the past is present in this centuries-old city, where history, beachcombing and Southern treats like butter pecan milkshakes are celebrated in equal measure.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/travel/what-to-do-in-st-augustine-florida.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Abolitionists used a daguerreotype of Mary Mildred Williams, a light-skinned black girl born into slavery, to win over potentially sympathetic white Americans during the 19th century.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/lens/photo-abolition-movement-girl-in-black-and-white.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A heartwarming but false story led to more than $400,000 in donations. “I had to make something up so people will feel bad,” one conspirator told a friend.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/gofundme-homeless-scam-guilty.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

As fertility rates across the United States continue to decline, some of the largest drops have been among Hispanics. One big reason: generational difference.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/us-birthrate-hispanics-latinos.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The increase was driven by some factors outside President Trump’s control, but many of the president’s policies contributed to the wider gap.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/politics/record-trade-deficit-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

President Trump’s lawyer said that he has always stated that no pardons are on the table now. He spoke as new details emerged about pardon discussions involving Michael D. Cohen, the president’s former fixer.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/us/politics/giuliani-trump-pardons.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

House Democrats, rusty after years in the minority, have stomped on their own messages, have fallen prey to Republican maneuvers and are in battling over punishing Ms. Omar for an anti-Israel remark.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/us/politics/democrats-ilhan-omar-mistakes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The first lady traveled to three states this week to promote her child-focused “Be Best” initiative. Unwelcome questions followed her along the way.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/us/politics/melania-trump-first-lady.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Democrats said support for a new judge, Chad A. Readler, showed that Republicans were not serious about protections for pre-existing conditions.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/us/politics/senate-readler-trump-confirmation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A battle over gun regulations in New Hampshire took a strange turn this week: Lawmakers wore pearls, and gun control advocates said they were being mocked.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/us/new-hampshire-guns-pearls.html?partner=rss&emc=rss