To justify redirecting federal funds to a wall, the president made a litany of assertions about crime, drugs and other issues on the southern border. Nearly all were misleading, exaggerated or false.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/trump-fact-check-national-emergency.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Travis Kauffman, the man who managed to kill a mountain lion that attacked him, recounted the details of the experience. The attack left him with seven stitches along his cheek, six along the bridge of his nose and three on his wrist.

source https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000006362616/mountain-lion-attack-travis-kauffman.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A trial judge had ruled against the Trump administration in January, saying Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s stated reason for adding the question was not his real one.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/supreme-court-census-citizenship.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Two brothers have been arrested by the Chicago police. At least one of them had appeared on “Empire.” Charges have not been filed.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/arts/television/smollett-suspects-osundairo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

After DDT had wiped the bird out on the East Coast, he led the effort to bring it back. It was eventually removed from the federal endangered species list.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/obituaries/tom-cade-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Michael Calvey, founder of one of the biggest and oldest investment firms in Russia, was detained on Friday along with five other.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/business/american-investor-detained-russia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

In the #MeToo era, many public apologies have missed the mark. Experts say a good apology should be transparent, specific and sincere.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/arts/ryan-adams-apology-metoo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The region has its act together and knows what it is doing, officials said.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/technology/amazon-virginia-crystal-city.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The justice attended a private conference to consider adding cases to the court’s docket, including ones on the census and gay rights.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/ruth-ginsburg-supreme-court.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The United States is the only industrialized country that doesn’t guarantee its citizens paid family leave. A proposed bill could change that.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/paid-family-leave.html?partner=rss&emc=rss