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Worth a Trip to Jersey

A high-profile bartender has landed at a historic inn at the Garden State’s western edge. The destination drink here: a very apt update on the Jack Rose.

Economical Luxury

This Italian seafood stew is two delicious dishes in one

Jobs Growth Exceeds Expectations

Continued from Page One from Thursday's 4.68%. That was its highest in more than a year. The silver lining for markets was that wage growth contin- ued to moderate. Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% from November to $35.69, in line with expectations but slightly slower than the prior month. That leaves intact the Fed's the- sis that the labor market isn't a source of inflationary pressure.

Disney, Fox and Warner Won't Move Forward With Venu Sports Venture

Disney's ESPN, Fox Corp.and Warner Bros.

Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years

Frustration with rising menu prices and ubiquitous tip prompts lead to a six-year low, putting restaurants and servers in a bind

Novak Djokovic's 'Crazy' New Coach: His Former Rival

FEW PLAYERS IN THE HISTORY of tennis had ever been as ready for retirement as Andy Murray was last summer.

Constellation Energy Agrees to Buy Calpine

The $26.6 billion deal combines two of the country's largest power generators

One L.A. Wildfire Swept Away A Rare Middle-Class Paradise

It was a sliver of paradise that people could actually afford, hidden along a coveted stretch of Southern California coastline.

The Diet As Destiny

THE STORY of an election could be told through food alone: Joe Biden's gnarled hands gripping a Cook Out milkshake, JD Vance failing to act normal in a donut shop, Tim Walz flaunting his recipe for \"hotdish,\" Kamala Harris touting her summer job at McDonald's and, in response, Donald Trump working the drive-thru window.

Stephen J. Campbell

The author, most recently, of Leonardo da Vinci: An Untraceable Life’

Carthage Versus Rome

One of the greatest military rivalries of the ancient world featured elephants crossing the Alps and a bloody final clash.

Trump to Inherit a Crisis In State He Has Scorned

President-elect Donald Trump's critiques of California have become a central part of his political brand. He has called the state \"crime-ridden,\" overrun with migrants and \"failing,\" and he frequently spars with the state's Democratic political leaders.

Justices Cast Doubt on TikTok's Fight Against Ban

The Chinese-owned app is battling for survival as a deadline looms over its fate

Against All Odds, Some Homes Are Spared

One corner of the Pacific Palisades is untouched amid Surrounding inferno

Lessons Learned From a Fiery Decade in L.A.

I've seen up close what comes next for families who lose everything, writes

An Overabundance of Fancy Apartments

Think 15% vacancy rates are only a problem for owners of office towers? America has a serious housing shortage, but not for the type of apartments that real-estate investors have been building in record numbers.

Hershey CEO to Step Down Next Year

Hershey Chief Executive Michele Buck plans to retire next year. Before then, she is working to steer the chocolate icon through a rough patch.`

Justices Cast Doubt on TikTok's Fight Against Ban

The Chinese-owned app is battling for survival as a deadline looms over its fate TikTok seemed headed for shutdown after Supreme Court arguments Friday, where justices indicated strong support for the government's security concerns regarding the trove of personal data the Chinese-controlled app collects from nearly half the U.S. population.

Winter Storm Grounds Thousands of Flights

A winter storm in the South brought heavy snowfall Friday, causing thousands of flight cancellations and several governors to declare states of emergency. More than 46 million people were under a winter storm warning Friday, with some areas expected to get more than a foot of snow, according to the National Weather Service. The storm disrupted daily life in the South, with local businesses and schools closed across the region.

Already Abandon Your Resolutions? You Probably Set the Wrong Ones Anyway.

Goals to improve ourselves are well and good, but we gain more when we try to serve others.

People Say Addiction Is a Disease.Mine Wasn't.

Decades of struggling with alcohol and drugs convinced me that addiction is a disorder that involves a person’s entire being.

An Arbiter of Hippie Fashion in the 1960s

She lent leather jackets to the Grateful Dead, was Janis Joplin's lover, opened a series of stores and threw away her fortune on drugs

MAGA Madness Descends on Palm Beach

Blue-blood locals don’t know what to make of all the blockades, Cybertrucks and glitz

Romanovs, Reconsidered

The sudden end of Nicholas II’s reign in Russia was one of the turning points of the early 20th century. Could the stubborn ruler have done anything to avoid his downfall?

A Work of Kingly Craftsmanship

DEVOTEES OF the old British TV series \"Inspector Morse\" may remember \"The Wolvercote Tongue,\" an episode set, like all the morose detective's cases, in Oxford, and involving a tour group of wealthy and often cantankerous Americans and the theft of a priceless Saxon artifact.

Old-Fashioned Forward

A fresh generation of stylish men is embracing old-school accessories like cufflinks, money clips and pocket squares. Here, the keys to their appeal—and how to sport them without feeling like you’re in costume.

Lobe and Behold

To pair necklines with danglers, studs and cuffs in braver but still practical) ways, lend an ear to our guidance

Panama Canal Threat Stirs a Nationalist Ire

Every year on Jan. 9, Panama's president lays a wreath next to an eternal flame near the canal that made this country prosperous. It is a memorial to the Panamanians killed by U.S. forces in 1964 riots over U.S. control of the canal.

Jobs Growth Tops Expectations

Report puts further Fed rate cuts in doubt; stocks sell off, while yields rise

Maduro Sworn In for Third Term

Venezuelan leader's legitimacy disputed by those inside and outside the country