On April 8, a solar eclipse will blot out the sun for miles stretching across North America — a sight that many won’t see again for about 20 years.

Most made their plans to view it well in advance. Then, there are the procrastinators. We're here to help. nyti.ms/3xqe2UQ

One year ago, after Turkey's terrible earthquake, safak timur and I saw 4 members of one family rescued from the rubble of their home.

We met them soon after and followed their lives for a year, with photographer Emin Özmen.

Here is their story.
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Among the many aspects of travel that the pandemic disrupted, one issue was more bureaucratic — but no less frustrating — for some Americans: an enormous backlog of U.S. passport applications.

That may now be over. nyti.ms/48AkkiJ

Officials in the US and Canada described 2 assassination attempts against their citizens by agents of the Indian gov: the killing of a Sikh leader in British Columbia and a foiled plan to murder an activist in New York.

Here's a timeline of those events. nyti.ms/416rt7w

News has been heartbreaking lately.

Here's a break, complete with cactus injuries; public love-making interrupted by cops; booze-soaked rare plants; burial site accidents; baby spiders; and advice in case you accidentally stole from an archeological site. nyti.ms/3MUSDZ3

To help future travelers learn from others’ mistakes, we asked readers to share instances in which they’ve made a travel foul or acted against good tourist etiquette.

In the 200+ submissions we received, a theme emerged: There are lessons here. nyti.ms/40U2d3W

🧵Last yr, 250,000 ppl crossed the Darién jungle in a desperate attempt to make it to the US. This year, that number has already reached 360k. Federico Rios and I have returned again & again to the jungle, trying to understand this flow. Some anecdotes from our latest reporting.

New York Times journalists documented the atrocities of the war in Ukraine, used video evidence to prove Russia’s most gruesome war crimes and pierced Vladimir Putin’s secret plans. Here are the stories that just won a Pulitzer for international reporting. nyti.ms/3NVbmFj

As war engulfed an upscale neighborhood in Sudan's capital, residents desperate to escape had just one option: a battered taxi driven by two penniless students. A tale of two heroes. nytimes.com/2023/05/05/wor…

In the Belgian town of Geel, families have long taken in people with psychiatric conditions. Could it work elsewhere? Gift Link!

Please make time to read our deeply researched story about an ancient, radical experiment in therapeutic community. #thread

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Millions trapped in their homes. Bodies litter the streets. The health sector is crumbling.
It's the speed of the collapse of Khartoum, Sudan's war-torn capital, that's so dizzying, even by the standards of modern warfare. Hard to believe it was a normal city just last Friday.

The forces of rival generals battling for control of Sudan clashed for a third day in the capital and other parts of the country, leaving millions of residents hiding in their homes and hospitals struggling to cope with mounting casualties.

Follow live. nyti.ms/3A5lova

The contractors of the Bronx building where Segundo Huerta died when it collapsed in 2019 were charged with homicide three years after Derek M. Norman and I looked into the incident.

Story by Liset Cruz

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What does the Eiffel Tower look like through a child's eyes? We gave families at 5 major tourist sites disposable cameras and asked them to shoot whatever made the biggest impression on them. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Get the story behind our story on how kids view travel. Stephen Hiltner with a Times Insider (and great home movie footage) nytimes.com/2023/03/31/ins…

Kids don’t always see the world the same way their parents do. To illustrate the differences, we enlisted a team of reporters to hand out disposable cameras to families at popular tourist destinations around the world. Here’s what we found: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

What do kids get out of travel? We gave families around the world disposable cameras and asked them to share their perspectives. nyti.ms/42HIOUu

A delightful look at travel through the eyes of kids by Derek M. Norman
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