Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80

Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.Dolly Parton in 1975. She was likened to the Big Rock Candy Mountain, the Depression-era symbol of abundance. Her music confronted privation and loss even as

B Bill Friskics-Warren

Dolly Parton: Hear 15 Essential Songs

The singer-songwriter rose from poverty to become a chart-topping performer whose earnest character allowed her to span genres.Dolly Parton’s vast catalog contains no fewer than 49 studio albums which, together, generated 25, No. 1 singles on Billboard’s Country chart.

J Jim Farber

Canada Fires Back in Trade War Against Trump With Up to 50% Tariffs

Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.The U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant in Clairton, Pa. Canada has announced it will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 percent on hu

I Ian Austen

Trump’s Canada Tariffs Rely on Untested Law

The president has invoked a long dormant section of law to hit one of America’s closest allies, a move that has troubled courts in the past.President Trump has invoked a little-known statute to impose his latest tariffs on Canada.

T Tony Romm

How U.S.-Canada Tariff Negotiations Turned Into an All-Out Trade War

Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was seen as unthinkable.Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking about the trade dispute with the Unit

M Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Ana Swanson

Many N.F.L. Players Get Brain Disease. Why Hasn’t OSHA Intervened?

“We never see things that are this dire,” a former chief scientist of the agency said about rates of C.T.E. in former players.The former N.F.L. player Jonathan Martin entering an M.R.I. machine for a brain examination that was part of a study to develop treatments for the symptoms and illnesses link

J John Branch

Fringe Views in Primary Campaigns Rattle Florida Jews

It has been an uneasy primary season for Jewish voters, with debates over Israel animating many races. But what happened in Florida went beyond that.Signs to vote in Florida’s primary last week in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Y Yair Rosenberg

South Carolina Election Becomes Test for Trump

Runoffs in the state are typically sleepy, but the Republican Senate contest between Darline Graham and Ralph Norman seemed to be drawing relatively high turnout.A poll worker helping a man cast his vote in Cayce, S.C., on Tuesday.

T Tiffany Tan and Tim Balk

How the Supreme Court Is Issuing Orders as Trump ‘Emergencies’ Return

The justices are still struggling with whether and when to explain themselves to the public when the court issues temporary, but consequential orders.In 19 months, the president has already asked the justices to intervene far more times than George W. Bush and Barack Obama did during their 16 years

A Ann E. Marimow

Supreme Court Ruling on Mail-in Voting Could Add to Election Confusion

The limits on mail-in voting may not go into effect by November, with at least one state vowing to sue. But some states and experts warned about further voter confusion.Mail-in votes are processed by poll officials at the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office in Largo, Fla., last week.

E Emily Cochrane, David W. Chen and Anna Griffin

What’s More Than ‘Maximum’? Trump Faces Limits on Iran Sanctions.

President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior.President Trump has bombarded Iran with new sanctions during his second term, targeting virtually the country’s entire economy.

M Michael Crowley

China Pushes Back After Trump Tightens the Screws on Iran

The Trump administration risks a clash with Beijing as it tries to cut off Iran’s economic lifelines without upending a fragile U.S.-China truce.Chinese refiners have bought heavily discounted Iranian crude oil.

A Alexandra Stevenson, Aaron Krolik and Keith Bradsher

Trump Lawyers Warn That Kennedy Center Might Need Demolition if Not Fixed

In a court filing about honoring President Trump on the facade, the administration said that without a proper renovation the building might need to be “taken down.”Lawyers for the Trump administration said in a court filing that if the Kennedy Center does not undergo planned renovations, it could be

J Julia Jacobs