New York Times editor Joe Kahn is defending the paper's report about mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's college application racial identification amid backlash from liberals.

Melissa Clark has been writing her column, A Good Appetite, for The Times’s Food section since 2007. She creates recipes for New York Times Cooking, makes videos and reports on food trends.

I pulled the season’s first tomato off the vine at a friend’s farm this weekend, a firm, sweet Sungold that was still a little warm from the sun, and popped it right into my mouth. It was ...