New Supertalls Test the Limits, as the City Consults an Aging Playbook

Only three of New York’s 25 tallest residential buildings — and none of the towers on Billionaires’ Row — have completed building safety tasks required by the city.

Residents of Troubled Supertall Tower Seek $125 Million in Damages

The condo board at 432 Park Avenue is suing the developers for construction and design defects that have led to floods, faulty elevators, and electrical explosions.

3 Million Baby Cushions Are Recalled After 8 Reported Infant Deaths

The Boppy Company lounger pads, which federal regulators say can cause suffocation, were sold by retailers including Pottery Barn Kids, Walmart, Target and Amazon.

‘Stairway to Heaven,’ or Dangerous Nuisance? A Hawaii Landmark Is Set to Be Scrapped.

Honolulu officials said that maintaining the Haiku Stairs, an illegal hiking trail of 3,922 steps that crosses a mountain range, is too much of a liability.

Fire at North Macedonia Covid Hospital Kills at Least 14

All were coronavirus patients being treated at a temporary hospital when the fire broke out. Its origins are being investigated.

A fire at a coronavirus hospital in North Macedonia kills at least 14.

Twelve others, all patients, were being treated for injuries in what the country’s health minister called a “terrible accident.”

Opinion | Our Children Will Never Know the Innocence We Knew

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California Senate Passes Bill Reining In Amazon Labor Model

The bill would curb production quotas at Amazon and other companies that critics say are excessive and force workers to forgo bathroom breaks.

At Least 41 Prisoners, Some Trapped in Cells, Die in a Fire in Indonesia

The blaze at the facility west of Jakarta highlighted the problems of the country’s overburdened correctional system.

California Bill Could Alter Amazon Labor Practices

The bill would rein in production quotas at warehouses that critics say are excessive and force workers to forgo bathroom breaks.

A Roller Coaster in Japan Shuts Down After Riders Report Broken Bones

One of the world’s fastest roller coasters was closed after four passengers in the past nine months reported bone fractures.

Work Injuries Tied to Heat Are Vastly Undercounted, Study Finds

New data underline how heat waves can hurt people, especially the poorest workers, in unexpected ways.

As Search Nears End, Florida Condo Death Toll Becomes Clearer

Officials in Surfside, Fla., now estimate that the total number of dead will be between 95 and 99 people.

Dozens Die as Another Factory Fire Strikes Bangladesh

The blaze, at a seven-story building where fruit drinks, packing materials and plastic packaging were made, burned for nearly 24 hours.

Boy, 11, Dies After Raft Overturns in Iowa Amusement Park

Four people were hospitalized because of the accident on Saturday at Adventureland Park, near Des Moines.

In Disaster City, Texas, Rescues Are a Way of Life

Emergency workers like those combing through the remains of the condo building in Surfside, Fla., come to East Texas to learn how to save people trapped in rubble.

Tesla Says Autopilot Makes Its Cars Safer. Crash Victims Say It Kills.

A California family that lost a 15-year-old boy when a Tesla hit its pickup truck is suing the company, claiming its Autopilot system was partly responsible.

Leaky Gas Pipeline Sparks an Inferno in the Gulf of Mexico

The fire burned for more than five hours before it was extinguished, according to Pemex, the Mexican oil company that controls the pipeline.

Florida Officials Plan Swift Demolition of Remaining Part of Collapsed Building

The partially collapsed structure might not withstand a coming storm, officials fear.

Condo Wreckage Hints at First Signs of Possible Construction Flaw

Engineers studying the collapsed Florida tower said there seemed to be less steel reinforcement in certain areas than would have been expected from the 1979 design drawings.