Good afternoon, Chicago. The Chicago Housing Authority must pay more than $24 million to two residents who sued over alleged lead paint poisoning of their two children, a Cook County jury decided. The ...

Good morning, Chicago. President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation last night to warn of an “oligarchy” of ...

Grant Ellis was quietly announced as the lead for season 29 of "The Bachelor" in September, very soon after his emotional exit from Jenn Tran's season of "The Bachelorette." He was sent home on the ...

PRESS (43A: Silk ___ (hair straightening technique)) A silk PRESS is a chemical-free method of straightening hair. This term is new to me, but was fairly inferable. HEEL (36A: Shoe part that can ...

A New York Times crossword will be a collaboration between ... etc.). Difficult words are fine — especially for the harder daily puzzles that run late in the week — if the words are ...

A.J.’’ He sold his first crossword to The Times three years ago when he was 21. This is his ninth puzzle for the paper — and the seventh one that is unthemed (his favorite type of crossword ...

OSLO (14A: Norway's capital) Our crossword-friend OSLO is off to a strong ... hiding behind the plants – to brighten your day. Today's title let me know exactly what to expect theme-wise.

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for! A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well ...

In case you missed Friday’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you can find the answers ... Overall, this took me 2:45 today, though I had to pause a couple times to deal with other stuff.

David Kwong is a magician and crossword constructor in Los Angeles. He was the head magic consultant on the 2013 heist film ‘‘Now You See Me’’ and has consulted on magic and puzzles for ...

That puzzle had a slightly different theme. I always enjoy seeing different ways a theme can be interpreted. Congratulations to Greg Snitkin making a USA Today debut! Thank you, Greg, for this ...

The USA Today crossword is run by Erik Agard — a graduate in African American studies. As a crossword editor, Agard claims in an interview, “My job is to help elevate their puzzle by making ...