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Klaus-Michael Kühne Has Died. His Company Played a Dark Role in Nazi Germany.

By: Jonathan Kandell

5 November 2026 at 21:16

As Klaus-Michael Kühne’s business became a global force in container shipping, he resisted demands to document its wartime activities. He was 89.

Klaus-Michael Kühne in an undated photo. He was a major philanthropist in culture and education.

New York Bought an Electric Ferry. The City Can’t Charge It.

By: Peter Eavis

30 October 2026 at 09:01

Locations across the country want to launch electric ferries to cut carbon emissions, but there are challenges to the rollout.

The hybrid-electric Harbor Charger, in a Staten Island dry dock for repairs this month, has to rely on diesel alone on its Governors Island route in New York Harbor.

Republicans Cut Taxes to Win the Midterms. It May Not Work Out.

By: Andrew Duehren

23 October 2026 at 14:24

Among the stakes in next month’s election is the long-running question of whether tax cuts can shape how people vote.

Representative Mike Lawler campaigning this month in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Mr. Lawler, a Republican, has made the higher federal cap on the state and local tax deduction central to his political identity.