Private Aviation Has Boomed During the Government Shutdown NYT | Top Stories By: Christine Chung 12 November 2025 at 07:42 As the government’s closure drags on, commercial airline passengers are suffering. But private aviation is doing banner business. © LM Otero/Associated PressA jet takes off past the control tower at Dallas Love Field, a hub for private aviation, last week.
The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’ NYT | Top Stories By: Roni Caryn Rabin and Lucy Lu 11 November 2025 at 18:00 Diagnosed with A.L.S., they traded stories, drank tequila and made grim jokes at a unique annual gathering on Cape Cod. © Lucy Lu for The New York TimesLeah Stavenhagen, now 32, started Her A.L.S. Story in 2021, two years after she herself was diagnosed with A.L.S., because she wanted to connect with other young women with the disease. A BiPAP machine helps her breathe.