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Nusr-Et may be this season’s most-talked-about restaurant, but be warned — it isn’t ready yet for prime time, no matter how many likes Salt Bae gets on Instagram. There are a few great dishes. The place is eye-pleasing and comfy, with the same barbell-shape layout and high ceilings of predecessor China Grill (60 W. 53rd...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller would like to interview President Trump sometime within the next few weeks regarding the events surrounding the firing of former FBI Director James Comey and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, people familiar with his plans told The Washington Post Tuesday.

SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin doesn’t need to look at social media to see what people are saying about her. After failing to finish two straight races with next month’s Pyeongchang Olympics rapidly approaching, the overall World Cup leader knows what her critics are thinking. “I can see it in my mind, ‘Mikaela Shiffrin faltering before the Olympics.’ And, ‘The streak is coming to an end,’” Shiffrin said Tuesday after an uncharacteristic fall in the first run of a giant slalom. Читать дальше...

We’re still trying to figure out why NBC Nightly News and Lester Holt decided to shill for North Korea’s dictatorship. Yes, NBC is eager to promote next month’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. But that hardly required anyone to travel north of the DMZ to film propaganda for a regime that enslaves 25 million...

The February event will mark her return to competitive tennis after giving birth to daughter Alexis Olympia in September.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Ursula K. Le Guin, the award-winning and best-selling science fiction writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, has died at 88. A family statement posted Tuesday on Le Guin’s verified Twitter account says she passed away peacefully on Monday. In addition to her fantasy and science...

Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. More photos: www.sfgate.com/columns/walkthrough Address: 2300 Divisadero St., San Francisco Asking price: $3.2 million Description: Early American woodwork blends with contemporary conveniences in this three-bedroom tenancy-in-common home renovated by Dumican Mosey Architects in 2012. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Tuesday pulled back an offer of $25 billion for President Donald Trump’s long-promised southern border wall, as lawmakers scrambled to figure out how to push a deal to protect 700,000 or more so-called Dreamer immigrants from deportation.

Schumer had made the offer last Friday in a last-ditch effort to head off a government shutdown, then came scalding criticism from his party’s liberal activist base that Democrats had given up too easily in... Читать дальше...

Jon Rahm is still getting to grips with the meteoric rise sparked by his victory in the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open.

There are more police officers out and about in downtown Orlando as a result of a threat made ahead of the Jackson Browne concert being held at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

Embattled online lender SoFi has poached Twitter’s chief operating officer, Anthony Noto, to be its CEO, dealing a blow to Twitter’s turnaround campaign. SoFi announced Noto’s hiring Tuesday, just four months after Mike Cagney was forced to step down as its chief executive because of sexual harassment claims. Cagney was accused in a lawsuit of having had inappropriate relationships with company employees and questioned over whether he had skirted risk and compliance controls. In Noto... Читать дальше...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Brendan Smith was both angry and befuddled. The Rangers edgy defenseman took a bad penalty and got into a fight that set the tone for a hellish second period Sunday night en route to a 4-2 loss to the Kings in Los Angeles. But just before that, Smith had been nailed with...

Is clinical depression really just all in your head? It was once popular to say yes — and it’s gaining purchase again. For example, Johann Hari’s upcoming book “Lost Connections,” and the op-eds and book excerpts he’s published in advance, are raising the profile of this theory. Hari recalls his dramatic discovery of how the...

Governor Phil Scott delivered his budget address to the Legislature at the statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

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Josh Duhamel and Jimmi Simpson are taking on a couple of notorious roles for the latest in a string recent shows tackling famously true crimes.

Duhamel will play Detective Greg Kading and Simpson will play Detective Russell Poole in the USA Network's upcoming series, "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G," which tells the story of the controversial investigations into the murders of both rappers -- murders that are... Читать дальше...

The NFL’s most famous unemployed quarterback is under consideration for a prestigious award. Colin Kaepernick, who took his last snap with the 49ers nearly 13 months ago, is one of five finalists for the NFLPA’s Byron “Whizzer” White Community MVP award. Kaepernick is making good on his 2016 pledge to donate $1 million to organizations in oppressed communities. This month, he is finishing his pledge and athletes such as Serena Williams, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry have made matching... Читать дальше...

Snapchat’s appeal has largely been limited to young people who can navigate its famously confounding interface. It’s one of the reasons Instagram has nearly three times as many users. But in a major shift that could make Snapchat more enticing, the video messaging app announced Tuesday it will allow its public content to be shared across other social media services — not just inside its mobile app. The Los Angeles-area company, which long eschewed a serious Web presence... Читать дальше...

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Alexis Sanchez should not be considered a "mercenary" for opting to join Manchester United rather than renewing his contract at the Emirates Stadium. Sanchez made the move to Old Trafford on Monday, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan switching the other way in a swap deal. The Chilean is reported to be earning £350,000 a week at Old Trafford, vastly in excess of Arsenal's top-earning players, having entered the last six months of his Gunners contract without penning fresh terms. Читать дальше...

Opening prosecution arguments in the Joe Percoco trial naturally focused on corruption, but the drama also spotlights the awkward fact that Gov. Cuomo’s “job creation” programs seem to produce more scandals than jobs. Not that any amount of malfeasance or policy malpractice will prompt a Cuomo course change: His budget plan calls for $300 million...

The Senate on Tuesday approved President Donald Trump's selection of Jerome Powell to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve beginning next month.   Senators voted 84-13 to confirm Powell to lead the nation's central bank, a post that is considered the most powerful economic position in government.   Powell will succeed Janet Yellen, the first woman to lead the Fed, when her term ends Feb. 3. Trump decided against offering Yellen a second four-year term as chair despite widespread praise... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on immigration legislation in Congress (all times local): 6:50 p.m. The Senate's top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, is pulling back an offer of $25 billion for President Donald Trump's southern border wall. The turnaround comes as lawmakers scramble to make a deal to protect from deportation 700,000 or more young immigrants in the country illegally since childhood. Schumer had made the offer to head off a government shutdown, but his party's liberal activist base has criticized... Читать дальше...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the first time this season and second time in his career, Nic Reed (New Albany, Ind.) of Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.), was named NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Player of the Week, by the national office announced on Tuesday. Reed was selected for his play during the week of Jan. 15 – 20 and was chosen out of the conference and Association of Independent Institutions award winners.

Elon Musk has a lot riding on the growth of Telsa: his entire paycheck. The electric car manufacturer said Tuesday that a new 10-year compensation plan for Musk, its chief executive, could result in a windfall for the billionaire entrepreneur if the company’s stock value rises sharply. If the stock hits none of the 12 milestones set by Tesla, Musk would get nothing. “Elon will receive no guaranteed compensation of any kind — no salary, no cash bonuses... Читать дальше...

America’s partners are at each other’s throats, and Washington doesn’t have a plan to pull them apart.