As the computer age dawned, he saw how the new technology could be harnessed to mathematics to solve problems in everything from designing weapons to predicting the weather.

The first statewide transit strike in New Jersey in more than 40 years left a fleet of passenger trains parked in rail yards and thousands of commuters stranded, annoyed and bewildered Friday morning. The strike followed months of negotiations …

Antoni Porowski, Rachel Kushner, Michelle Zauner and others on their most memorable driving vacations, from coastal Maine to the prairies of South Dakota.

Hear tracks by S.G. Goodman, the Lemonheads, Rihanna, Lido Pimienta and more.

The 212 column revisits New York institutions that have helped define the city, from time-honored restaurants to unsung dives. Much of Bay Street, which runs parallel to Staten Island’s north shore, is a mix of nondescript restaurants and stores — a …

The combination, which must pass muster with antitrust authorities, would create one of the biggest TV and internet providers in the United States.