Corrections by jonathan franzen

Correction Appended THE LAST OF HER KIND By Sigrid Nunez. 375 pp. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $25. FIRST a disclaimer: like the narrator of Sigrid Nunez's new novel, I was a scholarship student at an elite East Coast college during the Vietnam era, with a millionairess as my freshman roommate -- a young woman who became, for a while, my best friend and the most powerful influence on my life. Also like Nunez's narrator, I had ties of friendship to a spectacular courtroom drama. It was my high school classmate Jonathan Jackson who, in 1970, staged an attack in the Marin County courthouse, where his brother was on trial, that ended with two prisoners, a judge and Jonathan himself dead, and Angela Davis charged as an accomplice. The Jackson trial is referred to in Nunez's novel as a touchstone event, along with the Patricia Hearst case, which bears a greater resemblance to the pivotal incident at the heart of "The Last of Her Kind." So I'd have been drawn to this book even if … [Read more...] about Something Happening Here

close Video Trump has a 'reason to be concerned' in documents case: Jonathan Turley Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley weighs in on the legal troubles facing former President Donald Trump on 'Sunday Night In America.' Former President Trump will attempt to end birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants if he wins re-election in 2024, he announced Tuesday. Trump said he would sign an executive order to that effect "on day one" after gaining office. He said the order will instruct federal agents that the "correct interpretation of the law" does not grant citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants regardless of their birthplace. "Joe Biden has launched an illegal foreign invasion of our country, allowing a record number of illegal aliens to storm across our borders," Trump said in a video posted on Twitter. "Even though these millions of illegal border crossers have entered the country unlawfully, all of their future children will … [Read more...] about Trump vows to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants

Correction Appended NEW ORLEANS, April 31 — The first weekend of the 37th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival ended with a rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In." When the familiar chorus arrived, the white handkerchiefs New Orleanians seem to keep handy on all occasions were waved high. Yet it wasn't the jaunty, clichéd jazz version. Bruce Springsteen played "Saints" as nothing less than a hymn, and he sang a rarely noticed final verse: "Some say this world of trouble is the only world we'll ever see/But I'm waiting for that morning when the new world is revealed." It was the fitting wrap-up for a weekend that found hope, and solace, in the continuity of tradition. Jazzfest, as everyone calls it, is itself a tradition after nearly four decades, and like Mardi Gras, it is not only a tourist magnet but a defining event for the city. "It's bigger than just the music," said George Wein, the chief executive of Festival Productions and the executive producer of … [Read more...] about New Orleans Jazzfest: A Weekend of Reunion and Rebirth

SAN DIEGO — The pawns are lined up and the gleaming white knight stands ready to attack. The game will resume, again, as soon as the hitters’ meeting is finished and sometime before the star third baseman lights up a box score. Given Manny Machado’s torrid start for the San Diego Padres this season, it would be predictable to joke that the five-time All-Star is playing chess while his peers are playing checkers. But in Machado’s case, it is also true: When he’s not battering opposing pitchers and stealing hits with acrobatic defensive plays, Machado can be found keeping his mind sharp with quiet contemplation at a chess board. “Chess is interesting,” said Machado, who learned the game from Brady Anderson, the former player and Orioles executive, in Baltimore in 2017. “It’s something you can’t just go play. You’ve got to think ahead to what your opponent is thinking, what he’s trying to do to you, how he’s trying to attack you.” The game intrigued Machado from the … [Read more...] about The Third Baseman’s Gambit

close Video Texas shooting leaves 5 dead, including 8-year-old; manhunt underway San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers described the shooting near Cleveland, Texas, where a suspect described as a Mexican male shot and killed five people, including an eight-year-old boy. (KTRK) A Mexican national is suspected of killing five neighbors in southeast Texas after one of them asked him to stop shooting his rifle late Friday, saying that a baby was trying to sleep. The suspect in the execution-style killings is Francisco Oropesa, 39, a Mexican national, according to San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers. Capers said during a Saturday afternoon press conference that Oropesa "could be anywhere now." Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Houston Field Office said that Oropesa should be considered "armed and dangerous" and is a "threat to the community." The Texas Department of Corrections has sent a team with dogs, … [Read more...] about Texas shooting: Suspect accused of killing 5 neighbors after request to stop firing rifle