Today’s Paper

F.D.A. Will Permanently Allow Abortion Pills by Mail

The decision will broaden access to medication abortion, an increasingly common method, but many conservative states are already mobilizing against it.

In a Small Kentucky Town, the Candle Factory Was a Lifeline for Its Workers

Eight people were killed when a tornado struck a Mayfield Consumer Products building. Now, amid acrimony over whether managers could have done more to keep employees safe, there is worry about lost jobs.

Biden Awards Medals of Honor for Bravery in Iraq and Afghanistan

C.D.C. Recommends Other Covid Vaccines Over J.&J.’s Shots

The Island Paradise Near the Front Line of Tensions Over Taiwan

In Italy’s Alps, Traditional Medicine Flourishes, as Does Covid

In Naming New Jails Chief, Adams Vows to Revive Solitary Confinement

Biden Administration Promises Stricter Regulation of Lead in Drinking Water

Hundreds of Scientists Ask Biden to Cut the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal

Times Critics’ Top Books of 2021

Expanding the Scope of ‘Latin American Art’

Former McDonald’s C.E.O. Repays Company $105 Million

Jobless for a Year? That Might Be Less of a Problem Now.

A Teen Sensation Grows Up