Documents released by the Justice Department directly contradict Howard Lutnick’s assertion on a podcast last year that he had decided never to be in the same room with Jeffrey Epstein again.

Nick Reiner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. If he is convicted, he could face a life sentence without parole or the death penalty.

Tatiana Schlossberg’s essay for The New Yorker, published online in November and in print this month, moved David Remnick, the magazine’s editor, with its “heart and intelligence and honesty,” he said.

Fans attending a watch party outside Madison Square Garden erupted in cheers after the Knicks took the lead late in Game 2 against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.