Losing Trust in Justice Dept., Judges Call Out Its Lawyers’ Behavior

The federal courts have long assumed that the government’s lawyers are trustworthy. Now judges across the country are criticizing their lack of candor.The notion that Justice Department lawyers can be taken at their word, a longtime assumption that allows federal courts to operate swiftly and smooth

M Mattathias Schwartz

Oil Prices Jump as Middle East Tensions Build

Some analysts said the main international oil price, which was up 6 percent on Monday, could climb much higher in the coming weeks if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen.An oil refinery in Carson, Calif. The possibility of continued fighting has raised concerns about how long the world’s stockpiles

R Rebecca F. Elliott and Joe Rennison

Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O.

The artificial intelligence company, which is racing OpenAI to the stock market, has seen explosive growth over the last year thanks largely to technology that can automatically write computer code.Anthropic is one of the high-profile tech companies preparing to go public this year.

M Mike Isaac

How Box Created 13 New Types of Jobs Because of A.I.

Box, a Silicon Valley software maker, expects to have more employees, not fewer, as it hires A.I. architects, A.I. solutions managers and other new A.I.-related positions.“We ourselves are selling A.I. to our customers, so that’s actually causing us to need to hire more people,” said Box’s chief exe

K Kalley Huang

Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment

In October, Albertans will get to say if they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to leave. Will it settle the matter, or deepen the rift?A table set up to gather signatures for a separation petition along a road in Calgary, Alberta, in February.

M Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Amber Bracken

Joana Avillez Revisits Her Waterfront Childhood

Joana Avillez took six years to illustrate a new edition of Joseph Mitchell’s “The Bottom of the Harbor,” which captures the salty New York neighborhood of her youth.Joana Avillez poses for a portrait not far from the building where she grew up, near the South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan.

A Alex Vadukul