Some Voters Say Congress Is Too Old. These Black Democrats Aren’t Leaving.

As older members of Congress head for the exits amid growing pressure for fresh faces in the Democratic Party, some of the most seasoned Black lawmakers are resisting retirement.Representative Al Green, Democrat of Texas, made headlines last year for shaking his cane at President Trump. Mr. Green, 7

R Robert Jimison

What Teens Are Doing With Those Role-Playing Chatbots

Harassing bots with “funny violence.” Confiding about a broken heart. Chatting with a block of cheese. Filling a void of loneliness.Quentin first downloaded a character chatbot when he was 13. He remembers thinking, “Wow, this is garbage, but fun.”

K Kashmir Hill and Frances F. Denny

‘Hacks’ Has the Last Laugh

As the HBO comedy finished production earlier this year, a photographer captured some of the final days on set and the showrunners looked back on its award-winning run.

C Chantal Anderson and Alexis Soloski

She Wanted Her Hair Done for a Special Day. She Left the Salon in Tears.

A Black woman is pushing for changes in the hair industry after claiming in a lawsuit that she and her 7-year-old were turned away from an Ulta Beauty salon in Manhattan because of their hair texture.Lauren Smith, who lives in West Harlem, said a stylist at an Ulta Beauty salon on the Upper East Sid

S Skylar Mitchell