However predictable their arcs, these characters are far more fascinating than the usual lifeboat crew, and Mr. Dawkins, a Chicago playwright making his New York debut, deserves credit for ushering them to the stage. Whenever “Charm” focuses on their lives outside of class it maintains at least a documentary interest. …

Mr. Hammons’s Gansevoort installation is expected to feature a ghostlike image of the original Pier 52 building on that site, according to those who have been briefed on the project — an open minimalist framework of what had originally been there, like a pencil line drawing in space. The project …

China Daily | Reuters The first C919 passenger jet made by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) is pulled out next to a Chinese national flag during a news conference at the company’s factory in Shanghai, Nov. 2, 2015. “It’s a big growth market and I think the key, …

Frederick Florin | AFP | Getty Images An employee works on the production of insulin pens at the factory of the US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly in Fegersheim, France. Although Jefferies is concerned about the pharmaceutical industry’s prospects, the firm’s analyst said there are several drug companies that can outperform …

Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 18, 2017. President Donald Trump seemed to butter up the United Nations Monday with a mostly complimentary set of official remarks ahead of his more anticipated address to the …

The surprise discovery came at the conclusion of a project that was spread over three years and a hectic two weeks — necessitated by limited financing and availability. Among the first to spot it was Joy Appleton, who leads the Boxford History Project and who was a driving force behind …

Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 18, 2017. The Senate passed a roughly $692 billion National Defense Authorization Act on Monday but failed to include an amendment that would have eliminated the automatic spending cuts …

Krystina Gustafson | CNBC Pepper, a humanoid robot created by JDA Labs and Softbank, helps shoppers with customer service requests. Nikko is the creator of the Global Robotics Equity Fund, the first of its kind in Japan to focus on cross-sectoral robotics firms. The fund attracted over 300 billion yen …

Photo Sara Kay said she aims to create “conversation among artworks from different genres” in her new gallery on East 2nd Street. Credit Succession H. Matisse/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Tommy Agriodimas/Ungano + Agriodimas As a slew of smaller galleries have struggled and closed recently in a highly competitive …

Todd Williamson | Getty Images Elisabeth Moss (R), winner of the awards for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ attends Hulu’s 2017 Emmy After Party at Otium. Elisabeth Moss won her first set of career Emmy awards as outstanding lead actress …