The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a new form of collective leadership in the country, with more power for the Revolutionary Guards.Iranians gathered last month in Tehran with flags and posters to show their support for Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader.
John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon after months of tension with Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon leaders. The tumult comes as the Navy has been engaged in war with Iran.Secretary of the Navy John Phelan championed a major investment in new ships including a “Trump-class” battleship, but his superior
In four days of congressional testimony, the health secretary sought to please the White House and his MAHA base at the same time.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. congressional appearances came at a time of great flux for his department, including the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz, whose su
Republicans pushed through a budget plan with a $70 billion increase for immigration enforcement after an overnight session in which they beat back Democratic proposals aimed at lowering costs.The Senate in an overnight session took steps toward adopting a budget plan that would lead to a $70 billio
The nonpartisan primary remains volatile after the departure of Eric Swalwell. A televised debate featured six leading candidates, but produced few fireworks.Candidates in California’s race for governor (from left): Matt Mahan, Xavier Becerra, Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton, Tom Steyer and Katie Porter.
Seth Bodnar, an independent, could have the best chance of breaking the Republican stranglehold in Montana, but the state’s Democrats are choosing to fight.“I’m angry about the direction of this country,” Seth Bodnar, 47, said. “We need a new approach.”
A victory for Democrats in Virginia has left Republicans grumbling about their strategy and looking to the next phase of a coast-to-coast battle.The Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee.
Unlike previous European assistance packages, the latest one is heavily weighted toward military spending, reflecting a view that the war is far from over.A firefighter working at the site of a recyclable materials warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv this month.
With a record of pro-Russia statements, Rumen Radev handily won elections this week. Now Bulgarians and his E.U. partners wait to see which way he will turn.Rumen Radev campaigning in Sofia, Bulgaria, last week.
The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, during a House hearing last month. A New York Times reporter wrote about how he used bureau personnel to provi
Alternative investments could appear on some 401(k) menus in the year ahead. Here’s what that means for investors.
Though river monitoring shows bacteria levels have declined, scientists and environmentalists said a full recovery isn’t yet assured.
The B’nei Menashe believe they are the children of Manasseh, a king of Judah exiled about 2,800 years ago. Evidence is thin, but Israel is welcoming them ‘home.’People from B’nei Menashe community pray at a synagogue in the kibbutz near Churachandpur, in India’s Manipur state, in March.
A new generation of Indonesian consumers view Chinese brands as high-tech and of good quality, a departure from the days when “made in China” was associated with cheap goods.The Glodok market in the Chinatown area of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, decked out for Lunar New Year in February.
Reshoots, reluctant studios and family holdouts: the production faced many issues. But now the box office is expected to be huge.Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson, his uncle, in the new biopic “Michael.”
Big parts of the Rio Grande Valley turned against the party in recent years. One candidate is trying to win it back, one quinceañera at a time.
What the crypto currency promises that the dollar doesn’t.
Colbert said he was “beginning to think this war might not be over before Memorial Day,” when “The Late Show” will have ended its run.
With New York City facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is exploring ways to delay the city’s payments to municipal pension funds.Mayor Zohran Mamdani has discussed with New York State leaders the possibility of pushing some of its pension obligations into the future.
Two school districts had similar policies that required students to use facilities that were gender neutral or aligned with their sex assigned at birth.Betty A. Rosa, the New York State education commissioner, described two school districts’ policies regarding transgender students as discriminatory
A Hall of Fame forward, he was a basketball scoring machine and an early master of the three-pointer. “There was not a shot I didn’t like,” he said.Oscar Schmidt, right, playing for Brazil’s Olympic team, drove past Scottie Pippen, the Chicago Bulls star who was playing for the U.S. team, in a quart
The Los Angeles police sought to keep the findings secret for months as they investigated the singer D4vd, who was charged this week with the murder of the teenager.The severely decomposed remains of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in September, a day after what would have been her 15th birthday.
