The relative indifference to the news that the U.S. government now owes $40 trillion demonstrates how drastically the politics of deficit spending has changed.A sign showing the national debt last week at a bus stop in Washington.
A visit near the border with Tibet laid bare the effects of a swollen river’s furious speed. Miles of devastation were left behind in a flash flood that killed more than 300.Residents waiting to be airlifted by helicopter in the Rasuwa district of Nepal.
Glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas are melting faster as temperatures rise, though scientists are still studying the exact causes of this week’s landslide.Mud-laden water and debris surges through the widened channel of the Bhotekoshi River in the northern Rasuwa district of Nepal, on Thursday
The government retaliated against the A.I. start-up “for constitutionally protected expressive activities,” a federal judge in California wrote.Anthropic, led by Dario Amodei, was barred from government work after it insisted that its technology not be used in mass surveillance of Americans or for a
President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial’s organizers do not allow speeches. Mr. Trump changed his plans.Memorials left at the south tower reflecting pool last year at the World Trade Center in Manhattan.
After the court forced the removal of the president’s name from the building’s title, the center devised a plan to add an inscription honoring President Trump.Though President Trump’s name was taken down weeks ago, the scaffolding and tarps used in the process remain up outside the Kennedy Center.
Also, the C.I.A. chief urges Russia to cut a deal to end the war. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.Residents wait for an airlift in the Rasuwa district of Nepal today.
John Ratcliffe’s meeting this week with a Russian intelligence chief was aimed at pushing the Kremlin to pursue a peace deal with Ukraine.John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, delivered an urgent message to Aleksandr V. Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s F.S.B. intelligence service this week in a secret
Intrinsic capacity is quickly becoming a preferred way to measure and assess human aging.
Canada’s minister in charge of trade with the U.S. was responding to comments by Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative. But that was before any mention of Lake Ontario.Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s minister responsible for trade with the United States, center, with Prime Minister Mark Carney of
The president also reiterated his criticism that Canada “treats us very badly.” Trade talks between the nations collapsed last week.
A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.McGill University in Montreal is one of the schools that has benefited from the Canada-bound brain drain from U.S. institutions.
Ssense’s comeback efforts include moving a core part of its business to the United States so American customers can avoid hefty tariffs.A stylist prepared a rack of clothes at a Ssense store in Montreal. The company, an online clothes retailer, is trying to lessen the burden of U.S. tariffs on its b
The two controllers are among a dozen that the Federal Aviation Administration has taken steps to fire as part of an inquiry into timecard fraud, according to people familiar with the matter.An Air Canada jet crashed into a fire truck in March, killing two people.
At a festival on a disc golf course, on a peninsula in Iceland, waiting for the sky to descend into darkness.
People in the Americas, Africa and Europe will have a chance to see Earth’s shadow create a near-total blood moon.Moon gazers in South America and the eastern half of North America will be able to see an entire eclipse on Thursday night as long as clouds don’t interfere.
The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.
In 1980, feminists were often stereotyped as man-hating or out of touch. Then Parton gave the movement a boost — and an anthem.
A surging online push to rename Nashville International Airport for the beloved Tennessean superstar could get snagged in bureaucracy and politics.“Who doesn’t want to be ‘departin’ from Parton’?” said one of the fans behind an online petition to rename Nashville International Airport for Dolly Part
Outrage over making Representative Jared Moskowitz, who is vocally pro-Israel, the top Democrat on a Middle East policy subcommittee reflected the party’s rift over Israel.On Tuesday, Representative Jared Moskowitz of Florida, a vocally pro-Israel Democrat, was chosen to serve as the ranking member
Many Republicans are hoping for financial support from President Trump, whose fund-raising power in the party remains unmatched despite his low poll numbers.A cutout of President Trump in Cypress, Texas, during the Republican primary runoff for Senate between Attorney General Ken Paxton and Senator
The top Democrats will gather party donors on Sept. 10, just as Republicans converge in Texas for their unusual midterm convention.Representative Hakeem Jeffries and former President Barack Obama will aim to give Democrats a financial boost at a time when money is a concern for the party heading int
Mayor Karen Bass had compared the ubiquitous purveyors of street food with homeless encampments. Her opponent, Nithya Raman, said vendors should be brought into the system.A street vendor in the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles.
We are approaching a credibility crisis with Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh leading our economy.
