President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing.President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday. He said that the targets of Thursday’s strike on Sokoto State in Nigeria were mem
Before the strikes on Thursday, President Trump said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target affiliates of a resurgent Islamic State.People gathered near the site of a U.S. missile strike in Sokoto State, Nigeria.
The blueprint covers a broad range of issues, including territory, security guarantees and postwar reconstruction. But Russia has indicated little willingness to end the war.Ukrainian soldiers firing toward Russian targets in the Donetsk region in March.
Artificial intelligence companies looking to raise funds are being made to pay lofty interest rates, as debt investors become cautious.CoreWeave, which rents data centers, is among the smaller companies bringing debt deals.
Megacities in southern India are attracting enormous investments to help build artificial intelligence infrastructure to serve the world’s most data-hungry country.Microsoft’s office in Bengaluru, India. The company said it would spend $17.5 billion in India on data centers and other A.I. infrastruc
Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer.The hedge fund magnate Edward Lampert’s plan to turn Sears stores into dazzling mixed-used developments had attracted prominent investors.
She went on testosterone to help with her menopausal symptoms. The effects had unexpected consequences for their marriage.
There is no F.D.A.-approved testosterone product for women. Insurance won’t cover it. Many doctors won’t prescribe it. It’s become a cultural phenomenon.
After Israel sealed Gaza’s borders, Hoda Abu al-Naja, 12, who suffered from celiac disease, spent months seeking the food and care she needed to combat malnutrition.Sumaya Abu al-Naja with a photo of her daughter, Hoda.
The attack comes amid heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.Israeli security forces investigating a vehicle that was used in an attack in northern Israel on Friday.
Ansar al-Sunna, which experts say appears to be an ISIS splinter group, claimed responsibility for the explosion, which happened as worshipers were attending Friday Prayer.The aftermath of an explosion in a mosque in Homs, Syria, on Friday.
The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
Daniel DiDonato, 19, has loved elections since he was in fourth grade. He also loves maps.A college freshman drew the maps to determine who will represent State Senate Districts 25 and 26 at the Alabama State Capitol.
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign encouraged canvassers to ditch their scripts in pursuit of genuine, off-the-cuff-conversation. It’s a strategy that some Democratic strategists want to see more of.A canvasser for Zohran Mamdani in November. His campaign’s field director said that the team emphasized “trust
The region could see accumulations of up to 5 to 7 inches from late Friday into Saturday.New York City got a bit of snow earlier in December. On Friday and Saturday, the city is expecting a more significant accumulation.
More rain was forecast for the Los Angeles Area on Friday, adding to wet weather that prompted emergency declarations across the state.Clouds covered downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. Rain continued on Thursday and was forecast for Friday as well.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s signature plans for New York City will take time. Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has ideas for making a swift impact.Lina Khan, a leading progressive scholar, chaired the Federal Trade Commission under former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Shoes. A phone. Receipts. A comb. Traces of wild nights and hurried days are all around us.
As many as 25,000 free-ranging dogs roam the cold, high-altitude desert of Ladakh, India. That’s a problem for wildlife and people alike.
It’s become easier to imagine the moment when Trump’s mystique finally evaporates.
Here are the best nonfiction essays of the year, according to me.
The number of patients going to hospital emergency rooms with flulike symptoms has soared.The flu shot, which is designed to amp up the immune response, may not be as effective this year.
A 23-year-old CVS employee was killed on Thursday in Lindenhurst, the authorities said. Police were searching for a suspect in his 40s who fled on foot.
Alain Rodriguez Colina, who was injured when a cargo plane crashed into his Kentucky workplace more than a month ago, died on Christmas Day.Officials in Kentucky said a 15th victim of the UPS plane crash in Louisville died on Thursday.
