School Shooting in Oregon Adds Silver Rail Elementary to Grim List
A long string of school shootings have stricken the nation over the last three decades.A police officer outside of Silver Rail Elementary school on Thursday.
Elon Musk Spends Heavily to Back Ken Paxton’s Senate Bid in Texas
The world’s richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor, gave $158 million to a group that quickly spent that much to help Mr. Paxton’s Senate bid in Texas.Elon Musk lives in Austin and has major business interests in Texas.
Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives Charged With Fraud, Lawsuit Says
Ken Paxton celebrated New Year’s Eve in 2024 with two men wanted on federal charges, one of whom donated at least $190,000 to his campaigns. The extent of his ties to the men was unclear.
Trump’s Deal With Russia Inflames Ukraine War He Vowed to End
The Ukrainian president’s defiant decision to continue attacking Russian refineries underscores President Trump’s inability to end a war he had promised to resolve.President Trump during a campaign stop in Alaska on Tuesday. He has not delivered on his promises to end the war in Ukraine, or to lower
How U.S. Support to Ukraine Has Evolved Under Trump
President Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine has raised questions about the future of U.S. support.President Trump with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last December.
Senators Demand Investigation Into Ukraine Satellite Disruption
Republicans joined Democrats in calling on the Pentagon’s inspector general to look into whether the Trump administration was responsible for the interruption.A Ukrainian drone operator prepares for a strike on a house in Russian-occupied Ukraine in July.
5 Takeaways From the Senate Debate in Maine
The race’s fourth and final debate centered around whether Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent, was as independent as she claimed to be from President Trump.Troy Jackson answering a question during a debate with Senator Susan Collins at Husson University in Bangor, Maine, on Thursday.
At High-Powered Dinner, Lots of Love for Tisch, Less for Mayor
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch received a standing ovation at the Alfred E. Smith dinner and joked about calls for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to fire her.Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch was welcomed by Archbishop Ronald Hicks at the 81st annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner.
In Michigan Senate Race, Ocasio-Cortez Joins El-Sayed on Trail in Trump Country
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigned with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in a swath of Michigan including areas won by President Trump, making a progressive pitch in a key Senate race.Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for the Senate in Michigan, campaigned with Representative Alexandria O
El Niño Threatens Global Sugar Supply
A poor sugarcane crop in India, the world’s second-largest producer, is hurting consumers and farmers — plus undermining the country’s energy security goals.A worker tending to a sugarcane crop in Maharashtra, India, in September.
ICE Agents Who Rammed a Worker in Houston Were Chasing a Dead Man, Family Says
ICE agents rammed a man during a pursuit in Houston, leaving him with a shattered leg. But a bulletin of the target shows a man who died in 2017, his daughter said.Federal immigration agents struck and injured a Mexican man in Houston on Saturday while conducting an operation.
Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit That Sought to Block N.Y.C. Sanctuary Laws
The ruling was the latest defeat for the administration as it continues a mass deportation campaign.Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents seeking to take migrants into custody rarely receive help from New York City officials.
Warsh Vows Price Stability as A.I. Delivers ‘Shock’ to Economy
The Federal Reserve chairman said technological change was complicating the outlook for central banks as policymakers grapple with persistent inflation risks.Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaking at an event during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday.
Why Bad News in the Bond Market May Be Good News for Investors
In the contrarian logic of investing, rising interest rates have made bonds much more attractive, our columnist says.
Katie Zacharia Admits Failing Bar, but Defends Calling Herself a Lawyer
In an interview with a right-wing influencer, the new White House press secretary also described the harried process that led to her hiring.Katie Zacharia, the White House press secretary, aboard Air Force One on Wednesday. “I woke up at 3 in the morning on Tuesday to prepare with what I had,” she s
The Sexual Abuse Crisis in Paris’s Public Schools
A surge of abuse accusations has led Parisian authorities to acknowledge a “collective failure” to prevent sexual offenders from working in schools.The entrance to St.-Dominique, a kindergarten in Paris where 16 current and former employees were arrested following accusations of child abuse.
‘You Can See Everything’ Review: The Slippery Mind of Elizabeth Holmes
The disgraced tech entrepreneur and the comic Nathan Fielder chat and joust in a dizzying movie about truth, reality and the contours of knowledge.
Is the Fox Collie the Perfect Dog for Our Aimless Era?
A winemaker in Northern California is convinced that a dog once bred to herd sheep in the Scottish Highlands is the ideal pet for our uncertain times.
Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All
The president’s arrangement to import Russian diesel fuel is one more example of how he has sold out American democracy.
He’s the Most Influential Podcaster in Silicon Valley. He Thinks We’re Getting This Wrong.
Dwarkesh Patel on what the public doesn’t know about A.I.
Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Calls Trump’s New Oil Partner Corrupt
As ties with the Trump administration fray, María Corina Machado said her return to Venezuela would come “sooner than you would expect.”While expressing frustration that she is stuck abroad, María Corina Machado vowed to return to Venezuela and rally supporters for a future election.