What Visuals Show About Recent Damage to U.S. Military Sites in the Middle East
Video footage and satellite images reveal new details about Iranian strikes on U.S. targets during the latest flare-up in fighting.
House Adopts $95 Billion G.O.P. Budget for Iran War
Republican leaders muscled through resistance in their own ranks to approve the budget blueprint for the war and other measures, but its prospects were far dimmer in the Senate.In the days leading up to the vote, various House Republican factions had quietly voiced grievances about the plan.
House Passes Defense Bill Amid Iran War Divide
Republicans pushed through the $1.15 trillion bill over opposition from Democrats, who said backing it was akin to embracing the war.Speaker Mike Johnson said the bill codifies “over 65 of the Trump administration’s executive orders and legislative proposals.”
The U.S. Signs a Nuclear Pact With Saudi Arabia
Also, Trump threatens to retaliate against civilian targets in Iran.Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Trump at the White House last year.
With Saudi Deal, Trump Loosens Nuclear Standards for One Close Ally
Nuclear experts say it throws fuel on the smoldering fire of atomic proliferation, creating a destabilizing situation that could raise the risk of nuclear war.President Trump with Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, at the White House last year.
Coveted U.S. Nuclear Deal Is a Coup for Saudi Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia has for years sought a deal to obtain American nuclear technology. The agreement, signed on Wednesday, could deepen U.S.-Saudi ties for decades to come.Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto Saudi ruler, and President Trump at the White House in November.
Mamdani Knew He Couldn’t Arrest Netanyahu. But He Could Denounce Him.
In a video message, the mayor of New York City said he could not legally arrest Israel’s prime minister but reinforced his position as a voice of the international left.Mayor Zohran Mamdani used a two-minute video address to criticize the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, while acknowledgi
Trump Administration Pressures Some Immigrants to Self-Deport With Fines Up to $1.8 Million
Tens of thousands of immigrants have received letters to pay up or leave, as the government enlists debt collectors and seizes tax refunds.Immigrants waiting in line for hearings at Annandale Immigration Court in Annandale, Va., in May.
Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities
Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.Michael Kratsios, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, testified before a House committee on Wednes
House Republicans Pass Stock Trading Bill Tied to SAVE Act and Voter ID Measure
The measure has drawn bipartisan backing amid a public outcry against the practice, but Democrats opposed it after Republicans added a voter ID requirement.People lining up to vote in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in 2024. The stock trading measure faces a murky fate in the Senate after Republican leaders fold
He’s the Last Great Land Artist You’ve Never Heard Of
Charles Ross spent 50 years building “Star Axis,” a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. How to share it with a changed world?The Milky Way ribbons through the sky above “Star Axis.”
Stocks and the Economy Are Increasingly Relying on the A.I. Boom
Investment in artificial intelligence and related companies is lifting the stock market and spending across the economy.
Alphabet Quadruples Profit to $112 Billion, Fueled by A.I. Investments
Google’s parent company, which has spent heavily on artificial intelligence, also showed growth across its businesses, particularly in cloud computing.A Times Square ad for Google, which reported its financial results on Wednesday.
Tesla Profit Falls Even as Car Sales Rebound
The company is selling more cars, but the company’s profit was down because of price cuts and higher expenses.Car sales account for more than 70 percent of Tesla’s revenue, but investors are more focused on the company’s efforts to develop self-driving taxis and robots with humanlike form.
Women Are Too Controlling, She Wrote. Her Message Still Resonates.
The message in “The Surrendered Wife,” the best-selling book by Laura Doyle, was provocative. Many women credit it with saving their marriages.Laura Doyle, author of “The Surrendered Wife" and several other books, alongside her husband, John Doyle.
Doreen Broadnax, Famous (as Sparky D) for ’80s Rap Battle, Dies at 61
Tossing verbal grenades back and forth with Roxanne Shanté, she helped establish a lasting hip-hop truism: Bad blood is good business.Doreen Broadnax in 1988, after the end of the so-called Roxanne Wars, one of the first rap battles.
Massachusetts House Passes Bill That Would Loosen Late-Term Abortion Rules
The bill would leave it to physicians to decide if an abortion is necessary after 24 weeks of pregnancy. Current law allows such abortions only under certain circumstances.The Massachusetts House passed a bill to loosen the rules on late-term abortions. The Senate is expected to vote on the measure
A Hiker Confronts His Fear of Heights at Ausable Chasm in Upstate N.Y.
A jittery hiker signed up for a via ferrata tour on the cliffs of an Adirondacks gorge. Here’s what he learned on the ledges, rungs and exposed bridges.One of the course’s suspension bridges, high above the Ausable River.
Gen Z-ers Are Ditching Sex. They Might Be Onto Something.
Is celibacy cool now?
Tariffs Will Long Outlive Trump
We will be stuck with tariffs long after this president is out of office.
Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading
Transmissible tumors have been reported in a handful of animal species, but never before among fish. Is it possible in humans?