The ruling deferred to the state’s Supreme Court, which had invalidated G.O.P.-friendly district lines, saying voters must first have an opportunity to approve the map in a statewide referendum.A protest at the Missouri State Capitol last September over the proposed redistricting plan.
The department sent letters to at least 30 states demanding they retain election records, an outgrowth of President Trump’s baseless claims of widespread election fraud.Workers at the Los Angeles County election center in November 2024. The Department of Justice sued about 30 states to force them to
The City of Denver and civil rights groups argued that sightings of ICE agents at polling places are having a chilling effect.A polling site in Denver during Colorado’s primary in June.
The Iran-backed militia routed Yemeni government forces in Mokha, putting the group in a stronger position to attack ships in a crucial waterway for global trade.Soldiers at a recruitment event in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday.
The Houthi militia, the Yemeni government, Iran and Saudi Arabia all have reasons to escalate the conflict. Here’s what to know.Supporters of the Houthi militia in Sanaa, Yemen, in July.
A new report found that most of the deaths occurred during President Trump’s second term as his administration pursued the Iran-backed group.People assess the damage caused by a U.S. airstrike in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital, Sanaa, in April 2025.
The president’s idea to hand every American adult a “dividend” if Republicans keep control of Congress likely would need congressional approval, exacerbate the deficit and lead to a rise in inflation, experts said.President Trump at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday night.
The White House plans to send the money to people in 30 states who have higher incomes and are insured under the Affordable Care Act.
Republican politicians, donors and lobbyists have been busy networking and partying on the sidelines of a midterm convention that is partly a fund-raiser.Arena suites at the American Airlines Center in Dallas were sponsored by super PACs and at least two artificial intelligence groups.
In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.The report Anthropic published on Thursday cataloged a litany of misuses of its A.I. models, including the chatbot Claude, over the past eight m
Tristan Buckmaster was on the path toward an important proof when one of the A.I. giants used its staggering resources to get there first.Tristan Buckmaster, a mathematician at New York University, in front of a chalkboard where he marked a timeline of events leading up to OpenAI’s announcement, and
A controversy around OpenAI’s latest math proof raises a fear that might become increasingly common: that A.I. tools could take valuable insights from one user and hand them to another.If someone types information into a chatbot, those details could turn up — days, months or years later — in a futur
“This is not a job — it is a mission,” the new conductor of the New York Philharmonic said, starting a month of performances before taking the orchestra on a European tour.First day of work: Gustavo Dudamel arriving at Lincoln Center on Labor Day to rehearse with the orchestra.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has moved countless readers with her novels about Nigerians at home and abroad. After the death in Lagos of her toddler son, her homeland no longer feels as much like home.
Jacob Campbell was a baby when his mother was killed, and he has struggled to come to terms with the tragedy that shaped him. For the grandmother who raised him, it’s even harder.Jacob Campbell, right, stands with his grandmother, Jeanne Maurer, in front of a tree he planted when he was a child in m
President Trump’s levies on a long, eclectic list of products from Canada have companies scrambling to figure out if their supply chains are affected.
Canada’s retaliation this week against President Trump’s tariffs was met with more American tariffs and a closed U.S. border on some Canadian products.Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada will decide whether to impose more tariffs against the United States during his cabinet retreat on Thursday.
The Newfoundland town welcomed thousands of frightened airline passengers on Sept. 11, but 25 years later, mixed emotions run through anniversary plans amid an escalating trade war.A scene from the play Come From Away, performed in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. The musical tells the story of th
The university where the conservative activist was shot last year has canceled classes for the day. While many students planned to attend a memorial, some said they just wanted to move on.Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem before he was shot last year.
A year after the killing of the 31-year-old conservative youth leader, the movement he helped create has splintered. Would that be the case if he were still alive?People arrive at a memorial at the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz., to pay their respects to Charlie Kirk last year.
Prominent rabbis reacted with a mix of support, condemnation and concern about the ramifications for Jews in Britain.An Israeli settler herding sheep in the West Bank and recording Palestinian villagers as they filmed him in July. International attention is focused on Israel’s expansion of illegal s
After the epic match between Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton was finally done, cashiers, ushers and cleaning crews got to work. Their next shift was only hours away.Fans cheered in the wee hours on Wednesday for Ben Shelton, who defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the fifth set in the quarterfinal round of th
The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag.Apple’s iPhone Duo will cost $1,999 when it arrives in October to compete with Samsung’s $1,900 Galaxy foldable.
The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.
