A mission to seize or destroy Iran’s nuclear material would be one of the riskiest military operations in modern American history.A satellite image of the Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex near the Natanz nuclear facility in central Iran last week. It is not certain where all of Iran’s nuclear materia
A U.S. attack or a move to seize control of Iran’s main oil export hub could cripple the country’s ability to profit from its natural resources. But it would also risk sending energy prices even higher.The Kharg Island oil facility off the coast of Iran in 2017.
Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent was killed in action during a special operations mission in Syria in 2019. Mr. Kent said he could not support “sending the next generation off to fight and die” in Iran.Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned on Tuesday.
Ms. Stratton, the state’s lieutenant governor, prevailed with millions of dollars of help from Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire. She will be heavily favored in the general election.Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton will be on the ballot for Senate in Illinois in November.
Mr. Biss emerged after being an early front-runner in the turbulent, crowded contest to replace a longtime incumbent in Illinois’s Ninth District.Mayor Daniel Biss of Evanston, Ill., at Fox Chicago’s debate last month.
Ms. Bean, a moderate former congresswoman, defeated a left-wing rival in the primary race for the Chicago-area seat to be vacated by Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi.
More than 1,000 full-time journalists and support staff at the news group were ordered to return to work by March 23 and to resume broadcasting.A federal judge’s ruling orders more than 1,000 full-time workers and support staff to return to work at Voice of America by March 23.
The TrumpRx website claims to offer the best prices for medications. Here’s where Americans still pay more — and much more.President Trump unveiled the TrumpRx website last month. Visitors to the site are greeted by a promise: “Find the world’s lowest prices on prescription drugs.”
In a legal filing, the government said it questioned whether the A.I. start-up could be a “trusted partner” in wartime, which led it to label the company a supply chain risk.Anthropic has accused the Pentagon of labeling it a “supply chain risk” to punish it on ideological grounds.
President Trump’s decision not to weigh in before the deadline means both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton remain on the ballot, extending their costly and increasingly personal battle into a May runoff.
President Trump said “a president should not have learning disabilities,” prompting criticism from a group that advocates equal opportunities for people with learning disabilities.Gov. Gavin Newsom of California addressing the crowd at an event hosted by the South Carolina Democratic Party in Februa
The Cuban government announced that Cubans living abroad can own and invest in businesses, but experts said they were disappointed that the measures didn’t go further.People stand outside a store in Havana on Monday.
The right-wing tech investor is giving lectures near the Catholic church’s administrative heart. Commentators there are rejecting his apocalyptic vision.Peter Thiel speaking in Cambridge, England, in 2024. He previously delivered lectures on the Antichrist in Paris in January and in San Francisco la
The National Endowment for the Humanities seldom gave seven-figure grants. Now big awards flow to handpicked projects, including an institution with three full-time employees.Jacob Collins, the founder and artistic director of Grand Central Atelier, has had a lifetime mission to inspire a return to
An investigation by Reuters, which says it has identified the street artist, hinges on a police report from his arrest in New York two decades ago.Banksy transformed his artwork “Girl With Balloon” into “Love Is in the Bin” when it was shredded after being sold at auction.
Michelle Goldberg on a dark political reality she found in Florida.
Trump wants a symbolic win. Islanders want actual democracy.After a blackout in Havana in March.
The officer, whom police did not identify but who works at Gracie Mansion and City Hall, is now under investigation. The man who was shot, a 30-year-old, is in critical condition.
The Times photographed an unexploded munition in southern Colombia, near the Ecuadorean border. A high-stakes feud between both countries quickly ensued.The remnants of a 500‑pound undetonated bomb dropped by the Ecuadorian army that fell on a coca crop in Colombia.
Since the airline changed its policy on larger passengers this year, travelers say agents have publicly scrutinized their bodies and made them buy extra seats.
