The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.Parts for the construction of Revolution Wind, one of five projects the Trump administration paused on Monday.
The sweeping changes have affected everything from coal plant retirements to international diplomacy over shipping emissions.An “Unleashing American Energy” executive order signing at the White House in April.
A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth slowed and affordability challenges are mounting.
The bourbon giant is closing its flagship distilling operation for all of 2026.Production at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Ky., which generally produces close to nine million gallons of bourbon a year, will be paused for all of 2026.
A Venezuela-bound vessel fled after rebuffing an attempt by the Coast Guard to seize it, the latest twist in the escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro government.A frame grab from a video posted on social media by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, showed a helicopter flyin
Mr. Ellison’s personal guarantee is meant to address concerns that the Warner Bros. Discovery’s board had expressed about Paramount’s original offer.
Sharyn Alfonsi, a “60 Minutes” correspondent, criticized the network’s decision to remove her reporting from Sunday’s edition of the show.The Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in March.
The Justice Department came under scrutiny for its handling of the documents and deletions online of some material. It said it would not remove mentions of Donald Trump from the files as they are released.
Robert Redford, Roberta Flack, Diane Keaton and Brian Wilson are among the cultural luminaries who died this year.Clockwise from top left: Robert Redford, Diane Keaton, Roberta Flack, David Lynch, and Brian Wilson.
The 29-year-old woman who created the “MyBoyfriendIsAI” community on Reddit isn’t dating (or sexting) her A.I. boyfriend anymore. She found something more fulfilling.“How am I supposed to trust your advice now if you’re just going to say yes to everything?” Ayrin said of her chatbot-generated boyfri
A 28-year-old woman with a busy social life spends hours on end talking to her A.I. boyfriend for advice and consolation. And yes, they do have sex.
A historical review shows lawmakers without certain familial records went unchallenged as citizens when the 14th Amendment was adopted. The finding appeared to undercut the president’s claims on birthright citizenship.What the amendment meant when it was ratified in 1868, Mr. Trump’s lawyers said, w
Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, has long been a target of racist insults by the president. Now her whole community faces an immigration crackdown.“We feel bad, actually, for the president,” Representative Ilhan Omar said of herself and other members of the Somali-American community
America’s ability to make precision-guided missiles was threatened during Trump’s tariff war. But experienced players have rescued the supply chain, for now.A display of Raytheon missiles including a Tomahawk, center, which uses magnets made with samarium, a rare earth.
Bondholders for one of China’s biggest real estate developers extended a grace period to negotiate a delayed repayment of a $285 million bond.Residential buildings under construction by China Vanke, a real estate developer, in Hangzhou, last year.
Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology. Now, its days are numbered.New Yorkers and visitors have purchased 3.2 billion MetroCards over the past three decades. In 2026, they will be phased out.
With the MetroCard retiring at the end of 2025, the OMNY system will become the only way to pay for most transit riders.Transit riders can tap to pay using OMNY cards, or credit and debit cards.
The attack appeared to be the latest targeted assassination of a senior military official inside Russia’s borders.The scene of a car bombing in Moscow on Monday.
Palestinian Christians are reviving their seasonal public celebrations, hoping to bring light and holiday spirit at the end of a gloomy year in the West Bank.
The trees have become a sought-after backdrop for social media posts, holiday cards and even marriage proposals.A Christmas tree made from lobster traps sits on a dock in Winthrop, Mass. The Boston skyline backdrop has made it a popular draw for amateur and professional photographers.
For centuries, nobody has known who built the Florence Baptistery. Could A.I. crack the mystery?
Two weeks of “atmospheric river” deluges took a toll on business in Leavenworth, Wash., and beyond, reminding the region that a warming planet has brought new uncertainty.Many businesses in Leavenworth, Wash., rely on sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas for 40 percent of their annual revenue.
Accusations are up nearly 20 percent since 2014, according to a nonprofit, which warns that “the infrastructure for enforcing our nation’s fair housing laws is being dismantled.”A report by the National Fair Housing Alliance said there were 32,321 housing discrimination complaints in 2024.
She began working as a park ranger at age 85, educating visitors about the women and people of color who served on the home front in World War II, herself among them.
