Some offices are so decimated that the Justice Department has sent in military lawyers. More recently, officials asked for volunteers from other offices who can quickly deploy to places in desperate need.The Justice Department lost about 8 percent of its work force between November 2024 and November
The release of around 35 political prisoners comes amid closer cooperation between Washington and the interim government.Juan Pablo Guanipa, center, a Venezuelan opposition politician, outside El Helicoide detention center in Caracas after his release on Sunday.
Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin joined the Puerto Rican musician in a show that celebrated Latino heritage and was performed mostly in Spanish. His appearance had become a political flashpoint amid his criticism of ICE.
Here is our critic’s survey of this year’s Super Bowl commercials, from best to worst to A.I.George Clooney pitches Grubhub in one of two Super Bowl ads directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime companion helped advise on the kickoff of the Clinton Global Initiative and arranged for $1 million in funding for it, emails show.A photograph released by the Justice Department showing former President Bill Clinton with Ghislaine Maxwell. Newly released emails show Ms. M
The Labour official was ensnared in a scandal after helping appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the U.S.Morgan McSweeney in December. He served as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff until Sunday.
The mother of the “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie has not been heard from since an evening of dinner and games with family members.Investigators searched Nancy Guthrie’s home near Tucson on Friday.
Punishing winds have combined with low temperatures to produce dangerously cold conditions across the Northeast. Forecasters say, though, that relief is on the horizon.Pedestrians in Brooklyn on Saturday. An extreme cold warning was in effect on Saturday and part of Sunday in New York as punishing w
A person was found dead in the Bronx on Saturday morning, the police said. An 81-year-old man was also found dead on a rooftop, though it was unclear whether the cold was to blame.Extreme cold warnings remained in effect across much of the Northeast through Monday morning, including New York City, b
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China.Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan received a resounding mandate for her economic policies and tough stance on immigration and China after snap elections on Sunday.
Stocks climbed on Monday as investors cheered a result seen as a mandate for the prime minister’s high-spending economic agenda.Sanae Takaichi is broadly viewed as a boon for corporate Japan because of her support for low interest rates and robust fiscal spending to stimulate growth.
The heavy sentence for the Hong Kong publisher aligns with mainland cases where influential critics of the Communist Party have been sent to prison for many years.
Young tech entrepreneurs in San Francisco are hoping to cash in, even as they wonder how artificial intelligence will affect society.The office of the San Francisco start-up Usul.
More people are turning to chatbots for advice, inquiring about high-stakes decisions such as saving for retirement — even if they eventually turn to a human.Caitlyn Yingling used ChatGPT to help guide significant changes to her and her husband’s retirement accounts.
A year after a rebel takeover, residents of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, carry violent memories and signs of hope.One year ago, M23, a rebel militia, violently charged into the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo and took it over from the government.
American pop culture is global pop culture, and vice versa.
Seven pages of grand jury testimony from Richard Nixon were deemed so incendiary that they were hidden from the public for years.
Despite a decisive victory for António José Seguro, a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising far-right tide.António José Seguro, who decisively won Portugal’s presidential election, on Sunday evening.
State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat.Complications from death cap mushroom poisoning can include liver and kidney failure and seizures.
The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate.The downtown of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Urban areas in the country have been plagued by issues like soaring inflation, high unemployment an
The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.Narges Mohammadi in an undated photo provided by her foundation in 2023.
