Kushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza Plan
The president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader.Jared Kushner earlier this year.
As Iran War Turns Into Economic Battle, a New U.S. Strategy Recalls Old Ones
The United States and Iran are poised to blow past a deadline they had set themselves to broker terms on peace and Iran’s nuclear program.Ships anchored this month in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran.
How a False Nuclear Claim About Iran Ricocheted From India to Washington
A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran’s leadership had declared it a nuclear power.Funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, in Tehran in July.
Blanche Refuses to Say He’ll Always Be Independent of Trump as Attorney General
The new head of the Justice Department said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the president had never asked him to prosecute specific people — and never would.Attorney General Todd Blanche has said President Trump has never asked him to do something illegal.
Could El-Sayed Cost Democrats Michigan?
Not all progressives are equal: Candidates of the activist left typically don’t perform as well as other Democrats.
How Republicans Embraced Brandon Herrera, a Texas Republican Candidate and Gun Influencer
Brandon Herrera, long an anti-establishment outsider, is trying to help the party defend a red-leaning House district in West Texas. It’s proving messy.Brandon Herrera, a Republican House candidate in Texas, was joined for a campaign event last month by Speaker Mike Johnson.
What We Know About the Storms Battering the Midwest
A lingering weather system has brought severe flooding and intense winds — including a few tornadoes — to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, killing at least eight.Natalee Andrews, left, and Nathan Dyer looked at the floodwaters in Crooksville, Ohio, on Tuesday.
Indiana Prepares for More Rain After Days of Deadly Storms
Since last week, hazardous weather has caused seven deaths, forced people from their homes and required some to be rescued by boat. The region was at risk for more flooding on Sunday.Evacuation efforts in Indianapolis on Saturday.
Tommy John, Pitcher Who Gave His Name to Career-Saving Surgery, Dies at 83
After tearing an elbow ligament, he underwent a risky procedure and returned at his best, changing baseball and giving new hope to injured players.Tommy John pitching in July 1974, weeks before he tore the ulnar collateral ligament on the inside of his left elbow.
Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport.
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.Galina Bobreneva and her husband, Brent Jindra, at their home in Redwood City, Calif.
Trump’s Other Hold on the Americas: The Visa
As part of its expansionist approach to the Western Hemisphere, the Trump administration is trying to reassert its dominance, one U.S. visa at a time.The State Department overseen by Marco Rubio has restored the visas of political figures in Central America once penalized by the U.S. government and
As the Old Files Open, One Family Confronts Another’s Dark Nazi Past
A woman who secured the criminal file of her grandmother, a collaborator, offered to share it with a Jewish family that had been betrayed. Then she balked and a new dispute ensued.Maria-Elisabeth Stratermans-Coenegrachts was arrested after the war and accused of having served as a collaborator.
Worker Pay Isn’t Keeping Up With Inflation Once Again
When prices spiked in 2021-22, wages failed to keep up for many workers, new research shows. Now the pattern is repeating.The latest shock, driven by the jump in energy prices tied to the war with Iran, has sent measures of consumer sentiment tumbling.
It’s a Crowded Place With Some of the City’s Trickiest Traffic
A fatal accident has drawn attention to New York Harbor, a popular destination where not everyone necessarily knows the rules — or follows them.Boats navigate New York Harbor.
Zale Parry, Aquatic Hollywood Star and Early Acid Tripper, Dies at 93
A diving feat landed her on the cover of Sports Illustrated and led to a film and TV career. She also took part in one of the first LSD studies.Ms. Parry in 1958 with her diving equipment and her pet owl, Spooks. “As far as the United States is concerned, Zale was the first feminine superstar of div
‘I’m Not Ashamed of My Face-Lift’
The Opinion contributing writer Molly Jong-Fast is not about to feel bad about her face-lift.
This Is the Solution to America’s Literacy Crisis, and It’s a Lot of Fun
Come join the fun.
A Shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto Exposes a Neighborhood’s Guns-for-Hire Network
A shooting at a U.S. Consulate has thrust a neighborhood with a troubled past into the center of an emerging criminal phenomenon: young guns for hire as gig workers in the underworld economy.Outside 15 Martha Eaton Way in Toronto.