The White House is turning to rhetorical leaps as President Trump tries to put the biggest political crisis of his presidency behind him.Despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s declaration that the objectives of the war have been accomplished, they clearly have not.
Plus, a visit to the “Gates to Hell.”President Trump said the sudden pause of a U.S. operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz was based in part on “great progress” toward a peace agreement with Iran.
President Trump endorsed primary opponents against seven Republican lawmakers who opposed his redistricting push. At least five of the Trump-backed candidates have won their races.Voters at the polls in West Lafayette, Ind., on Tuesday.
The president helped unseat most of the state lawmakers he targeted after they rebuffed his call to draw new House maps to help Republicans.The Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.
As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels.Ted Turner was a visionary media mogul who dominated the cable television industry, and extended his reach into movies, major league baseball and even yachting.
The drug is for a small subset of patients. But evidence that breathing and strength can get better for some of them is remarkable for a paralyzing, usually fatal disease.
After Watergate, Congress tried to curtail the role of money in politics. But a pivotal Supreme Court case nipped it in the bud. Years later, new details are emerging on how wealthy Americans were conferred with a “right to spend” on elections.A landmark Supreme Court case laid the groundwork for th
A year into his papacy, Leo has shown a readiness to challenge Washington, defying any concerns about the election of an American pontiff.Pope Leo XIV arriving at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Wednesday.
Spoiler alert: There was no miracle.Pope Leo XIV has a palace, the Swiss Guard and the popemobile. But he also has hassles, just like everyone else.
After deep cuts last year, the agency is hiring hundreds. But fears linger that it isn’t equipped for imminent tornado and hurricane threats.A member of the National Weather Service surveying a storm-damaged area in Mineral Wells, Texas, last week.
The commerce secretary is set to be interviewed Wednesday in a closed-door session with the House Oversight CommitteeCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is one of the highest-profile cabinet members to come under scrutiny in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
Guy Goma thought he was interviewing for an I.T. job when he found himself on air on the BBC. What came next was familiar to anyone who has been unprepared at work.
Three people with possible symptoms of the disease were evacuated on Wednesday morning from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius.MV Hondius off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Wednesday.
Dynamic ticket pricing has made this year’s tournament the most expensive in history, pushing Argentine fans to extremes.River Plate soccer fans at Estadio Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, at the biggest club game in Argentina against rival Boca Juniors last month.
Four years of battle in Ukraine is taking a toll on neighboring Romanians. Even if the war has not crossed the border, drones have done so.
At least 12 people were killed in Zaporizhzhia, one of the highest tolls from a single attack so far this year. The cities of Dnipro and Kramatorsk were also attacked.The site of a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The death toll in Zaporizhzhia was one of the highest from a si
A Bristol Myers Squibb plant that makes cancer drugs was the only manufacturer in the U.S. recognized for innovation by the World Economic Forum this year.At the Bristol Myers Squibb facility in Devens, Mass., scientists use automated machines to help make cancer drugs.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan arriving in Canberra, Australia, on Sunday.
Sources like wind and solar can now deliver continuous power, according to a new report. And, they’re often a bargain compared with fossil fuels.Battery units for a solar farm facility in Antofagasta, Chile, last year. Cheaper and better batteries are making renewable power more practical.
Guess who benefits from a “colorblind Constitution.”
The existential pain of losing birth services.
We look into the hantavirus crisis onboard the Hondius.The cruise ship MV Hondius near Cape Verde yesterday.
“How are you talking about nuclear war in front of children?” Desi Lydic asked after the president discussed the Iran conflict in a room full of students on Tuesday.
Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure in 2024 authorizing Diana DiZoglio, the state auditor, to closely scrutinize the State Legislature. Lawmakers are resisting.Diana DiZoglio, a Democrat, has faced stiff resistance from lawmakers in her own party.
