The Pentagon’s rush to rearm its Mideast forces makes it less ready to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration and congressional officials say.The remains of a university building in Tehran. Two independent groups say the U.S. expense of the war in Iran so far is between
The conflict has morphed into a volatile standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, as the economic costs mount and President Trump faces a political backlash at home.A mural in Tehran illustrates Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
China’s bid to build a renminbi-based financial system beyond the U.S. dollar’s reach is gaining traction as a way to sidestep sanctions.
The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.John Phelan, the Navy secretary, in December. President Trump’s frustration over Mr. Phelan’s management of his prized battleship program grew over the past two wee
The president touched off a furor with his post sharing a podcast episode in which the host referred to China and India as “hellhole” places.President Trump posted the transcript on his Truth Social account on Wednesday night.
The newspaper’s ombudsman, Jacqueline Smith, said she had been given no reason for her dismissal.The Pentagon has been taking steps to increase its editorial control of Stars and Stripes, which has covered the military continuously since World War II.
Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in the operation to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.Nicolás Maduro, former President of Venezuela, being escorted off a helicopter to be taken to the federal
A spokesman for Representative Thomas Kean Jr. said an unspecified “personal medical issue” has led the New Jersey Republican to miss House votes.Democrats in New Jersey were aggressively targeting Thomas Kean Jr.’s seat well before he began missing votes.
Daniel Goldman is pledging at least $1 million of his own money, and possibly millions more, in hopes of fighting off a primary challenge from Brad Lander in New York City.Representative Daniel Goldman, who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, is one of the richest members of Congress.
Chinese companies have embraced making their most advanced artificial intelligence models available to all.The Chinese start-up DeepSeek shook the industry in January 2025 with its claim that it had created an advanced A.I. system for a fraction of what its American rivals spent.
The layoffs affect about 8,000 employees, with Meta also planning to close 6,000 open roles, as the company focuses on artificial intelligence.Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
A jury trial that is set to start on Monday could shift the course of the A.I. race, with Mr. Musk seeking billions of dollars in damages from Mr. Altman’s OpenAI.Mr. Musk in February with Shivon Zilis, the mother of four of his children and a former OpenAI board member. She is expected to testify a
The chip maker reported a 7 percent rise to $13.6 billion in its latest quarter, more than $1 billion more than Wall Street expected.Intel’s manufacturing campus in Ocotillo, Ariz., where a federally subsidized expansion is underway.
European Union nations have a little-known obligation to protect one another. Experts caution it is no replacement for NATO.A meeting of NATO defense ministers at the group’s headquarters in Brussels in February. Europe is reconsidering its options for collective defense, as President Trump continue
The arrangement would have brought up to $200 million to the Metropolitan Opera, which has suffered a series of financial setbacks.Opening night at the Metropolitan Opera in September.
A decade after Mohammed bin Salman unveiled his “Vision 2030” program to transform the country’s economy, the kingdom is facing financial strains and reassessing its trajectory.The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in Washington last fall. The prince’s plans and ambitions have grown more rapi
On his recent trip abroad, Leo XIV made some of his most forthright comments since becoming pope last year, but grew uncomfortable at how that criticism was interpreted.Pope Leo XIV in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, on Wednesday.
The report focuses on the lack of transponders in the fire trucks, which investigators suggested could have allowed an automatic warning system to alert the controller of an imminent collision.An Air Canada Express jet and a fire truck collided on the runway at LaGuardia Airport last month.
The Paul Weiss partners Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford are departing to start a practice focusing on Supreme Court and other appellate litigation at the rival firm Davis Polk.
He was renowned for his skill at capturing candid scenes of penguins, polar bears and other cold-weather creatures — and for his ability to tolerate extreme discomfort.
The treatment, the first of its kind, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. “Our baby was born deaf, and now he can hear,” said one parent.Miles was born with otoferlin deafness, a rare form of deafness caused by a mutation in a single gene. But with a new gene therapy, he ca
Known best for tightly wound characters in generational hit films, the actress is a tortured pop star in “Mother Mary” and returns to playful form in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
He made his company a juggernaut, but he did so by risking America’s economic and political security.
Nearly five years in Cuban prison have taught me that the government won’t loosen its hold on power.
