The parents of Claudio Neves Valente had not seen or heard from him since he left Portugal for the United States to enroll at a graduate program at Brown more than two decades ago.Claudio Neves Valente and Nuno Loureiro, the M.I.T. professor he is accused of killing, were classmates at the Universit
The companies agreed to sell most of their drugs to Medicaid at the prices they charge in European countries and to sell drugs directly to consumers through a planned TrumpRx website.The Trump administration plans to create TrumpRx.gov, which will direct patients to the manufacturers’ direct-buy web
The immigration agency had barred elected officials from the holding facilities. A federal judge this week said they must be given access.Representative Daniel Goldman on Friday visited immigrant holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City.
The European Union came up with an 11th-hour compromise to help Ukraine, but the solution raised questions about the bloc’s decisiveness.A Ukrainian soldier with a mortar, hidden from the sight of drones, near Kupiansk, in May. The European Union will funnel 90 billion euros’ worth of loans to Ukrai
The loan will cover two-thirds of the country’s financial needs for the next two years. It also bolsters Ukraine’s position in ongoing peace talks.Members of Ukraine’s 148th Artillery Brigade at a firing position in the Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine, in October.
Andrew Farkas, a New York City real estate mogul, had assured investors that his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was for business only.Emails obtained by The New York Times revealed that Andrew Farkas referred to himself as among Jeffrey Epstein’s best friends.
The couple are gearing up for the Broadway opening of “Bug,” about a descent into paranoia and psychosis in a squalid motel room.
At a demonstration of devices designed to replace turnstiles, one rider got hit in the neck, and another sneaked through without paying.In addition to combating fare evasion, the new type of gates are expected to make coming and going easier for riders with disabilities, as well as those with stroll
Passengers on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains could face $8 fines if they keep waiting until after the train leaves to activate their mobile tickets.There was no set number of late activations or late ticket purchases that would trigger the charge, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Tra
John Koch, a radio reporter, witnesses every execution in Florida to keep close tabs on what he considers one of the most consequential actions the state takes.For John Koch, the rapid pace has meant watching an execution by lethal injection roughly once every two weeks over the past several months.
An unusual object orbiting a rapidly spinning star might be a new phenomenon in the universe.An artist’s impression of the lemon-shaped world, which astronomers say would be red because of dust and soot from the carbon in its atmosphere.
Tree farmers and the marketing group that supports them want more Americans to buy live-cut trees. A new Home Depot ad gave them holiday hope.Artificial trees are taking a bite out of the Christmas tree farming industry.
To prevent ramming attacks at Christmas markets, German officials have installed concrete blocks, chain barriers and, in one case, metal bollards removed by a hand-cranked crane.Security personnel standing next to bollards blocking the main entrance to the Christmas Market in Augsburg, Germany, in D
They will be eligible for a one-time payment as well as college tuition for their children. The effort is part of a legislative push to address the dangers of working in toxic smoke.Members of a wildfire crew last August in San Luis Obispo County, Calif.
Thousands of people were without power in Colorado early Friday, and forecasters said some of the most extreme conditions were expected later in the day.Power poles along U.S. Highway 93 near Golden, Colo., were snapped in half during a wind storm this week.
There’s no getting around this if we want to avoid the deficit cliff ahead.
Monica-Grace Mukendi’s career demonstrates the lasting impact of OneGoal, a nonprofit that helps low-income students attend college.
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A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers.The Beaver Valley Pork farm in St. Edward, Neb.
Prison guards have been accused of more than 120 acts of brutality that amounted to torture in the past decade in New York, a Times investigation found.Corrections officers viciously beat to death a handcuffed prisoner, Robert L. Brooks, at the Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica, N.Y., last year
Regulators will decide whether a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would improve shipment times or stifle competition. A decision is expected in 2027.If a merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern goes through, it will put about 40 percent of the nation’s rail freight in the hands
The distinction for the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina, signed into law on Thursday, opens access to federal support and defies challenges from other tribes over their legitimacy.John L. Lowery, center, the Lumbee Tribe chairman, led a toast to celebrate the passage of a bill granting the tribe fede
