The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a campaign against President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.President Trump announced the seizure at the White House on Wednesday, without giving details on the operation.
María Corina Machado, who spent over a year in hiding in Venezuela, greeted supporters in Oslo, hours after her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in her name.María Corina Machado greeting supporters in Oslo from a hotel balcony early on Thursday morning.
The ship has frequently carried oil from countries under U.S. sanctions, and its tracking data shows multiple recent trips to Iran and Venezuela.
The legislation codifies President Trump’s agenda but includes a few measures challenging his policies and insisting on more consultation with Congress.Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol on Wednesday.
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that a provision in the new defense bill would worsen the risk of midair collisions near the Washington-area airport where a deadly crash in January killed 67 people.Jennifer Homendy, the N.T.S.B. chair, said she would be concerned about t
President Trump has framed the program as a way for the government to raise billions of dollars and prioritize the admission of successful entrepreneurs and investors.
Several Democrats who fought to steer federal money to their states and districts have boasted about their success even after voting against the bill that provided the funds.
Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers.Restaurants that specialize in steak, like Halls Chophouse in Charleston, S.C., are feeling the same sticker shock from beef prices as consumers in grocery sto
The tariffs will apply to goods from China and other nations. Washington has been pressuring Mexico to move away from dealing with China.A display of cars by the Chinese automaker BYD in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez. China is the second largest exporter to Mexico after the United States.
The central bank’s decision to lower interest rates for a third straight meeting was highly contentious, reflecting an internal divide that will likely limit how much borrowing costs will fall next year.
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The University of Michigan fired Sherrone Moore earlier in the day, an abrupt end to his career there, one of the highest profile jobs in college football.Sherrone Moore became the Michigan head coach in 2024. He was fired on Wednesday.
Tens of thousands of people there and in nearby British Columbia were poised to evacuate as heavy rain caused flooding and sent rivers rising to dangerous levels.
The atmospheric river over the Pacific Northwest brought a deluge to British Columbia, forcing road closures and evacuations in Canada.A closed road in Fraser Valley, British Columbia.
Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed.Downtown Seguin in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, part of the new voting map that state lawmakers adopted. The district is expected to be close
Surro Connections held itself out as a reliable business. Now, clients have lost as much as tens of thousands of dollars meant to compensate women carrying their pregnancies.
King Juan Carlos I of Spain abdicated and left for exile years ago. Now, his attempted comeback is giving his family a royal headache.Juan Carlos I of Spain, in February. He has been mostly left out of recent celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Spain’s transition to democracy, in which he was in
Investigators said that a security camera recorded thieves preparing to burgle the Louvre. The museum’s director said previously that the camera was facing the wrong way.French police officers stand next to a furniture elevator used by robbers to enter the Louvre, in October.
Thailand says ordnance replanted by Cambodia has injured or maimed more than a dozen of its soldiers. Cambodia rejects the accusation.A mine clearance operation in Sisaket province in Thailand in August, near the border with Cambodia.
Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping.The British author Madeleine Wickham in 2024. Under the pen name Sophie Kinsella, she wrote nine “Shopaholic” novels, which sold tens of millions of copies
Unlike during his last time in the White House, people now disapprove of Trump because of the economy, not in spite of it.
A grass-roots coalition is trying to push New York State to use eminent domain to buy out Central Hudson Gas & Electric and replace it with a public authority.
The actor, 60, was struck by a vehicle in Midtown Manhattan late on Monday, her agent and the police said.
The school has been brought to heel by conservative critics of higher education. It is part of a broader transformation at the state’s universities.A Republican lawyer, not an academic, now runs the University of Texas at Austin. Other changes are also underway.
