Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment of hard-line loyalists to top jobs suggests he is prepared to keep the country on a war footing and to quash domestic dissent.A rally in Tehran in April, with posters of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The ayatollah has not been seen in public since being named s
President Trump said a cease-fire agreed in June would lead to limits on Iran’s nuclear program and finish the conflict, but the countries appear far apart.People in Tehran, Iran, last month. Iranians are coping with severe economic strain from six months of war.
Plus, Hayden Panettiere dies at 36.Tehran in July. The United States and Iran appear to be gearing up for a protracted campaign of economic attrition that could easily tip over into renewed warfare, analysts said.
China is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology.A Google booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last month. China wants a greater voice in the develop
Policymakers around the country are maneuvering to ensure that tech giants aren’t the only ones who stand to benefit.
President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But under Mr. Kim, the North has become increasingly belligerent toward the South.
President Trump appointed his former personal lawyer Will Scharf as White House counsel. Maggie Haberman, our White House correspondent, explains how Scharf might help the president avoid congressional oversight at a critical time.
The justices refused to review a $5 million civil judgment against President Trump after a jury found that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll.
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.
In May, she published a memoir after a tumultuous decade that involved depression, substance abuse, losing custody of her daughter and stints in rehab.Hayden Panettiere in West Hollywood, Calif., in April.
Her mother put her on TV at 11 months old. She lost custody of her own daughter. The “Nashville” star has a lot to reckon with in her new memoir.“It was almost like I became numb to those small sadnesses, and I had to up the ante every time,” the actress said of assuming emotional roles at a very yo
Aimee Lee learned to make hanji with Korean masters. Now she practices their traditional technique in the United States.
Three primaries for the House and the Senate on Tuesday pose a fresh test for the left, this time in a conservative-leaning state where socialism is often seen as a dirty word.State Representative Angie Nixon of Jacksonville, Fla., spoke as Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan looked on during a
Muslim communities have been growing for decades, particularly around Dallas. Now, conservatives want to roll up the welcome mat.Morning prayer at the Valley Ranch Islamic Center in Irving, Texas.
Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.
After decades of notoriously high murder totals, Baltimore and the people whose work entails dealing with the city’s most violent crimes are adjusting to a new reality.
Ukrainian drone teams have a powerful new tool: near real-time information on troop movements and locations.A Ukrainian soldier preparing a drone for a strike on a Russian target in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine last month.
Prosecutors say Duane Davis and three other men who are now deceased were involved in the fatal confrontation in 1996.
Duane Davis’s book boasted of his role in the killing of Tupac Shakur. The memoir, which he now disavows, has become prime evidence in his murder trial, which starts this week.
Silicon Valley was never pacifist; it just followed the customers.
We explain the climate phenomenon.Collecting water from a well in a drought-afflicted village in India.
The New York Times is examining how public health is changing in the state, from the whooping cough outbreak to vaccine policies, and we want to hear from you.A Covid shot being administered at a 2021 drive-through event in Avondale, La.
