The National Science Foundation lifted a hold on some grants for Harvard and other universities this week after inquiries from media outlets, including The New York Times.Harvard has faced more government actions than any school since President Trump returned to office.
U.S. companies skirted at least $40 billion in taxes since the beginning of 2025 thanks to schemes in places like Malta, Bermuda and Cyprus.A favorite destination for tax-dodging by U.S. companies was the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta.
Christian Castro, who had been charged with assault in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, was taken into custody Friday morning.Federal agents near the scene of the shooting in Minneapolis in January.
The Justice Department is said to be examining the funding of lawsuits brought by E. Jean Carroll, an author who has never sought a public role, political power or governmental authority.E. Jean Carroll, the author and columnist, leaving court in Manhattan in 2024 after a hearing on one of her lawsu
Two monetary judgments against Mr. Trump are winding their way through the legal system, with the Supreme Court likely to be the final word on both.E. Jean Carroll leaves court after closing arguments in her defamation trial against Donald Trump in 2023.
Many of the ships stranded in the Persian Gulf depend on coverage negotiated at Lloyd’s, the center of marine insurance for more than 300 years.The 200-foot-tall atrium in the Underwriting Room, where brokers negotiate policies for ships carrying oil, gas and other goods around the world.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli ground forces had crossed Lebanon’s Litani River, as military officials from the two countries were set to meet for U.S.-brokered talks.An apartment building in Tyre, Lebanon, on Tuesday, in the aftermath of an Israeli strike.
A Supreme Court court ruling last month rejected the state’s previous congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander and set off a redistricting race across the South.State Representative Edmond Jordan of Louisiana speaks with fellow lawmakers before a Louisiana House vote on a redistricting pla
The debate over whether Graham Platner is “working class” comes at a time when more and more people are at risk of falling into it.
Persistent frustration over the economy and foreign policy has left many Americans feeling politically homeless, and young voters are particularly frustrated.The poll found that just 26 percent of voters felt satisfied with the Democratic Party and that 33 percent felt satisfied with the Republican
Representative Doris Matsui has been re-elected 10 times with ease. But an upstart Democrat is threatening to end her run in Congress.Representative Doris Matsui is facing her toughest re-election fight in her more than two decades of representing a safely Democratic district in the Sacramento regio
Romania is a NATO country, and the security alliance condemned “Russia’s recklessness” for an episode that sharply escalated tensions with Moscow.The site where a drone hit a building in Galati, Romania, on Friday, close to the border with Ukraine.
The strike on Friday, near the Ukrainian border, was the first to injure civilians in Romania, officials say. But drones from the nearby war have been a growing threat.Investigators on the roof of the apartment building in Galati, Romania, that was struck on Friday by what officials called a Russian
The clause in NATO’s founding treaty is an “instrument” Romania can use, the foreign minister said after a drone, alleged to be Russian, wounded two civilians.Investigators at the site of a drone crash at an apartment building in Galati, Romania, on Friday.
Elon Musk and his bankers are working to create a self-fulfilling prophecy for the massive public offering: Make investors feel that the risks of passing it up outweigh those of buying into it.SpaceX’s launch site near Boca Chica, Texas, in 2024. The company could go public as soon as next month.
The rocket, built by the Jeff Bezos-owned space company, was to carry 48 satellites into space. Blue Origin reported on social media that “all personnel have been accounted for.”The Blue Origin launchpad seen in flames from Cocoa Beach, Fla. on Thursday night.
When newly public companies have been valued as richly as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic seem likely to be, the outlook for ordinary investors has been poor.SpaceX’s Starship rocket during a test flight in May. The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, stands to unlock a great fortune when the company
In the foothills of the Ecuadorean Amazon, a 101-year-old farmer and a young scientist turned an amateur collection into a scientific survey of one of the most diverse snake habitats on Earth.Manuel Genaro Peñafiel Flores with some of his collection of snakes at home in Mera, Ecuador.
The team’s playoff run has brought a curious sense of amity to the city.A blazing playoff run has electrified New York Knicks fans of all ages, in a city unaccustomed to such things from its basketball team.
The superstar is part of group that has bought a basketball team in Italy, with a plan to move the club to Rome in hopes of making it part of a new league.“Since I came to the N.B.A., my dream was always to own a team in Europe,” said Luka Doncic, a Slovenian basketball star who plays for the Los An
The former reality star’s dark visions of Los Angeles are resonating in a heated mayoral race, even if they’re far from the truth.“It’s not a kind of fame that is fun,” Spencer Pratt said of his political turn.
What an A.I.-generated video of the former reality TV star teaches us about the future of political ads.
A French multinational, Schneider Electric, decided to use artificial intelligence in manufacturing to make workers more productive, rather than to replace them. Here’s how that’s going.
The artificial intelligence giant was just valued at $900 billion, surpassing OpenAI. Here are the numbers behind its rise — and headwinds it faces.Anthropic, which created the Claude A.I. model, has surged in popularity with users, pushing its valuation to $900 billion.
