The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.MP Materials, which owns rare earth mines in California, is among the private companies in which the Trump administration has acquired an ownersh
The decision is a setback for the president’s efforts to wield the criminal justice system against his perceived enemies.
Plus, what a social media break can do for your brain.A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey and New York’s attorney general, Letitia James.
While President Trump attacked the Ukrainians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Geneva to seize control of negotiations that were going off the rails.Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a series of meetings in Geneva over the weekend about a 28-point peace proposal for Ukraine and Russia.
Initially cut out of development of the 28-point peace plan, European leaders are now trying to recast its pro-Russia slant. So far, it seems to be working.A funeral on Sunday for victims of a Russian strike on a residential building in Ternopil, western Ukraine.
The attack killed at least six people, the authorities said, as an official suggested that President Volodymyr Zelensky was ready to go to Washington to complete a deal.Firefighters responding after a drone attack on a residential building in Kyiv on Tuesday.
The furor erupted as President Emmanuel Macron is expected to present a plan for paid, voluntary military service to bolster the armed forces against the threat from Russia.France’s army chief, Gen. Fabien Mandon, told a gathering of mayors that they must become the messengers of a new French resolv
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.Protesters gathered outside the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan last week.
Several Democratic incumbents are facing primary battles after Zohran Mamdani’s win suggested that being pro-Israel was no longer a universal selling point.Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani visited a Bronx church on Sunday where Michael Blake, right, a former assemblyman, is pastor. Mr. Blake plans to chal
Internal documents reveal the impact on crime fighting as the Trump administration diverts special agents to its mass deportation agenda.A Homeland Security Investigations agent near Chicago in October.
Across the United States, children have been left in the care of relatives and neighbors after deportations. In Venezuela, parents are clamoring for the return of their sons and daughters.Mothers gathered at the airport near Caracas, Venezuela, awaiting flights they’d hoped would carry their childre
Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
The project could offer relief for tens of thousands of Palestinians who have endured two years of war, but has raised questions about whether it could entrench the partition of Gaza into Israeli- and Hamas-controlled zones.A tent camp for displaced people northwest of Gaza City this month.
A group of liberal senators is quietly challenging the minority leader over his approach to the midterms and President Trump, in a sign of the party’s deep frustration.Democrats have increasingly broken ranks in recent months to criticize Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader.
Two years after a panel flew off a 737 Max, Boeing is doing more inspections, completing work in its intended order and making other changes. Can the company keep it up?The number of 737 Max planes that Boeing can make every month was limited by federal regulators after a door plug blew away from a
The popular app’s online marketplace is growing rapidly in the United States, driven by TikTok’s popularity and influencer advertisements that look a lot like TV infomercials.
New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists.
With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone to try to pry the U.S.-Japan alliance apart.President Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October. A phone call on Monday between the two leaders came as te
China closed off Japanese seafood imports after Japan’s new leader declared strong support for Taiwan. Suddenly, sushi is everywhere on Taiwanese social media.Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president, eating sushi containing Japanese seafood in a photo released by the president’s office.
My students’ easy access to chatbots forced me to make humanities instruction even more human.
The case is among the first in which a prosecutor is accused of filing court papers marred by A.I.-generated mistakes.Defense lawyers say that prosecutors in Nevada City, Calif., filed briefs in at least four cases that were written using artificial intelligence tools and contained misstatements and
The Trump administration is using its antitrust powers mostly to protect Mr. Trump.
A journey to the fringe of MAHA.
We look into the mental health crisis affecting American youth.High school students in Williston, N.D.
