The new cease-fire between the United States and Iran calls for an end to fighting in Lebanon, but U.S. intelligence officials do not expect Israel to halt its strikes on Hezbollah.A man searching for his belongings after an Israeli strike on Tyre, Lebanon, on Friday.
A Black admiral fixed one of the Navy’s worst messes. Mr. Hegseth blocked his promotion anyway.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotions of at least 40 senior officers to general and admiral ranks this year. About half of those are women or members of minority groups.
According to an unsigned statement from the State Department, the U.S. will phase out support for H.I.V. prevention and treatment in South Africa.A men’s health clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, that closed last year after President Trump’s executive order slashed foreign aid.
The story of one progressive activist arrested in Minnesota in January shows what critics say is the aggressive nature of the Trump administration’s response to those who have protested its immigration crackdown.Paul Johnson, a longtime progressive activist, in the van where he alleges that federal
President Trump said the Italian leader had “begged” him to take a photo together at the Group of 7 summit in France. The remarks come as their once-friendly relationship has frayed.President Trump with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy after a Group of 7 photo in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tu
Footage shows a Russian air defense missile traveling toward a fuel silo, which erupts in an explosion around the time of its arrival.
Ukrainian drone attacks have achieved breakthroughs, but only ballistic missiles can push Russia to reconsider its war objectives, military experts and officials say.An oil refinery in Moscow after a Ukrainian drone attack on Thursday, in an image from social media.
The central bank leader Elvira S. Nabiullina reappeared for a news conference after a gap that highlighted deep tensions in the country’s political and economic elite.Elvira S. Nabiullina, the governor of Russia’s central bank, spoke on Friday. The bank’s press office issued this photograph of the o
After 27 years, the beloved cowgirl doll voiced by Cusack is finally in charge, but the actress played an important role in shaping the character early on.Cusack stepped away from acting to be a parent: “I wanted to be around and raise my kids, and if you’re acting, you always have to go away to wor
In this latest installment of the popular franchise, Woody and Buzz Lightyear are back and must contend with Bonnie’s mesmerizing new toy.
Beloved by actors, he helped create “Cheers” and directed more than 1,000 episodes of hit shows like “Taxi,” “Friends” and “The Big Bang Theory.”James Burrows in 2023. He won 11 Emmy Awards and received 47 nominations in a career that spanned five decades.
Documents show the president outsourced trading decisions to brokers. But bucking tradition, his assets are not in a blind trust, exposing him to concerns about conflicts.President Trump’s brokerage accounts placed more than 3,600 trades in the first three months of the year.
On Friday the president made the unusual move of endorsing both candidates in the Republican runoff for South Carolina governor, after initially supporting one of them.President Trump first endorsed Pamela Evette, South Carolina’s lieutenant governor, in late May.
Voters rejected more local taxes than usual in the June election, a sign that they are feeling the pinch from rising costs.Kevin Stull, right, fills out a ballot as Bryan Diaz, a barber, waits to give a haircut at Ana’s Hair Salon on Election Day in San Francisco.
How the film writer David Thomson found himself in a lover’s quarrel with cinema — and America.Under the spell of the movies, David Thomson says, “we let the lifelike distract us from life.”
Is the Iran war an early sign of “superpower suicide"?
The court found that dozens of state laws undermined a state constitutional amendment that guaranteed reproductive rights. The state vowed to appeal the finding.Medication abortions will now be accessible in Missouri, following a two-year court battle between the state and Planned Parenthood.
The company’s deep commitment to Mars colonization and Elon Musk’s nearly total control make SpaceX stock an astonishingly speculative bet, our columnist says.
The company’s blockbuster trading debut is the latest example of how individual investors have become a force in financial markets.Since its stock market debut last Friday, SpaceX has been the most bought stock by retail investors each day.
Dive bars face an uncertain future with rising costs and changing social patterns.
The Iran deal wasn’t about peace but answering Trump’s personal needs.
The president is planning another self-aggrandizing spectacle.
A new rescuer — Colby College, bankrolled by a construction magnate — will vastly change not just the economics of Port Clyde, Maine, but also its cultural and physical fabric.
