For Trump, Soaring Prices Test Voters’ Finances and Patience

Just months before another election that may hinge on the economy, the war in Iran has sent gas and other goods soaring.“I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,” President Trump said recently when asked if economic pain was motivating him to make a deal with Iran.

T Tony Romm and Ben Casselman

To Critics, Trump Remarks Reveal a Billionaire Out of Touch

The president has never pretended to be an ordinary American, but a recent “truth bomb” has opened him to criticism that he doesn’t grasp the economic strain of his war with Iran.President Trump made remarks on Tuesday at the White House, ahead of departing for his trip to China.

E Erica L. Green

Inside the Secret History of the DeGrange Family

One fateful decision 100 years ago created parallel lives. How does a family broken by the bizarre rules of racism heal itself after three generations apart?Susan Saulny, granddaughter of George DeGrange, and Christine DeGrange and Laura Oswald, granddaughters of Edward DeGrange, at the building tha

S Susan Saulny

Want to See the Epstein Files in Print? Here Are the 3,437 Volumes.

Documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, taking up more than 3,400 volumes and weighing over eight tons, have been printed and bound for display in a TriBeCa gallery.A gallery at 101 Reade Street, in Tribeca, now houses bookshelves filled with millions of law enforcement documents related to the invest

J Jesse McKinley

The Iran War Is Crippling One of the World’s Wealthiest Nations

Iranian attacks have paralyzed Qatar’s vital gas exports and are stalling the tourism and business pivots that were intended to anchor its future growth.Qatar has tried to transform itself into a tourist destination and a hub for international business and finance.

R River Akira Davis

In Iraqi Desert, Two Israeli Outposts Were Kept Secret for Months

Israel spent over a year preparing a covert site in Iraq for its operations against Iran, regional officials say. Iraqi officials later confirmed the existence of a second base.A shepherd with his herd in the Najaf desert in southwestern Iran on Tuesday. Israel operated at least two secret outposts

E Erika Solomon and Falih Hassan

W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency

Just a day after the outbreak was announced, cases were confirmed in the capitals of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is no approved vaccine for the strain.A man is carried from an ambulance as he arrives Monday at a hospital after confirmation of an Ebola outbreak in the Ituri Pro

Y Yan Zhuang

Some Medicare Patients Can Now Get Free CBD

The Trump administration has authorized a test program to see if the cannabis compound can ease some symptoms and reduce health care costs among older patients.CBD products are already popular with some Medicare-age patients.

J Jan Hoffman

Bulgaria Wins Eurovision Song Contest as Israel Comes Second

Five countries boycotted this year’s contest over Israel’s involvement, but politics took a back seat once the show in Vienna got underway.Dara, center, won the competition after topping both the jury and audience votes by large margins.

A Alex Marshall