Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI
The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.
Gabbard Arranges Trump Call With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Center Search
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, brokered the call and President Trump directly questioned frontline agents on the inquiry, The Times has learned.The director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, wearing a coat and dark cap, at the Fulton County elections office in Fairburn,
Jobs Report Delayed Because of Partial Shutdown
The report, scheduled for Friday, would have provided data on job growth, unemployment and wages in January.Monthly jobs data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics will be delayed because of a lapse in government funding.
Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects
The court ruled that construction can restart on a wind farm off the coast of New York State. The Trump administration had ordered work to stop in December.A staging area for Orsted’s Sunrise Wind project at the Port of Coeymans south of Albany, N.Y., in 2024.
U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet as Trump’s Threats Loom
President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday amid tensions between the countries.A billboard in Tehran showing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reads “We recognize the American president as a criminal.”
Trump Announces Initial Trade Deal With India, Cutting Tariffs to 18%
The agreement was short on details, but President Trump said India had promised to stop buying Russian oil and would buy more U.S. products for a reduction on tariffs.President Trump, who has at times had a strained relationship with India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, in his second term, on Mond
Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Critical Minerals Stockpile
The “Project Vault” initiative is intended to reduce U.S. reliance on China for key technology components.A rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, Calif. The United States is working to develop its own supply chain for critical minerals.
Colombia’s President, an Outspoken Trump Critic, Heads to the White House
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia at the presidential palace in Bogotá, the capital, in January.
Oversight Chairman Rejects Clintons’ Offer for Epstein Testimony
Bill Clinton agreed to an interview he had long resisted, but Representative James Comer, the Oversight Committee chairman, signaled he would go forward with holding the former president in contempt.Lawyers for former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, made an
Royal Families of Norway and Britain Face Pressure Over Epstein Files
Newly released emails offer new details about ties between Jeffrey Epstein and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, as well as Sarah Ferguson, once the Duchess of York in Britain.Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway in 2024, at a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo. She said in a statement on Monday
Minnesota Economy Suffers as I.C.E. Cracks Down
Immigration raids have scared off customers and workers, a pattern repeated in other cities where federal officials have arrived in force.Business is down in stores and restaurants around the Twin Cities, including at El Guanaco, a restaurant and bakery with several locations in the area.
Stars Bring ‘ICE OUT’ Pins and Fiery Speeches to a Political Grammys
Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and Kehlani made strong statements about immigration on Sunday, while the host Trevor Noah drew President Trump’s ire.“No one is illegal on stolen land,” Billie Eilish said while accepting a Grammy on Sunday.
New York City’s First Real Winter in a Long Time Is Relentless
Mountains of rock-solid filthy snow. Narrow, icy sidewalks. Temperatures that sound like shoe sizes. When will it end?
Frigid Temperatures Forecast to Continue this Week
Arctic air will chill much of the United States, but New York’s streak of consecutive freezing days ended on Monday.Lisa Zavos bundles up against the cold weather as she visits the beach on Sunday in Miami Beach, Fla. South Florida reached the mid-30s overnight as an Arctic chill moved through the a
Fear and Anger Grow as Thousands Remain Without Power in the South
More than 30 people have died across three Southern states in connection with last week’s storm, and thousands remain without power.Crews have been working for a week to restore power in Nashville and surrounding areas after an ice storm damaged the power grid.
The Wonder Drug That’s Plaguing Sports
Ostarine held the promise of profound medical treatments. Something unexpected happened on the way to F.D.A. approval.
A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.
A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence.Just two days after the social network Moltbook was launched, more than 10,000 “Moltbots” were chatting with one another on the site.
Will the Spirit of 1976 Come to 2026?
Bicentennial celebrations across America were spirited and joyous. As the semiquincentennial approaches, there’s a different mood.Buster Smith, in Revolutionary garb, took part in an anti-big-business protest held by the People’s Bicentennial Commission at the Washington Monument on July 4, 1976.
‘Today’ Anchor Savannah Guthrie’s Mother Is Missing, Authorities Say
Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, 84, was last seen on Saturday near her home in Tucson, Ariz. A sheriff said on Monday that investigators were treating her disappearance as a crime.Savannah Guthrie and her mother, Nancy Guthrie, on the “Today” show set in 2023.
Attempt to Drill Through Thwaites Glacier Is Foiled
Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.Threading a cable through the Thwaites glacier in an attempt to place monitoring equipment.
How a Conservative Texas District Rejected the Politics of Division
Many Americans are growing both exhausted and frightened by Trump’s scorched-earth, hyperpartisan, fire-ready-aim approach to the presidency.
Much of Silicon Valley Remains Mum About Minneapolis. Here’s Why.
In a shaky job market, Silicon Valley workers feel they lack the leverage needed to make their political views known.
Judge Bars Further Changes to George Washington’s Philadelphia House
The Interior Department removed placards and videos about Washington’s involvement with slavery. A new court ruling blocks further changes, for now.Local teachers last month taped signs that read “history is real” on a blank wall where signs about slavery were removed at Independence National Histor
Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75
George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Billy Bass Nelson, seated at far right, with other members of Funkadelic in 1971.