“Heat-vulnerable” parts of the city have few trees, little shade and limited access to air-conditioning. And the risk of death is also higher.Because the fountains at the playground near his house were not working, Chris Rousseau took his daughter to a park further in Jamaica, Queens. Fortunately, t
The snowfall from last winter disappeared a month sooner than usual, after two early hot spells. Huge volumes of exposed ice are now starting to vanish.The Rhône Glacier in the Swiss Alps in 2025. The melting is already at levels typical of the end of summer.
The expansion of an investigation into Fulton County’s election office reflects President Trump’s desire to prove his baseless claims that the 2020 election in Georgia was rigged.A memo says that the surge is part of a priority effort by Kash Patel, the director of the F.B.I.
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed a firebrand former opponent, Don Huffines, to be state comptroller, underscoring a G.O.P. push for unity ahead of the midterms.Don Huffines at a forum featuring gubernatorial candidates running to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022.
The influential conservative commentator’s relationship with the president and the G.O.P. fractured over the war with Iran. Now, he says he is charting a new course.Tucker Carlson, a former Trump ally, broke with the G.O.P. over the war with Iran.
David Hearn, a former canoeist, is accused of vandalizing the algae-challenged pool, which President Trump has said he would repair and beautify with fresh sealant. But the algae returned and the paint peeled.In 2000, David Hearn was one of America’s top competitive canoeists.
Event Strategies, Inc., a longtime vendor to President Trump’s campaigns, is organizing the Great American State Fair and the July 4 celebrations.A company with deep ties to President Trump is organizing the Great American State Fair and the fireworks display planned for Saturday.
Escalating drone strikes, fuel shortages and power cuts in the region Russia annexed are among the factors turning up the heat on President Vladimir V. Putin.Yevpatoriya, Crimea, last month. The Black Sea region, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, has become a flashpoint in the war.
Moscow can still inflict serious damage, but its forces are suffering higher casualties than their Ukrainian counterparts, analysts say.Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield earlier this year.
Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad Ghalibaf, the Parliament speaker, would have derailed peace talks, American officials feared.Abbas Araghchi, left, with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, traveled to Switzerland in June for a second in-person meeting with Vice Pre
The 44-year-old security guard was pulled alive from a pancaked basement, offering a fleeting moment of hope amid a soaring death toll.Rescue workers attend to Hernán Alberto Gil Flores after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar,
What one aerial image of a collapsed building tells us about the aftermath of an earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela.
A Muslim mother’s plan for an Eid swim party near Dallas drew backlash, then threats that upended her quiet life.Aminah Knight and her husband, Imam Muhammad Abdullah, pose for a portrait in Fort Worth.
More than six million have been signed up for the investment accounts, which open for contributions July 4, but there are barriers to uptake.Calling them Trump accounts has turned away some people, researchers said.
Across New England, a writer traveled down dirt paths and into historic homes to find the forgotten stories of the enslaved men who fought for freedom on two fronts.The history of abolition in New England tends to obscure the region’s equally robust history of slavery, which drastically shaped the f
The America250 time capsule will hold dozens of historical treasures. Avoiding dampness and other dangers requires lots of engineering.Sarah Reeves places items into a time capsule at National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md. The capsule will be buried in Philadelphia on Ju
The chief justice faced down the president, forged unlikely coalitions and achieved long-sought goals.Chief Justice John Roberts in Washington, D.C., last year.
Catherine Herridge, a former Fox News reporter, was held in civil contempt by a lower court after she refused to reveal her sources for articles she wrote about a scientist who was investigated by the F.B.I.Catherine Herridge invoked First Amendment protections to try to avoid being forced to testif
Fourth of July weekend is shaping up to be a cultural moment of contrasting and comparing two of the most famous Americans, Taylor Swift and Donald Trump.
About two dozen reporters and editors from several desks are leading The Times’s coverage of the anticipated festivities in Manhattan this week.“America doesn’t have royal weddings,” said Emma Fitzsimmons, a New York Times reporter who is covering the expected nuptials of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swi
The Supreme Court seesaw is swinging hard.
Why am I dreading the Swift-Kelce wedding?
Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, extreme climbers who have illegally scaled buildings around the world, were arrested after getting engaged atop the Manhattan landmark.Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, who have illegally climbed buildings worldwide, were arrested after getting engaged atop the Empire
