The Trump Administration and the Shrinking Number of Women in Top Roles
In President Trump’s second term, those heading for the exits, voluntarily or involuntarily, are female officials.
Katie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer?
Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials was the result of one big misunderstanding.
Vance’s Talarico Attacks Show His Penchant for Personal Broadsides
At a rally in Texas, the vice president suggested the Democratic Senate nominee is gay, a comment criticized as homophobic.For weeks, Vice President JD Vance has been road-testing unfounded, innuendo-based salvos against James Talarico.
Surprise Democratic Donor Blitzes Senate Races in Republican-Leaning States With Ads
Steve Pajcic, a lawyer and philanthropist in Florida, started a group that is airing ads in Kansas and South Carolina. Florida and Mississippi are next.The Democratic Senate candidates Adam Hamilton of Kansas, Scott Colom of Mississippi, Annie Andrews of South Carolina and Angie Nixon of Florida.
While Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Church Runs on Autopilot
The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. The service was held by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Pope Leo’s absence, and included special prayers for the pontiff’s health.
A New World of Lung Cancer Therapy Awaits Pope Leo
Lung cancer is still a leading cause of cancer death, but that rate is half what it was in the 1990s, partly because newly developed treatments are working.Pope Leo greeted his personal physician, Luigi Carbone, as he arrived at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Tuesday to remove a lung nodule.
22 People Got Together For a Dinner Party. So Did Their A.I. Agents.
As artificial intelligence bots spread, we are increasingly glimpsing how these digital entities interact and what they talk about with one another.
Anthropic Says Revenue Jumped 45% to $16.8 Billion in Third Quarter
The company held an investor meeting on Wednesday as it plans a blockbuster initial public offering as soon as next month.Anthropic’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, speaking to Marc Benioff, who runs Salesforce, last month in San Francisco.
OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis
The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.The San Francisco offices of OpenAI. According to a court filing, a thumb-size recording device wrapped in toilet paper was found plugged into the b
Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.Firefighters at the site of a strike at an apartment building in Kyiv on Wednesday.
Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Russian Refinery Strikes, Defying Trump
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in London on Wednesday.
U.S. Continues to Provide Intelligence to Ukraine, Officials Say
Confusion about the U.S. stance has mounted in Kyiv amid restrictions on how the military version of Starlink is used.Ukrainian officials have complained about restrictions on their use of an internet network developed by SpaceX.
Cornell’s President Grilled by Faculty Senate Over Handling of Crisis
Ahead of a vote on a resolution of no confidence in Michael I. Kotlikoff, some faculty members said they were not swayed by steps he announced on Tuesday, including banning fraternity parties.Faculty, students and staff members at Cornell University attended a meeting of the faculty senate on Wednes
The Crisis Playbook for Universities in Trouble
Schools under scrutiny as Cornell is often follow a sort of public relations playbook, adding rules, hiring outside investigators and sometimes making leadership changes.In comments this week, Cornell’s president, Michael I. Kotlikoff, acknowledged anger and “a loss of trust” in Cornell’s leadership
Sally Rooney Withdraws Her Books From UK Over Her Support of Palestine Action
Ms. Rooney and her publisher said that she could no longer receive royalties from British sales because she pledged to donate book revenues to Palestine Action, which is banned in Britain.Sally Rooney in Dublin in 2021.
Inside Art of Play, the Brooklyn Toy Store at the Center of the Kelly Clarkson Online Frenzy
Art of Play, a high-end novelty store in Brooklyn Heights, has become embroiled in an extremely online feud with the singer and TV personality Kelly Clarkson.
Battle Over the Pierre Ends in Defeat for the Buyer Pushed by Lutnick
Motasem Khashoggi, who hails from a prominent Saudi family, missed a Tuesday deadline to deliver a $100 million deposit to purchase the Manhattan landmark.A two-year battle for the future of the Pierre, a storied New York apartment building, appears to have ended with a whimper.
The Plaza Hotel to Close for Yearslong Renovation in 2027
The famous Fifth Avenue hotel, which opened in 1907, requires a restoration of its exterior, its operators said. It was not clear if residents of the building’s condos would have to leave.The Plaza Hotel, a city landmark, is considered an important part of New York’s architectural heritage.
Blue Wave? Blue Tsunami? Or Just Blue Sprinklers?
There is a chance that Democratic optimism is over the rainbow.
At Least 20 Children Dead After School Roof Collapses in Pakistan
The collapse, in Peshawar, also killed a teacher and injured more than 40 people. The country’s prime minister urged rescuers to speed up the search for survivors.Rescue workers search for children trapped after a roof collapsed at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday.