Traffic in the strait has all but halted as Iran renews its attacks, striking two vessels on Wednesday. More than 300 ships linked to Iran have passed through the strait since the war began.A ship sailing toward the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.
A decades-old law allows the president to wage war without congressional approval for 60 days, then limits his options for continuing. President Trump may seek to get around it.Loading bombs onto a U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber at an air base in Britain last month.
Republican majorities are at odds on big issues as the Senate resorts to extraordinary measures to pass homeland security funding over a Democratic blockade.The Capitol this week.
Even as the party faces a worrisome political environment and its candidates are outraised by Democratic ones, powerful Republican groups and super PACs have built a colossal advantage.
Six candidates for governor will face off Wednesday night in a race that has been upended by Eric Swalwell’s sudden departure.Clockwise from top left: Xavier Becerra, Katie Porter, Steve Hilton, Tom Steyer, Chad Bianco, and Matt Mahan.
The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, during a House hearing last month. A New York Times reporter wrote about how he used bureau personnel to provi
A law meant to end surprise medical billing accidentally created a multibillion-dollar industry that is making doctors richer.
Shauni Kerkhoff was wrongfully implicated in the notorious Capitol Hill pipe-bomb case. Can she ever fully move on?Shauni Kerkhoff and her fiancé, Daniel Dickert, served as Capitol Police officers during the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.
Kevin M. Warsh, at his confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Reserve, sought to dispel concerns that he would cut interest rates to please President Trump.Kevin M. Warsh, the president’s nominee for Federal Reserve chair, testified on Tuesday during a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee o
The agency has approved far fewer new grants than it did in years past. A renewed effort to screen for disfavored terms and a loss of personnel are contributing.The main campus of the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Md.
Mythos has triggered emergency responses from central banks and intelligence agencies globally, as Anthropic decides who has access to the powerful model.
Artificial intelligence tools are making it faster than ever to reproduce creative work. Does copyright even matter anymore?Sigrid Jin, a student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, used A.I. agents to rewrite leaked Anthropic code.
The Los Angeles police sought to keep the findings secret for months as they investigated the singer D4vd, who was charged this week with the murder of the teenager.The severely decomposed remains of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in September, a day after what would have been her 15th birthday.
The musician known for creating the anthem for Fortnite was charged with murder after her remains were found in his car, officials said.D4vd pleaded not guilty after being charged in the death of a teenage girl whose body was found in the trunk of his Tesla.
Before the Justice Department filed charges against it, the group had faced scandal and critiques from both the left and the right.Todd Blanche, left, the acting attorney general, and Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, at a news conference on Tuesday announcing the indictment against the Southern Pove
As many as 30 others were treated at a hospital and at the scene after a “chemical release” of hydrogen sulfide at a plant in Nitro, W.Va., the authorities said.Emergency workers outside the Catalyst Refiners plant in Nitro, W.Va., on Wednesday.
Promoters of free birthing reject any type of medical intervention during pregnancy or delivery. The movement has been trending on social media, but critics warn it poses serious risks.When Emily Laszlo-Rath found out she was pregnant in 2021, she became intent on a “free birth.” “I just kind of sta
The justices sided with Michigan officials, who have raised environmental alarms and pushed to decommission an aging section of the pipeline.An Enbridge Energy pump station yard in Mackinaw City, Mich., in 2024. The aging section of pipeline at issue is part of a vast network of lines that carry cru
An American soldier was injured in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The justices cleared the way for the soldier to proceed with a lawsuit against a military contractor.Afghan soldiers outside Bagram Airfield in November 2016.
Publication of a trove of confidential Supreme Court memos ignited debates in the legal academy.The Supreme Court in 2016.
Utah Valley University was thrilled that Sharon McMahon, a best-selling author, would speak at its graduation. And then her old posts resurfaced.Author Sharon McMahon had spoken at Utah Valley twice before.
The budding field is turning dreams into reality for older adults who are eager to age in place, filling caregiving gaps and easing minds as America ages rapidly.
It’s not just because of A.I. This started 40 years ago.
Why petty theft might be the new political protest.
