The U.S. Start-Up Making Low-Cost Interceptors for the Iran War
For Florida-based Powerus, becoming a global supplier of counterdrone technology has meant involving the Trumps, a golf course and a new way of doing business.
Trump’s Economic Approach Draws Concern From Some Republicans
A plan to lower tariffs on imported beef and trade tensions with Canada have compounded some G.O.P. worries about a central issue in the midterms.President Trump arriving aboard Air Force One at Kennedy International Airport on Aug. 14.
AIPAC Wants to Back This Republican, but He Has Some Reservations
Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Senate in Michigan, speaking during a campaign event last week in Detroit.
Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly
President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.
Angry Ohio Voters Could Turn Their State Purple Again
A governor’s race, a Senate contest and enough congressional contests to swing control of the House are all in play in Ohio, where voters of all stripes express a deep sense of powerlessness.In Millersport, Ohio, a village outside Columbus, a school cafeteria was packed for a hearing on Monday about
Trump’s Summer of Fun Ends With an IndyCar Race on the Streets of D.C.
It was the final, major event planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap.The Freedom 250 Grand Prix took place on Sunday on a 1.7-mile track made up of streets around the National Mall.
What Canadian Goods Will Take Trump’s 50% Tariffs? Some Pretty Strange Items.
Buoys, dog muzzles, capes, national flags and “base metal statuettes” from Canada are now more expensive for U.S. shoppers.
U.S.-Canada Trade War: What to Know About Tariffs and the Negotiations
Canada suspended trade negotiations, triggering President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Mark Carney said he would retaliate “dollar for dollar.”In a powerful speech on Saturday, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said the country was under attack by President Trump’s tar
Hayden Panettiere’s Final Battles: Mysterious Pain and Trouble With an Ex
In the year before the actress’s death, she struggled to walk at times and worked to disentangle herself from an ex-boyfriend who had abused her.At the end of Hayden Panettiere’s memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” she says she had been trying to embrace “radical acceptance,” a term she learned in me
Fire Near Reno, Nev., Prompts Evacuations of Homes and Hospitals
The Hawk fire has burned over 13,000 acres and is encroaching on the northern part of the city. About 42,000 people are under formal evacuation orders and thousands more have been urged to flee.Smoke rising from the Hawk fire in Reno, Nev., on Saturday.
As El Niño Dries Indonesia, Wildfires Intensify
The unusual weather pattern and dried out peatlands, a kind of wetland, have been behind some of the country’s worst fire seasons. This year could be one.A firefighter battles a wildfire in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia, earlier this month. This fire season, the country has had an unusually hi
America’s Desert Metropolis Is on the Short List to Lose Water
Decades ago, Arizona won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump administration says that time has come.
Cities Compete in Dizzying ‘Gold Rush’ to Be Japan’s Backup Capital
Osaka? Fukuoka? Sapporo? The race is on to be second to Tokyo — and to claim the prestige and money that could come with it.Looking out across the city of Sapporo, in Hokkaido, Japan.
‘Heat Dome’ to Bring Dangerous and Prolonged Heat Wave to Southern States
Even after sunset, there will be little relief, as much of the South is expected to remain above 80 degrees for several nights in a row.
He Was Wrongly Convicted of Attempted Rape. He’s Suing the DNA Analysts.
Alexis Rodriguez claims technicians at the New York City medical examiner’s office fabricated DNA evidence, leading to his wrongful conviction in 2014 for attempted rape.The lawsuit comes more than a decade after the New York City medical examiner’s office launched an internal investigation into whe
Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Think A.I. Is Good for Music
The hit-making duo turned tech moguls also have thoughts about why corporate America isn’t collaborative enough.Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, who have been working together since the 1990s, are an in-demand duo for advice on trends in culture and technology.
Mapping America’s Largest ‘Dead Zone’
In a decades-long crisis, marine life has suffered as oxygen periodically dwindles in waters along the Gulf Coast.
How to Fix the Housing Crisis: Look to WWII
World War II proves the government can intervene directly to fix the housing crisis.
Go Ahead, Sean Duffy. Let Your Daughter Go to Harvard.
Four years at Harvard won’t corrupt your children.
3 Cyclists Die in One Week in Hit-and-Runs in New York City
Those who died were all on e-bikes. Seventeen cyclists have been killed so far this year, and advocate groups said the deaths should be a rallying cry for safety improvements.Seventeen cyclists have died in vehicle collisions in New York City so far this year.