Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment of hard-line loyalists to top jobs suggests he is prepared to keep the country on a war footing and to quash domestic dissent.A rally in Tehran in April, with posters of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The ayatollah has not been seen in public since being named s
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has refused to pull back the country’s military until Hamas fully disarms. But the Trump administration is under pressure to show progress.Jared Kushner speaking about the Board of Peace, an organization backed by the Trump administration to end the war in
The armed group, based in Yemen and backed by Iran, said it had launched missiles near the vital maritime trade route, in a conflict that shows no sign of abating.Flames and smoke rising from the port of Mokha in Yemen on Friday. The Houthis have bombarded the city with drones and missiles n recent
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
China is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology.A Google booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last month. China wants a greater voice in the develop
Policymakers around the country are maneuvering to ensure that tech giants aren’t the only ones who stand to benefit.
President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But under Mr. Kim, the North has become increasingly belligerent toward the South.
President Trump appointed his former personal lawyer Will Scharf as White House counsel. Maggie Haberman, our White House correspondent, explains how Scharf might help the president avoid congressional oversight at a critical time.
The court declined President Trump’s long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal. He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award.E. Jean Carroll outside the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2024. A federal jury in New York has found President Trump liable f
In May, she published a memoir after a tumultuous decade that involved depression, substance abuse, losing custody of her daughter and stints in rehab.Hayden Panettiere in West Hollywood, Calif., in April.
After responding to a 911 call, emergency responders pronounced the actress dead at an apartment complex in Greenville, S.C.Hayden Panettiere, who died on Sunday at 36, was known for her roles in “Remember the Titans,” “Heroes” and “Nashville.”
Her mother put her on TV at 11 months old. She lost custody of her own daughter. The “Nashville” star has a lot to reckon with in her new memoir.“It was almost like I became numb to those small sadnesses, and I had to up the ante every time,” the actress said of assuming emotional roles at a very yo
Aimee Lee learned to make hanji with Korean masters. Now she practices their traditional technique in the United States.
Muslim communities have been growing for decades, particularly around Dallas. Now, conservatives want to roll up the welcome mat.Morning prayer at the Valley Ranch Islamic Center in Irving, Texas.
Through sheer determination, Neena Nizar has become the first patient in a clinical trial testing a treatment for her disease — one so rare it affects just 30 people worldwide.Neena Nizar is one of only 30 people worldwide living with Jansen’s disease, a rare disorder that deforms bones. She is Pati
Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.
After decades of notoriously high murder totals, Baltimore and the people whose work entails dealing with the city’s most violent crimes are adjusting to a new reality.
Ukrainian drone teams have a powerful new tool: near real-time information on troop movements and locations.A Ukrainian soldier preparing a drone for a strike on a Russian target in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine last month.
Weight-loss drugs, peptides, I.V.F. As sharps migrate out of doctors’ offices, even needle-phobics are willing to embrace shots.
Democrats aren’t shifting left as much as you may think.
We explain the climate phenomenon.Collecting water from a well in a drought-afflicted village in India.
Three primaries for the House and the Senate on Tuesday pose a fresh test for the left, this time in a conservative-leaning state where socialism is often seen as a dirty word.State Representative Angie Nixon of Jacksonville, Fla., spoke as Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan looked on during a
