U.S. Strikes Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Mines, Trump Says

Iranian officials said the strikes caused significant damage, including killing four people and injuring several dozens at a wedding. Iran said it retaliated by firing on U.S. bases in the region.Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday.

P Pranav Baskar, Farnaz Fassihi and Erica L. Green

Woman Killed in Times Square Stabbing Identified as Bank of America VP

The New York Police Department made public the names of some of the people involved in a seemingly random knife attack on a crowded Manhattan street, but questions remained.A knife-wielding 49-year-old woman attacked two people in Times Square before she was shot and fatally wounded by the police.

M Maria Cramer, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Mark Bonamo

‘Don’t Worry About Me’: Attacker’s Father Thought She Had Turned a Corner

Pamela Cisneros was killed by the police in Times Square after she stabbed two people, one fatally. Her father said she had stopped going with him to her mental health appointments.Pamela Cisneros fatally stabbed a 32-year-old woman and wounded a 68-year-old man in Times Square on Monday, the police

C Chelsia Rose Marcius, Miles G. Cohen, Amy Julia Harris and Katelyn Ferral

U.S. Launches New Attacks on Iran

Also, borrowing costs rise around the world. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.The Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Bandar Abbas, Iran earlier this month.

M Matthew Cullen

Former Biden White House Aide Wins Massachusetts Democratic House Primary

Dan Koh, who ran with the endorsement of former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., topped a crowded field to secure the nomination in the safely Democratic Sixth Congressional District.Dan Koh is one of just two congressional candidates who were endorsed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

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House Censures Republican Accused of Sexually Harassing Two Aides

Representative Chuck Edwards received a formal rebuke on the floor after a speech in which he apologized for his conduct but said it did not constitute harassment.Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, announced last month that he would not seek re-election after the House Ethic

M Michael Gold

Hegseth Targets 7 More Officers as His Frustrated Army Secretary Quits

The defense secretary’s cuts, which have hit about 10 percent of the military’s top officers, are dividing the Pentagon, officials said.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out his vision for the cuts in a speech at Quantico attended by all of the military’s generals and admirals last September.

G Greg Jaffe, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

Despite Duane Davis’s Conviction in Tupac Murder Trial, Some Still Seek Closure

When a man was found guilty of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, it brought catharsis to many who knew the rapper. But questions remain even after the trial.Tupac Shakur’s death after a drive-by shooting 30 years ago turned him into a pop cultural martyr and changed the trajectory of hip-hop

J Julia Jacobs and Jonathan Abrams

A.I. Is to Be Banned in N.Y.C. Elementary and Middle Schools

A new policy to be announced by the Department of Education bars younger students from using A.I., but stops short of a moratorium.During the upcoming school year, younger students will be barred from using artificial intelligence, though its use will be permitted in high schools.

M Matthew Haag

Haitian Student, Despondent Over Ankle Monitor, Dies in Apparent Suicide

The 20-year-old was fitted with a tracking device under a Trump administrative initiative targeting Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.Friends of Pierre Damas Bel and advocates with the Haitian Community Network in Springfield, Ohio, held a news conference on Tuesday addressing his death.

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