Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80

Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.Dolly Parton in 1975. She was likened to the Big Rock Candy Mountain, the Depression-era symbol of abundance. Her music confronted privation and loss even as

B Bill Friskics-Warren

Dolly Parton: Hear 15 Essential Songs

The singer-songwriter rose from poverty to become a chart-topping performer whose earnest character allowed her to span genres.Dolly Parton’s vast catalog contains no fewer than 49 studio albums which, together, generated 25 No. 1 singles on Billboard’s Country chart.

J Jim Farber

Canada Fires Back in Trade War Against Trump With Up to 50% Tariffs

Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.The U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant in Clairton, Pa. Canada has announced it will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 percent on hu

I Ian Austen

Trump’s Canada Tariffs Rely on Untested Law

The president has invoked a long dormant section of law to hit one of America’s closest allies, a move that has troubled courts in the past.President Trump has invoked a little-known statute to impose his latest tariffs on Canada.

T Tony Romm

What’s More Than ‘Maximum’? Trump Faces Limits on Iran Sanctions.

President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior.President Trump has bombarded Iran with new sanctions during his second term, targeting virtually the country’s entire economy.

M Michael Crowley

China Pushes Back After Trump Tightens the Screws on Iran

The Trump administration risks a clash with Beijing as it tries to cut off Iran’s economic lifelines without upending a fragile U.S.-China truce.Chinese refiners have bought heavily discounted Iranian crude oil.

A Alexandra Stevenson, Aaron Krolik and Keith Bradsher

Fringe Views in Primary Campaigns Rattle Florida Jews

It has been an uneasy primary season for Jewish voters, with debates over Israel animating many races. But what happened in Florida went beyond that.Signs to vote in Florida’s primary last week in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Y Yair Rosenberg

Conservative Gay Rights Group Ends Support for Trans Causes

The Log Cabin Republicans, which is dedicated to gay causes, says that trans rights advocates focus too much on minors.A Log Cabin Republicans table at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md. The organization had embraced trans rights issues in 2015 before its reversal.

R Richard Fausset

Where Does Trump’s Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting Stand?

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to continue with plans to curtail mail-in voting, but the fast-moving, high-stakes legal fight continues.President Trump has long made unfounded claims that mail voting is fraudulent and corrupt, even as he has cast his own ballots by mail

A Adam Sella and Abbie VanSickle

How the Supreme Court Is Issuing Orders as Trump ‘Emergencies’ Return

The justices are still struggling with whether and when to explain themselves to the public when the court issues temporary, but consequential, orders.In 19 months, the president has already asked the justices to intervene far more times than George W. Bush and Barack Obama did during their 16 years

A Ann E. Marimow

Supreme Court Ruling on Mail-in Voting Could Add to Election Confusion

The limits on mail-in voting may not go into effect by November, with at least one state vowing to sue. But some states and experts warned about further voter confusion.Mail-in votes are processed by poll officials at the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office in Largo, Fla., last week.

E Emily Cochrane, David W. Chen and Anna Griffin

It Was Always Dolly Parton’s Show

Trailing Dolly Parton around the world, I witnessed so many small moments in which she’d gracefully own her power without the slightest hint of fight.

J Jad Abumrad

Court Documents Suggest Rebel Wilson Ordered Websites Attacking Producer

New documents filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles appear to show that Ms. Wilson, the actress, was heavily involved in disparaging Amanda Ghost, a producer on her movie, “The Deb.”Rebel Wilson is accused of ordering the creation of anonymous websites to create a smear campaign against one of her produce

D Debra Kamin