The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.The moon and Earth were aligned in the same frame, each partly illuminated by the sun, as seen from behind the moon during the Artemis II flig
A treaty from the 1960s declared that nobody can own outer space. Half a century later, billionaires and superpowers see fortunes to be made nonetheless.The moon in April, visible from NASA’s Orion spacecraft.
Summaries obtained by The New York Times offer a detailed look at the discipline meted out to the men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student at Cornell University.Of the seven fraternity members accused of assaulting Jane Doe at a Cornell University fraternity house, two were expelled, two
Accusations of sexual assault at a fraternity party have tarnished the self-image of a fiercely proud Ivy League institution. Can the university ever be the same?On the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., the rituals of a new school year have been replaced with a reassessment of what it me
The decision to intercede by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York attorney general, Letitia James, has raised questions of impartiality as both face re-election.Governor Kathy Hochul after a meet-and-greet event in the Bronx on Saturday.
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.The decision to bring the leaders of the G20 nations to Trump National Doral Miami in December offers a clear-cut example of how stan
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
The president urged people to call Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and accused him of blocking a bill to cement daylight saving time.Senator Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, is at odds with President Trump over a daylight saving time bill.
Democratic advantages in the races for governor in Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska reflect deep unhappiness with President Trump and the economy. A Republican leads in Kansas.Gina Hinojosa is the Democratic candidate running for governor of Texas against the incumbent, Gov. Greg Abbott.
Dr. Annie Andrews, a Democrat, is hoping to defeat Senator Darline Graham. Even some of her most ardent supporters sense that her bid is a long shot.Dr. Annie Andrews’s campaign has out-raised and outspent Senator Darline Graham’s. Last week, the Cook Political Report shifted the race from solidly R
Democrats competing in historically conservative territory in the midterms are more aggressively responding to Republican attacks casting them as extreme.Rep. Marcy Kaptur
The announcement plunges the Middle East deeper into war, as the Iran-allied Houthis have scored a series of triumphs in Yemen on the battlefield since the conflict was reignited.Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, the exiled president of the Saudi-backed government, speaks at the United Nations General Assem
The rare admission from Mohsen Rezaei, the security chief, came weeks after the U.S. tightened sanctions and its naval blockade.People shopping in a bazaar in Tehran in July. Iran’s currency has plunged since the war began.
Cancer patients are being persuaded to spend tens of thousands on unproven treatments by alternative-medicine clinics.
It may not be enough for James Talarico to win. But might it also be a sign of a change to come?
You learn to live with the feeling that you’ll never go home. Then a portal opens.
We look at one family’s struggle to navigate a terminal illness.
The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.Boulder has sued Exxon and Suncor saying they should help pay for the damage caused by global warming in the state. A Suncor refinery in
