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12 Planes in 12 Days: Pope Begins Major Latin America Tour, Weeks After Surgery
Pope Leo XIV’s tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru is his first major trip since an operation on his lung last month.
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Pope Leo’s Trip to Latin America: What to Know
Less than a month after lung surgery, Pope Leo XIV is landing in Uruguay on Friday, the first stop of a 12-day voyage across South America.
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In French City Hit by Terrorist Attack, Residents Blame Far-Right Rhetoric
In Trappes, a suburb of Paris with a large immigrant population, residents believe that a shooting rampage was fueled by years of anti-immigrant senti...
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A Summit in China With Trump and Putin? That Might be Awkward for Xi.
A summit could bolster Xi Jinping’s stature. But talks about Ukraine’s future and limits on nuclear weapons pose uncomfortable choices for China.
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Trump’s Triumphal Arch Wins Commission Approval Despite Court Challenges
President Trump’s 250-foot arch project was approved on Thursday by a federal planning board led by his allies. Court action and Democrats’ upcoming c...
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Nithya Raman Wins Los Angeles Mayoral Race, Defeating Karen Bass
The 45-year-old City Council member defeated the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass, 73, a sweeping success for a new generation of progressive leaders.
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The Many Meanings of James Talarico’s Winning Cowboy Boots
Obviously, the Texas election was about more than shoes. But the symbolism mattered.
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In Tight Mississippi Senate Race, Votes Are Carefully Scrutinized
A phalanx of lawyers, observers and campaign officials are watching the counting of votes in the race for Senate, where a Democratic challenger has a ...
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Trump Moves to Make Oval Office a National Monument
The president’s announcement reinforced his post-midterm elections preoccupation on White House renovation projects.
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Lucien Smith, Art-World Star, Died From Accidental Drug Overdose
Shortly before Mr. Smith died, he created a series of new “Rain Paintings” that are now on display in a show at the Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott, N.Y....
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Watch Live: What the Midterm Elections Are Telling Us About 2028
Live from the Brooklyn Public Library, Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle and David French discuss the midterm election results and look ahead to 2028.
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In Alaska, Ranked-Choice Ballots Are Unlikely to Be Enough for Dan Sullivan
An analysis shows Mary Peltola is likely to keep her lead in the Senate race in part because of ballots she’d accumulate in ranked-choice tabulation f...
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How British Law Informed Russell Brand Trial Coverage
British criminal trials like Russell Brand’s have rules around what can be reported.
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National Guard to Expand Patrols in Washington With Military Vehicles and Boats
The Pentagon said that the decision by Pete Hegseth to widen the patrols was made on Oct. 29, just before a landslide defeat for Republicans in the mi...
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The Evening: The Blue Wave Swells
Plus, Gov. Gavin Newsom clears California’s death row. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
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U.S. Finds Subdued Foreign Meddling Operations in Midterm Elections
Russia was linked to influence campaigns targeting Democrats that gained little traction, but the Kremlin may be more focused on France’s elections in...
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Why a Merciless Supreme Court Rebuke on Election Eve Matters
The justices took just hours to reject Trump’s bid to meddle in the election.
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Trump Tried to Undermine the Nation’s Elections. It Didn’t Work.
Millions of Americans cast their ballots on Tuesday in an election that showed the resiliency of democracy. The president said he would accept the res...
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He Felt Stuck in New York. So He Started Walking to California.
A Bronx native who’d spent his whole life in the city left on foot in May.
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Across the South, Black Voters Help Propel Democratic Wins
Democrats in the South used anger over redistricting, cuts to key federal programs and attacks on Black history to help galvanize a crucial bloc of vo...
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How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
Scott Colom, a Democrat, ran a viral ad and courted Republicans at a Trump rally before winning virtually the same number of votes as Senator Cindy Hy...
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RFK Jr.’s Appointees to Health Task Force Included Four Allowed to Keep Drug Stocks
New members of the influential U.S. Preventive Services Task Force were given waivers to serve with financial conflicts.
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Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates
Gov. Gavin Newsom, in one of his last acts, commuted the sentences of all prisoners with death sentences, calling capital punishment morally objection...
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Justice Dept. Steps Up Investigation of Supreme Court Abortion Decision Leak
Investigators, using subpoenas and other law enforcement powers, are accelerating an inquiry that takes the Trump administration into the inner workin...
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Harmeet Dhillon, Leader of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Unit, Resigns
The move came after conflicts with Justice Department leaders, including disagreements over legal strategy in the midterm elections, people familiar w...
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How Did Flávio Bolsonaro Flee Brazil? ‘I’ll Take That to the Grave,’ He Says
From Miami, Flávio Bolsonaro is doubling down on unfounded claims of a stolen election and plotting to sway his nation’s politics from afar, even thou...
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Bolsonaro’s Escape From Brazil Was Aided by Milei Adviser at Argentine Airport
A top adviser to President Javier Milei of Argentina met Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, at an Argentine airport, thr...
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Up in the Clouds With the Pope, It’s Still Commercial
Unlike American presidents, Pope Leo XIV has no private jet, so he travels on commercial airlines, like the rest of us. Well, almost.
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Tech Billionaires Face Tricky Political Waters After Democratic Midterm Sweep
Many donated money to President Trump’s favored causes and became his allies. Now that political alignment may be a liability.
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Lana Nusseibeh’s U.N. Bid Collides With U.A.E.’s Role in Sudan
Lana Nusseibeh, one of the Gulf nation’s top diplomats, has led the effort to deny her country’s role in Sudan. Now it’s complicating her bid to becom...
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Infant Bleeding Surged as Parents Rejected Vitamin K Shots, Studies Find
One study found a staggering 347 percent increase in cases as fewer babies received the shot, which helps blood clot.
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Iran is Reviewing ‘Concrete Proposals’ on Nuclear Program, Officials Say
Iran’s willingness to re-engage on the issue suggests that Qatar-led diplomatic efforts to avert full-blown war between the U.S. and Iran have had som...
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They Made History as ‘Firsts.’ That’s Not What They Ran On.
Several midterm winners broke barriers, but with campaigns that focused on delivering material change to the lives of Americans.
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How Melania Trump Became a Dark Horse Diplomat on Ukraine
Both Moscow and Kyiv say Mrs. Trump’s team was the driving force behind an evacuation of a besieged city. It was also in their interest to deliver her...
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Timeline: How Russell Brand Went From Comedy Star to Convicted Rapist
The comedian, actor and YouTuber has had ups and downs throughout a tumultuous career. A conviction on charges of rape and sexual assault was a new lo...
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The Verdict in Russell Brand’s Rape and Sexual Assault Trial: What to Know
A jury in London found the actor and YouTuber guilty of one count of rape and three of sexual assault. He was cleared of three other charges.
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Russell Brand Is Found Guilty of Rape and Sexual Assault
The judge said the popular conspiratorial YouTuber and former movie star would be sentenced to “significant custodial time.”
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‘Florida Is the Last Main Anchor Standing’ for Republicans
The third most populous state withstood a national Democratic surge on Tuesday, even as Republicans amassed deep losses in Texas and across the electo...
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Israel’s Election Ended With No Clear Winner. These Parties Are Trying to Form a Coalition.
Israeli party leaders were holding discussions with President Isaac Herzog on Thursday about who should get the first chance to form a governing coali...
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6 Are Killed in Fire That Tore Through Brooklyn Low-Rise
Seven people were also injured in the blaze, which engulfed a two-story building in Sunset Park.
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What Shaped Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Thinking on A.I.
Some call him a doomer. Others see him as a responsible technologist. Here’s how the Anthropic chief executive’s thinking on artificial intelligence w...
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Change Is Coming
The midterms were a historic collapse for the Republicans, who were unable to overcome an unpopular president and an unpopular war.
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Netanyahu Alleges Election Fraud in Connection With Arab Turnout
The Israeli leader and his allies are alleging that Arab voters last month stole the election. Election officials say that while foul play was being i...
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What Democrats Plan to Do Next, and What JD Vance Says Went Wrong
Plus, how K-pop controls its stars.
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Here’s Who Is Meeting Israel’s President to Recommend a Prime Minister
Israeli party leaders are in discussions with President Isaac Herzog over who should get the first chance to form a governing coalition.
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At the Root of K-Pop’s Controversies, a Restrictive Business Model
Labels exert extraordinary control over performers because only a few acts turn a profit.
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$400 Million Lost. SpaceX Stock Tanking. Elon Musk Had a Tough Election Night.
The vote was an epic rebuke of Silicon Valley.
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Vance, in Break With Trump, Blames Iran War for Republicans’ 2026 Midterm Losses
The vice president offered his striking critique of the administration’s agenda and messaging with Mr. Trump’s apparent approval.
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Joshua Wong, Hong Kong Democracy Activist, Is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Mr. Wong, one of the most high-profile members of a movement that was quashed in 2020, was accused of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, a nat...
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First, France Had Riots and Protests. Now It’s Bracing for a General Strike.
More than 220 demonstrations are expected to take place across the country on Thursday, escalating weeks of protests against the rising cost of living...
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Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse in the 2026 Midterm Elections
How an unpopular president and an unpopular war provided an opening for Democrats to make sweeping gains in the midterms.
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Trump Wrestles With New Reality: A Lame Duck With Two Years Left to Fight
After a decade at the center of American politics, President Trump is politically wounded, with diminished power. Those who know him say the next two ...
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