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White House Set to Announce Proposal Seeking to Make I.V.F. More Accessible
It is unclear whether the new guidance will substantively affect how many employers will choose to offer such benefits.
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Early Rains Tame California’s Peak Wildfire Season
Recent rain significantly reduced the risk of a large fire breaking out before year’s end, experts said.
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Where Does the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Stand?
Unresolved issues — mainly over the exchange of hostage and prisoner remains — threaten to destabilize the fragile agreement.
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Ossoff Walks Political Tightrope in Georgia as Shutdown Drags On
For Jon Ossoff, the most endangered Senate Democrat, the shutdown fight could rally support among some voters, but risks alienating others in a state ...
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Trump’s New Tariff on Trucks Could Burden an Already Struggling Industry
A 25 percent levy on heavy-duty trucks and parts is set to take effect next month. Companies have few details on the policy.
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Delta and United Are Leaving Other Airlines Behind
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have accounted for most of the industry’s profits since 2022. Their appeal to wealthy travelers could become a lia...
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World Meteorological Report Marks Biggest Annual Jump in CO2 Levels
Surging emissions from wildfires may have been behind the increase, which was the largest since modern measurements began more than half a century ago...
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Israel Marks Two Years Since Oct. 7 as a Fragile Cease-Fire in Gaza Holds
Ceremonies took place on Thursday to commemorate two years since the surprise attack on southern Israel, according to the Jewish calendar.
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FEMA Cuts Disaster Spending, Leaving States Fending for Themselves
President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening.
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India Tiptoes Around Trump’s Latest Claims on Russian Oil Purchases
The government subtly rebuffed the president’s comments that it would stop buying Russian oil, as it tries to avoid a public fight and end a trade dis...
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Vatican Panel Says Church Is Still Too Slow in Addressing Sexual Abuse
The commission’s report highlights the difficulties Pope Leo faces in trying to end clerical abuses and ensure abusers are held to account.
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Chicagoans Resist I.C.E. Agents
Immigration agents are using aggressive tactics. Residents of the sanctuary city are trying to resist them.
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Mamdani Is Making Overtures to Jewish Leaders. Some Are Listening.
Zohran Mamdani is stepping up his Jewish outreach, as he holds private meetings with rabbis and other leaders across New York City who oppose his stan...
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Who Will Blink First on Trade: President Trump or Xi Jinping?
Washington and Beijing both need a trade win as steep new tariffs and tough import limits on critical minerals loom.
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Solution to CIA’s Kryptos Sculpture Is Found in Smithsonian Vault
Jim Sanborn planned to auction off the solution to Kryptos, the puzzle he sculpted for the intelligence agency’s headquarters. Two fans of the work th...
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China Fans Patriotic Sentiment as Trade War With U.S. Heats Up
Chinese state media is rallying the public and posting old propaganda footage, but officials are also careful to leave room for talks with President T...
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China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game
Beijing’s latest effort to weaponize global supply chains is modeled on the American technology controls that it has long criticized.
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Trump Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action, and Hamas Starts Bloody Crackdown
Plus, where are all the pennies?!
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Zohran Mamdani Explains His Rise
Our interview with the New York mayoral candidate who has burst onto the national stage.
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The Small Company in Europe Caught in the Big Trade War Between the U.S. and China
Nexperia, a computer chip maker headquartered in the Netherlands, was taken over by the Dutch government after pressure from officials in Washington.
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France’s Government Survives No-Confidence Vote
The result gives Sébastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, a reprieve after weeks of political turmoil. But he still has to get a budget passed by t...
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Israel Begins Burying Its Dead Hostages
With the bodies of 10 people returned from Gaza, Israelis elated by the release of hostages began mourning those who did not make it home alive.
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Sandra Oh Debuts at the Met Opera in ‘La Fille du Régiment’
Performing in Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” at the Metropolitan Opera, Oh has already perfected the art of waving a fan with sass.
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Amy Coney Barrett Doesn’t Need You to Like Her
The Supreme Court justice isn’t making decisions based on public opinion.
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Francesca Albanese Documents the Worst Crime Humanity Can Inflict. She’s an Optimist.
Francesca Albanese’s provocative allegations have made her a villain to some and a hero to others.
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Denmark’s Renewable Energy Prospects Dim Under the Trump Administration
Orsted, a Danish wind farm developer, has been hammered by high costs and President Trump’s efforts to stymie renewable energy. Its struggles are ripp...
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Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’
It was not immediately clear what the president meant and whether the project, known as Gateway, had already been stripped of federal funding.
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Guatemala Welcomes U.S. Help in Gang Crackdown After Prison Break
President Bernardo Arévalo called an overhaul of his country’s prison system an “absolute priority” after 20 inmates accused of belonging to the Barri...
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Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs
The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income...
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N.Y. Democrats Urge Hochul to Reject Pipeline Over Climate Concerns
Ten members of Congress wrote in a letter to the governor that a gas pipeline proposed for New York Harbor runs counter to the state’s emissions reduc...
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On Fox, Mamdani Speaks Directly to Trump: I Won’t Be a Mayor Like Adams
The leading mayoral candidate in New York City defended his positions while parrying questions about the Israel-Gaza war.
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Oval Office Becomes a Diorama of Power Dynamics as Trump Goes After Rivals
Top officials, unwilling to fight for the historical independence of their institutions, watched on Wednesday as President Trump continued his pursuit...
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Trump Helped Argentina Face an Economic Meltdown. It Came At a Cost.
When President Javier Milei of Argentina faced an economic meltdown, President Trump vowed to come to his aid. But that lifeline is coming at a cost.
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American Flag With Swastika Is Found in Republican Congressman’s Office
Representative Dave Taylor of Ohio condemned the symbol as “vile” and said his office was investigating with the U.S. Capitol Police.
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Justices Seemed Open to Further Limiting the Voting Rights Act
Also, a judge temporarily blocked shutdown layoffs. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Firing Government Workers During Shutdown
Unions representing federal workers said they expected the result would halt many of the layoffs that the administration had ordered or contemplated i...
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Hamas Says It Has Returned All Hostage Remains It Can Recover, Putting Fragile Truce at Risk
The Palestinian militant group said it needed special equipment to locate and extract the remaining remains.
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Democrat’s Lead in Race for New Jersey Governor Narrows, Poll Shows
Representative Mikie Sherrill has a six-point edge over her Republican opponent, Jack Ciattarelli, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
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In the Middle East, It’s Right Vs. Right
Who would have imagined I’d ever praise something Trump did in the world of foreign policy?
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The Penny’s Demise Is Leaving Some Businesses Shortchanged
Some stores are rounding transactions to the nearest nickel and encouraging customers to pay with plastic, citing the Treasury Department’s decision t...
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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Key Provision of Voting Rights Act
In a dispute over a Louisiana voting map, the justices grappled with whether there should be a time limit on using race as a factor in carving up voti...
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Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment
Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements...
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Motherhood Is in a Political Spotlight, but the Moms Are Shaking It Off
Guidance and messaging on parenting has never seemed more confusing to some. At a gathering for mothers, the point was to focus on what they had in co...
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Newsom Rejects Reparations Bills in Latest Sign of Racial Justice Shift
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vetoed bills that would have provided tangible benefits to descendants of slavery, though he approved a state agency t...
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Hegseth Warns U.S. Will Impose ‘Costs’ on Russia if Peace Efforts Falter
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered unusually strong criticism of Russia, just as Ukraine seeks American Tomahawk missiles.
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40 Years After ‘The Goonies,’ Fans Still Flock to Astoria, Oregon
Astoria, Ore., the setting of the classic 1985 teen movie, invites fans to follow their inner adventurer and explore a scenic corner of the Northwest....
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The Lonely House Republican Still Coming to Work During the Shutdown
Representative Kevin Kiley of California has criticized his own party for keeping the House out of session during the shutdown. He is battling boredom...
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The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans
Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights ...
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D’Angelo’s Pleasure Principle
The singer and songwriter’s art of elegant seduction never required him to raise his voice, or lose his desperation, humor or awareness.
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NBC News Cuts About 7% of Staff
The layoffs come ahead of a corporate spinoff that will formally separate the parent company of NBC News from cable networks like MSNBC and CNBC.
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Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people...
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Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country.
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