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Questions Focus on Cable in Lisbon Funicular Crash
Images of recovery efforts in the accident, which killed 16 people on Wednesday, appeared to show damage to a cable connecting the funicular’s two car...
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Mounting Deportations Meet Slow Hiring in a ‘Curious Kind of Balance’
An influx of immigrants helped ease worker shortages, and now their expulsion is helping to mask the country’s weakening demand for labor.
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A Return to the Department of War, and a Government Shutdown Deadline
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
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Senators Unleash on R.F.K. Jr.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions after a tumultuous few weeks.
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Is Jobs Data Still Reliable? Why Economists Say Yes.
President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has prompted questions about political interference.
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Why Hamas Refuses to Give Up Fighting
Analysts say that despite its vast losses in Gaza, Hamas believes it can hold out for a deal that ensures its survival.
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Trump’s Lonely Trade Crusade
A sign of the folly of Trump’s trade policy is that it has inspired no apparent envy among other nations.
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How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart
The 2019 operation, greenlit by President Trump, sought a strategic edge. It left unarmed North Koreans dead.
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Putin Warns West Against Deploying Troops in Ukraine Before Peace Deal
The Russian leader said any forces stationed on Ukrainian soil before Moscow has reached an agreement with Kyiv would make them “legitimate targets.”
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Kim Jong-un Leaves Beijing With Big Diplomatic Wins
Mr. Kim’s presence at a Chinese military parade was a sign of his growing geopolitical leverage and that North Korea was being accepted as a de facto...
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China, Russia, Iran and North Korea Sense Their Moment
There may never be a better moment for China, Iran, North Korea and Russia to challenge the U.S.-led global system.
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Why I Am Not a Liberal
I don’t think the left grasps reality in all its fullness.
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With Trump and Ukraine, Europe’s Leaders Are Playing a Long Game
Leaders on the continent are trying to show the U.S. president that they are serious about laying the groundwork to end the war — and that President V...
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U.S. Agents Raid Upstate N.Y. Plant and Detain Dozens of Migrants
Local law enforcement officers helped federal agents carry out an immigration raid near Syracuse. Witnesses said the agents used police dogs in the ra...
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett Argues Her Own Case, and the Court’s, in New Book
In a new book, Justice Amy Coney Barrett asks for faith in the Supreme Court but reveals very little.
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Health Dept. Plans Vaccine Poll Run by Trump Ally’s Firm
The no-bid contract was published amid Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to move the nation’s health infrastructure away from some vaccines.
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Venezuelan Jets Fly Over U.S. Navy Ship in Show of Force
The flyover took place two days after the United States carried out a military strike on a boat in the Caribbean that U.S. officials said was carrying...
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Meet the Artist Behind Naomi Osaka’s Custom Labubus at the U.S. Open
Every match of a thrilling U.S. Open run has featured a custom crystal-clad creation. Kerin Rose Gold took us behind the scenes.
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Hochul to Sign Order to Get Around U.S. Limits on Covid Vaccine
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York plans to authorize pharmacists to provide the vaccine to almost anyone who wants it without a prescription.
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Biden Has Surgery to Remove Skin Cancer
Three months earlier, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had a diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
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At Harvard, Judge’s Ruling on Funding Gives Students One More Thing to Ponder
Many students were cautiously hopeful after a judge said the Trump administration could not freeze research funding to the university. But they also h...
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Trump Is Renaming the Defense Department the Department of War
The president is turning back the clock to the name the agency held until shortly after World War II.
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Trump Administration to End Security Programs Protecting European Allies From Russia
Ending the longstanding program is expected to impact hundreds of millions of dollars that have gone toward countries that border Russia.
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N.Y.C. Elections Board May Block Ballot Proposals on Housing
The City Council opposes the measures, which would curtail its power. The Board of Elections, appointed by the Council, could prevent voters from weig...
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New Congressional Map Clears First Hurdle in Missouri
A legislative committee took a first step to redraw the state’s congressional map in a Republican effort to gain a new seat.
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Melania Trump Has a Warning for Humanity: ‘The Robots Are Here’
The first lady has shown herself to be captivated by the wonders and dangers and opportunities of modern technologies.
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Barneys’ Gene Pressman Remembers Giorgio Armani
Fred Pressman respected no brand as much as the ultimate brand: quality. And that, Giorgio delivered in spades.
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Adams Considers Dropping Out of Race After Secret Meeting in Florida
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has told confidants that he would consider abandoning his re-election bid, despite his public denials.
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Senators Grilled R.F.K. Jr. On Vaccines
Plus, the life of Giorgio Armani. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
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Kavanaugh Acknowledges ‘Difficult Job’ of His Lower-Court Colleagues
Speaking at a judicial conference in Memphis, the justice expressed sympathy for the district-court judges whose rulings the Supreme Court has repeate...
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Quakes on Mars Reveal New Features of the Planet’s Interior
Using data from NASA’s retired InSight lander, two separate teams of researchers found evidence of a sluggish Martian mantle and a solid inner core.
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Harvard Won Its Money Back, but Will It Actually Get It?
A judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law in canceling billions in federal funds for Harvard. Whether the money is returned matters fo...
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College Board Cancels Tool for Finding Low-Income High Achievers
After the Trump administration criticized the use of what it called “racial proxies,” the group behind the SAT shut down a way for universities to ide...
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Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open
The court paused a federal judge’s ruling that no additional detainees could be sent to the center, and that much of it had to be dismantled within 60...
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The Armani Look
Few designers really change the way people dress. He did it twice.
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Kennedy Sounded Different on Agriculture Than He Did on Vaccines
Unlike his combative exchanges with senators about vaccines, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was conciliatory and accommodating about agriculture interests.
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America’s War on Terror Comes to the Caribbean
The Trump administration seems to be betting that Americans are so inured to the war on terrorism that they’ll be indifferent to extrajudicial executi...
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Time Is Running Out for Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah, U.S. Officials Warn
The United States, Israel and the Gulf Arab states are pressuring Lebanon’s government to act decisively against the group.
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After Boat Strike, Rubio Says U.S. Will Help Other Nations ‘Blow Up’ Crime Groups
The Trump administration aims to carry out more violent strikes against drug cartels, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he met with Ecuador’s pre...
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Can Trump Just Do Whatever He Wants by Declaring Emergencies?
He’s exploiting a diabolical problem in our legal system to expand presidential power.
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Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers
The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks a...
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5 Takeaways From RFK Jr.’s Senate Hearing
During often tense exchanges, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his positions on Covid vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Pre...
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Justice Dept. Accuses California Utility of Negligence in Deadly Eaton Fire
Federal prosecutors say the January blaze that swept through Altadena, as well as another fire in 2022, were sparked by faulty equipment.
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After Afghanistan Earthquake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers
A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadl...
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Trump Federal Reserve Pick’s Plan to Return to White House Draws Backlash
Stephen Miran, who served as one of the president’s top economic advisers, struggled to alleviate concerns that he would uphold the independence of th...
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Man Accused of Killing Israeli Embassy Staffers Pleads Not Guilty
At an arraignment on Thursday, Elias Rodriguez faced federal hate crime and other charges that could result in the death penalty.
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Epstein’s Victims Won’t Let Trump Push Their Story Aside
Trump’s recalcitrance isn’t enough to shatter his coalition, but it has created at least a few fissures.
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After Afghanistan Quake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers
A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadl...
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Northwestern’s President Will Resign After University Faced Republican Pressure
The president, Michael Schill, will step down after months of turbulence, including Trump administration cuts of $790 million to the university’s rese...
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Could a Pill Fix the Brain?
Neurologists are exploring medications that would help the brain recover after a stroke or traumatic injury.
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U.S. Imports Rose in July Following Months of Trade Turmoil
Trade rebounded slightly after President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs discouraged foreign countries from doing business with the United States, dat...
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A Novelist Asks: Am I Bob Dylan’s Son?
In his autobiographical novel, Sam Sussman grows up wondering if his affinity for the great singer-songwriter goes beyond a striking resemblance.
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