Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals

The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.An expert on China’s hacking ecosystem said that historically Beijing had copied various cybersecurity p

D Dustin Volz

U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns

The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months.

J John Ismay, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

American Missionary Kidnapped in Niger Said to Be Released From Captivity

The release of Kevin Rideout, an American missionary pilot who was seized in Niger’s capital last fall, has been a priority for the White House.Niamey, Niger, earlier this year. Kevin Rideout, an American missionary, was kidnapped outside his home in Niamey last fall.

E Eric Schmitt and Maggie Haberman

Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care

Immigrants at Delaney Hall in Newark have complained about health services. Federal officials defended the treatment provided there and elsewhere.The treatment of detainees at the Delaney Hall center in Newark has come under scrutiny.

L Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Ana Ley

Appeals Court Sidesteps Key Question Over Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act

The court dismissed a case over the Alien Enemies Act in a messy conclusion to a long-running legal battle that had seemed destined to end up before the Supreme Court.President Trump issued a proclamation in March 2025 drawing on the sweeping powers of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people accused

A Alan Feuer

Trump’s Immigration Spies

And California asks, “Are Jews an ethnic group?” Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.Protesters in Minneapolis in January.

E Evan Gorelick

Female Afghans Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule

Decrees restricting women’s rights to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say.A market in Kabul, Afghanistan, last year. Most women say they have to get a male relative’s permission to leave the house.

E Ephrat Livni

What to Know About Luigi Mangione’s Court Cases and Potential Plea Deal

Mr. Mangione faces federal charges of stalking that resulted in the death of a health insurance executive. A guilty plea could close the federal case — and complicate a separate state murder trial.Luigi Mangione is facing both state and federal charges in connection with the December 2024 killing of

M Mack Liederman and Max Bearak

The Nuns Who Took Over an Assisted Living Center

As convents are closing all over, the sisters are facing the end of their lives together — and they have brought the party to an assisted living center in the suburbs.Having sold their convent, the Sisters of Divine Compassion (from left, Sister Joanne Fallon, Sister Mary Stephen Healey, Sister Mary

J John Leland and Roshni Khatri

California May Let Residents Choose ‘Jewish’ as an Ethnic Identifier

A bill would allow Jews to identify themselves as an ethnic group on state forms. Supporters argue it’s a step toward acknowledging the complex nature of Jewish identity.A bill facing a pivotal committee vote in the California Legislature would require state agencies to include an optional box for J

Y Yair Rosenberg

A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes

The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities.A health worker discarding water from a larvicide dissemination unit in Belém, Brazil, last month.

A Apoorva Mandavilli and Alessandro Falco

How a Long-Shot U.S. Oil Drilling Project Is Shaking Up Greenland

A U.S. oil company says it could be on the verge of a major discovery in Greenland. The proposal comes at a tricky time for the Arctic island, and locals are lining up against it.Ittoqqortoormiit, a settlement in eastern Greenland. The remote area has been targeted by a U.S.-British joint venture fo

J Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli

Israeli Settlers Resume West Bank Siege After Eviction

The military’s failure to keep extremists away from two Palestinian families trapped in their West Bank homes made clear the chaos gripping the Israeli-occupied territory.Israeli soldiers patrolling a street Thursday during an operation in the village of Qusra, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

N Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim

Charlie Kirk Suspect Fights Death Penalty, Says No Others Were in Danger

Prosecutors say they can seek the death penalty against Tyler Robinson because he also endangered people near Charlie Kirk, who was shot in the throat last year. Mr. Robinson’s lawyers note that the gunman struck only his target.Tyler Robinson during a June court hearing in Provo, Utah.

N Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Hamas Has No More Cards to Play

The signs point to Hamas being serious about disarming. The recent Board of Peace plan for it to surrender its weapons should be carried out.

M Muhammad Shehada