A new sanctions bill is meant to pressure President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to end the war in Ukraine. But President Trump is doubling down on a different approach: offering enticements to Russia.President Donald Trump shaking hands with President Vladimir Putin of Russia during their meeting in
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow.
Russian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy.Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesA digital screen featuring candidates from the United Russia party in Moscow this week. Russians began voting on Fri
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.Attorney General Todd Blanche speaking last week on the first day of the Republican midterm convention.
Organizers of a referendum to repeal an abortion ban in deep-red Idaho are far more focused on how the ban has broadly affected health care in the state.The Idaho Legislature enacted one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, criminalizing abortion for doctors. Since then, the number of ob-g
Representative Ashley Hinson is hoping to keep a crucial Senate seat red in Iowa, where the president has created major headwinds for her party.Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa is locked in a tight race against Josh Turek, a Democratic state representative, that could be crucial for Senate contr
Samuel Wilkeson Jr. filed a report for The Times from the battlefield. Then he went looking for a Union officer, his son.
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.A still from a video showing a police officer point a firearm at men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea at Hotel Bamy on the outskirts
The species, called a tilcayo, is smaller than a house cat and lives in the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia.
“Father Time always wins,” the 96-year-old, who turned Berkshire Hathaway into an investing powerhouse, said in a letter to shareholders. He will remain on the board as chairman emeritus.
Mr. Buffett, 96, was crowned the “Oracle of Omaha” because of smart investments he made as the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway. He also made some mistakes.Warren Buffett said he started studying the stock market when he was 9 years old.
The Federal Reserve is trying to catch up with the leap in bond rates as the Middle East conflict unnerves world markets.A pro-government demonstration in Tehran in May. The Iran war began on Saturday, Feb. 28. When the bond market reopened two days later, traders began pushing longer-term rates hig
The cost of heating oil, which is similar to diesel and used extensively in Northeastern states, has climbed sharply because of the war in Iran.The price of heating oil, which is mostly used in the Northeast and Alaska, is up around 60 percent since the war in Iran started.
Newly unsealed court documents showed concern within Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop A.I. systems.
The prospect of artificial intelligence tools being used to do significant harm presents the companies and their leaders with a legal challenge.Some experts say that artificial intelligence labs like OpenAI and Anthropic face potentially significant legal liability if their models cause harm.
Nearly 1,000 readers sent us their questions about artificial intelligence, its potential and its potential risks.Some people worry that connecting A.I. agents to the internet or vital infrastructure will wreak havoc in unexpected ways, while others worry that researchers will soon develop A.I. syst
Weary of the heartthrob label after his 1996 hit “Barely Breathing,” he pivoted to musical theater and won two Tonys for composing “Spring Awakening.”
The juror, Michael P. Desronvil, defended his decision not to join other jurors in voting for Ms. Clancy’s acquittal.Lindsay Clancy in court during her murder trial this month in Plymouth, Mass.
“The Social Reckoning” and other movies reflect growing discontent with Silicon Valley founders. But such films may be at the mercy of the companies themselves.
Alex Gibney’s “Musk” will arrive in United States theaters next month. Universal says it remains committed to releasing it overseas but has yet to set dates.Alex Gibney’s documentary about Elon Musk has received strong early reviews.
Being female or a person of color has long been seen as a disadvantage in hiring and promotion. A new study of college professors shows that class may loom as large.Clint Harris, whose parents did not graduate from college, says that in graduate school he lacked the savvy and networking skills of hi
It is up to all of us, through our government, to shape what A.I. becomes.
It’s hard to tell whether Israelis are enraged by “NAZA” because they think it’s full of lies, or because they know or fear it’s true.
Let’s look at some art.
