After Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in Maine, was accused of rape, much of the party and several key supporters turned against him.Calls mounted for Graham Platner to end his Senate campaign.
“This is something that I tried for many years to forget,” the woman, Jenny Racicot, said on CNN.Graham Platner has faced calls from Democrats to drop out of the Maine Senate race after an allegation of sexual assault by Jenny Racicot, a woman he once dated.
Graham Platner can be replaced on the ballot if he withdraws in the next week. If he does, Maine Democrats would face an uncertain two-week race to choose a replacement.Graham Platner won the Democratic nomination for Senate in early June, but he could still be replaced on the ballot.
Plus, the museum that wants you to touch the art.Leaders of NATO countries are meeting in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, for an annual summit starting on Tuesday.
The focus at a leaders’ summit in Turkey this week will be on building a new model for the alliance, as President Trump pushes to do less and pressures others do more.NATO leaders at last year’s summit in The Hague, where member states committed to increase spending on defense sharply by 2035.
The president, who is headed to a NATO summit in Ankara this week, had imposed the ban himself amid concerns that giving Turkey the jets could allow Russia to learn about their stealth technology.A model of an F-35 in the Oval Office. Turkey has been lobbying furiously for readmission to the fighter
Publicly and behind the scenes, the president continues to try to impose his own views of American history and culture, presenting an ongoing challenge to Lonnie Bunch, the institution’s leader.President Trump and his allies have criticized what they call “improper ideology” in the Smithsonian’s pre
Historians defended Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, after the Trump administration accused her of spreading “radical activist ideology.”Anthea M. Hartig has been the director of the National Museum of American History since 2019.
The administration’s report criticizing the National Museum of American History echoes themes of President Trump’s push to reshape the American story.A model of the Statue of Liberty made by immigrant farmworkers on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington.
The best of New York’s dynamic dining scene (mostly) between two buns.
Senator Mitch McConnell was admitted to the hospital on June 14, and his office has provided few updates about his condition. Here’s what we know.Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, had in recent months used a wheelchair to travel from his office building to the Capitol, although days before his hospitaliz
The U.S. oil blockade has deepened a humanitarian crisis, forcing Cubans to lean on the island’s long tradition of community solidarity to provide a cushion.Analeidis Arias Marin gets her children ready for school in Santiago de Cuba in May.
The ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held at a site considered sacred by many Shiites, was the latest step in a weeklong funeral organized by Iran’s government.A state media handout photo is said to show mourners attending a prayer for Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the
After days of public mourning ceremonies in the Iranian capital, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s coffin arrived in Tehran’s Azadi Square. This is what I saw covering the miles-long procession on Monday.Crowds gathered around the coffin of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on Monday.
A U.S. official said Iranian missiles struck two commercial ships. There was no immediate comment from Iranian officials on the reported attacks.Vessels anchored near Muscat, Oman, last month.
A court will decide on Tuesday whether to uphold Ms. Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction. If it does, the far-right leader will probably be barred from running for the presidency next year.Marine Le Pen met with supporters at a country fair in Liévin, France, on Saturday.
By 2018, fentanyl overdoses in Estonia had plummeted. But powerful new drugs are appearing fast, with the authorities racing to respond.Long before fentanyl swept American streets, Estonia battled the drug — and won.
Scientists have never quite understood how hail works. Meet the storm chasers trying to change that.
In New York City, emergency rooms last week logged the highest number of patients treated for heat-related illnesses in years.Soccer fans sought a cool spot last week at a World Cup match at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Beijing had long tested nuclear missiles only within its borders. A rare launch over an ocean shows it is determined to narrow the gap with the United States.
Nuctech’s rise from a Chinese state-backed start-up to a global border-security supplier has made it a lightning rod in trade and subsidy disputes.
A public housing employee made more than $465,000 in a year with overtime, while apparently running two private plumbing businesses at the same time. The city is investigating.Many of New York City’s aging public housing developments require constant maintenance. But one plumber working for the publ
Many Democrats want representatives as furious as they are. That makes it easier for unfit candidates to escape proper vetting.
The old solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict don’t seem to fit the present reality. A Land for All proposes an alternative.
