House lawmakers had been scheduled to hear testimony next week from the head of military operations in the Middle East, but the Republican majority postponed the hearing until late May.“We are six weeks into this conflict, and we still haven’t gotten a public briefing from anyone in the administrati
President Trump is trying to choke off the country’s lifeline with a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. But the Iranians are betting that his tolerance for political pain is limited.Fuel prices reflected on a semi-truck in Aurora, Ore., last week. “Soon you’ll be nostalgic for $4 to $5 gas,” Iran’s t
The U.S. military has provided few details on how it might carry out President Trump’s orders as he seeks to pressure Tehran on a peace deal. But history and established practices offer some clues.A ship in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman on Sunday.
Also, Trump clashes with the pope. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.The Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman, on Sunday.
The California lawmaker said in a social media post Monday that he would quit. He has denied accounts of abusing women.Representative Eric Swalwell of California had been in a crowded field vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The third-term Republican lawmaker is accused of coercing a staff member into a sexual relationship.Representative Tony Gonzales during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing in Washington in February.
For Democrats, the drama is reverberating well beyond the state.Representative Eric Swalwell of California
The image showed President Trump bathed in divine light and clad in religious robes. His interpretation was that the image depicted him as a doctor, not Jesus Christ.President Trump said on Monday that he had thought the image he had posted to his Truth Social account had depicted him not as Jesus —
The vice president, a Catholic, defended President Trump, who had accused the pope of being too liberal and “weak on crime.” The pontiff has said that he has “no fear of the Trump administration.”Vice President JD Vance in Pakistan on Sunday.
Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, and his right-wing playbook were embraced by parts of the American right. Now some are worried by his defeat.Many of President Trump’s supporters have seen Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary as a kindred spirit, and as an incubator of ideas that they e
Many Hungarians, exhausted by a struggling economy and worried about a move away from the European Union, were jubilant after Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded. Some had wondered if he would.Budapest was lit by torchlight as people gathered to celebrate the Hungarian election results on Sunday.
Ben Riley was already writing about the risks of chatbots when his dad started trusting A.I. over his doctor.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, constrained by leading a minority government for the past year, gained a majority in the House of Commons after special elections on Monday.Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the Liberal Party’s convention in Montreal on Saturday. His agenda is focused on reducing Ca
As the president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.”President Donald J. Trump in Charlottesville, Va., last week.
The settlement ends a symbolic attack on the L.G.B.T.Q. rights movement and deals a blow to the administration’s assault on diversity initiatives.The removal of the Pride flag from the monument in February drew fierce backlash from L.G.B.T.Q. people in New York City and across the country.
A fledgling Democratic group and the far-right white nationalist Nick Fuentes seek to make gains on college campuses that have recently been dominated by Turning Point USA.Nicholas J. Fuentes, left, the 27-year-old white nationalist, and Zee Cohen-Sanchez, the founder of the Democratic organization
With his brother Marty, he released a string of zany children’s programs. Some became cult favorites (even among adults) and others flopped.Sid Krofft in 2009 accepting an honor at the Seventh Annual TV Land Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. With him was a version of his creation H.R. Pufnstuf.
Attempting a comeback after years of antisemitic statements, the artist formerly known as Kanye West is facing consequences while trying to navigate a test of his own making.
Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn is opening a $43 million visitor’s center to attract the living by making it easier to navigate the rambling grounds.Green-Wood Cemetery’s new visitor’s center has been built around a restored Victorian greenhouse.
American leaders should be trying to cooperate with China on A.I.
Billy Idol, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan will also be inducted, while New Edition, Mariah Carey and Melissa Etheridge failed to make the final cut.
The protesters sat in the middle of Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan and blocked traffic for about an hour.
The authorities said a 20-year-old Texas man charged with throwing a homemade bomb at the gate of Sam Altman’s home had written at length about the threat of A.I.Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, wrote after the attack that the debate over artificial intelligence had become too heated.
