The previous supreme leader, who was killed early in the war, had renounced nuclear weapons. U.S. spy agencies believe his son is more interested in building a bomb.A billboard in Tehran of Iran’s three supreme leaders, including Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at right. A determination that he is potent
Even after the collapse of the cease-fire between the United States and Iran, American universities expect to teach in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and a new outpost is on track to open in Saudi Arabia.The University of New Haven is still planning to inaugurate its new campus in Riyadh, Saudi
More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.A patient with measles symptoms was assessed in South Carolina, where an outbreak sickened nearly 1,000 people in 2025 and 2026.
Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania now join Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia in cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce.
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, at a House Committee on Appropriations o
French officials ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret Peninsula, a popular holiday destination. Fires west of Madrid were closing in on populated areas.On the beach in Lacanau in southwestern France on Friday.
A French government delegation will travel to its southern neighbor to learn how it copes with long spells of hot weather.Trying to stay cool in Paris during a heat wave last month.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond has risen steadily this year, as the Iran war rages, government spending worries intensify and artificial intelligence spending boosts growth.Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, has previously pointed to the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond as a “baro
After a delay ordered by President Trump and new tariffs against Canada, the bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit finally opened on Friday.The Gordie Howe International Bridge under construction last year in Windsor, Ontario.
The businesses are represented by the Liberty Justice Center, a legal group that has successfully challenged President Trump’s past duties.Asher Rapkin, an owner of Collective Horology, re-sizing a watch at his office in Ventura, Calif. His company is suing the Trump administration over the new tari
A bipartisan bill championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham has become mired in a dispute over expanding President Trump’s tariff power.President Trump has pushed aggressively to go around Congress and move unilaterally to shield the U.S. economy from foreign competition with tariffs.
Johnny Itliong says Cesar Chavez stole credit from his father, the farmworker activist Larry Itliong. For years, he has been trying to correct the record.“I have been fighting to get the story of my father out for decades and have been waiting for the U.F.W. to step up and honor Larry as they do Ces
Many Argentines condemned their players’ racist chants and aggressive behavior during the World Cup, but rejected what felt like a sweeping stigmatization of their entire nation.Argentine supporters at the National Flag Memorial in Rosario, Argentina, after the World Cup final on Sunday.
No longer satisfied by regular parking garages, some drivers are upgrading their luxury vehicles’ homes.
Representatives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to compensate families affected by a major exam leak, as protesters keep pressing for India’s education minister to resign.Supporters of a student protest movement in New Delhi, India’s capital, on Friday.
Even as the market shifts to buyers, first-timers need to be resilient and flexible.Lorena Waters finally landed her first home after making many unsuccessful offers.
First-time buyers from the Bay Area won an abandoned house at a Kingston, N.Y., tax auction. Eight years later, they’re still restoring it.Aimee Gardner and David Linnard on the front porch of their “Disaster Mansion,” which they bought for $53,500 and have been renovating for years.
What New York homeowners can do before and after a purchase to avoid or mitigate shoddy construction.Susan Deng bought her Brooklyn home in 2021 and has spent years dealing with various issues that were the result of faulty construction.
Matthew Taylor, a conceptual artist and political strategist, made influential ads and documentaries produced by Steve Bannon. Now he’s assisting the White House.Matthew Taylor, a senior adviser at the National Endowment for the Humanities, has an artistic background that makes him a distinct champi
A.I. has rendered eye candy cheap. Viewers long for the visceral.
I’m not the target audience for online content about frontier chores and child-rearing. But if I’m honest, domestic rituals help to keep me sane.
A Black man was shot and killed by the police on Wednesday, not far from the Wisconsin Capitol. An investigation is underway.A memorial at the site where a man was shot and killed by a police officer in Madison, Wis.
