Prosecutors have been repeatedly caught between the president’s insistence that they undertake weak or baseless cases and the necessity of having to go to court.Senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly were among the Democratic lawmakers targeted by federal prosecutors after recording a video informin
Barring a rapid deterioration in the labor market or a significant cooling of inflation, the Federal Reserve appears poised for an extended hold.Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, has stressed that the central bank will make decisions meeting by meeting.
Advance knowledge of current conditions and courses on avalanche safety are essential tools.A checkpoint at the Uneva Peak Trailhead atop Vail Pass, Colo., informs backcountry explorers of avalanche danger.
Moderna held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.Moderna’s vaccine production facility in Laval, Quebec.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, will serve as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control a
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Legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote was only the beginning as the G.O.P. presses to sharply limit voting in line with President Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud.Ballots being counted in Los Angeles County in 2024. Representative Bryan Steil, Republican of
A proposed ballot measure to give Democrats more seats for the 2028 and 2030 elections signals that the nation’s gerrymandering fight is likely to persist for years.Voters in Oak Creek, Colo., in 2024. A ballot measure backed by a Democratic-allied group in the state would ask voters to suspend the
Meta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.Meta is quietly supporting two new super PACs as it aims to influence the regulatory environment for artificial in
The Beatles’ beloved collaborator died at 59 in 2006. A new documentary, “That’s the Way God Planned It,” explores what he long kept hidden.
The Beatles, the Stones and Clapton shared the stage with him. He made solo hits, too. A documentary by Paris Barclay explores his success and his difficult life.
Across the country, Democratic-led states are accelerating their initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Their role just became much more important.Shoppers measured the width of an electric vehicle at the Colorado Auto Show in Denver last year. Colorado legislators plan to introduce a bill tha
Environmental and health groups sued the E.P.A. over its elimination of the endangerment finding. The matter is likely to end up before the Supreme Court.The E.P.A. last week erased the scientific finding that gave it the authority to regulate greenhouse gases. Cars are a top emitter of the gases, w
Senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to announce the move on Friday, according to people briefed on the matter.Coal plants are responsible for nearly half of all mercury emissions in the United States, according to the E.P.A.
Poems and songs say love should be world-shattering. The logic of love addiction suggests that it shouldn’t.
The latest round of talks ended with no indication of progress, but negotiators are bargaining over who will control land in eastern Ukraine if they reach a settlement.Soldiers monitor the sky for Russian drones in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in December.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who won over voters with his approach to social media, is using the same strategy to try to connect City Hall to all New Yorkers.Mayor Zohran Mamdani appeared at a Sanitation Department salt shed as the city prepared for a snowstorm.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed six members to the Rent Guidelines Board, which decides whether rents can go up in nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments.Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged throughout his campaign last year to “freeze the rent” for the nearly two million New Yorkers who live in rent-
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will place the Department of Homeless Services in charge of the sweeps, replacing the Police Department as leader of the interagency efforts.Public officials, including some Democratic City Council members, have raised concerns that the number of homeless encampments has risen s
Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national movement for economic and social justice.The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., second from right, alongside Jesse Jackson, at center holding a piece of paper, at Greater Mount Hope
Meta’s chief executive said users spent a lot of time on the app because of its value, as he was grilled about child safety issues in front of a jury.Mark Zuckerberg has been criticized over allegations that his company created child safety and privacy problems.
In a series of landmark trials, plaintiffs are alleging that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products. Our technology reporter Cecilia Kang describes what’s at stake for tech giants and social media users.
Landmark trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.The lawsuits are for the first time putting social media companies on the spot for creating harmful products, exposing them to new kinds of liability.
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