Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.Missile displays in Tehran in 2024. According to classified U.S. intelligence assessments, Iran retains
Also, Russia keeps attacking U.S. companies in Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
The war in Iran has cast a shadow of uncertainty on both superpowers, dimming early hopes that they could begin to address the larger issues that have frayed their relationship.President Trump meeting with President Xi Jinping of China in Busan, South Korea, last year. The two leaders are set to mee
Defense secretaries have previously traveled with presidents on overseas trips, to provide advice and represent the U.S. military.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arriving to testify before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense.
One of the settlement terms under review is for the I.R.S. to drop any audits of the president, his family members and businesses.President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service in January over the leak of his tax returns during his first term.
David Venturella’s appointment is in line with a push by Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, to keep his department under the radar and out of headlines.The Trump administration will install David Venturella, a former career agency official who worked at a private prison company, as a
From his hospital bed in Chicago, Kevin Gonzalez had a final wish to see his parents. But they were in immigration detention in Arizona after illegally crossing to see their son.
The Department of Homeland Security has determined the state-run immigration detention facility is too expensive, and some private vendors have struggled to front costs.Florida intends to shut down a high-profile immigration detention center that opened last summer in the Everglades.
A new super PAC with ties to Republicans is intervening in Democratic primaries, in one instance helping a sex therapist in Texas accused of antisemitism.Voters waiting in line to cast ballots in the Texas primary in Austin in March 3.
Some Republicans had worried that carving up the district held by Representative James E. Clyburn, the state’s only Democratic congressman, could backfire on them.In South Carolina, where Republicans have a stronghold in state government, the push to redistrict has not been as full-throated as in ot
A four-page ‘manifesto’ targeted Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state, and featured his photo with the word “Boom” written across his forehead, his campaign said.Brad Raffensperger’s campaign announced shortly after the incident that his event, at a local airport, had faced an “acti
Representative Jen Kiggans, a Republican in a tough re-election fight, faced criticism after she agreed with comments by a local radio host that included a racist line about Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader.Representative Jen Kiggans of Virginia, a Republican, said on Monday night tha
His achievements on the court were eclipsed by an essay he wrote in Sports Illustrated in 2013 in which he declared: “I’m a 34-year-old N.B.A. center. I’m Black and I’m gay.”Jason Collins in 2014, the year after he announced he was gay in a front-page essay in Sports Illustrated magazine.
The new strategy also holds promise for lung and colon tumors. Here’s how scientists discovered it.
The condition has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or P.M.O.S., to better reflect its wide-ranging health effects.
A two-year investigation by a team of researchers in Israel concluded that sexual violence by Hamas and its allies was widespread during and after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.A house in kibbutz Kfar Aza, Israel, that was among those attacked on Oct. 7, 2023.
Experts say A.I. tools have made it even easier for influencers and others to spread false messages online.
Jake Rosmarin, a travel influencer from Boston, is one of 15 passengers from the virus-stricken cruise ship who are being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska.
Here’s what to know about the virus, how it spreads and the risk to the general public.
As companies look to build cash flow and loyalty, everything from heated car seats to earthworm deliveries can become a recurring charge on your credit card.From streaming services to car features, more companies are moving toward a model that turns customers into lifelong subscribers.
The company is trying to help streaming influencers, who are increasingly being wooed by competitors like Netflix and TikTok.Kareem Rahma, the host of the popular Instagram and TikTok series “Subway Takes.”
The police in Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and elsewhere are responding to incidents related to a TikTok trend involving running through Scientology churches.A group of teenagers broke a locked door at a Church of Scientology in Midtown Manhattan, the New York Police Department said. It’s part of w
A generous influx of state resources from Gov. Kathy Hochul and a new tax on luxury second homes will help Mayor Zohran Mamdani balance a $125 billion budget.In his executive budget, Mayor Zohran Mamdani dropped his threat to raise property taxes in New York City.
After a warm winter that brought more rain than snow, the state’s snowpack was the lowest it has ever been.
