The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela.Speaking to reporters on Monday, President Trump had declined to say how the attack had been carried out or b
Off the battlefield, each side is trying to influence President Trump’s perception of the military conflict as they look to negotiate a peace settlement in their favor.President Trump, right, with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday. The two leaders h
President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the work force. But many current and former officials say the government is less dependable and efficient than it was a year ago.The Environmental Protection Agency, which has lost about 25 percent of its work force, had $28 billion in grants terminated
The jazz drummer Billy Hart said the decision was “evidently” connected to President Trump’s name being added to the arts center.The head of Doug Varone and Dancers called the decision to cancel two performances at the Kennedy Center “financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”
Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bills and challenging utilities.
Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond.Clockwise from left: Rob Reiner, Val Kilmer, Diane Keaton, David Lynch, Robert Redford, Pope Francis and Gene Hackman.
Iranian leaders face pressure over a currency collapse and threats of possible military strikes from Israel and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear activities.A photo released by Iranian state media shows closed shops after protests in Tehran on Tuesday.
Saudi-led forces struck an Emirati shipment early Tuesday, worsening tensions between the once-close allies. The Saudis said the shipment had arms for a separatist group, which the Emiratis denied.Damaged military vehicles at the port of Al Mukalla in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition struck an arm
An environmental journalist and child of Caroline Kennedy, she recently wrote of her battle with leukemia in The New Yorker, drawing worldwide sympathy.Tatiana Schlossberg in 2019. After learning of her cancer diagnosis, she wrote, “I did not — could not — believe that they were talking about me.”
Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the Syrian civil war.
We documented how the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen conspired to hide evidence of torture and deaths of detainees during Syria’s long civil war.Family members looked for signs of missing relatives as they foraged through papers in the Sednaya prison days after the fall of President Basha
A retired widower married Sara Jane Moore, who shot at President Ford in 1975. It tore his family apart.
Katherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR’s biggest battles — which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media.Katherine Maher, the chief executive of NPR, has dealt with plenty of criticism this year. Did she consider quitting? “I really don’t like bullies,” she
An inmate says that no one wanted to listen when he tried repeatedly to confess to a crime at a facility known for violence.
Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, shared an excerpt from “Proof,” an original poem he has written for Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of New York City.Cornelius Eady will be the inaugural poet at Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in ceremony as mayor of New York.
Here is what to expect if you’re expecting relief from the soaring cost of day care in New York City.Many parents in New York City struggle to afford child care for their young children.
Many opt out of the revelry, either as their own time-honored tradition or because of a different outlook this year.For some, home is where the party is.
How, and why, does the president get away with it?
America could all but lose vaccine access. Here’s how.
We look at some of our best stories from 2025 that Times editors thought deserved more attention.The Twitch streamer Kai Cenat.
Mr. Clooney, who owns a farmhouse in France, has said that living there enabled him and his wife, a human rights lawyer, to pursue a quieter existence with their children.France has granted citizenship to George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney.
Cecilia Giménez’s repainting of an image of Jesus in 2012 was widely mocked online. But tourists flocked to see her work, reviving her struggling hometown.Cecilia Giménez, an amateur painter, at her home in Borja, Spain, in 2014.
PostNord, the country’s longtime service, is delivering its last letters. Few Danes send snail mail anymore, but some are mourning the end of an era.Two mailboxes in front of the Marble Church in Copenhagen. There has been a steep decline in the use of Denmark’s postal service for sending letters.
After Christmas-week storms, two rounds of rainfall starting on New Year’s Eve could cause more flooding and mudslides.Rain in Los Angeles last week. More storms are expected to hit the area.
