Higher fuel costs are raising food and travel prices, while a shaky stock market tamps down free spenders.“You go into the grocery store, you buy the things you normally would, and then all of a sudden it’s $20 or $30 more there,” said Angie Howard, who lives in Portland, Ore.
Plus, your Friday news quiz.As the Trump administration asserts control over immigration courts, it has dismissed more than 100 judges out of about 750 in place when President Trump returned to power, an unprecedented purge.
Even after a cease-fire, Iran is keeping a chokehold on traffic, forcing countries to cut deals that could put them at odds with the U.S.A billboard that appeared over the weekend in Tehran shows Iranian soldiers with American military planes and ships caught in a net, with the message “The Strait o
Vice President JD Vance is leading negotiations this weekend toward an end to a war that he had opposed starting.Mr. Vance is expected to travel to Pakistan at the end of the week to hold talks with the Iranians.
Zohran Mamdani based his successful campaign for mayor of New York City on several central pledges. Here’s an early look on where those stand.
Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and was not a victim of his. She called for a congressional hearing for his victims.Melania Trump, the first lady, made an unexpected statement about Jeffrey Epstein at the White House on
Airlines used to give away most of their nicest seats, but they have increasingly found ways to persuade people to pay a lot for them.
Since imposing a $100,000 fee on new visas in September, the Trump administration has upended the skilled worker program.Sara McCabe, the president of the Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, a nonprofit that has struggled in recent years to recruit teachers for its special education school.
States and small businesses challenged the 10 percent tax on many imports that President Trump imposed after the Supreme Court struck down a previous slate of tariffs.The legal wrangling over President Trump’s new tariffs affirmed the stakes of his continued trade brinkmanship at a fragile moment fo
A federal judge gutted a set of rules that were adopted after the court declared an earlier press policy unconstitutional, in a case brought by The New York Times.A federal judge in Washington said the Pentagon’s revised press policy was essentially unconstitutional.
For decades, draft-eligible men ages 18 to 25 have been required to register with the Selective Service System. Most states offer a registration option on driver’s license applications.U.S. Army soldiers during combat training in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 2024.
California’s ballot initiative wars are so lucrative that signature gatherers are offering cash and pizza for names on a petition. The exchange is illegal, and state officials say they are investigating.A man signs a petition at a folding table in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. Signat
At a gathering in New York, potential candidates made overtures to a vital Democratic constituency.Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania was one of several potential presidential candidates who sat down with the Rev. Al Sharpton in New York this week.
In the Pacific Northwest, mail-in ballots have been the norm for decades, but President Trump’s war on such voting has turned a point of regional pride into another partisan battle line.Ballot processing at King County election headquarters in Renton, Wash., in 2020.
A Times examination reveals thousands of threats against state judges, in addition to assaults and fatal attacks. Judges say local law enforcement agencies often can’t offer adequate protection.
Here’s what you need to know about Artemis II and the splashdown of the Orion capsule.A view of the moon and Earth captured on camera by the Artemis II astronauts.
Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy returns to Broadway, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf. Yet again, it is a triumph.Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane in Joe Mantello’s revival of “Death of a Salesman” at the Winter Garden Theater in Manhattan.
Through art, food, tourism and academics, an increasingly isolated Moscow is seeking to cement lasting ties with Pyongyang.A student sharing his experiences from a recent trip to North Korea, at a lecture Moscow State University’s Institute of Asian Studies, in Moscow in December.
The cease-fire would be in effect this weekend, but each side accused the other of violating a similar pause announced last year.The besieged city of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, in January.
Ahead of the Season 3 premiere on Sunday, the show’s creator discussed his reputation, the loss of Angus Cloud and the soul-searching that followed.
The third season of the scandalous drama premieres on Sunday, more than four years after the end of Season 2. Fuzzy on the details? We can help.
Six month’s after the cease-fire, ordinary Gazans contemplate their future while living with the wounds of war.
Without Trump on the midterms ballot, how will his party fare?
Claude Mythos Preview is dangerous, Anthropic said. We explain the risks.In San Francisco.
