Protests Spread Across France, Growing From School Demonstrations

The rallies are a test of the strength of the student-led protest movement that has escalated at French high schools since late September.Students blockading their school in Marseille on Monday, part of nationwide protests of conditions at French schools.

C Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic and Giulia Imbert

Cornell Case Highlights Drop in Resolved Sexual Assault Cases Under Trump

The administration has shifted its enforcement of a civil rights law from allegations of sexual misconduct to issues like blocking protections for transgender students.President Trump’s administration has had a minimal response to the allegations of gang rape at Cornell University.

M Michael C. Bender

Cornell Faculty Members Signal Deep Anger With University Leaders

The faculty senate plans to vote on a rare resolution of no confidence over administrators’ handling of allegations of sexual assault by fraternity members in 2024.The campus of Cornell University has been roiled by allegations of sexual assault by fraternity members,

E Emma Goldberg

How Ketamine Emerged as a Key Factor in an Alleged Cornell Sex Assault

The powerful anesthetic has gained popularity as a party drug, including among a certain social set on the university’s campus.A former Cornell University student filed a lawsuit alleging she was sexually assaulted inside the Chi Phi fraternity house on campus in October 2024.

N Nicole Hong

Democrats Eyeing the House Face a Conundrum: Rent or Buy?

With less money than G.O.P., Democrats are torn over where to spend in the final weeks. The party is making its biggest move in years against one of G.O.P.’s biggest blue-district survivors.The Democrats’ hold on the House affects Representative Hakeem Jeffries’s ability to govern his party if he be

S Shane Goldmacher

Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads

The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.President Trump reversed course and said that his super PAC would pay for ads promoting him, which had been paid for with public funds.

S Shane Goldmacher, Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman

India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi

Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.A protest in New Delhi on Sunday, demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. More pro

M Mujib Mashal, Pragati K.B. and Hari Kumar

The Hidden Policies That Power China’s Export Boom

Huge tax breaks and a weak currency sustain exports, widen the government budget deficit and complicate the country’s efforts to rebalance its economy.Workers in a garment-making district in Guangzhou, China, last year.

K Keith Bradsher

In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.Chinese A.I. companies like Deepseek and Moonshot have made a name for themselves internationally. But China still str

Z Zeyi Yang