The president insists conflict with Iran will be brief, but world leaders are preparing for severe economic blowback.
Across Asia, where countries are highly exposed to rising oil and gas costs and tightening supply, governments are acting to mitigate economic harm.
President Emmanuel Macron said the warships would help protect France’s allies and French citizens in the region, and could be part of a force to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
For two hours, the streets around Gracie Mansion became the stage for a heated protest, reflecting a nation seething with angst and unease.
Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas led a delegation of Democrats to a South Texas detention center to press for the release of the brothers and their family.
After the sprawling and chaotic federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota, jurisdictions in other states have been bracing for a range of scenarios.
As the G.O.P. gathered in Miami for a party retreat where lawmakers hoped to focus on the economy, the president was threatening to block his own party’s legislative agenda.
The subpoena was issued in recent days to the Arizona State Senate, which oversaw a sprawling but partisan audit of the vote result in Maricopa County.
The ruling, which found that the three-person leadership team in New Jersey’s federal prosecutor’s office was illegal, will again throw the direction of the office into question.
Court papers submitted as part of the agreement with Halkbank, which was accused of doing business with Iranian entities, said Turkey’s assistance “was instrumental” in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire.
Antonio Wiley’s mother, Anita, vanished during a time when her hometown Detroit was wracked by drugs and crime. It took three decades and an extraordinary effort by a missing persons detective to locate her.
The sports and marketing agency founded by Casey Wasserman dropped his name in the latest fallout from the Epstein files.
Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections. Wealthy donors are reaping the rewards.
As President Trump prepares to close Washington’s premier performing arts venue for two years, loyal patrons wonder where they’ll get their cultural fix.
Washington National Opera managed to resume performances within two months of its abrupt departure. But there are still challenges ahead.
The university said it was investigating after the president, Walter Carter Jr., said he had “made a mistake.”
“There is tape in the Oval Office,” said Mr. Butterfield, a former White House aide, in testimony that rocked the Watergate hearings and led to the president’s resignation.
Influencers have long hawked supplements on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Increasingly, the influencers are fake.
Delusional infestation is one of the darkest embodiments of medical uncertainty.
Iran’s new supreme leader has been selected not to break with the regime but to preserve it.
The agreement, which requires a judicial sign-off, would avoid a breakup of the concert giant. But states that joined the suit object to the terms.
Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, traveled east to visit frontline troops trying to stave off Russian attacks, and invited reporters for The New York Times to go with him.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce that New York City is expanding free preschool for 3-year-olds, adding 1,000 seats to meet demand across the city.
The company is seeking F.C.C. approval to test an idea to reflect sunlight to Earth at night, possibly powering solar panels. Critics say it could be bad for people and wildlife.