President Trump’s announcement came as talks on Capitol Hill over funding the Department of Homeland Security faltered, and airport lines continued to grow.
If the shutdown continues after this weekend, it will be longer than any previous shutdown, partial or full.
The Justice Department’s demands for admissions-related data from Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego, represent a flex of federal power.
President Trump is making new plans in one of the most significant renovations in the history of the White House.
President Trump waxed on about the virtues of the pen, calling it more economical and a better instrument than the fancier writing tools preferred by his predecessors.
The S&P 500 tumbled 1.7 percent on Thursday and oil prices continued rising as investors fret about when the war would end.
Iran has allowed a small number of vessels to pass, but that won’t alleviate pressure or risk for the shipping industry and energy markets any time soon.
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is drafting a formal authorization for the use of military force in Iran, seeking to put some parameters around the operation as the Trump administration has boxed out Congress.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism is posing challenges for the Trump administration. Top health jobs are unfilled, and a court has blocked his vaccine schedule changes.
Joel Schumacher apologized for “Batman & Robin,” his corny 1997 superhero movie, but thanks to its ice puns and bat nipples, it’s since become an accidental parody worth howling at.
Regulators, pilots and others in aviation have worried about the kind of runway accident that happened at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.
Michael Rousseau said he was “deeply saddened” that his inability to speak French had diverted attention from the families’ grief.
President Trump wants to restrict voting by mail, which he says amounts to “cheating.” But he defended his own use of the practice in a special election this week.
Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff and a Republican running for governor, is examining votes from 2025 after unsubstantiated claims of fraud.
Her interview on the “Today” show came more than 50 days after her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was taken from her home near Tucson, Ariz.
Bishops are trying to understand what’s behind the wave. People joining the church described their reasons as highly personal.
Often treated as throwaway pets, hermit crabs can live 50 years. Mary Akers, a self-taught expert, wants people to appreciate them as much as she does.
Tech companies are running into resistance from neighbors and may not be able to build at the pace they promised investors.
The decision is an early victory for the artificial intelligence company in a rancorous legal battle with the Department of Justice.
A new study of popular AI models shows that their feedback on social situations is far from impartial.
The city was counting on a 15 percent rise in bonuses to produce tax revenues to fill its budget gap. The actual increase was 9 percent, the state comptroller said.
A few qualities, including a sense of purpose, seem to have real benefits — especially as you age.
The just resentments of a shrinking middle class.
No one apart from the Congolese people has ever paid a price for the CIA-backed assassination of Patrice Lumumba.
Also, transgender athletes were barred from women’s Olympic events. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to rename Cesar Chavez Day as “Farmworkers Day,” moving quickly before the March 31 holiday.
A boy, the son of a New York police officer, may have been playing with a gun when it accidentally went off, killing Ka’Mardre Coleman, 16, according to prosecutors and the boy’s lawyer.
The longtime owner of the restaurant, a Theater District mainstay, is bowing out, and the Shubert Organization plans to reopen after a renovation, with the celebrity caricatures intact.