Mr. Kent is the highest-ranking Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict. He said pressure from Israel had pushed the president into war against Iran.
As Iran’s top national security official, Mr. Larijani had a reputation for acting as a bridge between hard-line figures in the armed forces and more moderate political factions.
The attack hit a drug rehabilitation facility, and Afghanistan vowed to retaliate, risking an escalation of the conflict between the two countries.
The renewed violence between the neighboring countries stems from Pakistan’s accusations that Afghanistan’s Taliban government has harbored a militant group.
The legislation would require voters to prove their citizenship in person upon registration, ban IDs without a photo at polling places and criminalize failures to enforce such requirements.
New York transit officials are seeking nearly $60 million in overdue federal funding to extend the subway line to East Harlem. The administration’s rationale for the freeze has been inconsistent.
Proposed settlements would block wind farms off New York State and North Carolina, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.
As the U.S.-Israel-Iran war continues, conservatism’s most famous figures are in a rhetorical brawl over America’s role.
Officials say the crippling of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which the president himself created, could open elections to cyberattacks and foreign influence.
An open Senate seat and several crowded House races could measure the power of the grass roots to take on the deep pockets of super PACs.
Excitement about A.I. assistant tools is running into growing concerns about the security risks of software that operates autonomously on user’s devices.
Is there anyone John Lithgow can’t — or won’t — play?
A surge of weapons is flowing from the U.S. to Mexico. These firearms — sourced from gun shops, shows, websites and apps — are funneled across the border to fuel the country’s most violent crimes.
Still at war with Iran and in control in Venezuela, President Trump is signaling that he is about to intervene in another country.
In San Francisco, some passengers of autonomous taxis have experienced an unexpected hazard: being stuck in the vehicles when the cars are assaulted.
There are active test runs in Texas, and a handful of companies are banking on making a big entry into the market as early as next year.
The right-wing tech investor is giving lectures near the Catholic church’s administrative heart. Commentators there are rejecting his apocalyptic vision.
Judge Zahid Quraishi ordered a hearing on who had the authority to lead New Jersey’s top federal law enforcement office.
Given a list of 14 mismatches, they quickly picked Ben Platt in “Dear Evan Hansen.” But they took issue (loudly) with one of our choices.
Our photographer captured unguarded moments with Michael B. Jordan, Paul Thomas Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow and other celebrities in the crowd.
The “Sinners” star became the consensus pick as voters soured on Timothée Chalamet, the “Marty Supreme” lead. It helped that the winner is a bankable performer.
The fox is convalescing at the Bronx Zoo after an unlikely 3,600-mile sea crossing from England to the Port of New York and New Jersey.
The early reality of the Iran war is not cooperating with the president’s bluster.
Democrats can’t just sit back and expect the prevailing political winds to produce a blue wave.
Adolescents said they were more likely to share photos with a dating partner, or when they had been worn down with repeated requests.
He and Thomas J. Sargent shared the prize in 2011 for devising statistical tools to help guide economic policymakers.
The data center, to be built between Buffalo and Rochester, will raise electric bills and harm a nearby tribal reservation, opponents argue. “I can’t think of one good reason for it,” a local resident said.
The National Weather Service said its lightning mapper and cameras picked up what appeared to be a meteor streaking across the sky Tuesday morning.