Iranian leaders fear being burned again by President Trump, who tore up a nuclear agreement reached during the Obama administration after lengthy negotiations.
Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have been attacking Americans and U.S. sites there recently.
A British-French plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz would give the continent a role. But Tehran and Washington are still calling the shots.
A U.S. aid worker said that the Afghans, who were evacuated to Qatar, would face a choice between moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo and living under the Taliban.
Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve could still be delayed by a Justice Department investigation into the current chair, Jerome H. Powell.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for investigating hate groups, has been accused by Republicans of unfairly targeting conservative and Christian organizations.
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick stands accused of stealing $5 million in federal funds. She announced she would step down minutes before the House Ethics Committee was to vote on a recommendation to expel her.
Republicans have built a small advantage from the gerrymandering clash so far, but Virginia voters could change that.
Voters in Virginia are deciding whether to adopt a new gerrymandered congressional map that benefits Democrats. Nick Corasaniti, a politics reporter, explains the role Virginia’s new map is playing in the nationwide redistricting battle and its potential implications for the midterm elections.
The election on Tuesday is part of a coast-to-coast fight between Republicans and Democrats ahead of the midterms.
People have plowed through savings, cashed out retirement funds and moved in with relatives. Former U.S.A.I.D. workers estimate that less than half have found full-time work.
The autobiographical novella, first published 50 years ago, arguably created a new type of guy: the literary fly fisherman.
The proposal reflects a global reality in which governments appeal to President Trump’s vanity to get American might on their side.
“A.I. gives us places to go we haven’t gone,” said one bank’s chief executive.
The investigation focuses on messages between the chatbot and the man accused of killing two people at Florida State University last year.
The man who killed one tourist at a Mexican pyramid and wounded several others had materials in his backpack tied to a 1999 U.S. attack, a possible reference to the Columbine High School massacre.
After a forced confession and a death sentence, a Kurdish poet spent 30 years in jail, where he discovered his voice. His literary champion, to everyone’s surprise, became his life partner.
Scientists long believed it would take more than a century for animals to return to deforested land. New research shows that’s not always the case.
The frequency of fireballs in our planet’s skies seemed to grow in recent months. NASA and other meteor experts can’t agree on what explains it.
Active since last week, the Lyrids meteor shower is expected to reach peak viewing tonight.
The press tour for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” has been a fashion show for its stars and their stylists, who have relied on group chats, sweatpants and camaraderie to pull it off.
At a starry premiere at Lincoln Center, fashion industry figures reflected on just how much the original film got right.
The smashing of a statue of Jesus by an Israeli soldier and the founding of four provocative settlements together show Israel’s thoughtless path forward.
A Yale report offers some honest self-reflection on where the university went wrong.
The two Americans were killed on Sunday when their vehicle crashed while returning from a counter-cartel operation led by Mexico’s armed forces in the state of Chihuahua.
The university released a report that said the president, Walter Carter Jr., took trips with a podcaster and suggested that the university hire her.
Scientists in Sweden made an unexpected discovery when they exposed the fish to the illegal drug as well as another substance.