The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.Volunteers processing mail-in ballots on Nov. 5, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.
The president rallied for the sister of Lindsey Graham in her South Carolina Senate run and pressured allies to endorse her. A super PAC run by his advisers has spent nearly $800,000 on her campaign. Will it be enough?President Trump rallied for Senator Darline Graham of South Carolina in Myrtle Bea
Also, the college admissions process is shifting once again. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
Analysts say Tehran could intensify the dispute militarily after the United States announced new efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy. One Iranian official vowed that “not a single drop of oil” would leave the gulf.Motorists drive past an anti-American billboard in Tehran on Monday. President Trump ha
President Trump vowed to increase tariffs on cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50 percent starting Jan. 1, as the countries edged toward a full-blown trade war.Trade tensions between the United States and Canada have spiraled over the past few days, after the two sides failed to reach a trade de
The Treasury Department said it could begin to buy back more of its debt, and bond market investors are assessing the potential effects on borrowing costs.
The Mexican man was sent to his home country after assisting federal law enforcement by testifying against Mexican drug cartels.The U.S. border wall seen from Tijuana, Mexico.
The sailor, Joshua Aviles, was on his way home from the Middle East aboard the beleaguered aircraft carrier when he learned his father had been detained.Joshua Aviles, right, with his father, Luis Manuel Aviles, in 2025, shortly before Joshua shipped out for the Middle East aboard the aircraft carri
After loosening requirements during the Covid era, some schools are shaking up admissions again, facing pressure from the Trump administration, A.I. and even their own professors.Can you use A.I. to apply to college? Will the school ask for your test scores? Some schools are changing their policies.
I traveled around the country to find out if “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” still has a place in the classroom.
States are spending millions of dollars on cloud-seeding technology, backed by new data on its effectiveness — and driven by desperation for water.
The state seeks to block plans for significant water use restrictions over the next decade.Nevada argued in a lawsuit that federal officials did not impose mandatory water restrictions on states in the Colorado River’s upper basin.
Christina Stanton offers a very specific and deeply personal tour of the World Trade Center site to remind visitors what happened 25 years ago.Christina Stanton leads a North Carolina church youth group on a tour at the 9/11 Memorial reflecting pools. She carries a scrapbook of photos, including tho
Regulators sent subpoenas to major Wall Street banks seeking information about the trading of Situational Awareness, three people briefed on the outreach said.Situational Awareness was founded two years ago by Leopold Aschenbrenner, formerly of OpenAI.
When OpenAI’s agents went rogue in July, they demonstrated ingenuity and drive beyond what many experts imagined — a dangerous harbinger of what such bots could do in the future.
Hugging Face, a start-up that was breached by rogue bots from OpenAI, is using the hack to push for openness in A.I. development.Clément Delangue, the chief executive of Hugging Face, which is a vocal supporter of open-source artificial intelligence.
Federal investigations of Mark Walter’s business empire have put a spotlight on private-equity-owned insurers that invest premiums in risky assets.Under Mark Walter, speaking in 2022, Guggenheim Investments acquired insurers after the 2008 financial crisis.
Five decades after the “war on drugs” sought to make substance abuse unaffordable, illicit drugs are cheaper and more powerful than ever. A visit to Baltimore shows why.Last summer, the city of Baltimore experienced several mass overdose crises, the result of fentanyl being mixed with powerful synth
The “war on drugs” sought to reduce substance abuse by driving up prices and lowering demand. Today, street drugs are less expensive and more dangerous than ever.
Years ago, she donned a dinosaur costume to help make ends meet. Now she is a first-time Emmy nominee for her role in “Widow’s Bay.”
President Trump needs to face reality on the Strait of Hormuz.
Mark Carney has chosen suffering, but he did what Canadians elected him to do.
The Hawk fire has burned more than 15,000 acres since it began on Saturday in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada near Reno.
