Private Medicare Plans Are Raising Costs And Forcing Millions To Find New Insurance

As enrollment for Medicare Advantage begins this month, older Americans are confronting fewer options because insurers are discontinuing coverage in many areas.Mick and Ann Kalber, who live in Pahoa, Hawaii, are bracing to pay hundreds more in health insurance premiums after receiving a letter last

C Christopher Rowland and Reed Abelson

Kansas Senate Race Is a Surprising New Midterm Fight

Republicans are suddenly racing to defend a seat in Kansas, where Democrats are trying to win a Senate race for the first time in nearly a century.Adam Hamilton, a Democrat and a megachurch pastor, is running for Senate in Kansas against Senator Roger Marshall, a Republican.

J Jess Bidgood

Paxton Said in Deposition That Donor Gave Him Stocks to Please God

The leaked deposition from a fraud inquiry in 2014 provides insight into the Senate candidate’s investments and his tactics for defending himself.Ken Paxton, candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during the 2026 Republican Party of Texas State Convention in Houston.

L Lauren McGaughy

Inside Erik Prince’s Mercenary Deal in Congo

The injury of a former Green Beret and death of an elite soldier from New Zealand have highlighted the Blackwater founder’s growing role in one of Africa’s most intractable conflicts.Erik Prince, the American military contractor, has sought opportunities in resource-rich countries plagued by conflic

D Declan Walsh

Trump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid High Prices

President Trump said Russia had agreed to ship potentially millions of tons of diesel fuel in the coming months. But the amounts would be small relative to global demand.Diesel prices at a gas station in the Bronx last month.

C Chris Cameron, Ivan Penn and Valerie Hopkins

Trump Announces White House Inquiry Into Fed Governor Lisa Cook

President Trump said the White House would investigate unsubstantiated claims that Lisa D. Cook committed mortgage fraud and hold a hearing next month.The announcement is the latest escalation in President Trump’s campaign to remove Lisa D. Cook from her position as a governor at the Federal Reserve

C Colby Smith and Tony Romm

Attacker in FlyDubai Flight Meant to Crash Into Israeli Airport, Emiratis Say

The attorney general of the United Arab Emirates said that the co-pilot had been inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks after years of developing extreme Islamist views.Emirati investigators said that the co-pilot in the FlyDubai flight had intended to crash into Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv “with the

P Pranav Baskar

Senate Fact Finders Decry Costs of Immigrant Detention at Guantánamo

The setup has cost more than $100 million, the study said. A recent inspection found nearly 450 government employees and zero detainees.The U.S. military and contractors put up this tent compound in early 2025 at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to house immigration detainees designated for deportation from th

C Carol Rosenberg

Mike Ditka, Fiery Coach of the Chicago Bears, Has Died

He and the Bears won the Super Bowl in 1986, and after coaching he became one of the sport’s most visible and enduring talking heads. He was 86.Mike Ditka being carried off the field by members of his Chicago Bears after they defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX in January 1986.

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His Unmarked Grave Lay Forgotten for 200 Years. They Had to Fix That.

The identity of a Scottish sailor killed in Connecticut after a skirmish during the War of 1812 long remained a mystery until two local history buffs got involved.A Scottish sailor buried in Mystic, Conn., had an unmarked grave for more than 200 years until a local man arranged to have a marker inst

M Malia Mendez