At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.Nonprofits or super PACs have aired dozens of ads this year in House and Senate races using dark money, which is political spending by groups that h
State officials say they worry about the Postal Service’s ability to deliver votes this fall. They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.Nearly twice as many mail ballots were rejected for arriving late in Michigan’s primaries this year when compared to
Plus, a groundbreaking new space telescope.American forces attacked two Iranian rocket launchers attempting to disperse sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, U.S. Central Command said.
Donors, politicians and Jewish leaders questioned the Met’s decision to honor Galliano, a fashion designer who was found guilty of a hate crime for his antisemitic outbursts.Some have questioned why the Metropolitan Museum of Art decided to honor John Galliano at a time of rising antisemitism.
A two-year war between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions is driving a surge in killings and disappearances targeting women.Alma Daniela with a portrait of her sister, Vivian Karely Aispuro, who was murdered last year in Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa.
Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.
Technologies like CRISPR are giving us new ways to create the dogs of our dreams — and a reason to reckon with our past mistakes.Life with Bailey has been “amazing,” Dr. Walker said. “I didn’t really appreciate, when people say pets are part of your family, what that really means. But she really is
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way,” one said, “that society is doomed.”Israeli flags lined the roadside next to Palest
The renewed attacks were the latest sign that the war that began six months ago appears far from over.The Strait of Hormuz, the waterway in the Persian Gulf that has been at the heart of the conflict between the United States and Iran, on Monday.
The two-day summit of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan shows the limits of U.S. economic warfare.The aftermath of Russian strikes in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, in August. Many of the leaders in attendance at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit have helped Russia con
Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, has extracted flashy agreements and personnel moves from big universities and sought to force states to turn over confidential voter data.
The administration has revoked funding for bike paths, and encouraged removing some. A cycling advocate said it is playing on the idea of “that dork on a bike.”
After a glacial flood last year, Chinese officials strengthened defenses at a border crossing with Nepal. But last week’s “cascade of hazards” overwhelmed them.Searching for missing people along a road leading toward Gyirong Port in China on Sunday. On Wednesday a tsunami-like wave of ice, boulders
The authorities in Nepal and Tibet said that more than 4,400 people were missing since a deadly Himalayan landslide and glacial collapse. Rescuers are searching for survivors.Houses damaged and partially submerged in thick mud and debris from flooding in Devighat, Nepal, on Friday.
Rajendra Dawadi had less than 15 minutes to act on a warning of approaching floodwaters. His swift evacuation plan saved hundreds of lives.Rajendra Dawadi was teaching at the Tribhuvan Trishuli School when a staff member burst into the classroom, shouting that a major flood was headed their way.
Francis Fukuyama’s famous take on the post-Cold War world was widely misunderstood. In a new memoir, he tries to set the record straight.Francis Fukuyama sees the current plight of liberal democracy not as a rebuke to his earlier work but as a vindication.
At least 62 people were evacuated on Saturday after flooding destroyed footbridges and damaged a campground and cabins near Bright Angel Creek in Arizona, the National Park Service said.The Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch areas of the Grand Canyon National Park were damaged in flash floodi
Phantom Ranch, the only lodge within the Grand Canyon, has drawn adventurers and dignitaries, including Theodore Roosevelt, for more than a century.The Colorado River winds through Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona, a day after heavy flooding struck the park.
As the search for missing visitors continues, the National Park has shut down hotels and much of its terrain, but visitors can still enter.Grand Canyon National Park was partially open for day use on Monday after flash flooding killed one person and prompted a search-and-rescue operation for at leas
Three fourths of Americans oppose data centers. Why?
The party that capitulated to Trump has the most to answer for
The nearly constant air raids, a shift from years of largely overnight attacks, have left residents exhausted and on edge.
