The disclosure is the latest example of how the urgent push to release the files led to the government publicizing information it would normally keep under wraps.Several defendants mentioned in the Epstein files conducted what are known as proffer sessions at 500 Pearl Street, the address of the fed
Top Japanese officials are backing a tech and entrepreneurship initiative led by Joichi Ito, whose involvement with Jeffrey Epstein may endanger efforts to get the project off the ground.
Borge Brende, a former foreign minister of Norway, had maintained contact with the convicted sex offender.Borge Brende led the World Economic Forum, which runs an annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, for more than eight years.
Federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access, according to the university. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump had told him the student would “be released imminently.”Columbia University said it was endeavoring to gather details on Thursday about the detention of a student by
Mayor Mike Johnston’s order is a defiant shift from his measured stance and risks drawing attention to Greater Denver after President Trump during the campaign promised a “bloody story” there.Mayor Mike Johnston of Denver at the U.S. Capitol testifying at a congressional hearing last year.
The crash happened on Wednesday morning, Mayor Ras Baraka said, as federal immigration agents were pursuing a man driving a van.Protesters outside Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark, last June.
The president has sought to end the program, known as Temporary Protected Status, for various migrants as part of his mass deportation efforts.A destroyed mosque in Darayya, near Damascus, last year. The U.S. government initially put protections in place for migrants from Syria in 2012, citing the “
After the unannounced meeting at the White House, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump had also promised to release a Columbia student detained by ICE.Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with President Trump on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who was appointed to the role last week, has offered to publicly endorse vaccination, in particular the measles vaccine, winning over some agency employees.Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, is also serving as the acting director of the Cen
The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.Dr. Mehmet Oz, who oversees Medicare and Medicaid, promoted new proposals that he said would lower costs. Critics fear the options will increase
The evidence is patchy on whether lower rates have meaningfully spurred more activity, as the Trump administration floats measures it says will make housing more affordable.
Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there.An artist’s rendering of a human skull, at left, and a Neanderthal skull. Most people alive today carry a bit of Neandertha
President Trump has kept up a steady drumbeat of threats and built up U.S. troops in the region. Iran’s task is to give him a win but also preserve some semblance of nuclear enrichment.In this photo released by Oman’s Foreign Ministry, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff, center, and Jared Kushner meet with t
With California’s political machine on the wane, nobody has emerged as a clear front-runner. Democrats worry that nine of their candidates could split the vote and hand Republicans a win.Democrats have grown concerned that too many candidates for governor may split the primary vote and let two Repub
Representative Dan Crenshaw, who has at times clashed with President Trump and his allies, is facing a conservative challenger in Tuesday’s primary.State Representative Steve Toth is locked in a Republican primary battle with Representative Dan Crenshaw.
China’s play for U.S. allies has a problem: As Germany’s leader showed, Europe’s grievances with Beijing may run deeper than its frustration with Trump.Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at the Forbidden City in Beijing on Thursday, the second day of a trip during which he promoted ties while airi
Germany’s chancellor seeks to reduce Europe’s reliance on China and the United States. He speaks with a bluntness that few business leaders share.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Beijing on Wednesday with Premier Li Qiang.
For years, ligament tears have been a crisis among young athletes — even though a few simple exercises can prevent them.[PHOTO ONLY:] The LA Breakers U13 soccer team who regularly does the “FIFA 11+,” a series of exercises designed to prevent ACL tears and other injuries.
Four armed Cubans aboard a Florida-based speedboat died in a gunfight with Cuban border troops on Wednesday, officials said.Cuban Coast Guard ships docked at the port of Havana on Wednesday.
A Bitcoin baron wants to build a libertarian paradise on the island of Nevis. Democracy is getting in the way.Olivier Janssens, propelled by his cryptocurrency fortune, wants to build an enclave where residents would have special rights on Nevis.
As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.
The event, which began playfully, shifted in tone when the police appeared. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said that the episode did not appear to be a crime, while other officials called for arrests.During an organized snowball fight on Monday in Washington Square Park, some people began throwing snowbal
The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, left, and Josephine Ballon, right, of the organization HateAid. The group provides le
New restaurants are popping up in Caracas. Nightclubs are bursting at the seams. The streets are eerily safe — with big exceptions. Could a revival be on the horizon?Caracas “has the wages of Zimbabwe, the public services of Bangladesh and the prices of New York,” a political analyst said.
