Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.A water treatment plant in Georgia earlier this year. Officials have long warned that the nation’s roughly 150,000 water treatment systems are relatively easy ta
President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.President Trump announced the new class of warships in December.
The head of the Justice Department praised the U.S. attorney in Washington after her tense meeting with the president.Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said that President Trump “has every right to be extraordinarily frustrated with the damage done to our national monuments in this city and
At the White House’s request, senators tucked a change sought by the hemp industry into a crucial spending bill. It would benefit the son-in-law of Susie Wiles, the president’s chief of staff.Intoxicating hemp, which is less regulated than marijuana and alcohol, has gained popularity in recent years
Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate candidacy poses a critical challenge for Democrats’ ascendant progressive wing: Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?Dr. Abdul El-Sayed greeting the audience at his election watch party in Detroit.
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed narrowly prevailed over Representative Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan, setting up a nervy race to November for the party.Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s close primary victory signaled that he has work to do to unite Democrats and turn out swing voters in Novem
Representative Shri Thanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.Donavan McKinney ousted Representative Shri Thanedar of Michigan on Tuesday.
A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has engaged in a public campaign to appear less reliant on U.S. military aid as President Tr
At the same time, Israeli and Lebanese negotiators were holding talks in Rome aimed at fostering a long-term diplomatic settlement.A video posted on social media showed smoke billowing from a hill following Israeli airstrikes, after the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning to the village of
The agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the strait would effectively ratify Tehran’s control over the crucial waterway.Ships in the Gulf of Oman last month.
The federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better.The offices of Network for Hope, an organ donation organization, in Louisville, Ky.
In African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones.
No one doubted the intensity of Lobga Rangzen’s commitment to a Tibet free of Chinese control. But they were not prepared for what he did next.A shrine for Lobga Rangzen, a Tibetan activist who self immolated in protest for Tibet’s independence from China, outside the United Nations building in July
The death of a Salvadoran immigrant at the federal detention center in Newark has raised questions about the conditions there.Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have monitored demonstrations outside the Delaney Hall detention center for months.
In a new tactic, federal immigration officials recently started saying they would criminally charge the elected county sheriffs in Minneapolis and Chicago.Tom Dart, the sheriff of Cook County, Ill., left, and Dawanna S. Witt, sheriff of Hennepin County, Minn., have both been given warnings, conveyed
The Mediterranean archipelago is a hot destination for U.S. companies seeking to shield profits from income taxes.
Forecasters expect winds to pick up in eastern Washington and Oregon on Friday and Saturday, but not to be as strong as last weekend’s were.
An episode this week focuses on the dangerous effects of warming, without mentioning climate change.
In 32 of the countries included in a recent study, at least a quarter of the native butterfly species had moved to new areas.
“We may be hearing but not listening,” Jacek Smolicki said, showing a reporter how sound travels through tree roots in Central Park and amplifying the scraping of aquatic snails.
Abdul El-Sayed is quick, magnetic, overflowing with infectious confidence. But he also has a blind spot endemic to his movement.
Why we keep searching for new ways to explain ourselves.
We’re also looking to find out what questions solvers have about the game.
