President Trump said he would sign an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agents, with an intensifying crisis at airports ahead of a busy travel weekend.President Trump said on Thursday that he would sign an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agen
If the shutdown continues after this weekend, it will be longer than any previous shutdown, partial or full.
The Justice Department’s demands for admissions-related data from Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego, represent a flex of federal power.Enrollment in medical programs is generally a fraction of that of undergraduate programs. At Stanford University, pictured, the incomi
President Trump is making new plans in one of the most significant renovations in the history of the White House.President John F. Kennedy signing the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 in the Treaty Room. President Trump spoke last month to a group including some members of the Committee for Preservat
The S&P 500 tumbled 1.7 percent on Thursday and oil prices continued rising as investors fret about when the war would end.
Iran has allowed a small number of vessels to pass, but that won’t alleviate pressure or risk for the shipping industry and energy markets any time soon.Ships in the Persian Gulf last week, heading toward the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s de facto closure of the strait has given the country powerful leve
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is drafting a formal authorization for the use of military force in Iran, seeking to put some parameters around the operation as the Trump administration has boxed out Congress.Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is one of the few Republicans who raised questions in the
Regulators, pilots and others in aviation have worried about the kind of runway accident that happened at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.The Federal Aviation Administration has been working for years to reduce accidents like the one involving an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in
Michael Rousseau said he was “deeply saddened” that his inability to speak French had diverted attention from the families’ grief.Air Canada’s chief executive, Michael Rousseau, in 2024. He said he was “still unable” to express himself “adequately in French,” despite his many lessons.
Officials on Thursday said the airport in New York was now fully operational. One of its two runways had been closed since Sunday, when a jet hit a truck, killing two pilots.An airport maintenance crew at LaGuardia Airport removed the wreckage of a fire truck and an Air Canada jet on Wednesday. The
Joel Schumacher apologized for “Batman & Robin,” his corny 1997 superhero movie, but thanks to its ice puns and bat nipples, it’s since become an accidental parody worth howling at.
President Trump wants to restrict voting by mail, which he says amounts to “cheating.” But he defended his own use of the practice in a special election this week.President Trump defended his use of mail-in voting during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday, despite having referred to th
Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff and a Republican running for governor, is examining votes from 2025 after unsubstantiated claims of fraud.Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County, is locked in a sprawling all-party primary for governor in California, a heavily Democratic state.
The law, which mirrors national Republican priorities, requires newly registered voters to show that they are U.S. citizens in order to cast a ballot in state or local races.Gov. Larry Rhoden of South Dakota at a ceremony in Keystone, S.D., last fall.
Her interview on the “Today” show came more than 50 days after her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was taken from her home near Tucson, Ariz.Savannah Guthrie, left, talking with Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show. It was Ms. Guthrie’s first interview since her mother, Nancy, was abducted.
Bishops are trying to understand what’s behind the wave. People joining the church described their reasons as highly personal.The Times gathered data from two dozen dioceses. Each reported a significant increase in new converts.
The decision is the most significant since Kirsty Coventry was elected last year to serve as president of the I.O.C.Kirsty Coventry, president of the International Olympic Committee and a former Olympic swimmer from Zimbabwe.
Often treated as throwaway pets, hermit crabs can live 50 years. Mary Akers, a self-taught expert, wants people to appreciate them as much as she does.
Tech companies are running into resistance from neighbors and may not be able to build at the pace they promised investors.Construction of a Meta data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah, in 2024. The company is among those that have staked their futures on the use of artificial intelligence.
A new study of popular AI models shows that their feedback on social situations is far from impartial.
The city was counting on a 15 percent rise in bonuses to produce tax revenues to fill its budget gap. The actual increase was 9 percent, the state comptroller said.Wall Street had a great year in 2025, but New York City expected an even better one.
A few qualities, including a sense of purpose, seem to have real benefits — especially as you age.
The just resentments of a shrinking middle class.
No one apart from the Congolese people has ever paid a price for the CIA-backed assassination of Patrice Lumumba.Patrice Lumumba in Léopoldville (today Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo) after his arrest in December 1960.
