Iran War Live Updates: Israel Appears to Pull Back From Threat to Strike Beirut
President Trump is pressing Israel not to attack the Lebanese capital. An escalation in Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah could threaten peace talks with Iran.
Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline
Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as well as more adults refusing tetanus shots.
Extreme Water Shortages in the West, and Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge
Plus, the rocky, unpredictable race for California governor.A water crisis is spreading across the American West after one of its hottest, driest winters ever.
How Hezbollah Drones Upended Israel’s Strategy in Lebanon
An Israeli campaign that started with high hopes has devolved into a kind of impasse, with Hezbollah looking more capable than it did when the war began.People fleeing the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday after Israel threatened to attack targets there.
Trump Finds High-Wire Iran Negotiations ‘Very Boring’
President Trump told CNBC that he “couldn’t care less” if the negotiations with Iran break down.President Trump at the White House in Washington in May.
Security Council Members Call for Israel to Withdraw From Southern Lebanon
The U.N. panel met after Israel had threatened to attack southern Beirut. President Trump said later that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed not to attack each other.Fleeing the southern suburbs of Beirut, a family sheltered on the roadside Monday amid growing traffic, after Israel warned the area woul
Trump Backs Off Plan for $1.8 Billion Fund That Drew Political Backlash
The fund has drawn backlash from critics who said it was a scheme to reward President Trump’s political allies with public benefits.Beyond the legal challenges, President Trump has also faced increasing pressure from both parties on Capitol Hill to torpedo the fund.
California’s Primary Election: What to Watch
The race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom has been unpredictable for months, while Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles is trying to fend off two challengers.Election workers sort ballots at Contra Costa County’s election operations facility in Martinez, Calif.
What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Iowa, Montana and Beyond
Democrats have a competitive Senate primary race in Iowa, where the party is hoping to make gains, while a smokejumper is running in a contested House primary in Montana.Iowa is holding contests to succeed two retiring Republicans — Senator Joni Ernst and Gov. Kim Reynolds — and Democrats see each r
Group Pledges $2 Million to Fight AIPAC in House Races
A super PAC created to counter spending from powerful pro-Israel groups will try to help Democrats critical of Israel’s wars and military actions.American Priorities intends to spend $2 million to help three House candidates in New York. From left to right: Claire Valdez, Brad Lander and Darializa A
Obama Center’s Two Sides: A Lovely Park and a Forbidding Tower
In Chicago, the $850 million Obama Presidential Center aims to remake a neighborhood with a 19.3-acre community hub and a brooding 225-foot museum.
Russia Launches Deadly Strikes on Kyiv After Threatening Ukraine for a Week
Moscow’s repeated warnings of a major strike, combined with the delay before it happened, seemed intended to inflict a psychological toll on the Ukrainian capital.The aftermath of a Russian strike on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on Tuesday.
As A.I. Makes Strides in Mathematics, Mathematicians Urge Caution
A week after OpenAI made headlines with an A.I.-generated proof, a new “declaration” by 16 experts raises concerns that the technology threatens math as a discipline.OpenAI is just one of the artificial intelligence firms that has begun training its models in higher mathematics.
U.S. Was Asked to Blacklist Colombian Cartel Gold. It Was Also Buying It.
The request for sanctions, from Colombia’s defense minister, shows failures at both ends of the supply chain for illegal gold.Pedro Sánchez, center, Colombia’s defense minister, visiting an illegal mining operation in and around a military base last month.
Mamdani Is Under Pressure to Act Amid Slowing Job Growth in New York
As New York City faces slowing job growth and broader economic concerns, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not offered a detailed plan to create jobs.New York City has added jobs this year, though it lost 3,100 private-sector jobs in March, the most recent month for which data is available.
Mamdani Advances 34th St. Bus Lane Plan That U.S. Had Blocked
The city is moving forward with a redesign of 34th Street in Manhattan that the White House halted last year after threatening to withhold federal funding for other transit priorities.Buses on 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan move at about five miles per hour.
What Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship
President Trump has argued that the United States is “stupid” for granting citizenship at birth. Most countries don’t do so, but that can create problems.Mariam Sobayo was born in Dublin in February 2005, a few weeks after the country halted its longstanding practice of granting citizenship to all c
A Whole Generation Seems to Be Using ‘POV’ Wrong
Gen Z might be using the abbreviation for “point of view” incorrectly. But linguists think it’s exciting.
Why America Is Its Own Biggest Geopolitical Risk
The political risk analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the greatest driver of risk in the world right now is President Trump.
Late Night Updates America on the Lineup for Its 250th Birthday Bash
“Instead of music, the entertainment will be an 80-year-old man yelling about windmills,” Jimmy Kimmel said after President Trump said he would headline a summer concert series.
As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments
The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.Health workers disinfected a coffin containing the body of a man presumed have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.