Decisions come fast, even if contradictions and inconsistencies abound. But without much of a process, there is little preparation for how things can go wrong.President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday. His decision to attack Iran, he said, was based on gut instinct.
Nearly every Republican voted to block a measure that would require that President Trump win authorization from Congress to continue the offensive in the Middle East.The rubble of a police station in Tehran this week after the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence.
After clinching the Democratic Senate primary, he told supporters in Austin that the country’s real divide is between “top versus bottom,” not the left versus right.James Talarico speaking to supporters in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday night.
The surprise announcement by Senator Steve Daines could give Democrats a slim opening in the Republican-leaning state in their uphill fight to take the Senate majority.Senator Steve Daines said it was time for new leaders from Montana and endorsed a Republican successor.
Aaron Spencer faces a second-degree murder charge for shooting a man accused of sexually assaulting his daughter. Preliminary results showed him appearing to win the Republican primary.A screengrab from a 2024 video by Aaron Spencer announcing his candidacy for sheriff of Lonoke County, Ark.
China announced a 7 percent increase in military spending and a five-year plan to try to reduce its military and industry’s reliance on Western technology.Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the annual meeting of the national legislature in Beijing on Thursday.
The goal, announced at a gathering of Communist Party leaders, was the lowest since 1991 and can offer clues about China’s policymaking plans.China’s leader, Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.
Hollywood careers don’t always begin where you expect them to, as Jessie Buckley, Teyana Taylor and Emma Stone could tell you.
The day after being forced into a runoff to keep his seat, Representative Tony Gonzales confirmed that he had an extramarital affair with an aide who later took her own life.Representative Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas, could be the latest House member censured for wrongdoing.
Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington were unable to build a case, underscoring the department’s increasing inability to follow through on the president’s desire to indict his rivals.Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has forcefully denied assertions that his use of the autopen b
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pushed back against her department’s inspector general, who told Congress in a letter that she had “systematically obstructed” his office’s work.The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general, Joseph V. Cuffari, testifying last year. Mr. Cuffari has open
Camp East Montana in Texas has been under growing scrutiny over its living conditions and has been grappling with a measles outbreak.Camp East Montana, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso.
Several of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s employees are under investigation for official misconduct under her leadership.An aide to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer was placed on administrative leave Wednesday.
The country and its small Jewish community are still trying to process the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in December.
A well-known conservative radio host in New York called Mayor Zohran Mamdani a cockroach, resurfacing anti-Muslim sentiments that the mayor said were all too common.Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said that bigotry against Muslims is often greeted by silence that “allows it to fester.”
In a recent review, a small group of patients received the injections less frequently but still maintained weight loss and health benefits.
Known for reviving football programs, he led six major colleges to bowl games, winning a national championship in 1989 after restoring the Irish to greatness.Lou Holtz with Notre Dame players in about 1988. Unassuming in demeanor, he had a keen football mind and a disciplinarian’s resolve.
A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft some of his most renowned instruments.
Carolin Widmann had to cradle her centuries-old, multimillion-dollar instrument during a flight to Germany. Her predicament resonated with musicians who have faced similar challenges.Carolin Widmann was boarding a plane with a Guadagnini violin, made in 1782, when she was instructed to take it out o
Texas politics is in constant churn.
Hungary. Cuba. Afghanistan. Iraq. Now Iran?
“This could be the first war ever launched based on vibes,” Jimmy Fallon said.
We may want to cover your big night for a story about high school’s most important event.Prom night is a time-honored American tradition. We’d like to understand it better.
