The C.I.A. has given small weapons to Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq in a covert program that began before the current war.A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran inspects the damage sustained at the party’s Azadi Camp after an Iranian cross-border attack in the Kurdish region of northern
State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence.
After the state representative won the Senate primary, he joined a list of other promising progressives who have captured the left’s fancy.State Representative James Talarico has emerged as the Texas Democratic nominee for the Senate and is suddenly one of the hottest properties in the party.
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, attending the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference on Wednesday.
Hollywood careers don’t always begin where you expect them to, as Jessie Buckley, Teyana Taylor and Emma Stone could tell you.
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
Companies including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI committed to pay for the power plants and grid upgrades needed to run their data centers.President Trump meeting with executives from the artificial intelligence industry in Washington on Wednesday.
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
The Trump administration is likely to appeal the move, as it ramps up its attempt to slow or potentially block the repayment of billions in past duties.For many importers, the liquidation process is still well underway for millions of goods that were brought ashore during President Trump’s first yea
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.
The bid came as Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas has been forced into a runoff amid resurfaced allegations of having 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.
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.”
Andrea Fraser had long felt that she was to blame for the years her mother, Carmen de Monteflores, was overlooked. Now Carmen is 92. Can the Whitney Biennial make amends?“If I hold this unconscious conviction that I destroyed my mother’s creativity,” Fraser said, “then this latest effort is about tr
The battle to lower costs has reached the State Capitol, where concerns have emerged about the fate of a 2019 climate law and its ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Solar panels line a rooftop in Astoria, Queens. New York ranks among the most expensive states for electricity in the U
The White House has floated a new plan to try to ease voter concerns over the A.I. boom’s effect on electric bills. But it won’t be easy to put into practice.A Google data center. Large data centers can use as much electricity as a small city.
TerraPower’s project in Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in nearly a decade.Politicians and executives, including Bill Gates, shoveled dirt during the groundbreaking for TerraPower’s Natrium nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, Wyo.
In a recent review, a small group of patients received the injections less frequently but still maintained weight loss and health benefits.
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?
Also, sea levels may be higher than we thought. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.Smoke rises over Tehran today after U.S.-Israel airstrikes.
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.
The man fired shots at law enforcement and civilian vehicles before he was killed during a pursuit along Interstate 10 in West Texas.The Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas, last year.
