The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms.The ruling from the Virginia Supreme Court leaves Democrats at a disadvantage in the country’s redistricting fight.
The ruling was a major lift to the G.O.P. efforts to build a structural advantage through redistricting.Voters at a polling location in Arlington, Va., on April 21, 2026.
The United Arab Emirates has borne the brunt of Iranian attacks throughout the war, hardening the government’s resolve to reassess its list of friends and foes.The Emirates leader, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and President Trump in Abu Dhabi, last year.
A maritime tracking company said the move was likely performative, given the Chinese-owned ship has an “established history within the Iranian trade ecosystem.”Ships in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman on Friday.
The slick, captured in satellite images near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, has raised concerns about the condition of Iran’s oil infrastructure.An image from the Europe Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite showing a slick off Kharg Island on Wednesday.
The network’s argument, made to the F.C.C., is the most aggressive posture taken yet by a television network toward the Trump administration.The filing on Friday was registered on behalf of a single ABC station in Houston and involved a minor regulatory dispute over the talk show “The View,” which r
For the president, a major legal defeat could undercut his leverage as he prepares to head to Beijing next week for high-stakes trade negotiations.President Trump and Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, in 2025. Tariffs are expected to be a major topic when they meet next week in Beijing.
The initial files are murky images that show what could be anything. The government said more would be released on a rolling basis.
They may be bronze and marble, but Alma Allen’s artworks at the Venice Biennale are as intangible as air.Alma Allen on an international stage in Venice. Right, “Not Yet Titled” (2014), yule marble. Left, “Not Yet Titled” (2020), bronze, at the U.S. Pavilion.
Trump has taken an active role in the arts in his second term, which may be evident in the work on display at the Venice Biennale — depending on how you look at it.Jeffrey Uslip with a sculpture by Alma Allen at the U.S. Pavilion.
April’s report showed employers added more jobs than expected, supporting the central bank’s view that it can afford to hold interest rates steady.Higher prices could eventually temper consumer spending, causing a slowdown that could result in job losses.
People return to work for many reasons, but the biggest is financial need. As costs remain high, more retirees could be looking to re-enter the job market.Pat Archer retired several years ago but found that her Social Security and small pension couldn’t keep up with her bills. She found part-time wo
The New York Times has not authenticated the note. But some of its phrases are similar or identical to ones Jeffrey Epstein used in emails and another handwritten letter.
The voting in England, Scotland and Wales is the biggest electoral test for Keir Starmer since he became prime minister in 2024.Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain spoke on Friday after local election results began rolling in.
As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off.
Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, describes how A.I.-related layoffs are testing the resilience of the government’s safety net programs.
Silicon Valley oligarchs worried about the risks their technology posed to the world. They forgot about people.
The guilt of my teenage conviction haunted me for decades. Learning to shoot helped me forgive myself as an adult.Reginald Dwayne Betts at the Sharpshooters Group gun range in April.
Health officials are closely monitoring those who were exposed for symptoms of the virus, which does not spread easily between humans.
Experts have been quick to reassure the public after the deaths aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, but images and turns of phrase have rekindled anxieties from Covid’s early days.Health workers in protective gear evacuating patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship yesterday.
Health authorities said three passengers from the MV Hondius had died after showing symptoms of the rare disease.The cruise ship MV Hondius stationed off the port of Praia, Cape Verde, on Sunday.
Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist.Mr. Attenborough enrolled at the University of Cambridge in 1945, where he studied natural sciences, including geology and zoology.
End-of-school year chaos has arrived. These 20-minute (or less) meals will get you cooking through it.
Meta has commenced a long, slow slide into irrelevance.
