Scheme to Take Torture Victim’s Crypto Went Back Months, Prosecutors Say
Two cryptocurrency investors met three times with the victim, a longtime friend, demanding his electronic devices and the passkey to an account worth millions of dollars.
Two cryptocurrency investors met three times with the victim, a longtime friend, demanding his electronic devices and the passkey to an account worth millions of dollars.
Yair Yaakov was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The other hostage will be named later, the Israeli military said.
Some flights near Washington will be suspended on June 14 to accommodate military flyovers and fireworks displays. Here’s how it might affect travelers.
Policymakers in many countries assume that birthrates have fallen because people want fewer children, but a global study says financial insecurity is driving those decisions.
A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split among G.O.P. officials on the war.
The State Department said it had decided to shrink the U.S. “footprint” in Baghdad and the United Kingdom issued a warning about “increased tensions within the region.”
The decision, a major reversal, could help poorer nations industrialize, cut planet-warming emissions and boost U.S. competitiveness on next-generation reactors.
Mr. O’Neal, a correspondent for The Economist, will be in charge of championing “personal liberties and free markets,” the section’s new direction laid out by Jeff Bezos.
Syria’s new leaders founded a group that cooperates with former Assad supporters to foster stability. It has set off a backlash from the government’s support base.
Unions have backed immigrant rights in California and have been on the forefront of resisting the Trump administration’s deportations.
Several Palestinians were killed on Wednesday, according to Gaza health officials and emergency workers. Israel denied reports that soldiers had opened fire on civilians.
G.O.P. senators are considering whether to further curb the president’s favorite tax cuts as they rewrite key portions of the sprawling domestic agenda bill passed by the House.
Donald Trump’s Fort Bragg speech was the latest in a string of high-profile efforts to reshape the military more in his own likeness.
Harvey Weinstein said infighting in the jury was denying him a fair trial.
The short answer is probably not, according to multiple forecasters.
Today’s anti-ICE, pro-immigration demonstrators are dragging the burden of how politics worked under Joe Biden’s presidency.
The music mogul’s lawyers are walking his former girlfriend, who is now a government witness, through a voluminous history of text and audio messages.
The Beach Boys leader, whose death was announced on Wednesday, was a brilliant writer, arranger and producer whose ambitions propelled his band — and contemporaries like the Beatles — into the future.
A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and intricate soundscapes in the studio.
California has sued the Trump administration over its move to deploy troops to Los Angeles. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, explains the laws governing the use of American troops on U.S. soil.
A former club president, known as Old Chainsaw, started the process in 1994 under cover of darkness. It transformed play.
We asked how they read menus, stay fit, eat at home and celebrate with their families.
Jon Bernthal’s strange journey taught him to bring a surprising softness to his tough-guy characters.
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the Exchequer, broke down public spending plans, including more money for the military, public transport and affordable housing.
Important U.S. allies are trying to bolster their ties as the Trump administration shifts priorities and reshapes the world order.
If President Trump makes good on all his threats, Harvard may lose much of its influence and prestige. It could also become even harder to afford.
The suit, against Midjourney, is the first time major Hollywood companies have sued over A.I.-generated images.
Wait for the part where they tell us they’re doing it for our sake.
Visuals from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter reveal chaotic solar magnetism in the solar polar region. Even better images are expected in the years ahead.
The fire, which was burning near the town of Apple Valley, had exploded to over 4,200 acres since starting on Tuesday afternoon.