
Midtown Manhattan Becomes America’s Stage for Acts of Violence
A small part of the nation’s largest city has drawn people bent on killing to draw attention to their causes. The man who shot four people at a Park Avenue office tower was the latest.
A small part of the nation’s largest city has drawn people bent on killing to draw attention to their causes. The man who shot four people at a Park Avenue office tower was the latest.
A police officer. A security guard. An executive. An associate. They were remembered for their “light,” for their passion and commitment.
Real estate titans and financiers are forming super PACs to try to defeat Zohran Mamdani. Some organizers say that they won’t succeed unless Mayor Eric Adams or former Gov. Andrew Cuomo drops out.
Despite the Trump administration’s support for proselytizing at the office, Stephen Colbert doesn’t think it’s a good idea.
The area includes Crescent City, which is particularly vulnerable because of its low elevation. The rest of the state was under a lesser tsunami advisory.
Many in Gaza will not survive, not because of their injuries alone but because of the lack of a health care system to treat them.
Intense nationalism and disputed history — and maps — stoke the neighbors’ hostilities. Even a surge of international diplomacy has brought little hope of a lasting peace.
The police said that a gunman had shot randomly at a group that was preparing to head home to California after a bachelor party weekend. Three people died in the shooting, and three others were injured.
Meituan, the Chinese food delivery giant, tested its global expansion in Hong Kong, where its Keeta service displaced a rival before moving to other markets.
It is the most powerful quake since the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan that triggered a 50-foot tsunami and the nuclear disaster at Fukushima.
Gov. Josh Green urged people in coastal areas to seek higher ground, with waves expected to reach the state within hours. “Do not wait,” he said.
A new Earth-observing satellite, built by NASA and India’s space agency, will be sent into orbit on Wednesday.
After turning down several new drugs and restricting use of another, Dr. Vinay Prasad drew the ire of the right-wing influencer Laura Loomer and others.
The Trump loyalist was narrowly approved as Republicans brushed aside concerns about his conduct as a senior Justice Department official.
The 8.7-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s coast led to warnings and advisories for parts of Japan and Alaska. Officials in Hawaii told people to expect destructive waves.
A similar approach in New Jersey has led to cancellations of court proceedings, as judges question whether the president’s designee for U.S. Attorney has any authority.
Dr. Monarez, who has been the acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since President Trump took office, was the president’s second pick for the job.
When a pair of Democrats sought to win quick approval of a bipartisan package of policing legislation, a third rose to object, saying the party must take every opportunity to challenge President Trump.
President Trump’s threats have raised questions about how much leverage the United States has left with Moscow.
After a “constructive” round of talks ahead of an Aug. 12 deadline, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, “Nothing is agreed until we speak with President Trump.”
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The former Canadian prime minister had dinner on Monday night with the newly single American pop star in Montreal, spurring intrigue over how they ended up meeting.
The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.
The “dignified transfer” is a New York Police Department rite. Its choreography honors those who died for their fellow citizens.
New York City has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation. But Monday’s mass shooting showed their limits, security experts said.
Jewish students and a professor said the university had allowed a hostile protest. After the settlement was announced, the Department of Justice separately said it had found the university violated civil rights laws.
A picture and a sketch show a person that the state police are seeking to question in the deaths of Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, in Devil’s Den State Park. Their daughters, 7 and 9, were not physically harmed.
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The president has in recent days acknowledged there is “starvation” in Gaza, a break with Israeli officials who have faced deep criticism over the humanitarian crisis there.
The New York Times found several questionable absentee ballots that were tallied in a Republican City Council primary, including one from a dead woman.