Israel Faces Growing Pressure Over Hostages and Gaza Offensive
As rallies spread to demand action to free captives, the country’s security cabinet was to meet for the first time since Hamas agreed to a new cease-fire proposal, officials said.
As rallies spread to demand action to free captives, the country’s security cabinet was to meet for the first time since Hamas agreed to a new cease-fire proposal, officials said.
Claims that President Trump will direct Japanese investment highlight how trade frictions are mounting even with countries that have reached trade deals with the United States.
Three European powers will meet with an Iranian minister to try to reopen negotiations over Iran’s nuclear activities and avoid reimposing harsh sanctions.
The Trump administration is halting wind projects that had been approved, financed and underway while providing little to no justification.
Threatened by the president with political retribution, Republicans agreed to defund public broadcasting, imperiling a lifeline of communication in rural Alaska.
The chefs at Diane’s Place and Vinai serve as guardians and interpreters of their foodways.
The cherry-blossom-pink vodka concoction is entering its 18th year as the event’s signature drink. And it’s still a cash cow.
The question of whether to send soldiers to a postwar Ukraine is the latest chapter in an evolving relationship between Germans and their military.
Many of Southern California’s plants and animals evolved with fire as part of their life cycles. Can they weather the worsening fires to come?
Districts aiming to hire Black teachers, add Black history classes and talk about white privilege are increasingly under scrutiny, raising questions about what is legal, and also what works.
The jarring juxtapositions in Richard Misrach’s photographs of New Orleans whiplash the viewer between bleak slapstick and horror.
With its mission up for renewal, the U.N. force is under pressure to disband even as Israeli airstrikes continue along one of the world’s most volatile borders.
Hundreds of sensors placed throughout New York City measure water as it rises, then send the data to an interactive map available to the public.
Brazil, India and other emerging countries are hedging their bets against the United States.
Ms. Cook said that she would not resign from the board of governors, hours after President Trump announced he was firing her.
The government abruptly severed diplomatic ties and ejected Iran’s ambassador, saying the country had orchestrated attacks in Sydney and Melbourne last year.
China’s economic slowdown has fallen especially hard on older migrant workers, who often don’t have the technical skills that employers are seeking.
Among the recent public letters was one from dozens of Orthodox rabbis demanding “moral clarity” to what they called a humanitarian crisis.
They are threatening smaller parts companies that are key to manufacturing and employ hundreds of thousands in Japan, South Korea and Germany.
President Trump told Lisa Cook that he had found sufficient cause “to remove you from your position.” Ms. Cook and her lawyer said they would fight the firing.
The brief ground stop at Sky Harbor International Airport was lifted on Monday evening, but delays were expected as operations resumed.
The Supreme Court has indicated that there are distinctive reasons to shield the Federal Reserve from political interference.
George Herman Ruth, a Tennessee man with the same full name as the Yankees slugger, used the names of retired and dead players to commit fraud, prosecutors said.
Relatives of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who died earlier this year, contend that the book underplays the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband.
President Trump is using crime as a political weapon, proclaiming quick-fix solutions to deeply rooted challenges in cities led by Democrats.
It is highly unusual for prosecutors to fail even once to obtain an indictment from a grand jury given the way the process is stacked in favor of the government.
Strong evidence suggests that following the diet, cutting calories and exercising lowers the chances of developing diabetes for those with metabolic risk factors.
Stephen Nakagawa, a former dancer with the Washington Ballet, wrote a letter to the leader of the arts center complaining about “radical leftist ideologies in ballet.”
Representative James E. Comer of Kentucky demanded financial records, video recordings and information on meetings with famous people.
The Illinois governor pointed out that eight of the 10 states with the highest homicide rates are led by Republicans.