| Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic
- It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:54:47 +0000
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| Drawing on His Rust Belt Roots, Vance Campaigns for Republicans
- Vice President JD Vance traveled to his hometown, Middletown, Ohio, and spoke at a steel factory where his grandfather once worked.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:47:37 +0000
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| Staten Island Becomes the Place to Challenge Mamdani’s Policies in Court
- The ruling is a win for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who argued that the case be heard in Manhattan. The lawsuit challenging the rent freeze had been filed in Staten Island.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:40:12 +0000
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| Defense Rests Case in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial
- The two sides focused Friday on whether Ms. Clancy was experiencing psychosis when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Closing arguments could begin on Monday.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:36:13 +0000
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| Desperation Mounts as Thousands in Indiana Endure 10 Days Without Power
- Floods from powerful thunderstorms devastated Gary, where a third of residents live below the poverty line and full restoration isn’t expected until next week.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:31:49 +0000
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| Anthropic Could Aim to Raise $100 Billion in Blockbuster I.P.O.
- The offering could value the five-year-old A.I. start-up at $2 trillion, its bankers have told potential investors, which would exceed Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:24:20 +0000
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| Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms
- Canadian negotiators were in Washington to finalize a deal that would stave off new tariffs and improve the terms of existing ones, but Mark Carney faces a tough sell back home.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:06:17 +0000
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| Trump Accounts Get an Unlikely Endorser: Gavin Newsom
- Mr. Newsom, the governor of California, normally has harsh words for President Trump. But he called the new children’s savings accounts “one of the best things” the president has done.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:01:45 +0000
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| 5 Deportees Are Flown by US to Equatorial Guinea After they Resist Deplaning in Liberia
- At least five of the people flown to Liberia under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program resisted leaving the plane. They were then flown to Equatorial Guinea.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:36:57 +0000
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| TikTok Settles With U.S. Over Child Privacy Concerns for $400 Million
- The Justice Department resolved a lawsuit that accused the social media company of illegally gathering children’s information.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:24:04 +0000
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| Meghan of Sussex Eyes Role in Netflix Show ‘The Gentlemen’
- The duchess’s representatives have had exploratory talks about her joining a third season of “The Gentlemen,” two people said. Netflix has not yet ordered a third season of the show.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:14:11 +0000
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| U.S. Agreed to Pay Liberia $5 Million in Connection with Deportees, Documents Say
- The Trump administration approved the payment after Liberia said it would consider taking migrants from other countries.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:46:56 +0000
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| Chief Justice Allows White House Ballroom Construction, for Now
- Also, A.I. is everywhere in China. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:26:24 +0000
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| America Ends a Summer of Lightning-Fast Primaries and Political Speed Dating
- Plot twists in several states have led to rapid-fire races that have felt more reminiscent of European-style snap campaigns than traditional American marathons.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:17:22 +0000
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| Trump Announces Move to Lift Ground Beef Tariffs in Bid to Lower Prices
- The move prompted blowback from cattle ranchers and Republicans who represent them.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:49:35 +0000
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| U.S. Cuts Colorado River Water for Arizona, California and Nevada
- Arizona’s share of the river will shrink by a third, likely increasing reliance on groundwater and raising pressure on agriculture.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:38:33 +0000
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| He Said He Was the World’s Healthiest Man. Then Came a Stunning Diagnosis.
- Bryan Johnson, the longevity guru, wants to live forever. But the big question is why.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:37:41 +0000
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| Prince Harry, Elton John and Others Told to Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million
- Harry and six other high-profile figures lost a privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers. They may eventually have to pay more than twice the initial sum, a judge said.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:22:00 +0000
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| How New York’s Second-Home Tax Turned Into a Headache for Mamdani
- The bumpy rollout of the tax created an opportunity for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s opponents to fight him in court and in the City Council.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:16:04 +0000
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| Rare South American Diseases Offer Clues on the Next Pandemic
- Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:06:45 +0000
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