| ‘Excruciating and Agonizing’: A New Reality for Jewish Democrats
- With Israel increasingly unpopular and antisemitism on the rise, Jewish politicians find themselves more and more under attack.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:11:46 +0000
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| British Royals Crisscross Manhattan in Brief Visit Packed With Photo Ops
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the Sept. 11 memorial before stopping by an urban farm, the New York Public Library, a business event and a gala.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:06:14 +0000
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| Mamdani’s Advice to Royals: Give That Priceless Diamond Back to India
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani and King Charles did not meet privately. But if they had, the mayor said, he probably would have raised the issue of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:04:22 +0000
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| Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers
- The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:55:37 +0000
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| Surveillance Law Is in Limbo After House Approval
- Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push a three-year renewal through the House, but the Senate appeared likely to opt for a 45-day punt ahead of a Friday expiration.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:26:43 +0000
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| G.O.P. Congress Struggles to Do the Basics Amid Party Infighting
- House Republicans toiled to pass major measures as lawmakers scrambled to fund homeland security, extend spy powers and deliver a farm bill.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:22:00 +0000
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| Trump Threatens to Pull Troops From Germany as He Lashes Out at Merz
- The comments came after the German chancellor said that Iran has “humiliated” the United States.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:01 +0000
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| U.S. Indictment Accuses Mexican Governor of Conspiring With Sinaloa Cartel
- Prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, and other Mexican officials of a yearslong conspiracy to protect the powerful cartel.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:58:07 +0000
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| They Left for the School Bus. ICE Picked Them Up Instead.
- A school transfer disrupted two brothers’ visas, their lawyer said, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and unsettling their Mississippi school community.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:45:50 +0000
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| The Justices Acted as Partisans in the Voting Rights Ruling
- In the name of disentangling race from politics, the court has given white voters more power at the expense of racial minorities.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:39:25 +0000
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| Musk Says He ‘Was a Fool’ to Provide OpenAI’s Early Funding
- In the second day of a trial pitting Mr. Musk against OpenAI, he said the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman, had misled him. But OpenAI’s lawyer said evidence showed the opposite.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:25:14 +0000
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| Queen Camilla Unites Winnie-the-Pooh With a Long-Lost Friend
- On Wednesday, the Queen of England presented the New York Public Library with a bespoke replica of Roo, the smallest companion of the Bear of Very Little Brain.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:19:37 +0000
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| What the Royal State Dinner Guest List Says About Trump’s America
- There were at least 10 American billionaires, six Fox News hosts, assorted presidential pals, no Democratic politicians and not so many British.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:12:35 +0000
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| Powell Says He Will Stay On as Fed Governor After Term as Chair Ends
- Jerome H. Powell cited lingering legal threats against him and the Federal Reserve in explaining his decision to remain at the central bank.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:07:49 +0000
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| A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight
- Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There’s more to come.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:53:54 +0000
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| Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map, Another Blow to Voting Rights Act
- The court struck down the voting map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in a move that could make it harder for lawmakers to create majority-minority voting districts.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:44:37 +0000
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| Mississippi Middle School Students Avert Bus Crash After Driver Loses Control
- Footage of the incident shared this week by a school district in Mississippi shows a group of students working together to avert disaster on a highway.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:41:29 +0000
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| What the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Could Mean for the Midterms
- Democrats stand to lose at least one blue-leaning district in Louisiana, but the timing was unclear. Florida has approved a redder map, and Republicans in several other states are weighing new districts.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:34:55 +0000
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| These Runners Kept Going to 100 or Beyond
- Many picked up running late in life. They all shared an uncommon competitive drive.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:28:12 +0000
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| Lester Wright, the Fastest Known Centenarian, Dies at 103
- In 2022, at 100, he set what was believed to be a world record in the 100-meter dash at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, beating 86- and 92-year-old competitors.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:24:33 +0000
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