| Kataib Hezbollah Commander Accused of Planning Attacks on N.Y.C.
- Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is accused of leading attacks in Europe and being part of a retaliation campaign by Iran. Prosecutors say he is a leader of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia with ties to Iran.
Fri, 15 May 2026 23:41:49 +0000
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| With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook
- Amid stepped-up surveillance flights, a visit of the C.I.A. director and an energy embargo, the White House is trying to increase pressure on Cuba.
Fri, 15 May 2026 23:41:23 +0000
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| Keir Starmer and the End of Britain’s Old Certainties
- The decade since Brexit has been one long, painful process of trying — and failing — to make sense of this new reality.
Fri, 15 May 2026 23:21:27 +0000
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| Kataib Hezbollah: What to Know
- A commander of one of the most-hard line and powerful Iranian proxies in Iraq has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the United States.
Fri, 15 May 2026 23:18:48 +0000
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| Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Effort to Reinstate New Voting Map
- State officials had asked the justices to step in to allow the state to use a congressional map in the midterms that was drawn by Democrats and recently approved by voters.
Fri, 15 May 2026 23:00:43 +0000
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| Hospital Will Open First ‘Detransition’ Clinic in Legal Settlement With Texas
- Texas Children’s Hospital was under investigation for billing practices on gender-transition treatments. The settlement was expected to end that inquiry.
Fri, 15 May 2026 22:43:48 +0000
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| Smithsonian Adds Back Impeachment Language to Label on Trump Portrait
- The language had been removed from wall text in the National Portrait Gallery, but it’s back as the museum unveiled changes to its exhibition on U.S. presidents.
Fri, 15 May 2026 22:37:03 +0000
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| Claudine Longet, Entertainer Who Shot Olympian Boyfriend, Dies at 84
- A singer and actress, she drew wide attention for the fatal 1976 shooting of Spider Sabich. She was convicted of negligent homicide.
Fri, 15 May 2026 22:28:12 +0000
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| The Push to Indict Raúl Castro, Cuba’s Former President
- Mr. Castro, Cuba’s former president, could soon face charges in the 1996 killings of four volunteer airmen who were members of a humanitarian group that searched for migrants at sea.
Fri, 15 May 2026 22:26:39 +0000
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| Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Gov. Jared Polis
- Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted the sentence of Ms. Peters, a former county clerk serving a nine-year sentence for her role in a plot to examine voting machines after the 2020 election.
Fri, 15 May 2026 22:15:24 +0000
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| Iran-Backed Commander Accused of Plotting U.S. Attacks
- Also, the Eurovision finale. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:00 +0000
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| Falling Chunks of Debris Are Endangering Drivers on a Busy N.Y.C. Road
- After two incidents, crews made repairs and installed protective netting on the Trans-Manhattan Expressway, which leads to the George Washington Bridge.
Fri, 15 May 2026 22:09:58 +0000
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| Israeli Strike Targeted Top Hamas Leader in Gaza, Officials Say
- Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the target of an Israeli strike in Gaza City, took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last year. Israeli officials said he was also an architect of the Oct. 7 attack.
Fri, 15 May 2026 21:46:13 +0000
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| Photos: Cuba Plunges Into Darkness as U.S. Cuts Off Oil Supply
- The United States has choked off Cuba’s fuel supply, plunging the already impoverished island into an acute energy crisis.
Fri, 15 May 2026 21:39:03 +0000
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| Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues
- The F.B.I. director continues to come under scrutiny for mixing government business with dates, vacation and leisure time.
Fri, 15 May 2026 21:21:27 +0000
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| Ahead of U.S. 250th Anniversary, More National Guard Troops to Arrive in D.C.
- Federal officials say that hundreds of additional agents, officers and National Guard troops will be deployed ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday celebration.
Fri, 15 May 2026 21:11:24 +0000
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| NPR Podcast Host Ramtin Arablouei Exits Amid Workplace Inquiry
- Ramtin Arablouei, a co-host of “Throughline,” left the network after an employee made a human resources complaint about his behavior.
Fri, 15 May 2026 20:55:07 +0000
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| Judge Declares Mistrial in Weinstein Rape Trial
- This was the third time Harvey Weinstein was on trial accused of raping an aspiring actress at a hotel in Manhattan in 2013.
Fri, 15 May 2026 20:46:12 +0000
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| Cornell Criticizes Students After Its President Bumps Them With His Car
- After the president bumped into students with his car, an investigation by the university’s trustees said that the students’ actions were “inconsistent with university policies.”
Fri, 15 May 2026 20:43:19 +0000
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| Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit
- The president has shifted the foundations of American policy toward China, throwing aside the adversarial approach of recent years.
Fri, 15 May 2026 19:59:29 +0000
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