| Rick Caruso Will Not Run for L.A. Mayor or California Governor in 2026
- Mr. Caruso had the potential to shake up the contests for Los Angeles mayor or California governor.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 02:22:13 +0000
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| Some U.Va. Board Members Asked to Resign as Gov. Abigail Spanberger Takes Power
- After months of upheaval at the state’s flagship university, a new Democratic governor appeared ready to shake up the school’s leadership.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 02:11:26 +0000
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| Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters
- A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:50:35 +0000
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| Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders
- The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:47:08 +0000
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| Gabriel Barkay, 81, Dies; His Discoveries Revised Biblical History
- One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:46:46 +0000
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| Judge Recommends U.S. Issue Visa to Student Who Was Deported in Error
- A federal prosecutor apologized this week, saying an ICE officer made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:36:24 +0000
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| Iran Protests Quelled Since Deadly Crackdown, Residents Say
- “There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:25:41 +0000
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| Trump Announces Members for Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Including Rubio and Kushner
- The president also tapped a U.S. general to lead an international peacekeeping force that will be deployed to disarm Hamas and occupy Gaza.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:17:25 +0000
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| As Kennedy Center Rebrands It’s Mired in Black Tape
- After the institution’s board declared it the Trump Kennedy Center, a lot of signage around the building is in the midst of a makeover.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:23:58 +0000
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| Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
- The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:20:06 +0000
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| Trump Has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but Neither Got What They Really Wanted
- President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:58:21 +0000
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| Syria’s President Affirms Kurds’ Rights, in Overture to the Minority
- President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement comes after days of deadly clashes between government and Kurdish forces that have underscored the difficulty he faces in uniting the country.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:48:27 +0000
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| U.S. Boardings of Oil Tankers Reflect Hard Lessons Learned at Sea
- Videos show U.S. forces descending quickly from helicopters onto the tankers, two years after a tragic boarding attempt.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:44:18 +0000
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| Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive
- Officials denounced the Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis at an unofficial congressional hearing, while the president said he no longer saw a need to send in military forces.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:44:06 +0000
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| No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds
- The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:30:06 +0000
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| WestJet Backpedals on Economy Seats That Don’t Recline
- WestJet, Canada’s second-largest carrier, backpedaled on a new seating plan after videos of crammed travelers went viral on social media.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:25:32 +0000
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| Trump Sets Convicted Fraudster Free for a Second Time
- Also, the C.I.A. director met Venezuela’s new leader in Caracas. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:51:08 +0000
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| The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
- In the MAGA imagination, white women are supposed to be helpmeets, not harpies.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:33:00 +0000
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| Mamdani’s Push to Halt Sale of 5,000 Apartments to Big Landlord Fails
- The sale of the apartments, whose residents had complained of neglect by management, to a troubled firm is an early test of the new mayor’s ability to deliver for tenants.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:35:51 +0000
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| A $12.6 Billion Budget Gap May Complicate Mamdani’s Affordability Plans
- The New York City comptroller, Mark Levine, said that poor budgeting practices by the previous mayor, Eric Adams, had left the city with looming deficits.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:13:04 +0000
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