| Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years
- The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:28:12 +0000
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| Judge Convicted of Obstructing Agents as They Sought Undocumented Immigrant
- The Wisconsin state judge, Hannah C. Dugan, was accused of ushering a man to a side door as federal agents waited outside a courtroom.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:28:11 +0000
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| Europe Agrees to $105 Billion Funding Plan for Ukraine
- European Union officials wanted to use Russia’s frozen assets to back a major loan to Ukraine. Unable to overcome opposition, they settled on another way to lend the money.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:25:32 +0000
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| Takeaways From the Trial of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan
- The Milwaukee judge was charged with obstructing federal immigration agents, who were trying to arrest a man who had appeared before her on a battery charge.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:05:55 +0000
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| The Woman in the Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Video Is Ready to Talk
- Kristin Cabot was caught on camera with her boss at a concert. The video went viral. Soon she was drowning in the vitriol of strangers.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:02:54 +0000
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| Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Don’t Democrats?
- Liberals should reconcile with America’s oil and gas industry.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:50:15 +0000
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| Several Billion Dollars Were Lost to Fraud in Minnesota, Prosecutors Say
- Federal prosecutors said they were now investigating fraud worth billions of dollars in 14 social services programs in the state.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:39:39 +0000
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| Democratic State Lawmakers Vow to Unite and Push Back on Trump’s Deportations
- Lawmakers from a half-dozen states said Thursday they will use legislation next year to thwart the tactics of federal law enforcement carrying out immigration policies.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:39:14 +0000
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| Trump Announces $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Military
- President Trump promised active duty troops a $1,776 check, citing increased revenue raised by tariffs, but the funding is coming from money for the military included in this year’s domestic spending law.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:03:38 +0000
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| Trump Relies on Distortions to Support His Pressure Campaign on Venezuela
- The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:48:14 +0000
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| Kennedy Center Board Moves to Rename It the Trump-Kennedy Center
- The board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that it would now be named the Trump-Kennedy Center, although a formal change may have to be approved by Congress.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:38:58 +0000
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| The U.S. Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors
- Also, authorities search for a person of interest in the Brown shooting. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:34:53 +0000
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| Mamdani Appointee Resigns After Decade-Old Antisemitic Posts Re-emerge
- Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned from her just-announced post as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s director of appointments after the Anti-Defamation League resurfaced the comments.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:13:51 +0000
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| Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry Are Worth Rooting For
- As a politician, Justin Trudeau was an excellent celebrity. And the rest of the world could learn a useful lesson from how he wielded his star power.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:06:16 +0000
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| Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds
- The Silicon Valley college town has changed drastically as Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and other tech founders have scooped up multiple properties.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:32:35 +0000
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| After Rob Reiner’s ‘North’ Flopped, He Proved He Could Take Criticism With Humor
- Roger Ebert said he “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” Reiner’s 1994 film “North.” The director took it in stride.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:16:35 +0000
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| ‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
- The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:39:46 +0000
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| The D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024
- Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, ordered the autopsy months ago but is now said to believe that its release would be counterproductive for the party.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:34:11 +0000
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| Rob Reiner Family Tragedy Strikes a Nerve for Families Fighting Addiction
- Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spent much of his life battling drug addiction, an affliction that millions of Americans face.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:56:01 +0000
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| Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump Jr. and More Conservative Figures Announce Their Engagements
- Several prominent conservative figures have announced that they are engaged this week, news often celebrated by President Trump.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:02:08 +0000
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