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Apr 17, 2026
Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, 85, who was arrested amid an inheritance dispute, has returned to France, its foreign affairs minister said. She came to America last year after reconnecting with and marrying a former G.I.
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Apr 17, 2026
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, has been amassing campaign cash as Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton still battle each other.
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Apr 17, 2026
The tax expert Ray Madoff explains why the American tax system is broken, and how to make it fairer.
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Apr 17, 2026
The pause in fighting would remove a major hindrance to the U.S.-Iran peace talks, if it holds.
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Apr 17, 2026
President Trump wants to build one, but he's getting pushback.
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Apr 17, 2026
The country's leaders secured a truce through risky talks with Israel, but the government now finds itself caught between competing pressures.
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Apr 17, 2026
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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Apr 17, 2026
The Midwest has faced day after day of weather warnings this week. More are expected on Friday.
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Apr 17, 2026
Five years out of college, Samuel Samson has driven the Trump administration's push to upend America's postwar relationship with Europe.
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Apr 17, 2026
The tax expert Ray Madoff explains why the American tax system is broken, and how to make it fairer.
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Apr 17, 2026
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, has been amassing campaign cash as Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton still battle each other.
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Apr 17, 2026
The deep-sea fish ended up with glowing lures not just to snag meals, but also to attract mates, a new study finds.
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Apr 17, 2026
She wanted to pry her late mother's vineyard from two of her brothers. Instead, her lawyers were fined nearly $110,000 for citing bogus case law generated by artificial intelligence.
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Apr 17, 2026
The era of "Girls" is long gone. So why are we still so fascinated by its creator?
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Apr 17, 2026
As portrayed in shows like "Smash," "Slings & Arrows" and "American Classic," life onstage is a grab-bag of archetypes both hilariously wrong and a little bit right.
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Apr 17, 2026
Permit applications for 25 new events in city parks could be denied under an emergency order. And restrictions around separate events marking the nation's 250th anniversary could affect kayakers.
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Apr 17, 2026
Birthrates are down. Families are leaving New York City. So educators, especially at charter schools, are expanding their marketing efforts on social media and in subway stations.
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Apr 17, 2026
Diana Acosta Verde, who came into the United States illegally when she was six months pregnant, had to leave her baby at a hospital while she returned to a detention center.
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Apr 17, 2026
Restaurant operators say labor shortages, rising costs and worker fear have prompted an unusual alliance of industry and political leaders in Texas to call for legal pathways to hire immigrants.
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Apr 17, 2026
Johnson Masase has found local fame, and self acceptance, through performances that play on people's ignorance about his genetic condition and his 3-foot-4 inch frame.
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Apr 17, 2026
Forget demure conversations in spindly chairs. To promote "Famesick," a new memoir, she's taken to her bed and invited friends to jump in. Onstage.
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Apr 17, 2026
Bench players and stars alike see fun and career possibilities behind the mic.
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Apr 17, 2026
Senators must assess whether Mr. Warsh would perform his duties as a public servant, or whether he would serve the interests of the president.
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Apr 17, 2026
The revolving door's inventor built this one over 100 years ago. It was reinstalled this week.
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Apr 17, 2026
Authorities are using drones, troops and A.I. to crack down on cocaine smuggling. But gangs are finding new ways to move record amounts of drugs across the world.
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Apr 17, 2026
A teenage girl went missing. The police found her remains in a musician's car. Then the Los Angeles media machine got to work.
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Apr 17, 2026
A teenage girl went missing. The police found her remains in a musician's car. Then the Los Angeles media machine got to work.
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Apr 17, 2026
Most Israelis wanted the fight against Hezbollah to continue. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's critics say he is showing that he cannot, or will not, stand up to President Trump.
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Apr 17, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office confirmed that Peter Mandelson, the former envoy to the United States, had been appointed despite failing to pass security vetting checks.
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Apr 17, 2026
The Senate would need to also approve the stopgap measure that passed the House early Friday. Libertarian-leaning House Republicans had balked at a long-term extension.
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Apr 17, 2026
The host of "The Late Show" recapped what he called "yet another day when the entire world is on edge over President Trump's senseless and elective war — with the pope."
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Apr 17, 2026
The profit motive was on trial. The verdict was scathing.
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Apr 16, 2026
The musician is known for creating the anthem for Fortnite. He was touring for his major-label debut when Ms. Rivas Hernandez's remains were found in his car, officials said.
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Apr 16, 2026
Todd Lyons said he would leave to spend more time with his family. He has spoken about a surge in threats against ICE officers, saying that he knew the reality firsthand.
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Apr 16, 2026
The singer was charged in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who died before her 15th birthday.
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Apr 16, 2026
The suspect is accused of carrying out a string of attacks in the Atlanta area that killed two women and injured a homeless man. The authorities described the attacks as random.
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Apr 16, 2026
Ms. Mejia, who helped to run Sen. Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign, beat her Republican opponent, Joe Hathaway, to win a seat Ms. Sherrill vacated after she was elected governor of New Jersey.
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Apr 16, 2026
Workers in Cheboygan hurried to shore up a dam in danger of being overtopped, part of a "slow-moving disaster" threatening communities across the state.
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Apr 16, 2026
An officer from the Police Department's Mounted Unit raced through the Upper West Side of Manhattan, chasing a woman accused of snatching a purse.
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Apr 16, 2026
The police in suburban Chicago said they found no explosive devices. The investigation comes amid a public dispute between the pope and President Trump over the Iran war.
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Apr 16, 2026
His remarks at a movie theater convention were part of a campaign to win Hollywood support for his bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Apr 16, 2026
Dr. Erica Schwartz is seen as a highly qualified traditional choice and tapping her is the strongest signal yet that the administration is veering away from vaccine skepticism this election year.
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Apr 16, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has sought to roll back longstanding vaccine policy, testified that the measles vaccine is safe and effective "for most people" and agreed it was safer than getting measles.
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Apr 16, 2026
Cameron Hamilton is a former Navy SEAL who ran unsuccessfully for Congress.
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Apr 16, 2026
Also, Utah is now the epicenter of U.S. measles cases. Here's the latest at the end of Thursday.
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Apr 16, 2026
In an interview with the local news outfit Hell Gate, Mayor Mamdani framed his decision to avoid the glitzy fund-raiser as a way to keep his focus on affordability.
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Apr 16, 2026
You could walk in them like gym shoes, but if you rocked back on your heels the wheels emerged, turning them into roller skates. In the early 2000s, the company sold millions.
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Apr 16, 2026
The donations, from the philanthropist Connie Ballmer and an anonymous donor, will support the network's long-term strategy.
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Apr 16, 2026
Heelys, the sneakers with wheels that were a fad in the 2000s, helped me form my first friendships. Recently, I decided to tap into that joy again.
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Apr 16, 2026
The Washington publication is rebranding as it expands its local news and sports coverage in the wake of substantial layoffs at The Washington Post.
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Apr 16, 2026
In their 2025 joint tax return, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, reported a combined income of roughly $145,000, including about $10,000 that she earned from art work.
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Apr 16, 2026
The four astronauts spoke at a news conference Thursday afternoon at Johnson Space Center in Houston about their journey around the moon and back to Earth.
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Apr 16, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom offered supporters who gave any amount a copy of his book. Roughly 67,000 donors received the memoir, accounting for roughly two-thirds of its total print sales.
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Apr 16, 2026
Britain's foreign office overruled vetting officials in granting Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, the highest level of security clearance, the government said.
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Apr 16, 2026
Minnesota prosecutors have spent weeks investigating the conduct of immigration agents who took part in an immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities. This is the first case they have brought.
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Apr 16, 2026
A conservative court watcher explains why the president has failed to bend the judicial branch to his will.
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Apr 16, 2026
The co-founder of the streaming giant will leave its board in June, the company said.
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Apr 16, 2026
Nationwide, hospitals and other providers are leaving private Medicare Advantage plans, putting thousands of seniors at risk of higher costs and of losing trusted doctors.
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Apr 16, 2026
The action was largely symbolic since the president would be all but certain to veto the bill, but the bipartisan vote reflected resistance within his own ranks on his signature issue.
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Apr 16, 2026
The extraordinary price for a round-trip train ticket from New York City to New Jersey would offset the $48 million in expected extra transit costs during the FIFA World Cup games, according to people familiar with the plan.
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Apr 16, 2026
We want to understand how international students are navigating the current job market in the United States.
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Apr 16, 2026
The four astronauts, who last spoke to the public on Sunday, are speaking at a news conference Thursday afternoon at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Apr 16, 2026
A conservative court watcher explains why the president has failed to bend the judicial branch to his will.
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Apr 16, 2026
The Commission of Fine Arts, a Trump-aligned advisory body, granted preliminary approval. But its vice chairman suggested losing statues atop the structure and other revisions before a final vote.
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Apr 16, 2026
A harrowing incident involving Clavicular, ambassador to the "looksmaxxing" community, was captured on the same platforms that made him a star.
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Apr 16, 2026
The number of eateries with permits for sidewalk and roadway tables has dwindled to about a third of its pandemic-era peak.
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Apr 16, 2026
The Maine Legislature approved an 18-month moratorium, but Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat running for Senate, has yet to say whether she will sign it.
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Apr 16, 2026
A federal judge wrote that an exception he made for work on security features did not cover most of the construction on the larger ballroom project Trump has proposed.
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Apr 16, 2026
After Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé's husband died, an inheritance battle exploded. Her stepson then used his influence to have her arrested, an Alabama probate judge said.
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Apr 16, 2026
Dr. Ezequiel Veliz, a family physician who worked in an area that has a doctor shortage, was detained for 10 days. Another Venezuelan doctor remains locked up.
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Apr 16, 2026
Minnesota prosecutors have spent weeks investigating the conduct of immigration agents who took part in an immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.
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Apr 16, 2026
Damon Jones, who spent more than a decade in the N.B.A., was accused of providing inside information about injured players to professional gamblers.
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Apr 16, 2026
In a setback for federal efforts to thwart climate litigation, the judge ruled that the suit, which tried to block the state from suing oil companies, was too speculative.
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Apr 16, 2026
The health secretary said he would reform the panel, which determines whether insurance will cover preventive services like mammograms and colonoscopies.
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Apr 16, 2026
A baker at the Church of Sweden's popular cafe in Midtown Manhattan was accused of swindling nearly $4 million from the church's donations and bequests.
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Apr 16, 2026
After a breakout performance on "Shrinking," the actor can now be seen on "Abbott Elementary" and "The Pitt."
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Apr 16, 2026
Penn & Teller filed a Supreme Court brief questioning the use of "investigative hypnosis" in a death-penalty case in Texas.
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Apr 16, 2026
The move was a victory for a Chilean company that wants to build a copper and nickel mine, which environmentalists say could devastate fragile lakes and forests.
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Apr 16, 2026
For days, Pope Leo XIV has attracted criticism from President Trump and his allies for refusing to back the war in Iran. On Thursday, he reiterated his calls for peace.
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Apr 16, 2026
Analilia Mejia, a progressive Democrat, is competing on Thursday in New Jersey against Joe Hathaway, a Republican who has tried to distance himself from President Trump.
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Apr 16, 2026
With carefully positioned cameras and user input, the website Damn Lines hopes to address the worst part of visiting popular restaurants.
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Apr 16, 2026
The affected pills were sold nationwide under the brand name Xanax XR.
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Apr 16, 2026
Ohio State isn't the only university in turmoil, but few others have faced so many issues lately. One lawmaker called the school "a national embarrassment."
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Apr 16, 2026
Stocks may be soaring again, but the war in Iran has started to pinch the finances of many Americans.
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Apr 16, 2026
Kevin M. Warsh is scheduled to testify on Tuesday despite an ongoing criminal investigation into the chair of the Federal Reserve that stands in the way of a smooth transition.
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Apr 16, 2026
Mr. Fairfax, a Democrat, served as lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022.
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Apr 16, 2026
Despite the economic risks from the war, Beijing will likely stick to a hands-off approach. It is wary of being entangled in a conflict it opposed and has little sway over.
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Apr 16, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration said that it was investigating the interaction, and that pilots were banned from "nonessential communication" below a certain altitude.
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Apr 16, 2026
In a cloud forest village, a network of residents, foreigners and pacifist Quakers offered a precarious yet vital sanctuary for families expelled by the U.S. government.
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Apr 16, 2026
Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in vaccine exemptions among children in recent years.
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Apr 16, 2026
What a shift in the dating preferences of younger men reveals about our changing norms.
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Apr 16, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York will announce a campaign to raise money from private donors through a city-run nonprofit to support his child care plan. He already has raised $3.5 million.
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Apr 16, 2026
China used a visit by the Vietnamese leader to show a deepening of security ties that analysts say far outpaces U.S. defense ties in the region.
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Apr 16, 2026
The upstart golf circuit couldn't conquer the sport, despite big spending by Saudi Arabia. Its end signals limits to how much the country will spend.
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Apr 16, 2026
We're covering today's top stories.
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Apr 16, 2026
The leftist lawmaker has been a prime target of President Trump's attacks on South Africa. The ruling, handed down after a conviction on gun charges, leaves Mr. Malema's political future in doubt.
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Apr 16, 2026
Moscow is again ramping up missile and drone attacks on civilian targets, dispelling any notion that a temporary cease-fire for Orthodox Easter might become more lasting.
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Apr 16, 2026
Plus, forget sneakers — Allbirds is going A.I.
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Apr 16, 2026
China used a visit by the Vietnamese leader to show a deepening of security ties that analysts say far outpaces U.S. defense ties in the region.
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