Brian Thompson, the head of UnitedHealthcare, was the victim of what the police said was a targeted shooting. His killer shot him in the back, then walked coolly away.Brian Thompson was killed near a Manhattan hotel where his Minnesota company was holding an investors meeting.
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary led two nonprofits into debt, and episodes of drinking continued into his days as a Fox News personality.Pete Hegseth meeting with senators at the Capitol on Monday.
Democrats’ longtime leader on the panel faced a challenge from Representative Jamie Raskin, and pressure from colleagues who wanted a younger, more strategic figure at the helm.Representative Jerrold Nadler, a 17-term lawmaker from Manhattan’s Upper West Side, has long been a leading liberal voice i
In a new letter, an N.R.A. vice president said the troubled group needed to rebuild trust with Donald J. Trump and his inner circle.Once among the most influential lobbying forces in Washington, the National Rifle Association has been reeling after years of scandal and corruption allegations.
The justices heard arguments on Wednesday over whether Tennessee can ban some medical treatments for transgender youth. More than 20 other states have similar laws.The wide-ranging argument at the Supreme Court touched on the approaches of other nations, the relevance of a previous ruling protecting
A Tennessee law banning several forms of medical care for transgender youths was at the heart of Supreme Court arguments.
President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignation of Kim Yong-hyun, who said he considered himself responsible for the short-lived decision to impose military rule.Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun of South Korea in October.
Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could create a wider opening for the far right.Prime Minister Michel Barnier of France after the no-confidence vote in the National Assembly in Paris on Wednesday.
He may have wanted to be an actor without being a celebrity. But then he turned his fame into its own kind of performance.
The Police Department has been under scrutiny since January 2023, when officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after pulling him over on his way home from work.The body and street camera footage that captured the violence against Tyre Nichols prompted a national outcry, and test
The operation comes after President-elect Donald J. Trump threatened tariffs on Mexico if the country did not crack down on fentanyl.Mexican soldiers deployed on a highway in Sinaloa state in October. Authorities said officers confiscated 800 kilograms of fentanyl in a house in Sinaloa state, home o
A new study suggests that it might. We asked experts if that’s too good to be true.
GenCast, from the company’s DeepMind division, outperformed the world’s best predictions of deadly storms as well as everyday weather.A satellite image of a bomb cyclone over the North American Pacific Coast last month.
Here’s a day-by-day look at the winter weather forecast this week.
It sends a signal that Trump’s abuse of the pardon system was not an aberration.
He, too, wants to fight the “enemy within.”
Pete Hegseth is not the first.
Trump’s version of Project 2025 may not be what it seemed. It’s worse.
Also, the Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold a Tennessee law on trans care. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.New York City police officers at the crime scene today.
If you have come across misleading personal finance advice online, tell us. We may include your experiences in an article.Sorting through financial advice on social media can be challenging.
The gunman at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, Calif., later died of what appeared to have been a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the authorities said.Law enforcement officers at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, Calif., where two students were shot on Wednesday.
The search drew national attention after she flew from Maui to Los Angeles and did not board a connecting flight to New York. The police later said she had crossed into Mexico on foot.Volunteers circulated posters in Los Angeles last month featuring images of Hannah Kobayashi, who was reported missi
Trumponomics, inflation, artificial intelligence, the changing media landscape, and the Elon Musk effect — these were the big themes covered at the annual event.Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, at the DealBook Summit.
She was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in 2020, and used her platform to talk about cancer research.Dr. Kelly Powers, a Fox News commentator and doctor, died at the age of 45.
