| 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 22:48:16 +0000
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| 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 22:45:27 +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 22:09:57 +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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| Trump Loyalist Leads Administration’s Hunt for Fraud in Elections
- The loyalist, Dan Bishop, put his fealty to the president on display when he pressed the F.B.I. to chase investigative leads it had already rejected.
Fri, 15 May 2026 21:24:23 +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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| 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 20:53:10 +0000
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| Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running
- The Trump administration broke the law, Michigan and others told a court, by declaring an “energy emergency” and forcing an aging coal-burning plant to keep operating.
Fri, 15 May 2026 20:52:20 +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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| 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 20:32:28 +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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| Texas Supreme Court Rejects Abbott Effort to Remove Democrats After Walkout
- Republican state leaders tried to expel Democratic lawmakers during their fight over redistricting last year. The court said it was not necessary.
Fri, 15 May 2026 19:57:51 +0000
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