Truemed, a Start-Up Run by an RFK. Jr. Aide, Gives Tax Breaks for Meat and Mattresses - The start-up, called Truemed, helps people buy meat and mattresses with money that isn’t subject to federal income tax. But does the tax break apply? Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:27:39 +0000

3 Deputies Are Killed in Explosion at Los Angeles Training Center - It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training center. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:20:41 +0000

Trump’s War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny - The National Capital Planning Commission has become pivotal in the administration’s campaign to discredit Jerome H. Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:55:54 +0000

How a Video Studio Embraced A.I. and Stormed the Internet - The Dor Brothers are indie filmmakers whose viral videos are generated entirely by artificial intelligence. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:50:36 +0000

Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Former President, Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor Before Trial - Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Jair Bolsonaro, the former president, to stay home most hours, defying President Trump’s demands that charges against him be dropped. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:50:01 +0000

Alan Bergman, Half of a Prolific Lyric-Writing Team, Dies at 99 - With his wife, Marilyn, he wrote the words to memorable TV theme songs and the Oscar-winning “The Way We Were” and “The Windmills of Your Mind.” Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:36:13 +0000

The Seeds of Democratic Revival Have Already Been Sown - The party is getting pummeled. But it can fight back. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:21:56 +0000

Trump’s Withering Criticism of Powell Puts Fed Decisions Under Microscope - The central bank is poised to hold interest rates steady this month, but there could be a path to cut as early as September. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:10:49 +0000

Debate Ignites at U.S. School Over Netanyahu’s Hall of Fame Status - Recent comments by the Israeli prime minister and a Fox News commentator about Cheltenham High School, their alma mater in suburban Philadelphia, have inflamed a debate. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:55:04 +0000

Trump’s NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making - The cuts speak to President Trump’s grip on his party but also to the sweeping changes in media. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:30:19 +0000

Chevron Buys Hess After Beating Exxon in Dispute Over One of World’s Hottest Oil Projects - Chevron completed its purchase of Hess after prevailing in a legal dispute with Exxon over one of the most promising oil projects in the world. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:46:40 +0000

Why Trump Can’t Shake Jeffrey Epstein - The conspiracy theories around Jeffrey Epstein hit at the very core of the MAGA worldview. That’s why they’ve caused so much infighting on the right, argues columnist Ezra Klein on The Ezra Klein Show. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:24:47 +0000

A Timeline of What We Know About Trump and Epstein - Donald Trump was friendly for at least 15 years with Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:35:05 +0000

Trump Tariffs on Russia Could Hurt Wary U.S. Farmers - President Trump’s plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on Russian goods could raise the cost of urea, a key fertilizer in corn and other row crops. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:03:50 +0000

Should Teens Vote? - We examine the voting age around the world. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:02:56 +0000

UK, France and Germany Plan for a Post-U.S. Future - The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are building parallel diplomatic institutions to defend Europe as President Trump retreats from the continent. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:58:57 +0000

Who Are the Druse? The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions - Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now, members are at the heart of the region’s shifting power struggles. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:03:48 +0000

One of These BRICS Is Not Like the Others - President Trump’s attacks on the group of emerging economies, which includes Brazil, Russia and China, have put one member — India — in an uncomfortable spot. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:01:42 +0000

Heath Insurers Are Denying More Drug Claims, Data Shows - Offering a rare glimpse inside the hidden world of rejected insurance claims, new data shows a steady uptick among major private insurers. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:00:07 +0000