| Mother Who Drowned 3 Children at Coney Island Is Sentenced to 20 Years
- Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty to murder in the 2022 killings of her children, ages 7, 4 and 3 months.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:24:43 +0000
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| Prosecutor Is Charged With Stealing Sealed Report on Trump Documents Case
- Prosecutors accused Carmen Lineberger of emailing records related to Jack Smith’s investigation to a personal account, charging her with a felony punishable with 20 years in prison.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:19:59 +0000
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| A Founder of e.l.f. Cosmetics Gave Up the High Life to Be a Catholic Priest
- A mystical encounter 12 years ago led Scott Vincent Borba, a founder of E.L.F. Beauty, on a journey that will culminate this week, when he is ordained as a Roman Catholic priest.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:15:01 +0000
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| Ebola Crisis Sparks Debate Over Global Health Double Standards
- To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:14:28 +0000
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| What to Know About the Wildfires in Southern California
- Ahead of peak wildfire season in the state, a series of blazes has led to evacuation orders for thousands of people. Here’s a quick rundown.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:11:28 +0000
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| Elon Musk’s SpaceX Pulls Back the Curtain on Its Finances
- Mr. Musk’s rocket and satellite maker disclosed its financial performance for the first time, as it prepares to go public in what is set to be one of the largest offerings to date.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:10:59 +0000
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| Nvidia’s Profit Hits $58.3 Billion as A.I. Boom Gathers More Steam
- The chip maker said its profit in its most recent quarter jumped 211 percent from a year ago thanks to extreme demand from other big technology companies.
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:54:18 +0000
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| RFK Jr. Fires Leaders of Key Health Task Force
- The health secretary has undermined the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force over the past year.
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:46:09 +0000
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| Ebola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts
- Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:43:46 +0000
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| Rubio, in Video, Urges Cubans to Align With Trump Administration
- In a rare direct address, Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed the former leader Raúl Castro for the country’s longstanding electricity and resource shortages.
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:02:21 +0000
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| Cuba Says the Trump Administration Is Not Negotiating in Good Faith
- Cuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for military action.
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:00:12 +0000
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| Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits
- The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation.
Wed, 20 May 2026 19:57:13 +0000
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| Trump Gets His Payback in Primary Elections, but It Comes at a Cost in Congress
- Republican senators are angry the president is working to unseat their colleagues. But he is also creating more free agents in his own party in Congress willing to defy him.
Wed, 20 May 2026 19:50:27 +0000
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| Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund
- The two officers accused the administration of creating a “slush fund” to reward rioters and groups that committed violence on behalf of President Trump.
Wed, 20 May 2026 19:46:25 +0000
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| House Passes Housing Bill, Uniting on a Measure to Bring Down Costs
- The legislation, which had been stalled amid Republican divisions, passed overwhelmingly, signaling an eagerness in both parties to address affordability in an election year.
Wed, 20 May 2026 19:38:37 +0000
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| Video Shows Itamar Ben-Gvir Taunting Pro-Palestinian Activists
- The national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, posted a video in which he is seen with handcuffed activists forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Wed, 20 May 2026 19:25:36 +0000
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| Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader
- An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power.
Wed, 20 May 2026 18:44:28 +0000
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| OpenAI Prepares to File for an I.P.O. in Coming Weeks
- OpenAI would be one of the most highly anticipated potential initial public offerings, in what is set to be a major year of I.P.O.s for Silicon Valley.
Wed, 20 May 2026 18:41:52 +0000
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| San Diego Mosque Shooting Follows Alarm About Rising Islamophobia
- Muslims pointed to a rise in overt hatred online, political attacks and harassment in the months before the killing of three people outside an Islamic center.
Wed, 20 May 2026 18:15:26 +0000
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| Jeff Bezos Praises Trump’s Second Term as ‘More Mature’
- The Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post also rejected the idea that he has made changes at his companies to gain favor with the president.
Wed, 20 May 2026 18:07:47 +0000
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