| At Least 15 Dead After Lisbon Funicular Derails and Crashes, Officials Say
- The funicular line, one of three in Lisbon, is a popular tourist attraction.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:34:29 +0000
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| Man From Russia Identified as Festival-Goer Found Dead at Burning Man
- The man, Vadim Kruglov, 37, was found “lying in a pool of blood,” the authorities said. Officials are investigating his death as a possible homicide.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:02:43 +0000
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| Smithsonian Responds to Trump’s Demand for a Review of Its Exhibits
- In a letter to the White House, the Smithsonian asserted its “authority over our programming and content,” but said a team would review what information it would turn over.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 02:51:13 +0000
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| House Votes to Advance Ambler Access Road in Alaska
- The proposed 211-mile industrial road over pristine land would allow a mining company to reach a copper deposit. Critics say it would destroy a fragile environment.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 02:10:27 +0000
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| Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow His Sweeping Tariffs
- A federal appeals court had invalidated a centerpiece of President Trump’s economic strategy, finding that a 1977 law did not authorize the tariffs.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 02:06:22 +0000
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| Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Canceled Harvard Funding
- The ruling was a victory for the university in its battle with President Trump, but the judge’s decision may not be the final word.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 01:52:15 +0000
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| Venezuela, Drug Boats and Trump’s Latest Claim: What to Know
- The Trump administration says Venezuela is sending vast amounts of cocaine to the United States. Venezuela’s role in the drug trade is overstated, experts say.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 01:02:28 +0000
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| U.S. and Mexico Vow to Cooperate Against Crime as Rubio Meets Sheinbaum
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with President Claudia Sheinbaum, after she pressed the Trump administration not to take unilateral action in Mexico.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:58:06 +0000
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| Senator’s Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained
- Senator Mark Warner’s visit was classified and not intended to be publicized. It was to include a meeting with the head of the agency and a briefing on the agency’s use of artificial intelligence.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:39:45 +0000
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| Newsom and Republicans Scramble to Raise Cash in California Redistricting Fight
- Total spending could top $200 million in a November contest that could help determine control of the House next year.
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:03:23 +0000
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| Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader
- President Trump’s extraordinary summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last month has yet to yield any concrete results on the war in Ukraine.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 23:43:03 +0000
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| Lightning-Sparked Fires Force Evacuations and Destroy Buildings in California
- Fires sparked by lightning strikes that hit California early Tuesday razed over 13,000 acres in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, officials said.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 23:37:03 +0000
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| Patrick Hemingway, Ernest’s Devoted Second Son, Is Dead at 97
- Inspired by his parents’ travels, he spent much of his life in Africa and helped complete his father’s safari memoir. He also published a volume of father-son letters.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:54:24 +0000
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| G.O.P. Thwarts Epstein Disclosure Bill as Accusers Plead for Files
- Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers went to the Capitol to ask Congress to get behind their calls for more disclosures, but momentum for a bill demanding it appeared to stall.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:46:51 +0000
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| In Texas, a Senate Race Turns Brutal Before It’s Even Declared
- Attorney General Ken Paxton is waging “legal war” against Beto O’Rourke, a possible Democratic rival, threatening jail and an investigation that could bankrupt his organization.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:27:56 +0000
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| Florida Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates
- Plus, a legal victory for Harvard. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:27:13 +0000
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| Trump Administration Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels
- The defense secretary and President Trump said a small boat was carrying drugs but offered little evidence and few details.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:11:02 +0000
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| In a ‘Hot Mic’ Moment, Xi and Putin Muse About Immortality and Organ Transplants
- Medical advances and geopolitics collide for two septuagenarian leaders who have suggested that their time in office is far from over.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:09:45 +0000
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| Snubbing RFK Jr., States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines
- California, Oregon and Washington said they would work together to review scientific data, saying the C.D.C. could no longer be trusted. But Florida said it would abolish all vaccine mandates.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:16:13 +0000
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| Rats in a Stroller: The Central Park Playground Panic
- City data actually suggest that rat sightings are declining. But horror stories are everywhere, and a single rat in a stroller is enough to set off a panic.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:12:22 +0000
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