A document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoing.
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary was never charged with a crime and vehemently denied to the police that a sexual encounter was coerced.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has allies among the members of the International Criminal Court. But he will have to plan his travel more carefully than before.
The International Criminal Court said there were grounds to hold two Israeli leaders responsible for the crisis in Gaza, and a Hamas military leader for crimes against humanity.
Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing subjects like sociology from core requirements.
Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello is in hot water with his diocese. Prosecutors are looking into his dealings with the New York City mayor’s top adviser. It all started with Sabrina Carpenter.
Vladimir Putin also presented a lion to Pyongyang Zoo, one of the more than 70 animals he sent as an emblem of the deepening friendship between the two nations.
Why would anyone stay in a job where abuse is rampant and women are coerced into hysterectomies? Because the cost of escaping India’s cane fields is often even higher.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that he should not have been prosecuted a second time after the charges against him had been dismissed with a negotiated agreement.
The Canadian authorities are preparing for a possible spike in undocumented migrants, just as Trump appointees complain about too many people arriving from Canada.
Most Democrats opposed the measure, reversing their previous positions as they warned that President-elect Donald J. Trump could use it to punish nonprofit groups he saw as political antagonists.
“The Daily Show” host said Trump could do worse than an “actual doctor” like Dr. Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: “I’m impressed he didn’t pick Dr Pepper.”
A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.
In Japanese mythology, the deep-sea-dwelling oarfish is a harbinger of impending disaster. For scientists in California, where three oarfish have washed up in recent months, it’s an exciting find.
Nigerian cuisine with a twist, live reggae and a bustling market: Here’s where — and how — to experience the British capital’s vibrant and multifaceted Black communities.
In India, one of the world’s most polyglot countries, the government wants more than a billion people to embrace Hindi. One scholar thinks that would be a loss.
Had I proposed earlier that we invite someone stranded to come with us to New York, Hugh would have said no. But now there was really no way for him to back out.
Dana White, the C.E.O. of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, helped Trump reach young male voters. Now White says he’s done with politics: “I want nothing to do with this shit.”
The President-elect’s nominations look like the most flagrant act of vindictive trolling since the rise of the Internet. But it is a trolling beyond mischief.
The former executive editor discusses his relationship with the newspaper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, who was reportedly behind the last-minute call to kill an editorial supporting Kamala Harris.
Even many of Benjamin Netanyahu’s harshest critics have supported the military campaign in Gaza. “We are seeing a different war than you are seeing,” the writer Yossi Klein Halevi says.
Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?
It took less than twenty-four hours after Trump’s reëlection for young men to take up a slogan that could define the coming era of gendered regression: “Your body, my choice.”
For years, Democrats have sought to win elections by micro-targeting communities with detailed facts. What if the secret is big, sloppy notions seeded nationwide?