An American delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance, was meeting with Iranian negotiators. The conflict in Lebanon is complicating efforts to reach a broader peace and keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
It was not clear whether the new directive would resolve the friction that led to deadly clashes on Friday and Saturday and threatened to derail a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal.
Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president.
In a battle of symbols, the Catholics of Las Cruces, N.M., argue that religious freedom should stop the wall from scarring a mountain that has attracted pilgrims for nearly a century.
The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool’s bottom.
The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents.
Democrats say the president started an economically painful war that resulted in nothing positive. Republicans are more divided, even as they show some signs of relief at falling gas prices.
A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as “weirdos again.”
An ally of Keir Starmer’s told the BBC on Sunday that Mr. Starmer was “taking the time to think through what the political realities are today compared to last week.”
Lovers’ quarrels on sidewalks, acts of kindness on public transportation, friendships forged under awnings in the rain and so much more of the city’s daily poetry.
Some notable friends of Metropolitan Diary, including the actors Andrew Rannells and Tony Danza, share their stories in the first of a special series of columns marking the feature’s 50th anniversary.
As the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn approaches, relatives of the two men still grapple with the legacy of a contentious moment in U.S. history.
Famously, mayors of New York City almost never graduate to higher office, but in Claire Valdez, a candidate in the Seventh Congressional District, the Mayor and the D.S.A. have an immediate avatar.
American investors are flocking back to the country’s vast reserves, lured by promises of reform. But the officials who ran the industry into the ground are still the ones in charge.
The Russian President is facing growing domestic discontent after a series of successful attacks by the Ukrainian Army, including a major attack on Moscow.
Violent unrest after a stabbing in Northern Ireland showed the extent to which the far right has taken hold in the U.K., as well as in Europe and the U.S.
As the SpaceX I.P.O. kicks off what is expected to be a wave of A.I. offerings, a new book turns to another speculative era—the railroad boom that culminated in the Great Panic of 1873.
The most visible spokesperson for the families of Israeli hostages in Gaza discusses her memoir, “When We See You Again,” and the unending pain of her son’s captivity and murder.
The lieutenant governor, Pamela Evette, and State Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff in the Republican gubernatorial primary; Representative Nancy Mace’s campaign for governor came to an end.
Platner secured the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate race against the incumbent Susan Collins; the former governor Paul LePage will be the Republican nominee in a competitive congressional district.
Hilton, a former Fox News host, and Becerra, a former federal health official and state attorney general, advanced to the general election in November.