Twin towers in the Chinese city of Chengdu were illuminated with characters from the movie “Ne Zha 2” during a light show on Saturday. The animated feature has become the highest-grossing film of all time in China.
Eric Adams cultivated a close relationship with President Trump. Now, U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan have been told to drop the corruption case against the New York City mayor.
The test vote indicated that despite early reservations even among some Republicans, the former Democratic congresswoman had the necessary support to be confirmed in a vote expected by Wednesday.
Mr. Adams has refrained from criticizing President Trump or his policies, even urging top aides not to do so, and has signaled a desire to work with the new administration.
Part of a jet’s landing gear failed, causing it to veer and crash into a larger jet, officials said. The plane belonged to Vince Neil, the Mötley Crüe singer, who was not on board.
In response to concerns about his cooperation with the Trump administration, Mayor Eric Adams on Monday told top aides that being confrontational could hurt New York City.
The president turned up the pressure on the two nations to agree to his proposal for them to house the Palestinian population of Gaza and said the Palestinians would not have the right to return to the territory.
President Trump on Sunday aboard Air Force One. On Monday, he doubled down on the idea of forced displacement of Palestinians, which some scholars have said would amount to a war crime and ethnic cleansing.
President Trump, speaking at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in Manhattan in 2024, has empathized with Mayor Eric Adams, center row, left, over his legal problems.
A former neighbor of Edna Schubert, 88, who was beaten to death in her Suffolk County home, was arrested after a retired detective urged the use of new technology in the case.
Edna Schubert, 88, who was killed in her home in December 2003, “was the grandma to every kid in her neighborhood,” Ray Tierney, the Suffolk County district attorney, said after announcing an indictment in the murder.
The new tone of the department, current and former officials say, appears to promise a campaign of intimidation against career employees viewed as insufficiently loyal.
Attorney General Pam Bondi and the other Trump-picked leaders of the Justice Department have framed their criticism by mirroring grievances the president has aired.
Hamas handing over the Israeli hostages Ohad Ben Ami, left, Eli Sharabi, right, and Or Levy, not pictured, to the Red Cross as part of the fifth round of an exchange deal on Saturday.
A Conviasa airliner at the Maiquetia International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela. Conviasa planes are being used to return Venezuelan deportees from the United States.
National Park Service officials have yet to identify the person or people who drove onto Eureka Dunes, a protected area with endemic plant species, more than a month ago.
The National Park Service has asked the public to report any information regarding a person or people who illegally drove on the Eureka Dunes in late December.
A refugee from Afghanistan boarding a bus outside Dulles International Airport in 2021. The previously bipartisan refugee admissions program brought in tens of thousands of refugees regularly each year.
Philadelphia’s loyal supporters made themselves at home, with joyous fans partying outside the Superdome and others making their way to Bourbon Street.
Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrate outside the Superdome after their team defeated the Kansas City Chiefs at the Super Bowl on Sunday night in New Orleans.
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on Monday. He has argued against regulations that could make France’s tech sector less competitive.
A woman who gave testimony to Romanian prosecutors accused Andrew and Tristan Tate in a lawsuit of conspiring to traffic her for sex work. The brothers have sued her for defamation.
Stalling the next release of hostages from the Gaza Strip, scheduled for the coming weekend, raises new challenges for the already tenuous six-week truce and chances for a lasting end to the war.
The president imposed a 25 percent tariff on global metals, repeating a move from his first term. Economists and foreign governments know what will come next.
A wholesale steel market in Shenyang, China, last year. U.S. metal makers have been lobbying the Trump administration for protection against foreign competition.
Shortly before the president said he would have to clear unexploded bombs to redevelop Gaza, he ordered all U.S.-funded demining groups globally to stop their work.
Rowan D. Wilson, chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, favors legislation that would allow prisoners who have served 10 years or more to apply for reduced sentences.
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