The president and his family have monetized the White House more than any other occupant, normalizing activities that once would have provoked heavy blowback and official investigations.
The Black Lives Matter movement, kicked into high gear after Mr. Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, has given way to the politics of “white grievance” championed by President Trump.
Dock workers on the shores of the Essequibo River in Parika, Guyana. Most countries and the 125,000 people who live in Essequibo say it belongs to Guyana, not Venezuela.
Greta Van Susteren, a Newsmax host who formerly worked for Fox News, asked a law firm that President Trump had targeted to perform pro bono work for a military veteran.
After a stint with a drone unit led by a member of Parliament, Russian officials return to work, and promotions, garlanded as war veterans. Most soldiers are stuck in indefinite deployments.
An undated photograph showing Aleksandr Malikov, center, a senior member of United Russia’s youth wing in St. Petersburg who joined a drone brigade offering short stints far from the fighting.
A part of Interstate 80 in New Jersey passes near and over abandoned iron mines, remnants of a thriving ore-and-mineral industry that began before the American Revolution.
Justin Brannan, a city comptroller candidate, expressed remorse for decades-old messages where he appeared to use the Columbine shootings to promote his band.
As President Trump blurs the lines between politics and business — and threatens steep tariffs on trade partners — governments feel compelled to favor Trump-related projects.
Among those who attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for a Trump golf project in Vietnam were Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, second from left, the businessman Dang Thanh Tam, third from left, and Eric Trump and Lara Trump, center.
As President Trump blurs the lines between politics and business — and threatens steep tariffs on trade partners — governments feel compelled to favor Trump-related projects. Damien Cave, Vietnam bureau chief for The New York Times, and Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer on the international desk, discuss how this dynamic has played out in Vietnam, at the groundbreaking of a fast-tracked $1.5 billion Trump golf complex.
Three shipyard officials were arrested, including the chief engineer, state media said. The North Korean leader was watching as the launch of a navy destroyer went wrong.
A satellite image released by Maxar Technologies showing North Korea’s new destroyer, covered with tarpaulins, at a port in Chongjin on Friday, two days after the botched attempt to launch it.
A wealthy Qatari businessman’s campaign to lead the sport’s global body is being investigated. One of his critics was detained and interrogated in Doha.
When I think about the zombie apocalypse on “The Last of Us,” I am not thinking about the possibly apocalyptic things that are really taking place in 2025.
President Trump and Lt. Gen. Steven W. Gilland, the United States Military Academy superintendent, during the academy’s commencement ceremony on Saturday in West Point, N.Y.
Beach season began Saturday with 280 lifeguards, well short of what the city needs, amid a yearslong staffing shortage. But more will come by summer’s peak.
A man who appeared to be a grieving husband after he found his wife fatally shot at their Georgia business in 2006 was arrested this week and charged in her killing, officials said.
Sheriff Fred Cole of Coffee County, Ga., announced an arrest in a 2006 killing at a news conference on Friday. “Justice delayed is still justice,” he said.
Foreign contractors are set to carry out a contentious new food aid system in Gaza, displacing experienced aid agencies like the United Nations. It was conceived and largely developed by Israelis as a way to undermine Hamas.
The film, “Un Simple Accident,” was directed by Jafar Panahi, a longtime festival favorite. The award capped a contest that was widely seen as the strongest in years.
Nationalists in Romania have adopted an item of clothing traditionally worn by villagers, particularly women. Liberals say it’s an appropriation of a cultural identity that belongs to everyone.
The announcement of an escalation in the war came after a particularly deadly week for Palestinians in Gaza. Some of Israel’s allies denounced the move.
The victim, who worked at the plant, was transporting raw sewage on the boat when part of it exploded on Saturday, the Fire Department said. The cause is under investigation.
The swelling budget deficit makes future tax increases likely, our columnist says, even if taxes are going down now. Hedge your bets with a concept from investing — diversification.
Whether minted on a U.S. coin, captured as a bobblehead or painted in a new Miami mural, the late “Queen of Salsa” continues to draw attention to her musical legacy 100 years after her birth.
Celia Cruz delivered many salsa hits in more than 70 albums of a career that started in Cuba and reached its peak in the United States. She died in 2003.
The investor, 37-year-old John Woeltz, and another man abused their victim for three weeks in a Manhattan townhouse as they tried to get his Bitcoin password, prosecutors say.
After George Floyd was killed, people from the right and left agreed that the act was unconscionable. Now, some conservatives are calling for the police officer responsible to be pardoned.
The Trump administration sees tariff talks as a chance to pressure a rival into concessions. E.U. officials have acted as though they were dealing with an ally.
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