A Sneak Peek Inside Universal’s New Epic Universe Theme Park in Orlando
The new $7 billion theme park in Orlando opens in May. With it, Universal aims to challenge Disney by letting visitors explore lands based on movies and games.
Trump’s National Security Firings Come as He Weakens U.S. Cyberdefenses
The firing of the head of the National Security Agency was only the latest move that has eroded the country’s fortifications against cyberattacks, especially those targeting elections.
Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On
The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.
Theodore McCarrick, Cardinal Defrocked Over Sex Abuse, Dies at 94
He rose in the Roman Catholic Church before allegations of abusing minors and seminarians and an investigation led Pope Francis to strip him of his priesthood.
Detained in The Hague, Duterte Pursues a Political Comeback at Home
Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippine president who is facing charges of crimes against humanity, is running for mayor in a race analysts say he could win.
Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up to Trump Administration Threats
As the Trump administration threatens universities, the former president suggested schools shouldn’t be intimidated. But he also offered a critique of campus culture, saying it had too often shut out opposing voices.
Vandalism of Muslim Prayer Room at N.Y.U. Is Investigated as Hate Crime
Graffiti was etched onto walls of the room, at a university library, and prayer mats kept there had been soaked in urine.
Los Angeles County Plans to Pay $4 Billion to Settle Sex Abuse Claims
The settlement, which still needs formal approval, covers more than 6,800 claims of abuse, some of which date back to 1959.
Trump’s Tariffs Will Change Your Life
Justin Wolfers on how the tariffs will radically change our daily lives.
New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order
New York’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration’s threats.
Appeals Court Orders Thousands of Voters to Verify Information in Contested N.C. Election
The ruling was a win for the Republican who narrowly lost a State Supreme Court race in November. The case has tested the boundaries of post-election litigation.
Trump Is Defiant as Tariff Moves Roil Markets a Second Day
After China announced new retaliatory measures against the United States, President Trump responded that Beijing “PLAYED IT WRONG.”
Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs
Administration officials reversed a decision made during the Biden presidency that would have given millions of people access to weight-loss drugs paid for Medicare and Medicaid.
Boy Swept Away by Raging Waters in Kentucky as Rain Soaks Central U.S.
Waters continued to rise in communities from Arkansas to Michigan as the storm, which has killed at least eight, drenched the region. More tornadoes were also possible.
How Guantánamo Bay Figures in the Trump Immigration Crackdown
In two months, around 400 migrants have been held there, mostly Venezuelan and Nicaraguan citizens designated for deportation.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Suspend Grants to Teachers
The justices allowed the Trump administration to temporarily suspend $65 million in teacher-training grants, which helped place teachers in poor and rural areas.
Judge Orders Tufts Student’s Detention Case Moved to Vermont
The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, was detained by ICE agents in Massachusetts, driven to Vermont and flown to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government was trying to argue her court case.
Laura Loomer’s Role in NSC Firings Shows Rising Sway of Fringe Figures on Trump
President Trump has always solicited information from dubious sources. But now, in his second term, he has fewer people around him who try to keep those voices away.
Stocks Tumble as Investors Balk at Tariff Plan
Stocks hadn’t fallen this far this fast since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. A 9.1 percent drop in the S&P 500 is the steepest weekly decline since March 2020.
More Than 500 Law Firms Back Perkins Coie in Fight With Trump
The firms signed a legal brief supporting Perkins Coie, calling the president’s actions a threat “to the rule of law.” The largest firms declined to sign.
