Officer Fatally Shoots Attacker at Grand Central After 3 Are Stabbed With Machete
The victims, two older men and an older woman, were expected to survive after the subway platform attacks. The assailant was shot after he repeatedly refused to drop his weapon, the police said.
USPS Is Running Out of Money. Here’s How It Could Affect Your Mail.
Despite numerous attempts to reform the Postal Service, the agency’s business model has not changed significantly since 1970. Officials are proposing to decrease service and increase prices.
Postal Service, Under Pressure, Now Faces Trump’s Mail Ballot Order
President Trump’s executive order, which has been challenged as unconstitutional, would limit the Postal Service to sending only the ballots of voters deemed eligible.
He Was ‘Trump Before Trump.’ Now He’s in Trouble.
An Orban defeat would have serious implications for the conservative movement worldwide.
In a Restaurant’s Name, a Message of Grief and Hope for Palestinians
Hinds Hall near Columbia University is a place to find Palestinian cuisine and to remember a 5-year-old killed in Gaza.
Eric Swalwell Faces Sex Assault Accusation as He Runs for California Governor
Eric Swalwell, a Democratic congressman, denied the accounts published by CNN and The San Francisco Chronicle. Nancy Pelosi was among those who said he should withdraw from the California governor’s race.
How Lu Xun, a Famous Chinese Writer, Became a Cute Communist Mascot
The Chinese Communist Party has turned Lu Xun, a Mao-era hero who excoriated the establishment, into a bland, Disney-style character.
Fallout of War Piles Economic Pain Onto Europe’s Political Stress
Europe is finding itself on the outs with Russia, China and the U.S., in what’s amounting to its very own “Mean Girls” moment.
Banks Are Warned About Anthropic’s New, Powerful A.I. Technology
In an unusual move, the Treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chair gathered bank executives to caution about cyberthreats posed by artificial intelligence.
Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says
The lost mines have prevented Iran from quickly complying with President Trump’s demand to allow more ships to pass through the waterway.
See Photos From All 10 Days of NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission
Over 10 days, the astronauts of NASA’s lunar flyby mission have achieved the near impossible.
World Leaders Push to Save Iran Talks Amid Israel’s Attacks in Lebanon
President Trump’s cease-fire with Iran appears at risk as Vice President JD Vance heads to Pakistan for discussions with Iranian officials.
Molotov Cocktail Is Hurled at Home of Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO
The device burned an exterior gate of the house in San Francisco, the police said, and it was unclear whether the artificial intelligence executive was home. The authorities arrested a suspect.
What the Cease-Fire Means for Iran
Emerging from weeks of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, an emboldened Iran has 10 demands for talks during the tenuous cease-fire, according to Iranian state media. Our reporter Erika Solomon assesses Iran’s position.
F.A.A. Says Military Can Use Anti-Drone Lasers in U.S. Airspace
An interagency dispute over the use of high-energy lasers near airports led the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily close the airspace twice in Texas this year.
Eliot Engel, a 16-Term Bronx Liberal in Congress, Dies at 79
After defeating a Democratic fixture in a 1988 primary, he rose to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee, then was toppled himself in 2020, undone by an overheard comment.
Harris Says She Is ‘Thinking About’ Running for President Again in 2028
At a convention in New York, possible candidates for the Democratic presidential primary are making overtures to Black voters, a vital constituency.
Trump Moves Top Aide James Blair to Political Operation Ahead of Midterms
Mr. Blair will “lead the charge from the outside,” the president said on social media. The move comes as Republicans are bracing for a potentially difficult November election.
Eric Adams, Citizen of the World, Becomes an Actual Citizen of Albania
Mr. Adams, the former mayor of New York City, has expressed fondness for Albania, visiting the country in his last weeks in office.
Trump Is Racing to Redefine ‘America First’ in a Time of War
Washington has been debating the thrust of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy for more than a decade, with the only consensus being that “America First” means whatever the president says it does.
