Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, went to Capitol Hill to allay Republicans’ concerns over a fund to pay people who claim government mistreatment. It did not go well.

President Trump said the war with Iran and “other things” would make it difficult for him to make the wedding this weekend.

The Trump administration cut the programs meant to coordinate an Ebola response.

The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2022. The caterpillar was the last individual in human care.

When people disappeared from the landscape, as they did during the pandemic, wild animals changed how they used space and resources, scientists found.

El Niño may keep the Atlantic quieter, but it could bring more storms to the Pacific.

The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.

Elim Chan has been named the symphony’s next music director. She joins a small field of female conductors at American orchestras, as San Francisco rebuilds after Esa-Pekka Salonen.

People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said.

Maybe “Saturday Night Live” should go instead.

Decision making in Iran is guided by a small group of men associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

Property prices in Shanghai, in particular, are rebounding, but the national market still faces an enormous overhang — 90 million empty or unfinished apartments.

The Colorado State Democratic Party, reflecting the anger of rank-and-file Democratic voters, rebuked Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday over his decision to release Tina Peters from prison.

The fund that could offer payouts to Trump allies who accuse the government of mistreatment is not only highly unusual but also appears to violate the administration’s own policies.

Larry Bushart sued a Tennessee sheriff who claimed he wanted to incite hysteria with a post after Mr. Kirk’s killing and jailed him for 37 days.

Democrats have been trying to portray Mr. Pratt, a former reality TV star, as a MAGA Republican in the mayor’s race. President Trump just gave them a helping hand.

President Trump’s commencement address was a mixture of jokes and praise for the seafaring life of the Coast Guard graduates. But there were detours into choppy waters.

Several Republicans had balked at including the money in an immigration enforcement measure that the party plans to push through on a party-line vote.

The carrier arrived in the southern Caribbean on the same day that the Justice Department announced charges against Raul Castro.

While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raul Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread. “This has to change.”