After weeks of stalemate, Senate Democrats said they would be willing to reopen the government in exchange for a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies.

His decoding the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist views.

The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor has stoked speculation that President Trump might move to send forces into the city.

The first woman to hold the post also made history as one of the most significant speakers in modern times.

The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.

One of two major American almanacs is ceasing publication after more than two centuries of predicting the weather and offering tidbits of wisdom.

A look at the nominations’ unexpected story lines, including best new artist nominees with unusual paths and the event’s hesitancy around “KPop Demon Hunters.”

Two city councilors won re-election on Tuesday, though their support for a pride flag at City Hall had sparked challenges from the right. Still, Idaho’s deep embrace of President Trump has the city worried.

The justices are generally reluctant to take account of a president’s public statements. But extensive quotes from Mr. Trump in a key filing may change the legal calculus.

Artists, albums and songs competing for trophies at the 68th annual ceremony were announced on Friday. The show will take place on Feb. 1, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

“All we have to do is look outside,” one delegate said. “The sea rises, the coral dies.”

More lawyers are using artificial intelligence to write legal briefs. Some colleagues are publicizing the A.I.-generated errors.

The first female speaker of the House may be the last to truly rule the increasingly unruly chamber.

Amending state constitutions seemed like a long shot, but Virginia’s move shows more blue states may be willing to try, opening new possibilities.

A Trumpian drama has been playing out inside the performing arts center all year. It has been damaging for business.

The moves to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass.

Several audience members shouted or lit flares as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Paris. After the concert, the ensemble received 10 minutes of applause and played the Israeli national anthem.

The child was later reunited with her grandmother, but the episode alarmed immigrant rights groups. The father, a U.S. citizen, faces a gun possession charge.

Sabrina Carpenter, Leon Thomas, Doechii and Tyler, the Creator will compete in the biggest categories at the awards show in February.

Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica discuss whether affordability is the Democrats’ winning message, Trump’s politics of cruelty and how liberalism can win right now.

The alternative, Ambassador Michael Waltz bluntly told diplomats, was to watch the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas give way to a return to war.

Facing an influx of amphetamines, the kingdom has put hundreds of people to death, many of them foreigners convicted of low-level smuggling.

Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk once jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.

A.I. has taken newsrooms by storm, setting off industrywide soul-searching about its potential and pitfalls.

Donald Trump’s recent Gatsby party encapsulates this moment of economic peril.

Finland has spent decades digging caves into its bedrock. Now, as Russia rears its head, nervous Finns want to know: “Where’s my shelter?”

Most people who die in prison die alone. Programs like the one at California Medical Facility aim to prevent that.