Presidents Line Up for Obama’s Long-Awaited Center in Chicago
Today’s opening is expected to draw four former presidents, as well as Bruce Springsteen, Bono and Jennifer Hudson. Chicago has seen years…
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Billionaire Tax Officially Has Enough Signatures for California Ballot
A proposed wealth tax on billionaires is headed to the ballot unless Gov. Gavin Newsom and other opponents reach a deal with backers to remo…
Kansas City Police Seek Gunman in Spree of Five Roadway Shootings
The attacks, which killed one and injured four, played out as the city was preparing to host its first World Cup match. An Uber driver takin…
Trump Demanded Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender.’ He Got a Surprise Instead.
While the Iranians suffered substantial losses in the war, they emerged from a confrontation with the world’s most powerful military havin…
Trump’s Deal With Iran Opens New Rifts in G.O.P.
Some in the president’s party were skeptical about whether the agreement he reached included adequate concessions from Iranian officials.
Los Angeles Warehouse Fire Prompts Thousands to Shelter in Place
Heavy black smoke was visible across much of Los Angeles as flames tore through a nearly 500,000-square-foot building just east of downtown.
Robert Thurman, Leading Interpreter of Tibetan Buddhism, Dies at 84
A former monk who was also Uma Thurman’s father, he made sure Buddhism retained its intellectual and spiritual rigor as it spread through …
Florida Appeals Court Strikes Down Ban on Concealed Carry for Young Adults
The state attorney general, James Uthmeier, had declined to defend the nearly 40-year-old ban on 18- to 20-year-olds carrying concealed weap…
How the U.S.-Iran Deal Came Down to the Wire
The agreement, which punted many of the toughest issues to future negotiations, came after a last-minute scramble.
After a Texas Plane Crash, Strangers Pulled Survivors From the Flames
One woman’s video captured rescuers rushing to the small jet, which crashed on a Laredo highway. Five people escaped the wreckage, and one…
Federal Prisons Must Provide Hormones Sought by Trans Inmates
The government had argued that a “pendulum swing” in the medical consensus justified treating trans inmates with psychotherapy and antid…
‘The Whole World Saw That’: Congo Fans Rejoice in Draw With Portugal
“If you’re coming to face Congo,” one fan said after his team stunned Portugal, a global soccer powerhouse, “just get ready to run a…