Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns
Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.
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Car Plows Into People Near a Pride Event in Berlin, Killing at Least One
The police said a hunt for suspects was underway after the episode, which also injured at least 14 people, some seriously.
Brazil Blocks Visit by U.S. Delegation Seeking to Question Election System
Brazilian authorities refused to grant visas to two senior U.S. officials out of concern they planned to sow doubt about the security of the…
More Than 500 Howard University Students Are Bumped From Enrollment
The university said the students failed to meet payment requirements by a July 10 deadline and were removed from the school’s enrollment w…
Lowered Number of Troop Deaths on Pentagon Site Upsets Military Families
The change in the number to 14 from 18 this week has prompted scrutiny over the Defense Department’s accounting and reporting practices.
Ida Schmertz, Who Studied Women in Politics, Dies at 91
An immigrant who aspired to government service, she helped found the pathbreaking Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers.
A Summer of Extremes Set the Conditions for Europe’s Wildfires
The wildfires are scorching parts of France and Spain that had already faced usually hot and dry summers.
Explore New York City’s Layered Histories for the 250th Anniversary of the U.S.
The New York Times on Saturday hosted an in-person search for places that hold centuries of the city’s history. Here’s what you need to …
The New York of the Past Is Still Visible Today. You Just Have to Look.
Traces of New York’s layered histories can be found scattered throughout its contemporary urban landscape.
Guy Tudor, Whose Art Brought Obscure Birds to Life, Dies at 91
A self-taught ornithologist, he won a MacArthur fellowship for his precise, resplendent illustrations that appeared in definitive field guid…
Sally the Robot Was Coming to a New York School. Then the Plug Was Pulled.
Students helped design the A.I.-powered creation as a young female with dark hair and an upbeat personality. Then came the outrage.