Britain’s New Prime Minister Makes Surprise Pick for Top Finance Job
As chancellor, John Healey, who quit as defense secretary in the former government, will fill one of the most consequential posts, overseein…
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Judge Temporarily Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
The delay is intended to give the court time to consider a lawsuit that argues the $111 billion merger violates antitrust laws.
Wildfire Smoke Gives Way to Powerful Storms Threatening Millions of People
The Midwest and the Northeast are facing potentially intense thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday.
El Mayo, Who Founded Sinaloa Cartel, Sentenced to Life in Prison
Ismael Zambada García, better known as El Mayo, used an army of hit men and widespread political corruption to smuggle illegal drugs into t…
Read The Times’s Motion in Response to the Trump Administration Subpoenas
Read the motion filed by lawyers for The New York Times regarding the federal government’s effort to subpoena phone records of the news ou…
With Talks on Gaza Stalled, Hamas Appoints a New Leader
Seen as closer to Iran, Khalil al-Hayya served as the Palestinian militant group’s chief negotiator with Israel and the Trump administrati…
U.S. Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives
The government is aggressively seeking the confidential sources of Times reporters who wrote about the president’s new Air Force One. The …
Houthis in Yemen Declare Red Sea Blockade on Saudi Arabia
The Iran-backed Houthi militia, which controls parts of Yemen, has in the past blockaded the Red Sea by threatening a choke point crucial to…
Denise Oliver-Velez, a Powerful Voice of the Left, Dies at 78
She became the highest-ranking female member of the Young Lords in New York, where she pressed for women’s rights, and later joined the Bl…
Spain Celebrates Both a Soccer Win and a Sense of Wider Success
For many fans, the World Cup victory cemented a belief that something promising — a cultural, economic and sports revival — is happening…
Man Sets Off Explosive Device Outside Federal Building in Manhattan
The man, who was detained, threatened passers-by, lit a fire and set off fireworks, police said, at the building, which houses an Immigratio…