Russia Bill Broadens Sanctions but Could Fuel Fears Over the Dollar
The Trump administration has recently sought to scale back sanctions as adversaries develop workarounds that some believe could erode the U.…
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The Road to Nowhere Has a New Stop.
Jacinto Marques left Angola for Canada’s frozen edge. Now he’s running a bus service in Iqaluit, the largest, and only city in Canada’…
Israel Recruits Rabbis to Warn Followers: Don’t Spy for Iran
The Israeli authorities have enacted a broad array of countermeasures to contain what they describe as online recruiting efforts by Iranian …
They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.
The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.
Why Is Syracuse, N.Y., Such a Haven for Legendary Writers?
In the frozen shadows of shuttered factories, icons like Toni Morrison, Raymond Carver and David Foster Wallace created some of their greate…
Indian Activist on Hunger Strike Is Forcibly Removed by Police
The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, started his strike last month as part of a protest over educational mismanagement that has affected millions o…
As Trump Scraps With Meloni, His Envoy to Italy Is at Sea
Tilman J. Fertitta, the U.S. ambassador to Rome, is summering on his superyacht as President Trump squabbles with Prime Minister Giorgia Mel…
They Called Sam Neill ‘Skux.’ (It Was a Compliment.)
The New Zealand slang word, dating back to the 1990s, was pulled back into circulation in tributes to the actor, who died on Tuesday.
Rhode Island Man Who Fled 2005 Rape Trial Is Arrested in New York
Ronald L. Fischer vanished just before he was convicted. After more than 20 years on the run, he was arrested on a sailboat in the East Rive…
U.S. Forest Service Employees Are Freed After 15-Hour Hostage Ordeal
The authorities said a man and his son held two employees at gunpoint in a trailer at Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Northern California.
7 Americans Sent to Kenyan Ebola Site as Trump Issues New Travel Ban
The aid workers were on the frontline in the fight against the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and have shown no symptoms, thei…
Mourning One Tragedy at Sea, a Family Is Devastated by Another
The Boisas went out on the San Francisco Bay to spread the ashes of one of their own. Then a wave toppled their boat.