He Preached the Gospel on the Subway. Then He Pulled Out a Machete.
Anthony Griffin was a popular battle rapper who turned toward religious rhetoric. The police say he slashed three people with a machete befo…
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Sports Betting Industry Spends $41 Million to Influence Elections
With a well-funded super PAC, the betting platforms DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics are aiming to shape future regulation of their rapidly …
Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures
The Saudi league, established in 2022, attracted some of the sport’s biggest stars with huge contracts.
Getting the Pope to Answer a Pointed Question at 30,000 Feet
The Times’s Rome bureau chief is still getting a feel for a pontiff who is willing to challenge President Trump and use his sense of humor…
South Africa Names Roelf Meyer as New Ambassador to Trump’s Washington
The move comes as the country looks to strengthen diplomatic ties with the United States after months of hostility between the two nations.
Omaha Police Fatally Shoot Woman Who Cut 3-Year-Old Boy With Knife at Walmart
The woman forced the child, who was sitting in a cart, and his babysitter out of the store at knife point. She had the boy when police arriv…
With Iran War on Pause, Political Battle Resumes Over Israeli Democracy
A court fight over Itamar Ben-Gvir, an extremist who oversees the police, pits the attorney general against Benjamin Netanyahu and his right…
Yale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education’s Problems
A 10-member committee offered a brutal assessment of academia’s role in creating the forces challenging American colleges and universities…
How The Times Covers Attackers, Suspects and Victims of Violence
Reporting on the people who upend life and those whose lives are upended can bring surprising and uncomfortable details to light.
Jury Finds Live Nation Acts as a Monopoly in a Victory for States
In a verdict that could have far-reaching consequences in the music industry, the live colossus that includes Ticketmaster was found to have…
Senate Republicans Again Block Bid to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers
For the fourth time since the war began, G.O.P. senators successfully fended off an effort to constrain the president. But there were signs …
Trump’s Quest for More Sway Over Fed Faces Fresh Hurdles
Jerome H. Powell’s term as chair of the Federal Reserve ends on May 15, but it appears increasingly likely that he will stay on in some ca…