A Top Fed Official Says the Trump Administration’s Threats Are ‘About Monetary Policy’
Neel T. Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said the Trump administration’s actions against the central bank...
Venezuelan Envoy to Make First Washington Trip in Years Amid Thaw
A Venezuelan government envoy planned to travel on Thursday to Washington to meet U.S. officials and take initial steps toward...
The Swedish Start-Up Aiming to Conquer America’s Full-Body-Scan Craze
Fifteen years ago, Daniel Ek broke into America’s digital-content wars with his streaming music start-up, Spotify, which has turned into...
Playing Catch on an L.A. Sidewalk? You May (Technically) Risk Jail Time.
Planning on playing a casual game of catch with your child on the sidewalk outside your home or on a...
Crane Falls on Passenger Train in Thailand, Killing at Least 22
A crane fell on a train with about 200 passengers and crew aboard in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at...
In Jackson Hole, a Different Kind of Skiing
Mention winter in the valley of Jackson Hole, Wyo., and most ski enthusiasts think of the steep runs and adventurous...
Why Does This Teenager Hate His Mother So Much?
THE SUMMER MY MOTHER HAD GREEN EYES, by Tatiana Tibuleac; translated by Monica Cure Death comes for us all, and...
‘We’re Not Stupid’: Greenlanders Fear What a U.S. Takeover Would Mean
Pipaluk Lynge knows the history of how Indigenous people have been treated in the United States. And she’s well aware...
A Retelling of ‘Moby-Dick,’ With a Young Woman at Its Center
CALL ME ISHMAELLE, by Xiaolu Guo There ought to be an award for artistic audacity — Goethe believed audacity was...
Dramas Keep Showing Us Hapless Men — and Hypercompetent Women
Consider the hapless man. He’s uncertain, ineffectual, star-crossed. Nothing ever seems to work out for him; he can’t confidently take...
U.S. Refiners to Profit as Trump Asserts Control Over Venezuelan Oil
Some of the biggest early winners in the Trump administration’s efforts to assert more control over Venezuela’s energy industry are...
Tensions Are High as Vance and Rubio Prepare to Meet Danish and Greenlandic Officials
The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland are expected to meet on Wednesday with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary...
Initial Review Finds No Widespread Illegal Voting by Migrants, Puncturing a Trump Claim
It was a common refrain for Donald J. Trump and his allies during the 2024 campaign: The Biden administration was...
Where Did All the American-Born Roofers Go?
In 1976, Matthew Moore marched into the roofers’ union hall in Orange County, Calif., signed his card and, at 19,...
Jodie Foster: An American Oscar-Winner in Paris
Jodie Foster was in pain. A collapsed disc in her back needed surgery. A hip replacement would follow. But it...
