Four whales have died near San Francisco this year after ships crashed into them, and scientists hope to drive that number to zero with new technology.
The State Senate introduced a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War, while the House blocked an effort to do so....
A new measure attempts to force the Senate’s hand on passing legislation to ban TikTok or mandate the app’s sale....
The embattled Republican speaker said he expected Saturday votes on the long-stalled package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, as well as fresh sanctions on Iran....
Nemat Shafik said some contested phrases — like “from the river to the sea” — might warrant discipline, angering some supporters of academic freedom....
Also, the House is set to vote on aid for Ukraine and Israel. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday....
The Republican speaker’s elaborate strategy for passing a foreign aid package over his party’s objections will require the cooperation of Democrats to push it through — and possibly save his job....
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll might rise and blamed lack of air defenses for the loss of life. Dozens more were reported wounded....
Plus, the French Olympic team reveals its outfits....
The U.S. secretary of state and his counterparts will gather in Italy as world leaders try to contain the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war....
On campus, the debate over free speech and antisemitism has only become more charged....
Our photographer spent four days at a remote Ukrainian trench outpost manned by soldiers who signed up from abroad....
In debating how to respond to last weekend’s Iranian airstrike, Israel’s war cabinet is choosing between options that could deter future attacks or de-escalate hostilities, but all carry drawbacks....
After the 9/11 attacks, Mr. Graham became an outspoken critic of President George W. Bush and his administration’s response to terrorism and its involvement in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan....
The Republican speaker’s strategy for moving foreign aid measures for Israel and Ukraine through the House has outraged many in his own party, increasing calls for his ouster....
Senator Mark Warner, the chairman of the Intelligence Committee, said the United States was more susceptible to Russian influence operations than it was during the 2020 elections....
The International Monetary Fund offered an upbeat economic outlook but said that new trade barriers and escalating wars could worsen inflation....
Chancellor Olaf Scholz tried to promote German business interests while delivering warnings from Europe about trade and geopolitical tensions....
The shortages add up to a dire situation for Ukraine in the third year of the war, presenting commanders with near impossible choices on how to deploy limited resources....
Microsoft said it would invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati company with ties to China, as Washington and Beijing maneuver to secure tech influence in the Gulf....
Analysts feared Iran’s strikes might set off a wider war. But with Israel still weighing its response, the attack’s military and diplomatic consequences have yet to be determined....
The speaker, who has delayed for months amid G.O.P. opposition to funding for Kyiv, said he would bring up foreign aid legislation along with a bill aimed at appeasing Republican skeptics....
The Israeli war cabinet met again on Monday to discuss the strike, with some hawkish members of the prime minister’s government calling for a swift and forceful retaliation....
The U.S., Europe, Russia and China worked together on a 2015 deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program. The arrangement’s unraveling and the spike in superpower tensions make this a dangerous moment....
He brought worldwide attention to a radical yet elemental form of contemporary dance that emerged in the wake of wartime destruction....
Its options range from striking Iran openly and forcefully to doing nothing at all. One factor to weigh is that the huge aerial attack did little damage....
Global equities and oil prices were stable following Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel, but analysts warn that the calm may not last....
A yearslong shadow war between the countries burst into the open after Tehran fired hundreds of drones and missiles....
Military analysts are divided on whether a more direct confrontation with Iran might alter the war or affect a decision to invade the southern city of Rafah....
Iran’s retaliation for Israel’s killing of senior military leaders was a highly choreographed spectacle. But fears of a wider war still loom....
As cases proliferate, opponents fear the Alternative for Germany party is becoming a tool of Russian influence operations to undermine support for Ukraine....