A “gloriously erudite” critic, he denounced the embrace of blandly functional architecture in efforts to rebuild after World War II.
Representative Kevin Kiley, independent of California, became the 218th signature on a petition to force action on an aid bill to Ukraine. The vote could come as soon as the end of May....
Dozens of long-shot bets on Polymarket, from the war with Iran to the cryptocurrency market, have defied the odds, according to a New York Times examination....
Before leaving Washington on Tuesday, the president reiterated threats to decimate Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal to resolve the conflict....
The Producer Price Index rose in April at its fastest pace in four years, government data showed, a day after consumer prices showed inflation was surging....
Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down....
Plus, the controversy engulfing Eurovision....
Temporary truces have become a tool of performative diplomacy, an end in themselves rather than a prelude to a lasting settlement, analysts say....
Also, Russia keeps attacking U.S. companies in Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday....
Politicians are fighting viciously for power, said Shane Massey, leader of the State Senate. “To what end?” he asked, warning of eroding fundamental American values. “I’m voting no.”...
Trump is fighting the world’s stupidest culture war....
The war in Iran has cast a shadow of uncertainty on both superpowers, dimming early hopes that they could begin to address the larger issues that have frayed their relationship....
After a warm winter that brought more rain than snow, the state’s snowpack was the lowest it has ever been....
The estimate from the Defense Department’s top budget official was $4 billion higher than two weeks ago. Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to say when the administration would request extra money for the Iran conflict....
President Trump has declared the cease-fire on “life support,” and investors are taking a cautious approach as the economic effects of the war become more apparent....
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier as higher energy costs replaced tariffs as the driver of higher prices for Americans....
Despite its long slog in Ukraine and the loss of former allies like Syria, Russia is benefiting from costly energy, a clever narrative and America’s own failure to achieve a quick victory....
The food giant Calbee said shortages of naphtha, a crude-oil derivative used in inks, were forcing it to switch to black-and-white packaging for its salty products....
Facilities tied to Coca-Cola, Cargill, Mondelez and others appear to have been deliberately hit. The Trump administration’s muted response has raised concerns....
The Russian leader is walking a tightrope: acknowledging public discontent while offering no indication that he might give up on his demands....
Ukrainian news outlets named the suspect as Andriy Yermak, who resigned last year amid a sweeping scandal....
Parliament passed a new law that paves the way for military trials for hundreds of Palestinians suspected of taking part in the 2023 attack that ignited the two-year war in Gaza....
Congress would have to agree to any suspension, and dropping federal taxes would not make up for the steep increase in prices since the war began....
The effects of the war in Iran have raised mortgage rates and lowered consumer confidence, making it even harder for house hunters....
Under pressure from the economic fallout of the war in Iran and politically emboldened, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks Indians to sacrifice....
The slowed pace of grants by the National Science Foundation, under attack from the White House, could put the United States at a disadvantage with China, the scientists warned....
With peace talks on ice and Ukraine now more self-reliant, President Volodymyr Zelensky seems to be stepping away from the United States....
The war in Iran, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to be on the agenda. But expectations are modest....
The Trump administration said last week that the war had run its course, but the U.S. president and Israel’s prime minister in interviews on Sunday did not rule out renewed combat....
For almost three decades, he led the Anti-Defamation League, winning access to presidents and prime ministers and meeting with Pope John Paul II....
Israel has escalated attacks on Lebanon since Thursday, further unraveling a truce in its war with Hezbollah. Among those killed on Saturday was a 6-month-old infant, relatives said....
