Amtrak Train Strikes and Kills a Person in Pennsylvania
Amtrak suspended service between Penn Station in New York and the main rail station in Philadelphia after one of its trains struck and killed a person in Bristol, Pa., on…
Trump’s Pick to Argue at Supreme Court Made His Career in Culture Wars
When Chuck Hatfield, a lawyer in Missouri, showed up at a 2019 hearing to represent Planned Parenthood in its fight to keep a license for the state’s lone surgical abortion…
After Meeting With Laura Loomer, Trump Fires National Security Council Officials
President Trump fired at least three senior National Security Council officials after an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office with the far-right activist Laura Loomer, who laid out a list…
Insulin Test Used to Convict Lucy Letby of Murder Was Unreliable, Experts Say
A half-dozen pediatric doctors and toxicology experts said on Thursday that jurors were misled by prosecutors who cited unreliable and misrepresented insulin tests during the trial of Lucy Letby, a…
In ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray,’ Sarah Snook Goes Digital
Rehearsals were strenuous, not least because Snook had recently given birth to her daughter and she wasn’t sleeping much. She described shooting the recorded sequences, including that first one, as…
Rubio Visits NATO Amid European Alarm Over Trump’s Agenda
Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Brussels on Thursday for a gathering of NATO foreign ministers amid high anxiety over the Trump administration’s approach to Europe, including the war…
Musk’s Task Force Begins Shutting Down Foreign Policy Research Center
The head of the Wilson Center, a storied foreign policy think tank, resigned on Tuesday, a day after employees from Elon Musk’s government-overhauling team arrived at the group’s Washington headquarters…
San Francisco Rethinks Its Free Handouts of Drug Paraphernalia
Plastic straws are banned in San Francisco, at least if you want to drink a soda or lemonade. Those smoking fentanyl, however, have been able to get them for free,…
‘Adolescence’ Stars Discuss Their Father-Son Bond, and Questions of a Sequel
In the three weeks since “Adolescence” arrived on Netflix, the drama about a 13-year-old boy accused of killing a schoolgirl after seeing misogynistic content online has soared in popularity. It…
Mallory McMorrow Enters Michigan Senate Race
State Senator Mallory McMorrow of Michigan, a Democrat from the Detroit suburbs, jumped into her state’s U.S. Senate race on Wednesday, becoming the first prominent candidate to enter the contest,…