Greenland’s Prime Minister Says the U.S. Will Not ‘Get’ the Island
The United States will not take control of Greenland, the island’s new prime minister said on Sunday in response to President Trump’s latest assertion that he wants to annex the…
Why China Is Wary of a Trump-Xi Summit
In Washington, President Trump has said he is willing to meet with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader. In Beijing, Chinese officials and experts agree that a meeting between the heads…
Elon Musk Says ‘Destiny of Humanity’ Rests on Wisconsin Judicial Race
Elon Musk framed Tuesday’s election for Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court in nothing less than apocalyptic terms, telling a crowd on Sunday night in Green Bay that the vote could ultimately…
Fire at New Mexico Republican Party Headquarters Being Investigated as Arson
The headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico in Albuquerque was damaged early Sunday morning in what the party described as a “deliberate act of arson.” Albuquerque Fire Rescue…
White House Takes Highly Unusual Step of Directly Firing Line Prosecutors
Two longtime career prosecutors have been suddenly fired by the White House, in what current and former Justice Department officials called an unusual and alarming exercise of presidential power. In…
Monday Briefing: Devastation in Myanmar
Aftershocks and airstrikes struck Myanmar More than 1,600 people were confirmed dead across Myanmar over the weekend, and more than 3,000 were injured in the worst earthquake to hit the…
Richard Carlson, Journalist Who Led Voice of America, Dies at 84
Richard Carlson, who won a Peabody Award for his investigative television reports about an automobile company’s brazen fraud — during which he also outed the company’s founder as a transgender…
Eli Lilly Drug Reduces Mysterious Lp(a) Particle Involved in Heart Attack Risk
As many as one in five people — an estimated 64 million in the United States — have elevated levels of a tiny particle in their blood. It can greatly…
Orbital Rocket Crashes After First Launch From Continental Europe
The engine shuddered to life around half past noon local time on Sunday, and with a guttural roar, the 92-foot-tall Spectrum rocket lifted slowly away from its launch tower, marking…
Linda Williams, Who Introduced Pornography to Academia, Dies at 78
Linda Williams, a trailblazing scholar whose research was foundational to the field of film studies and to feminist film theory, and who wrote extensively about pornography, died on March 12…