Fed Holds Rates Steady and Predicts Higher Inflation, Slower Growth Ahead
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in its meeting on Wednesday for a second time in a row, and officials stuck to their previous forecast for two more cuts…
How Tim Walz Attacked Elon Musk by Borrowing From Trump
My colleagues and I have written about how Elon Musk is dominating the political conversation. I wanted to hear what that sounds like in person, so I headed yesterday to…
Americans Describe Being Detained as Hostages in a Venezuelan Prison
The guards wore name tags that read “Hitler” and “Demon” and covered their faces with ski masks. The Americans in the Venezuelan prison were confined to cement cells, beaten, pepper-sprayed…
Donald Trump Jr. Mixes Business and Politics in Serbia, as Protests There Rage
The protests against President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia had been growing in intensity and size when an unusual guest showed up in its capital this month to meet with the…
K.W. Lee, Journalist Who Gave a Voice to Asian American Communities, Dies at 96
K.W. Lee, a pioneering Asian American journalist whose reporting led to the release of a Korean immigrant on death row in California, and who covered the Koreatown community targeted in…
Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
In the last few years, foodborne pathogens have had devastating consequences that alarmed the public. Bacteria in infant formula sickened babies. Deli meat ridden with listeria killed 10 people and…
White House Expected to Pause $175 Million for Penn Over Transgender Policy
The Trump administration said Wednesday it would suspend about $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its approach to transgender athletes, according to a White House…
Trump Administration Considers Scaling Back H.I.V. Efforts at C.D.C.
During his first term, President Donald J. Trump unveiled a bold initiative to end the H.I.V. epidemic in the United States by 2030 by focusing on 57 jurisdictions with the…
Trump’s Tariffs Have Sown Uncertainty. That Might Be the Point.
Since taking office, President Trump and his advisers have explained the president’s aggressive economic approach to tariffs with a litany of conflicting ideas. Other countries are “ripping off” America and…
Parents of Student Missing in the Dominican Republic Believe She Drowned
The parents of Sudiksha Konanki, the 20-year-old college student who went missing during a spring break trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, said they had come to terms with the…