BlackRock Will Buy Panama Canal Ports from CK Hutchison
President Trump had been hammering Panama for weeks over its most valuable asset, the Panama Canal, saying, without evidence, that China operated the waterway. There seemed to be no way…
Measles Outbreak Continues to Spread in West Texas
A measles outbreak that has spread over a swath of West Texas, killing one child, shows no signs of slowing, according to data released on Tuesday by state health officials.…
China and Canada Retaliate Against Trump Tariffs, With Mexico to Counter on Sunday: Live Updates
Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico, stood underneath a giant Mexican flag and before troops at a military installation in Mexico City. It was Flag Day last month and she…
Von Der Leyen Unveils Sweeping Plan to Boost E.U. Military Spending.
A top European official on Tuesday laid out a sweeping framework aimed at rearming the continent, trying to fill a void as President Trump retreated from supporting Ukraine and pressured…
Republican House Members Told to Stop Holding In-Person Town Halls
Representative Richard Hudson of North Carolina, the chairman of House Republicans’ campaign arm, issued a stark message to the G.O.P. rank and file on Tuesday: Stop having in-person town halls…
Stocks Slump as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
Global stocks tumbled on Tuesday as investors’ concerns over the future health of the economy mounted after President Trump’s broad tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China went into effect. The…
What is Trump’s Crypto Reserve Plan?
The crypto market gives and takes: After President Trump’s plan for a national crypto reserve drew backlash from both Republicans and investors, the prices of digital tokens that would be…
He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It.
The new head of the Food and Drug Administration division that regulates infant formula was in recent months a corporate lawyer defending a top formula maker from claims that its…
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s Husband of Nearly 60 Years, Dies at 82
Carl Dean, an asphalt paver who met his future wife, Dolly Parton, outside a Nashville laundromat more than six decades ago and quietly championed her as she rose to superstardom,…
Order sunlight whenever and wherever you want on demand
You won’t believe what’s happening in the world of renewable energy right now. Imagine being able to tap into the sun’s limitless power, even after the stars come out. That’s…