White House Pushes to Find Austin Tice, American Journalist Abducted in Syria
U.S. officials have given the rebel group in control of Damascus a list of former members of the Assad government…
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New York City to Pay $92.5 Million to Improperly Detained Immigrants
The city was accused of unlawfully holding more than 20,000 people beyond their scheduled release dates between 1997 and 2012…
Inside a Huge Spending Deal: Disaster Money, a Football Stadium and More
The mammoth year-end federal funding measure congressional leaders agreed on does far more than just keep the government running. It…
What to Know About the Charges Against Luigi Mangione
The man the authorities say killed UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive is accused of crimes in Pennsylvania and New York, including first-degree…
Ivy League Agrees to Let Football Teams Compete in the Playoffs Next Year
The conference’s eight schools will be able to participate in the Football Championship Subdivision’s 24-team playoff.
A Grisly Discovery at a Bronze Age Mass Grave: The Victims Were Eaten, Too
“It’s taken us all aback,” said a professor who led a study revealing that 37 people in a prehistoric site…
Who Is Friedrich Merz of Germany?
If polls are correct, Olaf Scholz’s successor could be the 69-year-old leader of the Christian Democratic Union. He is offering…
Senate Clears Defense Bill Denying Transgender Care to Minors
The annual defense bill directing $895 billion toward the Pentagon and other military programs would deny transgender health coverage to…
Prisoner’s Self-Portraits of C.I.A. Torture Surface From Sealed Court Record
“This is what his nightmares are all about,” said a lawyer for a now-confessed war criminal who spent years at…
Killing of Russian General Sends a Message, but Doesn’t Change the War for Ukraine
Ukraine’s forces are steadily losing ground on the battlefield. The assassination of a top general in Moscow won’t improve their…