Former NYPD Officer Convicted of Punching Man and Breaking His Nose
The officer, Juan Perez, faces up to 364 days in jail for assault. The victim, who later killed himself in…
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Fraud Case Against Rich Exile Who Riled Beijing Goes to Jury
Guo Wengui fled China and allied with the American right in a quixotic quest to end Communist rule. U.S. prosecutors…
The Embattled Biden Campaign Tests Kamala Harris’s Strength vs. Trump
The campaign is quietly carrying out a head-to-head survey of voters between the vice president and Donald Trump, in a…
A Trump Ally Is Training 75 Armed Citizens. Is That a Militia?
Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is recruiting “special deputies” to deploy during disaster or unrest. Opponents say the move…
NATO on the Edge: Biden Praises and Trump Denigrates a 75-Year Alliance
As leaders gathered in Washington to mark the anniversary of the organization, they heard starkly different messages from two American…
A ‘Simpsons’ Joke Comes True for Cypress Hill
The famed California hip-hop group played with the London Symphony Orchestra — 28 years after The Simpsons dreamed up the…
Cease-Fire Negotiations Are Being Watched Closely by Hezbollah Leaders in Lebanon
Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, warned that “the only way” to stop the cross-border hostilities between his group and Israel was…
Why Trump Supporters Keep Avoiding Convictions on Election Charges
Frustrated prosecutors and alarmed election officials are finding that it’s not always easy to make charges stick for those who…
A Mammoth DNA Discovery Helps Map an Ancient Genome in 3-D
A “fossil chromosome” preserves the structure of a woolly mammoth’s genome — and offers a better grasp of how it…
A.I. Helped to Spot a Copper Mining Bonanza in Zambia
The deposit, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the United…