Susie Wiles, the incoming White House chief of staff, portrayed the agreement as another step toward enabling the new administration’s team to prepare to take over the government next month.
An image provided by the Pennsylvania State Police shows the top of a sinkhole in the unincorporated community of Marguerite, Pa., where rescuers were searching for a woman who disappeared.
Federal health agencies closed their investigations into the bacterial outbreak that sickened 104 people and was linked to onions on the fast-food chain’s signature Quarter Pounders.
Yoon Suk Yeol’s decree, and his reversal under pressure from lawmakers, were the culmination of years of feuding between the country’s two main political camps.
The mayor has argued that he was indicted because he criticized border policies. He also said that he has rights that migrants do not because “the Constitution is for Americans.”
Mayor Eric Adams, who is under federal indictment, cited a New York Times article on Tuesday as evidence that the Justice Department “has been politicized.”
Some officials in the Justice Department said privately they were disheartened by the way in which President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump sounded similar notes of distrust of the department.
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s investigative unit highlighted intelligence about Chinese athletes possibly using a banned medication, but were kept out of the loop when 23 swimmers tested positive for it.
Top officials from the World Anti-Doping Agency at the Paris Olympics in July. The agency’s leaders — including its director general, Olivier Niggli, second from right — have defended the decision to secretly clear Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned substances.
The artist, who has supported the protests against the Tate group of museums, won the prestigious British award for an installation that includes a car covered by a giant doily.
Jasleen Kaur was awarded the Turner Prize for an exhibition, “Alter Altar,” that featured items related to her upbringing in Scotland as well as music playing out of a car stereo and a mechanically operated harmonium.
Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices and several start-ups are beginning to offer credible alternatives to Nvidia’s chips, especially for a phase of A.I. development known as “inferencing.”
In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy of the human trade that originally defined relations with Africa.
Mark Rutte said it was up to Ukraine to decide when it was ready to begin negotiations with Russia — and that the West should help strengthen Kyiv’s position beforehand.
The Biden administration has hailed South Korea as a model democracy and bolstered military ties as it relies on the country as a bulwark against North Korea, China and Russia.
Presidents have extraordinary control over climate policy, in part, because it’s been decades since Congress has passed a comprehensive environmental bill.
Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and a public health advocate, is asking Senate Republicans to persuade President-elect Donald J. Trump to “rethink” Kennedy’s nomination.
Michael R. Bloomberg said President-elect Donald J. Trump deserved credit for the fast-track initiative that produced coronavirus vaccines and also chided Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for claiming that the Covid-19 shot was the “deadliest vaccine ever made.”
A conservative, Mr. Yoon won the presidency in 2022 by a slim margin, promising a more confrontational stance against North Korea. He quickly became unpopular and divisive at home.
An estimated 197 million people shopped from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, the National Retail Federation said, fewer than last year but surpassing the group’s expectations.
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