A new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a “con man,” “clown” and “laughingstock.”
An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force who formed a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.”
In roles as unalike as a neighborhood shut-in, a Corleone consigliere and a hardhearted military man, the actor brought an intensity that never wavered.
NJ Transit suggested that commuters should work from home for the next month, as Amtrak moves train traffic to a new bridge, severely reducing service into Manhattan.
A view of the new Portal Bridge North in Kearny, N.J., on Thursday. The important work of replacing the 116-year-old Portal Bridge began over the weekend, and disruptions for New Jersey commuters have already begun.
Three years ago, Nancy Hagans, the president of the New York State Nurses Association, led members on a strike. She has been back on the picket line in recent weeks.
The Boi Tolo, one of the city’s most iconic street parties, has come to represent the glittery, gritty grass-roots celebration far from the glamour of the official parades.
Revelers taking part in the Boi Tolo on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.
The F.B.I. said the glove appeared similar to those worn by the masked man whose image was captured in surveillance footage from Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera.
Steve Witkoff, the Middle East envoy, and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, in Davos, Switzerland, last month. They are expected to attend the negotiations with Iran in Geneva on Tuesday.
“And because my network clearly doesn’t want us to talk about this, let’s talk about this,” Stephen Colbert said after CBS canceled a Texas congressman’s appearance on Monday’s “Late Show.”
Both sides described previous U.S.-mediated negotiations as productive, although they did not appear to address sticking points like territory and security guarantees.
Steve Witkoff, the Middle East envoy, and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, in Davos, Switzerland, last month. They are expected to attend the negotiations with Iran in Geneva on Tuesday.
Adeliia Petrosian, 18, has the résumé of a medal contender — and ties to coaches and a skater who were at the center of a doping scandal at the last Winter Games.
The chairman, Casey Wasserman, has faced criticism ever since his name surfaced in the Epstein files. Mayor Karen Bass is the latest official to call on him to step down.
Casey Wasserman, a powerful Los Angeles entertainment executive, has faced increasing calls from leaders in the city to resign as chairman of the 2028 Olympics organizing committee.
The congresswoman argued in an interview that presidential speculation, which included scrutiny of her slip-ups, had overshadowed her anti-authoritarian message at the Munich Security Conference.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used her trip to Germany to argue that the best way to counteract far-right movements was to address people’s economic struggles.
The judge said the government did not have the power to erase or alter historical truths after the administration took down displays about slavery at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia.
City officials sued the Interior Department after National Park Service workers took down the exhibits at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia last month.
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