Blocked Rail Crossings Snarl Towns, but Congress Won’t Act
Freight trains frequently stop and block the roads of York, Ala., sometimes cutting off two neighborhoods for hours. Emergency services and health care workers can’t...
When Trains Block a Road, Local Officials Have Few Options
The federal government is spending billions of dollars on bridges, tunnels and other infrastructure to route traffic over, under and around railroads tracks. But to...
This Republican Candidate Is Offering $20 Gift Cards for $1 Donations
How much is a dollar worth? To Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota, quite a lot. Mr. Burgum is one of several Republican presidential candidates going...
Nikki Haley Raises $5.3 Million, With More in an Allied Super PAC
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, raised $5.3 million for her presidential campaign from April through June, a modest sum...
Other Sports Faced Congress’s Glare. Now Golf Will Get Its Turn.
Sports executives and players have sometimes defended themselves or patiently absorbed hours of fury. They have occasionally apologized or pleaded for help. They have shifted...
TimesVideoBiden Arrives in Lithuania for NATO SummitNATO members will convene in Vilnius, Lithuania, and determine if they will accept Sweden into the alliance.By Reuters
TimesVideoBiden Arrives in Lithuania for NATO SummitNATO members will convene in Vilnius, Lithuania, and determine if they will accept Sweden into the alliance.By Reuters...
David Weiss Rebuts I.R.S. Official’s Account of Request in Hunter Biden Case
David C. Weiss, the federal prosecutor in Delaware who has led the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden, on Monday rebutted a key element of testimony...
The Fed’s Vice Chair for Supervision Suggests Big-Bank Regulation Changes
Michael S. Barr, the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, announced on Monday that he would be pushing for significant changes to how America’s largest...
For Biden and King Charles, the View From the Top Is Curiously Similar
The two men — the American president and the British king — waited decades for their dream jobs, projecting a sense of normalcy and unity...
A Guide to the Bali Bombing Case of Three Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay
The Case Three prisoners at Guantánamo Bay are accused of terrorism, murder and conspiracy in bombings in Indonesia 20 years ago as members of Jemaah...
State Senator Roland Gutierrez Seeks to Unseat Ted Cruz, Widening Democratic Field
Roland Gutierrez, a Democratic state senator who has been an outspoken gun-control proponent since last year’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas, announced on Monday that he...
Larry Nassar Is Said to Have Been Stabbed Multiple Times in Florida Prison
Lawrence G. Nassar, the doctor convicted of sexually abusing young female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times in the chest, back and neck at the federal...
Hill Harper, ‘Good Doctor’ Actor, Enters Senate Race in Michigan
Hill Harper, an author and actor, on Monday entered Michigan’s 2024 Senate race, pledging to run to the left of Representative Elissa Slotkin, a moderate...
As NATO Gathers, Unity Among the Alliance Has Become Harder to Sustain
Ukraine will not be ushered into NATO when President Biden and leaders of the Western alliance gather in Lithuania starting Tuesday. Sweden likely won’t either,...