El laboratorio donde Oppenheimer desarrolló la bomba atómica es el eje del esfuerzo de EE. UU. por modernizar sus armas nucleares. Pero el centro ha enfrentado incidentes de contaminación, interrupciones de obras e infraestructuras obsoletas.
Mike Johnson, the speaker, won’t swear in the Democratic representative-elect from Arizona.
By nationalizing a local election, Turning Point Action is trying to show it can carry on without its founder and recall a local Republican who endorsed Kamala Harris.
An unlikely twist in the investigation of a killing in 1983 that still haunts a small town in Oregon.
The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work disruptions and old infrastructure.
The police said a fire that damaged cars and a carport at the home of City Councilor Candace Avalos was “suspicious in nature.” No arrests have been made.
See where the troops called upon by President Trump are working, what they are doing, and under whose authority.
Looking for a place they could enjoy their passion for fishing, a couple found much more: two cabins on 14 acres of land.
Gifted programs could be shutting out millions of high-performing Black and Latino children from low-income families. Can districts fix their advanced education problem?
The actor, who died this year at 95, led a quiet life in New Mexico. An auction of his belongings offers insights into his life and work.
Senior living operators are embracing private clubs, but the experiences raise questions about how they affect community dynamics.
The Interior Department also said it would allow a contentious road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska.
The players cheated with sophisticated technology, and those who lost faced the threat of violence and extortion.
A pair of Edmontosaurus specimens found in a Wyoming dig help researchers to understand the process that led them to be mummified.
A trove of specimens from New Mexico may help settle a long-running argument about the diversity of dinosaurs before their extinction.
Mayor Bruce Harrell of Seattle, 67, is facing a challenge from Katie Wilson, 43, who has a penchant for social media and a focus on cost of living, all reminiscent of Zohran Mamdani.
In a first, Colorado will cap the price of Enbrel, an arthritis drug. Using patent tactics, the drugmaker Amgen has aggressively blocked competition for it.
Este proyecto de prueba se diseñó para combinar granjas de alimentos y solares, una práctica denominada “agrivoltaica”, como modelo para otras comunidades que buscan seguridad energética y alimentaria.
Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, Democrat of Arizona, along with the state’s attorney general, argued that the speaker had no authority to delay swearing her into office.
The rain is expected to begin in Washington by late Thursday before moving into Northern California.
A 19th-century farmhouse in Fayetteville, a Spanish-style house in SeaTac and a rowhouse in Washington.
Wyoming is one of many states that embraced a campaign to encourage more people to enroll in higher education. Some leaders and students wonder if it was a mistake.
Produce and power are both costly in the state. So researchers are testing ways to address both issues using the same land.
The admissions policy of Kamehameha Schools gives preference to Native Hawaiians. A new lawsuit calls it “blood-based discrimination.”
Plus, a drastic drop in peanut allergies.
Whether they’re on the Pacific Coast or in the Rockies, these short drives offer plenty to see and do — so much, in fact, that you might want to take it slow.
A judge in Utah said that statements from women indicated that Nicholas Rossi, 38, was a “serial abuser of women.” He faces sentencing in another rape case next month.
Deployment can move forward, for now, under a preliminary ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. But legal wrangling will likely continue.
Portland, Ore., is well known for its dense laws on land use. Now, under pressure from its liberal residents, the city is using those restrictions against immigrant detention.
“The troquita – the truck – it’s symbolic,” Senator Ruben Gallego tells David Leonhardt on “The Opinions.” “It really is a status symbol that you have succeeded in this country.”
Lessons from a Democrat who won in a Republican state.
At Arizona State University, residents pay about $500,000 in entrance fees to live on campus and take classes alongside undergraduates.
Their communities devastated from last weekend’s storm, many are in shelters in Anchorage and facing life in a completely different world.
Paintings, poems and science are on display at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, illustrating the shared impact when carbon is released from the permafrost.
The bystanders were injured when a Denver police officer fired, while facing a crowd of people, at an armed man outside a bar in 2022.
A federal judge threw out their climate lawsuit against the president a few days ago. But legal experts say there was a silver lining in the judge’s opinion.
The 19th-century artist Camille Pissarro inspired others who became far more famous than he was, but many admirers say he was equally accomplished. An upcoming exhibition makes the case.
Durante medio siglo, ha llevado su singular talento al escenario y a la pantalla. Ahora, la actriz quiere volver a interpretar el papel que la convirtió en una estrella.
After the remnants of a typhoon devastated villages in western Alaska, Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked President Trump for federal help in the recovery process.
Un número creciente de hoteles construidos en lugares como antiguas prisiones, recintos de sectas, instalaciones militares extintas y cementerios apuestan por sus pasados dramáticos.
In Portland, as in other cities and towns across America, art institutions have sought revivals — or even recreations.
The two-hour slugfest produced some memorable one-liners, on subjects ranging from the candidates’ parents to imaginary sports championships.
The Illinois governor reported the winnings on his 2024 tax returns, which his campaign released this week. “I was incredibly lucky,” he said.
Algunos funcionarios locales del Partido Republicano que participaron de los chats han perdido sus puestos de trabajo, pero otros republicanos con cargos más altos han respondido con desdén.
A lawsuit in Washington State is one of several accusing the airline of failing to update equipment on a plane that crashed in South Korea last year, killing 179 people.
Federal investigators blamed experimental designs, undetected damage and construction flaws for the death of all five people aboard the submersible headed to the Titanic wreckage.
The group had challenged the president’s executive orders as unconstitutional. A judge “reluctantly” said the suit was too broad in scope.
Research in the U.S. Southwest could expand lifesaving efforts for hazards that follow wildfires across the globe.
Some G.O.P. officials who participated in a monthslong online chat are losing their jobs or being pressured to resign.
Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva appeared at the Capitol with other Arizona Democrats on Wednesday to criticize the Republican speaker for continuing to refuse to swear her in.
While the 1965 law was adopted in response to discriminatory practices in southern states, it has affected states and localities nationwide.
Astoria, Ore., the setting of the classic 1985 teen movie, invites fans to follow their inner adventurer and explore a scenic corner of the Northwest.
As U.S. institutions reimagine their programming, some are adopting a new approach: recruiting young people to organize their shows.
The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.
Travelers looking for a taste of dark drama can stay in accommodations built in former prisons, cult compounds and defunct military installations.
Emergency crews rescued dozens of people in western Alaska on Sunday, after flooding from Typhoon Halong swept away homes in two villages along the Bering Sea.
Plus, what happened to beheaded Columbus statues.
The Coast Guard and the Alaska National Guard were conducting search-and-rescue operations in two villages along the Bering Sea on Sunday.
Dishonest presidents should be entitled to no deference at all.
The disaster caused by a predicted large earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could be compounded by shaking along the San Andreas fault in California, scientists warned.
Images of anarchists clad in black gave the city a bad name in 2020. Now, demonstrators in Portland are poking fun at President Trump’s apocalyptic talk with colorful animal suits.
A lot has happened this week. The New York Times Opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury highlights one thing you shouldn’t miss: After President Trump tried to send the National Guard into Portland, Ore., a federal judge blocked him. Watch Kingsbury explain why the president’s actions defy the fundamental principles of the U.S. Constitution.
On this week’s round table: Courts, Congress and chaos under Trump.
With the millions being used to deploy troops to Portland, Trump could help with treatment for substance use, with emergency housing, with education.
Known as Esmeralda 7, the project planned in the Nevada desert would have produced enough energy to power nearly two million homes.
Federal courts across the country have heard legal challenges to the mobilization of troops in Los Angeles, Washington, Portland, Ore., and Chicago. Here’s how some judges have ruled.
President Trump and his administration are amplifying the voices of pro-White House podcasters and streamers eager to ratify the president’s description of Oregon’s largest city as a “hellscape.”
The Bautistas once struggled to find the space to show their handwoven rugs. Now the opportunities feel as expansive as their art.
Ms. McCain leads the world’s largest humanitarian organization focused on food insecurity. She is expected to make a full recovery.
Moisture from a former Pacific hurricane was expected to bring the risk of heavy rain and flash flooding across desert areas.
County officials in Wyoming fired Terri Lesley, a library director, after she refused to purge children and young adult books that contained sexual content and L.G.B.T.Q. themes.
Three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit are reviewing an order blocking President Trump from deploying National Guard soldiers in the city.
Gov. Kevin Stitt, the current chairman of the National Governors Association, broke with Texas, saying, “Oklahomans would lose their mind” if Illinois sent troops to their red state.
They show the promise of modular construction in response to housing shortfalls.
Judge Karin Immergut blocked President Trump from sending National Guardsmen to defend against a “rebellion.” Now three judges will hear the government’s appeal.
A pivotal term beckons.
For half a century, she’s brought her singular talents to the stage and screen. Now, the actress wants one more shot at the role that helped make her a star.
In the days before President Trump announced that he would send troops to what he called a “war-ravaged” Portland, Ore., federal officers had described the protests there as “low energy.” Anna Griffin, who is reporting in Portland for The New York Times, describes what she’s seen there.
“Fundamentally, we were trying to learn about these systems to prevent people from dying unnecessarily from heat,” said Kevin Gurney, an atmospheric scientist.
Kim Ballare was a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service until her federal grant “got snatched away.”
In a video post on social media, the country music superstar, who is 79, played down the recent health challenges that prompted her to delay her Las Vegas residency.
A pair of Democratic senators confronted the Republican speaker of the House over his refusal to swear in a colleague during the shutdown.
Oregon officials say the atmosphere outside an ICE building that has drawn daily demonstrations since June has grown worse since the president’s threats.
President Trump said he would consider using the Insurrection Act to deploy the National Guard in Chicago and other places.
Judge April M. Perry is a Biden appointee who has been a federal judge for less than a year.
Fred Ramsdell no esperaba ninguna llamada importante el lunes y estaba sin señal en las montañas Rocosas. Se enteró de su galardón casi 12 horas después del anuncio oficial.
The world generated more electricity from renewable energy than coal for the first time ever, a new report finds. The United States is lagging behind.
Forecasters expect moisture from the far-off hurricane to move inland this week. Here’s where it could bring flooding.
The conservative Christian law firm and advocacy group has been involved in a number of recent cases, including challenges to abortion access and gay and transgender rights.
The Supreme Court’s decision in a case challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors would have implications for many states with similar laws.
It is the most demanding form of judicial review. If it applies, Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy is probably doomed.
Fred Ramsdell found out about his Nobel Prize nearly 12 hours after it was announced because he was on vacation in the Rockies.
The president’s claims about cities don’t hold up.
Here are five lessons for cities in the president’s sights, like Chicago and Memphis, drawn from the one city targeted by Mr. Trump in his first term, Portland, Ore.
As more young people identify as transgender, a fight has re-emerged over therapy that questions their gender identities.
On Monday, the president said that he was considering invoking the Insurrection Act to send National Guard troops to American cities. The act would grant him emergency powers to deploy troops and bypass court rulings.
The president said he would invoke emergency powers to deploy the National Guard if “people were being killed, and courts were holding us up.”
The executive order also made the federal government a 10 percent shareholder in the mining company Trilogy Metals.
The vandalism did not appear to have been politically motivated, according to the Washington State Patrol, which said that a suspect was in custody.
President Trump’s attempts to politicize the military have become more overt as he makes the case for having troops at his disposal in American cities.
Readers object to President Trump’s use of the military in American cities. Also: ICE at the Super Bowl.
Dismissing candidates like Zohran Mamdani simply because of their youth is no longer viable. Millennial and Gen Z Americans will only gain more political influence.
The Trump administration pushed to deploy National Guard troops in Democrat-led cities as protesters gathered outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore.
The move follows a judge’s order on Saturday blocked the Oregon National Guard from deploying there. California’s governor said the state would sue.
Some underground attractions are closed, and many outdoor sites have reduced their services.
A federal judge appointed by President Trump issued a temporary restraining order, siding for now with Oregon and Portland lawyers who called federalizing the guard a presidential overreach.
Trump’s dispatch of National Guard troops to Portland is another dangerous step toward politicizing America’s military forces.
A West Coast version of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign is playing out in Portland. But the socialist city councilors, who say the city has been “run by the rich” for too long, are facing significant opposition.
A Democrat in a crowded House primary in Colorado is far from the only politician grasping for Taylor Swift-related straws.
The man had also been at Tonto National Forest in Arizona around the time that the bodies were found in May, the authorities said.
The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker.
The Second Amendment case involves a Hawaii law that generally prohibits firearms on private property that is accessible to the public.
Those looking for a retirement plan oriented to their passions can seek out living arrangements that are increasingly catering to niche interests.
He was president of one of the nation’s largest cable operators and chairman of the Yankees’ YES Network. He also drove his sports car to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
At a Climate Forward live event, Senator Brian Schatz, Democrat of Hawaii, said his party needed to change the way it talked about climate issues.
California approved a law last year allowing the police to cite autonomous vehicles, but it did not specify any penalties, and the law doesn’t take effect until 2026.
A farmhouse in Spring City, a midcentury modern home in Long Beach and a brick house in Portland
More brides and grooms are trading the traditional carousing and overindulgence for adventure and wellness getaways with loved ones.
As prices skyrocket and international travel declines, the city finds itself caught in a perfect storm.
As Alaska’s Fat Bear Week came to a close, the winner was a 1,200-pound bruiser who showed “adaptability” after a major injury.
A federal judge said Sigal Chattah was not “validly serving as acting U.S. attorney.” The Trump administration had appointed her to the post in a way that circumvented federal procedures.
Profits fell 31 percent in the last quarter as the sneaker giant tries to execute a turnaround plan.
The president leveraged the meeting as his chance to trumpet his domestic and foreign policy moves.
Mr. Schweikert’s entry into a competitive Republican primary for governor means his battleground House seat will be open, giving Democrats a prime opportunity.
The president’s domestic policy law created complex new work requirements for Medicaid and food stamps, but left the states to administer them. Colorado pushes that burden to its counties.
In delaying her residency until next year, the country music legend joked that a “few procedures” would not be the “usual trip to see my plastic surgeon.”
Much of the speculation around the death of the right-wing activist is being promulgated by conspiracy-minded personalities he helped elevate.
The guidelines, from California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, mirror those of major medical organizations. They were issued a day before an advisory panel was set to meet to review potential changes to federal recommendations.
Governors in California, Oregon and Washington said their states would work together on vaccine guidance in a time of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A Nevada business owner prepared and filed false tax returns to fraudulently obtain Covid relief money for her businesses and others, prosecutors said.
Una pandemia humana puede prevenirse, incluso ahora, dicen los científicos. Pero una serie de acontecimientos de las últimas semanas indica que la posibilidad ya no es remota.
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected.
The industry is pumping ever more oil and natural gas, but it is doing so with only about three-quarters as many workers as it employed a decade ago.
Jon and Carie Hallford pleaded guilty to corpse abuse after dozens of decaying bodies were found at their funeral home.
Experts worry the unusual move, driven by vaccine misinformation, could fuel further efforts to interfere with immunizations.
The state’s changing electorate and America’s polarized politics have turned Montana’s Senate race into the most consequential of the year.
Nearly a month into a union walkout, the aerospace giant withdrew its latest contract offer, and the two sides exchanged blame over the breakdown.
The justice talks about everything from his indictment of the regulatory state to the rights of Native Americans.
This documentary chronicles the reboot and reopening in Las Vegas of the acrobatic show “O,” which shutdown during the pandemic.
Over the past decade, many more schools started to offer free meals to all children, regardless of family income.
The footprint of gun violence in the U.S. has expanded, as shootings worsened in already suffering neighborhoods and killings spread to new places during the pandemic years.
Officials are moving to increase enforcement and change laws in response to the rise in counterfeit or expired plates, which exploded during the pandemic.
Originally charged after 190 decomposing bodies were found at their Colorado funeral home, the couple now face federal charges that they fraudulently obtained $880,000 in relief funds.
A surge of new residents into Rocky Mountain states drove up home prices. The result was property tax increases of 40 percent or more for some of those already there.
Chastened by a series of economic downturns that punished the hospitality industry, state leaders are working to broaden the economy.
Two of the most cautious states have bypassed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by letting students and workers who have the virus but are asymptomatic avoid isolation.
Portland students have struggled with absenteeism since the pandemic,