The president’s stated intention to pardon Tina Peters, jailed for tampering with election machines in 2020, has set off a legal fight over the extent of Mr. Trump’s pardon powers.
The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles away last week.
The Justice Department escalated an effort to seize and inspect old ballots in Fulton County, where President Trump was booked in his criminal election interference case.
Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump.
Tina Peters was sentenced for a Colorado state crime that the president has no ability to pardon. President Trump has no legal power to free her from prison.
Austin Dirks used a Garmin satellite device to reach emergency responders, who rescued him in a remote canyon in Arches National Park.
A federal lawsuit argues that proposed work by ConocoPhillips could threaten delicate ecosystems in the largest tract of public land in the U.S.
Just as this week’s floodwaters in the Pacific Northwest begin to recede, forecasters warn, another storm will approach the West Coast.
Tyler Robinson faces murder charges in Utah in the Sept. 10 assassination of Mr. Kirk, the political activist and ally of President Trump.
Days of heavy rain pushed waterways to record flood levels in a mountainous region north of Seattle. “Do not wait,” local officials warned residents as they urged them to seek higher ground.
Federal agents outside an ICE detention facility in Eugene, Ore., had sought to enforce a new rule that prohibits “creating a loud or unusual noise” outside federal property.
An environmental group is suing, saying federal law requires an image of public lands, not the president.
Tens of thousands of residents in Washington were poised to evacuate, as days of heavy rain sends rivers bursting over their banks.
Conservation groups in Utah are relocating beavers that have been labeled as nuisances to new habitats. Beavers provide several benefits to the ecosystem such as building habitats and reducing runoff.
The young plaintiffs, who won a major case over climate change policy in 2023, argue that legislators are illegally ignoring the effects of fossil fuels.
Osefo, of “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” faces several counts of fraud. She is the latest in a long line of “Housewives” personalities to face legal trouble.
A Colorado museum cited state law while rejecting an artwork with unflattering depictions of politicians. Free speech groups called the decision censorship.
An A-frame in Whitefish, an Arts and Crafts-style house in Highland Park and a home from 1910 in Kennebunk
Their dams cause floods, and that gets them in trouble with humans. But in the right place, more water can be a big help.
The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day celebrating L.G.B.T.Q. communities.
Even for a region used to heavy rain, this week’s system has forecasters on edge. The heaviest rain is expected into Wednesday.
The plan will protect 6,000 acres of land in northern New Mexico, and the state is giving more than $900,000 toward the effort.
More and more countries are legalizing medically assisted death. But even as the concept gains acceptance, there are difficult, unresolved questions about who should be eligible.
After years of dreaming of an outpost in the woods, a former Microsoft employee liked it so much he moved there full time.
A long list of people could test that theory, though governors have struggled to make the leap to presidential nominations in recent years.
Visitors will instead get free entry on President Trump’s birthday, which coincides with Flag Day.
Conflicting recommendations leaves parents with more questions than answers when it comes to vaccines for their newborn children.
As wealthier areas are pushing back against huge A.I. data centers, speculators are pitching places like Doña Ana County, N.M., on their vision. Local officials are eager for a deal — even if they don’t quite know the terms.
Fueling the storm will be a “very impressive” source of moisture from an atmospheric river, forecasters said. Flooding is forecast on more than a dozen rivers in Washington and Oregon.
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
Only four donors have transmitted rabies to organ transplant recipients since 1978, according to federal officials.
Everyone loves tiny dancers. Now some artists are considering why they bring us such joy — and what lessons they might have for grown-ups.
A Trump-aligned political group is quietly spending millions to help state Republicans have a friendlier House map in 2028 — not in 2026, as with all of his other redistricting efforts.
After a devastating storm, the people who fled a remote coastal village face an existential question.
Some residents in Newport, Ore., believed that the Trump administration had removed its Coast Guard rescue helicopter to make way for an immigration detention site.
The United States Geological Survey quickly deleted the alert, saying it had been sent in error. “This isn’t a good look,” one earthquake expert said.
More than a year before the Trump administration granted asylum to the Afghan immigrant, the volunteer’s emails raised concerns that he was unraveling.
The success of efforts to turn Phoenix into a dominant center of semiconductor manufacturing may hinge on efforts to train local workers.
The transformation of Phoenix into a semiconductor hub by Taiwan’s TSMC illustrates the difficulties of large-scale projects in the United States.
Skilled workers from Taiwan engaged in the chip industry have found ways to ease the transition to America while making an imprint on Greater Phoenix.
The volunteer is facing one count of manslaughter after he tried to confront a man who was carrying an AR-15 style rifle at the Salt Lake City event in June.
Afghan immigrants in the United States believed they were safe. A deadly shooting that authorities say was carried out by an Afghan has thrown their futures into doubt.
The flights with Venezuelans who had been living in the United States arrived at a time of airspace safety concerns as the U.S. military pressures Venezuela’s leader.
The National Park Service said seven hotels would temporarily close starting on Saturday after “significant breaks” in a crucial 12.5-mile water line.
Ken Johnson has tried noisy tactics to encourage the 550-pound houseguest in his crawl space to leave. He is not sure it’s working.
A Tudor Revival in Clayton, a bungalow in West Palm Beach and an adobe farmhouse in Arroyo Hondo
Mandatory arbitration, underfunded enforcement and corporate malfeasance have eroded Americans’ trust in institutions. It’s time for government to fight back.
As children, they watched their parents work double shifts and multiple jobs. As adults, they gave their parents a version of the American dream.
The man was initially hailed for his efforts to protect his daughter, 8, and two sons, 4 and 2, but the authorities concluded that he put them at risk by taking them on perilous terrain.
Although nature is sometimes very fragile, decades of conservation rhetoric have perhaps overstated that fragility.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal fue uno de los afganos que llegaron a Estados Unidos tras la toma de Afganistán por los talibanes. Antes sirvió en una unidad paramilitar que colaboraba con las fuerzas estadounidenses.
For years, architects and design experts have resisted safety changes at Seattle’s Gas Works Park, but after a teenager died there this summer, his parents want it declared a public nuisance.
Before skiers and riders and hit the slopes, a team works from dusk to dawn to prepare the mountain. We went behind the scenes to see how they do it.
Another Guard member was in critical condition. The suspect is an Afghan man who once served in a paramilitary unit that worked with U.S. forces, officials said.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal was among the Afghans who came to the United States after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Earlier, he served in a paramilitary unit that worked with U.S. forces.
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
The suspect accused of critically wounding two National Guard members was identified as a man living in Bellingham who had fled the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Faith Winter, a 45-year-old Democratic state senator and environmental activist, died on Wednesday night.
First, Newport, Ore., lost its Coast Guard rescue chopper. Then came the swirl of rumors and evidence that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was coming to town.
In an internal memo, Guard commanders warned that troops were in a “heightened threat environment.”
The ruling that immigration agents are acting illegally is the latest to rebuke the Trump administration’s tactics, but earlier orders have been blocked on appeal.
The governors of Washington and Oregon have waived some regulations to ease fuel deliveries while crews work to repair a major pipeline.
For race weekend, a restaurant staffed by big names in the food world is suspended above the man-made lake at the Bellagio hotel.
Two years after a panel flew off a 737 Max, Boeing is doing more inspections, completing work in its intended order and making other changes. Can the company keep it up?
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A federal watchdog said two models of batteries found in Rad Power Bikes should be immediately, and safely, disposed of. The bike company disputes the safety agency’s findings.
A diabetic 10-year-old girl slipped into a coma during a trip with her family and was brought to the hospital after she had died, the authorities said.
New research shows that climate change is beginning to erode home prices in the most disaster-prone areas of the United States. Here’s what to know.
After living a nomadic life, a couple sought a sense of stability for themselves and their young daughter. What could they find for less than $700,000?
As the former vice president is honored at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, many eyes will focus on who comes — and who does not.
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
Even with arts funding at risk, some organizations are rejecting federal money because of censorship concerns.
Charlotte and Raleigh in North Carolina became the latest cities to see federal forces move in. Here’s a rundown of what’s going on in each place.
With decades of equity and their children facing a tough housing market, older homeowners are helping their children buy their first homes.
If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.
Multiday clinics offer focused instruction and camaraderie on the slopes and at après-ski. Here, a half dozen that will improve your skills.
The move comes amid court battles and objections by state and local leaders to President Trump’s deployment orders.
Many Americans bought their first houses when mortgage rates dipped to record lows. Some are ready to move but feel locked in by their low rates.
The police said that the suspect, Tyler Matthew Johns, 22, and the boy’s stepfather got into a dispute as they tried to pass each other in heavy traffic.
Endorsements from The Stranger have become a must-have for some politicians, who know to bring snacks to their meetings with the paper’s writers.
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.
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,
Apoorva Mandavilli, a health and science reporter for The New York Times, traveled across the country to learn how educators are preparing for the next pandemic.
Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii sees lessons far beyond the islands in the disaster that has unfolded on Maui.
Gordon Hunter Petersen is accused of posing as a doctor and making at least $2 million selling a bogus Covid-19 cure.
Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the country at 5.4 percent as officials insist the economy must move away from its focus on gambling.
When her husband was diagnosed with lung cancer, the author was haunted by a long-ago loss — one she’d already written about.
Rollbacks on child labor protections are happening amid a surge of child labor violations.
The fatalities, occurring disproportionately among Native American and Black women, were linked not just to medical complications but also to homicides and accidents.
Dr. Michael Kirk Moore and three of his associates were indicted this month in a scheme that federal prosecutors said lasted from May 2021 to September 2022.
What seemed like a transitory step to avoid infection has become a major force driving the future direction of urban America.
Driven by Covid chaos, online disinformation and a YouTube guru, two Americans went looking for solace on a sailboat in the middle of the ocean. They found a different fate.
A team of reporters and photographers profiled 10 city centers across the country, all in varying stages of economic recovery and transformation.
We visited 10 cities across the country to see how the pandemic and its aftershocks have reshaped the American downtown.
Employers have been burned by a labor shortage. Will that make them act differently if the economy slows down?
The pandemic may have left some gaps in the urban fabric, but a neighborhood-by-neighborhood rundown of new restaurants and art events reveals that recovery is well underway.
I have deep doubts about the intellectual and social value of schooling.
Ships are carrying fewer passengers than they did before the pandemic, but in port towns where the bulk of the economy depends on cruise travel, business owners say they are “grateful for what we have.”
Denver has regained its prepandemic vibrancy, with a plethora of new restaurants and hotels, and the return of some old favorites.
La suspensión de actividades humanas por la covid ha sido una oportunidad para entender mejor cómo afectamos a otras especies del planeta.
Covid precautions created a global slowdown in human activity — and an opportunity to learn more about the complex ways we affect other species.
Masks will become optional in Hawaii’s schools when the new academic year starts on Aug. 1, as the state tries for “a more normal classroom experience this fall,” a state health official said.
As counties report elevated levels of transmission, national parks are once again requiring masks in gift shops, on tour buses and other indoor spaces.
“Covid-19 hasn’t disappeared as much as our patience for precautions has,” said one public health expert.
The contract workers are resisting a plan to resume in-person work, citing health concerns and commuting costs.
People from around the world have been lingering on the border, awaiting the end of pandemic restrictions. Their fate remains one of the Biden administration’s biggest challenges on immigration.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Domestic travel has returned faster than international. And some destinations like Las Vegas are rebounding more quickly than big cities like New York.
With inpatient psychiatric services in short supply, adolescents are spending days, even weeks, in hospital emergency departments awaiting the help they desperately need.