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Elon Musk's Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up

Government investigations into Mr. Musk's companies are stalling amid President Trump's firings and Biden administration resignations.

Musks's DOGE Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback

Elon Musk's cost-cutting team said that it had "terminated" 89 of the department's contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.

Elon Musk's Financial Disclosure Will Not Be Made Public

The billionaire, who is serving President Trump as an unpaid "special government employee," will file a confidential report on his financial interests, according to a White House official.

Netanyahu Says Fighting in Gaza Will Resume if Hostages Are Not Freed Saturday

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the cease-fire would end if Hamas did not release captives held in Gaza. But he did not say how many hostages had to be freed.

What International Law Says About Trump's Proposal to Remove Palestinians From Gaza

Taking over the enclave, forcing Palestinians to leave and preventing them from returning would be clear violations of international law, experts say.

In Overture to Trump, Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Ends Payments for Prisoners

The United States and Israel have long condemned the payment of stipends to families of Palestinian prisoners involved in attacks on Israel.

Top FEMA Official Is Fired Over Payments for N.Y.C. Migrant Shelters

The Trump administration fired the Federal Emergency Management Agency's chief financial officer and three others after Elon Musk misleadingly claimed the agency had used disaster relief funds for migrant services.

In Trump's Washington, a War of Wordplay Takes Hold

The previous administration's progressive lexicon has been swept away, replaced by a new official language of a bureaucracy under fire from its own president.

Court Halt on Trump Cuts for Medical Research Is Extended Nationwide

The federal order temporarily halts the Trump administration's plans to slash $4 billion in overhead costs for research at universities and medical centers into diseases like cancer.

What to Know About the Anti-Bribery Law Trump Is Targeting

Federal prosecutors and securities regulators have gone after large companies for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits them from bribing foreign officials.

Adams Asks for Voters' Trust as Democrats Argue He Is in Thrall to Trump

Mayor Eric Adams of New York gave a speech on Tuesday professing his innocence and saying that he would not put his personal interests above the city's.

An Emboldened Trump Seeks to Bend New York City to His Will

The Trump administration's order to drop the charges against Mayor Eric Adams was the most pronounced example of the president using his power to determine the city's future.

Westminster Dog Show 2025: Behind-the-Scenes Photos

With the event returning to Midtown Manhattan for the first time since 2020, thousands of dogs flooded the city with a single goal in mind: best in show.

How to Watch the 2025 Westminster Dog Show

The event returns to Madison Square Garden with seven group winners facing off in prime time for a chance at best in show.

Her Discovery Wasn't Alien Life, but Science Has Never Been the Same

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues' claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 years later, she's pursuing new research on the boundaries of life.

Russia Releases Marc Fogel After Talks With Trump Envoy

The Kremlin freed Marc Fogel, a teacher held for more than three years on drug charges, in a deal negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Trump's Middle East envoy.

Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Contentious Purchase of Nuclear Reactors

Opponents of the project say it is costly, will take far too long to strengthen Ukraine's battered power supply and opens the door to corruption.

Demi Moore, On the Verge of Her First Oscar

As she prepares for her first Oscars as a nominee, the star of "The Substance" talks about the daring role that revitalized her career.

Watch Demi Moore Transform in 'The Substance'

The writer and director Coralie Fargeat narrates a sequence from her film, which is nominated for best picture.

Chinese Companies Use Legal Threats to Halt Foreign Research

Think tanks and universities have helped expose problematic Chinese business practices. Now, those businesses are accusing them of defamation.

'I Was Dying': Salman Rushdie Testifies About Terrifying Stabbing Attack

The author recounted in vivid testimony the moment when an attacker stabbed him about 15 times as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.

Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel)

When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.

What if Trump Just Ignores the Courts?

Quinta Jurecic discusses the constitutional crisis that the Trump administration could trigger.

America Is Full of People Trump Doesn't Like

If, according to the president, so many people in the United States are the wrong kind, who makes up the right kind?

Ye's Website Selling T-Shirts With Swastikas Is Taken Down

A commercial for the shirts aired in some local markets during the Super Bowl, days after the rapper and designer called himself a Nazi on social media. The website was taken down Tuesday.

Maria Teresa Horta, the Last of Portugal's 'Three Marias,' Dies at 87

The book on which she collaborated with two fellow feminists drew global attention to the repression of women under their country's dictatorship.

Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Border Wall Case but Will Serve No Time

President Trump had already pardoned his longtime adviser in a similar federal case, which accused him of skimming money from donations to build a southern border barrier.

A Promising New Development for the Millions of People with Liver Disease

Recent research suggests that a new approach could help even patients with advanced forms of fatty liver disease.

Why Allison Janae Hamilton Turned Her Studio Into a Family Archive

More than a thousand ancestral records and photographs surround Allison Janae Hamilton while she works.

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