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A bad day for nominative determinism at legal hearing over suspension of parliament Not all the 11 supreme court judges looked entirely pleased to be back in session. It was bad enough being dragged back to work in mid-S...

President Trump has directed two of his former aides to ignore subpoenas and skip a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. Democrats on the committee are seeking information on an incident described in former Spec...

Shocked officials on Long Island said the teenagers recorded the fight and the victim's suffering on their phones.

The Islamic State released a 30-minute audio recording on Monday, purportedly made by its elusive leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. SITE Intelligence, a monitoring group, said Baghdadi uses the recording to encourage fighter...

The first vaping-related death in the U.S. was confirmed on Aug. 23. Seven have died since then.

The U.S. president seems intent on preserving room to maneuver in the crisis

How a controversial extradition bill with China sparked months of violent protest.

It marks the first significant split in the anti-Maduro camp since Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president in January.

President Trump on Monday said Iran is most likely to blame for a series of airstrikes that crippled a major Saudi Arabian oil plant over the weekend. Damage from the attacks cut Saudi Arabia's oil production capacity in...

The president's tweet set off a torrent of criticism from those who have long accused him of doing Riyadh's bidding while sweeping Saudi violations of human rights and international norms under the rug.

President Donald Trump vowed at a rally in New Mexico on Monday to win the longtime Democratic stronghold state in the November 2020 U.S. election.

The wife of former New York Jet and convicted rapist Kellen Winslow Jr. has filed for divorce — about a month before the ex-NFL star’s retrial on other sexual assault charges. Janelle Winslow, who has been married to...

The 33-year-old actor was arrested for allegedly violating a protective order on Thursday.

A troubled teenage girl from Oklahoma was accused Monday of threatening to “shoot 400 people for fun” at her former high school — and police said they found an AK-47 at her home. Alexis Wilson, 18, made the chillin...

The Times's deputy editorial page editor, James Dao, answers questions about how we handled an essay on the Supreme Court justice and a third accuser.

The first experience with sexual intercourse for more than 3 million U.S. women was forced in their early teens, according to a new study.       

A suspected serial killer who police believe murdered at least four women in Florida since 2005 was arrested on Sunday after DNA found on his cigarette linked him to the victims. "We believe we took a serial killer off t...

The drones and missiles that hit Saudi oil facilities were fired from southern Iran, US defence officials say.

Ireland wants a deal on an orderly British exit from the European Union but Britain has so far failed to come up with a written plan, Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday.

Research finds black carbon breathed by mothers can cross into unborn children Air pollution particles have been found on the foetal side of placentas, indicating that unborn babies are directly exposed to the black carb...

The strikes against Saudi oil facilities ​knocked out about half of the kingdom’s production and the effects could reverberate in the global market for weeks or even months, a report said on Tuesday. Officials at Sau...

President Trump said he has not promised Saudi Arabia the U.S. will offer protection in the event the kingdom goes to war with Iran, but Saudi investments in the U.S. over the years have at least inspired the president t...