As Vance Leads Iran Negotiations, Trump Creates Disruptions in His Path

Vice President JD Vance is in a politically precarious spot.

The U.K. Is Still Counting the Cost of Brexit, 10 Years After the Vote

Citing lower trade and investment, analysts broadly agree that Britain’s economy is smaller than it would have been if the country had stayed in the E.U.

Federal Citizenship Data Tool Cannot Be Used to Screen Voters, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s providing federal data to states to check and purge their voter rolls violated several laws prohibiting the disclosure.

Those British Strawberries Are Being Picked by Central Asian Workers

Ten years after Brexit, most seasonal workers in Britain are from countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Without them, agricultural chiefs say, many farms would fail.

U.S. Temporarily Lifts Oil Sanctions Against Iran, Citing ‘Productive’ Talks

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance pointed to progress on Iran’s nuclear program, but officials in Tehran said “no new commitments” had been made.

Keir Starmer Resigns as U.K. Prime Minister, Yielding to a Party Mutiny

His departure in the coming weeks clears a path for Andy Burnham, a popular Labour Party mayor, to become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade.

Collapsed Surfside Condo Had Been Failing for Weeks, Investigators Find

Two columns that held up the building’s pool deck began to fail several weeks before the 2021 collapse, according to a new federal report.

Dark Smoke in a Sunny Place: Neighbors of L.A. Fire Struggle for Breath

The plume from the stubborn blaze in a cold-storage facility has dissipated, but people in the Boyle Heights neighborhood say they are in a toxic miasma.

Two Dead After Shooting at California Library

A gunman used a firearm inside the library while it was open, killing two and injuring another person before being taken into custody, the police said.

Trump on the Shabby Condition of the Reflecting Pool: Not My Fault

President Trump said the blooms of green algae and the peeling polyurethane had nothing to do with the rushed $16.4 million makeover he had ordered.

Abortion Rights Group Endorses Platner Over Collins in Maine

Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, drew criticism from Planned Parenthood for voting to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who helped overturn Roe v. Wade.

Judge Blocks Bans on Using Food Stamps for Sugary Drinks and Candy

A federal judge ruled that the Agriculture Department lacked the authority to approve state waivers that restrict what SNAP participants can buy with their benefits.

Warsh Looks to Greenspan in Designing Approach to Fed Chairmanship

Kevin M. Warsh has long singled out Alan Greenspan, who died on Monday, as the central banker he wants to exemplify.

U.S. Will Investigate Why a Tesla Crashed Into a Texas House

The car’s driver-assistance system was in use when the crash killed a woman on Friday, the police said.

Netflix Bets a New ‘Hot Ones’ Show Will Keep You Watching

The streaming giant bought a spinoff of a popular online interview series that features celebrities eating fiery chicken wings, the latest salvo in its rivalry with YouTube.

In New York City, Early Voting Saw Major Changes From 2025

Turnout was low and the electorate was much older than it was last year when the mayoral race between Mamdani and Cuomo fueled heavy early voting.

High School Students Heckle Bard President Over His Ties With Epstein

At a graduation ceremony for high schools affiliated with the college, Leon Botstein said, “To get anything done, you’re going to have to dance with the devil.”

Cafe Tells Congressman He’s Not Welcome Because of His Stance on Israel

After Representative Dan Goldman visited a left-leaning coffee shop chain, the shop owner posted caustic remarks on Instagram that made it clear the congressman shouldn’t come back.

Flight of the Conchords and the Perils of Reunions

Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are routinely asked about performing their musical satires again. They always said no, until this year. What changed?

Clive Davis Was a Proudly Hands-On Executive. But Not With This Artist.

For Patti Smith, the best guidance was something that Davis rarely granted: free rein.

Cannibals, Lobotomies, Lethal Birds: A Tennessee Williams Opera

“Suddenly Last Summer,” the composer Courtney Bryan’s first opera, adapts Williams’s play for Bard SummerScape.

Do You Know These Legendary Libraries From Around the World?

Try this short quiz on five of the globe’s renowned repositories of human learning.

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