Intel, a fallen Silicon Valley icon trying to restore its reputation as America’s most prominent semiconductor company, has named Lip-Bu Tan, an experienced business and technology leader, as its new chief executive. Mr. Tan, 65, will be responsible for reviving the fortunes of a chip-making company that has fallen from grace. Once one of the…
In a Tuesday vice-presidential debate studded with surprising points of agreement between two starkly different candidates, an extended discussion of child care stood out. Over the past three years, Congressional Republicans, with the help of one key moderate Democrat, essentially killed President Biden’s attempts to create a national affordable child-care system and extend a generous…
Her statements, the complaint added, “have led students and faculty to reasonably believe they will be subjected to discriminatory animus if they come into contact with her.” Mr. Ruger declined to comment on Monday. Dr. Wax declined to comment on the decision. She has previously warned that she will sue the university if she is…
When the education superintendent of Oklahoma, Ryan Walters, ordered this year that every public school classroom in the state must have a Bible in the classroom, he didn’t mention any special requirements. But bid specifications for the Bibles, released this week, contain several narrowly drawn and unusual details. They must, for example, include text of…
Policymakers are grappling with “exceptionally high” uncertainty, Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, said on Wednesday, just hours after the European Commission announced tariffs on U.S. imports in response to levies imposed by the Trump administration. Later, Canada announced a new round of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports. The unpredictability of trade…
As recently as January, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia emphatically rejected the idea of a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine. But after a month in which President Trump turned American foreign policy on its head and Russian forces made progress in a key battle, the Kremlin now appears keen at least to entertain the 30-day…
Inflation eased more than expected in February, a welcome sign for the Federal Reserve as it grapples with the prospect of higher prices and slower growth as a result of President Trump’s trade war. The Consumer Price Index was up 2.8 percent from a year earlier, after rising another 0.2 percent on a monthly basis….
Jennie also finds a way to call back to her foundation in the group — “Like Jennie” is a wild dance-floor romp, produced partly by Diplo, that futurizes the Blackpink sound, and features some of Jennie’s toughest rapping. “Mantra” is a slightly smoothed-out, commercial-ready version of that approach, with a burst of vintage electro thrown…
Deep cuts to staff and funding in the Department of Education will deal a major blow to the public’s understanding of how American students are performing and what schools can do to improve. On Tuesday evening, at least 100 federal workers who focus on education research, student testing and basic data collection were laid off…
In 2015, Ms. Kiswani said, she was blocked by Israel from visiting her relatives in the West Bank, though she had visited before. The security officers, holding her for 16 hours at the border, cited her work organizing in college. “I felt like I had nothing to lose anymore,” she said. Not long after, she…
