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…
Stocks rose on Wednesday after a tumultuous few days of trading, though the rally was choppy, as investors weighed lower-than-expected inflation data against concerns about President Trump’s tariff policies. The S&P 500 index rallied at the start of trading, buoyed by data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that inflation eased in February. But…
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Even by the anonymous standards of minor league baseball, No. 44 in Boston Red Sox camp is not a star. He was a late-round draft pick, didn’t get a big signing bonus and remains unranked — even among Red Sox players — by the usual prospect evaluation outlets. He was not…
Victoria Ratliff, the wealthy financier’s wife on season 3 of HBO’s “The White Lotus,” has a problem: She keeps popping pills. And her drug of choice, the anti-anxiety medication lorazepam, has left her a little loopy. In the show, which follows guests vacationing at a fictional resort, Victoria pairs her medication with wine, which leads…
Helyeh Doutaghi, a scholar in international law, began a new job in 2023 as the deputy director of a project at Yale Law School. As an activist who had championed pro-Palestinian causes in both published papers and public appearances, Dr. Doutaghi seemed to fit into the left-leaning mission of the Law and Political Economy Project,…
Casey and Mike Davidson always enjoyed drinking together. The couple, both 49, met after college while working as consultants at the same firm. Romance blossomed over work happy hours, then time spent lingering over a bottle of wine on long dates. In their mid-20s, the pair moved to Seattle and made a group of friends…
