In Conversation with Brazil’s President Lula
In an interview with Jack Nicas of The New York Times, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rejected President Trump’s demands for Brazil. Here’s how the United States and Brazil reached this point.Read More
U.S. Economy Grew in Second Quarter as Tariffs Scrambled Data
Gross domestic product rebounded in the spring after contracting at the start of the year, but consumer spending remained weak.Read More
Tsunami Reaches U.S., and Trump’s Former Lawyer Confirmed as Judge
Plus, how people are helping discover new species with their phones.Read More
Russia’s Far East Suffers Some Damage From Earthquake and Tsunami
Regional authorities in one region declared an emergency after a tsunami hit the Kuril Islands, and the Kamchatka Peninsula was watching for volcanic activity.Read More
What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s July Meeting
The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting despite badgering from President Trump to lower borrowing costs.Read More
Trump’s Tax Bill Expands Farm Subsidies. Not All Farmers Will Benefit.
A $60 billion boost to farm subsidies will be a lifeline to some. But the way the funding will be distributed could worsen disparities between farms in an industry already struggling with consolidation.Read More
Midtown Manhattan Becomes America’s Stage for Acts of Violence
A small part of the nation’s largest city has drawn people bent on killing to draw attention to their causes. The man who shot four people at a Park Avenue office tower was the latest.Read More
An Evening at the Office, and Four Lives Ended by Gunfire
A police officer. A security guard. An executive. An associate. They were remembered for their “light,” for their passion and commitment.Read More
How Conservative Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old Law
The I.R.S. recently said that churches could endorse candidates from the pulpit, a shift from a longstanding interpretation of American nonprofit law.Read More
Tsunami Reaches U.S., and Trump’s Former Lawyer Confirmed as Judge
Plus, how people are helping discover new species with their phones.Read More