Tennessee Plant Where Explosion Took Place Employs Many in the Region

The plant owned by Accurate Energetic Systems has long been an economic bedrock for families in rural Hickman and Humphreys Counties.Read More
Search After Tennessee Explosion Finds No Survivors, Officials Say

Local authorities said earlier that 18 people were missing after the blast at the ammunition plant. On Saturday, they said they were looking for remains.Read More
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.Read More
‘Over the Clouds’: Families of Palestinian Prisoners Await Their Release

Israel agreed to free 250 Palestinians serving life sentences, many of whom will be sent into exile. For their families, it brought joy. But for those whose relatives were excluded, it was a crushing blow.Read More
A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans

A directive, which Israeli officials believe was written by Yahya Sinwar, the powerful leader of Hamas in Gaza, and recordings called for fighters to target soldiers and civilian communities — and to broadcast the violent acts.Read More
Trump’s Aides and Officials Take Political Battles Online

President Trump’s long, avid embrace of social media has been eagerly adopted by his top aides, replacing longstanding governmental norms with online ones.Read More
A Worthy Nobel Peace Laureate

And a reminder of the need to depose the regime of Nicolás Maduro.Read More
Beheaded and Sent to Watery Graves, Columbus Statues Get New Life

More than 30 monuments to Christopher Columbus were toppled or taken down in 2020. Now some are being restored, and finding new, usually less-public homes.Read More
At the Center of Letitia James’s Indictment, a House in Norfolk, Virginia

Attorney General Letitia James of New York purchased the $137,000 home for a grandniece who needed tranquillity. Prosecutors say it is an impermissible investment property.Read More
Thousands Return to Northern Gaza, Hopeful, but Faced With Devastation

With the cease-fire holding overnight, many Palestinians continued to travel toward Gaza City on Saturday to learn what remains of their lives and homes there.Read More