With Scant Information, Federal Workers Brace for Possible Shutdown
After a tumultuous year of staffing cuts, government employees now face the prospect of going without pay — or facing even more layoffs.Read More
For Many Moldovans, Their Election Is a Choice Between Russia and the E.U.
Parliamentary elections in this nation bordering Ukraine come at a critical moment in Moldova’s push for European Union membership.Read More
Des Moines Schools Superintendent Arrested By ICE Is Placed on Leave
School Board members in Iowa’s capital made the decision one day after immigration officials accused the superintendent, Ian Roberts, of being in the country illegally.Read More
Inside the Trump Administration’s Push to Prosecute James Comey
President Trump’s campaign of retribution began to intensify in mid-July and hit a fever pitch over the last week, culminating in the indictment of one of his foremost enemies.Read More
Restoring the Sound, if Not the Fury, of William Faulkner’s Piano
Hoping to draw more visitors to Rowan Oak, Faulkner’s home in Oxford, Miss., a group helped refurbish its piano.Read More
Iranians Brace for Economic Impact of New U.N. Sanctions
Already suffering a 40 percent inflation rate and critical shortages of power and water, many in Iran expect conditions to get worse.Read More
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Is Expected to Make Rare Visit to Egypt
Ambassador Mike Huckabee is to travel to Cairo for talks that officials said would focus on the Gaza war and tensions between Israel and Egypt.Read More
Trump Says He Has Ordered Troops to Portland, Oregon, to Protect ICE Facilities
The president characterized Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities as being under siege from domestic terrorists.Read More
Doctors Without Borders Closes in Gaza City as Israel Intensifies Offensive
Doctors Without Borders pulled its staff from Gaza City as the medical system buckled. The U.N. has warned that more hospitals may have to close.Read More
F.B.I. Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests
Agents group says the latest dismissals are part of a “dangerous pattern” of weakening the nation’s top law enforcement agency.Read More