The hedge fund manager will be responsible for steering President-elect Donald J. Trump’s unconventional economic agenda.Scott Bessent, the founder of the investment firm Key Square Capital Management, has emerged as a central economic adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump over the past year.
Leaders of the big telecommunications companies were summoned to the White House to discuss strategies for overhauling the security of the nation’s telecommunications networks amid growing alarm at the scope of a Chinese hack.The hack was considered so severe that President Biden took it up directly
The Federal Highway Administration approved the program on Friday, though it could still be stopped by lawsuits. President-elect Donald Trump is also opposed to the plan.Earlier this month, Gov. Kathy Hochul revived congestion pricing with lower tolls.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has fast-tracked the new tolls to enter Midtown and Lower Manhattan. Drivers could be charged beginning in January.Congestion pricing is back on track for a January debut but could still be derailed.
The world’s richest person, not known for his humility, is still learning the cutthroat courtier politics of Donald Trump’s inner circle — and his ultimate influence remains an open question.Most of the people who now surround President-elect Donald J. Trump are aides who proved themselves to him in
From electric cars to solar panels, Mr. Musk has built businesses in high-tech manufacturing sectors now targeted by Beijing for Chinese dominance.Elon Musk, left, with Premier Li Qiang of China in Beijing. Mr. Musk has strong business ties in China.
Key details still needed to be worked out between Israel and Hezbollah, and disagreements could scuttle or delay any deal, the officials said. But some cited reasons for cautious optimism.The aftermath of an Israeli strike in Mar Elias, central Beirut, Lebanon, on November 18.
The jurisdiction of the court in The Hague can extend beyond member states.The International Criminal Court in The Hague in the Netherlands.
With thousands of advanced centrifuges on standby, Tehran says it is now spinning more, which could increase its stockpile of near-bomb-grade atomic fuel.A satellite view of Iran’s Fordo fuel enrichment plant inside a mountain northeast of the city of Qum.
With a tactic known as “resort politics,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has been accused of using brute force to take over Indian state governments.Nitin Deshmukh, a lawmaker in the state of Maharashtra, India, said he was detained, including at a government hospital, and pressured to join re
Laila Soueif, the British-born mother of the Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah, is demanding the U.K. do more to secure his release.Laila Soueif, the mother of the Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah in 2022. She stopped eating on Sept. 29, after it became clear that her son
Ramon Rivera, who had a history of mental illness and minor crimes, missed a check-in with a case manager. Days later, he went on a killing spree in Manhattan, according to the police.Prosecutors say Ramon Rivera fatally stabbed a construction worker in Chelsea and two other people. His burst of vio
Americans are dying of illnesses related to alcohol at roughly twice the rate seen in 1999.Alcohol deaths increased in all age groups, with the highest absolute number of deaths among those aged 55 to 64.
People who had severe infections are especially vulnerable.
An atmospheric river that has brought damaging wind, rain and snow to the Pacific Northwest fed a storm spreading as far south as Los Angeles.Santa Rosa, Calif., is expected on Friday to break its record for three consecutive days of rainfall.
“Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” which opened on Friday, drew moviegoers who attended a double feature that emulated the rage over “Barbenheimer” last year.A group of moviegoers heading to see “Wicked” on Friday night at AMC Kips Bay 15 in Manhattan.
The Constitution is not a grant of power for a king.
We won’t have enough data to tell the full story of the election for some time. But there are a few things we can say for sure now.
The current season has one of the most memorable characters of the series.
Lessons from a Democratic winner in Trump country.
Nitrogen oxides, a group of gases from the burning of fossil fuels, is linked to a range of health effects.Northwestern Energy’s Laurel Generating Station, a natural gas-fired power plant near Laurel, Mont.
He displayed some 10,000 cat-themed artifacts at the American Museum of the House Cat in North Carolina, which welcomed several thousand people a year.
Christopher Terranova, a former officer from Staten Island, was accused of preying on teenage boys on Snapchat, including one whom he met when the child reported a robbery.Breon Peace, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said Christopher Terranova “abused his position” as a polic
The court is expecting high demand and has announced a public lottery for a limited number of seats at a status hearing in Los Angeles on Monday.Lyle Menendez, second from left, and his brother, Erik, second from right, in court in 1990. They have been serving life sentences for the murders of their
