“Also very funny to describe a duel as being between two consenting adults. You know, because if only one person consents, that’s murder,” said Seth Meyers, host of “Late Night.”

Inflation and its consequences for growth are a growing concern for countries where memories of the 2022 energy crisis are fresh.

The man said his attackers stripped him naked, beat him and zip-tied his genitalia, an account corroborated by family members and a rights activist who were also beaten.

The Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, is shunned in federal politics but is a regional force. This fall, it could win broader power for the first time.

In India, China and several other nations, Novo Nordisk is on the verge of losing patent protection for its blockbuster weight loss drug, opening the door for cheaper competing versions.

Mr. Duggar, a former star of the TLC reality show, was arrested in Arkansas and was awaiting extradition to Florida, where the authorities said he molested a 9-year-old girl in 2020.

A closed-door White House event included news about the National Garden of American Heroes and an emphasis on the role of religion in the founding.

On Wednesday, the director of national intelligence and C.I.A. director contradicted one of the justifications the Trump administration had given for its attacks on Iran.

The family of 5-year-old Liam Conejos Ramos, who became a symbol of Trump’s immigration crackdown, is appealing their accelerated removal.

Under the rules of the oversight committee, Attorney General Pam Bondi received a subpoena requiring her to appear. The panel’s Republican chairman said he sent the summons reluctantly.

Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, emphasized the high degree of uncertainty stemming from the conflict as he acknowledged the potential for surging energy prices to lift inflation and dent growth.

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was left to square the president’s comments about an imminent nuclear threat from Iran with a letter from one of her trusted aides.

In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun.

Declaring victory and ending the war might not be so easy.

A restrictive voter I.D. bill under consideration in the Senate could severely limit mail-in voting. Conservatives are pressing to end the practice outright, taking aim at an option that is widely used by voters.

Jerome H. Powell, who leads the central bank, also said he would not leave the Fed until a criminal investigation into his handling of renovations was over.

Montserrat treats the holiday as both a national celebration and a more somber milestone: a commemoration of a failed slave rebellion.

A man is accused of handing tellers notes, demanding money at six Chase branches in five days. In three of the attempts, he left empty-handed.

The president’s nominee, Markwayne Mullin, said he would avoid “micromanaging” FEMA.

A chance encounter in Brooklyn led to a decades-long project following the boys’ lives, from childhood to national prominence as critics of President Trump.

An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.

Kent’s resignation letter is partly rooted in truth, even if it taps into old antisemitic tropes about occult Jewish control.

Tech companies have been reluctant to directly confront Trump administration officials over their contract feud with the A.I. start-up.