The nation’s state-run oil company hired David Rivera’s consulting firm for $50 million to influence members of Congress and the White House.

Also, Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Patients with one of the deadliest cancers have been pleading for an unapproved treatment that may prolong their lives.

After two stints in bankruptcy, the low-cost airline is set to shut down early Saturday. Here’s what travelers should know about rebooking and refunds.

Republican commentators have argued, incorrectly, that political violence is largely a left-wing problem. Liberals have countered by citing the threats made against former President Obama.

The S&P 500 notched five weeks of gains for the first time in roughly 18 months. In April, it rose more than 10 percent, its best month since November 2020.

The U.S. indictment of a Mexican governor confirms what many residents say they had long suspected: The line between organized crime and the upper echelons of government has blurred.

Security questions linger nearly a week after a gunman stormed a security checkpoint at the annual dinner.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the party that has supported its fashion wing may be entering a new era.

Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits.

The F.B.I. and prosecutors shared an annotated video showing the suspect sprinting through a checkpoint and raising a gun. A frame-by-frame analysis suggests that he may have fired.

Nonprofit groups have applauded an investigation on trade in goods made with forced labor but say that the Trump administration should go further to enforce its own laws

During President Trump’s second term, the disaster declarations that unlock money are taking longer than in the past. Blue states wait the longest and they hear ‘no’ more often.

Moving the deposed civilian leader to a “designated residence” for the rest of her prison sentence is part of an effort by Myanmar’s regime to portray legitimacy.

“Animal spirits” and American presidents.

That’s “meta” with a lowercase m, by the way. After a weekslong promotional blitz for “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the scene on Monday may feel very familiar.

Our politics reporter Nick Corasaniti explains how Florida redrew its congressional district maps to create four more Republican-leaning House seats.

Study after study has called facilitated communication into question.

Oregon’s Democratic governor is likely to win re-election, but how voters pick from the ideological array of Republicans challenging her could offer a glimpse at the party post-Trump.

After 10 years away from the event, the superstar will return as a co-chair on Monday. Here’s what she has worn to her seven past gala appearances.

Bill McGlashan served time for trying to buy his son’s way into college during the Varsity Blues scandal. He hopes his new venture will restore his name — and save the planet.

Some vaccines, along with heart medications and other drugs, appear to have a protective benefit.

Experts have flagged several over-the-counter and prescription medications.