An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and seeking the presidency. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.”The Rev. Jesse Jackson acknowledged the applause of delegates at the 2000 Democratic Nati
The civil rights leader was one of the country’s most influential Black figures.
Plus, drones at the Olympics.
President Trump has called on Iran to reach an immediate accord or else face the threat of a possible U.S. attack.Steve Witkoff, the Middle East envoy, and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, in Davos, Switzerland, last month. They are expected to attend the negotiations with Iran in Geneva
Ceremonies commemorating the 40 days after protesters were killed are planned this week, challenging the authorities’ ability to restrain them.Downtown Tehran this month. This week, families across Iran will commemorate the 40th-day memorials of thousands of Iranians killed Jan. 8-10.
Paramount’s takeover bid was rejected in favor of Netflix, which wanted only the streaming and studio businesses. Paramount said it would pay more if negotiations were reopened.Paramount Pictures in Hollywood. Paramount has not publicly raised its offer from $30 a share.
NJ Transit suggested that commuters should work from home for the next month, as Amtrak moves train traffic to a new bridge, severely reducing service into Manhattan.A view of the new Portal Bridge North in Kearny, N.J., on Thursday. The important work of replacing the 116-year-old Portal Bridge beg
A main rail link to New York City, the bridge over the Hackensack River will be replaced. Few commuters will miss it.Firefighters spraying water onto burning pilings below the Portal Bridge in 2005.
The Boi Tolo, one of the city’s most iconic street parties, has come to represent the glittery, gritty grass-roots celebration far from the glamour of the official parades.Revelers taking part in the Boi Tolo on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.
In a series of deals over the past three months, lawmakers rejected some of the president’s most aggressive attempts to whittle down the government.Congress has left intact a large set of federal programs that the White House tried to slash or eliminate this fiscal year.
A new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a “con man,” “clown” and “laughingstock.”
The spokesman, Army Col. Dave Butler, worked for the Army chief of staff.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arriving for a classified briefing at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. in January.
Adeliia Petrosian, 18, has the résumé of a medal contender — and ties to coaches and a skater who were at the center of a doping scandal at the last Winter Games.Adeliia Petrosian has skated outside Russia only once since 2022. She makes her Olympic debut on Tuesday at the Winter Games in Milan.
Both sides described previous U.S.-mediated negotiations as productive, although they did not appear to address sticking points like territory and security guarantees.A Ukrainian artillery brigade firing in the Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine in October. The conflict will enter its fifth year
The diplomat, Bill White, was then asked to meet with the Belgian foreign minister, at a time of rising tensions between the U.S. and countries in Europe.Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, is expected to meet on Tuesday with Belgian officials over his social media posts.
The recent detention of a visiting research scientist has renewed attention on a confusing exit ramp in Buffalo that sends drivers across the border.
Veterans have taken part in demonstrations against the federal crackdown on illegal immigration in Minnesota. “I believe in the institutions,” one said.Tom Kendall, who served in the U.S. Air Force, outside the federal building in Minnesota that has been a center of protest.
The congresswoman argued in an interview that presidential speculation, which included scrutiny of her slip-ups, had overshadowed her anti-authoritarian message at the Munich Security Conference.Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used her trip to Germany to argue that the best way to counteract
The chairman, Casey Wasserman, has faced criticism ever since his name surfaced in the Epstein files. Mayor Karen Bass is the latest official to call on him to step down.Casey Wasserman, a powerful Los Angeles entertainment executive, has faced increasing calls from leaders in the city to resign as
The member of a prominent and wealthy family, Mr. Pritzker was in regular contact with the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.In a letter sent to the Hyatt Hotels Corporation board on Monday, Thomas J. Pritzker said he had “exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact” with Jeffrey Eps
We look at how The Times has tackled a complex reporting project.There are an estimated 180,000 images in the latest release of the Epstein files.
But a rift has emerged among the union’s leaders as workers at four hospitals are back on the job, while a walkout persists at a fifth hospital.Three years ago, Nancy Hagans, the president of the New York State Nurses Association, led members on a strike. She has been back on the picket line in rece
At a hockey rink in Pawtucket, R.I., shots rang out, leaving two people dead, in addition to the shooter. The police chief said it was a family matter that exploded in public.Police officers raced to the arena in Pawtucket when mayhem erupted.
The Masonic lodge that served as the home base for Dr. King’s activism will soon be open to visitors. It had long been considered endangered.
