U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat refrained from criticizing Israel over its missile strike on Qatar last week, and said the priority is to make sure Hamas surrenders and disarms to end the war in Gaza.

“We are focused on what happens now, what happens next,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Jerusalem on Monday, a...Read more

NEW YORK — Barron Trump transferred to New York University’s campus in the nation’s capital ahead of the fall semester of his second year at the school, according to a report.

“People” magazine reports the youngest Trump spent his first year commuting between Trump Tower and the NYU’s Manhattan campus, but was not seen when classes ...Read more

President Donald Trump again called for an end to quarterly earnings reports, tapping into a long-running fault line in American capitalism over how much information should be disclosed by public companies.

In a social media post on Monday, Trump echoed comments he made during his first term to end the quarterly reports that companies issue to ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday, in what would be the two leaders’ first direct engagement since June, and one where a settlement over the Chinese-owned TikTok app may be at stake.

“I will be speaking to President Xi on Friday. The relationship remains a very strong one!!!,” Trump said ...Read more

BOSTON — A coalition of downtown Boston residents is ramping up the pressure on the Wu administration to reverse course on a “destructive” zoning plan that would clear the way for new buildings to tower up to 700 feet over the historic downtown.

The Downtown Boston Neighborhood Association blasted out an open letter it and other members ...Read more

Iran’s top nuclear official warned of chaos if diplomats convened by the United Nations atomic watchdog block a motion to censure Israeli and U.S. military attacks on the Islamic Republic in June.

The Persian Gulf nation is circulating a resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency annual general conference, which would declare that ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday, following talks between the countries to keep ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok app running in the U.S.

“I will be speaking to President Xi on Friday. The relationship remains a very strong one!!!,” Trump said in a post on social media Monday.

U.S. Treasury ...Read more

In a Monday press conference, Gov. Josh Stein requested an additional $13.5 billion from the federal government to help aid in recovery as Western North Carolina approaches the one-year anniversary of Helene.

This new request would go toward housing, small businesses, loans for local governments and building roads to last. Big-ticket items ...Read more

Two men have been arrested and accused of planting a bomb under a media vehicle in Salt Lake City, the FBI said Sunday.

Investigators believe Adeeb Nasir, 58, and Adil Justice Ahmed Nasir, 31, planted the “incendiary device” under a vehicle belonging to local Fox affiliate KSTU. The station confirmed its vehicle had been targeted.

Cops ...Read more

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson’s DNA was found on a towel wrapped around a rifle at the scene of the crime, FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday.

Robinson, 22, was captured on surveillance camera walking across a rooftop, and investigators said he jumped down and ditched his rifle in a nearby wooded area. He also left a ...Read more

DENVER — Classes are canceled at Evergreen High School this week after a student shot two of his schoolmates before turning the gun on himself last Wednesday.

Jefferson County officials have not confirmed when the high school will reopen.

As of Monday morning, one student shot by 16-year-old Desmond Holly remained in serious condition at ...Read more

A viral social media post calling slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk a “bigot” was falsely attributed to a Wisconsin elementary school principal, officials say.

The Elkhorn Area School District received 800 voicemails, some including death threats, over the post West Side Elementary School Associate Principal Cynthia Rehberg did not ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration's settlement proposal to UCLA — which includes a nearly $1.2-billion fine over allegations of antisemitism and civil rights violations — seeks to drastically overhaul campus practices on hiring, admissions, sports, scholarships, discrimination and gender identity, a Times review of the document shows...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would speak on Friday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, following talks between negotiators from the world’s two largest economies in recent days that resulted in a framework deal to keep ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok app running in the U.S.

“I will be speaking to President Xi on Friday. The relationship remains a ...Read more

Iran’s top nuclear official warned of chaos if diplomats convened by the United Nations atomic watchdog block a motion to censure Israeli and U.S. military attacks on the Islamic Republic in June.

The Persian Gulf nation is circulating a resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency annual general conference, which would declare that ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would speak on Friday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, following talks between negotiators from the world’s two largest economies in recent days that resulted in a framework deal to keep ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok app running in the U.S.

“I will be speaking to President Xi on Friday. The relationship remains a ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat refrained from criticizing Israel over its missile strike on Qatar last week, and said the priority is to make sure Hamas surrenders and disarms to end the war in Gaza.

“We are focused on what happens now, what happens next,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Jerusalem on Monday, a...Read more