Musk and Trump, a bond made in merch
The bond between Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump is built not only on their shared interests in limited government, social media and golf, but also, it seems, on their common affinity for merch.
Trudeau issued a plea to Taylor Swift: Please come. She did.
TORONTO — It began with a polite plea on social media from the leader of Canada.
Trump wants to kill the EV tax credit. Here’s what to know.
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is exploring a series of steps to make it more difficult for electric vehicles to be competitive with gasoline-powered ones, culminating with the elimination of a $7,500 tax credit for people who buy EVs, according to three people with direct knowledge of the plans.
A tiny gladiator uncovered in England tells of the reach of Roman celebrity
LONDON — The tiny copper gladiator stands ready for battle, decked out in a helmet and armor, an elaborate shield held in front as if bracing for his opponent’s blows.
Why Kennedy sees an ‘epidemic’ of chronic disease among children
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has for years called attention to what he considers an “epidemic” of chronic disease that has left America’s children among the sickest in the developed world.
With initial cabinet picks, Trump takes on biggest foes
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is wasting little time in taking on the three governmental institutions that most frustrated his political ambitions during his first term and making clear he will not brook resistance in his second.
How Harris’ effort to neutralize immigration as a campaign issue failed
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned for the presidency on the toughest immigration platform of any Democrat in decades: She vowed to continue the Biden administrations’s crackdown on asylum and to impose order on the southern border. She championed her record as a border-state prosecutor and her support of a bipartisan border bill that failed after former President Donald Trump urged Republicans to reject it.
Why 2 big-league teams will squeeze into small homes in 2025
Major League Baseball teams are worth billions of dollars and generally fill mighty, 40,000- to 50,000-seat stadiums at premium prices dozens of nights each year.
Americans have regained modest trust in scientists, survey finds
For the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the public’s trust in scientists has improved, according to a survey published Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
Norway apologizes for forced assimilation of Sami and other minorities
LONDON — For more than a century, Norway forcibly suppressed the language and culture of Indigenous people and other minority groups, including removing children from their parents, in a system of “Norwegianization” whose devastation continues to be felt.
The investigations into Matt Gaetz: What to know
President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he will nominate Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has resurrected questions about Justice Department and House ethics investigations into Gaetz’s conduct and whether he had sex with a 17-year-old girl who was being paid for her services.
Trump picks RFK Jr. to be head of Health and Human Services Dept.
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services — setting up a debate over whether Kennedy, whose vaccine skepticism and unorthodox views about medicine make public health officials deeply uneasy, can be confirmed.
‘Devious’ new deep sea creature hid its identity from scientists
Bruce Robison, a marine biologist, has long used robotic vehicles to explore the Monterey Canyon off California — a gargantuan rift of the Pacific seabed that descends rapidly from coastal shallows to a depth of more than 2 miles. In early 2000, he stumbled on a strange creature he had never seen before.
Master of Hawaiian dance Vicky Holt Takamine awarded the Gish Prize
Who are the next leaders of the Democratic party?
WASHINGTON — American presidential elections tend to be a zero-sum game for the parties and their voters. Win, and everything is great. Lose, and your party is rudderless, leaderless and powerless.
Emboldened by reelection, Trump renews bid to overturn his conviction
President-elect Donald Trump is mounting a resurgent bid to dismiss his criminal conviction in New York in the wake of his electoral victory, hoping to clear his record of 34 felonies before returning to the White House, court records unsealed Tuesday show.
Why Trump’s deportations will drive up your grocery bill
For the past few years, over and over, voters have told pollsters and pundits that they’re hopping mad about inflation. Well, we just elected a president who, if he follows through on two of his central campaign promises — across-the-board tariffs and mass deportation of immigrants lacking permanent legal status — will probably cause soaring inflation.
Biden honors veterans in ceremony at Arlington Cemetery
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged Americans to take a moment to honor those who serve in the military and their families on Monday, using the backdrop of Arlington National Cemetery to observe Veterans Day one last time as the country’s commander in chief.
Uranus might have experienced a freak event when Voyager 2 visited
Our understanding of Uranus might have been all wrong for nearly 40 years.
Iran debates whether it could make a deal with Trump
President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and world powers, imposed tough economic sanctions on Iran and ordered the killing of its top general. And Iran, federal prosecutors said Friday, plotted to assassinate Trump before November’s election.
