Giuliani is formally notified of his indictment in Arizona election case
Rudy Giuliani on Friday night was served with a notice of his indictment in the Arizona election interference case, becoming the last of the 18 defendants to receive the notice after nearly a month of unsuccessful attempts by authorities.
Russia presses attacks in northeast Ukraine, seeking buffer zone on border
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces continued to press a grinding advance Saturday into northeastern Ukraine, moving closer to a village about 10 miles from the outer ring of Kharkiv and raising fears that the city, Ukraine’s second largest, could soon be within range of Russian artillery.
Israel’s wartime government frays as frustration with Netanyahu grows
JERUSALEM — Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s war Cabinet, presented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with an ultimatum Saturday, saying he would leave the government if it did not soon develop a plan for the future of the war in the Gaza Strip.
New Star Wars plan: Pentagon rushes to counter threats in orbit
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S. troops and other military assets on the ground and U.S. satellites in orbit.
A new centrism is rising in Washington
WASHINGTON — It may be the most discussed fact about American politics today: The country is deeply polarized. The Republican Party has moved to the right by many measures, and the Democratic Party has moved to the left. Each party sees the other as an existential threat. One consequence of this polarization, politicians and pundits often say, is gridlock in Washington.
When ‘Stop the Steal’ becomes your motto
There is a good chance that Donald Trump’s polling lead in the 2024 presidential election is more fragile than it looks.
Super Bowl odds, projections: Why our model sees Falcons, Chargers as playoff contenders
With the NFL schedule officially released Wednesday night, it’s time to simulate the entire season using my NFL Projection Model. The model forecasts the quality of each team and then simulates each game of the regular season and playoffs until a Super Bowl champion emerges.
Phillies’ Johan Rojas made it look easy in center last year. This season hasn’t been as smooth
PHILADELPHIA — The day after two balls clanked off his red glove, Johan Rojas went to right field to practice with some tennis balls. But he wasn’t the only outfielder doing the drill Thursday afternoon. Paco Figueroa, the first-base coach who oversees Phillies outfielders, invited everyone.
Mercedes workers in Alabama reject union
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, voted Friday against allowing the United Auto Workers to represent them, a stunning blow to the union’s campaign to gain ground in the South, where it has traditionally been weak.
Storms batter Houston, leaving at least 4 dead
Four people were killed and nearly 1 million customers along the Gulf Coast were without power Friday after intense thunderstorms swept through Texas the night before, bringing heavy rain, destructive winds and dangerous flooding to portions of the state that had already been inundated this month.
Protesters agreed to leave. This is what some colleges promised in return
At the University of California, Berkeley, student activists got their chancellor to agree to support a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. At Rutgers University, they won a promise of scholarships for 10 Palestinian students displaced by the war. Brown University pledged that its board of trustees would vote on divesting from Israel.
Twins swept by Yankees as lethargy, outfield mistakes prove costly: 3 takeaways
MINNEAPOLIS — Colonoscopies. Paying your taxes. Getting a cavity filled.
As Russia advances, NATO considers sending trainers into Ukraine
BRUSSELS — NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war.
The authoritarians have the momentum
The central struggle in the world right now is between liberalism and authoritarianism. It’s between those of us who believe in democratic values and those who don’t — whether they are pseudo-authoritarian populists like Donald Trump, Viktor Orban, Narendra Modi or Recep Tayyip Erdogan or straight-up dictators like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping or theocratic fascists like the men who run Iran and Hamas.
At Justice Alito’s house, a ‘Stop the Steal’ symbol on display
After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Joe Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag.
Trump’s lawyer and Cohen match wits in crucial cross-examination
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s criminal trial entered a critical and combative phase Thursday as his lawyer grilled the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen, about a medley of misrepresentations, manipulations and outright lies.
Menendez jurors see the gold bars at the heart of a bribery case
NEW YORK — With the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., underway Thursday, a prosecutor handed a juror in the first row of the jury box a plastic bag containing an object at the heart of the government’s case: a gold bar that glinted under the courtroom lights.
Is disinflation back on track?
The latest news on inflation has been pretty good. It has also been extremely weird. And that weirdness is, in a way, the message.
Netflix and the NFL Sign a Three-Season Deal
LOS ANGELES — Netflix is no longer simply in the “sports-adjacent” business. On Wednesday, the streaming giant announced a three-season deal with the National Football League that will include showing two Christmas Day games on its service this year. It’s the first time Netflix has become partners with a major sports league, and it likely won’t be the last.
MLB suspends Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco for 10 games after sticky substance found during last start
Major League Baseball suspended Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco for 10 games Wednesday, one day after umpires discovered a sticky substance on his glove during a start against the Oakland A’s.
