The Chinese government is stepping up measures to root out potential troublemakers and curb social unrest, after a series of mass killings rocked the country and raised fears about public safety. Armed police were stationed outside the school, and bollards…
Before Marie Kondo captured the world’s attention with her encouragement to get rid of things that don’t make us “happy,” there was another Japanese teacher of decluttering. His name is Hideko Yamashita. And while the 70-year-old Ms. Yamashita has yet…
The TikTok chief executive is planning to attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump and has been invited to sit in the seat of honor on the podium, where the former president, his family and distinguished guests sit. other…
A portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt has hung over the fireplace in the Oval Office since the start of Joe Biden’s presidency, a break from a long-standing tradition of giving George Washington this precious place. It’s a tribute to a…
The long-sought Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came in part from a remarkable partnership between President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump, who rejected conflict is temporary in order to achieve a common goal. The two presidents ordered their…
In the dark early Wednesday morning, Louisiana police officers made their way to a camp that had sprung up under a freeway in central New Orleans. Residents needed supplies, officials said. The bus was waiting to take them to the…
More than two years after he was convicted of conspiracy to murder, a young man was released from prison on Wednesday after Britain’s High Court found that the authorities in the video. The man, Ademola Adedeji, 21, is one of…
George Bush complained in 1993 that “it’s not easy to lose – trust me, I know,” after losing to Bill Clinton. Gerald Ford in 1977 allowed for the possibility of a political comeback after Jimmy Carter’s victory (“This report will…
Chairman Mike Johnson on Wednesday removed Representative Michael R. Turner of Ohio from chairing the House Intelligence Committee, in a shakeup that signaled plans to bring closer He is a national security adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump. Mr. Turner,…
Marco Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida nominated by Donald J. Trump to be the next secretary of state, was welcomed by senators from both parties at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. He has served for many years on the…
