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How a Housing Bill Trump Spurned Became Law

RONDA KAYSEN

Despite partisan differences, intraparty feuds and the president’s lack of interest, Congress delivered the first major housing bill in a generation.

Elderly Florida man faces charges after alleged 'sugar baby' dispute ends in car-ramming, gun threat: police

A 67-year-old Florida man allegedly rammed a woman's car with his truck and pointed a Ruger at her friend after a Tinder sugar baby date went wrong.

Transgender dolls to be available for Minnesota schoolchildren as young as 4 under Walz-backed program: report

Taxpayer-funded transgender dolls with swappable genitalia target children ages 4-10 through a University of Minnesota research program tied to Tim Walz.

President Trump’s New Air Force One Poses Potential Security Risks

ERIC LIPTON, NOUR IDRISS, NIKOLAY NIKOLOV, THOMAS VOLLKOMMER, STEPHANIE SWART, RAFAELA BALSTER, ARFA MOMIN, JUNHO LEE, WHITNEY SHEFTE AND PAUL ABOWD

Our investigative reporter Eric Lipton explains how earlier this month President Trump abruptly switched aircraft when leaving Turkey because of a credible threat that Iranian proxies were targeting a new Air Force One that had omitted key security modifications needed for a Qatari Boeing 747.

NYC 5-alarm fire injures at least 17 firefighters, others as blaze damages multiple apartment buildings

5-alarm fire damages multiple buildings in Queens, injuring 17 firefighters and displacing families as 250 FDNY personnel battled the blaze.

From Celebration to Escalation: How Trump’s Iran Cease-Fire Collapsed

MICHAEL CROWLEY

The U.S. deal with Iran signed in June initially appeared to be a success. It didn’t take long to fall apart.

EXCLUSIVE: Alleged $32M COVID-19 fraud fugitive captured in Jamaica and returned to US, FBI says

Elaine Angene Escoe was living under the fake identity "Harley Newman" in Jamaica before her arrest in connection with a $32 million COVID-19 fraud scheme.

Armed man in tactical vest emerges from exploding Queens home before being shot by NYPD officers; 2 found dead

NYPD officers responding to a shots fired call on Ocean Crest Boulevard in Far Rockaway found a large house fire and a barricaded armed suspect.

Ida Schmertz, Who Studied Women in Politics, Dies at 91

JERÉ LONGMAN

An immigrant who aspired to government service, she helped found the pathbreaking Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers.

Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?

The U.S. military has paused its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing

At Correspondents’ Dinner, a Rambling Trump Hurls Insults

SHAWN MCCREESH

President Trump gave the keynote speech as relations between his administration and the press continue to deteriorate.

More Than 500 Howard University Students Are Bumped From Enrollment

MARK WALKER AND EMMETT LINDNER

The university said the students failed to meet payment requirements by a July 10 deadline and were removed from the school’s enrollment weeks before they were to move in.

At least 1 shot, 1 detained after reported active shooter at Texas mall: police

At least one person was shot and another detained after Harris County deputies responded to an active shooter report at Deerbrook Mall in Humble, Texas.

California authorities search for 2 children allegedly abducted by father, fear for their safety

Solomon and Marozhina Sukonick were last seen in Lancaster with their father, and authorities say there is concern for the abducted children's well-being.

Seattle police seek two men who parachuted from the Space Needle

Police say two men climbed over the glass wall of Seattle's iconic Space Needle on Friday, flipped over the edge and parachuted down from the 605-foot structure