How the U.S. Coast Guard Fights Drug Smuggling at Sea
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:02:19 +0000 New York Times reporters spent two days with the Coast Guard’s drug interdiction teams to see how they stop suspected drug smuggling boats and seize narcotics using nonlethal tactics.: Even as Trump Targets Boats in Strikes, Coast Guard Continues Anti-Drug Operations
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:42:15 +0000 Cutters are still stopping smugglers and seizing drugs, but the prosecutions of go-fast boat crews are dwindling in a realignment of federal resources.: 3 Years After a Toddler’s Parents Fled Kabul, a Reunion Is Still on Hold
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:00:43 +0000 The twisting saga that separated the Hashemis in Oregon from their infant son has reached a new dead end: President Trump’s hold on all visas to the United States.: Behind Oklahoma Cannabis Farms, New Yorkers With Ties to Beijing
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:00:30 +0000 In China, trafficking marijuana is punishable by death. But in the United States, it has become a lucrative sideline for some favored sons of the motherland.: Jon Kyl, Former Arizona Senator, Says He Has Dementia
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:40:21 +0000 The Republican served for almost three decades in Congress. He said he was withdrawing from public life after the diagnosis.: Justice Dept. Is Now Said to Be Reviewing 5.2 Million Pages of Epstein Files
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:47:36 +0000 The number represents a more precise, and potentially much larger, figure than earlier estimates. The department is seeking to enlist about 400 lawyers to help in the review.: Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Former Colorado Senator, Dies at 92
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 03:52:37 +0000 A Democrat turned Republican, he was the only Native American during three terms in the House of Representatives and in 12 years in the Senate. He was also a judo expert and an Olympian.: Iowa Democrat Wins State Senate Seat, Fending Off G.O.P. Supermajority
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 03:39:51 +0000 By holding a left-leaning seat in suburban Des Moines, Democrats ensured that Republicans would not have a supermajority in the State Senate.: Health Dept. Pauses Child Care Funding to Minnesota, Citing State’s Fraud Scandal
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 01:59:19 +0000 The pause affects a funding stream that provides $185 million in annual aid to the state’s day care centers, as federal investigations into fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs continue.: Tatiana Schlossberg Was a Kennedy, and a Rookie Reporter
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:06:50 +0000 Tatiana Schlossberg, who died on Tuesday, was the granddaughter of John F. Kennedy. But as a journalist, her first editor remembers, she insisted on putting in the work.: 3 Hikers Are Found Dead on Mt. Baldy in Southern California, Sheriff Says
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:13:28 +0000 The authorities closed access to part of Mount Baldy, the tallest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California. They cited dangerous and unpredictable terrain and weather.: The C.I.A. Strike on Venezuela: What to Know
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:12:55 +0000 The drone attack, said to be on a dock where drugs were being prepared for loading on boats, represented a further escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against Nicolás Maduro.: Federal Judge Blocks Deportations of South Sudanese Migrants
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:00:23 +0000 The decision temporarily preserved deportation protections for more than 200 South Sudanese.: Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:20:55 +0000 An environmental journalist and child of Caroline Kennedy, she wrote of her struggle with leukemia in The New Yorker in November, drawing worldwide sympathy.: Pet Owners, How Do You Deal With the High Costs of Grooming?
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:41:53 +0000 Making sure your furry friend’s nails and coat are groomed properly does not come cheap. As pet care costs continue to climb, how are you keeping up?: Crew Paints Russian Flag on Oil Tanker Pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 03:44:14 +0000 The U.S. military tried to intercept the Bella 1 last week in the Caribbean Sea as it headed to Venezuela to pick up oil.: Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear.
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:02:50 +0000 President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the work force. But many current and former officials say the government is less dependable and efficient than it was a year ago.: Death at a Mississippi Jail: Brutal Beating or a Fall From Bed?
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:46:19 +0000 An inmate says that no one wanted to listen when he tried repeatedly to confess to a crime at a facility known for violence.: C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:10:07 +0000 The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela.: Justice Department Sues Virginia Over Tuition Aid for Unauthorized Immigrants
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 05:02:11 +0000 The department said the state’s policy of granting unauthorized immigrants in-state financial aid at public colleges and universities violates federal law.