The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.

The failed execution of Christa Pike has prompted new scrutiny of Frank Strada, the state’s top prison official, and his past role overseeing executions in Arizona.

After her diagnosis in 2022, when she was only 33, she became a vocal, witty advocate for people confronting the disease.

The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.

The failed attempt with Christa Pike has intensified bipartisan concerns about Tennessee’s ability to effectively carry out lethal injections.

Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.

The Department of Homeland Security said agents released the man after he identified himself. He was taken to a hospital with head and neck injuries, local police said.

A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda.

Soldiers want to tell their stories, and we need to hear them.

The man, a Venezuelan immigrant, was shot in Austin on Sunday after a traffic stop. The shooting prompted growing calls for transparency.

Major Jason Watson could face court-martial in what could become a rare test of a service member’s right to publicly dissent.

Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

The abrupt move by Kash Patel, the bureau’s director, came as President Trump was ramping up his attacks on the country.

The Democratic candidate for governor backed restrictions on disposal of fracking wastewater around a hard-hit town, and called for a “thorough investigation” of the dangers.

Watching bigots erupt.

UT students called Bo French’s post targeting South Asian Longhorns hurtful and jarring.

Republican leaders brought Bo French, an anti-Muslim hard-liner, into the fold. Then he attacked Texas football fans.

China and the United States must work to repair the damage A.I. has done now, not look to future developments.

The justices take their time and pick their spots, but they have rejected presidential initiatives on tariffs, citizenship, the National Guard — and now the coming election.

The president’s distortions have an impact on much more than belief in his claims about what he was doing on Sept. 11.

Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.

Many Republicans criticized the post, some in more direct terms than others.

Senator Jon Husted, running in a high-stakes race in Ohio, dismissed his political director because of social media activity displaying a “complete lack” of judgment, a spokeswoman said.

Mr. Paxton, the Texas attorney general now running for the U.S. Senate, was accused of abusing the power of his office to protect a campaign donor. He was acquitted on all counts.

The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.

The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.

It remains unclear whether the administration would seek to use the court again after successfully obtaining an order from its chief judge to expel the woman.

Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.

We can no longer pretend that A.I. is safe.

Students in Singapore and parts of China had the highest scores on the test known as PISA. Scores for American students were near a 25-year low.

We won’t get fooled again.

Gov. Jim Pillen’s family business is one of the nation’s largest pork producers. As he seeks re-election, he has aligned himself with President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda even though his farms have...

Redistributing money from single working parents to married ones is not a pro-family policy.

The recently created Republican group is pumping cash into half a dozen key midterm races, with the largest amounts going toward Senate contests in New Hampshire and Alaska.

Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.