Large parts of Syria were once overrun by the terrorist group Islamic State. The country’s new government has just committed to a global effort to fight the group. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/world/middleeast/syria-isis-islamic-state.html Author : Carlotta Gall Publish date : 2025-11-12 11:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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“A House of Dynamite” imagines what might happen if the U.S. were targeted by a nuclear missile. Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow explains why she decided to make this film at this moment. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/kathryn-bigelow-on-a-house-of-dynamite-and-the-nuclear-elephant-in-the-room-/ Author : Reena Flores, Peter Bresnan, Emma Talkoff, Joshua Carroll, Sean Carter Publish date : 2025-11-11 21:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The family of transgender athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson filed a response in a forthcoming Supreme Court battle over biological males in women's sports.The brief, filed by the athlete's mother, Heather Jackson, argues that West Virginia's law that prohibits transgender athletes from competing in women's sports violates Title IX.Title IX does not explicitly protect the right of biologically male transgender people to identify as women. The current administration and West Virginia state government do not interpret Title IX as protective of that right.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Heather Jackson's brief also makes note of her child's character, and desire to
The night skies across the United States lit up as fast-moving charged particles from the sun slammed into the Earth’s atmosphere. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/science/space/northern-lights-photos-geomagnetic-storm.html Author : Qasim Nauman Publish date : 2025-11-12 07:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The letter writer’s contribution to the host’s dinner cost her about $150. Isn’t that too much? Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2025/11/12/miss-manners-thanksgiving-expensive-request/ Author : Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin Publish date : 2025-11-12 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Officials in Marion County, Kansas, have agreed to pay more than $3 million and issue a formal apology over a 2023 police raid on a small-town newspaper that ignited national backlash and raised alarms about government overreach and press freedom.The Marion County Record was raided after it received information about a local restaurant owner’s driving record — a story the paper ultimately chose not to publish. Days later, police obtained search warrants accusing the newsroom of identity theft and computer crimes, seizing computers, phones and reporting materials from both the paper’s office and the home of its publisher, Eric Meyer.Meyer’s
A section of the tall bridge in mountainous Sichuan Province fell, apparently after a landslide. No casualties were reported. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/world/asia/china-sichuan-bridge-collapse.html Author : Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu Publish date : 2025-11-12 05:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Once a hub for guns and electrical wiring, Bridgeport, Connecticut, is now home to artisanal manufacturing businesses and a healthy real estate market. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/11/manufacturing-innovation-cities-trades/ Author : Irina Ivanova Publish date : 2025-11-11 11:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A senior federal judge in Massachusetts who was appointed by former President Reagan announced he has resigned in protest against President Donald Trump, who he says has been "using the law for partisan purposes."U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf, 78, resigned on Friday and explained that the Trump administration's actions that he described as threatening the rule of law compelled him to speak out.In a piece for The Atlantic, Wolf wrote that he had looked forward to serving for the rest of his life when Reagan appointed him in 1985 but decided to step down last week because of Trump's
As he prepares a Congressional run, J.F.K.’s grandson admits, “I’m not for everybody.” Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/style/jack-schlossberg-social-media-provocateur-gives-politics-a-try.html Author : Maureen Dowd Publish date : 2025-11-12 03:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A four-time all-star and the NBA comeback player of the year in 1984-85, he fought drug addiction throughout his career. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/11/11/michael-ray-richardson-knicks-death/ Author : Glynn A. Hill Publish date : 2025-11-12 00:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that violent crime in Chicago has fallen sharply since the start of a federal crackdown known as "Operation Midway Blitz," crediting the Department of Homeland Security-led effort with driving shootings and robberies down across the Windy City.The president’s Truth Social post claimed that shootings are down 35%, robberies down 41% and carjackings nearly 50% since the operation began several weeks ago."This has been achieved despite the extraordinary resistance from Chicago and Illinois Radical Democrat leadership," Trump wrote.The post marks the president’s first public update on the initiative since late October, when DHS confirmed nine arrests,
The California governor painted the president as a threat to American competitiveness by letting China dominate the renewable energy industry. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/climate/gavin-newsom-cop30-belem-climate.html Author : Somini Sengupta Publish date : 2025-11-12 00:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The neighbors signed a deal President Donald Trump helped broker last month, but Thailand suspended the truce after several Thai soldiers were injured by land mines. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/11/thailand-cambodia-peace-deal-suspended/ Author : Frances Vinall, Lyric Li Publish date : 2025-11-11 22:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Kate Middleton met with World War II veterans on Veterans Day, which is known as Armistice Day, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, with one 100-year-old former service member telling her he credits staying fit for his long life. The man, Bill Redston, told the Princess of Wales he ran the London Marathon when he was 65 years old and the New York Marathon a year later, according to video posted to social media by PA reporter Stephanie Wareham.The princess, who is Colonel of the Irish Guards, Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, and Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st Queen’s Dragoon
Dozens of masked Israelis attacked an industrial zone, torching vehicles and wounding Palestinians, according to Palestinian officials. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/world/middleeast/israel-extremist-attack-west-bank.html Author : Aaron Boxerman Publish date : 2025-11-11 22:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The USS Gerald R. Ford joins a sprawling buildup that has fueled speculation the Trump administration intends to dramatically escalate its antidrug campaign. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/11/venezuela-aircraft-carrier-gerald-ford/ Author : Tara Copp Publish date : 2025-11-11 22:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A convicted sex offender was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attacking a Tennessee woman in her apartment building, police said. Joequarius Williams, 29, is charged with the attempted murder and robbery of a 25-year-old woman whom he followed as she walked home after attending a Nov. 5 Bridgestone Arena concert, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said. The unidentified woman told police she was walking home when she spotted a man following her from a distance. He followed her into her building and they both got into an elevator, police said.Once inside, WIlliams grabbed the woman around her neck and allegedly said he
How fashion connected a designer, a farmer, Grindr and a herd of male-oriented rams. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/style/gay-sheep-rainbow-wool.html Author : Vanessa Friedman and Valentin Goppel Publish date : 2025-11-11 19:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Readers respond to Post articles and commentary. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/11/kennedy-center-arts-nso/ Author : Letters to the Editor Publish date : 2025-11-11 20:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
When Donald Trump warned European leaders years ago that their dependence on Russian gas would leave them "hostage to Moscow," the remark was met with skepticism — and even laughter.Three years into his second term, those same leaders are now scrambling to secure long-term contracts for U.S. liquefied natural gas as Russia’s once-dominant grip on Europe’s energy market unravels exactly as Trump predicted.Russia’s decision to choke off gas deliveries in 2022 — an attempt to fracture Western unity and pressure Europe into abandoning Ukraine — has had the opposite effect. Its share of European Union gas imports has fallen from
A survey of museum directors reveals the impact of federal cutbacks: reduced arts programs for rural areas, students and people who are elderly or disabled. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/arts/design/trump-cuts-impact-museums-aam-survey.html Author : Julia Halperin Publish date : 2025-11-11 18:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
An updating database and map of D.C. homicides in 2025. The pace of killings this year has slowed since 2023, when the District saw a generational spike. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/29/dc-homicide-tracker/ Author : Washington Post staff Publish date : 2025-11-11 17:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The parents of 4-year-old twin boys are facing charges after their children allegedly shot themselves with an unsecured gun inside the family’s Florida home, police said.Keishara Goodrum, 39, was arrested on two counts of child neglect with great bodily harm and Maurice Bright, 40, was arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.The Orange County Sheriff's Office told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement that both children were transferred to Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital for continued care and are in critical but stable condition.Deputies initially responded to AdventHealth East Orlando hospital for a report of two four-year-old
Iraq is caught in a power struggle between Washington and Tehran, with the Trump administration insisting that the next government disarm powerful Iran-backed militias. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/world/middleeast/iraq-election-what-to-know.html Author : Erika Solomon and Falih Hassan Publish date : 2025-11-11 15:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.