‘Day of Reckoning’: Trial Over Greenpeace’s Role in Pipeline Protest Begins Energy Transfer, which owns the Dakota Access Pipeline, is seeking $300 million, a sum that Greenpeace says could bankrupt the storied environmental group.

What Is the White House Press Pool, and Why Is Trump Seizing Control of It? The administration’s changes to the pool come at a moment when the White House is chipping away at the ability of major news organizations to cover it.

Possible Remains of Indigenous Women Slain in Canada Found in Landfill The search in Manitoba uncovered possible human remains from two victims of a serial killer, a devastating case that spotlighted an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women in Canada.

Trump and DOGE Escalate Layoffs of Federal Workers Federal officials circulated a memo asking agency leaders to plan even more job reductions after thousands of federal workers were fired in recent weeks.

Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Stage Sit-in at Barnard Over Expulsions The demonstrators, who were protesting the expulsions of two students, assaulted a campus employee, sending the worker to the hospital, a Barnard College spokeswoman said.

U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Draft Features Vague Reference to Security Guarantees A copy of the agreement obtained by The New York Times says that the United States “supports Ukraine’s effort to obtain security guarantees needed to establish lasting peace.”

Benjamin Black Weighs Shift in U.S.A.I.D. Funding Benjamin Black, a son of the private equity mogul Leon Black and likely head of the International Development Finance Corporation, wants a piece of U.S.A.I.D.’s funding to invest in “pro-market” projects overseas.

Tim Walz Will Not Run for Minnesota’s Senate Seat The Democrat, who rose from relative obscurity to be chosen as Kamala Harris’s running mate last year, says he will instead explore a third term as governor.

What the U.S. and Ukraine May Gain From Trump’s Rare Earth Diplomacy The White House and Ukraine struck a deal on strategic resources, a pact that speaks volumes about President Trump’s geopolitical strategy.

Mass Federal Firings May Imperil Pets, Cattle and Crops The terminations, which hit agencies involved in protecting the nation’s food supply and agricultural products, could have long-lasting consequences, experts said.

Nvidia’s Profit Jumps 80 Percent as Company Rides Tech’s AI Boom The Silicon Valley company, which dominates the market for chips needed to build A.I. systems, said revenue was up 78 percent from a year earlier.

Pope’s Illness Is Surrounded by Intrigue Over Possible Resignation A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is anyone’s guess.

How Trump and Biden Pursued Critical Minerals in Ukraine, Greenland and Other Countries China dominates in critical minerals, and President Trump has turned to high-pressure tactics to acquire them.

Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent The president said Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, was planning mass layoffs. Agency officials said the cuts would make it impossible to carry out their mission.

Trump Says Ukraine Should Look to Europe for Any Security Guarantees President Trump said Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, would visit Washington on Friday as part of a deal for Ukrainian mineral wealth. His position could ultimately embolden Russia.

Musk’s Cabinet Cameo: The Elephant in the Room Wore Black At the first cabinet meeting of his second term, President Trump asked Elon Musk to speak first. The man tasked with slashing the federal government spoke far more than anyone else, other than Mr. Trump.

How to Watch the Launch of Intuitive Machines’s Second Moon Landing Mission The company reached the lunar surface in 2024, and now its second lander aims to improve on the feat. Three other spacecraft are also flying on the SpaceX rocket.

Extreme Heat May Cause Older People to Age Faster, New Study Finds A first-of-its-kind analysis found that people living in hotter areas experienced more molecular changes than those in cooler places.

Michelle Trachtenberg, ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy’ Actress, Dies at 39 Police officers, responding to a 911 call, found her unresponsive in a Manhattan apartment on Wednesday morning, the authorities said.

Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say At least 124 cases of measles have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, officials say.