Congestion Pricing Was Going Well and Trump Is Killing It For now the only metric that matters is the depth of Donald Trump’s spite.

Octogenarian Who Shot Teen in Kansas City Dies Days After Pleading Guilty Andrew D. Lester, 86, was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty last week to felony assault in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl.

With Trump’s Prostration to Putin, Expect a More Dangerous World This is a humiliating month to be an American.

As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles.

Trump Team Finds Loophole to Defy Spirit of Court Orders Blocking Spending Freezes Officials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money.

Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show Officials are debating when to restart interest rate cuts, as high prices linger and Trump’s policies add to economic uncertainty.

As Tourists Swarm Erupting Mount Etna, Italian Authorities Warn Them Away “A lot of people are trying to get closer to admire this natural phenomenon,” a local mayor warned his community. “But it is extremely dangerous!”

Trump Likens Himself to Royalty on Truth Social: ‘Long Live the King’ Mr. Trump’s fondness for injecting regal themes into his presidency was apparent as he applauded his administration’s move to kill congestion pricing in New York.

Dorothy Chin Brandt, Trailblazing Asian American Judge, Dies at 78 She was the first descendant of a Chinese immigrant to win elective office in New York State. She was also the state’s first female jurist of Asian heritage.

Trump Calls Zelensky a ‘Dictator’ as Feud Escalates Over Ukraine Peace Talks President Trump called Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator without elections” after the Ukrainian president said Mr. Trump was in a “web of disinformation.”

Israeli Military Prosecutor Charges Five Soldiers in Abuse of Palestinian Detainee Lawyers representing one of the soldiers said they have presented arguments that deny the charges against the reservists.

Trump Administration Moves to End New York’s Congestion Pricing Tolls The transportation secretary said he would revoke federal approval for the program, citing the cost to motorists; the Metropolitan Transportation Authority quickly filed a lawsuit to stop the move.

Ukraine’s Equation The West has fractured, and Putin knows it.

Zelensky Urges ‘More Truth’ After Trump Suggests Ukraine Started the War The remarks by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine were some of his most pointed yet about President Trump’s views on the war.

Trump Media Group Sues Brazilian Judge Weighing Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro The lawsuit came hours after the justice received an indictment of Brazil’s former president, who is an ally of President Trump.

European Leaders Try to Recalibrate After Trump Sides With Russia on Ukraine The American president’s latest remarks embracing Vladimir Putin’s narrative that Ukraine is to blame for the war have compounded the sense of alarm among traditional allies.

Judge in Adams Case Has Faced Trump Administration in Court Before Dale Ho, who will decide whether the Justice Department can drop corruption charges against Eric Adams, argued successfully against Trump policy in a 2019 Supreme Court case.

Kanye West and the Limits of Free Speech Online Where is the line between the right to speech and the right to reach?

Alarmed by Trump’s Gaza Plan, Arab Leaders Brainstorm on Their Own Since President Trump suggested depopulating Gaza, Arab officials have suggested other ideas for reconstruction. But the emerging consensus repackages old ideas as new ones.

Struggle Over Americans’ Personal Data Plays Out Across the Government Employees from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are gaining access to vast amounts of information held by federal agencies, even as lawsuits try to stop them.