Alice Austen, born in 1866 into Staten Island society, transformed a gift of a box camera into an adventurous career documenting Gilded Age leisure and New York street life, including her 1896 Street Types portfolio. She forged a decades-long partnership with Gertrude Tate, navigating restrictive norms while she and friends...
China expanded rare-earth export rules, now requiring foreign firms to get Beijing’s approval to ship magnets containing even trace China-origin materials or technology—mirroring the U.S. foreign direct product rule. Analysts say Beijing has adopted U.S.-style tools since 2018, including an Unreliable Entity List and an anti-foreign sanctions law. This year,...
Donald Trump again raised Kyiv ceding territory to Russia in a White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, then closed by saying the sides should try to end things on the current line, according to people familiar. Zelenskyy, who sought Tomahawk missiles, left dissatisfied. After a two-hour call with Vladimir Putin,...
Erez Reuveni, a longtime Justice Department immigration attorney, says he was fired after refusing to advance what he calls false claims and after witnessing colleagues mislead a judge as Venezuelan detainees were flown out despite a court order. He describes a meeting where senior official Emil Bove stressed deportation flights...
A U.S. Marine Corps live-fire event at Camp Pendleton sent shrapnel onto a California Highway Patrol security detail for Vice President JD Vance when an artillery round detonated prematurely over Interstate 5, officials said. A CHP patrol car was dinged and an officer heard 'pebbles' on his motorcycle; no injuries...
The Giants unraveled in Denver, surrendering 33 fourth-quarter points and a 19-point lead before Will Lutz’s 39-yard field goal beat them, 33-32. Rookie Jaxon Dart threw for 283 yards with four total touchdowns and, after a fourth-and-19 conversion, snuck in for a late score that should have stood—until Jude McAtamney...
Universal and Blumhouse’s The Black Phone 2 opened to $42 million worldwide, with $26.5 million in the U.S. and Canada and $15.5 million from 71 markets. Mexico led internationally with $4.3 million, ahead of the U.K. and Ireland ($1.4 million) and Brazil ($1.2 million). Directed by Scott Derrickson, the Grabber’s...
The National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday it is investigating a United Airlines flight struck midair by an object over Utah, cracking a 737 MAX cockpit window and cutting a pilot’s arm with small glass shards. The Denver–Los Angeles flight diverted and landed safely in Salt Lake City. Investigators are...
Max Verstappen controlled the United States Grand Prix from pole, adding a record seventh win at the event and cutting his championship deficit to Oscar Piastri to 40 points. Lando Norris finished second after a late, hard-fought pass on Charles Leclerc, trimming Piastri’s lead to 14 with five races left....
Portland’s waterfront swelled with crowds several times June’s turnout, as protesters adopted inflatable frogs—sparked by a viral clip—as their new symbol. The demonstrations followed President Donald Trump’s moves to target “antifa” and send the National Guard to “protect” ICE, prompting a lawsuit by Oregon and the city. Speakers vowed to...
