World
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U.S. Expected to Begin Blocking Russian Bond Payments to Americans
The Biden administration is expected to begin blocking Russia from paying American bondholders next week, increasing the likelihood of the first ...
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Lawmakers in Albany consider how to make tight gun laws even tighter.
New York lawmakers are reviewing options to strengthen the state’s already muscular gun laws, with Gov. Kathy Hochul expected to unveil a package ...
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Biden Administration Lifting Some Trump-Era Restrictions on Cuba
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday announced a partial lifting of sanctions on Cuba, including expanding flights beyond Havana and ...
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The Buffalo Shooting Was Not a Random Act of Violence
Republican politicians, including some of the party’s top leaders, openly espouse versions of a white supremacist conspiracy theory holding that ...
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From Voodoo to MAGA to Buffalo
I never thought I’d say this, but I miss voodoo economics. It was shocking at the time when a crank economic doctrine — the claim that tax cuts ...
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The closing of the Tops market on Buffalo’s East Side has created a ‘food desert.’
Across Buffalo’s East Side, many Black residents live in what is known as a “food desert” — an area with little access to low-cost, healthy ...
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The suspect recorded months’ worth of preparation in an online chat log.
For months before the mass shooting in Buffalo that killed 10 people, a teenager mulled potential targets, posted racist and antisemitic memes ...
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Ukrainian authorities declare an end to the combat mission in Mariupol after weeks of Russian siege.
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities announced late Monday an end to their combat operation in the besieged city of Mariupol, where Ukrainian ...
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Further Russian Retreat Seen in East Ukraine, Another Setback for Putin
KRAKOW, Poland — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia faced a series of setbacks Monday over the Ukraine invasion, as his faltering military ...
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California Church Shooting Was ‘Hate Incident,’ Sheriff Says
A Las Vegas man who the authorities say opened fire on a Taiwanese congregation at a Southern California church on Sunday — killing one person ...