Since “Melania,” the film about the 20 days leading to Melania Trump’s second term as first lady, had its premiere at the Kennedy Center, it has been alternately criticized and mocked, reviews and memes exploding in both old and new media. The film has been called “an elaborate piece of …

Walmart crossed above $1 trillion in market value on Tuesday, becoming the first traditional retailer to hit the milestone and joining a small club mostly made up of technology giants such as Apple and Microsoft. The nation’s largest retailer is known for its supercenters and low prices that have lately …

Tension over race and electability in the Democratic primary campaign for U. Senate in Texas burst to the surface this week over a comment attributed to one of the top candidates, James Talarico. The comment, in a private conversation with a onetime supporter, did not focus on his main rival …

The Supreme Court ruling in 2023 banning race-conscious college admissions led to declines in Black and Latino admissions at highly selective universities. At many other schools, the opposite occurred, according to a new analysis. Overall, freshman enrollment of underrepresented minority groups increased by 8 percent at public flagship universities. The …

The authorities in Arizona are searching for Nancy Guthrie, 84, the mother of the “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, who has been missing since Sunday and whose disappearance is being investigated as a crime. Guthrie was last seen at her home near Tucson on Saturday night around 9:30 p. , according …

As investigators acknowledged on Tuesday that they had few answers about who may have kidnapped the mother of the “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie, NBC Sports said Ms. Guthrie would not be part of the network’s coverage of the Winter Olympics in Italy. The search for Nancy Guthrie, 84, who …

Since taking the reins of the world’s most populous superpower nearly 14 years ago, Xi Jinping has ravaged the ranks of the Chinese Communist Party. He has taken down ruling officials, security chiefs and children of the party’s “red aristocracy. ” But even by those standards, his latest purge was …

In the first malpractice verdict against providers of gender-affirming care for minors, a jury in New York State has awarded a woman $2 million in damages for a double mastectomy she received as a teenager that she said had left her disfigured. The plaintiff, Fox Varian, 22, of Yorktown Heights, …

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recommended on Tuesday that its members refrain from performing gender transition procedures on young patients until they reach age 19, a shift that comes at a time of mounting opposition to such care at the state and federal levels. The group’s new position stands …

President Trump’s determination to blow up the current global order has spawned a cottage industry devoted to explaining his view of how the world works and America’s role in it. Professors and pundits have invoked great-power politics and ruthless realism, as well as previous presidents and authoritarian strongmen. But there …