Haiti Enlists Blackwater Founder and Trump Ally to Take on Criminal Gangs

The Haitian government has signed a contract with Mr. Prince, the private military contractor who founded Blackwater, a company notorious for a civilian massacre in Iraq.

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Inside the Arms Race to Create a Better Lactose Intolerance Pill

A new class of high-powered, slickly branded lactose intolerance treatments is targeting consumers. But do they actually work?

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The Allure (and Complications) of “Golden Shares”

The White House would like some control of U.S. Steel if it approves its sale to Nippon Steel. Such deals could alter foreign investment in the United States.

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Another Arrest in Crypto Kidnapping and Torture Case

The authorities said a man was held captive and tortured in a Manhattan townhouse for weeks by people seeking the password to his Bitcoin wallet.

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Cuomo Proposes $20 Minimum Wage for New York City

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, will announce a plan to raise the city’s minimum wage to $20 an hour by 2027.

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Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era

I’ve seen the signs before. I’m seeing them now.

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Harvard Relents After Protracted Fight Over Slave Photos

A legal battle between Harvard and a woman who says two slave portraits are of her ancestors will end in a settlement, with the photos going to a Black history museum in South Carolina.

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As Trump Seeks Iran Deal, Israel Again Raises Possible Strikes on Nuclear Sites

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wary of a diplomatic solution to curbing Iran’s nuclear program, continues to press for military action that would upend President Trump’s push for a negotiated deal.

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Stalin’s Image Returns to Moscow’s Subway, Honoring a Brutal History

The Kremlin has increasingly embraced the Soviet dictator and his legacy, using them to exalt Russian history in a time of war, but he remains a deeply divisive figure in Russia.

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Mamdani Has a Thin Legislative Record but Is a Forceful Voice in Albany

In Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s four-plus years in the New York State Capitol, only three of his bills have become law. His influence is comparatively greater.

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