Taliban Leader Pleads Guilty to Taking the American Journalist David Rohde Hostage

Haji Najibullah’s plea was heard in a civilian court in Manhattan. He helped abduct David Rohde, then a New York Times reporter, in Afghanistan in 2008.

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Man Is Fatally Stabbed After Fight on Subway Train in Manhattan

The killing occurred after the man got into a fight with his assailant on a downtown No. 5 train during the morning rush hour, officials said.

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Man Convicted of Fatally Torturing Child May Spend Life in Prison

“For that which you have done, you simply deserve no mercy,” a judge told Ryan Cato, who beat a 10-year-old boy to death in 2021.

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Four Perspectives on Trump’s Weak Poll Numbers

It’s not easy to burn this much good will so fast, and it doesn’t usually get any easier from here.

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China Says Trump’s Order on Seabed Mining Violates International Law

Dozens of countries have called for a moratorium on seabed mining, and have urged restraint until an international authority agrees on rules for the practice.

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Who Is Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin Judge Arrested in Immigration Dispute?

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was elected in 2016. She spent much of her earlier career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups.

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Voters See Trump’s Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds

Skepticism has grown of his efforts to expand his authority and of his handling of issues long seen as strengths for him, including the economy and immigration.

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Five Takeaways From the Times/Siena Poll on Trump

Voters think President Trump has gone too far in wielding his power. They see the start of his term as “scary” and “chaotic.” And while it’s still early, they disapprove of his handling of many issues.

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Fired U.S.A.I.D. Workers to Keep Government-Issued Phones and Computers

The devices will be remotely wiped “to simplify processes and to reduce burden” of terminating thousands of federal workers before the agency is closed.

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The Trump Administration Wants Seafloor Mining. What Does That Mean?

A recent executive order would accelerate mining in little-understood undersea ecosystems.

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