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Hidden Above a Trap Door, 17th-Century Frescoes Come to Light
While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo Maratta.
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Lyrids Meteor Shower 2025: How to Watch
Active since last week, the shower is formed from a comet’s debris and is forecast to produce the most fireballs overnight.
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Will a Federal Judge Break Up Google?
On Monday, the tech giant and the U.S. government face off in court over how to fix the company’s online search monopoly. The outcome could alter Google and Silicon Valley.
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Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Are Behind on Payments
They’re seeing their credit scores drop, which will make it more difficult to buy a car or rent a home. And that has implications for the already slowing economy.
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CATL Announces Major Advances in E.V. Batteries
CATL, the world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, described breakthroughs that could make E.V.s more competitive with gasoline-powered cars.
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Markets Slump on Persistent Concern That Tariffs Will Hurt Growth
Trump’s tariffs and threats against the Federal Reserve continued to jar investors on Monday as stocks, oil and the U.S. dollar all weakened. Gold set another record high.
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Democrats Land in El Salvador, Seeking Release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia
The visit comes on the heels of a trip by Senator Chris Van Hollen, who met last week with the deported man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.
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Supreme Court to Weigh Use of L.G.B.T.Q. Children’s Books in Schools
Parents in Maryland say they have a religious right to withdraw their children from classes on days that storybooks with gay and transgender themes are discussed.
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Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning
The White House is soliciting policy proposals designed to give women incentives to have more children, a priority for many social conservatives.
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Trump Raised $239 Million for Inauguration, More Than Doubling His Own Record
The staggering amount, disclosed in a filing with the Federal Election Commission, was driven by corporate America’s eagerness to win the president’s favor.