were pending at the time of the attack outside the Pentagon....

The U.S. also warned that more attacks, like the one last week outside the airport that killed

Kunduz described uncertainty and shattered hopes after a takeover there. Context: The recent attacks

Hyde Park neighborhood early Tuesday, officials said. The 33-year-old man was attacked around

But what the team members did not know was that they would not be allowed to investigate the source at all.... China has impeded the effort, while W.H.O. leaders, if privately frustrated, have largely ceded control. Details: Internal documents obtained by The Times and interviews with more than 50 public health officials, scientists and diplomats provide an inside look at the W.H.O.’s dealings with Beijing.... China extracted concessions that helped it delay important research and avoid a pote

Andrew Cuomo of New York said at a rollout event, shortly before the Pfizer shot was given to Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse.... The surge is a byproduct of the pandemic, which has Americans channeling money otherwise used for vacations and entertainment into household items and toys.... Demand is so strong that the cargo industry has been overwhelmed, with ports snarled and holiday deliveries delayed....

In a single year, Covid-19 became a leading cause of death in the United States, rivaling heart disease and cancer, and has driven life expectancy down sharply.... More Americans have died from Covid-19 than they did during World Wars I and II and the Vietnam War combined.We have been covering the people we’ve lost and the grief that has touched every corner of America.... “ She would have done so much, ” said the mother of Helen Etuk, a college student in North Texas on the path to becoming a

We’re covering the conviction of Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader and China’s rapid campaign to vaccinate its young children. Ousted civilian leader sentenced by Myanmar court Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s former civilian leader who was detained by the country’s military in a Feb.... But she still faces nine other charges that could keep her locked up for the rest of her life. The guilty verdict is likely to galvanize a protest movement that has spurred thousands of people to take up arms against

Most of the new cases in the recent spike were reported in Seoul and in nearby cities. Unlike earlier waves that had been clustered around several churches and outdoor rallies, the current surge was more widespread.... Officials said it originated in social gatherings where people were without masks.... Israeli news media reported on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a secret meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia....

The country is now administering nearly one million doses of the vaccine every day.... Michael Norman, who has run the fourth-fastest 400 meters of all time, is also going to Tokyo.... He also voiced a new idea: that Iran was willing to restore diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia, which collapsed in 2016....