The president also temporarily suspended immigration from seven mostly Muslim countries and gave preference to Christians from abroad. Officials, analysts and citizens across Muslim-majority countries said the order was a sign that President Trump sees Islam itself as the problem. The new administration’s freeze on visas for a targeted group of countries could provide an early test of its relationship with Tehran. The White House released the language of the executive order that President Trump signed on Friday at the Pentagon. The appearance of news on the arrests in four prominent publications suggested that the Kremlin may be prepared to reveal more about the matter. Women of varying views gathered in Washington for the 44th annual March for Life. A week after women protested the new president, this year’s March for Life was seen as a peaceful act of defiance in support of him. President Trump’s first week in office has seen its stops and starts, but one thing is certain: There is no lack of ambition, or effort, on his part. President Trump made claims about the election, the C.I.A., and his inauguration crowd size. We checked the facts. An audio recording of a closed-door meeting reveals concerns that contrast with the confidence party leaders and President Trump express in public. Voters who cast ballots for Mr. Trump cheered as they saw a new conservative era in government taking shape, even if they were a little leery of him. President Trump’s new ambassador to the United Nations said the United States would respond accordingly to those who “don’t have our back.” Officials at the short-staffed Department of Veterans Affairs are still trying to determine the extent of the president’s executive order. The two spoke for about an hour, and both presidents made an effort to say that the call had been productive. However, they stood their ground on their positions. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. An unsolved Queens killing has led to calls for widening DNA searches to include relatives of possible suspects. But the method, a frontier in forensic science, has critics. A costly plan to build floating islands shows how climate change is pushing the search for innovative solutions, but some critics ask who will ultimately benefit. The Philippine president’s demand gives clear guidance to local officials, after challenges by the church and others kept a 2012 law from taking full effect. Along with fish balls and flowers, vendors in Victoria Park sold a game with a predetermined set of outcomes, a nod to the Beijing-directed selection of the city’s leader. Mr. Hurt was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of the title role in the 1980 film “The Elephant Man.” A discarded photo album reveals a rich history of black lives, from the segregated South to Harlem dance halls to a pretty block in Crown Heights. Carolyn Bryant Donham is quoted in a new book as admitting her allegations that Emmett grabbed her and was sexually crude toward her in 1955 are “not true.” In Timothy B. Tyson’s “The Blood of Emmett Till,” the woman whose claims led to Till’s death admits she lied in court. Ms. Williams will meet her sister, Serena, in the Australian Open final Saturday. In eight previous Grand Slam finals between the sisters, Serena has won six. After Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic were eliminated in the first week at the Australian Open, Federer and Nadal bested younger players to reach the men’s final. The female red panda was last seen in her habitat at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk on Monday evening and searches have produced no credible sightings. Three men who were held as enemy combatants have sued two American contractors who helped devise a program to interrogate terrorism suspects. Did The Times underestimate the number of people who marched last weekend? And why does it keep writing off part of the country as the “Rust Belt”? This two-man rock band returns five years after its breakthrough, “Celebration Rock,” with an album that’s as much about the words as the noise. A boost in sales for books like George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” and “1984” seems to reflect an organic response from readers wary of President Trump’s rhetoric. Mr. Stewart created an archive of some 800,000 negatives, and by his count his photographs appeared on the covers of at least 2,000 albums. More Recent Articles |
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