The attorney general circumvented questions about his conversations with the president and condemned accusations that he may have aided the Russian effort to interfere in the election.
Mr. Sessions called any suggestion that he colluded with Russians an “appalling” lie. He refused to talk about his communications with the president.
Rebecca Ruiz took questions on Facebook Live and shared her analysis on the Attorney General's public testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee. Some saw a fleeting moment in a contentious hearing, this time of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Others saw a pattern of sexism. The insurer Centene announced plans to expand into state marketplaces, contradicting a narrative of a health care system in crisis.
The president faces a looming decision on whether to veto bipartisan sanctions, partly for election interference that he says is a fiction created by Democrats.
The attorney general said he never met with any Russians or foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the United States. The president was angered after reading reports that the special counsel might not be impartial. But the White House said Tuesday that he wouldn’t be fired.
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The defense secretary assured Congress of a new strategy by mid-July: “It’s going to require a change in our approach from the last several years.”
The indefinite leave by Uber’s chief executive, Travis Kalanick, follows an investigation into the company’s culture by former Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.
When Arianna Huffington discussed research about more women on company boards, Mr. Bonderman said it showed there was “more likely to be more talking.”
Held for over a year, Mr. Warmbier, a student at the University of Virginia, was serving a 15-year sentence for trying to steal a propaganda poster. The release of Otto F. Warmbier on Tuesday leaves three American citizens known to be detained in the country; all have been accused of “hostile acts.”
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Tuesday: The Warriors bring home the trophy, more trouble for Uber, and sketches from BART.
The detention of Wu Xiaohui, the chairman of Anbang Insurance Group, in China comes amid a broader clampdown on insurance products.
Mr. Northam, the lieutenant governor, won the Democratic primary, and Mr. Gillespie held off a Trump-embracing challenger to win the Republican vote.
Maryland and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit claiming that President Trump has used his position to help his businesses, like the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Step inside the hotel in 360 degrees. Advertisers are grappling with social media, increasingly polarized consumer groups and potential ills beyond sex, violence and crude language.
In Marawi, which was seized by Islamic State-aligned rebels, the military and the militants have dug in for the long haul.
A man who had been beaten and jailed by Venezuelan security agents fled to the United States, but was arrested when he arrived at an asylum interview in Miami.
The settlement with two wrongfully convicted men brings the total New York has paid since 2014 to $200 million, and yet it admits no wrongdoing.
Dominique Heaggan-Brown is charged with reckless homicide in the death of Sylville K. Smith last August, a shooting that set off two nights of protests.
A manhunt is underway for the inmates, Donnie Russell Rowe and Ricky Dubose, who the authorities say stole a car after fatally shooting two corrections officers.
Yahoo, founded as a web directory in 1994, lost its way in the mobile world. But Verizon, which is combining Yahoo with AOL, has big plans for it.
The magazine has agreed to settle a lawsuit with the fraternity at the center of a discredited article in which a woman claimed she had been gang raped.
The jurors were back at the courthouse Tuesday, working to reach a verdict in the matter of whether Mr. Cosby sexually assaulted a woman.
The controversial risk scores are revealing in some ways but don’t seem to be helping the city fight a devastating increase in crime.
The feminist writer, whose memoir was released on Tuesday, criticized an Australian media outlet for using “cruel and humiliating” language. The outlet has apologized.
On Tuesday, the N.B.A. champions said no decision had been made, despite unattributed reports to the contrary on Twitter.
A meal donated by a charity to a camp for civilians displaced by fighting left people ill — and generated conspiracy theories.
The August shows will feature guests including the Roots, Erykah Badu, Chris Rock, Trevor Noah, Childish Gambino and Ali Wong.
Created as a quirky bonus hole, the diminutive-but-vexing ninth hole at Erin Hills is likely to be the most entertaining 135 yards of play.
Despite a celebrity cast including Allison Janney, the play failed to catch on at the box office and will close on June 18.
The bizarre resignation is only the latest in a series of corruption scandals that have ensnared politicians and sowed doubt about the health of democracy in Belgium.
A sheriff’s department is accused of patting down 900 students with “zero cause.” But what happens to fourth amendment rights when students are in school?
Gianluca Tonelli’s life changed 20 years ago when he visited Katz’s Delicatessen in New York City. Now he is on a quest to share the delights of pastrami in Tuscany.
The Art Gallery of New South Wales, a laggard on the Australian museum scene, is promised a hefty grant for a major expansion project.
The holiday, which celebrates the abolition of slavery in the United States, is an occasion to gather and eat.
In Florence, Rome and beyond, these buildings are a feast not only for book lovers, but for art and architecture enthusiasts as well.
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