Electronic Pen

Maura Finkelstein is one of many scholars discovering that the traditional protections of academic freedom are no longer holding.

Memorable performances included a pair of Strauss operas, a suave villain, a star soprano in “Fidelio” and a new conductor in “Le Nozze di Figaro.”

In “The Protocol,” we explore the controversial debate over health care for trans youth.

Severe weather is expected to continue through the weekend from the Plains to the Southeast.

The same federal judge also extended her block on another attempt by the administration to stop the university from issuing student visas.

The attack on Friday, which killed at least four people in the capital, came two days after Russia vowed retaliation for an audacious drone assault on its strategic bomber bases.

China sought to depict a call between Xi Jinping and President Trump as an appeal from one strongman leader to another to run a tight ship and stay on course.

The falling-out between Elon Musk and President Trump went into overdrive on Thursday. Both men have powerful ways to keep it going.

Beijing has approved more export licenses for the critical minerals and magnets in recent days, but supplies remain scarce and factories in the West are running out.

Officials say the train will help the troubled region, but many Kashmiris see it as a tool to entrench the Indian government’s control.

A new six-part podcast explores the story of medical treatment for transgender young people — how the care began, the lives it changed, and the legal and political fights that could end it in the U.S.

Plus, a Friday news quiz.

Nearly 50 people have been reported killed and 300 others wounded in incidents near the Israeli-backed distribution center, which was designed to keep food out of the hands of Hamas.

Stephen Colbert indulged in schadenfreude as he described the back-and-forth as a “full-scale flame war” between “the world’s most famous besties.”

Danger and desperation are clear in imagery near the aid sites. Dozens of Palestinians were killed in at least two instances after Israeli troops opened fire near the sites.

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for members of so-called majority groups to bring discrimination cases, but experts say the impact is likely to be limited.

Seven of the 12 countries on President Trump’s new list are on the continent, where some said the policy was discriminatory and would unfairly affect their future.

The legislation that Republicans are trying to push through Congress could swell the very fiscal imbalance that party leaders have promised to tame for years.

Policymakers and business owners are navigating a highly uncertain moment for the economy, wary of overreacting but watchful of a meaningful downturn.

Regulators under President Trump are taking a neutral position on crypto, retreating from the Biden administration’s more cautionary stance.