


Kamala Harris, former vice president and the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, spoke at the National Action Network Convention in New York on Friday.



Electric vehicles at a Volkswagen plant in Dresden, Germany. The company is an extreme example of how difficult it has been for foreign automakers to cope in the U.S. car market.

For Alaska Airlines, which has a strong following on the West Coast, the deal will help fulfill its plans to grow.


A protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages and an end to the war in Gaza was held on Saturday in Tel Aviv.

Grand Canyon National Park will remain open to the public during the shutdown.


Smoke rising after an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.

A government shutdown started at midnight on Wednesday.

A building in Doha, Qatar, that was damaged during an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders last month.

An Israeli military operation in the Jenin refugee camp, in the West Bank, in March. Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, said recognition of Palestinian statehood called for “immediate countermeasures,” including the annexation of the West Bank.

Tens of thousands of Israelis marched in Tel Aviv on Saturday, calling for a deal to free hostages held in Gaza.


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Parliament on Monday. His government is fracturing because of the debate over whether ultra-Orthodox students must serve in the military.