In an image provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the aftermath of a plane crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Data from Flightradar24, a tracking platform, showed that a UPS plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, bound for Honolulu took off from the airport shortly after 5 p.m. and it reached an altitude of just 175 feet before swiftly descending. (Kentucky Transportation Cabinet via The New York T

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks at a news conference about the federal government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 23, 2025. Duffy said this week that a 10% reduction of air traffic at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports was an attempt to “alleviate the pressure” on air traffic controllers, who have been working without compensation since the start of the shutdown and have not received a paycheck since mid-October. (Kent Nishimura/The New York Times) By KAROUN DE

In an image provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the aftermath of a plane crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. By FRANCESCA REGALADO At least nine people were killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off from Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday. The crash ignited a large fire in a cluster of buildings south of the airport, sending plumes of bl

State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, delivers remarks after his victory was announced during an election night watch party in Brooklyn, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times) By DANA RUBINSTEIN and CLAIRE FAHY Shortly after Zohran Mamdani was anointed the mayor-elect of New York City, he strode onto the stage of a cavernous, ornate theater, put his hand on his heart, smiled his signature smile and nodded t

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.), the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, delivers remarks after her victory was announced at an election night watch party in East Brunswick, N.J., Nov. 4, 2025. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times) By REID J. EPSTEIN Democrats, furious about President Donald Trump’s remaking of American government and society, turned out in extraordinary numbers for an off-year election to sweep virtually every competitive election on the map. The resul

Vice President Dick Cheney speaks, flanked by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), left, and Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) on Capitol Hill on April 24, 2007. Cheney, widely regarded as the most powerful vice president in American history, who was George W. Bush’s running mate in two successful campaigns, and his most influential White House adviser in an era of terrorism, war and economic change, died on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. He was 84. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

By LINDA QIU A nutrition program for low-income women and children has received an additional $450 million from the Trump administration, allowing benefits to continue as the government shutdown stretches into a second month. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget on Friday used customs revenue to fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, according to funding records and two Trump administration officials. The administ

The long line outside a charity food pantry in the Bronx on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. The fate of SNAP, the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, has been up in the air as the government shutdown continues. (Marco Postigo Storel/The New York Times) By TONY ROMM The Trump administration will send partial payments this month to the roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps, offering only a temporary and limited reprieve to low-income families as the federal shutdown