Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz questioned Donald J. Trump’s conservative loyalties, his temperament and his ability to defeat Hillary Clinton in a standoff that descended into the vulgar.
Anxious Republican leaders have urged candidates to take on Mr. Trump. This debate showed why that almost never works.
Many wondered whether the debate — notable for insults, interruptions and genitalia jokes — would make much difference.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is in custody as the Brazilian police look into a colossal corruption scheme involving Petrobas, the national oil company.
The government report for February highlighted the labor market’s steady growth, even in an election cycle that has exposed distress and anger.
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After forcing more than two million people across Nigeria and Cameroon to flee their farms, Boko Haram is on the hunt for food.
President Obama said during a visit to Milwaukee that “we’re going to have to stay” in the capital until his younger daughter, Sasha, finishes high school.
The “30 Rock” alumna talks about her new film, “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,” a dark comedy about combat journalism with a rowdy feminist bent.
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Mimi Greeley, 100, lives on her own in Manhattan but spends a lot of time chatting on the phone with her best friend, a fellow World War II Army nurse, who’s only 99.
It was a night of truth, consequences and puerile boasting for Donald Trump.
It took the Trump victories on Super Tuesday to force a reckoning by Republicans. Now they should look in the mirror.
It would be an astonishing act of obstruction for Senate Republicans to not consider Obama’s nominee to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia.
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The gamble: Coercing the Castro government hasn’t worked. Engaging it will produce more freedom and openness in the end.
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Steven Rollino knew he might outgrow his first home. So rental potential was important.
