Madeleine Ngo

The nation’s largest airlines dropped the requirement within hours of the ruling, but New York’s M.T.A. said its passengers must still wear a mask for now.

The economic fallout from Russia’s invasion will depend on the outcome of the war and the duration of the sanctions.

President Biden had pledged to name a chief prosecutor to go after “criminals who stole billions in relief money.”

Much of the funding is left up to state leaders, some of whom have already pushed back on the federal government’s goals. Mr. Landrieu will be key to resolving those differences.

At events in Washington, Chicago, Boston and other cities on Sunday, demonstrators expressed their love for the country, anger at Vladimir Putin and hope for peace.

The state’s attorney general said the company repeatedly captured and commercialized biometric data in photos and videos for more than a decade without users’ permission.

The president said he was “deeply troubled” by management’s plan, calling it an “existential attack” on union members. Their walkout began in October.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the figure fell to 199,000, a milestone in the economic recovery from the shock of the pandemic.

The White House returned to a longstanding pattern in which presidents reappoint the same leader of the Federal Reserve regardless of partisan identity.

The president moved to replace two members who have been supporters of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a step that could portend a shift in leadership at the agency.

The Transportation Department and the state are teaming up on the program, which aims to prevent a repeat of the supply-chain crisis by bolstering ports and other sources of bottlenecks.

Catherine E. Lhamon, who had held the post under the Obama administration, faced a G.O.P. wall over her views on transgender students’ rights and how to address sexual assault on campus.

For many who made it to the United States, watching the chaotic exit from Afghanistan evoked memories of their own harrowing experiences.

The European Union has reopened to visitors from the United States, but the traffic has not been two-way. There are few clues as to when that will change.

The deal is part of Intuit’s effort to position itself as a one-stop shop for small and midsize businesses.

Nadima Sahar, a government official, was determined to stay. But then she learned the palace staff, and maybe even the president, had already fled.

The vote in the Senate was 98-0. The House voted 411-11; the opponents were six progressive Democrats known as “the Squad” and five ultra-conservative Republicans.

The Biden administration had asked Mexico to review potential labor violations, citing conditions in the new North American trade agreement.

Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, told local news reporters that he believed making Washington, D.C., a state would require a constitutional amendment.

“It’s wrong,” President Biden said. “It’s un-American, and it must stop.”