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BEIJING — China has expelled two of its most senior military leaders, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, from the Communist Party and the military over alleged corruption, disloyalty and other serious disciplinary violations, an official announcement showed on Monday.

Zhang, 75, was vice-chairman of…

A congressional inquiry into Russian businessman Umar Kremlev’s funding of celebrations surrounding Donald Trump Jr.’s May wedding has shifted the episode from a question about a private gift into a broader examination of foreign financial ties involving the U.S. president’s family. The inquiry…

On Sept. 10, as New York City students returned to classrooms for a new school year, a new rule was waiting for them: for most children through eighth grade, generative artificial intelligence was no longer a classroom tool.

The change was announced eight days earlier by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and…

WASHINGTON — House Democrats have opened an inquiry into Russian businessman Umar Kremlev’s financing of celebrations surrounding Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding, seeking records from the president’s son and the White House as they examine possible foreign influence and financial ties…

On Sept. 13, as the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art prepared to open its doors to the public, South Los Angeles residents were given an early look inside the vast new building rising in Exposition Park.

The Neighborhood Preview Day was designed specifically for people living and working near the…

SAN FRANCISCO — Four paying subscribers to leading artificial-intelligence services have sued Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI in U.S. federal court, alleging the companies illegally agreed to coordinate a slowdown in AI development and reduced the value of their subscriptions.

The…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $2.68 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defense upgrades, missiles, launchers, counter-drone radars and related equipment and services, clearing a path for a major package aimed at strengthening Kyiv’s ability to defend against…