He also helped his father write his four-volume memoir in Russian and then translated it into English. Nikita Khrushchev was first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and chairman of the Council of Ministers, or premier, from 1958 to 1964, when he was …...Read More

“That suggests something’s wrong,” he said. “The need to take a longer time to process and count these ballots is a sign of the process working,” Mr. Masterson added. “It is in no way an indication of anything malicious.” In the presidential race, the vote margins in most places are …...Read More

Chief Magnus’s own offer to resign seemed to catch Ms. Romero, who was standing by his side, by surprise. She said she would examine the details of what happened before taking action. The department’s handling of the issue is now coming under intense scrutiny. Authorities did not disclose details about …...Read More

WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Convention will move out of Milwaukee’s professional basketball arena, and state delegations are being urged not to travel to the city because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, party officials said Wednesday. Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. still intends to travel to Milwaukee …...Read More

A strong earthquake struck Central California on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The agency reported that the quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8, was centered near Lone Pine, Calif., southeast of Fresno, between Sequoia National Park and Death Valley National Park. It was not immediately clear …...Read More

The video of Mr. Floyd’s death and the outcry over racial injustice that came after has awakened many white Americans to a reality that people of color have known their whole lives: The scores of police killings they have seen in the news in recent years were not one-off incidents, …...Read More

The governors of Louisiana and Oregon, both Democrats, recently paused their plans to ease restrictions on businesses and public life, saying it was not yet safe to more fully reopen. And on Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington ordered most people to wear face coverings in public. “It is clear …...Read More

The Louisville Metro Police Department on Tuesday fired one of the three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, the most significant action yet in a case that has drawn public outrage for the killing and the fact that no criminal charges have been filed. In a termination …...Read More

WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau said on Tuesday that it had created two new top-level positions and filled them with political appointees from outside the agency, an unprecedented move that revived concerns the national population count has turned increasingly partisan. The census, which is constitutionally mandated to count every person …...Read More

John F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly had a hard time understanding why his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, was struggling with the intense media scrutiny the couple endured. Historian Steve Gillon wrote the upcoming biography “America’s Reluctant Prince,” which is scheduled to hit bookstores on July 9. It offers an in-depth reflection …...Read More