WASHINGTON —At 4:50 p.m. on May 20, 2019, an armed man holding a cell phone walked into the Midlothian, Virginia, branch of the Call Federal Credit Union and handed a note to a teller demanding cash. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. At one point brandishing…

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that he believes the suspected gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was targeting administration officials, noting “we’re still looking into” whether President Donald Trump was specifically targeted. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Blanche stressed that the investigation…

Optimistic plans to improve the enclave’s security, provide reconstruction and humanitarian relief, and institute a more permanent governance structure in Gaza are gridlocked by diplomatic disagreements over Hamas’ disarmament and an increasingly distracted Trump administration, the diplomats say. “Once the war ended and Hamas agreed to the ceasefire and the hostages were released, that was…

Elon Musk, whose company Tesla also makes humanoid robots, has called the Chinese bots “cool.” Musk was in Beijing this week as part of President Donald Trump’s state visit. Trump said his meeting with President Xi Jinping went well and expressed hope for more American collaboration with China. But there is still much room for…

The lowly maggot gets a bad rap, mostly known for feeding on corpses and rotting meat. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. But modern medicine is giving its reputation new life — as a tiny surgeon. Polly Cleveland, of New York City, turned to so-called maggot…