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  1. On Iran, Trump Keeps World Off Balance With Ever-Changing Threats

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:44:55 -0000

    Global leaders are struggling in their efforts to find a way to end the American-Israeli war on Iran, and they are spooked about what President Trump might do next.
  2. A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:56:53 -0000

    For the Iranians, the Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down was possible leverage. For the U.S. military, finding him was a moral imperative.
  3. Trump’s Lesson From Risky Rescue: Threaten to Go Harder at Iran

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:25:55 -0000

    In an expletive-laced social media post, the president said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he would bomb bridges and power plants.
  4. Inside the Race to Save a U.S. Airman in Iran, and Artemis II Heads Behind the Moon

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:10 -0000

    Plus, Ye’s attempted comeback prompts backlash.
  5. Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:33 -0000

    Prosecutors did not watch video of the nonfatal shooting until weeks after charging the wounded man, an official said.
  6. Plunging International Student Enrollment Under Trump Squeezes Colleges

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:20 -0000

    The Trump administration’s campaign to curtail international students is not just hitting the elite schools targeted by the government.
  7. ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:16:51 -0000

    The 22-year-old wife of an Army staff sergeant came to the U.S. as a toddler. She was taken from a military base where the couple planned to live.
  8. NASA Families Don’t Go to the Moon, but They’re on the Mission, Too

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:01:57 -0000

    For the families of the Artemis II astronauts, the mission “begins at assignment.”
  9. NASA Artemis II Astronauts Race Into Moon’s Embrace After Quiet Easter

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:01:55 -0000

    Ahead of a lunar flyby on Monday, the crew celebrated the astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s first spaceflight and got a special message from Charlie Duke, the Apollo 16 moonwalker.
  10. Artemis II Moon Flyby: Crew, Timeline and What to Know

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:30:52 -0000

    The journey around the moon of three Americans and one Canadian is going into its sixth day, but it’s not too late to get caught up on it.
  11. Why Trees Are Key to Russia’s Spring Offensive in Ukraine

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:01:31 -0000

    In the age of drone warfare, Russia is expected to exploit the return of vegetation to help conceal its troops.
  12. A Hidden Russian Hand in Hungary’s Election? Actually, It’s Quite Open.

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:04:32 -0000

    Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made hostility to Ukraine a centerpiece of his campaign. Moscow seems determined to repay the favor.
  13. Forget the A.I. Apocalypse. Memes Have Already Nuked Our Culture.

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:45 -0000

    From our jokes and slang to the White House’s policy messaging, internet “brain rot” has escaped our phones to take over … well, everything.
  14. Epstein in Paris: How a Sex Offender Hustled for Access to France’s Elite

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:45 -0000

    Jeffrey Epstein spent his last days of freedom in Paris, meeting with influential figures. It was a playbook he used everywhere he lived to stamp a veneer of respectability on a life of sordid criminality.
  15. Bard College Is Split Over Its President and His Epstein Ties

    Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:01:46 -0000

    Leon Botstein saved Bard from near ruin. Now, as an outside firm conducts a review, the campus is home to arguments about his legacy and future.
  16. ‘Good to be Home’: Savannah Guthrie Returns to ‘Today’

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:08:54 -0000

    The anchor joined the show’s cast on Monday for the first time since the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy, who remains missing.
  17. In Race to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Iran War Is a Dividing Line

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:02:21 -0000

    Tuesday’s special House election runoff in a conservative stretch of Georgia is one of the first to showcase disagreements over the conflict, including within the G.O.P.
  18. Someone Changed His Party Registration. He Thinks He Knows Why.

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:11 -0000

    Andrew Hevesi, a lifelong Democrat and New York State assemblyman from Queens, was told his voter registration had been changed without his knowledge. He has a culprit in mind.
  19. Sharpton Moves Longtime Civil Rights Group to New Home in Harlem

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:12 -0000

    The Rev. Al Sharpton wants to leave his mark in the face of gentrification, which he says has diluted Harlem’s political power.
  20. Mamdani Moves to Link Affordability Agenda With Racial Equity

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:01:57 -0000

    Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has been taking steps to try to strengthen his ties with Black voters, is issuing two reports that focus on the ways nonwhite New Yorkers are being left behind.
  21. San Francisco Sobers Up

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:09 -0000

    San Francisco gets its act together.
  22. What’s the Point of Sending People Into Space? An Astronaut, Scientist and Journalist Debate.

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:01:36 -0000

    Should we just send robots?
  23. China Mourned an Education Influencer. The Grief Was a Quiet Revolt.

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:01:08 -0000

    Zhang Xuefeng helped people navigate the country’s unforgiving higher education system. The public outpouring after his death was a quiet rebuke to the punishing process.
  24. A Food Pantry Network Suddenly Shuttered, Leaving Thousands Scrambling

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:46:37 -0000

    Ruby’s Pantry had 85 locations in communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Iowa.
  25. New Owner of Shopping Plaza in Kansas City Pitches a $1.5 Billion Rescue Plan

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:31 -0000

    The Country Club Plaza’s sale and turnaround plans come at a consequential economic time for Kansas City, Mo., which will soon lose the Chiefs football team.
  26. Pepsi Drops Sponsorship of Wireless Festival Headlined by Kanye West

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:01:07 -0000

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “deeply concerned” that the rapper known for antisemitic and racist comments had been booked to perform at the Wireless Festival.
  27. Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.
  28. How the Internet Fringe Infiltrated Republican Politics

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Inside the battle for the post-MAGA G.O.P.
  29. Can Sponge Cities Save Us from the Coming Floods?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the planet gets warmer and the rains fall harder, the future of flood control is looking less like a wall and something more like a park.
  30. Why Are People Injecting Themselves with Peptides?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Health and wellness influencers are hawking unapproved treatments on the gray market. The future of the F.D.A.—and the health of consumers—is at stake.
  31. Lena Dunham on How She Became a Filmmaker

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    After college, I joined an odd little utopia of movie nerds working out of an office on lower Broadway. Then the sustainability of the setup started to seem questionable.
  32. This Easter, an American Pope Confronts an American War

    Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Last week, when asked if he had a message about the war in Iran for President Trump, Leo XIV said, “Hopefully, he’s looking for an off-ramp.”
  33. The Strange (Partial) End to the (Partial) Government Shutdown

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:39:27 -0000

    Democrats are claiming victory. But what did they really gain?
  34. Pam Bondi’s Legacy of Flattery and Destruction

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:40:24 -0000

    No Attorney General has done more damage to the Justice Department. Her successor could be even more dangerous.
  35. Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth’s Warped Vision of the Iran War

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The two men might wish that they lived in a world where whoever dropped the most bombs got whatever he wanted. But the war has shown that this isn’t true.
  36. How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:40:23 -0000

    The Pakistani military has wooed Donald Trump, and fallen out with its former Taliban allies, as it looks to wield more influence in the region.
  37. How Donald Trump May Have Sabotaged His Chances for a Deal with Iran

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:38:52 -0000

    The Iranian regime has shut down the Strait of Hormuz, destabilizing global markets and leaving the U.S. with no good options.
  38. Why Israel Is Attacking Lebanon

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:12:57 -0000

    Hezbollah, Iran, and Israel helped fuel a disastrous political crisis in Lebanon. Now the Netanyahu government is using it to justify a larger conflict.
  39. Why David Boies Thinks We Should Support Trump’s Iran War

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:35:58 -0000

    The prominent lawyer says that Democrats should get behind the President, and make sure that he finishes the job.
  40. An Economist’s Quest to Solve America’s Wage Problem

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Arindrajit Dube argues that the answer is empowering workers and setting mandatory wage standards across industries.
  41. The N.B.A.’s Race to the Bottom

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Despite the league’s many attempts to combat tanking, the incentive to lose remains strong for teams hoping to strategize for the future. Is there a fix?
  42. The Spectacle of War and the Struggle to Protest

    Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    On social media, images of destruction in Iran are giving way to commentary from talking heads, dulling the reality of war.
  43. Who Struck It Rich in the Markets When Trump Postponed Bombing Iran?

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A series of uncannily timed bets on the price of oil and stocks deserves a proper investigation. It’s far from clear that they’ll get one.
  44. Trump’s Offshore-Drilling Dream Is a Recipe for Poisoning the Oceans

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Trump envisions a new era of offshore oil drilling. Scientists know all too well how that story ends.
  45. Searching for Iran’s Disappeared Prisoners

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Families are doing ad-hoc forensics to confirm the whereabouts of their detained loved ones, who have been transferred to undisclosed locations, and are at risk of abuse or execution.
  46. The Woman Who Made the Machine That Made Zohran Mamdani

    Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:01:46 -0000

    Tascha Van Auken helped turn the D.S.A. into an electoral force. What will she do inside City Hall?
  47. Donald Trump’s Case for War Fails to Mention How to Win It

    Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:47:53 -0000

    The President poses an existential question: Can everything be going according to the plan with Iran if there is no plan?
  48. The Long Odds of Undoing Birthright Citizenship

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:34:50 -0000

    In arguments at the Supreme Court, a clear majority of the Justices seemed inclined to uphold the right.
  49. How the Guillotine Got Axed

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the U.S., capital punishment is resurgent. What lessons can we glean from France’s successful campaign to abolish it?
  50. The Rise of a Spanish-Language News Influencer

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:26:27 -0000

    How Carlos Eduardo Espina reaches millions of followers.
  51. Trump, Iran, and the Shadow of Suez

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As Iran imposes a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, squeezing the global economy, Trump faces a crisis that echoes one of history’s most revealing strategic failures.