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  1. Houthis Push to Expand Territory as Tensions With Saudi Arabia Rise

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:10:07 -0000

    The Iranian-backed militia was engaged in fierce battles with Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen on Sunday, as it seeks to maintain momentum in the war.
  2. How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:22:38 -0000

    Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
  3. White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:20:29 -0000

    Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
  4. Trump Says His D.C. Arch Would Be a ‘Military Complex’ Housing Drones and Snipers

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:18:26 -0000

    The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security.
  5. In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:00:07 -0000

    A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
  6. Reality Bites

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:42:18 -0000

    We look at how one mother approached the decision of where her child should go to school.
  7. In China, A.I. Is Moving Forward While the Economy Lags Behind

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:01:40 -0000

    As Xi Jinping arrives in the United States this week for a state visit, China’s advances in artificial intelligence will be in the air. Less discussed: China’s economy in its worst shape in decades.
  8. The Day Before The Times Began

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:51:35 -0000

    Most newspapers offered scandals and ads. With The New-York Daily Times, Henry Raymond saw room for something else.
  9. Israeli Tourist Trap ‘Herod’s Pool’ Is Draining Palestinians’ Land Dry

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:50 -0000

    Israeli lawmakers have promoted visits to an ancient reservoir in the West Bank that was refilled this summer with water diverted from Palestinian-owned farms.
  10. Israeli Shot and Killed in West Bank by Palestinian, Officials Say

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:59:59 -0000

    The Israeli officials said an arrest had been made. The attack was on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Violence in the territory has grown recently.
  11. Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, Has an Unlikely Defender: Tucker Carlson

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:47:00 -0000

    Mr. Carlson, the far-right podcaster, has promoted Abdul El-Sayed’s comments and sharply criticized his Republican rival in Michigan. Strategists are scratching their heads.
  12. Troy Jackson, a Progressive Brawler, Tries to Flip a Senate Seat in Maine

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:52:00 -0000

    Mr. Jackson landed in the race unexpectedly. Democrats are hoping he can unseat Susan Collins, a Republican, in their bid to retake the Senate.
  13. Republican Who Runs South Dakota Elections Backs Democrat to Succeed Her

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:01:18 -0000

    Monae Johnson, the secretary of state, is the latest Republican incumbent to speak out against conservative candidates as President Trump loses support before midterm elections.
  14. ICE Agent Shoots Man in Austin, Local Authorities Say

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:36:29 -0000

    The shooting in the Texas capital is the latest by federal immigration agents as the Trump administration intensifies its deportation effort.
  15. A Borrower’s Timeline of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Quagmire

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:23:57 -0000

    One county lawyer’s repayment saga stretches nearly 20 years, though she’s tried 22 times over the past 20 months to erase her debt.
  16. Germany’s Merz Vows to Stay After Another State Election ‘Disaster’

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:08:58 -0000

    Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced growing pressure on Sunday after his center-right party finished behind far-right and far-left parties in state elections in the east.
  17. Hundreds of Drones Target Moscow on Final Day of Russian Elections

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:39:22 -0000

    Ukraine says it used a newly developed ballistic missile in the attacks, which also targeted other parts of Russia.
  18. They Have Almost No Chance in Russia’s Elections. Why Are They Running?

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:16:41 -0000

    The liberal party Yabloko is fielding 98 candidates in this weekend’s elections, a small miracle for antiwar Russians who cannot openly express their views.
  19. There Is Something We Have to Do Right Now About A.I.

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:46:15 -0000

    Letting A.I. patrol its own frontier is like asking Jesse James to patrol the Wild West.
  20. Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:24:33 -0000

    I am a “heritage American,” too. How should that guide my life?
  21. American Yom Kippur: How Jews Across the U.S. Observe the Holiest Day of the Year

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:59:54 -0000

    From 200-mile treks to synagogue to spiritual striving, readers share the rituals that define Judaism’s holiest day for them.
  22. Our A.I. Problem

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Why can’t the people who produced the technology, which has already shown that a different world is possible, just do the things that would prevent extinction?
  23. Israel’s Qatargate Scandal

    Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Did Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides peddle influence to a foreign power?
  24. Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy

    Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Donald Trump’s son-in-law represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth.
  25. The American Religion of Self-Storage Facilities

    Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Why are we so obsessed with putting our belongings in metal boxes and then never looking at them again?
  26. The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird

    Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Godwits make the longest non-stop migration in the bird world. That might be the least of their marvels. Can they survive a changing planet?
  27. Why the Houthis Are Saudi Arabia’s Problem

    Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The U.S. opted not to intervene as Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a major choke point for Saudi oil shipments on the Red Sea.
  28. The New Lucy Letby Report Misses the Point

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:04:34 -0000

    The Thirlwall Inquiry looked at why the nurse wasn’t prevented from murdering babies. But it didn’t address the question of whether she had actually done so.
  29. Is Beef the Next Internal-Combustion Engine?

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:31:00 -0000

    Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., eats it every day, but more Americans, faced with rising prices and another climate warning, might want something else for dinner.
  30. Mail-In Voting Survives

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:28:50 -0000

    In an unsigned ruling, the Supreme Court demonstrated that it is willing to limit Donald Trump’s agenda.
  31. Why China Isn’t Getting Existential About A.I.

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    China’s fears about the technology are increasingly distinct from those of the U.S. What does that mean for international coöperation?
  32. How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us?

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000

    Employees of A.I. companies are increasingly sounding the alarm. What should we make of their warnings?
  33. Can East Germany’s Cold War History Explain the Rise of the AfD?

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:46:03 -0000

    After winning a state election this past weekend, the German far right is closer to power than it has been in decades.
  34. Why Israeli Authorities Are Encouraging Settler Violence Against Palestinians

    Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:30:10 -0000

    The retired I.D.F. colonel Doron Meiner, who was arrested while trying to protect a Palestinian community from settlers in the West Bank, discusses Israel’s strategy in the run-up to October’s election.
  35. Will A.I. Overwrite Our Sense of Shame?

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The tech world has long been run by iconoclasts whose ideas about right and wrong are self-consciously different from those of most people.
  36. Ben Shelton Comes Into Full Focus

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:42:36 -0000

    In a riveting U.S. Open semifinal against Frances Tiafoe, the twenty-three-year-old showed that his composure and problem-solving are as central to his game as his extraordinary athleticism.
  37. The Death of Shame Is Tearing Us Apart

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Increasingly, people are ignoring social norms in favor of a narrow self-interest. The results are disastrous.
  38. Has the A.I. Job Apocalypse Been Postponed?

    Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    So far, the proliferation of A.I. models such as Claude and ChatGPT hasn’t led to mass displacement of workers. But deployment is accelerating and economic pressures are rising.
  39. Malcolm Gladwell on “The American Way of Killing”

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The New Yorker staff writer examines America’s unique problem with gun violence, and why he thinks under-policing is at the root of our problem.
  40. The Sheep That Stop Wildfires

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Herds of livestock are munching through overgrown, hard-to-reach vegetation that could otherwise become fuel for firestorms.
  41. Donald Trump Returns to the U.N. Amid the Collapse of the Old Order

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Trump is at the heart of this geopolitical moment, catalytic in his alliance-fraying bullying, unprovoked warmongering, and protectionist demagoguery.
  42. “The Journey,” a Five-Part Audio Investigation from The New Yorker

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Why did a mysterious couple collect babies in a Los Angeles mansion? Examining a scandal that threatens to undermine the surrogacy industry.
  43. How to Protect Democracy

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The emergence of Germany’s far right as a political force represents an old dilemma.
  44. On Not Being a Homeowner

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Generational wealth shapes our futures and friendships, whether we talk about it or not.
  45. Colin Kaepernick Misses the Game

    Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    In his new memoir, “The Perilous Fight,” the former N.F.L. star recounts the backlash he faced from the league.
  46. The U.S. Was Never Going to Win the “War on Terror”

    Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the twenty-five years since 9/11, the U.S. has waged several military campaigns against extremism around the world, resulting in the deaths of almost a million people. What has it accomplished?