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  1. Amid Trump’s Threats, NATO Labors to Survive the Iran War

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:11:02 -0000

    President Trump is citing the unwillingness of European nations to back the United States in the conflict as another reason to scale back or abandon the alliance. And he still wants Greenland.
  2. Iran’s Battered Leaders Emerge From War Confident — and With New Cards

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:20:57 -0000

    For Iran’s theocratic rulers, just surviving the U.S.-Israeli onslaught means victory. But the seeds of their next crisis may already be planted.
  3. Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:03:27 -0000

    Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and was not a victim of his. She called for a congressional hearing for his victims.
  4. For Artemis II, Returning to Earth May Be the Most Dangerous Part of the Mission

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:03:09 -0000

    After a successful flight around the moon, the astronauts are relying on a flawed heat shield to protect them as they re-enter Earth’s atmosphere.
  5. Judge Rejects Hegseth’s Second Attempt to Restrict Reporters at Pentagon

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:03:43 -0000

    A federal judge gutted a set of rules that were adopted after the court declared an earlier press policy unconstitutional, in a case brought by The New York Times.
  6. New Charter Allows RFK Jr. to Reclaim Vaccine Policy Despite Court Ruling

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:29:34 -0000

    The charter, published on Thursday, alters the makeup and purpose of the panel, opening the door for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reclaim his revision of national vaccine policy.
  7. What to Know About the U.S. Military Draft Pool and Automatic Registration

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:27:44 -0000

    For decades, draft-eligible men ages 18 to 25 have been required to register with the Selective Service System. Most states offer a registration option on driver’s license applications.
  8. Student Hit by Projectile During ‘No Kings’ Protest Lost an Eye, Lawyer Says

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:37:56 -0000

    The student, Tucker Collins, 18, was observing demonstrators in Los Angeles when he was struck, the lawyer said.
  9. These Chimps Began the Bloodiest ‘War’ on Record. No One Knows Why.

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:00:10 -0000

    A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.
  10. Putin Announces Orthodox Easter Cease-Fire, but Ukraine Is Skeptical

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:31:59 -0000

    The cease-fire would be in effect this weekend, but each side accused the other of violating a similar pause announced last year.
  11. How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:45 -0000

    Judges are ordering an unprecedented number of people deported after coming under significant pressure from the administration to do so or risk losing their jobs.
  12. America’s Furniture Stores Struggle to Survive a Frozen Housing Market

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:01:19 -0000

    Retailers are going bankrupt and liquidating as record-low housing turnover leaves fewer customers looking to furnish homes.
  13. Afrika Bambaataa, Often Called the ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop,’ Is Dead

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:35:07 -0000

    A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.
  14. Florida Attorney General Investigates OpenAI and ChatGPT Over F.S.U. Shooting

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:28:09 -0000

    The state’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, said ChatGPT “may likely have been used to assist” the suspect in last year’s shooting at Florida State University.
  15. ‘Death of a Salesman,’ With Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, Is Perfect for Our Time

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:00:08 -0000

    Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy returns to Broadway, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf. Yet again, it is a triumph.
  16. For Putin, Iran Is Something Close to Irreplaceable

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

    Vladimir Putin has spent years building a coalition of the discontented on the premise that authoritarian states can outlast Western pressure. Iran is his proof of concept.
  17. Gaza’s Rubble Is the Grave of Its Future

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:00:07 -0000

    Six month’s after the cease-fire, ordinary Gazans contemplate their future while living with the wounds of war.
  18. Jimmy Kimmel Salutes Melania’s White House Surprise

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:35:44 -0000

    The first lady addressed her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in a prepared statement that the talk show host called “better than her movie.”
  19. Xi Seeks to Sway Taiwan, and Trump, With Message of Stability

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:25:22 -0000

    Ahead of a summit with Donald Trump, the Chinese leader is using a rare meeting with a Taiwanese politician to cast Beijing as a peacemaker and squeeze the island’s president.
  20. Venezuela Approves New Law to Open Mining to Foreign Investors

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:01:32 -0000

    The move opens the country’s coveted mineral fortune up to foreign investors, the latest move that Venezuela’s leadership has taken to satisfy the Trump administration.
  21. On Social Media, Democratic Politicians Are Letting the F-Word Fly

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:14:13 -0000

    Democratic politicians are swearing with glee. It is usually aimed at President Trump.
  22. ‘We Are Fierce Competitors’: Live Nation Case Reaches Closing Arguments

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:07:50 -0000

    Thirty-four states accused the concert giant of suffocating competition and driving up ticket prices. The company denies being anything but big.
  23. Israel’s War in Lebanon Has Not Stopped

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:20:29 -0000

    While America and Iran negotiate a ceasefire, Beirut remains under siege.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. What the Verdict Against Meta and Google Says About the Way We Live Now

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The finding of a California jury represents the opening legal salvo in a fight against one of the central anxieties of our time.
  29. A U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Is Here, but Trump’s Stone Age Mentality Endures

    Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:57:48 -0000

    A temporary truce can’t erase the chaos of a war that the White House started and never fully understood.
  30. What Would a Ground Invasion of Iran Look Like?

    Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:48:39 -0000

    As a fragile ceasefire begins, Tehran is using lessons from the Iran-Iraq War to prepare for an American escalation.
  31. What Trump’s Reorganization of the Forest Service Means for Rural America

    Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The agency has been a force across rural America. The changes will make lots of room for lumber lobbyists, less for forest science.
  32. How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran

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

    Pakistan’s military has wooed Donald Trump, and fallen out with its former Taliban allies, as the country looks to wield more influence in the region.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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?
  38. 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.
  39. 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.
  40. The Costs of Trump’s Iran-War Folly

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:09:59 -0000

    If this is “total and complete victory,” imagine what failure looks like.
  41. What Will the Artemis II Moon Mission Teach Us?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:44:28 -0000

    Four astronauts are travelling deeper into space than anyone in history. NASA will never be the same.
  42. 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.
  43. 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.”
  44. 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?
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. 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.