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  1. Oil Prices Fall Sharply After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:34:34 -0000

    But analysts said it was not clear how quickly the oil industry in the Persian Gulf would be able to get back to normal.
  2. Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, Detained by ICE in Alabama, Is Released

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:17:49 -0000

    Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, 85, who was arrested amid an inheritance dispute, has returned to France, its foreign affairs minister said. She came to America last year after reconnecting with and marrying a former G.I.
  3. She Made Sure Her Baby Was Born an American. Then Federal Agents Separated Them.

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:25:57 -0000

    Diana Acosta Verde, who came into the United States illegally when she was six months pregnant, had to leave her baby at a hospital while she returned to a detention center.
  4. Acting ICE Director Says He Plans to Resign in May

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:34:12 -0000

    Todd Lyons said he would leave to spend more time with his family. He has spoken about a surge in threats against ICE officers, saying that he knew the reality firsthand.
  5. Texas Restaurant Owners Call for Work Permits as Immigration Crackdown Strains Industry

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:12:35 -0000

    Restaurant operators say labor shortages, rising costs and worker fear have prompted an unusual alliance of industry and political leaders in Texas to call for legal pathways to hire immigrants.
  6. The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:07:36 -0000

    Five years out of college, Samuel Samson has driven the Trump administration’s push to upend America’s postwar relationship with Europe.
  7. We Need Lena Dunham Now More Than Ever

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:07:07 -0000

    The era of “Girls” is long gone. Its creator still has much to teach us.
  8. In ‘Famesick,’ Lena Dunham Diagnoses Celebrity, Illness and Herself

    Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:08:06 -0000

    This unusually unfiltered memoir takes us to the hospital, to therapy and to the sometimes hostile set of “Girls.”
  9. Aging in a Brightly Lit, Big City: Jay McInerney, With a New Novel

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:40:56 -0000

    In 1984, Jay McInerney was a famous, young, hedonistic novelist. Now 71, he is wistful as he wraps up his tetralogy about a couple whose city, and marriage, are tested by the pandemic.
  10. House Votes to Extend Expiring FISA Surveillance Law for 10 Days

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:35:49 -0000

    The Senate approved a stopgap measure that passed the House early Friday. Libertarian-leaning House Republicans had balked at a long-term extension.
  11. Texas Democrat James Talarico Is Out-Raising His G.O.P. Opponents

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:59:52 -0000

    James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, has been amassing campaign cash as Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton still battle each other.
  12. Trump Tries to Stop Drug Smuggling From South America. Drug Smugglers Invent New Tactics.

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:12 -0000

    Authorities are using drones, troops and A.I. to crack down on cocaine smuggling. But gangs are finding new ways to move record amounts of drugs across the world.
  13. Supreme Court Sides With Oil Companies in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:18:23 -0000

    The companies had asked the justices to clear the way to move environmental lawsuits out of state courts, to friendlier federal venues.
  14. How the D4vd Case and Rumors Captivated the Public Before the Singer’s Arrest

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:06 -0000

    A teenage girl went missing. The police found her remains in a musician’s car. Then the Los Angeles media machine got to work.
  15. D4vd Arrested in Connection With Death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:02:46 -0000

    The singer was detained in connection with the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who died before her 15th birthday. D4vd’s lawyers said they would vigorously defend his innocence.
  16. Who Are D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez?

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:06:06 -0000

    The musician is known for creating the anthem for Fortnite. He was touring for his major-label debut when Ms. Rivas Hernandez’s remains were found in his car, officials said.
  17. A Family Feud at an Oregon Winery Turns to Vinegar Over A.I. Slop

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:44:43 -0000

    She wanted to pry her late mother’s vineyard from two of her brothers. Instead, her lawyers were fined nearly $110,000 for citing bogus case law generated by artificial intelligence.
  18. A Century Later, the Flatiron’s Revolving Door Is Restored

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:54:52 -0000

    The revolving door’s inventor built this one over 100 years ago. It was reinstalled this week.
  19. A Paris Court Just Rewrote the Rules of Corporate Morality

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:00:07 -0000

    The profit motive was on trial. The verdict was scathing.
  20. Our Tax System Should Make You Furious

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:15:26 -0000

    The tax expert Ray Madoff explains why the American tax system is broken, and how to make it fairer.
  21. A Huge Arch

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:49:23 -0000

    President Trump wants to build one, but he’s getting pushback.
  22. Stephen Colbert Delights in Trump’s ‘Ongoing Papal Feud’

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:04:35 -0000

    The host of “The Late Show” recapped what he called “yet another day when the entire world is on edge over President Trump’s senseless and elective war — with the pope.”
  23. Midwest Forecast to See Strong Storms on Friday

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:27:49 -0000

    The Midwest has faced day after day of weather warnings this week. More are expected on Friday.
  24. Help for Medicare Advantage Patients Who Lose Doctors Is Shelved, for Now

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:52:11 -0000

    Nationwide, hospitals and other providers are leaving private Medicare Advantage plans, putting thousands of seniors at risk of higher costs and of losing trusted doctors.
  25. Starmer Fires Senior U.K. Civil Servant Over Mandelson Revelations

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:49:53 -0000

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office confirmed that Peter Mandelson, a Jeffrey Epstein associate, failed security checks before he became Britain’s envoy to Washington.
  26. Queen Elizabeth II and the Lost Art of Fashion Diplomacy

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “The Queen’s Style,” a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace, offers a lesson in how to make powerful statements without saying a word.
  27. Why I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret, by David Sedaris

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It’s not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along. I just shudder when I hear a man say the words “my husband.”
  28. The Return of Family Detention

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Under the Trump Administration, thousands of immigrant children have been detained, and many have suffered from medical neglect.
  29. New Orleans’s Car-Crash Conspiracy

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    High-speed accidents, crooked lawyers, and poor people desperate for cash—it was the kind of scheme that could have been cooked up only in the Big Easy.
  30. The Wild Mind of the Romanian Director Radu Jude

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The director’s native city drives him crazy—and drives him to make loony, brilliant films.
  31. Who Is the U.S. Negotiating with in Iran?

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:07:57 -0000

    As Trump searches for a friendly successor to the Ayatollah in Tehran, the leadership vacuum in the Iranian regime has been filled by hard-line members of the Revolutionary Guard.
  32. What Brought Down Eric Swalwell

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:52:26 -0000

    How the attention economy produced a moment of congressional reckoning.
  33. How Much Has the War in Iran Depleted the U.S. Missile Supply?

    Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Defense officials inside the Trump Administration were already concerned that American stockpiles were insufficient for a potential standoff with China. A war of choice in the Middle East has only made matters worse.
  34. “The Peace President” Gets Belligerent with Iran and the Pope

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:27:19 -0000

    After negotiations to end the war failed to produce a deal, Trump imposed a naval blockade to cut off the Islamic Republic’s ability to trade through the Strait of Hormuz.
  35. The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:42:29 -0000

    Israeli voters are against a ceasefire with Iran, and think Benjamin Netanyahu has not gone far enough.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. How Jomboy Is Changing the Way Baseball Is Watched

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:49:59 -0000

    Major League Baseball, in the hope of expanding the game’s appeal and reaching younger fans, bought a minority stake in the popular media company founded by Jimmy O’Brien.
  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. Saving a Lost Generation of Young Men—with Chop Saws

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which combines the trades with a liberal-arts education, is trying to restore its students’ sense of their own competence, and revive the city of Steubenville, Ohio, along the way.
  44. America’s Orange Jesus

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:25:07 -0000

    Reflections on a week in which Donald Trump decided to feud with the Pope while comparing himself to the Saviour.
  45. The Hungarian Election Shows That Even Strongmen Can Lose

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:04:45 -0000

    Many people in the country had trouble imagining that Viktor Orbán could be defeated. But a philosopher also warned that defeatism can abet authoritarianism.
  46. Sam Altman’s Trust Issues at OpenAI

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on the rise of the C.E.O. of OpenAI, and how allegations of deceptive behavior continue to dog one of the most powerful figures in tech.
  47. Trump’s Strategic and Moral Failure in Iran

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

    From the first day of his Presidency, Trump has posed an emergency to both his country and the world.
  48. Zohran Mamdani, Perpetual Student of the City

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

    The Mayor, along with some teen-agers from Bronx Science, takes stock of his first hundred days.
  49. The Global Stakes of Hungary’s Pivotal Election

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

    What the fate of Viktor Orbán, a pioneer of strongman politics and a darling of right-wing movements across the world, might mean for Europe, Russia, MAGA, and beyond.
  50. 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.