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  1. What We Know About the F-15E Strike Eagle Shot Down by Iran

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:12:29 -0000

    A rescue helicopter was also fired upon and another Air Force combat plane, an A-10 Warthog, crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday.
  2. Iran Is Quickly Repairing Missile Bunkers, U.S. Intelligence Says

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:16:08 -0000

    Reports cast doubt on how close the United States is to destroying Iran’s missile capability, a key goal in the war.
  3. Trump Seeks $152 Million to Begin to Turn Alcatraz Back Into a Prison

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:06:01 -0000

    The plan faces significant local political opposition and the dilapidated state of the site poses considerable logistical challenges.
  4. Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:51:24 -0000

    Scientists say their work on fires and climate change could be lost as the agency moves its headquarters to Utah from Washington and shuts 57 research stations.
  5. March Jobs Report Shows Stronger U.S. Market Than Expected With 178,000 New Positions

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:47:02 -0000

    Payrolls expanded and unemployment dropped last month after a health care strike ended and a harsh winter abated.
  6. Strong Jobs Numbers Make the Fed’s Job Easier

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:58:11 -0000

    Robust job growth in March suggests that the labor market remains relatively healthy, allowing officials at the central bank to focus on fighting inflation.
  7. Economists Are Drawing Stronger Connections Between A.I. and Jobs

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:58:55 -0000

    Artificial intelligence hasn’t disrupted the labor market, economists say, but they are increasingly convinced that it will — and that policymakers are unprepared.
  8. Parents Who Borrowed for Children’s College Face Looming Deadline

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:05 -0000

    New rules mean that parent PLUS loans have to be consolidated into a new loan by June 30 for parents to keep affordable payments. But the deadline is really earlier to allow time for processing.
  9. 50 Artists Travel Far and Wide to Learn From Filmmaker Werner Herzog

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:29:25 -0000

    In January, 50 artists from all over the world were chosen to shoot shorts in the Azores, guided by the iconic filmmaker. They just had to find $10,000 and airfare to get there.
  10. 30 Years Later, the Unabomber’s Cabin Is a Prized F.B.I. Artifact

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:18:10 -0000

    A complicated piece of American heritage and culture sits intact in the F.B.I. headquarters.
  11. NASA Unveils 1st Earth Photos From Artemis II Moon Mission: ‘You Look Beautiful.’

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:28:50 -0000

    The pictures were released on the third day of the first mission since 1972 to send people around the moon.
  12. Artemis II Pilot Test Drove the Orion Capsule on the Way to the Moon

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:29:43 -0000

    Victor Glover, a former Navy test pilot, carefully maneuvered the Orion capsule in space around a discarded rocket stage. The demonstration is crucial for future moon landing missions.
  13. House Democrat Wages a Lonely Legal Fight Testing Congress’s Power

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:08:47 -0000

    Representative LaMonica McIver is facing crushing legal fees and prison time as she seeks to get the Justice Department assault case against her dismissed, citing her legislative prerogatives.
  14. Six Senate Races to Watch as Democrats Grow Bullish Ahead of Midterm Elections

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:00:05 -0000

    It’s still a tall task for the party to win back control. Here’s the latest.
  15. Big Banks Seeking a Piece of SpaceX’s I.P.O. Must Subscribe to Elon Musk’s Grok

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:23:05 -0000

    Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.
  16. Ben Lerner’s ‘Transcription’ Shows Us Why the Novel Will Never Die

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:00:17 -0000

    With “Transcription,” the writer makes a case for the vitality of the form.
  17. Six Flags Was a Summer Destination. Can It Win Families Back?

    Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:51:58 -0000

    There has never been more competition in the leisure industry, as Disney and niche parks appeal to young families and high-income visitors.
  18. Is Iran Winning?

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:35:21 -0000

    The Iran expert Suzanne Maloney explains why Iran believes it has the upper hand.
  19. What Trump Is Doing to the English Language

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:21:02 -0000

    There is a morality to verbs, especially in political speech.
  20. Justice Alito Was Taken to the Hospital Last Month in Undisclosed Incident

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:06:15 -0000

    Supreme Court justices are not required to release information about their health, and the disclosure practices of individual justices have varied.
  21. Preschool Instructor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Children

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:33:06 -0000

    A 43-year-old man was accused of abusing “multiple” children over a period of 11 years in South Jersey, and prosecutors fear there could be more victims, given his employment.
  22. No One at Waffle House Remembers FEMA Official Who Says He Teleported In

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:00:30 -0000

    Gregg Phillips, who is in charge of responding to fires and floods, says the hand of God suddenly and mysteriously moved him to a 24-hour breakfast spot in Rome, Ga.
  23. ‘Under Protest,’ Raw Dairy Farm Recalls Cheddar Linked to 9 E. Coli Cases

    Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:17:29 -0000

    Raw Farm, a dairy producer in California, denies that its products have caused the outbreak, which has sickened people in three states.
  24. 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?
  25. 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.
  26. At Beth El, a New Jersey Synagogue, a Deep Divide Over Israel

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

    Disagreements about Gaza and Zionism have divided congregations.
  27. The Camps Promising to Turn You—or Your Son—Into an Alpha Male

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

    At the Men of War Crucible, you bear-crawl through rivers. At Warrior Week, you dig your own grave. At the Squire Program, your teen-ager can take part, too.
  28. He Helped Stop Iran from Getting the Bomb

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

    A former C.I.A. officer says that he recruited scientists as part of the United States’ effort to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. How Much Is a Home Team Worth?

    Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As wealthy owners threaten to relocate their franchises to secure stadium subsidies, a new bill aims to give cities a fairer chance at keeping them at home.
  40. Jessie Diggins’s Last Run

    Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:03:00 -0000

    America’s Nordic nation gathers to honor its queen.
  41. 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.
  42. 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?
  43. 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?
  44. 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?
  45. The Rise of a Spanish-Language News Influencer

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

    How Carlos Eduardo Espina reaches millions of followers.
  46. What Was Behind the T.S.A. Meltdown?

    Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The present mess has roots in two entangled, defining White House projects: DOGE and the mind-bending expansion of ICE.
  47. The ICEBlock App Has Helped People Avoid Immigration Agents. Is It Legal?

    Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    ICEBlock was meant to be an early-warning system to help people avoid immigration enforcement—the Trump Administration claims that it endangered the agents of its mass-deportation campaign.
  48. John Lithgow on the Controversial Authors Roald Dahl and J. K. Rowling

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The actor, who stars in the new Broadway production “Giant,” about Dahl’s fraught legacy, discusses whether we can separate the art from the artist.