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  1. The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable Elite

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:48:00 -0000

    The search continues in the documents for ironclad criminal conduct, but the story of a sexual predator given a free ride by the ruling class has already emerged.
  2. Goldman Sachs General Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler Resigns Over Epstein Ties

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:06:42 -0000

    Kathryn Ruemmler, a former top Obama administration lawyer, is out at Goldman Sachs after emails showed a friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein spanning many years.
  3. Trump Repeals Key Greenhouse Gas Finding, Erasing EPA’s Power to Fight Climate Change

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:55:22 -0000

    The Environmental Protection Agency rejected the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being. It means the agency can no longer regulate them.
  4. What to Know About the E.P.A.’s Big Attack on Climate Regulation

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:45:15 -0000

    The Trump administration has repealed the scientific determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to combat climate change.
  5. Federal Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Cut $600 Million in Health Funds

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:23:59 -0000

    It is the latest court ruling staving off deep cuts to social services that Democratic-led states say are politically motivated and would harm hundreds of thousands of people.
  6. Intelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:06:41 -0000

    A whistle-blower has accused Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, of blocking distribution of a report that Jared Kushner’s name came up in an intercepted communication about Iran.
  7. Prosecutor Seeks Dismissal of Charges Against Man Shot by ICE

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:02:14 -0000

    The top federal prosecutor in Minnesota asked a judge to drop charges against the immigrant who was shot by an ICE agent, saying new evidence was “materially inconsistent” with what officials had claimed.
  8. The High-Stakes Fight Over Masked Federal Agents

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:45:04 -0000

    The debate over whether federal agents should be allowed to cover their faces with masks has become a flashpoint as the government heads for a partial shutdown.
  9. Guard Troops Fully Withdraw From Chicago, Portland and Los Angeles

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:00:24 -0000

    President Trump initially deployed the troops in those cities to support law enforcement efforts to tamp down protests against immigration raids and protecting buildings.
  10. N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:21:54 -0000

    Hundreds of people attended a rally on Thursday to re-raise the flag, setting up a defiant response to the Trump administration’s assault on diversity initiatives.
  11. Canada School Shooter’s Online Life Showed Interest in Violent Extremism

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:43:56 -0000

    The suspect in the British Columbia shooting had long been posting about mental health problems, substance abuse and a fascination with weapons and online violence.
  12. What We Know About the Victims of the Tumbler Ridge Mass Shooting in Canada

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:53:53 -0000

    The attack at a secondary school and a private residence in the small, remote community in British Columbia has left families stunned and grief-stricken.
  13. Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:59:20 -0000

    Research from the New York Fed confirms that U.S. companies and consumers are bearing tariff costs, despite the president’s assertions otherwise.
  14. On Trump’s Tariffs, Supreme Court Hurries Up and Waits

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:00:47 -0000

    The justices put the case on a fast track at the administration’s urging. But they don’t seem in a rush to rule on the president’s signature economic program.
  15. To Stay in Her Home, She Let In an A.I. Robot

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:57:29 -0000

    At 85, Jan Worrell lived alone on a remote corner of the Washington coast. Could ElliQ become her companion?
  16. Trump’s Actions Test the Fragile World of Air Travel

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:16:25 -0000

    Last-minute announcements and abrupt changes by the Trump administration have caused confusion in an already strained U.S. aviation system.
  17. El Paso Incident Highlights Gaps in America’s Drone Defense Industry

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:33:55 -0000

    The U.S. has spent billions of dollars developing counter-drone technology, but much of it needs more testing in the real world.
  18. Do Drug Cartels Actually Use Drones at the Border?

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:01:58 -0000

    U.S. officials warn that cartel-operated drones on the border pose a major threat. Mexican officials are less certain. Analysts say the answer is likely in between.
  19. C.I.A. Video Appeals to Potential Spies in China’s Military

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:11:46 -0000

    The agency is seeking Chinese officials who are frustrated with corruption in the People’s Liberation Army.
  20. Alcohol’s Effects on the Body: What Does Drinking Do to Your Health?

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:28:30 -0000

    From the moment you take a sip, drinking starts to influence your biology. Here’s an inside look.
  21. Maybe America Needs Some New Cities

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:00:18 -0000

    It sounds a bit kooky to promise a whole city from scratch. But it has been done before — and might just help solve the housing crisis.
  22. Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:51:14 -0000

    His song “The Distance,” released in 1996, became an anthem for the disaffected members of Generation X.
  23. Trump Says He Wants to Cancel Elections, but Here Is the Real Threat

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:21:48 -0000

    Mr. Trump’s attempted election takeover is already underway.
  24. A.I. Companies Are Eating Higher Education

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:54:51 -0000

    Human intelligence — the thing we as educators are duty bound to defend and advance — is under attack.
  25. Trump Repeals the Government’s Power to Regulate Climate

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:13:36 -0000

    Also, an end to the surge of immigration agents in Minnesota. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
  26. Share Your Memories and Photos of Six Flags Over the Years

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:10:07 -0000

    We’re asking readers about their memories of trips to their local amusement parks for an upcoming story.
  27. Flexibility and Rising Costs Are Keeping Mothers at Work

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:08:10 -0000

    Labor force participation for women with small children continues to float above prepandemic levels, thanks to flexible work setups — and rising costs.
  28. Mamdani to Resurrect Bus and Bike Lanes Killed by Eric Adams

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:09:21 -0000

    The new projects, expected to be announced on Friday, will reverse decisions made by the Adams administration, and help the new mayor fulfill his vow to make buses fast and free in New York.
  29. Europe’s Leaders Gather At Munich Summit, Reeling From Trump’s Criticism

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:38:10 -0000

    Officials gather on Friday for Europe’s biggest annual security summit, where a speech by Vice President JD Vance last year started an unraveling of trans-Atlantic relations.
  30. Strong Storm Is Forecast to Hit the South This Weekend With a Risk of Heavy Rain

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:31:04 -0000

    It’s finally warming up, which means the storm will most likely bring rain instead of more dreaded ice. But forecasters warned that there may be a lot of it.
  31. “If We Don’t Have Free Speech, Then We Just Don’t Have a Free Country”

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:57:31 -0000

    Donald Trump’s attempt to criminalize political expression is crossing a line that’s held since 1798.
  32. Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    GLP-1 drugs, which have helped some people curb drug and alcohol use, may unlock a pathway to moderation.
  33. The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    A wealthy couple obtained dozens of children through surrogates. Did they want a family, or something else?
  34. What Is Claude? Anthropic Doesn’t Know, Either

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couch.
  35. The Landscape Artist Andy Goldsworthy Contemplates His Own Natural Decay

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In rural Scotland, Andy Goldsworthy, the sculptor famed for his use of natural materials, contemplates his own decay.
  36. Pam Bondi’s Contempt for Congress

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:28:38 -0000

    The Attorney General treats oversight like roller derby.
  37. Even the Hospitals Aren’t Safe in Iran

    Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As the regime imposes a forced forgetting of the massacres in January, it has begun targeting not only wounded protesters but medical workers, who have borne witness to some of the worst atrocities.
  38. Is There a Remedy for Presidential Profiteering?

    Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Until now, Trump always seemed unembarrassed to crow about his side hustles. But, if the Emirati payment was kept secret, what else might be?
  39. The Pope’s Man Arrives in New York

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:47:59 -0000

    In appointing Ronald Hicks to the most prominent post in the U.S. Church, is Leo XIV assembling his own Team U.S.A.?
  40. Xi Jinping’s Purge and What Trump’s Foreign Policy Means for China

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The machinations behind his recent military purge, and whether China sees an opportunity in Donald Trump’s aggression toward Europe.
  41. The Woman Behind Japan’s Rightward Shift

    Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:22:11 -0000

    How Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female Prime Minister, won big in last weekend’s election.
  42. Is ICE Leading Us Into a Constitutional Crisis?

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:48:28 -0000

    A look at the agency’s astonishing record of defying court orders, and what the judiciary might do to respond.
  43. Do Federal Officials Really Have “Absolute Immunity”?

    Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:03:11 -0000

    After killings by ICE and Border Patrol in Minneapolis, a legal expert discusses how agents might be held to account by local authorities.
  44. “McMindfulness” and the Fate of Spirituality Under Capitalism

    Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Thich Nhat Hanh saw mindfulness as a way to understand the “interbeing” between all forms of life, but its social dimension has been largely forgotten.
  45. Jeffrey Epstein’s Bonfire of the Élites

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    His correspondence illuminates a rarefied world in which money can seemingly buy—or buy off—virtually anything, and ethical qualms are for the weak-minded.
  46. How Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin Have Defined Greatness

    Sun, 08 Feb 2026 13:17:47 -0000

    The two skiers have each had claims to be the best ever in their sport. But they have chased that ideal in very different ways.
  47. A Theology of Immigration

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:43:51 -0000

    “None of us have a permanent residence here in this world,” the Reverend Dan Groody says.
  48. Ben Shapiro Is Waging Battle Inside the MAGA Movement

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The conservative commentator on the antisemitism in MAGA media and why he condemns President Trump as corrupt yet sticks with him.
  49. A Bridge to Venezuela

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Colombian border city of Cúcuta braces for more turmoil.
  50. Dan Bongino’s Podcast Homecoming

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The short-lived No. 2 at the F.B.I. returns to the MAGA mediaverse he helped create. What’s changed?
  51. Donald Trump Already Knows the 2026 Election Is “Rigged”

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:08:13 -0000

    The question is not if he will undermine confidence in the midterms but how.
  52. The People Who Will Actually Make Universal Child Care Happen

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Zohran Mamdani delivered a political victory—but making his plans a reality will require the help of a workforce that’s already struggling.
  53. The Assault on Ukraine’s Power Grid

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    How Russia has weaponized the most frigid winter in more than a decade.
  54. How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:43:46 -0000

    The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
  55. What Happens When the Snow Doesn’t Melt?

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:24:30 -0000

    The icy buildups blocking crosswalks around New York have been dubbed sneckdowns. Some urbanists think they offer a vision of a less car-dependent city.