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  1. Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:36:46 -0000

    The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. But he also needs the kingdom’s cooperation in his war against Iran.
  2. Houthis Push to Expand Territory as Tensions With Saudi Arabia Rise

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:23:51 -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.
  3. 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.
  4. White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:33:03 -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.
  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. One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:01:07 -0000

    As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.
  8. U.S. and China Discuss System to Warn of A.I. National Security Issues

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:07:08 -0000

    In a meeting on Sunday, the U.S. Treasury secretary and China’s vice premier talked about having a shared vision on the goals of artificial intelligence and the threats it poses.
  9. 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.
  10. Patrick Clancy Describes Grief in First Interview Since Mistrial

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:38:51 -0000

    Mr. Clancy said in a “60 Minutes” interview that he dreams “all the time” about his three children, who were strangled to death in 2023 by his former wife, Lindsay Clancy.
  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. Republican Who Runs South Dakota Elections Backs Democrat to Succeed Her

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:01:19 -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.
  13. After Pursuit, ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan Immigrant in Austin

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:34:32 -0000

    The shooting in the Texas capital is the latest by federal immigration agents as the Trump administration intensifies its deportation efforts.
  14. ‘Way Too Hot’: Britain’s Hospitals Were Not Built for 96-Degree Summers

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:01:09 -0000

    Patients and workers in one of the country’s largest hospitals sweltered in a heat wave last month. Experts say the whole country must urgently adapt.
  15. The End of American Exceptionalism?

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:40:05 -0000

    Liberal democracy is in worldwide retreat, including in its birthplace — the United States.
  16. Go Ahead and Laugh at Mediums. They May Be On to Something.

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:07:01 -0000

    Research shows there could be benefits to sensing those we’ve lost.
  17. 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.
  18. 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?
  19. Israel’s Qatargate Scandal

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

    Did Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides peddle influence to a foreign power?
  20. 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.
  21. 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?
  22. 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?
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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?
  28. 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?
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. “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.
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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?