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  1. Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:12:49 -0000

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has imbued U.S. military actions with a Christian moral underpinning that suggests they are divinely sanctioned.
  2. Administration Bypasses Congress to Sell Weapons to U.A.E., Kuwait and Jordan

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:47:25 -0000

    Some of the proposed sales, valued at more than $23 billion, were under review, while others were never sent to Congress. The Trump administration is pushing them through without congressional approval.
  3. Deferring to Trump, G.O.P. Lawmakers Resist a Public Accounting on Iran

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:04:02 -0000

    Nearly three weeks into a war that polls show is unpopular, top Republicans have yet to call administration officials to testify about it, arguing that hearings would put divisions on display.
  4. U.S. Prosecutors Are Investigating Colombia President Gustavo Petro

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:06:59 -0000

    The Justice Department is examining whether President Gustavo Petro of Colombia has ties to drug traffickers.
  5. Trump Administration Sues Harvard Over Accusations of Antisemitism

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:28:25 -0000

    The administration had spent months investigating the Ivy League school. The two sides had been in talks to negotiate a settlement.
  6. Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:52:06 -0000

    Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent and a longtime Trump ally, was in a custody battle over his son. An ICE official agreed to help.
  7. New Data Shows Where ICE Has Been Most Active This Year

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:02:22 -0000

    The pace of ICE arrests nationwide has topped 1,100 per day on average in 2026, but the rate of arrests has varied across the country in sometimes surprising ways.
  8. Chuck Norris, Action Star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ Dies at 86

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:35:06 -0000

    He channeled his martial arts skills into heroic roles in films like “The Delta Force” and “Missing in Action” and in the long-running TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
  9. Cesar Chavez Avenue May Soon Be Gone. Yet to Be Confronted: His Legacy.

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:12:24 -0000

    After the revelations of sex abuse, the public is left to make sense of the labor leader’s work and life.
  10. How a Civil Rights Icon Used His Power to Abuse Girls and Women

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:13:06 -0000

    For five years, our reporters Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes followed allegations that the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez had sexually abused girls and women at all levels of the United Farm Workers movement. Manny Fernandez takes us inside their investigation.
  11. Presidents Who Honored Cesar Chavez Have Yet to React to Abuse Allegations

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:24:55 -0000

    Bill Clinton gave Mr. Chavez the nation’s highest civilian honor. Barack Obama made Cesar Chavez Day a federal holiday. Joe Biden displayed a bronze bust of Mr. Chavez. So far, all have been quiet.
  12. Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:59:10 -0000

    An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.
  13. He Spent Five Years in Solitary. He Came Out a Jailhouse Lawyer.

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:47:19 -0000

    Obsessed with proving his innocence, Quentin Lewis devoted years in isolation to learning the law. Now he is taking on his captors in prison tribunals.
  14. BTS Is Back With ‘Arirang,’ but the K-Pop Landscape Has Changed

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:18:06 -0000

    The superstar boy band returns after a four-year hiatus on Friday. The genre it helped turn into a global juggernaut has endured some shifts, and minted new stars.
  15. Lights, Drones, Purple Pizza: BTS-mania Takes Over Seoul

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:53:36 -0000

    The South Korean capital was aglow for the return of the K-pop supergroup.
  16. What To Know About the BTS Comeback Concert Streaming Live on Netflix

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:36:11 -0000

    The K-pop supergroup’s first show in over three years will stream live on Netflix at 7 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday. The New York Times will cover it live from Seoul.
  17. A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared.

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:39:14 -0000

    Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial intelligence.
  18. More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use.

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:06:03 -0000

    At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much A.I. they’re using. They’re racking up big bills along the way.
  19. A Meatpacking Strike in Colorado Is Another Stress to Trump’s Economy

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:57:01 -0000

    The walkout at the JBS plant in Greeley, Colo., comes as beef prices have soared, cattle supplies have plunged and immigration sweeps have stressed the labor supply.
  20. Alexander Brothers Are Said to Seek Trump Pardons for Sex Trafficking

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:11:27 -0000

    People representing the three brothers have reached out to a lobbyist and an influential Jewish group that have supported clemency for others. There are no signs the White House is considering a pardon.
  21. CBS News Radio, Onetime Home of Murrow, Will End Amid Layoffs

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:54:12 -0000

    Bari Weiss, the editor in chief of CBS News, announced layoffs on Friday that affected more than 60 employees. The network is owned by the technology heir David Ellison.
  22. How Muslim Businesses in New York Prepare to Celebrate Eid

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:43:56 -0000

    From Fordham to Bay Ridge to Hollis, Muslim businesses get ready for Eid al-Fitr, the exultant celebration marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
  23. What the ‘Project Hail Mary’ Directors Learned From a Firing

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:03:49 -0000

    Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, best known for animations like the “Spider-Verse” films, took lessons from “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” a project from which they were dismissed.
  24. ‘Project Hail Mary’ Review: Ryan Gosling Is Lost and Found in Space

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:10:03 -0000

    The actor plays a molecular biologist trying to help save the world in this upbeat science-fiction fantasy from Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
  25. Andy Weir on Writing the Hit Book Behind the Movie ‘Project Hail Mary’

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:02:55 -0000

    The author talked about adapting his best-selling novel for film, creating the beloved character Rocky and making complex science feel approachable.
  26. ‘Once and for All’ Means Never

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:18:31 -0000

    Hamas has survived waves of killings of its leaders. More than force will be necessary to overturn the Islamic regime of Iran.
  27. ‘We Don’t Need More Lawyers in Congress’: The Future of the Democratic Party Is Emerging

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:03:13 -0000

    On a new generation of leaders on the left.
  28. Whose War?

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:06:29 -0000

    We look at the diverging goals of the U.S. and Israel in the war on Iran.
  29. Have You Turned to A.I. For Advice on a Romantic Relationship?

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:28:42 -0000

    People are using generative A.I. chatbots for help on everything from starting to ending a relationship. Have you? How did it turn out?
  30. Polymarket Says It Deals in Truth, but Its Social Feeds Are Filled With Falsehoods

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:06:09 -0000

    A review of the betting market’s social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts.
  31. Evacuations Ordered on Oahu as Heavy Rain Brings Flash Flooding

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:27:55 -0000

    A dam on the northern part of the island was close to failing, emergency officials said.
  32. Calvin Tomkins, Who Profiled Giants of Modern Art, Dies at 100

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:36:00 -0000

    On the staff of The New Yorker for more than 60 years, he wrote about Duchamp, Rauschenberg and many others. His books include “Living Well Is the Best Revenge.”
  33. What the War Has Done to Iranians

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A civilian in Tehran chronicles a country trapped between bombardment and repression—too terrorized to move, let alone start an uprising.
  34. Lisa Kudrow Is Back—Again

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Twenty-two years after the end of “Friends,” the actress returns with a new installment of “The Comeback.”
  35. What’s Behind Trump’s New World Disorder?

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A foreign policy freed of liberal pretenses and imperial ambitions could lead to restraint—or, as the Iran attack shows, simply license hit-and-run belligerence.
  36. How Doodles Became the Dog du Jour

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Poodle crossbreeds have grown overwhelmingly popular, sparking controversy in dog parks and kennel clubs alike.
  37. How Zac Posen Went from Making Ball Gowns to Remaking the Gap

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The fashion designer was brought on as Gap Inc.’s creative director to help restore the company’s cultural relevance. Has the Gapaissance arrived?
  38. The Unravelling of Dubai as a Safe Haven

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    What drew many people to the city was not luxury but, rather, stability and the feeling of remove from war. As Iran attacks the U.A.E., that sense of distance is eroding.
  39. The Iran War Is Another Reason to Quit Oil

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    What if the drone is to warfare as the solar panel is to energy?
  40. Israel’s Gulf-State Gamble in the Iran War

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Benjamin Netanyahu has predicted that the conflict could draw Israel closer to its Arab neighbors. That may be wishful thinking.
  41. Seeking a Second Passport

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For some Americans, citizenship in a country their ancestors fled is now an insurance plan.
  42. 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.
  43. How Israel Used the War in Gaza to Accelerate Settlements in the West Bank

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Netanyahu government is pushing expansionist policies, while America looks the other way.
  44. How Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Destabilizing the Gulf

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:03:29 -0000

    Despite their animosity toward Iran, America’s allies in the Middle East are worried that the region is headed for wider conflict.
  45. The Lawlessness of Trump’s War in Iran

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The ferocity of U.S. and Israeli attacks has raised questions about whether the two countries are even attempting to minimize civilian casualties.
  46. How Should We Remember the Hippies?

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    They’ve often been a punch line, but by fusing their political convictions to a broader cultural identity they seemed to find something that we’ve lost.
  47. Trump’s Inexcusable Unpreparedness for the Iranian Oil Crisis

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the President’s first term, Iran demonstrated what tactics it would use in a confrontation with the U.S. Yet the Administration seems to have no game plan.
  48. How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump’s Wars

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A flurry of well-timed and anonymous bets on Polymarket right before the U.S. strike on Iran shows the need for reform.
  49. Luke Kornet Has Something to Say

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    After speaking out about the Atlanta Hawks’ promotion of a strip club, the backup center for the San Antonio Spurs drew unexpected attention to his blog, which is shaped by his faith, sense of humor, and personal reflection.
  50. The Right to a Bed in Zohran Mamdani’s New York

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The closing of the Bellevue shelter marks the end of an era. But what comes next?
  51. Illinois Primary-Election Results: Juliana Stratton Wins

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:19:41 -0000

    The state’s lieutenant governor has won the Democratic race to fill Dick Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat; Republicans elect Darren Bailey to challenge Governor J. B. Pritzker.
  52. Can We Save Kids from Social Media?

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses social media’s “subversion of the ability to pay attention on a species-wide level,” how policymakers are intervening, and what more we should be doing to protect children.
  53. The New Yorker’s “Two People Exchanging Saliva” Wins a 2026 Oscar

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:28:08 -0000

    The dark satire, shot largely in a Paris department store, claimed the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short, in a rare tie.
  54. Trump’s Mass-Detention Campaign

    Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Even with Kristi Noem gone, the Administration’s immigration agenda shows no signs of flagging—in fact, it is leading toward a new humanitarian and legal crisis.
  55. How White South Africans Are Reshaping the Mississippi Delta

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As Donald Trump offers U.S. asylum to Afrikaners, thousands are already working in the country on agricultural visas.
  56. Anthropic and Donald Trump’s Dangerous Alignment Problem

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration wants Claude to act like an obedient soldier. But, if you ask for a killer robot, the company argues, you might get more than you bargained for.
  57. Sheltering in Jerusalem and Looking at the Iran War

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:45:03 -0000

    Will Donald Trump sustain Benjamin Netanyahu’s preëmptive wars?