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  1. Iran’s Battered Leaders Emerge From War Confident — and With New Cards

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:15:56 -0000

    For Iran’s theocratic rulers, just surviving the U.S.-Israeli onslaught means victory. But the seeds of their next crisis may already be planted.
  2. European Leaders Demand That U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran Include Lebanon

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:06:52 -0000

    Britain, France and the European Union condemned Israel’s strikes targeting Hezbollah in the country, saying these threatened the truce.
  3. Melania Trump Says She Was Not a Victim of Jeffrey Epstein

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:59:27 -0000

    Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse. She called on Congress to continue investigating.
  4. How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:45 -0000

    Judges are ordering an unprecedented number of people deported after coming under significant pressure from the administration to do so or risk losing their jobs.
  5. In a Deep Red Town In Pennsylvania, Locals Vent Over a Planned ICE Detention Center

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:46 -0000

    The Tremont, Pa., area has roughly 2,000 residents and limited resources. The Trump administration plans to convert a warehouse there to hold nearly four times as many people.
  6. For Artemis II, Returning to Earth May Be the Most Dangerous Part of the Mission

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:03:09 -0000

    After a successful flight around the moon, the astronauts are relying on a flawed heat shield to protect them as they re-enter Earth’s atmosphere.
  7. Vegetative Patients May Be More Aware Than We Knew

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:56:41 -0000

    New research is upending what we thought about the consciousness of patients, leaving families with agonizing choices.
  8. Trump Officials Push Allies to Pursue Antifa and Far Left as Terrorist Threats

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:57:53 -0000

    The Trump administration aims to deploy counterterrorism tools against far-left groups, even as it has offered little evidence they present a dire threat.
  9. 5 Takeaways From the U.S. Push Against the Far Left

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:03:02 -0000

    The Trump administration has made countering antifa and other far-left groups a counterterrorism priority, despite increasing threats from the Middle East.
  10. On Social Media, Democratic Politicians Are Letting the F-Word Fly

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:14:13 -0000

    Democratic politicians are swearing with glee. It is usually aimed at President Trump.
  11. Women in Their 20s May Not Be Having Babies, but by 45 Most Probably Will

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:26:04 -0000

    There are reasons to believe the record-low U.S. birthrate could be only temporary as today’s young women postpone pregnancy.
  12. U.S. Fertility Rates Drop to Another Record Low

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:01:05 -0000

    The fertility rate has been falling since 2007, in large part because of a plunge among teenagers.
  13. America’s Furniture Stores Struggle to Survive a Frozen Housing Market

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:01:19 -0000

    Retailers are going bankrupt and liquidating as record-low housing turnover leaves fewer customers looking to furnish homes.
  14. How a New York Times Reporter Covers the Illegal Drug Trade

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:01:40 -0000

    A new series on dangerous synthetic drugs called for sources on the other side of the law.
  15. These Chimps Began the Bloodiest ‘War’ on Record. No One Knows Why.

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:00:10 -0000

    A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.
  16. MoMA Survey Shows How Marcel Duchamp Changed the Art Game

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:55:37 -0000

    Marcel Duchamp flipped the notion of art’s value on its head. We need foundation-shaking badly today, our critic says, and a sweeping survey at MoMA is an arresting reminder.
  17. Melissa Chiu Exits Hirshhorn Museum to Lead Guggenheim

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:09:56 -0000

    Melissa Chiu is stepping down as director of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington to lead the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
  18. Getty Center in Los Angeles Is Closing for Year of Renovations

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:56:01 -0000

    The art museum will close to the public in March 2027 to replace its aging tram system and modernize some galleries.
  19. ‘This War Isn’t Over’: 3 Opinion Writers Debate What Has to Happen Next in Iran

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:10:25 -0000

    Will the shooting really stop? What should be Trump’s red lines? A discussion on where America’s war on Iran stands.
  20. How Ben Sasse Is Living Now That He Is Dying

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:29:54 -0000

    The former senator wants to heal the America he’s leaving behind.
  21. Riders Worry About Partial Shutdown of Penn Station During World Cup

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:44:13 -0000

    NJ Transit users will be barred from Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan for four hours before the start of each of the matches at MetLife Stadium.
  22. Victim in ICE Shooting Suffered at Least Six Wounds, His Lawyer Says

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:37:34 -0000

    Agents shot Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez in Patterson, Calif., this week. His lawyer said Thursday that they fired at Mr. Hernandez before he tried to flee.
  23. The First Race of the L.A. Olympics: Buying Tickets

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:00:05 -0000

    The winners of a lottery for a presale prioritizing locals often came away with sticker shock. Still, organizers said early sales had “significantly exceeded” those of other Games.
  24. 137-Year-Old Piece of Eiffel Tower to Be Auctioned in Paris

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:49:38 -0000

    A section of the landmark’s original staircase will go up for auction next month and could sell for a towering sum.
  25. What the Verdict Against Meta and Google Says About the Way We Live Now

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The finding of a California jury represents the opening legal salvo in a fight against one of the central anxieties of our time.
  26. Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.
  27. How the Internet Fringe Infiltrated Republican Politics

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Inside the battle for the post-MAGA G.O.P.
  28. Can Sponge Cities Save Us from the Coming Floods?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the planet gets warmer and the rains fall harder, the future of flood control is looking less like a wall and something more like a park.
  29. Why Are People Injecting Themselves with Peptides?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Health and wellness influencers are hawking unapproved treatments on the gray market. The future of the F.D.A.—and the health of consumers—is at stake.
  30. A U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Is Here, but Trump’s Stone Age Mentality Endures

    Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:57:48 -0000

    A temporary truce can’t erase the chaos of a war that the White House started and never fully understood.
  31. What Would a Ground Invasion of Iran Look Like?

    Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:48:39 -0000

    As a fragile ceasefire begins, Tehran is using lessons from the Iran-Iraq War to prepare for an American escalation.
  32. What Trump’s Reorganization of the Forest Service Means for Rural America

    Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Lots of room for lumber lobbyists, less for forest science.
  33. What Will the Artemis II Moon Mission Teach Us?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:44:28 -0000

    Four astronauts are travelling deeper into space than anyone in history. NASA will never be the same.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. 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?
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. Trump’s Offshore-Drilling Dream Is a Recipe for Poisoning the Oceans

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Trump envisions a new era of offshore oil drilling. Scientists know all too well how that story ends.
  43. This Easter, an American Pope Confronts an American War

    Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Last week, when asked if he had a message about the war in Iran for President Trump, Leo XIV said, “Hopefully, he’s looking for an off-ramp.”
  44. 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?
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. 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.
  48. 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?
  49. 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?