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  1. With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook

    Fri, 15 May 2026 23:41:23 -0000

    Amid stepped-up surveillance flights, a visit of the C.I.A. director and an energy embargo, the White House is trying to increase pressure on Cuba.
  2. The Push to Indict Raúl Castro, Cuba’s Former President

    Fri, 15 May 2026 22:26:39 -0000

    Mr. Castro, Cuba’s former president, could soon face charges in the 1996 killings of four volunteer airmen who were members of a humanitarian group that searched for migrants at sea.
  3. Photos: Cuba Plunges Into Darkness as U.S. Cuts Off Oil Supply

    Fri, 15 May 2026 21:39:03 -0000

    The United States has choked off Cuba’s fuel supply, plunging the already impoverished island into an acute energy crisis.
  4. Iran-Backed Commander Accused of Plotting U.S. Attacks

    Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:00 -0000

    Also, the Eurovision finale. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
  5. Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Effort to Reinstate New Voting Map

    Sat, 16 May 2026 00:48:06 -0000

    State officials had asked the justices to step in to allow the state to use a congressional map in the midterms that was drawn by Democrats and recently approved by voters.
  6. Texas Supreme Court Rejects Abbott Effort to Remove Democrats After Walkout

    Fri, 15 May 2026 19:57:51 -0000

    Republican state leaders tried to expel Democratic lawmakers during their fight over redistricting last year. The court said it was not necessary.
  7. Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit

    Fri, 15 May 2026 19:59:29 -0000

    The president has shifted the foundations of American policy toward China, throwing aside the adversarial approach of recent years.
  8. Why Were These C.E.O.s in Beijing With Trump?

    Sat, 16 May 2026 00:57:58 -0000

    Some of America’s most powerful C.E.O.s accompanied President Trump to Beijing during his summit with President Xi Jinping of China. Our reporter Ana Swanson explains what they were hoping to gain from the trip.
  9. Xi Pitches His Vision for Avoiding Conflict With the U.S.

    Fri, 15 May 2026 14:05:58 -0000

    Having fought the Trump administration to a draw, China’s Xi Jinping is proposing “constructive strategic stability,” aimed at drawing lines he thinks the U.S. should not cross.
  10. For Xi’s Critics, Trump’s China Visit Is Fuel for Jokes They Can’t Tell

    Fri, 15 May 2026 17:42:10 -0000

    On Threads and other sites, liberal-minded Chinese accounts were mocking the proceedings and offering a rare window into opinions on Xi Jinping and his leadership style.
  11. Kataib Hezbollah Commander Accused of Planning Attacks on N.Y.C.

    Sat, 16 May 2026 00:33:31 -0000

    Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is accused of leading attacks in Europe and being part of a retaliation campaign by Iran. Prosecutors say he is a leader of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia with ties to Iran.
  12. Plot Was ‘Targeting Heart’ of New York’s Jewish Community, Tisch Says

    Sat, 16 May 2026 01:45:10 -0000

    Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch spoke after prosecutors said they had arrested a man planning to attack a Manhattan synagogue.
  13. Back From China, Trump Faces Decision on Whether to Resume Strikes on Iran

    Fri, 15 May 2026 18:27:54 -0000

    Top aides have drafted battle plans as peace negotiations have stalled.
  14. Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’

    Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:37 -0000

    For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife.
  15. Trump Administration Weighs $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden

    Fri, 15 May 2026 21:23:21 -0000

    Critics denounced the highly unusual plan, which has yet to be finalized or approved, as a vast political slush fund financed by taxpayers.
  16. Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues

    Fri, 15 May 2026 21:21:27 -0000

    The F.B.I. director continues to come under scrutiny for mixing government business with dates, vacation and leisure time.
  17. Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Gov. Jared Polis

    Fri, 15 May 2026 22:15:24 -0000

    Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted the sentence of Ms. Peters, a former county clerk serving a nine-year sentence for her role in a plot to examine voting machines after the 2020 election.
  18. Judge Declares Mistrial in Weinstein Rape Trial

    Fri, 15 May 2026 20:46:12 -0000

    This was the third time Harvey Weinstein was on trial accused of raping an aspiring actress at a hotel in Manhattan in 2013.
  19. Martin Short and the Secret to Finding Joy While Surviving Tragedy

    Fri, 15 May 2026 09:02:41 -0000

    The comedy star, who is the subject of a new documentary, has faced a series of unimaginable losses. Yet he says there are always laughs to remember.
  20. Israeli Strike Targeted Top Hamas Leader in Gaza, Officials Say

    Fri, 15 May 2026 21:46:13 -0000

    Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the target of an Israeli strike in Gaza City, took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last year. Israeli officials said he was also an architect of the Oct. 7 attack.
  21. Hospital Will Open First ‘Detransition’ Clinic in Legal Settlement With Texas

    Fri, 15 May 2026 22:43:48 -0000

    Texas Children’s Hospital was under investigation for billing practices on gender-transition treatments. The settlement was expected to end that inquiry.
  22. Claudine Longet, Entertainer Who Shot Olympian Boyfriend, Dies at 84

    Fri, 15 May 2026 22:28:12 -0000

    A singer and actress, she drew wide attention for the fatal 1976 shooting of Spider Sabich. She was convicted of negligent homicide.
  23. Why ‘Smart’ Products Have Started to Look Like the Dumb Choice

    Fri, 15 May 2026 15:20:34 -0000

    How Wi-Fi-connecting, app-based tech led to a backlash in the name of simplicity.
  24. The Damage of ‘Trump Math’ Is Adding Up

    Fri, 15 May 2026 10:51:36 -0000

    Authoritarians go after data. The president has already started.
  25. Keir Starmer and the End of Britain’s Old Certainties

    Fri, 15 May 2026 23:21:27 -0000

    The decade since Brexit has been one long, painful process of trying — and failing — to make sense of this new reality.
  26. OpenAI Bought Company That Offered A.I. Tools for Cloning Voices

    Sat, 16 May 2026 00:33:56 -0000

    The acquisition, Weights.gg, was a sort of social network for creating and sharing artificial intelligence algorithms.
  27. NPR Podcast Host Ramtin Arablouei Exits Amid Workplace Inquiry

    Fri, 15 May 2026 20:55:07 -0000

    Ramtin Arablouei, a co-host of “Throughline,” left the network after an employee made a human resources complaint about his behavior.
  28. Five Italians Die While Scuba Diving Deep Caves in the Maldives

    Fri, 15 May 2026 16:48:45 -0000

    The divers, including a marine scientist and her daughter, were part of a research trip and were exploring an underwater cave system when they failed to resurface.
  29. How Fights Over West Bank Settlements Are Unfolding at N.Y.C. Synagogues

    Fri, 15 May 2026 18:45:30 -0000

    Demonstrations outside synagogues have turned real estate sales in Israel and in the occupied territories into a political issue in the city. The protesters’ tactics have disturbed some New Yorkers.
  30. What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028

    Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on whether the Democrats can match the G.O.P. in the fight over redistricting.
  31. The Life and Times of an American Tween

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In some ways, the world is cooked. But being a twelve-year-old still kind of eats.
  32. The Very American, Very Intense World of High-School Debate

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “When it goes well, it can be extremely addicting.”
  33. Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country. What are his obligations to it?
  34. How Americans Caught Gold Fever Again

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Soaring gold prices, viral panning influencers, macho gold-mining reality shows, and Trump’s gold obsession have ignited a craze for prospecting not seen since 1849.
  35. Keir Starmer Won’t Survive This

    Thu, 14 May 2026 13:45:49 -0000

    After a disastrous set of election results, the British Prime Minister’s authority is in tatters.
  36. Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records?

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A law passed after Watergate makes Presidential records government property. The Trump Administration has declared it unconstitutional.
  37. Why Spain Is Standing Up to Donald Trump

    Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist Prime Minister, has led the European opposition to the Iran war from the start.
  38. The Art of the Ceasefire

    Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How President Trump’s approach to the war in Iran is turning endless conflict, interrupted by fleeting pauses, into the status quo.
  39. Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President

    Tue, 12 May 2026 22:15:42 -0000

    Mark Burns, an evangelical pastor, explains that Trump’s supporters don’t think of him as a godlike figure, even as the President posts pictures of himself as Jesus.
  40. The Chaotic New Era of British Politics

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:38:55 -0000

    Keir Starmer’s unpopularity has led Labour to a humiliating defeat in local elections. Now, with five major parties competing for votes, the far right could be well positioned for a general-election victory.
  41. The U.K.’s Antisemitism Problem

    Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The British government has declared antisemitism a “crisis” after a recent spate of violent attacks. But will its solutions protect Jews, or make the situation worse?
  42. Donald Trump’s Lose-Lose Negotiations with Iran

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:50:31 -0000

    How the President’s insistence on Tehran’s unconditional surrender made it impossible to make a deal.
  43. Loving the Timberwolves When They’re Good (or Bad)

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:39:19 -0000

    Rooting for a hapless team for nearly two decades teaches you to find pleasures beyond victory.
  44. Why the Future of College Could Look Like OnlyFans

    Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Universities have become generic, one professor and former dean argues. In the A.I. era, students may demand something they can’t get elsewhere.
  45. Why Spirit Airlines Failed While European Budget Carriers Thrive

    Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Loved for its cheap seats and derided for its extremely low-frills flights, the American company was arguably a victim of its own success.
  46. The Knicks Have Finally Hit the Gas

    Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A change in New York’s post-season offense has made the team more precise, more urgent, and much harder to stop as it pushes toward the Eastern Conference Finals.
  47. While Donald Trump Adventures in China, D.C. Entertains Itself

    Thu, 14 May 2026 22:56:18 -0000

    The President swept off to Beijing to court Xi Jinping. Back Stateside, it was non-Presidential motorcades, video games, and a languid vibe at the White House.
  48. The End of Refugee Resettlement

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    What happened when the Trump Administration turned its back on the world’s most vulnerable.
  49. The Looming Disaster of the Border Wall in Big Bend, Texas

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The wall is opposed by environmental groups, local sheriffs, and a pro-gun YouTuber running for Congress. It’s happening anyway.
  50. A Scientist’s Close Call with Hantavirus Aboard the M.V. Hondius Cruise

    Tue, 12 May 2026 17:57:37 -0000

    He was somewhere in the South Atlantic when a friend texted him about an outbreak on a cruise: “Please tell me you’re not on this ship.”
  51. Writing the Trump Years Into History

    Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How do you bring an American-history textbook up to date when the country’s past has become a political battleground?
  52. Can Zohran Mamdani’s New Correction Commissioner Solve the Problem of Rikers?

    Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Stanley Richards brings faith in reform and his own experience of incarceration to an ongoing crisis.
  53. The Fate of Twenty-one Los Angeles Siblings

    Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nearly two dozen kids were found at risk of abuse and neglect. Will their parents be held accountable?
  54. Is Los Angeles Finally Ready to Take the Subway?

    Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    After decades of false starts, a new rail line has opened along the city’s most congested boulevard.