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  1. Energy Secretary Says Gas Prices May Stay Above $3 Until 2027

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:47:33 -0000

    Secretary of Energy Chris Wright’s acknowledgment in a TV interview undercut President Trump’s earlier claim that price increases would be “short-term.”
  2. Oil Prices Jumped and Stock Futures Fell on Renewed Iran Conflict

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:41:11 -0000

    Traders, hopeful on Friday that a peace deal was near, were digesting the developments over the weekend.
  3. Hamas Officials Say Group Is Ready to Hand Over Some Weapons

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:54:21 -0000

    Two senior Hamas officials in Gaza said the group was prepared to relinquish some automatic rifles and other arms, a concession that falls short of Israeli-U.S. demands.
  4. Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington. They Invoked the Trump Name.

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:20:20 -0000

    The attempt by the Khayyats to influence foreign policy while discussions are underway about potential Trump family deals is an increasingly common feature of the president’s second term.
  5. Democrats Eye a Broader Battlefield to Capture Congress in November

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:47:20 -0000

    Weighed down by President Trump’s approval ratings, some Republican incumbents are struggling to raise money while Democrats look for targets like a Tennessee seat south of Nashville.
  6. Are Democrats Becoming a Party of Tax Cuts?

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:02:50 -0000

    As Democrats try to find a way back to power in Washington, some see tax cuts as a quick and easy way to address affordability. The wonks are freaking out.
  7. Muslim Southerners Face a Fresh Wave of Hateful Political Rhetoric

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:03:23 -0000

    Some Muslim voters were once drawn to Republican positions on family values and individual liberty, but as Southern politicians stoke anti-Islamic sentiment, many feel threatened.
  8. Trump Administration Demand for Ballot Info Rebuffed by Michigan

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:03:14 -0000

    The Department of Justice is seeking ballots and other materials from the 2024 election. Michigan officials call it election interference.
  9. Americans Living Abroad for Lower Costs Now Say Returning Home Is Too Expensive

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:28:51 -0000

    Americans have enjoyed lifestyles that would normally be out of reach to them by working remotely in countries with lower living costs.
  10. This Is a Hard Time to Start a Career. These Two Words Can Help.

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:27:58 -0000

    Advice on building a rewarding work life, even amid employment gloom.
  11. With Trump Novices, Can the U.S. Win the ‘Art Olympics’?

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:28:13 -0000

    After the State Department overhauled the process for choosing an artist for the Venice Biennale, it gave control to a woman who previously owned a pet food store.
  12. From Pulpit to Pews, Trump and Pope Are on the Minds of Catholics

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:23:53 -0000

    At churches with connections to Pope Leo and the Trump administration, pastors and parishioners speak out on the feud between the president and the pontiff.
  13. A Mild-Mannered Pope Finds His Voice

    Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:23:03 -0000

    Leo XIV has had a reputation for being cautious. But since President Trump attacked him at the start of his Africa trip, he has been more combative.
  14. New Yorkers Warm to Mamdani’s Redesign Plan for Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:45:15 -0000

    The new proposal would make Grand Army Plaza more friendly to pedestrians. It was all the talk at the local farmers’ market on Saturday.
  15. Book Review: ‘When We See You Again,’ by Rachel Goldberg-Polin

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:57:47 -0000

    Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s precise and devastating memoir chronicles the 328 days her son was held hostage in Gaza, and what came after.
  16. Haunted by ‘Dark Thoughts,’ Louisiana Father Kills 8 Children

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:56:15 -0000

    Seven of the eight children killed were the shooter’s own. Two other people were gravely wounded. The gunman, who was struggling with mental health problems, died in a confrontation with police.
  17. Marshawn Lynch on ‘Euphoria’ and Not Disappearing Into His Roles

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:47:56 -0000

    “You know what you’re going to get with me,” said Lynch, who went from candid athlete to coveted actor in “Euphoria” and more.
  18. Don Schlitz, Prolific Writer of Country Music Hits, Dies at 73

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:21:15 -0000

    He won a Grammy for the Kenny Rogers song “The Gambler,” and also wrote for Randy Travis, the Judds and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
  19. Older Women Are in Demand by Younger Men

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:02:10 -0000

    What a shift in the dating preferences of younger men reveals about our changing norms.
  20. You Can’t Game Your Way to a Real Education

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:08 -0000

    Technology must return to its proper place in the classroom — as a supplemental tool rather than the source and summit of education.
  21. A Humanoid Robot Races to a Record Half-Marathon Finish

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:59:24 -0000

    The android won a half-marathon for robots (and humans) on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history.
  22. Gwendolyn Chisolm, Who Rhymed on Rap’s First Female Hit, Dies at 66

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:43:30 -0000

    A chance encounter led to overnight success for the Sequence, a seminal trio whose “Funk You Up” broke barriers.
  23. Michigan Gas Clerk Helps Save Kidnapped Teen Girl Who Mouthed ‘Help’

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:53:52 -0000

    A fellow student who had witnessed the kidnapping called the police, and other students helped track the girl to a gas station.
  24. Bulgarian Voters Back New Political Coalition Led by Radev

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:53:27 -0000

    With its citizens yearning for the kind of prosperous life enjoyed by other Europeans, Bulgaria held its eighth election in five years.
  25. El retorno de la detención familiar

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:40:01 -0000

    Durante el gobierno de Trump, miles de niños inmigrantes han sido detenidos y muchos han sufrido de negligencia médica.
  26. The Return of Family Detention

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Under the Trump Administration, thousands of immigrant children have been detained, and many have suffered from medical neglect.
  27. Why I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret, by David Sedaris

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It’s not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along. I just shudder when I hear a man say the words “my husband.”
  28. New Orleans’s Car-Crash Conspiracy

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    High-speed accidents, crooked lawyers, and poor people desperate for cash—it was the kind of scheme that could have been cooked up only in the Big Easy.
  29. J. D. Vance’s Bumpy Ride

    Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It wasn’t the first time that Trump had debased someone who serves him. It wasn’t even the first time that Vance had had to downplay a blasphemy-themed A.I. image.
  30. The South Texas Democrat Who Will Sing at Your Quinceañera

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:06:55 -0000

    Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s trying to unseat a Republican in Congress, has turned some of his district’s splashiest parties into campaign stops.
  31. Who Is the U.S. Negotiating with in Iran?

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:07:57 -0000

    As Trump searches for a friendly successor to the Ayatollah in Tehran, the leadership vacuum in the Iranian regime has been filled by hard-line members of the Revolutionary Guard.
  32. What Brought Down Eric Swalwell

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:52:26 -0000

    How the attention economy produced a moment of congressional reckoning.
  33. The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:42:29 -0000

    Israeli voters are against a ceasefire with Iran, and think Benjamin Netanyahu has not gone far enough.
  34. Israel’s War in Lebanon Has Not Stopped

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:20:29 -0000

    While America and Iran negotiate a ceasefire, Beirut remains under siege.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. The Spurs Are the Most Exciting Team in the N.B.A.

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Despite a string of injuries, Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio’s star center, has helped energize a young, gifted roster. Is a championship on the horizon?
  38. How Jomboy Is Changing the Way Baseball Is Watched

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:49:59 -0000

    Major League Baseball, in the hope of expanding the game’s appeal and reaching younger fans, bought a minority stake in the popular media company founded by Jimmy O’Brien.
  39. 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.
  40. 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?
  41. A Genocide Scholar Asks “What Went Wrong” in Israel

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The Israeli historian Omer Bartov argues in his new book that a “state ideology” of Zionism has led to what he calls genocide in Gaza.
  42. Saving a Lost Generation of Young Men—with Chop Saws

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which combines the trades with a liberal-arts education, is trying to restore its students’ sense of their own competence, and revive the city of Steubenville, Ohio, along the way.
  43. Queen Elizabeth II and the Lost Art of Fashion Diplomacy

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “The Queen’s Style,” a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace, offers a lesson in how to make powerful statements without saying a word.
  44. America’s Orange Jesus

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:25:07 -0000

    Reflections on a week in which Donald Trump decided to feud with the Pope while comparing himself to the Saviour.
  45. How Much Has the War in Iran Depleted the U.S. Missile Supply?

    Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Defense officials inside the Trump Administration were already concerned that American stockpiles were insufficient for a potential standoff with China. A war of choice in the Middle East has only made matters worse.
  46. “The Peace President” Gets Belligerent with Iran and the Pope

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:27:19 -0000

    After negotiations to end the war failed to produce a deal, Trump imposed a naval blockade to cut off the Islamic Republic’s ability to trade through the Strait of Hormuz.
  47. The Hungarian Election Shows That Even Strongmen Can Lose

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:04:45 -0000

    Many people in the country had trouble imagining that Viktor Orbán could be defeated. But a philosopher also warned that defeatism can abet authoritarianism.
  48. Sam Altman’s Trust Issues at OpenAI

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on the rise of the C.E.O. of OpenAI, and how allegations of deceptive behavior continue to dog one of the most powerful figures in tech.