Amid Trump’s Threats, NATO Labors to Survive the Iran War

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:11:02 +0000)

President Trump is citing the unwillingness of European nations to back the United States in the conflict as another reason to scale back or abandon the alliance. And he still wants Greenland.

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

(Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:20:57 +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.

Israel Agrees to Hold Talks With Lebanon

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:36:33 +0000)

Also, vegetative patients may be more aware than we thought. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:03:27 +0000)

Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and was not a victim of his. She called for a congressional hearing for his victims.

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.

Judge Rejects Hegseth’s Second Attempt to Restrict Reporters at Pentagon

(Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:03:43 +0000)

A federal judge gutted a set of rules that were adopted after the court declared an earlier press policy unconstitutional, in a case brought by The New York Times.

New Charter Allows RFK Jr. to Reclaim Vaccine Policy Despite Court Ruling

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:29:34 +0000)

The charter, published on Thursday, alters the makeup and purpose of the panel, opening the door for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reclaim his revision of national vaccine policy.

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.

Student Hit by Projectile During ‘No Kings’ Protest Lost an Eye, Lawyer Says

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:37:56 +0000)

The student, Tucker Collins, 18, was observing demonstrators in Los Angeles when he was struck, the lawyer said.

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.

Putin Announces Orthodox Easter Cease-Fire, but Ukraine Is Skeptical

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:12:46 +0000)

The cease-fire would be in effect this weekend, the Kremlin said, but each side accused the other of violating a similar pause announced last year.

Zelensky Sees Small Window for Peace

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:46:35 +0000)

Talks to end the war in Ukraine could resume soon, said President Volodymyr Zelensky as he expressed skepticism about a breakthrough.

3 Russian Submarines Detected Near Britain Were Spying, U.K. Says

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:57:33 +0000)

John Healey, the defense secretary, said the vessels were gathering information about undersea pipelines, and said he believed President Vladimir V. Putin “would want us to be distracted by the Middle East.”

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.

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.

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.

Florida Attorney General Investigates OpenAI and ChatGPT Over F.S.U. Shooting

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:28:09 +0000)

The state’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, said ChatGPT “may likely have been used to assist” the suspect in last year’s shooting at Florida State University.

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.

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.

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.

Who Was Most Weakened by This War? Trump? Iran? 3 Opinion Writers Debate.

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:06:45 +0000)

Will the shooting really stop? What should be Trump’s red lines? A discussion on where America’s war on Iran stands.

How Ben Sasse Is Living Now That He Is Dying

(Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:34:53 +0000)

The former senator wants to heal the America he’s leaving behind.

Venezuela Approves New Law to Open Mining to Foreign Investors

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:01:32 +0000)

The move opens the country’s coveted mineral fortune up to foreign investors, the latest move that Venezuela’s leadership has taken to satisfy the Trump administration.

Afrika Bambaataa, Often Called the ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop,’ Is Dead

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:28:59 +0000)

A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.

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.

‘We Are Fierce Competitors’: Live Nation Case Reaches Closing Arguments

(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:07:50 +0000)

Thirty-four states accused the concert giant of suffocating competition and driving up ticket prices. The company denies being anything but big.