Oil Price Hits Wartime High Above $120 a Barrel as Iran War Standoff Continues

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:24:02 +0000)

The longer the disruption to Middle East fuel supplies lasts, the risk grows that higher energy costs will feed into broader inflation that could dent economic growth.

U.S. Economy Grew 2 Percent in Early 2026 Even as War in Iran Began to Hit Energy Prices

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:33:21 +0000)

Gross domestic product expanded at a 2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a period including first weeks of conflict in the Middle East.

Why the U.A.E. Is Quitting OPEC

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:29:39 +0000)

The United Arab Emirates is walking away from OPEC this May. The New York Times’ energy reporter, Rebecca Elliott, breaks down how the war with Iran provided the perfect opening for the Emirates to go solo.

Behind Powell’s High-Stakes Decision to Stay at the Fed

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:13:11 +0000)

Jerome H. Powell will remain a governor at the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends, in a bid to guard against a further incursion by the Trump administration on the central bank’s independence.

Rising Fuel Prices Force Policymakers to Weigh Excruciating Choices

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:08:50 +0000)

The Bank of England and European Central Bank held interest rates steady on Thursday, as officials search for signs of possible longer-term damage and warn of the impact of a prolonged energy shock.

After Supreme Court Decision, Louisiana Weighs Redrawing House Maps

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:44:22 +0000)

It was not immediately clear whether Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, would postpone the May 16 primary election for House races after the court ruled the state’s congressional districts unconstitutional.

In Blow to Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court Embraces Claim of Racial Progress

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:24:37 +0000)

The majority said the law was a victim of its own success and no longer needed. Dissenters responded that Congress should make the call.

Some Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling ‘Missed the Mark’

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:45 +0000)

Veterans of the civil rights movement and others said the Supreme Court decision felt like a bleak end to decades of gains in Black representation in the region.

Chief Justice Roberts Played the Long Game on Voting Rights

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:19 +0000)

Since his early days as a lawyer and in his first years on the bench, the chief justice has worked to limit the force of the Voting Rights Act.

Gov. Janet Mills Exits Maine Senate Race as an Insurgent Democrat Rises

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:54:55 +0000)

Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party’s left and voters’ unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: A Rhapsody in Cerulean

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:02:05 +0000)

In this sequel, Andy (Anne Hathaway) and Miranda (Meryl Streep) encounter a series of crises that set the stage for a larger, existential catastrophe.

Top 10 Reasons We Love the Original ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Movie

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:34 +0000)

The 2006 comedy is filled with moments big and small that have stood the test of time, thanks in no small part to Meryl Streep’s turn as Miranda Priestly.

High-Profile Squatting Incidents Are on the Rise Across the Country

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:01:29 +0000)

States are responding to a rise in high-profile squatting cases, in luxury homes and public housing alike.

Crop Undercount Raises Questions About Reliability of U.S.D.A. Data

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:22:40 +0000)

Corn estimates were off by 4.5 million acres last year. A lack of survey responses, not job cuts, led to the miss, the Agriculture Department said.

The Vaccine Skeptic in Trump’s New C.D.C. Leadership Team

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:29:39 +0000)

Dr. Sara Brenner is a physician, an F.D.A. official and a “MAHA mom” who has said people should not reflexively believe in the benefits of vaccines.

Trump Administration Casts Host of Policies Under Biden as Anti-Christian

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:09:39 +0000)

A new report is the latest effort by the Justice Department to argue that it is removing political bias from prosecutorial decision-making.

How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:25:53 +0000)

High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence.

Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:57:21 +0000)

Officials are investigating similar attacks across Europe, all claimed by a shadowy Islamist group that may be using low-cost, unsophisticated methods to sow fear in Jewish communities.

What to Know About the Stabbing Attack Against 2 Jewish Men in London

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:26:01 +0000)

The British police said the attack on Wednesday was being treated as terrorism, and they warned of rising antisemitic hate crimes.

Police in Australia Were Warned of Terror Risk Before Bondi Attack, Report Says

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:26:15 +0000)

A Jewish security group told police an attack on the community was “likely” because of heightened antisemitism, days before December’s mass shooting in Sydney.

Is Yoko Ono the Most Radical Artist of the Trump Era?

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:02:35 +0000)

In the 1960s, she invited an audience to cut off her clothes. As attacks on women’s rights escalate, “Cut Piece” and other decades-old works of feminist art feel more relevant than ever.

Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:09:33 +0000)

The Trump administration says the cities shouldn’t be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that’s preposterous.

Forest Service Research Labs Are Closing

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:01:06 +0000)

A research lab in Washington State tracks ecological changes in a warming climate and provides scientific guidance for forest managers. It is one of 57 such facilities being shuttered.

Minimal Comfort Feeding Is a New, Controversial Approach in Late Dementia

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:11 +0000)

Some consider the regular feeding of late-stage dementia patients to be nonnegotiable. Others see it as extending life unnecessarily.

British Royals Crisscross Manhattan in Brief Visit Packed With Photo Ops

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:17:13 +0000)

King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the Sept. 11 memorial before stopping by an urban farm, the New York Public Library, a business event and a gala.

What the Royal State Dinner Guest List Says About Trump’s America

(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:12:35 +0000)

There were at least 10 American billionaires, six Fox News hosts, assorted presidential pals, no Democratic politicians and not so many British.

Mamdani Suggested UK Should Return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond. Here’s the Back Story.

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:04:56 +0000)

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York suggested that Britain should return the gem, a symbol of colonial plunder. Here’s the back story of the famed jewel.

Mariah Explains Her Hit-Producing Songwriting Process

(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:09:57 +0000)

The artist talks about writing her era-defining hits, the pleasures of collaboration and some of the ways she has been undercredited as a writer.

How Taylor Swift Writes a Song, In Her Own Words

(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:14:43 +0000)

The artist shares stories behind some of her biggest hits, her love of a “rant bridge” and how life in the public eye informs the stories she tells in her songs.

The U.S. Military Was Losing Its Edge. After Iran, Everyone Knows It.

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:05:08 +0000)

Somehow, the weaker nation is in the stronger negotiating position.

Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:33 +0000)

The people building A.I. fear that we have only a short time before advanced A.I. disrupts the labor force.

Who’s a Threat?

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:43:02 +0000)

We look at when political criticism can be considered a threat of violence.

Share the Times Pages You Couldn’t Throw Away

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:44:52 +0000)

The New York Times has been publishing for 175 years. Some of that history may be sitting in a shoe box under your bed.

Venice Biennale Jury Resigns Amid Tension Over Awards Ban

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:15:59 +0000)

The jury of the world’s most important art exhibition had said it wouldn’t consider artists from countries whose leaders are accused of crimes against humanity.

A Way to Slow Down ‘Super-Speeders’ Who Keep Breaking the Law

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:15:16 +0000)

City and state officials want speed-limiting devices installed in the cars of drivers who get more than 16 speeding tickets in a year, in hopes of preventing injuries and deaths.

David Allan Coe, Singer Who Personified Outlaw Country, Dies at 86

(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:52:23 +0000)

Mr. Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” and other hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and ’80s.