On Iran, Trump Keeps World Off Balance With Ever-Changing Threats

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:40:33 +0000)

Global leaders are struggling in their efforts to find a way to end the American-Israeli war on Iran, and they are spooked about what President Trump might do next.

A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:56:53 +0000)

For the Iranians, the Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down was possible leverage. For the U.S. military, finding him was a moral imperative.

The Latest Blows to Iran’s Leadership

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:32:11 +0000)

An Iranian intelligence chief killed overnight on Monday was one of several Iranian officials who occupied their posts for only a few months.

Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:39:08 +0000)

Prosecutors did not watch video of the nonfatal shooting until weeks after charging the wounded man, an official said.

Plunging International Student Enrollment Under Trump Squeezes Colleges

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:20 +0000)

The Trump administration’s campaign to curtail international students is not just hitting the elite schools targeted by the government.

Trump’s USAID Overhaul Sent Millions More Dollars to Big U.S.-Based Contractors

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:12:07 +0000)

While organizations in the developing world were nearly shut out, the big aid agencies DOGE had called wasteful received huge infusions of cash, a new analysis found.

BNY and Robinhood Will Help Run ‘Trump Accounts’ for Children

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:28:06 +0000)

The new tax-sheltered savings and investment accounts will start accepting deposits this summer.

What Does an Ultra-Luxury First Class Ticket Get You? Flying in a Frictionless Bubble.

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:45:22 +0000)

A writer reports from inside the premium bubble, where there’s no such thing as too much, petty annoyances are nonexistent and the real world never intrudes.

In Savannah Guthrie’s Return to ‘Today,’ a Rare TV Example of How to Live With Not Knowing

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:15:10 +0000)

With her mother still missing, the “Today” host’s comeback was a rare TV example of learning to live with not knowing.

What We Know About the Kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s Mother

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:23:09 +0000)

Nancy Guthrie, 84, the “Today” show anchor’s mother, vanished from her Arizona home on Feb. 1. In the time since, very little new information has come to light.

The California Lake Billed as the ‘Saudi Arabia of Lithium’

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:19:19 +0000)

Residents of Imperial County, Calif., are in dire need of an economic boost. Experts say the answer lies beneath the Salton Sea, where a lithium trove sits.

Forget the A.I. Apocalypse. Memes Have Already Nuked Our Culture.

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:54:30 +0000)

From our jokes and slang to the White House’s policy messaging, internet “brain rot” has escaped our phones to take over … well, everything.

Epstein in Paris: How a Sex Offender Hustled for Access to France’s Elite

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:32:35 +0000)

Jeffrey Epstein spent his last days of freedom in Paris, meeting with influential figures. It was a playbook he used everywhere he lived to stamp a veneer of respectability on a life of sordid criminality.

Bard College Is Split Over Its President and His Epstein Ties

(Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:01:46 +0000)

Leon Botstein saved Bard from near ruin. Now, as an outside firm conducts a review, the campus is home to arguments about his legacy and future.

Ahead of 2026 Midterms, Republicans Unveil a $342 Million Battle Plan to Keep the Senate

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:05 +0000)

The main super PAC for Senate Republicans is focusing on eight states, and plans to spend big money to defend G.O.P.-held seats in Alaska, Iowa and Ohio.

In Race to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Iran War Is a Dividing Line

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:02:21 +0000)

Tuesday’s special House election runoff in a conservative stretch of Georgia is one of the first to showcase disagreements over the conflict, including within the G.O.P.

Someone Changed His Party Registration. He Thinks He Knows Why.

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:17:34 +0000)

Andrew Hevesi, a lifelong Democrat and New York State assemblyman from Queens, was told his voter registration had been changed without his knowledge. He has a culprit in mind.

The Big Bang: A.I. Has Created a Code Overload

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:27:31 +0000)

Companies are scrambling to deal with the glut.

A.I. Is on Its Way to Upending Cybersecurity

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:29:40 +0000)

With new systems from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, hackers can attack with greater speed. The defense is more A.I.

San Francisco Sobers Up

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:34:22 +0000)

San Francisco gets its act together.

It’s Called Silicon Sampling, and It’s Going to Ruin Public Opinion Polling

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:47:44 +0000)

Instead of navigating the obstacles to conduct polls with human respondents, pollsters are running A.I. simulations instead. Why?

Sharpton Moves Longtime Civil Rights Group to New Home in Harlem

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:12 +0000)

The Rev. Al Sharpton wants to leave his mark in the face of gentrification, which he says has diluted Harlem’s political power.

A Hidden Russian Hand in Hungary’s Election? Actually, It’s Quite Open.

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:04:32 +0000)

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made hostility to Ukraine a centerpiece of his campaign. Moscow seems determined to repay the favor.

Trump’s Board of Peace Gives Hamas Disarmament Deadline

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:54:20 +0000)

The demand reflects both the U.S. administration’s eagerness to secure a lasting cease-fire in Gaza and its growing impatience with the Palestinian militant group.

Federal Agency Unveils Three Potential Osteoarthritis Treatments

(Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0000)

With funding from ARPA-H, three teams of researchers have regrown bone and cartilage, even entire knees, in animal studies. Human trials are not far off.