What to Know About the U.S. Attacks on Iran

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The United States and Israel launched a major assault that reportedly has killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

See a Breakdown of Ayatollah Khamenei and Other Top Iranian Leaders

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Among those killed in strikes, according to the U.S. and Israel, were Iran’s supreme leader and three of his top military commanders.

Mapping the U.S.-Led Attacks on Iran

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Maps show where U.S. and Israel have struck Iran, and where Iran has retaliated.

Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’

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A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.

QAnon Faithful See Validation in the Epstein Files

(Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:00:54 +0000)

The nearly decade-old conspiracy theory does not align neatly with the facts emerging from the documents. That does not seem to matter.

Epstein Effort to Finance a Dick Cavett Film Undone by Background Check

(Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:51:54 +0000)

Jeffrey Epstein joined Mr. Cavett’s wife in an effort to create a PBS documentary on the talk-show legend. But then the producers did a background check on the financier.

Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team

(Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:40:26 +0000)

Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events.

OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash

(Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:53:57 +0000)

The deal came hours after President Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology made by Anthropic, an OpenAI rival.

A Tale of Two Seasons at Columbia, and Two Responses to Student Arrests

(Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:00:10 +0000)

When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.

The Bloody Rise and Fall of Mexico’s Top Crime Boss

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El Mencho’s brutality and business acumen put him atop the cartel world, until he made a fatal mistake.

How The Times Covers Cartels and Other Criminal Enterprises

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Cultivating sources. Verifying claims. Staying safe. After the death of El Mencho, four journalists share their approach to this difficult, dangerous work.

How Wesley Hunt of Texas Is Working in Plain Sight With Outside Groups

(Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:13:10 +0000)

Exchanges between two X accounts appear to offer a vivid example of how campaigns may sidestep campaign-finance law to share strategic information.

Could the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Affect the Midterms?

(Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:00:12 +0000)

The court is set to decide a major case that could scramble the country’s congressional maps. One crucial factor for this year’s elections is when the ruling lands.

Regime Change in Iran? 4 Opinion Writers on Khamenei Strike.

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How should Americans feel about the potential for regime change? What happens now?

The Immovable and Ruinous Obsessions of Ayatollah Khamenei

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The supreme leader organized his existence around one big idea: resistance.

Warner Bros. Employees Glum About Prospect of Paramount Ownership

(Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:58:36 +0000)

Employees at the company had started to warm to the idea of Netflix as its corporate owner. Now they face the prospect of major cuts under Paramount.

How the BAFTAs Bungled Its Response to a Racial Slur

(Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:02:12 +0000)

The awards show didn’t mention racist slurs when it told the audience that a man with Tourette’s might make “involuntarily noises.”

New Geothermal Technology Aims to Produce Clean Energy in Germany

(Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:00:10 +0000)

Developers are using a new geothermal technology in Germany to produce clean energy.

No Clear Endgame in the Conflict Between Afghanistan and Pakistan

(Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:04:29 +0000)

Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan showed its overwhelming superiority in conventional warfare, but the Taliban have refined a lethal repertoire of guerrilla tactics.