Trump’s Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:23:05 +0000)

President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world.

Like Trump, U.S. Embassies Are Raising Cash for Lavish July Fourth Parties

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:35:07 +0000)

Some of Washington’s diplomatic outposts in Asia are raising millions for events to mark the 250th independence anniversary. One ambassador offered to sing and dance.

Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 22:34:09 +0000)

Canada plans to unveil a new strategy that will shift its current reliance on American companies to Canadian military suppliers.

Trump Administration Ends Credit for Start-Stop Feature in Cars

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:01:41 +0000)

Manufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at red lights.

Three American Speeches at Munich, and Plenty of Confusion

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:01:09 +0000)

As the U.S. message veered from shared heritage and values to shared interests and back again, Europeans wondered what kind of alliance they were left with.

Trump’s Stinging Attack on Israel’s President Touches a Nerve

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:04:39 +0000)

President Trump called President Isaac Herzog of Israel “disgraceful” because he has not yet pardoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial.

Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:35:22 +0000)

South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.

Winter Storms Could Bring 8 Feet of Snow to Parts of California

(Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:25:04 +0000)

The greatest impact is expected across Northern California, where a pair of powerful storms are expected to begin on Sunday night and last into the week.

Light Snowfall Coming to New York, New Jersey and Long Island

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:46:42 +0000)

Forecasters said snowfall totals of one to two inches were likely Sunday night, with isolated amounts of up to three inches across New York City, northeastern New Jersey and much of Long Island.

How A.I. Salaries Are Causing Couples to Rethink Money in Relationships

(Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:01:00 +0000)

The artificial intelligence frenzy is creating personal fortunes rarely seen in modern technology and changing people’s attitudes about fairness and money in relationships.

Tax Missteps Happen — Even When Two Financial Pros are Married

(Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:02:12 +0000)

You’d think a financial planner married to another financial planner would have it easy come tax time. Alas, no.

Warner Bros. Is Said to Consider Reopening Talks With Paramount

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:47:45 +0000)

Warner Bros. Discovery had agreed to sell itself to Netflix, but its contract allows it to pursue offers that may lead to a superior deal.

In the East Village, Hiding in Plain Sight: A Secret Passage to the Underground Railroad

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:04:06 +0000)

A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist.

On the Las Vegas Strip, Local Acts at Delilah and Elsewhere Set the Vibe

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:00:16 +0000)

On the Strip and beyond, clubs, bars and restaurants spotlight local performers who deliver some of the city’s best entertainment.

What C.E.O.s Are Worried About

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:00:37 +0000)

Fractured politics, disruptive technologies and a distrust in institutions are making it harder to focus on the traditional tasks of growing sales and profits.

How $40-a-Pack Cigarettes Pushed Australians to the Black Market

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 05:01:13 +0000)

Tax hikes made cigarettes in Australia the most expensive in the world. They have also helped fuel a multibillion-dollar criminal enterprise in bootleg tobacco.

Gisèle Pelicot, the Woman at the Center of Rape Trial That Shook France, Shares Her Story

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:08:14 +0000)

In her first interview with an American media outlet, Pelicot opens up about surviving years of secret abuse — and a trial that shocked the world.

‘A Hymn to Life’ Review: Gisèle Pelicot’s Memoir Is a Powerfully Written Feminist Manifesto

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:00:30 +0000)

With matter-of-fact precision, “A Hymn to Life” powerfully chronicles the shock of discovering her husband’s sex crimes, and the rallying cry that followed.

What They Wanted From Jeffrey Epstein

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:24:10 +0000)

Epstein’s network may not have known everything, but it is hard to deny that many of them knew enough to know better.

The War in Ukraine Has Become a Way of Life

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:00:10 +0000)

The war in Ukraine can look like the future and the past at once. But it’s just our present, the only one we know.

Bans on Many CBD Products Loom This Year

(Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:00:41 +0000)

A federal law taking effect in November severely limits the amount of THC, the euphoric cannabis compound, allowed in over-the-counter items. Many groups are fighting back.

‘Wuthering Heights’ Gallops Toward $82 Million in Global Ticket Sales

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:46:28 +0000)

Warner Bros. spent an estimated $80 million on the R-rated romance, directed by Emerald Fennell, not including hefty marketing costs.

In First Public Comments Since Trump’s Racist Video, Obama Laments Lost Decorum

(Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:04:31 +0000)

In a podcast interview, former President Barack Obama did not directly address the video posted by Mr. Trump but denounced a “clown show” on social media.