Trump’s War in Iran, and Rising Gas Prices, Collide With Midterm Agenda

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:32:18 +0000)

The attack on Iran has led to a surge in energy prices at a moment when the cost of living is a major issue heading into the fall elections.

New Supreme Leader Inherits Sprawling, Secretive Office That Dominates Iran

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:03:19 +0000)

His father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had turned what was traditionally a religious affairs office into a shadowy national security juggernaut.

War Brings New Water Crises to an Already-Parched Iran

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:03:24 +0000)

Iran has accused the United States of bombing a desalination plant on Qeshm Island. The country was already facing a severe water shortage.

Trump Zigzags on When War Will End, and Investigators Search Epstein’s Ranch in New Mexico

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:09 +0000)

Plus, space mirrors?

U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:01:04 +0000)

More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report.

Two Supreme Court Justices Debate Handling of Trump Emergency Cases

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:44:15 +0000)

In a rare joint appearance, Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett M. Kavanaugh offered sharply different views on how the court should handle emergency requests.

Trump Antisemitism Inquiry Demanding List of Jews at Penn Heads to Court

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:01:17 +0000)

The Trump administration, which said it is investigating harassment, sued the University of Pennsylvania after it refused a request to provide information about Jewish students and staff.

Alexander Brothers Found Guilty on All Counts in Sex-Trafficking Trial

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:37:57 +0000)

The verdict comes more than a month after the trial began in Federal District Court in Manhattan where the jury heard weeks of emotional and often graphic testimony.

Casting, Which Will Be Celebrated at This Year’s Oscars, Has Changed Drastically

(Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:01:02 +0000)

What once involved an actor and a casting director in a room is now a technologically advanced exercise with pros and cons for performers.

How Best Picture is Decided

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:43 +0000)

Best picture is the only Oscar category decided by preferential ballot. Our reporter Marc Tracy explains how that works.

Here Are the Key Races to Watch in Mississippi and Georgia Elections

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:01:56 +0000)

It’s primary day in Mississippi, where a younger Democrat is trying to oust a House veteran, and in Georgia, where Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat is up for grabs.

iPads in Kindergarten, YouTube on Breaks: The School Screen-Time Battle

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:19 +0000)

Mounting evidence shows that excessive computer use can harm children, so parents are cutting back at home. Now, the debate has shifted to the classroom.

Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:01:56 +0000)

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been spare in his remarks following the attempted bombing at Gracie Mansion and arrests of two men who said they were motivated by ISIS.

Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands Wastelands

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:19 +0000)

Though high rates of the disease persist among the nearby Indigenous communities, the Canadian government is weighing rules that may allow energy giants to release treated mining waste into the river system.

Who Is Balendra Shah, the Rapper Set to Be Nepal’s Next Prime Minister?

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:52:26 +0000)

Balendra Shah’s party won a landslide in the election that followed Nepal’s Gen Z revolution. His style is pugnacious.

I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:03:52 +0000)

Nadia Schadlow, a deputy national security adviser during Trump’s first term, explains how the U.S.-Israel war with Iran fits in with an “America First” agenda.

Trump Has No Idea How to End the War With Iran

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:50:53 +0000)

Only when the U.S.-Israeli bombing of Iran comes to a halt, without destroying the state, can the Iranian people sort out their fate.

War and the Economy

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:30:39 +0000)

We look at the conflict’s global economic impact.

Late Night Scolds Trump Over Gasoline Prices

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:26:05 +0000)

“You can lie about many things in American life, but one thing you can’t lie about is gas prices,” Late Night host Seth Meyers said. “Everyone sees it.”

Fiscal Crunch Presents a First Big Policy Challenge for Mikie Sherrill

(Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:10 +0000)

Ms. Sherrill will present her first budget as New Jersey governor in Trenton on Tuesday, and with it a robust preview of her policy priorities.

Epstein’s Remote Zorro Ranch Is Searched by New Mexico Investigators

(Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:39:47 +0000)

Some of the disgraced financier’s victims have said they were trafficked at the property south of Santa Fe, where the nearest neighbors are miles away.

Bo Gritz, Vietnam Veteran Called a Real-Life Rambo, Dies at 87

(Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:24:40 +0000)

He served in the Special Forces, led a postwar raid to find P.O.W.s and became a voice of the right-wing anti-government fringe.

Meteorite Crashes Through Roof in Germany After Fiery Light Show

(Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:22:42 +0000)

The fireball from space was spotted by a network of sky-watching cameras in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Germany.