| A Climate Supercomputer Is Getting New Bosses. It’s Not Clear Who.
- The National Science Foundation said management of the machine, used by researchers for forecasts, disaster warnings and pure science, would be transferred to a “third-party operator.”
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:32:08 +0000
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| The Mutually Beneficial Ties Between Jeffrey Epstein and Thorbjorn Jagland
- Thorbjorn Jagland, a former prime minister of Norway who led the Nobel Committee, promised influence, and the disgraced financier had gifts to give, new emails show.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:23:39 +0000
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| AOC Ties Inequality to Rise of Authoritarians at Munich Security Conference
- Speaking at a security conference, the New York progressive argued that “extreme levels of income inequality lead to social instability” and eventually far-right populism.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:56:09 +0000
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| Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early Prize
- The South American country has natural gas that could be extracted and exported quickly, but U.S. sanctions, which are now being eased, have stymied development.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:31:47 +0000
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| RFK Jr. Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schools
- Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:29:49 +0000
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| Mamdani Revives Bus and Bike Lanes Killed by Adams in ‘Backroom Deals’
- A range of new projects announced on Friday will reverse decisions made by the Adams administration and help the new mayor fulfill his vow to speed up buses in New York.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:19:59 +0000
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| Au Pair Juliana Peres Magalhães Sentenced to 10 Years in Banfield Double Murder Case
- Juliana Peres Magalhães, 25, had cooperated with prosecutors, who sought a lenient sentence. But the judge said the woman, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, merited the state maximum.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:08:32 +0000
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| The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s Power
- The journalist Anand Giridharadas examines the power and influence that Jeffrey Epstein brokered and that the latest batch of Epstein files puts on display.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:02:46 +0000
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| Congress Leaves DC as DHS Shuts Down
- Despite a deadlock over funding for the agency, lawmakers left town and left Democratic and White House negotiators to try to work out a deal in their absence.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:01:31 +0000
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| Can’t Buy Love? Kenya Bans Bouquets Made of Cash.
- Floral arrangements crafted from carefully-folded, colorful bank notes, had become a popular symbol of love in Nairobi.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:00:14 +0000
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| Beyond the Big Cities, ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America
- Far from the national spotlight, towns like Cornelius, Ore., and Coon Rapids, Minn., are dealing with President Trump’s expanding mass deportation effort, and the effects can be acute.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:48:21 +0000
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| A Surge of ICE Arrests Overwhelms the Federal Court System
- A surge of immigration arrests in the state sent thousands of people to detention centers in Texas, New Mexico and elsewhere. Federal courts have been overwhelmed with their pleas for release.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:44:31 +0000
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| One Last Chat With David Brooks
- Before leaving The Times after 22 years, David Brooks responds to readers’ questions.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:42:28 +0000
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| Amid Fallout From Epstein Files, Dubai’s DP World Boss Is Replaced
- Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was credited with turning the state-backed DP World into a global logistics powerhouse. He was recently identified in correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:35:50 +0000
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| Man Pleads Guilty in Murder Plot U.S. Says Is Tied to Indian Government
- Nikhil Gupta was accused of plotting to assassinate an American citizen. Prosecutors have argued the case mirrors similar efforts against Sikhs, including the killing of one in Canada.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:20:34 +0000
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| ’The Interview’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story
- 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.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:02:15 +0000
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| Looks Aren’t Everything? Clavicular Begs to Differ.
- Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, has emerged as a beacon for a group of narcissistic, status-obsessed young men. He wants to take his fixation with “looksmaxxing” mainstream.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:11:35 +0000
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| What It Means to Be a White ‘Race Traitor’
- From Schwerner and Goodman to Good and Pretti, white people putting themselves in harm’s way has helped galvanize Americans for justice.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:20:41 +0000
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| Trump’s Minnesota Retreat Points to the Power of Public Anger
- The withdrawal came as polls show Americans opposing the president’s immigration tactics, and as some Republican lawmakers began to find ways to distance themselves.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:03:22 +0000
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| Bessent Pushes Senate on Fed Confirmation Amid Backlash Over Criminal Inquiry
- President Trump’s effort to get Kevin M. Warsh confirmed as the next Federal Reserve chair has been complicated by a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:34:23 +0000
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