| Kushner and Witkoff to Go to Russia and Ukraine to Revive Peace Talks
- Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s trip to meet with the countries’ presidents comes at a precarious moment in the Ukraine conflict.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:51:14 +0000
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| How to Define the ‘Reasonable’ in Reasonable Doubt
- “Beyond a reasonable doubt” is the highest burden of proof within the American legal system. Still, there is some wiggle room.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:47:44 +0000
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| Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats
- Under a new partnership, the Defense Department would play a larger role in biodefense and pandemic preparedness. Democrats warned it could allow a Pentagon cash grab.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:24:09 +0000
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| Gloria Steinem Stayed Positive, Even as the Manosphere Took Hold
- The feminist icon thought many women would carry on her legacy. But at an unsteady time for feminism, how will the movement carry on?
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:21:41 +0000
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| N.Y.P.D. Fatally Shoots Man With Knife on Brooklyn Bridge
- The shooting, on Friday morning, happened days after the police shot and killed a woman in Times Square who had stabbed two people.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:15:57 +0000
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| Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.
- The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:12:19 +0000
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| Trump Threatens to Halt Some Trade Unless the Fed Cuts Rates
- The president said he could halt trade between the United States and countries with which it has a trade deficit if the central bank doesn’t do his bidding.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:58:29 +0000
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| Russian Drone Strikes Office of Ukraine’s Intelligence Chief
- The attack came as the American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were said to be planning imminent visits to Kyiv and to Moscow.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:41:24 +0000
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| Trump Administration Moves to Drop Protections for More Wetlands
- The proposed rule could strip federal protections from most U.S. wetlands, many of which help feed drinking water systems.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:30:28 +0000
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| Israel Says It Is Cementing Its Foothold in Southern Lebanon
- The recent capture of a strategic ridge has further entrenched the Israeli occupation of Lebanese territory, as efforts to broker lasting peace have floundered.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:25:24 +0000
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| Inside Mamdani’s Private Army of Public Influencers
- Zohran Mamdani is seen as a social media wizard. Some of his popularity stems from an influencer operation run by the mayor’s office.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:22:23 +0000
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| A More Confident Iran Emerges After Six Months of War With the U.S.
- New intelligence reports have assessed that Iran now has a far better understanding of its capabilities and the limits of U.S. power.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:21:43 +0000
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| Corporate America Is Getting Hooked on Open-Source A.I.
- Companies like AT&T are increasingly using cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over expensive ones from Anthropic and OpenAI.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:55:38 +0000
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| Gloria Steinem Found Community and Clout Over the Dinner Table
- Neither a home cook nor an enthusiastic eater, she used the dinner table as a place to forge relationships and foster change.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:14:01 +0000
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| Yemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalates
- The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, appear to be trying to gain control of a port city near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key choke point for global trade.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:08:53 +0000
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| Build First, Ask Later
- We look at President Trump’s building spree in Washington.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:19:50 +0000
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| The Search for New Cures Is Broken
- It is too hard for medical researchers to launch clinical trials.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:27:49 +0000
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| ‘I Don’t Want to Die This Way’: Stranded for 15 Hours at Sea
- Two longtime friends rented jet skis for an hourlong excursion. They ended up fighting for their lives.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:04:29 +0000
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| The Risk of Russian Sabotage in Europe: A Fight That Spirals Out of Control
- Europe’s options are limited in responding to an unnerving series of plots and provocations. But the odds of unpredictable consequences are rising.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:03:31 +0000
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| Why Rebuilding After Climate Disasters Is No Longer Enough
- But every crisis is an opportunity.
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:02:22 +0000
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