| Midterm Elections: Who Is Winning the Race for Congress?
- It’s Oct. 19 — 15 days from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:29:53 +0000
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| Saudi Arabia Postpones Its FII Investment Event After Houthi Attacks
- The Future Investment Initiative, a centerpiece of Saudi efforts to diversify its economy from its reliance on the energy industry, was set to begin next week.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:22:27 +0000
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| Trump Says Renovations on Disputed DC Golf Course Will Begin Immediately
- A federal judge has ordered tree cutting halted at the city course as she considers a lawsuit over the legality of the administration’s plans.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:12:28 +0000
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| Latest Climate Report Warns of Major Upheaval to California Way of Life
- The dire projections come from the state’s Climate Change Assessment, which analyzes the impacts of changing weather patterns on the nation’s most-populous state.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:05:55 +0000
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| The Overlapping Plagues Quietly Devastating American Forests
- Trees are suffering one devastating epidemic after another, unleashed by insects and bacteria that enter the country because of global trade.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:55:37 +0000
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| Fire at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was Sabotage, Officials Say
- The fire, which did not seriously damage the network, came after similar incidents in Bulgaria and Poland involving the satellite internet provider, a key defense tool for Ukraine’s armed forces.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:48:05 +0000
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| Supreme Court to Hear New Case on Race and School Admissions
- The court’s decision to review an admissions policy for selective middle school programs in Maryland follows its rejection of affirmative action in higher education.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:38:42 +0000
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| Rent Is High Enough Without Junk Fees
- Tenants apply for an apartment listed at one price, only to find that they owe their landlords even more.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:37:34 +0000
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| France Officials Acknowledge ‘Failure’ Around Riots
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu defended police efforts and pledged to restore order as government ministers acknowledged failures.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:29:08 +0000
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| Houthi Strikes Kill Dozens in Yemeni Desert Military Camp, Officials Say
- The Iranian-backed militia struck with ballistic missiles deep in government-held central Yemen, in what appeared to be among the deadliest attacks of the renewed war.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:26:44 +0000
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| New York City Has a Rat Killing Machine
- Are the humans winning? That’s hard to say. But we certainly have a technological advantage.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:18:41 +0000
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| The Republican Party Is a Mess. It Will Emerge Stronger for It.
- The G.O.P. will not always be focused around the strong personality and charisma of Trump.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:12:42 +0000
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| Republicans Are Vastly Outspending Democrats on Senate Races
- With Republicans seen as less likely to hold their majority in the House, the party is focusing more on the battle for the Senate, where it is vastly outspending Democrats on ads.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:59 +0000
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| Republicans in Ohio Are Worried About Turnout. Here’s What They’re Doing About It.
- To boost Senator Jon Husted, who is in a tight race to keep his seat, some Republicans who were making a jobs pitch have pivoted to focus on socialism.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:46:34 +0000
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| How a Trillion-Dollar Industry Launders Illegal Gold
- The line between dirty and clean gold is an industry fiction. Wall Street and governments profit off gold from criminals, gangsters and those who exploit children.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:33:10 +0000
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| How Did Life Arise? Three Turning Points in Early Evolution
- Where did it start? How did it grow complex? Why did it get big? Three moments in Earth’s early history when evolution suddenly, inexplicably turned up the dial.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:56:26 +0000
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| France’s Far Right Seizes the Moment as Rioting Stuns the Country
- The National Rally, already ahead in the polls, presented itself as the party best placed to restore law and order.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:55:13 +0000
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| Trump Is Pushing Ukraine to Surrender to Russia, Zelensky Says
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said he didn’t want to believe that Washington wanted an end to the war at Ukraine’s expense. “But that’s how it looks,” he added.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:39:50 +0000
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| How Penélope Cruz Masterminded One of the Most Versatile Careers in Hollywood
- As a young actor, she was determined to avoid being typecast as a “sex bomb.” Thirty years later, she’s in total control of the women she plays.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:14:52 +0000
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| To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look
- Layers of people certify that gold is free from rights abuses and criminality. Nobody makes them leave their desks.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:59:55 +0000
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