| Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80
- The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:44:28 +0000
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| Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims
- The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:37:52 +0000
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| F.D.A. Approves the Drug Daraxonrasib That’s Poised to Transform Pancreatic Cancer
- In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:21:54 +0000
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| What to Know About Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube
- Landmark trials are testing a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:08:30 +0000
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| ‘You’re Ruining My Dreams’: C.T.E. Study Adds to Family Tension Over Football
- Many families are engaged in tense debates after a new study found a high percentage of N.F.L. players had developed degenerative brain disease.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:55:32 +0000
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| Deadly Nepal Flood May Have Been Caused by ‘Ice Avalanche,’ Scientists Say
- An initial assessment of satellite imagery suggests an “ice avalanche” from a high-altitude glacier sent a giant cascade into the valley below.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:49:05 +0000
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| Oil Prices Dip on News of Progress in Hormuz Talks
- The two countries said they would create a temporary shipping lane and clear mines in the waterway. Global oil prices dipped after the joint announcement.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:20:42 +0000
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| A Surrogate Refused an Abortion and Fled to Texas. Now She Wants Custody of the Baby.
- A surrogate refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She fled to Texas and had the child. Now she wants a judge to give custody to her instead of the biological parents.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:20:33 +0000
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| Trump Administration Wants Billion-Dollar Businesses to Qualify as ‘Small’
- Higher revenue and employee limits for small businesses that get federal contracts and loans could disadvantage the smallest companies, their owners say.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:15:18 +0000
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| Ukraine’s Most Potent Weapon: The Software Orchestrating Its Drone Army
- The Delta system pulls together battlefield data to identify targets, creating a miles-wide “kill zone.” The technology is credited with helping to cut Russian advances to a near standstill.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:38:54 +0000
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| Even as Trump’s Standing Slips, He Slingshots Darline Graham to Victory
- After facing low approval ratings and endorsement setbacks, the president made a show of force in lifting Darline Graham to the Republican nomination for Senate in South Carolina.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:34:38 +0000
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| Meet Dean Roy, the 15-Year-Old Running for Vermont Governor and Ready for ‘Impact’
- Dean Roy, 15, will appear on the ballot in November as a third-party candidate. He said his generation’s concerns, like affordability and climate change, have been ignored for too long.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:17:23 +0000
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| Did the Zodiac Kill the Black Dahlia? This Crime Writer Thinks So.
- The novelist Michael Connelly knows he is putting his reputation on the line with the podcast “Killer in the Code.” But despite critics’ skepticism, he finds the evidence “completely convincing.”
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:15:14 +0000
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| Bessent Faces Credibility Test in Quest to Tame Markets
- The Treasury secretary is confronting the limits of his ability to reshape the economy ahead of midterm elections.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:05:42 +0000
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| It Was Inevitable That Trump Would Come to This
- Lèse-majesté, American-style.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:03:33 +0000
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| What Child Actors Understand About Hayden Panettiere
- We might have worked on different sets, for different directors, in different eras, but every child actor bears the same recognizable wounds.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:59:31 +0000
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| Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit
- In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:06:51 +0000
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| They’re Done With Trump
- We look at Canada’s opposition to the president.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:02:26 +0000
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| ‘Honeymoon’s Over’: Warsh Under Pressure as Fed Weighs Raising Rates
- Kevin M. Warsh is scheduled to deliver his first address at the Federal Reserve’s annual conference in Jackson, Wyo., with U.S. government bond markets on edge and inflation risks resurfacing.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:04:04 +0000
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| Under Threat, Saudi Arabia Reroutes Oil Exports Yet Again
- Forced away from the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the Saudis turned to the Red Sea. Now they are relying on a less dangerous but more complicated detour via the Suez Canal.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:02:55 +0000
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