| Another Storm Complicates Efforts to Recover Victims of Tahoe Avalanche
- The sheriff’s office in Nevada County, Calif., said a storm that moved through early Thursday has slowed their work.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:35:33 +0000
|
| Assault on Sudanese City Bore ‘Hallmarks of Genocide,’ U.N. Finds
- A paramilitary group in Sudan’s civil war “acted with genocidal intent” in a monthslong siege of El Fasher, according to human rights experts.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:58:33 +0000
|
| Their Transgender Child’s Health Care Had Ended. What Now?
- In many ways, the parents whose adolescents had been receiving treatment at NYU Langone Health had been expecting this call. Still, they were stunned.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:57:50 +0000
|
| Billy Idol Had It All, and Then He ‘Lit It With Butane’
- Last year, the British rocker with the iconic sneer played his biggest tour yet. At 70, he’s revealing how he survived the tough times in a new documentary.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:51:13 +0000
|
| Two Sisters Died in Tahoe Area Avalanche During Trek With Friends
- The sisters regularly met up with their friends, many of them fellow parents with ties to Stanford University, to go on ski trips.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:49:22 +0000
|
| Epstein Built Ties to U.S. Customs Officers, Prompting Criminal Investigation
- Jeffrey Epstein cultivated friendly relationships with several customs officers in the U.S. Virgin Islands, offering food, advice and even musical gigs.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:48:03 +0000
|
| U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change
- The Trump administration is threatening to leave the influential agency unless it stops publishing its annual road map for cutting planet-warming emissions.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:29:48 +0000
|
| Bill Gates Cancels Speech in India Amid Epstein Controversy
- The philanthropist made the announcement on Thursday, after having earlier confirmed his participation in a prominent artificial intelligence summit in India.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:08:44 +0000
|
| Arts Panel Packed With Trump Allies Approves White House Ballroom Project
- President Trump has eliminated any pocket of resistance from within his administration to his plans for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:02:10 +0000
|
| A Press Freedom Case in Peril, From a Lawyer Who Helped Write It
- Alan Dershowitz was present at the creation of New York Times v. Sullivan. Now he is asking the Supreme Court to revise or destroy it.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:01:06 +0000
|
| One Year In, Trump’s Tariffs Have Not Helped U.S. Wine Businesses
- One year in, many producers say tariffs have not helped them, and some countries are rejecting U.S. wine altogether.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:26:15 +0000
|
| A Child Misses 3 Weeks of School. Should Protective Services Step In?
- A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summoning child protection officials if a student has excessive absences.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:11:02 +0000
|
| Why Is Trump Dumping East Wing Rubble in a Public Park?
- The East Potomac Golf Links is a municipal course that has been a fixture in Washington for decades. President Trump is turning it into something else.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:01:16 +0000
|
| Leon Botstein, Bard College’s President, Had Epstein Ties. He Is Also Seen as a Campus Savior.
- The president of Bard College raised millions to save his school from closure. As he sought donations, he talked with Jeffrey Epstein about music, watches and young female musicians.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:57:37 +0000
|
| Gaza’s Board of Peace: What to Know
- President Trump’s new organization was established to oversee a Gaza cease-fire but has expanded its mandate. Critics say it could undermine the United Nations.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:01:25 +0000
|
| A Rare Glimpse of a Sleeper Shark in Antarctic Waters
- Researchers filmed a 10-to-13-foot sleeper shark off the South Shetland Islands, in what may be the first recording of the species that far south.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:57:53 +0000
|
| In 2025, Trade Deficit in Goods Reached Record High
- Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services. The trade deficit in goods was the highest on record.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:40:33 +0000
|
| Who Would Win Gold in the Coward Olympics?
- There are a lot of potential contestants.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:55:40 +0000
|
| Trump Mulls a North American Trade Pact Without Canada
- U.S. officials are threatening major changes to a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that could upend the way business is done and leave Canada on the outs.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:58:01 +0000
|
| An Ancient Power Is Reasserting Itself
- Why the next 30 years belong to India.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:33:37 +0000
|
