| UK Ban on Palestine Action Is Unlawful, Court Finds
- The High Court said the ban on Palestine Action as a terrorist group breached free speech rights and was disproportionate. The government said it would appeal.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:06:38 +0000
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| A Surge of Children in ICE Detention, and Meta’s Plans for Facial Recognition
- Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:00:14 +0000
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| Ukraine Says U.S. Is Increasing Pressure for a Deal as the Midterms Loom
- It is unclear what the Trump administration is prepared to do if it does not get the concessions it wants from Kyiv on issues like territory and elections.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:16:15 +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 which the latest batch of Epstein files puts on display.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:06:15 +0000
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| The Transformative Power of the 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 10:04:07 +0000
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| A D.H.S. Shutdown Looms. Bruised Minnesotans Urge Their Parties to Dig In.
- Congressional Democrats say they will approve no money for the Department of Homeland Security without guardrails on immigration agents. Their voters in Minnesota are demanding no less.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:03:18 +0000
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| Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
- In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:03:01 +0000
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| Trump Wants Smithsonian to Create a Different Official Portrait
- The painted portrait from President Trump’s first term was completed more than four years ago, but never unveiled. Now he wants the National Portrait Gallery to commission a new one.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:02:51 +0000
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| Conspiracy Theories Only Flourish With More Epstein Evidence
- The dump of millions of documents has fueled a new wave of speculation, A.I.-generated hoaxes and foreign disinformation.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:02:43 +0000
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| Amtrak’s Largest Train Revamp in 55 Years Is Coming Soon
- Step inside the sprawling factory in California where the largest fleet replacement in Amtrak’s 55-year history is coming together piece by piece.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:02:23 +0000
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| Restaurants Say ICE Presence Imperils Business
- In several cities where immigrants are being detained, owners say they’re struggling to stay open as fear keeps customers and workers from leaving home.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:02:11 +0000
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| Hundreds of Children Are in ICE Detention
- The number of children being detained has spiked since last year. Families describe poor conditions and little education.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:02:06 +0000
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| What Does Romance Mean to You?
- Our podcast listeners share the everyday ways love shows up in their lives.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:01:58 +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 10:01:09 +0000
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| Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters
- As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:00:38 +0000
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| We’re All in a Throuple With A.I.
- What happens when the people building a new technology don’t want to use it?
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:00:27 +0000
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| New Jersey Bridge Project Could Snarl Rail Traffic for a Month
- Construction on the new Portal North Bridge is expected to disrupt commutes into Manhattan on NJ Transit, PATH and Amtrak trains beginning on Sunday.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:00:13 +0000
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| ‘The Daily Show’ Gives President Trump Yet Another Inaugural Award
- Jordan Klepper congratulated the president, the sole nominee for “the Inaugural Award for Winning the Most Inaugural Awards.”
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:29:54 +0000
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| What We Know About the Victims of the Tumbler Ridge Mass Shooting in Canada
- The attack at a secondary school and a private residence in the small, remote community in British Columbia has left families stunned and grief-stricken.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 04:23:11 +0000
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| Goldman Sachs General Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler Resigns Over Epstein Ties
- Kathryn Ruemmler, a former top Obama administration lawyer, is out at Goldman Sachs after emails showed a friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein spanning many years.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 04:22:21 +0000
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