| U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5 Degree Climate Target
- It proposed a new goal of limiting the “overshoot” of rising temperatures and eventually figuring out how to undo the temperature gains, a highly uncertain path.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:01:04 +0000
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| Six Takeaways From the Massachusetts Primaries
- Senator Ed Markey, 80, trounced a younger challenger who had made an argument for generational change. Two other longtime Democratic lawmakers hung on, too.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:44:35 +0000
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| Longtime Democratic Congressman Defeats Progressive Rival in Massachusetts
- Representative Stephen Lynch, 71, a centrist, beat Patrick Roath, 39, in a primary that reflected the party’s generational and ideological divides.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:42:47 +0000
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| Missouri Voters Appear to Recall City Councilman Over Data Center Support
- Initial results showed that residents of Independence, Mo., voted overwhelmingly to recall an official who backed billions of dollars in tax breaks for a data center.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:47:33 +0000
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| Judge Lets Case Against Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect, Go to Trial
- The judge said prosecutors had presented enough evidence to try the man accused of killing the conservative activist last year, who pleaded not guilty.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:41:38 +0000
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| Former Biden White House Aide Wins Massachusetts Democratic House Primary
- Dan Koh, who ran with the endorsement of former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., topped a crowded field to secure the nomination in the safely Democratic Sixth Congressional District.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:31:16 +0000
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| A.I. Is to Be Banned in N.Y.C. Elementary and Middle Schools
- A new policy to be announced by the Department of Education bars younger students from using A.I., but stops short of a moratorium.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:16:02 +0000
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| ‘Don’t Worry About Me’: Attacker’s Father Thought She Had Turned a Corner
- Pamela Cisneros was killed by the police in Times Square after she stabbed two people, one fatally. Her father said she had stopped going with him to her mental health appointments.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:02:57 +0000
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| Putin Pledges Increased Strikes in Ukraine and Support for Iran
- The Russian president promised continued retaliation against the Ukrainians and “full solidarity” with Iran.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:53:53 +0000
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| Times Square Police Shooting Was Justified but Put Others at Risk, Experts Say
- Officers who stood around a woman wielding two kitchen knives, and then opened fire without clearing the area, risked harming themselves or passers-by, the experts said.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:37:45 +0000
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| Despite Duane Davis’s Conviction in Tupac Murder Trial, Some Still Seek Closure
- When a man was found guilty of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, it brought catharsis to many who knew the rapper. But questions remain even after the trial.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:37:51 +0000
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| Woman Killed in Times Square Stabbing Identified as Bank of America VP
- The New York Police Department made public the names of some of the people involved in a seemingly random knife attack on a crowded Manhattan street, but questions remained.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:25:16 +0000
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| U.S. Strikes Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Mines, Trump Says
- Iranian officials said the strikes caused significant damage, including killing four people and injuring several dozens at a wedding. Iran said it retaliated by firing on U.S. bases in the region.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:23:08 +0000
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| Haitian Student, Despondent Over Ankle Monitor, Dies in Apparent Suicide
- The 20-year-old was fitted with a tracking device under a Trump administrative initiative targeting Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:23:42 +0000
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| Hegseth Targets 7 More Officers as His Frustrated Army Secretary Quits
- The defense secretary’s cuts, which have hit about 10 percent of the military’s top officers, are dividing the Pentagon, officials said.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:30:12 +0000
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| House Censures Republican Accused of Sexually Harassing Two Aides
- Representative Chuck Edwards received a formal rebuke on the floor after a speech in which he apologized for his conduct but said it did not constitute harassment.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:22:45 +0000
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| U.S. Launches New Attacks on Iran
- Also, borrowing costs rise around the world. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:36:15 +0000
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| On Trump’s Ballroom, Chief Justice Finds Himself in an Unusual Spot: In Dissent
- Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has been in the majority in divided cases more times than any other chief since 1953. But not this time.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:19:46 +0000
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| Did the Met Just Cancel the Wrong Fashionista?
- With John Galliano, Anna Wintour cannot seem to separate the man from his work.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:00:05 +0000
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| Carney Tells Trump Officials to ‘Stop Throwing Shade’ Over Canada-U.S. Trade Talks
- Amid a trade war, Canada’s Liberals swept three special votes and new polling suggested strong support for Prime Minister Mark Carney and his retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:47:32 +0000
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