| Italy Weighs Controversial Law Giving Bonus Seats to Election Winners
- Supporters of the law say it would bring stability to a country with a long history of short-lived governments, but critics see the measure as a threat to democracy.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:01:04 +0000
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| For France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a Threat
- Far-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:11 +0000
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| France Braces for a Second Day of Mass Protests in a Week
- French activists were set to rally across France on Thursday, in a test of the longevity of a nationwide student protest movement.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:05 +0000
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| 5 Takeaways From the First Iowa Senate Debate
- In a top Senate battleground, Representative Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee, sparred with Josh Turek, her Democratic rival, on policy issues ranging from Medicaid to term limits.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:56:52 +0000
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| Arizona Congressional Candidate Says She Was Raped While Fixing Sign
- Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democrat, said the attack in August occurred while she was repairing a damaged campaign sign.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:41:25 +0000
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| At Texas Rally, Trump and Paxton Make for an Awkward Pair
- The president offered support for the Republican Senate candidate, after earlier grumbles, but focused much of his speech on a defense of his own record.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:32:45 +0000
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| Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
- Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:07:24 +0000
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| Texas Executes Man After Botched Lethal Injection in Tennessee
- Jamaal Howard was put to death after courts rejected his lawyers’ requests to delay the execution over concerns about the drug.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:13:31 +0000
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| Newsom Mulls Sparing Lives of All 563 Prisoners on Death Row in California
- Gov. Gavin Newsom ramped up talks after a botched execution in Tennessee.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:53:21 +0000
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| Cornell Student Wants Letitia James, NY Attorney General, Removed as Prosecutor
- Attorney General Letitia James should step down from leading the investigation into a former student’s claim that she was sexually assaulted in 2024, a lawyer for one of the men said.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:42:41 +0000
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| RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts
- Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:40:49 +0000
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| Christa Pike, Confused After Failed Tennessee Execution, Is at Center of Legal Storm
- Her awareness and condition deepen ethical and legal questions after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her for murdering a classmate decades ago.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:09:35 +0000
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| Leon Botstein, Former Bard President With Epstein Ties, Resigns From College Positions
- Leon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:56:54 +0000
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| Army Sets Date for First Military Execution by Firing Squad Since 1945
- Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be shot to death on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 and wounded 32 in 2009.
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:23:34 +0000
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| What Experts Want to Know About the Russia Plague Scare
- Missing details about the death of a lab worker, including the cause, are worrying scientists.
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:22:39 +0000
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| A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy?
- Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference.
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:59:11 +0000
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| Rubio Urges Europe to Awaken From ‘Slumber’ and Uphold Western Dominance
- In Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western nations must embrace an earlier ethos of exploration and conquest as part of their civilization, to remain ‘at the head of the world.’
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:54:57 +0000
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| From Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat
- A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:55:53 +0000
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| Trump Administration Delays Threaten Funding for HIV Research
- The networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine.
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:33:19 +0000
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| Pete Hegseth’s ‘Vast Overcorrection’
- A Special Forces veteran joins the columnist David French to assess Pete Hegseth’s leadership.
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:04:27 +0000
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