| Perez Hilton Is Hospitalized After Appearing to Harm Himself on Livestream
- Law enforcement and emergency workers responded to Mr. Hilton’s house after he appeared to hurt himself on a TikTok stream Tuesday.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:39:09 +0000
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| How Malta Became a Tax Haven for Crocs and Other U.S. Companies
- The Mediterranean archipelago is a hot destination for U.S. companies seeking to shield profits from income taxes.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:36:33 +0000
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| Abdul El-Sayed Thinks Progressives Have a Way to Win. I Hope He’s Right.
- He’s quick, magnetic, overflowing with infectious confidence. But he also has a blind spot endemic to his movement.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:35:17 +0000
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| The War That’s Happening Above Russia and Ukraine
- The combatants are producing ever larger numbers of innovative aerial weapons, hoping for a breakthrough as ground combat is largely frozen.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:28:32 +0000
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| A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It
- Although amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site, there were no obvious signs of a collision — at least not yet.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:21:19 +0000
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| Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution
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Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:18:26 +0000
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| Lobga Rangzen, the Tibetan Activist Who Set Himself on Fire in Manhattan
- No one doubted the intensity of Lobga Rangzen’s commitment to a Tibet free of Chinese control. But they were not prepared for what he did next.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:11:22 +0000
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| Iran Says It Is Nearing Final Agreement With Oman on Strait of Hormuz
- The agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the strait would effectively ratify Tehran’s control over the crucial waterway.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:08:46 +0000
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| El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate Primary Win Sets Up the Left’s Biggest Test of the Fall
- Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate candidacy poses a critical challenge for Democrats’ ascendant progressive wing: Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:08:09 +0000
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| The U.S. Relies on Family Caregivers. Millions of Them Are Kids.
- The modern health care system requires the work of caregiving to fall to whoever else lives in a household — even if they’re kids.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:31:25 +0000
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| Trump Seeks a Boost for Hemp That Would Benefit a Top Aide’s Family
- At the White House’s request, senators tucked a change sought by the hemp industry into a crucial spending bill. It would benefit the son-in-law of Susie Wiles, the president’s chief of staff.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:26:49 +0000
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| It’s the Summer of Soundwalking. He Is Your Sherpa.
- “We may be hearing but not listening,” Jacek Smolicki said, showing a reporter how sound travels through tree roots in Central Park and amplifying the scraping of aquatic snails.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:07:48 +0000
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| Israel Strikes Lebanon After Accusing Hezbollah of Cease-Fire Violation
- At the same time, Israeli and Lebanese negotiators were holding talks in Rome aimed at fostering a long-term diplomatic settlement.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:53:26 +0000
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| Climate Change Comes to Sesame Street
- An episode this week focuses on the dangerous effects of warming, without mentioning climate change.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:38:43 +0000
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| Suspected Iran Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect
- Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:36:07 +0000
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| Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses
- At least 17 people were killed, officials said, as the country runs desperately low on interceptor missiles that could fend off Russian bombardments.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:31:36 +0000
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| How China’s A.I. Is Surging Across Africa
- In African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:12:57 +0000
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| Houthis Threaten to Expand Red Sea Attacks, and Claim Strike on Saudi Tanker
- Saudi Arabia has not commented on the claim by the Houthis, who are backed by Iran and have vowed to close “all access routes” to Saudi oil shipments.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:46:19 +0000
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| Israeli Strikes May Undermine Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
- President Trump announced a proposal aimed at achieving the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal. Israel ramped up attacks on the Palestinian enclave.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:05:18 +0000
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| What One Witness Saw Before a Spokane Wildfire Started
- A resident of Spokane County, Wash., said he noticed a man acting suspiciously and called 911 after seeing smoke. The police later arrested a suspect tied to one of the wildfires in the area.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:51:04 +0000
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