| China’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side
- He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for researchers who push boundaries.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:20:05 +0000
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| Mr. Mamdani Goes to Albany, This Time as a Political Celebrity
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City returned to the State Capitol for the first time since taking office, underscoring the shifting political winds since his victory.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:16:12 +0000
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| Six Prosecutors Quit Over DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow
- Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, was among those who resigned as the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to activist groups.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:15:42 +0000
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| Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
- Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:15:38 +0000
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| Timothy Busfield, Actor and Director, Turns Himself In for Child Sex Abuse Charges
- He was booked on Tuesday, the Albuquerque police said. He is accused of inappropriately touching two boys on the set of a drama series.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:57:37 +0000
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| U.S. to Name Palestinian Committee to Run Gaza
- Officials said the body’s leadership could be announced as soon as Wednesday, but U.S. efforts to shape postwar Gaza by disarming Hamas have faced hurdles.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:56:18 +0000
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| Justices Seem Inclined to Uphold Laws Barring Transgender Athletes
- Also, accounts of a brutal crackdown emerge from Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:50:59 +0000
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| The Ayatollahs’ Antisemitism Has Undone Iran
- A regime that would rather pursue a perpetual jihad against the Zionist enemy than feed its own people will eventually fall.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:49:05 +0000
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| In Secret Testimony, Republicans Derided Trump’s Stolen Election Claims
- The testimony, part of the derailed Georgia election interference case, makes clear how dismissive some senior Republicans were of claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:45:59 +0000
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| A Timeline of Protests in Iran
- Amid a near-total communications blackout, witness footage trickling out of Iran paints a picture of how the country’s largest uprising in decades spread — and turned deadly.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:41:49 +0000
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| Videos Show Increasingly Aggressive Federal Crackdown in Minneapolis
- Arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:23:39 +0000
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| Blowback Builds Over Criminal Investigation of Powell
- Trump allies fear that the inquiry into the Fed chair could complicate the process of replacing him this year.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:19:52 +0000
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| Lower Bills and ‘Go Bills’: 8 Takeaways From Hochul’s State of the State
- In her address on Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York focused on affordability, while pushing for nuclear power and new restrictions on religious protests.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:08:10 +0000
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| Supreme Court Appears Inclined to Allow States to Bar Transgender Athletes
- The outcome of a pair of cases on Tuesday could affect laws in 27 states that prohibit transgender girls from joining girls’ and women’s sports teams.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:54:40 +0000
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| How John Kennedy, a G.O.P. Senator, Became a Best-Selling Book Author
- Senator John Kennedy, a garrulous rank-and-file Republican from Louisiana, has struck a nerve with a new book that provides an insider account of Congress and its dysfunction.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:30:32 +0000
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| Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Somalis
- The temporary protections, which are meant to help migrants who cannot safely return to their countries, are expected to expire for Somalis on March 17.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:10:07 +0000
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| Trump Urges Antigovernment Protesters in Iran to ‘Take Over’
- “HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” President Trump said on social media. He has threatened to intervene militarily on behalf of the protesters if Iran uses lethal force.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:48:54 +0000
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| In a Risky Gambit, Trump Tries Brute Force to Lower Prices
- To assuage cost-weary voters and combat inflation, the president has resorted to a mix of threats and punishments, targeting companies and policymakers alike.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:48:08 +0000
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| Defense Challenges Pizza Evidence in Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Case
- In a nearly 180-page filing, lawyers for Rex Heuermann, charged in seven killings, argued that the prosecution had improperly seized their client’s pizza crusts and portrayed him as porn-obsessed.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:46:19 +0000
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| As Iran’s Government Tries to Quell Protests, Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge
- As many as 3,000 feared dead as witnesses describe government forces firing on unarmed protesters.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:40:15 +0000
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