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| Designer Fashion Hits the 2026 WNBA Draft - Fashion brands have taken note of the WNBA draft, described by Lauren Betts, the No. 4 draft pick, as the Met Gala of women’s basketball. Vanessa Friedman, our chief fashion critic, was there. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:49:00 +0000 |
| Virginia Governor Ends Tax Breaks for Confederate Groups - The new law signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger is the culmination of a long, Democrat-led push to distance Virginia from its Confederate past. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:30:08 +0000 |
| Resignations of Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales Set Up Special Election Fights in Texas and California - Aides to Greg Abbott and Gavin Newsom were weighing whether to call quick elections to replace two House members accused of sexual misconduct. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:27:24 +0000 |
| How Peter Magyar Defeated Viktor Orban, a Former Ally, In Hungary’s Election - For years, Peter Magyar was a loyal ally of Viktor Orban, the far-right Hungarian leader. Then he changed sides — and defeated his former boss in a landslide victory on Sunday. Does he represent real change? Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:25:37 +0000 |
| Central U.S. Braces for Yet Another Wave of Severe Storms - More than 125 million people face some risk of severe weather on Tuesday, forecasters warned, amid a multiday outbreak of storms. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:10:24 +0000 |
| House Republicans Step Up Scrutiny of Democratic Fund-Raising Giant - Three Republican-led committees, responding to a New York Times report this month, accused ActBlue of withholding documents from a subpoena request. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:08:53 +0000 |
| Camp Mystic Hearing in Texas Weighs Reopening After Deadly Flooding - Testimony at a hearing this week has focused on what camp leaders knew and did as floodwaters rose in July, killing at least 116 people. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:05:30 +0000 |
| Have These People Learned Nothing? - Why no one is surprised when another member of Congress is accused of sexual misconduct. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:02:09 +0000 |
| Will Viktor Orban’s Legacy Live On in Brussels, Even Without Him? - Viktor Orban, Hungary’s newly ousted prime minister, helped to finance a Brussels think tank that pushes his populist vision. It will outlast him, at least for a while. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:59:13 +0000 |
| A New Accuser Says Eric Swalwell Sexually Assaulted Her - The woman said Mr. Swalwell, who resigned from Congress on Tuesday afternoon, raped her in a West Hollywood hotel room in 2018. She said she believed she was drugged. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:53:11 +0000 |
| 51 Percent of Americans Think Trump’s Military Action in Iran Has Not Been Worthwhile - A survey from Ipsos and Reuters, released on Tuesday, found few Americans — 24 percent — think the war in Iran has been worth the costs and benefits. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:35:26 +0000 |
| A Police Chief Had a $4.5 Million Gambling Problem. No One Knew. - New Haven’s police chief, Karl Jacobson, resigned abruptly after his deputies saw red flags, including missing money. He has pleaded not guilty to embezzling city money to gamble on sports. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:18:24 +0000 |
| Maryland Governor and State Democrats Fail in Redistricting Effort - State Democrats butted heads over a gerrymandering plan that could have eliminated the state’s lone Republican seat in the U.S. House. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:16:42 +0000 |
| Can ‘Michael’ Help Restore Jackson’s Image? His Estate Is Banking on It. - A new biopic is the latest move in the Jackson estate’s posthumous — and lucrative — rehabilitation campaign. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:55:01 +0000 |
| The $40 Half Chicken That Ruffled Brooklyn - A New York City councilman’s Instagram post is just the latest entry in a fierce debate about the price of dining out. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:23:09 +0000 |
| Kevin Warsh, Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair, Discloses Vast Wealth Ahead of Confirmation Hearing - Kevin M. Warsh vowed to divest a substantial amount of his more than $100 million in assets as he faces a complicated path to becoming the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:10:53 +0000 |
| Trump Administration Accuses Biden DOJ of Unfairly Prosecuting Anti-Abortion Activists - The report is part of the president’s effort to claim anti-conservative and anti-Christian biases in federal law enforcement, even as he pushes to wield the legal system against his political enemies. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:09:07 +0000 |
| Ricky Cobb Has Built a Mini-Empire Through ’70s Nostalgia - Ricky Cobb has built a big online following with his irreverent postings about the absurdities of the 1970s. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:41:06 +0000 |
| Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll - The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “elite.” Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:32:32 +0000 |
| Daring and Dazzling, a New LACMA Floats Above Los Angeles - After $724 million and a decade of battles, the pugnacious David Geffen Galleries reassert the city’s role as a petri dish for experimental design. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:31:47 +0000 |
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