| Bessent Says Global Tariffs Will Rise to 15% This Week
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also predicted that overall tariff rates, which fell after a Supreme Court ruling last month, would be back to previous levels within five months.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:11:27 +0000
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| It’s the Troll vs. the Bore in the G.O.P. Texas Senate Runoff
- The state needs intelligent and responsible political leadership, but will it get it?
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:04:34 +0000
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| The Fantasy of a Comfy Retirement Has Always Been a Mirage
- On the sorry state of retirement savings in the United States, and a policy that could help.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:02:11 +0000
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| Talarico’s Win in Texas Shows That Nice Guys Can Finish First
- At a moment when many Democrats are campaigning on rage and resistance, James Talarico took a different tack in his campaign in the Texas Senate primary.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:45:06 +0000
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| U.S. Submarine Torpedoed Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka as Conflict Widens
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first such strike since World War II. The Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 sailors from the crew of 180.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:36:22 +0000
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| These American Service Members Have Died in the Iran Conflict
- They were from Nebraska, Florida, Iowa and Minnesota. One was wrapping up his final deployment and hoped to open a martial arts studio.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:28:36 +0000
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| Chimpanzees Are Really Into Crystals
- In an attempt to understand our own fascination with the shiny minerals, researchers gave some to chimps.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:07:21 +0000
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| How Trump Decided to Go to War
- President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was set off by the determination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to end diplomatic negotiations. Our investigative reporter Mark Mazzetti describes how few of Mr. Trump’s advisers voiced opposition.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:05:33 +0000
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| All3Media and Banijay, 2 Big Production Houses, to Merge
- The deal between All3Media and Banijay will bring together the companies behind the “Peaky Blinders” and the “Traitors” franchises.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:57:39 +0000
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| Trump’s ‘Worst Case’ Scenario in Iran, and the Most Expensive Primary in U.S. History
- Plus, the fight over daylight saving time.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:43:27 +0000
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| U.K. Arrests Lawmaker’s Partner on Allegation of Spying for China, BBC Reports
- The Metropolitan Police of London said that it had arrested three people under the National Security Act.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:34:27 +0000
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| With Fuel Running Out and Canadian Flights Suspended, Cuba’s Tourism Is Collapsing
- The Trump administration’s decision to cut off foreign oil to the island is devastating its tourism industry, a key source of income for a government being pushed to the edge.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:31:08 +0000
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| U.S. Takes Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’
- U.S. Special Forces soldiers are advising and supporting Ecuadorean commandos on raids across the country against suspected drug shipment facilities and other drug-related sites.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:28:57 +0000
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| 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Ray Barretto
- A son of Puerto Rican parents who grew up in the Bronx, Barretto moved between jazz and Latin music with relentless creativity. Hear 12 indestructible tracks.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:35:30 +0000
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| The Goals of the War
- We explore what the sides hope to achieve in this conflict.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:03:35 +0000
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| Top Fed Official, Wary of Inflation, Calls for Extended Rate Pause
- Beth M. Hammack, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, says it is too early to gauge the economic impact of the Iran war and backs holding interest rates steady for “quite some time.”
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:01:58 +0000
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| What to Know About Nepal's Gen Z Election
- Nepal is holding its first election since a youth-led uprising against corruption toppled the government last year. Here is what to know.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:38:18 +0000
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| Iran Made Secret Outreach After Strikes, Highlighting Trump’s Challenge
- President Trump is beginning to consider what sort of Iranian government might come next, as the U.S.-Israeli assault continues.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:03:22 +0000
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| Paramount-Warner Deal Promises to Shake Up Streaming
- The deal would put the combined company in the same league as Disney and Amazon. But Netflix and YouTube will still easily outrank everyone.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:02:17 +0000
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| How RFK Jr. Is Trying to Revamp Medical School
- The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has tapped into an old debate about how much doctors should know about nutrition. But some of his ideas, and tactics, concern medical experts.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:01:43 +0000
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