| Iran War Live Updates: Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon After Pulling Back From Threat to Beirut
- Under pressure from President Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel held off from attacking Beirut. But he vowed to continue Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah, which could threaten peace talks with Iran.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:06:52 +0000
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| Mamdani Advances 34th St. Bus Lane Plan That U.S. Had Blocked
- The city is moving forward with a redesign of 34th Street in Manhattan that the White House halted last year, in hopes of significantly improving bus speeds.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:02:14 +0000
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| Russia Launches Deadly Strikes on Kyiv After Threatening Ukraine for a Week
- Moscow’s repeated warnings of a major strike, combined with the delay before it happened, seemed intended to inflict a psychological toll on the Ukrainian capital.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:40:11 +0000
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| Russia Is Showing Signs of Weakness in Ukraine. So It Hits Harder.
- The war has not been going the Kremlin’s way, with battleground losses and mounting casualties. With fiercer strikes, Moscow hopes to gain a better position for negotiations.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:37:14 +0000
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| Trump Megadonor Gave $5.5 Million Estate to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Group
- A Mellon heir transferred the adjacent Connecticut properties, covering about 300 acres, at no cost to Children’s Health Defense last year.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:18:23 +0000
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| Inside the Ebola Outbreak
- We discuss the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:59:46 +0000
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| U.S. Ebola Unit Plans in Kenya, Subject of Protests, Suffers New Setback From Court Ruling
- The court further delayed the Trump administration’s proposed quarantine unit for Americans exposed to the virus. The plan has sparked angry protests in Kenya.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:48:55 +0000
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| What Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship
- President Trump has argued that the United States is “stupid” for granting citizenship at birth. Most countries don’t do so, but that can create problems.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:32:18 +0000
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| Obama Center’s Two Sides: A Lovely Park and a Forbidding Tower
- In Chicago, the $850 million Obama Presidential Center aims to remake a neighborhood with a 19.3-acre community hub and a brooding 225-foot museum.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:44:41 +0000
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| How Hezbollah Drones Changed Israel’s Strategy in Lebanon
- An Israeli campaign that started with high hopes has devolved into a kind of impasse, with Hezbollah looking more capable than it did when the war began.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:10:41 +0000
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| Extreme Water Shortages in the West, and Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge
- Plus, the rocky, unpredictable race for California governor.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:07 +0000
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| Why America Is Its Own Biggest Geopolitical Risk
- The political risk analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the greatest driver of risk in the world right now is President Trump.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:04:43 +0000
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| What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Iowa, Montana and Beyond
- Democrats have a competitive Senate primary race in Iowa, where the party is hoping to make gains, while a smokejumper is running in a contested House primary in Montana.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:02:16 +0000
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| My Two Sleepless Months With the Eight Sleep Pod
- The luxury gadget promises to hack sleep — and relationships. But can anything?
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:59 +0000
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| Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline
- Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as well as more adults refusing tetanus shots.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:12 +0000
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| Group Pledges $2 Million to Fight AIPAC in House Races
- A super PAC created to counter spending from powerful pro-Israel groups will try to help Democrats critical of Israel’s wars and military actions.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:18 +0000
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| Mamdani Is Under Pressure to Act Amid Slowing Job Growth in New York
- As New York City faces slowing job growth and broader economic concerns, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not offered a detailed plan to create jobs.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:06 +0000
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| Late Night Updates America on the Lineup for Its 250th Birthday Bash
- “Instead of music, the entertainment will be an 80-year-old man yelling about windmills,” Jimmy Kimmel said after President Trump said he would headline a summer concert series.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:46:54 +0000
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| Iowa Democrats Seek an Outsider in an Anti-Establishment Year
- Tuesday’s Senate primary features two candidates with compelling personal stories. Both have stressed their independence.
Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:41:29 +0000
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| A Whole Generation Seems to Be Using ‘POV’ Wrong
- Gen Z might be using the abbreviation for “point of view” incorrectly. But linguists think it’s exciting.
Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:02:05 +0000
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