| A Town Council Turns to a Deck of Cards to Break a Tie
- Two candidates for Town Council in Gila Bend, Ariz., finished with the same number of votes. A century-old state law mandated breaking the tie with a game of chance.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:26:40 +0000
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| How a Private Equity Group Drove an Apartment Complex Into the Ground
- After decades as a coveted address in Syracuse, N.Y., the sprawling Nob Hill complex descended into neglect, squalor and death. One family paid a terrible price.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:18:06 +0000
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| Jury Continues Deliberations in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial
- To reach a verdict, jurors must agree on whether Ms. Clancy should be held criminally responsible for killing her three children.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:15:51 +0000
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| Who Is Haakon, Norway’s New King?
- Crown Prince Haakon, the only son of King Harald V, will become monarch, a largely ceremonial and symbolic role.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:09:22 +0000
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| Trump vs. the Bond Market
- Robin Wigglesworth of Financial Times explains everything you need to know about the Trump administration’s meddling with the bond market.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:00:43 +0000
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| How 6 Months of War in Iran Jolted Oil, Gas, Stocks and More
- How markets have moved six months into the war, and where they might be headed in the future.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:23:16 +0000
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| Warsh’s Big Test at Jackson Hole
- Investors want Kevin Warsh, the Fed chairman, to address inflation, interest rates and the bond market in a major speech. Some worry he won’t say enough.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:04:33 +0000
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| What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the World
- A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:28:18 +0000
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| Disaster Experts Say Nepal Glacier Collapse Was Difficult to Predict
- Given the challenges in forecasting and detecting such calamities, researchers advised banning construction on floodplains and marking out clear evacuation routes.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:27:32 +0000
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| A Disaster in Nepal
- The Nepali authorities warned people to head for safety because more water could soak flood-ravaged villages.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:04:21 +0000
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| As A.I. Money Floods the Market, San Francisco Renters Weigh Buyouts
- Landlords are offering renters in rent-controlled apartments tens of thousands of dollars to leave their homes. For many, it’s not enough.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:03:12 +0000
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| Harald V, Norway’s King as Tradition and Modernity Collided, Dies at 89
- His 35-year reign opened an ancient monarchy to marriages with so-called commoners and to an incendiary association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:49:36 +0000
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| Six Months of War, and Trump’s Push for ‘Lake America’
- Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:10 +0000
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| Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring
- Governor Mark Gordon, a Republican, said he was concerned by the behavior of election observers who visited a polling station in Cheyenne.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:04:08 +0000
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| With Term Winding Down, Pelosi Tries to Anoint a Successor
- Representative Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker, has been working hard on behalf of Connie Chan, a San Francisco supervisor with a relatively low profile in California.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:02:59 +0000
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| Rachel Cusk Tried to Caricature Natalie Portman. She Only Caricatured Herself.
- Her latest novel appears to savage a celebrity. But Cusk has, once again, managed to turn herself into the victim.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:02:53 +0000
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| A.I. Brings Big Gains to Hurricane Forecasts, Google Researchers Say
- Analysis by the company’s DeepMind unit suggests that an A.I.-enabled model delivers accurate forecasts a day or more before conventional models can.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:02:38 +0000
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| NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Promises a Breakthrough in Cosmic Exploration
- NASA’s latest offering to the stars comes from a legacy of great observatories that enabled decades of discovery and unearthed new mysteries about the universe.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:38 +0000
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| Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War
- Iranians have become increasingly desperate, as they grapple with an economic crisis made worse by the conflict and grow increasingly skeptical about President Trump’s motives.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:58:35 +0000
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| Six Months In, Iran Appears Stronger and U.S. Goals Unclear
- Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:55:52 +0000
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