| Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions
- In a rare interview, the justice bemoaned vulgarity in public life, discussed his family’s ties to President Trump and reflected on his own history and legacy.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:36:12 +0000
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| Officials Make an Arrest in Palisades Fire
- The fire in Los Angeles is believed to have been tied to an earlier fireworks-sparked blaze on New Year’s Day. Federal officials are expected to announce details of the arrest at a news conference.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:35:14 +0000
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| Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Political Dynasty, Dies at 89
- The wife of Senator Ted Kennedy for a quarter of a century, she both basked and struggled in the reflected glare of a family constantly in the spotlight.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:17:22 +0000
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| Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Has Already Sold 3.5 Million, Beating Adele
- In its first five days of release, Swift’s new album broke a record set by Adele’s “25” a decade ago. Swift’s equivalent sales include 1.2 million on vinyl.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:06:59 +0000
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| Israel Intercepts Another Activist Flotilla That Aimed to Break Gaza Blockade
- It was the second attempt in as many weeks to breach the restrictions around the Gaza Strip. Neither have succeeded.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:52:37 +0000
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| Trump Says Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor Should Be Jailed Amid National Guard Tensions
- In an early morning Truth Social post, the president said Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago should be jailed for failing to protect ICE officers.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:46:38 +0000
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| Justin Pearson, Tennessee Democrat Known for Activism, to Run for Congress
- Mr. Pearson, a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives since 2023, will challenge U.S. Representative Steve Cohen, a fellow Democrat.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:45:20 +0000
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| Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Architects of Metal-Organic Frameworks
- The prize was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for the development of a new type of molecular architecture.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:43:35 +0000
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| How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State
- Charging an electric car battery is usually cheaper than going to the gas pump. But it depends on where you live.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:40:05 +0000
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| At UK’s Conservative Party Conference, Tories Wonder About Their Future
- The once dominant British political party has been outflanked by Reform, a right-wing populist rival. At the Tory annual conference, attendance was sparse.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:14:40 +0000
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| Cuomo Calls for Rebuilding Rikers Island and Keeping the Jails Open
- Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to ditch New York City’s plan to replace the Rikers Island jail complex and use the sites for the proposed borough-based jails for affordable housing.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:55:46 +0000
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| Arab Mediators Believe Hamas Could Be Open to Partially Disarming
- People familiar with the mediators’ thinking say the militant group could compromise on a long-held red line, as long as President Trump can guarantee that Israel would not resume fighting.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:41:32 +0000
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| Voters Favor Deporting Those in U.S. Illegally, Poll Finds, but Say Trump Has Gone Too Far
- A Times/Siena survey shows that a majority of voters believe the Trump administration is deporting mostly the right people, even as a majority also say the process has been unfair.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:38:19 +0000
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| China Punishes ‘Excessively Pessimistic’ Social Media Users
- As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work or marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:25:59 +0000
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| How the Right Uses Charlie Kirk’s Death to Further Their Policies
- The mayor of Lima, Peru, held a Charlie Kirk memorial — filled with attendees bused in from poor neighborhoods — as he sought help from the Trump administration.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:21:51 +0000
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| Tom Friedman on the Only Way to Solve the Israel-Hamas War
- Can Donald Trump end the “worst war” with the latest round of peace talks?
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:39:39 +0000
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| How ‘Les Mis’ Became So Successful
- We look at the story behind its more than 15,000-show run.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:02:31 +0000
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| Comey Goes to Court, and Gold Prices Hit Record High
- Plus, how job applicants are tricking A.I.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:17:26 +0000
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| Nobel Prizes 2025: What to Know
- The awards are being announced this week.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:09:17 +0000
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| What the Shutdown Is Really About
- Obamacare premiums could double for millions of Americans if the law isn’t changed. Neera Tanden walks Ezra Klein through the shutdown’s policy stakes.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:03:51 +0000
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