| Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
- The prize committee said the Hungarian writer’s work “reaffirms the power of art.”
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:47:51 +0000
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| How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough
- Trained in New York City real estate, the president’s son-in-law had a singular goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. “It’s just different being deal guys — just a different sport,” he said.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:39:50 +0000
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| Government Shutdown Scrambles Some Home Sales in Flood Zones
- When the government shut down, so did the federal flood insurance program, forcing some buyers into the costly private market.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:30:50 +0000
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| We Have a Cease-Fire. Now the Middle East Needs Leadership.
- Promises of peace between Jews and Palestinians must be turned into reality.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:10:05 +0000
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| Trump Baselessly Claims He ‘Took the Freedom of Speech Away’ From Flag Burners
- The president said he had made flag burning a crime punishable by a year in prison. But such a claim contradicts both Supreme Court precedent and the text of an executive order he signed.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:50:01 +0000
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| A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips?
- An executive of a Singaporean firm called Megaspeed socialized with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. Now the company is being scrutinized by U.S. officials for its ties to China.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:27:07 +0000
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| Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., Wily Texas Oilman, Is Dead at 101
- He made billions selling energy with his Coastal Corporation, courted presidents and dictators, and eventually went to prison for paying kickbacks to the Iraqi government.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:23:33 +0000
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| Man Charged With Fatally Beating 64-Year-Old at Subway Station
- A 25-year-old man attacked the victim on Tuesday at the Jay Street-MetroTech subway station in Brooklyn, according to the police. The two men did not appear to know each other.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:14:13 +0000
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| Democratic Alarm Over an Unbound Trump Fuels Shutdown Standoff
- The threat of rising Obamacare premiums has been Democrats’ main focus in the public debate, but the president’s defiance of laws, norms and congressional constraints has helped hold them together in opposition.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:07:06 +0000
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| 10 Months Later, Russia Admits Deadly Downing of Azerbaijani Plane
- President Vladimir Putin’s rare acknowledgment of a Russian military mistake came as relations have deteriorated between the two former Soviet states.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:58:07 +0000
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| Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy Festival
- Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and others have framed their participation as a matter of open expression. Yet they’re maddeningly vague about how much dissent is possible in Saudi Arabia.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:30:16 +0000
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| Modi Rosenfeld Is Gay. He’s Religious. His Comedy Career Is Booming.
- Mordechi Rosenfeld, known as Modi, already has the synagogue crowd. Now he wants the “Goyim, gays and theys,” too.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:57:53 +0000
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| Another Guilty Verdict After Appeal in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case
- One of the dozens of men convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot appealed his verdict, but a French court again found him guilty.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:50:35 +0000
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| Who Are the Hostages Believed Alive in Gaza?
- Israel says 20 living hostages are held by Hamas, set for release in a prisoner exchange together with the remains of those who died. Here’s what we know about them.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:44:32 +0000
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| In N.J. Governor’s Race, Energy Costs Have Become a Central Issue
- Energy costs have become a central issue in the governor’s race between Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican, and Representative Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:53:06 +0000
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| Who Can Afford Three Kids in New York City?
- The number of city households with three or more children has dropped by nearly 17 percent over the past decade as families struggle with the cost of child care and rent.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:31:41 +0000
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| Number of Children Fleeing Violence in Haiti Soars
- Haitian children face intensifying problems of crime, hunger and homelessness as the country’s humanitarian crisis shows no signs of easing, a report from a U.N. agency found.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:09:29 +0000
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| Intel’s Big Bet: Inside the Chipmaker’s Make-or-Break Factory
- The centerpiece of the company’s comeback hopes is a multibillion-dollar facility in the Arizona desert. Will it draw new customers?
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:00:11 +0000
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| JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump
- The Illinois governor, a potential presidential candidate, is fighting the presence of National Guard troops and the activities of ICE agents in Chicago.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:14:17 +0000
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| He Believes America Should Be a Theocracy. He Says His Influence Is Growing.
- Doug Wilson’s political project to “stop making God angry.”
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:02:48 +0000
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