| Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Dynasty, Dies at 89
- The wife of Senator Edward Kennedy for a quarter of a century, she both basked and struggled in the reflected glare of a political family in the spotlight.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:53:42 +0000
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| Justin Pearson, ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat, to Run for Congress
- Mr. Pearson, a member of the Tennessee General Assembly, was briefly expelled in 2023 after leading a gun control protest from the chamber floor.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:36:45 +0000
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| What Civil Society Can Do to Beat Trumpism
- People and institutions of civil society must coordinate against him.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:29:54 +0000
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| ‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge
- The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:11:35 +0000
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| Tom Homan Was Said to Have Received $50,000 From Agents. He May Not Have to Return It.
- Public corruption experts said the Justice Department had options for recovering money used in a sting operation. But that may not happen for years.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:08:14 +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 16:02:16 +0000
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| MacArthur Foundation Announces 2025 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners
- Twenty-two people in a broad spectrum of the arts and sciences were awarded the fellowship, which comes with an $800,000 stipend.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:01:05 +0000
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| France Holds Its Breath Over Last-Ditch Talks for a Government Deal
- Sébastien Lecornu, the country’s outgoing prime minister, said he believed France’s political parties could overcome divisions and avoid snap legislative elections.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:55:04 +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 15:49:13 +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 has succeeded.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:45:23 +0000
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| 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 15:36:13 +0000
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| Arrest Made in Palisades Fire in Los Angeles
- 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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| 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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| 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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| How Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution Spiraled Out of Control
- Young people in Nepal rose up against corruption and inequality. But they say they did not expect the bloodshed, arson and government downfall that followed.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:39:17 +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 13:55:47 +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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| 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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