| Wildfire Smoke Spreads Across the Northeast as Temperatures Spike
- A heat dome is responsible for miserably high temperatures, and it’s also helping to push smoke from wildfires to the east.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:15:40 +0000
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| Goldman’s Former Top Lawyer Calls Epstein a ‘Masterful Liar’
- Kathryn Ruemmler, the former general counsel of Goldman Sachs, testified on Wednesday in a closed-door congressional hearing investigating Jeffery Epstein.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:05:00 +0000
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| We’re About to Find Out Whether Republican Senators Can Still Say No
- Republicans should have the decency, patriotism and self-respect to vote against Mr. Blanche.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:03:16 +0000
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| For Israel, the U.S.-Iran Hostilities Have Created an Uneasy Limbo
- Officials see a return to full-blown war as preferable to an agreement that fails to curb the threats Iran poses to Israel. Meanwhile, they wait.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:44:50 +0000
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| Wildfires Rage in Ontario as Smoke Affects Toronto’s Air Quality
- Air quality in Canada’s largest city was at times the worst in the world on Wednesday, as wildfires across Ontario sent smoke drifting into New York City and beyond.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:36:38 +0000
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| Should Epstein’s Friends Be Punished? An Elite Harvard Club Is Torn.
- At Harvard, students, alumni and professors debate whether a storied campus group should cut ties with one of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest associates, and whether Harvard itself should do the same.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:22:08 +0000
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| How to Stay Safe From Cyclospora, a Parasite Causing Severe Intestinal Illness
- Cyclospora, a parasite that causes intestinal illness, is sickening many people across the United States. Health experts have tips for avoiding infection.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:10:32 +0000
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| Trump Pressures ICE to Resume Traffic Stops After Agency Pulls Back
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordered its officers on Tuesday to halt most vehicle stops across the country after they shot two people over the past week.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:23:27 +0000
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| Biden Will Release Memoir Just After the November Midterms
- The former president announced that the book, “Promise Me, America,” will come out on Nov. 17, and will cover the tumultuous events of his presidency as well as his re-election bid.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:09:50 +0000
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| The Big Questions About Jeffrey Epstein: What The Times Has Learned
- Here is what we know about the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity. Check back for updates.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:08:05 +0000
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| Paramedics Help Save Lives in New York. Can They Afford to Live There?
- Some of New York City’s emergency medical workers make just $18 an hour. Their boss, Zohran Mamdani, has staked his mayoralty on making New York City more affordable for all.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:07:42 +0000
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| U.S. War Against Iran Enters a New Phase
- As President Trump resumes his war, the focus is now on the Strait of Hormuz. But it remains unclear how far the U.S. military will go to exert control.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:44:10 +0000
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| California Weather Shift Brings With It a Risk of Unhealthy Heat and Wildfires
- Wednesday will bring some of the hottest temperatures of the year, and fire experts are warning of combustible conditions throughout the state.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:10 +0000
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| ‘It’s Chaos’: What New York’s Suburbs Can Tell Us About the Mood of the Country
- The midterms are looming. We asked people in New York City’s suburbs how they feel about the state of America.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:54:23 +0000
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| Colombian Immigrant Killed by ICE in Maine Had Legal Status, Father Says
- The father of Joan Sebastian Guerrero, the man fatally shot by a federal immigration agent on Monday, said his son had been working two jobs to support his wife and daughter.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:31:33 +0000
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| China’s Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in Years
- Economic growth of 4.3 percent in the second quarter, versus the same period last year, reflected a broad slump outside of the country’s export-oriented manufacturing might.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:10:18 +0000
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| U.S. Presses China to Free American Seismologist Accused of Spying
- President Trump has urged Xi Jinping to release the scientist, Youlin Chen, the man’s family says. Dr. Chen studied the detection of North Korean nuclear tests.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:58:43 +0000
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| Fatal Encounters
- We look at shootings by federal immigration agents.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:50:57 +0000
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| Trump Flip-Flops on Strait of Hormuz Plan, and U.S. Cyclospora Outbreak Spreads
- Plus, Chipotle is coming to Mexico.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:15 +0000
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| Ukraine Pounds Russian Ships in Its Campaign to Cut Off Crimea
- After striking roads and railways, Kyiv is now focusing on sea routes as it tries to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:38:52 +0000
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