| Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses
- At least 17 people were killed, officials said, as the country runs desperately low on interceptor missiles that could fend off Russian bombardments.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:31:36 +0000
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| Shri Thanedar Is Ousted by a Democratic Socialist in a Michigan House Primary
- Representative Shri Thanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:22:44 +0000
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| Trump Seeks a Boost for Hemp That Would Benefit a Top Aide’s Family
- At the White House’s request, senators tucked a change sought by the hemp industry into a crucial spending bill. It would benefit the son-in-law of Susie Wiles, the president’s chief of staff.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:07:56 +0000
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| Takeaways From the Primary Elections in Michigan
- Dr. Abdul El-Sayed narrowly prevailed over Representative Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan, setting up a nervy race to November for the party.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:41:31 +0000
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| Finland Tries to Protect Children Against Deepfakes, With Russia in Mind
- Finland, wary of misinformation from Moscow and beyond, has a leg up on other nations in spotting fake news. But A.I. is a whole new challenge.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:29:47 +0000
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| Rep. Chuck Edwards Drops Re-election Bid in North Carolina After Ethics Rebuke
- Chuck Edwards made the announcement after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staff members.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:29:46 +0000
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| Israel Strikes Lebanon After Accusing Hezbollah of Cease-Fire Violation
- At the same time, Israeli and Lebanese negotiators were holding talks in Rome aimed at fostering a long-term diplomatic settlement.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:52:36 +0000
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| Houthis Threaten to Expand Red Sea Attacks, and Claim Strike on Saudi Tanker
- Saudi Arabia has not commented on the claim by the Houthis, who are backed by Iran and have vowed to close “all access routes” to Saudi oil shipments.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:46:19 +0000
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| How the Ukraine War Became a Fight for the Skies
- Russia and Ukraine are producing ever larger numbers of innovative aerial weapons, hoping for a breakthrough as ground combat is largely frozen.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:10:54 +0000
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| Migrant Crisis Reveals Vast Differences Between Ceuta and Its Moroccan Neighbor
- Ceuta, Spain, and Fnideq, Morocco, are physically separated by only a mile, but they are intertwined by family and trade. A recent border crisis is the latest chapter in their story.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:09:18 +0000
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| He Had Tenure. The New School Laid Him Off Anyway.
- The professor, a longtime critic of the university, was among 19 educators who lost their positions as the institution navigated financial woes.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:32:34 +0000
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| Israeli Strikes May Undermine Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
- President Trump announced a proposal aimed at achieving the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal. Israel ramped up attacks on the Palestinian enclave.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:05:18 +0000
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| The Tradwife Illusion Meets the Anti-Trump Reality
- Nara Smith’s illusion meets the anti-Trump reality.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:28:39 +0000
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| ‘Ted Lasso’ Draws Fans to Richmond, a Bucolic London Suburb
- Fans of the warmhearted Apple TV show flock to Richmond-upon-Thames, which has long been a destination for visitors and film location scouts.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:55:25 +0000
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| The U.S. Relies on Family Caregivers. Millions of Them Are Kids.
- The modern health care system requires the work of caregiving to fall to whoever else lives in a household — even if they’re kids.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:54:29 +0000
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| A Growing Data Center Pollution Threat, and the Last of the Jan. 6 Cases
- Plus, why veterinarians are learning to handle honeybees.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:00:08 +0000
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| They Were Voted Out. They Refuse to Leave. Now What?
- Avenal, Calif., a city in the rural Central Valley, has become an unlikely example of election denialism months after a recall election.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:33 +0000
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| Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution
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Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:14 +0000
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| Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro
- Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:03:29 +0000
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| What One Witness Saw Before a Spokane Wildfire Started
- A resident of Spokane County, Wash., said he noticed a man acting suspiciously and called 911 after seeing smoke. The police later arrested a suspect tied to one of the wildfires in the area.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:51:04 +0000
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