| As Europe Gets Hotter, Its Transportation Systems Struggle to Cope
- The continent’s railways and roads “were engineered for a climate that no longer exists,” one expert said.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:23:27 +0000
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| Russell Fry Backs Darline Graham in South Carolina Senate Runoff Amid Trump Pressure
- The president has been focused on the race since the death of Lindsey Graham in July. Ms. Graham, the late senator’s sister, is competing against Representative Ralph Norman in a runoff on Aug. 25.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:16:22 +0000
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| Heat Is Hammering Europe, Again. Here’s What That Looks Like.
- Extreme temperatures and repeated wildfires are pushing infrastructure to the limit and testing the continent’s resolve.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:33:45 +0000
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| Stolen Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse Works Are Recovered, Police Say
- The Italian military police said that art collectively valued at more than $10 million had been found five months after being taken in a nighttime heist near Parma.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:21:03 +0000
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| Mamdani’s ‘Bro’ Culture in City Hall: Sports, Memes, Nicknames for All
- As much as Zohran Mamdani’s team runs on leftist idealism and social media hits, its style of governing also relies on humor, sports references and pop culture.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:23:46 +0000
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| Ian Frazier Wrote ‘Coyote v. Acme’ in 1990. Now It’s a Movie.
- With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:07:12 +0000
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| Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government
- In the tiny nation, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:40:59 +0000
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| An Unlikely Emergency Appeal to the Supreme Court From a Dog Named Bruce
- A last-ditch filing this week came on behalf of a dog that a judge found to be “vicious” and shows how the court’s emergency docket has been growing.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:29:01 +0000
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| Can Polls Measure the True Strength of the Left?
- Recent polling issues could continue in Democratic primaries in part because progressives are more likely to enjoy taking surveys.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:11:33 +0000
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| New Yorkers Can’t Stop Lining Up for This Sushi
- At a proliferating number of stores, discounts on sushi and other items are offered after 8 p.m. To get the best meals, you have to be there early.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:38:55 +0000
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| Farage Wins Special U.K. Election That He Initiated, as Expected
- Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform U.K., won the Clacton by-election with 63 percent. Count Binface, a novelty candidate, came second with 27 percent, a personal best.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:56:55 +0000
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| Extreme Heat Is the New Normal
- Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:28:35 +0000
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| 8 Matisse Works, Looted from Library in Brazil, Are Recovered
- The prints by the French master were taken in São Paulo last year in a brazen daylight heist.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:56:23 +0000
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| Are Political Polls Accurate?
- We look at recent problems with political polling.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:47:16 +0000
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| Republicans Are About to Repeat the Democrats’ Biggest Mistake
- The right’s reluctance to gatekeep may be its undoing.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:43:57 +0000
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| Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases
- As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:02:49 +0000
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| After Notre-Dame Fire, France Restored the Cathedral — but Not These Windows
- France has faithfully renovated most of what burned at Notre-Dame in 2019. Contentiously, six towering windows will soon be replaced by a new design.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:02:13 +0000
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| How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence
- Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:45 +0000
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| Jimmy Fallon Reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s White House Exit
- The “Tonight Show” host said President Trump had been surprised by the press secretary’s decision to step down. “She was like, ‘I wanted to wait for a good time but there hasn’t been one, so.’”
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:34:38 +0000
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| Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care
- Immigrants at Delaney Hall in Newark have complained about health services. Federal officials defended the treatment provided there and elsewhere.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:31:10 +0000
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