| Higher Energy Prices Pushed U.S. Inflation Up to 3.7% Ahead of Midterm Elections
- September’s Consumer Price Index report will keep pressure on President Trump and the Federal Reserve to tame intensifying price pressures.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:54:07 +0000
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| Sexual Assault Report at Chicago Frat Upends Another Elite Campus
- The University of Chicago said the suspect and victim were not students at the school. But the accusation drew scrutiny after revelations of a reported gang rape at Cornell University in New York.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:43:01 +0000
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| Surging Inflation Complicates Trump’s Final Push to Sell Voters on Strong Economy
- The final inflation report before the 2026 election — showing price increases and stagnant wages — spelled bad political news for the White House.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:42:13 +0000
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| As Ukraine Raises Alarm Over U.S. Backing, Europeans Pledge Support
- President Volodymyr Zelensky, who met with Britain’s prime minister, has said Ukraine received no warning of Russian attacks, but President Trump has said Washington is still “sharing intel.”
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:26:07 +0000
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| Why Easing Sanctions on Russian Diesel Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs
- President Trump’s deal with Russia will probably not lower diesel prices that have soared because of his war with Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:23:25 +0000
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| Attacks on Ships in Strait of Hormuz Escalate Sharply
- In a volatile moment in the region, a significant increase in attacks on vessels passing through the vital waterway is raising alarm.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:20:24 +0000
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| Five Who Lived Along Walking Trail Are Dead and the Police Hunt a Killer
- Lansing’s police chief says the string of attacks along a greenway raises the possibility that a serial killer has been at work. A man is under arrest in one of the deaths.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:03:33 +0000
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| Bleached Coral Rebounded After Touching Healthy Coral, Study Finds
- After sick corals were placed in direct contact with healthy ones of the same genetic make-up, they recovered at “incredible” speed, scientists found.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:08 +0000
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| 22 People Got Together For a Dinner Party. So Did Their A.I. Agents.
- As artificial intelligence bots spread, we are increasingly glimpsing how these digital entities interact and what they talk about with one another.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:35:24 +0000
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| Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
- A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:11:09 +0000
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| America Is in Decline, and Trump Is Leading the Fall
- The old world order is fraying. Who gets to shape the next one?
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:10:52 +0000
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| Coming Out at 50 Can Be Hard. Shelly Found a Coach.
- She spent decades building an identity as a wife and mother. Could she disrupt “a perfectly good family dynamic” to live her own truth?
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:09:01 +0000
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| What Is Starshield, SpaceX’s Military-Grade Satellite Internet Service Ukraine Relies On?
- For years, Ukraine’s armed forces have relied on satellite communication services developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Recent restrictions have hampered its war effort.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:06:40 +0000
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| A New World of Lung Cancer Therapy Awaits Pope Leo
- Lung cancer is still a leading cause of cancer death, but that rate is half what it was in the 1990s, partly because newly developed treatments are working.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:02:21 +0000
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| Pope Leo’s Cancer Diagnosis: What Happens Next
- Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer. The Vatican said that he was walking and receiving therapy after an operation to remove a cancerous nodule.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:32:23 +0000
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| Rogue A.I. Agents from China Chatted with Researchers
- Researchers discovered that the agents were trying to bypass security controls on websites and made contact with them. A Times reporter was invited to join the discussion.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:21:46 +0000
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| If Democrats Win the Senate, They Cannot Mess Around
- The party will need to make the most of whatever majority it has.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:56:35 +0000
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| Inside California’s Battle With the Ultra Rich Over a Billionaire Tax
- Billionaires feel like they “have become piñatas for politicians.” Instead of taking a hit, they’re swinging back.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:51:20 +0000
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| Social Security COLA for 2027 Will Be 3.6%
- The cost of living adjustment, or COLA, for next year will be the largest since 2023. Retirees will see the extra money in their benefit checks starting in January.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:31:11 +0000
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| ‘Why Did They Kill Him?’ Mourning Victims of Houthi Attack on a Saudi Airport
- The strike was the Iran-backed militia’s most lethal against Saudi Arabia, by far, during their long conflict.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:15:31 +0000
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