| Google Plans to Double Spending Amid A.I. Race
- Profits jumped 30 percent to $34.5 billion last quarter, and the tech giant is increasing its capital spending this year to as much as $185 billion.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:43:08 +0000
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| New York City Partners with W.H.O. as U.S. Withdraws From Global Effort
- City health authorities are joining a network that counters new pathogens and emerging outbreaks.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:37:50 +0000
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| New York and New Jersey Resolve Fight Over Port Authority Control
- The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will vote this week to confirm Kathryn Garcia as the executive director and Jean Roehrenbeck as the deputy executive director of the agency.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:14:58 +0000
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| Canada’s Tate McRae Roots for Team USA in New Olympics Ad
- Tate McRae’s promotional video for NBC, in which she name checks Team USA athletes, has drawn the ire of some Canadians as the country’s relationship with the United States hits new lows.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:10:13 +0000
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| Washington Post Cuts More Than 300 Jobs
- The layoffs cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage, and reduced its entire work force by about 30 percent.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:26:00 +0000
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| Mamdani Chooses a Liberal Jewish Leader to Run Antisemitism Office
- Phylisa Wisdom, the executive director of the New York Jewish Agenda, shares Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of Israel’s treatment of Gaza, but supports its right to exist as a Jewish state.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:14:21 +0000
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| I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.
- In Spain, it is our duty to become the welcoming and tolerant society our ancestors would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:04:06 +0000
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| Nigeria Attack Leaves More Than 160 Dead
- The raiders stormed a rural community in central Nigeria, killing dozens and setting homes on fire in one of the country’s worst recent attacks.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:01:04 +0000
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| What a Baby’s Laugh Actually Tells Us
- A kid’s first joke reveals a complex mind.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:01:00 +0000
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| Justices Allow California to Use a Voting Map That Helps Democrats
- Also, hundreds of federal agents are set to withdraw from Minneapolis. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:54:22 +0000
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| Nike, Accused of Bias Against White Workers, Is Under Federal Investigation
- It appeared to be the first time the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has targeted diversity policies at a large company.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:54:02 +0000
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| Dutch Queen Joins the Military
- Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:46:20 +0000
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| The Washington Post Eliminates Its Sports Department
- The Post is laying off or reassigning all the reporters and editors in its sports section, days before the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in Italy.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:45:12 +0000
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| David A. Ross Resigns from Art School After Epstein Email Release
- David A. Ross said he remained “ashamed” for having been “taken in” by Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Ross resigned his position at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:13:28 +0000
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| Doctors’ Group Endorses Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Minors
- The A.M.A.’s announcement followed a similar recommendation from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Other medical groups argued for a more personalized approach.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:09:15 +0000
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| Trump Administration Is Delaying Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects
- Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:01:12 +0000
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| Stellan Skarsgard on ‘Sentimental Value’ and His Wide-Ranging Career
- After a stroke four years ago, the actor has changed how he approaches performances, including the one he’s become an awards favorite for.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:00:29 +0000
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| Blanche Marvin, 100, Dies; Critic Was, Maybe, ‘Streetcar’ Inspiration
- She was a ubiquitous presence at London theaters and claimed to have inspired the name — and final words — of Tennessee Williams’s Blanche DuBois.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:00:27 +0000
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| Melinda French Gates Addresses New References to Bill Gates in Epstein Files
- Messages in the latest Epstein files suggesting that Bill Gates had engaged in extramarital sex brought up “painful” memories, his former wife said in an interview. Mr. Gates has denied the claims.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:43:54 +0000
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| In Forcing the Clintons to Testify on Epstein, Comer Sets a New Precedent
- The Republican chairman’s successful targeting of a former president who faces no charge of wrongdoing was the sort of tactic typical in an autocracy where leaders fear being jailed when they are out of power.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:31:13 +0000
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