| 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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| 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 14:51:32 +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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| 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 14:40:41 +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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| Pope Leo’s Cancer Diagnosis: What Happens Next
- Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer on Tuesday, about a year and half into his papacy. He still plans to travel to South America next month.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:29:07 +0000
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| Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Rise and Fall as Trump’s Ambassador to Greece
- President Trump cut her loose after damaging news reports about her tenure as ambassador to Greece. Once a prominent Trump insider, she suggested she will now fight to defend her reputation.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:17:27 +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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| Rising Costs Push Necessities Out of Reach for Nearly Half of Americans
- Inflation has made basic goods hard to afford and attitudes toward inequality have changed, studies from the Pew Research Center showed.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:05 +0000
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| He’s Played It Safe. But He Could Make California History as Governor.
- Xavier Becerra is a heavy favorite to become California’s first Latino governor in the modern era, though he does not talk much about the milestone.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:36:02 +0000
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| Will Anyone Actually Ever Live to 200?
- Some experts are optimistic that science will eventually find ways to extend life, but many longevity claims are unrealistic.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:33:59 +0000
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| Cornell’s President Acknowledges Missteps in Handling of Rape Accusations
- In an interview with The New York Times, Michael Kotlikoff addressed his administration’s handling of sexual assault accusations brought by a former student.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:32:08 +0000
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| Five Key Moments From The Times’s Interview With Cornell’s President
- Michael Kotlikoff addressed concerns over the university’s handling of a former student’s claims that she was gang-raped at a fraternity party.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:30:37 +0000
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| A Trump Backlash Endangers Susan Collins in the Maine Senate Race
- The race in Maine, which could decide Senate control, is testing whether there is still room for Ms. Collins’s brand of moderation during a sharply polarizing presidency.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:26:57 +0000
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| Zelensky to Visit U.K. as Ukraine Presses Allies on Intelligence Sharing
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine received “no early warning from our partners” about a Russian attack. President Trump has said Washington is still “sharing intel.”
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:15:28 +0000
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| America First?
- We look at the state of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:35:19 +0000
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| Leo XIV’s Lung Cancer Diagnosis Tests a Papacy Still Taking Shape
- For a pope who appeared to have time on his side, cancer has raised questions about his longevity and brought a new urgency to his plans for the church.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:18:57 +0000
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| The Downfall of Trump’s Ambassador to Greece, and the Pope’s Cancer Diagnosis
- Plus, the antique apples making a comeback.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:07 +0000
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| Trump’s Latest Effort to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook Underscores Political Motives
- President Trump tapped his political appointees to determine whether he could oust Lisa Cook, a Fed governor he had already tried to oust.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:02:27 +0000
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| Five Bodies Are Found Along Michigan Trail 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 09:01:52 +0000
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