| Conspiracy Trial Will Test Trump’s Aggressive Tactics Against Protesters
- Prosecutors in Spokane, Wash., are trying three activists who they say conspired to impede federal officers. Legal experts call it a stretch.
Mon, 18 May 2026 04:09:05 +0000
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| Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places
- The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.
Mon, 18 May 2026 04:01:17 +0000
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| A French Soccer Star Faces Off Against a Surging Foe: The Far Right
- Kylian Mbappé, the captain of France’s national team, set off a storm a month before the World Cup by suggesting that the National Rally party was a threat to France.
Mon, 18 May 2026 04:01:06 +0000
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| The Iran War Is Crippling One of the World’s Wealthiest Nations
- Iranian attacks and the stoppage of seaborne transit have paralyzed Qatar’s vital gas exports, stalling the economic pivots intended to anchor the country’s growth.
Mon, 18 May 2026 02:38:24 +0000
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| What to Know About the Latest Ebola Outbreak
- The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mon, 18 May 2026 02:21:19 +0000
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| In Iraqi Desert, Two Israeli Outposts Were Kept Secret for Months
- Israel spent over a year preparing a covert site in Iraq for its operations against Iran, regional officials say. Iraqi officials later confirmed the existence of a second base.
Mon, 18 May 2026 01:55:23 +0000
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| Eager for Arms Deal, Taiwan Stresses Need for U.S. Support
- After President Trump hinted that weapons sales to Taiwan could figure in negotiations with China, officials emphasized their island’s strategic importance.
Mon, 18 May 2026 00:13:35 +0000
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| Trump Administration Pushes Narrative of Christian Nation at Prayer Rally in D.C.
- The day-long prayer event featured speakers from President Trump’s cabinet and a program that drew connections between the nation’s founding and Christianity.
Sun, 17 May 2026 23:19:33 +0000
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| Beverley Martyn, Whose Folk Music Breakthrough Took 50 Years, Dies at 79
- As a rising star of the 1960s, she dated Paul Simon, brooded with Nick Drake and drew Barbra Streisand’s envy. Then she sank into an abusive marriage.
Sun, 17 May 2026 23:11:48 +0000
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| NextEra Energy Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Dominion, Creating a Utility Giant
- A deal, involving the utilities in Florida and Virginia, would come as demand for power is soaring, largely because of the rapid growth of A.I. data centers.
Sun, 17 May 2026 23:01:01 +0000
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| The Quest for Clean Hydrogen Moves Underground
- The dream of clean hydrogen has tantalized energy experts for years, but producing it has been tough. Many start-ups think the answer could lie beneath our feet.
Sun, 17 May 2026 22:16:22 +0000
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| Two Military Jets Collide in Midair at Idaho Air Show
- Video shared on social media showed the jets striking each other and spinning toward the ground. Four crew members safely ejected before the planes crashed, officials said.
Sun, 17 May 2026 22:16:02 +0000
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| Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Taunts the Rich as Rift With Starbucks Widens
- Seattle voters elected Mayor Katie Wilson as tensions rose over wealth inequality, but as Starbucks, one of the city’s most iconic companies, expands in Nashville, she is finding her limits.
Sun, 17 May 2026 20:37:29 +0000
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| How a Jared Polis Came to Release Election Denier Tina Peters from Prison
- Gov. Jared Polis’s decision to commute the sentence of Tina Peters came after months of tense discussions, including one with President Trump.
Sun, 17 May 2026 20:18:34 +0000
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| What to Know About Letlow And Fleming in the Louisiana Senate Race
- He was defeated in the Republican primary in Louisiana on Saturday. Representative Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming are now in a runoff for the party’s nomination.
Sun, 17 May 2026 19:32:35 +0000
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| Inside the Met Opera: Does Peter Gelb Have ‘the Most Difficult Job on Earth’?
- Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, said he is not going anywhere as he struggles with financial crises and opera’s place in a changing arts landscape.
Sun, 17 May 2026 18:59:37 +0000
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| To Critics, Trump Remarks Reveal a Billionaire Out of Touch
- The president has never pretended to be an ordinary American, but a recent “truth bomb” has opened him to criticism that he doesn’t grasp the economic strain of his war with Iran.
Sun, 17 May 2026 16:45:34 +0000
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| Why Neutral Maps Could Empower Black Voters as Much as the Voting Rights Act
- Our simulations debunk the notion that the act created artificial minority districts that wouldn’t otherwise exist.
Sun, 17 May 2026 14:50:13 +0000
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| Inside the Secret History of the DeGrange Family
- One fateful decision 100 years ago created parallel lives. How does a family broken by the bizarre rules of racism heal itself after three generations apart?
Sun, 17 May 2026 13:18:34 +0000
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| France Has a New Picture of the Holocaust
- A new collection of propaganda photos shows the first roundup of Jews in Paris, in 1941.
Sun, 17 May 2026 12:41:42 +0000
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