| Putin, Still Harboring Assad, Welcomes New Syrian Leader to Moscow Again
- President Vladimir V. Putin and President Ahmed al-Sharaa are looking to build ties after the fall of the Russia-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:14:38 +0000
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| Welcome to Spain
- Today we look into a country that’s handling the issue of undocumented migrants in a starkly different way.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:04:00 +0000
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| Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs
- The e-commerce giant has been cutting costs while pouring resources into building data centers to compete in the race to dominate artificial intelligence.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:19:47 +0000
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| Iran Killed Thousands of Protesters. Here Are Five of Their Stories.
- “He went out for freedom,” said the cousin of one of those who was killed when Iranian authorities mounted a deadly crackdown on protests across the country.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:10:37 +0000
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| Democrats Push to Impeach Kristi Noem, and Ilhan Omar Is Attacked in Minneapolis
- Plus, the woman who helped make GPS possible.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:00:12 +0000
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| In Kherson, Ukraine, Every Step Outside Risks Death by Drone
- Russian attacks on civilians in Kherson, in southern Ukraine, have forced important aspects of life to go underground, offering a vision of a postapocalyptic future.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:26:24 +0000
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| Fed Meeting Comes at Pivotal Moment for Central Bank’s Independence
- The Trump administration has unleashed a barrage of attacks on the Federal Reserve, including a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome H. Powell.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:04:08 +0000
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| What to Watch as the Federal Reserve Meets
- The central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a series of reductions in the latter half of 2025. The big question is how long the pause will last.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:03:01 +0000
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| These Democrats Want Clinton to Answer for Epstein. Good.
- As Democrats work to regain the public trust and to shed their image as the party of elites, they cannot be seen as treating elites in their party as above the law.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:02:57 +0000
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| Sundance Film Festival Says Goodbye to Park City, Utah
- “It’s hard not to feel a disturbance in the force,” said Ethan Hawke, whose acting career took off after his early movies appeared at the Utah festival in the 1990s.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:02:52 +0000
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| After Naval Drills With Iran, South Africa Faces New U.S. Attacks
- The exercises were the second time in six months that President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to be blindsided by his own military regarding relations with Tehran.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:02:16 +0000
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| Esther Perel on Why A.I. Intimacy Feels Safe but Isn’t Real
- Perel, a renowned psychotherapist, doesn’t really think society can — or should — fall in love with a machine.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:02:08 +0000
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| As Minneapolis Rages, Legislators Move to Restrict ICE in Their States
- Efforts to curtail federal law enforcement tactics began last year, but with the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, Democratic lawmakers are pushing harder.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:02:05 +0000
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| How We Tracked Down Thousands of Police Misconduct Files
- Freedom of Information requests led to the discovery of varied offenses by officers around New York State.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:57 +0000
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| In Nigeria, a Catholic Bishop Tries to Tone Down the Uproar After U.S. Missile Strikes
- Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, often called “the conscience of the nation,” has been trying to tone down the uproar after President Trump bombed a region in his diocese.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:43 +0000
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| A Municipal Debt Boom Is Driving Public Projects and Tax Breaks for Investors
- Municipal debt issuance surpassed $500 billion last year, a record that’s found a deep pool of buyers.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:36 +0000
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| How the Online SAT May be Vulnerable to Cheating
- Sites in China are selling test questions, and online forums offer software that can bypass test protections, according to tutors and testing experts raising alarms.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:30 +0000
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| Loose Rules Let New York State Police Hand Out Lax Penalties for Serious Misconduct
- New York State troopers used the badge to settle personal scores and elicit favors. Still, they remained on the job, an investigation found.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:26 +0000
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| The Rise and Fall of South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee
- Kim Keon Hee is the first former presidential spouse in South Korea to be convicted on a criminal charge. Her downfall began after her husband declared martial law.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:04:46 +0000
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| Desi Lydic Says Gregory Bovino Got ‘Iced Out’
- “We’re not throwing you under the bus — we’re throwing you onto a bus, and sending it far, far away,” the “Daily Show” host said of the recalled Border Patrol official.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:26:49 +0000
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