| A Starfish, a President and a Deep-Sea Frenzy in Argentina
- A livestream of an undersea project has captivated Argentina as President Javier Milei wields a chain saw on the budget for science.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:52:56 +0000
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| Intel’s CEO Defends Himself After Trump Calls For Resignation
- Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s top executive, said he was committed to the company after Mr. Trump called for him to step down over reported Chinese investments.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:44:48 +0000
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| Stephen Miran, Trump’s Temporary Pick at the Fed, Could Have a Lasting Effect
- Stephen I. Miran may spend only a few months on the central bank’s board of governors, but in that time he can influence the discussions around interest rates and who will become the institution’s next leader.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:30:44 +0000
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| The MAGA Congressman Accused of Threatening His Ex With Revenge Porn
- When you’re MAGA, they let you do it.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:24:18 +0000
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| Netanyahu, Aiming to Capture Gaza City, Reverts to a Risky Military Strategy
- Time and again, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has pledged to defeat Hamas by force. His cabinet’s decision to capture Gaza City risks ending in a familiar deadlock.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:58:00 +0000
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| Israel Says It’s Preparing to Take Control of Gaza City. What Does That Mean?
- The decision to expand operations in the enclave went against the recommendations of the military.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:37:11 +0000
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| Netanyahu Broadly Criticized at Home and Abroad After New Gaza Plan
- International allies and families of hostages condemned Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take control of Gaza City, with the British prime minister calling it “wrong.”
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:06:28 +0000
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| The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back.
- To some in the U.K., the criticisms from the American right over arrests of people for hate speech seem hypocritical, given President Trump’s attacks on those who disagree with him.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:53:52 +0000
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| Russian Strikes Kill 3 in Ukraine, Which May Be Left Out of Peace Talks
- “Here on the ground, we don’t feel any real changes from all these high-level meetings and statements,” a soldier said.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:53:22 +0000
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| One Way to Retire With Friends
- We go inside The Bird’s Nest, a community in Texas.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:46:38 +0000
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| Israel Approves Gaza City Takeover, and Trump to Deploy Federal Agents in D.C.
- Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:20:53 +0000
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| Canyon Fire in Ventura County Prompts Evacuation Orders for Thousands
- The Canyon fire grew within hours to almost 5,000 acres as it spread into Los Angeles County, officials said.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:08:29 +0000
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| Can Russia’s Economy Withstand Trump’s Threats to Impose Sanctions?
- The Russian economy was slowing even before President Trump’s latest threats. But the Kremlin has enough money to keep fighting in Ukraine.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:47:12 +0000
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| Manhunt Leaves a Montana Town in Limbo a Week After Bar Shooting
- Experts on mass shootings said it’s rare for the gunmen who carry out such crimes to elude the authorities for so long.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:02:21 +0000
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| Trump Escalates a Fight Over How to Measure Merit in American Education
- President Trump’s most recent executive order wades into a debate over how elite colleges should weigh grades and test scores versus the obstacles students have overcome.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:02:16 +0000
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| E.P.A. to Stop Updating Popular Database After Lead Scientist Criticized Trump
- The database, which helps companies calculate their greenhouse gas emissions, will continue under a consortium that includes Stanford University.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:01:54 +0000
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| Trump’s E.P.A. Filing Fewer Lawsuits Against Polluters
- In its first six months, the Trump administration has filed 11 civil cases against polluters compared with the Biden administration’s 30.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:01:52 +0000
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| Taiwan Strained by 20% Tariffs, No Trade Deal and Political Uncertainty
- Taiwan’s export manufacturers are facing steeper U.S. tariffs than their neighbors got and getting squeezed by an appreciating currency.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:01:26 +0000
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| Want to See Opera in the Home of Baseball? Get a Room.
- In Cooperstown, N.Y., fans of the Glimmerglass Festival, a celebration of music, are finding it hard to compete for hotel space with other fans there to watch a legend — their 12-year-old.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:01:04 +0000
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| Trump Is Letting TikTok (and China) Win
- Trump’s disregard for federal law is a gift to the world’s most powerful authoritarian government.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:00:54 +0000
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