| How a Call From Trump Ignited a Frantic Week of Diplomacy by Ukraine
- Once a vague proposal for a territorial swap gained clarity, a worried President Volodymyr Zelensky worked to rally allies before Friday’s Trump-Putin summit.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:31:46 +0000
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| There’s Money to Be Made From ‘MAHA.’ Food Companies Want In.
- Processed-food giants and produce growers are tweaking products and ads to reach the Make America Healthy Again movement. But the strategy carries risks.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:29:08 +0000
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| Abolish the Senate. End the Electoral College. Pack the Court.
- Why the left can’t win without a new constitution.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:28:13 +0000
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| Even Taylor Swift Can’t Resist Podcasts, the Celebrity Safe Space
- For stars promoting their projects, podcasts have become an appealing alternative to late-night TV and glossy magazines.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:13:45 +0000
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| Trump-Putin Meeting: Where, What Time and What’s at Stake
- The American leader has agreed to a meeting with the Russian president in Alaska on Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:31:26 +0000
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| How Cryptocurrency Could Be Coming for Your Bank Account
- We explain the benefits and the risks.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:01:31 +0000
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| Israeli Settlers Unleash Record High Attacks in West Bank
- Extremists are carrying out one of the most violent campaigns against Palestinian villages since the U.N. began keeping records.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:09:39 +0000
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| Russia Steps Up Its Battlefield Attacks, and America’s Drinking Drops to Record Low
- Plus, a C.I.A. secret up for auction.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:00:10 +0000
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| Crime Keeps Falling. Here’s Why.
- Reflections on social cohesion and law enforcement can help policymakers reduce crime even further.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:46:52 +0000
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| Alaska’s Ukrainian Refugees Brace for Putin’s Arrival in Their Safe Harbor
- Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was not invited to the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, but 1,000 Ukrainian refugees in Alaska will be watching with trepidation.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:09:23 +0000
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| Trump Wants to ‘Take Back’ D.C., but the Federal Government Already Controls Much of It
- The president and his allies have berated local officials. Yet the federal government has often made it harder for those officials to manage the capital.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:04:05 +0000
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| Fed Faces High Bar for Big Cuts Despite White House Pressure
- The Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates in September. But signs of stickier inflation could limit how much relief officials can ultimately provide to borrowers.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:03:46 +0000
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| Treating Chronic Pain is Hard. An Experimental Approach Shows Promise.
- A guitarist in a death metal band was one of several people who found that personalized deep brain stimulation eased their pain and helped them reduce pain medication.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:02:20 +0000
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| The Secret Weapon of Dance? Hands!
- It can feel overwhelming to watch a dance. But if you follow the hands, they can unlock the mysteries of a moving body.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:00:36 +0000
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| Big Tech’s A.I. Boom Is Reordering the U.S. Power Grid
- Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:00:12 +0000
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| A Year After the Revolution, Bangladesh Grapples With Frustration
- There are concerns about the slow pace of change in the country, with a promised election still months away, a struggling economy and familiar problems persisting.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:51:13 +0000
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| Does Earning $142,000 in New York City Make You Rich?
- Andrew Cuomo is basing his new line of attack against Zohran Mamdani on a certain definition of wealth. But the reality is complicated.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:00:10 +0000
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| Will New York’s Governor Endorse Mamdani for Mayor?
- Gov. Kathy Hochul, who withheld an endorsement in the New York City Democratic primary, has yet to endorse the winner, Zohran Mamdani.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:00:04 +0000
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| Late Night Hopes Trump’s New Hosting Gig Will Keep Him Busy
- Nicole Byer said she supports Trump hosting this year's Kennedy Center Honors: “Anything that distracts him from running this country into the ground.”
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:41:41 +0000
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| You Can Buy One of the C.I.A.’s Greatest Mysteries at an Auction House
- Sleuths have solved three of the panels of the Kryptos sculpture at the agency’s headquarters. Now the artwork’s creator is announcing the sale of the solution to the fourth.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:00:07 +0000
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