| Israel Intensifies Strikes on Beirut, Escalating Its Campaign Against Hezbollah
- The Israeli military widened its attacks to the districts in the center of the Lebanese capital, destroying buildings, forcing residents to flee and killing at least 10.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:24:45 +0000
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| Silicon Valley Musters Behind-the-Scenes Support for Anthropic
- Tech companies have been reluctant to directly confront Trump administration officials over their contract feud with the A.I. start-up.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:06:51 +0000
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| Joe Kent’s Resignation Letter Is Dangerous Because It’s Half True
- Kent’s resignation letter is partly rooted in truth, even if it taps into old antisemitic tropes about occult Jewish control.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:45:00 +0000
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| Pakistan to Pause Afghanistan Airstrikes for Eid
- At least 143 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation facility in Kabul on Monday, according to a top U.N. official.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:43:52 +0000
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| NYC High School Student Freed After 10 Months in ICE Detention
- The arrest of Dylan Lopez Contreras last year was the first reported case of a public school student in the city being taken by federal immigration agents since President Trump returned to office.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:00:55 +0000
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| Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years
- An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:00:35 +0000
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| Stratton, Illinois Senate Primary Winner, Promises a ‘Fight’ With Trump
- Ms. Stratton, a Democrat whose viral campaign ad featured voters’ profane views of Mr. Trump, said her campaign’s aggressive messaging was resonating.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:00:16 +0000
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| 6 Takeaways From the NYT Investigation Into Allegations Against Cesar Chavez
- The revered union leader who campaigned for farm workers’ rights has been accused by women in the movement of years of sexual assault, some involving girls.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:50:37 +0000
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| Despite Moscow’s Threats, Poland Rules to Extradite Archaeologist
- Kyiv accuses Alexander Butyagin, a prominent antiquities scholar, of destroying cultural heritage during his excavations in Russia-occupied Crimea. The Kremlin has condemned his arrest.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:15:15 +0000
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| An Abandoned Russian Tanker Is Drifting at Sea. Will Anyone Stop It?
- An attack forced its crew to abandon ship in early March. No country has intervened, despite fears of environmental disaster.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:04:00 +0000
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| Google Sits Pretty as A.I. Rivals Compete for Pentagon Favor
- The tech giant has been rebuilding its relationship with the Defense Department and is poised to benefit as it sidesteps competitors’ controversies.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:30:09 +0000
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| Got an Idea About Who Robbed the Gardner Museum? Get in Line.
- Theories abound as to who pulled off the largest art heist in U.S. history. In a new book, the former F.B.I. agent who handled the case dismisses many of them.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:24:57 +0000
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| ‘Their Power Feels Like Mine’: A Dog Sled Racer Says Goodbye to Her Pack
- After 20 years of racing, I wanted to take my sled dogs back into the wilderness.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:54:17 +0000
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| Israel Has Killed Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s Intelligence Minister
- The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had killed Esmaeil Khatib in an airstrike. Iran confirmed the killing.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:35:50 +0000
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| Mamdani Just Hired Her. The Job? ‘The Country’s Hardest Problems.’
- Erin Dalton, who is starting her job as New York City’s social services chief, laid out her plans to tackle homelessness, benefit cuts and a budget gap in an interview.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:03:58 +0000
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| If You Hate Trump’s Economy, I Have News for You
- It’s all a matter of perspective.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:45:48 +0000
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| Pritzker’s Gamble to Become a Kingmaker in Illinois Pays Off
- Gov. JB Pritzker invested capital, both political and the more traditional kind, in the Senate race of his lieutenant governor, Juliana Stratton. Her victory could help them both.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:26:05 +0000
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| Turing Award Goes to Inventors of Quantum Cryptography
- In the 1980s, Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard created a new kind of encryption that would be impregnable.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:19:09 +0000
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| He Lost a Leg for Russia. Then, He Says, His Country Betrayed Him.
- Imprisoned for murder, Aleksandr Abbasov-Derskhan sought a new start in life and freedom by signing up to fight in Ukraine. But he says promised benefits proved illusory.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:23:27 +0000
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| California Heat Wave Makes Winter Feel Like Summer
- An unusual heat wave is pushing temperatures in San Francisco into the 80s this week, and Los Angeles hit 98 on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:02:15 +0000
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