The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms
8/23/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
With opposition to the centers mounting, many Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are campaigning against them.
Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly
8/23/2026 8:07 AM Open Story
President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.
Angry Ohio Voters Could Turn Their State Purple Again
8/23/2026 6:19 AM Open Story
A governor’s race, a Senate contest and enough congressional contests to swing control of the House are all in play in Ohio, where voters of all stripes express a deep sense of powerlessness.
The Midterms Feel Like 2006 All Over Again
8/23/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
With an unpopular war and high prices agitating voters, members of both parties see parallels to an election cycle when Democrats romped. But a lot has changed.
What Canadian Goods Will Take Trump’s 50% Tariffs? Some Pretty Strange Items.
8/23/2026 9:14 AM Open Story
Buoys, dog muzzles, capes, national flags and “base metal statuettes” from Canada are now more expensive for U.S. shoppers.
U.S.-Canada Trade War: What to Know About Tariffs and the Negotiations
8/23/2026 2:47 AM Open Story
Canada suspended trade negotiations, triggering President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Mark Carney said he would retaliate “dollar for dollar.”
The U.S. Start-Up Making Low-Cost Interceptors for the Iran War
8/23/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
For Florida-based Powerus, becoming a global supplier of counterdrone technology has meant involving the Trumps, a golf course and a new way of doing business.
Iran Warns Gulf States Not to Join Trump’s Economic War
8/23/2026 10:00 AM Open Story
Iran’s new hard-line national security adviser, Mohsen Rezaei, vowed to prevent “a single drop of oil” from leaving the region.
America’s Desert Metropolis Is on the Short List to Lose Water
8/23/2026 7:31 AM Open Story
Decades ago, Arizona won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump administration says that time has come.
Wildfires Are Turning Forests in the American West Into Shrubland
8/23/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.
Fire Near Reno, Nev., Prompts Evacuations of Homes and Hospitals
8/23/2026 10:39 AM Open Story
The Hawk fire has burned over 10,000 acres and is encroaching on the northern part of the city. Residents of 14,000 homes have been told to flee, and the governor issued a state of emergency.
Hayden Panettiere’s Final Battles: Mysterious Pain and Trouble With an Ex
8/23/2026 9:44 AM Open Story
In the year before the actress’s death, she struggled to walk at times and worked to disentangle herself from an ex-boyfriend who had abused her.
How Big Tech Captured American Schools
8/23/2026 4:13 AM Open Story
Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.
Someone Was Impersonating Collien Fernandes Online. She Says It Was Her Husband.
8/23/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
The German actress Collien Fernandes set out to discover who was pretending to be her online and sending men sexually explicit material. Her answer ignited a feminist movement.
‘Hey! You’re the Jerk at the Beach!’
8/23/2026 3:00 AM Open Story
As New Yorkers, we’re used to negotiating over tiny patches of space. But I didn’t expect that to continue on the beach.
A Murder Trial in Massachusetts
8/23/2026 8:30 AM Open Story
How the trial of Lindsay Clancy has become a proxy for how people view society’s ills.
‘It’s Been Terrible’: Thousands in Indiana Remain Without Power
8/22/2026 9:06 PM Open Story
Gov. Mike Braun called on the local utility to “match the urgency” of Gary area residents who have had to endure an outage approaching its second week.