Florida’s Immigration Crackdown, Led by DeSantis, Is Showing Cracks

3/27/2026 7:13 AM Open Story
Some conservative sheriffs have raised concerns about the aggressive enforcement tactics that Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has embraced.
Global Food Supply Faces a Dangerous Bottleneck as Iran War Persists

3/27/2026 12:22 PM Open Story
Fertilizer prices are climbing as a result of disruptions in the Middle East, putting global food supplies at risk.
Energy Crisis Forces India’s Eateries to Adapt

3/27/2026 7:00 AM Open Story
A small street stall and a big restaurant chain in India rethought how to cook after the war in the Middle East squeezed their supply of liquified petroleum gas.
The Iran War Has Diesel Prices Soaring, and Consumers Could Pay the Price

3/27/2026 10:54 AM Open Story
Diesel has climbed faster than gasoline this month, directly hitting businesses, from brewers to trucking companies. Those higher costs are likely to make their way into consumer prices.
The Iran War is Revealing the Messy Middle of Our Renewable Energy Transition

3/27/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
When the world map of literal power changes, the political hierarchy shifts, too
As Stocks Keep Falling, Investors Are Losing Patience With the War in Iran

3/27/2026 9:19 AM Open Story
The S&P 500 is on course for its fifth straight week of losses and its worst weekly losing streak in roughly four years.
UAE and Qatar Arrest Hundreds Over Online Videos of Iranian Attacks

3/27/2026 2:36 AM Open Story
The authorities have made a wave of arrests to stop people posting footage of strikes, citing security risks. Experts also see a fear of damage to the countries’ image as safe havens.
Pakistan, Playing Mediator Between U.S. and Iran, Is Calling Several Countries

3/27/2026 8:24 AM Open Story
Washington, Tehran, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Istanbul and Brussels have all received calls as Pakistan plays mediator between the United States and Iran.
Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

3/27/2026 10:00 AM Open Story
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.
U.S. May Label Brazilian Gangs as Terror Groups, After Push by the Bolsonaros

3/27/2026 10:41 AM Open Story
The Trump administration is weighing declaring Brazil’s two largest drug gangs terrorist groups, after lobbying by the sons of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Cannonball with Wesley Morris: ‘Love Story’ Is Actually a Horror Story

3/26/2026 8:36 AM Open Story
The nightmare began when she said, “I do.”
Want More ‘Love Story’? Read These Books Inspired by the Kennedys and ’90s New York.

3/27/2026 2:04 AM Open Story
If the TV show has you craving 1990s glam, upper-crust romance and doomed dynasties, these books have got you covered.
How ‘Love Story’ Gave Viewers a History Lesson on the Kennedys and ’90s NYC

3/27/2026 8:35 AM Open Story
The FX show, which dramatizes the relationship between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, has inspired a legion of younger viewers to dig into the couple’s past and 1990s New York City.
One Republican Farmer in Wisconsin Is Bitter Over Trump’s Deportations

3/27/2026 11:12 AM Open Story
For 20 years, Tim O’Harrow has asked lawmakers to acknowledge that America’s food supply depends on immigrants. Politics went in the other direction.
Before the LaGuardia Crash, Why Didn’t Truck 1 Stop?

3/27/2026 8:06 AM Open Story
After a fatal runway collision between a jet and a fire truck, one of the key questions is why the truck didn’t heed frantic calls to stop.
After Being Struck by Plane, Last Firefighter Is Released From Hospital

3/27/2026 12:16 PM Open Story
The two veterans of a specialized unit that responds to emergencies at LaGuardia Airport have been released from the hospital.
United Airlines Flight Avoids Collision With Military Helicopter in California

3/27/2026 5:32 AM Open Story
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating after a helicopter crossed into the path of United Airlines Flight 589.
Idaho Criminalizes Transgender Use of Some Bathrooms in Private Businesses

3/27/2026 11:22 AM Open Story
The bill passed Friday by the Idaho legislature would make it a crime punishable by up to a year in prison to use a gender-designated bathroom that does not conform to a person’s sex at birth.
Justice Dept. Scrutinizes Transgender Prisoner Housing in California and Maine

3/27/2026 10:49 AM Open Story
The investigations are the latest moves by the Trump administration to force prisons to house transgender women with male inmates.
Savannah Guthrie Is Returning to ‘Today’

3/27/2026 11:02 AM Open Story
NBC said that she would return as an anchor of the show on April 6, a little more than two months after the disappearance of her mother.
Hasan Piker Rally Sparks Backlash in Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary

3/27/2026 12:03 PM Open Story
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s primary opponents criticized him for inviting Hasan Piker to campaign with him. Mr. Piker is a fierce critic of Israel.
Rep. Sam Graves, a Senior House Republican, Will Retire as Midterm Exodus Grows

3/27/2026 9:35 AM Open Story
Representative Sam Graves, the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said he would leave Congress after nearly three decades, the latest sign that the G.O.P. is bracing for big losses.
U.N. Report Documents Sectarian Violence in Syria That Killed Over 1,700

3/27/2026 12:27 PM Open Story
Investigators said the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa had done little to address the extrajudicial killings and torture of Druse civilians in July 2025.
Did Scientists Just Detect an Exploding Black Hole?

3/27/2026 7:00 AM Open Story
An underwater observatory recently detected a startlingly energetic cosmic neutrino. One possible cause involves a phenomenon that so far exists only in theory.
The Bar Is Open Again on the Staten Island Ferry

3/27/2026 12:04 PM Open Story
After a seven-year drought, including pandemic-related delays, the ferry service is bringing beer back to New York Harbor. It feels like a return to normal, regulars say.
Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly

3/27/2026 11:34 AM Open Story
Never before has America arrived at the threshold of a quagmire so quickly.
Will Iran Break Trumpism?

3/27/2026 5:24 AM Open Story
The right-wing thinker Christopher Caldwell believes the Iran war is the end of Trumpism. Is he right? What was Trumpism in the first place?
Arrest Thwarts Plot Against Nerdeen Kiswani, Pro-Palestinian Activist

3/27/2026 12:09 PM Open Story
A New York Police Department detective acting undercover online identified a man who planned to target the activist Nerdeen Kiswani. The man was arrested on federal charges.
Letizia Mowinckel, 105, Dies; Procured Jacqueline Kennedy’s Pink Chanel Suit

3/27/2026 11:46 AM Open Story
Mrs. Kennedy was wearing the suit when her husband was assassinated in Dallas in November 1963, and it was soaked in his blood.
Video: Stranded Humpback Whale Beats the Odds and Swims Out to Sea

3/27/2026 9:35 AM Open Story
In an unexpected breakthrough, the 40-foot mammal was freed and swam to deeper water on Friday morning through a channel that rescuers had dug for it.
Noelia Castillo Ramos Dies in Spain After Winning Right to End Her Life

3/27/2026 11:03 AM Open Story
Noelia Castillo Ramos, 25, who was in chronic physical and psychological pain, had sought an assisted death since 2024, but her father sued to prevent it.