Russia Is Planning Its Most Powerful Blow Yet to Try to Freeze Ukraine
10/1/2026 9:00 PM Open Story
Ukraine showed European partners what it said were intercepted Russian plans to cut off major cities from power, heat and water this winter.
A Front Line at the Border: How Russia Uses Migrants as Weapons Against Europe
10/1/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
The scheme is part of Russia’s larger strategy for sowing discord in the West, if more subtle than other recent operations blamed on the Kremlin.
Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case
10/1/2026 7:21 PM Open Story
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the state attorney general to investigate a former Cornell University student’s allegation of rape. The woman has sued seven men in connection with the alleged assault.
Cornell Students Call for Change at Fiery Public Meeting
10/1/2026 5:36 PM Open Story
Through tears, some students shared stories of assaults they had experienced, while others spoke out to criticize administrators and demand improved training on consent.
How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Action
10/1/2026 8:20 AM Open Story
The woman known as “Jane Doe” was initially embarrassed about what happened at a fraternity party in 2024, but soon concluded: “I was assaulted.”
Chi Phi Members Accused in Cornell Sex Assault Lawsuit Give Varying Accounts of Night
10/1/2026 5:57 PM Open Story
Their accounts, detailed in hundreds of pages of investigative files obtained by The New York Times, were disjointed and sometimes contradictory. All the men denied any wrongdoing.
Congress Leaves With a Whimper, as the G.O.P. Braces for Midterm Pain
10/1/2026 12:48 PM Open Story
Republicans lined up a series of doomed votes in their final hours, hoping to portray Democrats as obstructionists. But some conceded that their party was more likely to be punished.
Trump Puts on a Midterms Show for an Audience That’s Already Sold
10/2/2026 1:00 AM Open Story
President Trump spent the day preaching to his most fervent fans, not the voters he will need to help elect or re-elect a slate of Republicans fighting in states from Alaska to Maine.
Christa Pike Is in Critical Condition as Tennessee Pauses Executions
10/1/2026 4:09 PM Open Story
Gov. Bill Lee ordered a review of the state’s lethal injection process after the botched attempt to execute the lone woman on Tennessee’s death row.
How Did Christa Pike Survive Two Lethal Injections of Pentobarbital?
10/1/2026 3:30 PM Open Story
A catheter carrying the drug may not have delivered the doses to Ms. Pike’s bloodstream, experts said. The drug itself may have been degraded.
Colleen Slemmer Was a Vibrant and Generous Presence, Her Mother Says
10/1/2026 4:05 PM Open Story
Ms. Slemmer was killed in 1995 by Christa Pike, whose execution in Tennessee was botched on Wednesday. Her family celebrated what would have been her 51st birthday last month.
Oil Flows Are Up, but Iran Is Still Menacing the Strait of Hormuz
10/1/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
Iran has been launching drones and missiles at commercial ships in the waterway each week, though it has often failed to strike its targets, according to a Western security official.
Investigators Seek Motive for FlyDubai Cockpit Attack
10/1/2026 4:24 PM Open Story
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the co-pilot who set upon the pilot had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination” but did not elaborate.
‘Ready to Blow His Stack’: How Biden Nearly Cut Off Netanyahu Over Gaza
10/1/2026 12:56 PM Open Story
Brett McGurk, who was the top Middle East adviser to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., offered the first inside-the-room account of American efforts to manage the Gaza war.
My Friend Is a Draft Dodger in Ukraine. He’s Not a Coward.
10/1/2026 10:48 PM Open Story
In the Ukraine war, bravery has turned into a cliché masking profound social and economic injustices.
When White People Like Hannah Gann Pretend to Be Black
10/1/2026 2:27 PM Open Story
Rachel Dolezal is now a type.
Late Night Is Stunned by Trump’s New Stereotype
10/1/2026 11:01 PM Open Story
The president told attendees celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House to watch their step while touring the unfinished ballroom: “Only a Hispanic could survive that fall.”