The Trump Administration and the Shrinking Number of Women in Top Roles
10/14/2026 6:05 PM Open Story
In President Trump’s second term, those heading for the exits, voluntarily or involuntarily, are female officials.
Katie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer?
10/14/2026 10:12 PM Open Story
Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials was the result of one big misunderstanding.
Vance’s Talarico Attacks Show His Penchant for Personal Broadsides
10/14/2026 7:08 PM Open Story
At a rally in Texas, the vice president suggested the Democratic Senate nominee is gay, a comment criticized as homophobic.
Surprise Democratic Donor Blitzes Senate Races in Republican-Leaning States With Ads
10/14/2026 3:56 PM Open Story
Steve Pajcic, a lawyer and philanthropist in Florida, started a group that is airing ads in Kansas and South Carolina. Florida and Mississippi are next.
While Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Church Runs on Autopilot
10/14/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.
A New World of Lung Cancer Therapy Awaits Pope Leo
10/14/2026 10:02 AM Open Story
Lung cancer is still a leading cause of cancer death, but that rate is half what it was in the 1990s, partly because newly developed treatments are working.
22 People Got Together For a Dinner Party. So Did Their A.I. Agents.
10/14/2026 10:35 AM Open Story
As artificial intelligence bots spread, we are increasingly glimpsing how these digital entities interact and what they talk about with one another.
Anthropic Says Revenue Jumped 45% to $16.8 Billion in Third Quarter
10/14/2026 4:57 PM Open Story
The company held an investor meeting on Wednesday as it plans a blockbuster initial public offering as soon as next month.
OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis
10/14/2026 7:27 PM Open Story
The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.
Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
10/14/2026 4:30 PM Open Story
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
Why Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs
10/14/2026 2:25 PM Open Story
President Trump’s deal with Russia will probably not lower diesel prices that have soared because of his war with Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.
U.S. Continues to Provide Intelligence to Ukraine, Officials Say
10/14/2026 4:11 PM Open Story
Confusion about the U.S. stance has mounted in Kyiv amid restrictions on how the military version of Starlink is used.
Cornell’s President Grilled by Faculty Senate Over Handling of Crisis
10/14/2026 5:40 PM Open Story
Ahead of a vote on a resolution of no confidence in Michael I. Kotlikoff, some faculty members said they were not swayed by steps he announced on Tuesday, including banning fraternity parties.
The Crisis Playbook for Universities in Trouble
10/14/2026 8:09 PM Open Story
Schools under scrutiny as Cornell is often follow a sort of public relations playbook, adding rules, hiring outside investigators and sometimes making leadership changes.
Sally Rooney Withdraws Her Books From UK Over Her Support of Palestine Action
10/14/2026 2:52 PM Open Story
Ms. Rooney and her publisher said that she could no longer receive royalties from British sales because she pledged to donate book revenues to Palestine Action, which is banned in Britain.
The Brooklyn Toy Store at the Center of the Kelly Clarkson Online Frenzy
10/14/2026 7:56 PM Open Story
Art of Play, a novelty store in Brooklyn Heights, has found itself at the center of a social media maelstrom over a feud between the shop and the singer and TV personality Kelly Clarkson.
Battle Over the Pierre Ends in Defeat for the Buyer Pushed by Lutnick
10/14/2026 3:38 PM Open Story
Motasem Khashoggi, who hails from a prominent Saudi family, missed a Tuesday deadline to deliver a $100 million deposit to purchase the Manhattan landmark.
The Plaza Hotel to Close for Yearslong Renovation in 2027
10/14/2026 3:09 PM Open Story
The famous Fifth Avenue hotel, which opened in 1907, requires a restoration of its exterior, its operators said. It was not clear if residents of the building’s condos would have to leave.
Theocracy Is Not What I Want for Israel
10/14/2026 10:00 PM Open Story
Israeli voters have an opportunity to end the stranglehold the ultra-Orthodox have on some aspects of society.
France Is on the Brink
10/14/2026 10:00 PM Open Story
A fiscal crisis threatens to bring the country to ruin.
There’s a New Great Pumpkin to Rule Them All
10/14/2026 4:28 PM Open Story
A farmer in Rhode Island raised a 3,156-pound pumpkin this year, setting a new measure for the greatest of all gourds.