How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center
9/20/2026 5:22 AM Open Story
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press.
9/19/2026 5:37 PM Open Story
The president’s ban of three media outlets from the White House fits a pattern of using the apparatus of government to crack down on his perceived enemies.
In China, A.I. Is Moving Forward While the Economy Lags Behind
9/20/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
As Xi Jinping arrives in the United States this week for a state visit, China’s advances in artificial intelligence will be in the air. Less discussed: China’s economy in its worst shape in decades.
A.I. Gone Rogue? Trump Proposes Not New Rules but an ‘A.I. Force.’
9/19/2026 5:19 PM Open Story
The president proposed a follow-up to his Space Force but continued to dismiss worries about A.I.’s pace or potential for harm.
Who Gets to Decide A.I.’s Moral Code?
9/20/2026 4:31 AM Open Story
A small number of people are shaping what chatbots value. Those choices are already influencing how people think.
In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?
9/20/2026 4:05 AM Open Story
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City
7/2/2016 6:09 PM Open Story
How one school became a battleground over which children benefit from a separate and unequal system.
Reality Bites
9/20/2026 4:42 AM Open Story
We look at how one mother approached the decision of where her child should go to school.
Troy Jackson, a Progressive Brawler, Tries to Flip a Senate Seat in Maine
9/20/2026 5:11 AM Open Story
Mr. Jackson landed in the race unexpectedly. Democrats are hoping he can unseat Susan Collins, a Republican, in their bid to retake the Senate.
Republicans Seize on Democrat’s Defense Contractor Ties in N.Y. House Race
9/20/2026 12:00 AM Open Story
Cait Conley, who is trying to flip a Republican seat held by Representative Mike Lawler, is fending off attacks concerning her work after she left the Biden administration.
Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Leads to an Increase in Vaccinations
9/20/2026 2:03 AM Open Story
As the outbreak grows to more than 700 confirmed cases, the largest in the country, some people remain opposed to vaccines and others are rushing to get the shots.
A.G. Sulzberger: The Story of America, Told in 15 Million First Drafts of History
9/18/2026 1:50 PM Open Story
The Times has witnessed the country’s transformation. It will keep its eyes open.
Mistakes? We’ve Made a Few
9/20/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
For most of its life, The New York Times has tried to correct its errors. These efforts have not always been perfect.
Is Audrey Hobert the Most Honest Voice in Pop?
9/18/2026 6:49 AM Open Story
The rising pop star talks songwriting with her BFF Gracie Abrams, knowing when to log off and the difference between being weird (yes!) and awkward (no way).
JD Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American
9/20/2026 4:00 AM Open Story
I am a “heritage American,” too. How should that guide my life?
This Is What I Fear Most About A.I.
9/20/2026 1:14 AM Open Story
Letting A.I. patrol its own frontier is like asking Jesse James to patrol the Wild West.
Ed Sheeran Addresses War in Gaza After Macklemore Is Dropped From Tour
9/20/2026 12:59 AM Open Story
The singer-songwriter began his Philadelphia show on Saturday night by apologizing for “mistakes” and saying he felt compelled to speak out about the “humanitarian issue.”