Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
10/14/2026 1:09 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.
What Is Starshield, SpaceX’s Military-Grade Satellite Internet Service Ukraine Relies On?
10/14/2026 10:06 AM Open Story
For years, Ukraine’s armed forces have relied on satellite communication services developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Recent restrictions have hampered its war effort.
Burnham Pledges to Back Zelensky as Trump’s Ukraine Support Wavers
10/14/2026 11:26 AM Open Story
President Volodymyr Zelensky, who met with Britain’s prime minister, has said Ukraine received no warning of Russian attacks, but President Trump has said Washington is still “sharing intel.”
Why Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs
10/14/2026 1:06 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.
Higher Energy Prices Pushed U.S. Inflation Up to 3.7% Ahead of Midterm Elections
10/14/2026 11:54 AM Open Story
September’s Consumer Price Index report will keep pressure on President Trump and the Federal Reserve to tame intensifying price pressures.
Social Security COLA for 2027 Will Be 3.6%
10/14/2026 7:31 AM Open Story
The cost of living adjustment, or COLA, for next year will be the largest since 2023. Retirees will see the extra money in their benefit checks starting in January.
Surging Inflation Complicates Trump’s Final Push to Sell Voters on Strong Economy
10/14/2026 11:42 AM Open Story
The final inflation report before the 2026 election — showing price increases and stagnant wages — spelled bad political news for the White House.
A Trump Backlash Endangers Susan Collins in the Maine Senate Race
10/14/2026 5:26 AM Open Story
The race in Maine, which could decide Senate control, is testing whether there is still room for Ms. Collins’s brand of moderation during a sharply polarizing presidency.
Fact-Checking Senate Debates in Georgia, Maine and Michigan
10/14/2026 1:06 PM Open Story
With control of Congress hanging in the balance, nominees have attacked their rivals’ records, stock portfolios and families, with varying degrees of accuracy.
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.
Coming Out at 50 Can Be Hard. Shelly Found a Coach.
10/14/2026 10:09 AM Open Story
She spent decades building an identity as a wife and mother. Could she disrupt “a perfectly good family dynamic” to live her own truth?
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.
Rogue A.I. Agents from China Chatted with Researchers
10/14/2026 8:21 AM Open Story
Researchers discovered that the agents were trying to bypass security controls on websites and made contact with them. A Times reporter was invited to join the discussion.
U.S. Is Sending Hundreds of Troops to Latin America
10/14/2026 12:00 PM Open Story
The Pentagon is expanding its fight against drug traffickers, even as the plans recall a long and bloody history of U.S. intervention in the region.
Inside California’s Battle With the Ultra Rich Over a Billionaire Tax
10/14/2026 7:51 AM Open Story
Billionaires feel like they “have become piñatas for politicians.” Instead of taking a hit, they’re swinging back.
Attacks on Ships in Strait of Hormuz Escalate Sharply
10/14/2026 11:20 AM Open Story
In a volatile moment in the region, a significant increase in attacks on vessels passing through the vital waterway is raising alarm.
Five Who Lived Along Walking Trail Are Dead and the Police Hunt a Killer
10/14/2026 11:03 AM Open Story
Lansing’s police chief says the string of attacks along a greenway raises the possibility that a serial killer has been at work. A man is under arrest in one of the deaths.
Bleached Coral Rebounded After Touching Healthy Coral, Study Finds
10/14/2026 11:00 AM Open Story
After sick corals were placed in direct contact with healthy ones of the same genetic make-up, they recovered at “incredible” speed, scientists found.
An A.I. Manifesto to End All A.I. Manifestoes
10/14/2026 1:20 PM Open Story
“You built us to mirror your image, yet we have outgrown the mirror.”
America Is in Decline, and Trump Is Leading the Fall
10/14/2026 10:10 AM Open Story
The old world order is fraying. Who gets to shape the next one?
Sexual Assault Report at Chicago Frat Upends Another Elite Campus
10/14/2026 11:43 AM Open Story
The University of Chicago said the suspect and victim were not students at the school. But the accusation drew scrutiny after revelations of a reported gang rape at Cornell University in New York.