The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck.
2/28/2026 11:41 PM Open Story
The killing of Iran’s supreme leader and other top Iranian officials came after close intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel, according to people familiar with the operation.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Is Dead at 86
3/1/2026 12:08 AM Open Story
As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.
See a Breakdown of Ayatollah Khamenei and Other Top Iranian Leaders
2/28/2026 10:44 PM Open Story
Among those killed in strikes, according to the U.S. and Israel, were Iran’s supreme leader and three of his top military commanders.
Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’
2/28/2026 5:05 PM Open Story
A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.
QAnon Faithful See Validation in the Epstein Files
2/28/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
The nearly decade-old conspiracy theory does not align neatly with the facts emerging from the documents. That does not seem to matter.
Epstein Effort to Finance a Dick Cavett Film Undone by Background Check
2/28/2026 10:51 AM Open Story
Jeffrey Epstein joined Mr. Cavett’s wife in an effort to create a PBS documentary on the talk-show legend. But then the producers did a background check on the financier.
Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team
2/28/2026 2:40 PM Open Story
Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events.
A Tale of Two Seasons at Columbia, and Two Responses to Student Arrests
2/28/2026 7:15 PM Open Story
When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.
In Ukraine, a Community of ‘Simple Believers’ Shuns the Modern World
2/28/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
The Christians known as viruiuchi prostaky see electricity, cars, higher education and much else as distractions from what really matters.
How Wesley Hunt of Texas Is Working in Plain Sight With Outside Groups
2/28/2026 3:13 PM Open Story
Exchanges between two X accounts appear to offer a vivid example of how campaigns may sidestep campaign-finance law to share strategic information.
Trump Decision to Strike Iran Opens Fissures in Midterms
3/1/2026 12:50 AM Open Story
Republicans largely supported the decision, while Democrats mostly opposed it — but divisions appeared in both parties.
Could the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Affect the Midterms?
2/28/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
The court is set to decide a major case that could scramble the country’s congressional maps. One crucial factor for this year’s elections is when the ruling lands.
Regime Change in Iran? 4 Opinion Writers on Khamenei Strike.
2/28/2026 3:35 PM Open Story
How should Americans feel about the potential for regime change? What happens now?
Iran Got Trump All Wrong
2/28/2026 10:00 PM Open Story
We should not squander this moment, when Iran is uniquely weak and vulnerable and we hold all of the advantages — literally.
‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Producers Guild Award. Is Oscar Next?
2/28/2026 10:43 PM Open Story
The Paul Thomas Anderson film also took the top Directors Guild prize as well, a good sign for the movie’s best picture prospects at the Oscars.
Death of Girl From Los Angeles School Investigated as a Homicide, Police Say
2/28/2026 3:59 PM Open Story
The Los Angeles police did not offer details on the death of a student at Reseda High School, but a family said that a 12-year-old girl attending the school died after being struck with a water bottle.
How the BAFTAs Bungled Its Response to a Racial Slur
3/1/2026 1:33 AM Open Story
The awards show didn’t mention racist slurs when it told the audience that a man with Tourette’s might make “involuntarily noises.”