Hong’s Defeat in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Progressive Movement
8/12/2026 8:37 AM Open Story
Francesca Hong’s defeat in the Democratic primary for governor defied expectations and may have shown the democratic socialist wave cannot reach beyond urban centers.
Takeaways From the Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Carolina Primaries
8/12/2026 7:42 AM Open Story
A moderate won the closely fought Democratic primary for governor in Wisconsin, the latest contest between the party’s progressive and moderate wings.
What Can a Poll Tell Us?
7/24/2026 5:39 AM Open Story
Everyone wants to know who will win an election, but polls do more than predicting outcomes. The polling reporter Ruth Igielnik shares how polls are also judged on their ability to reveal electorate dynamics.
With Trump Secretly Evacuated, Imperiled Air Force One Became a Flying Decoy
8/12/2026 1:43 AM Open Story
In response to a threat against the jet last month, the president was clandestinely removed in a catering container. But the plane was sent into the skies anyway with government employees and reporters onboard.
See How Trump’s Secret Air Force One Swap Unfolded
8/11/2026 7:51 PM Open Story
The extraordinary subterfuge was aimed at protecting an American president who has been in Iran’s cross hairs for years.
Gulf Oil Giants Are Spending Billions to Build Ways Around Strait of Hormuz
8/12/2026 8:34 AM Open Story
Even if a cease-fire materializes, Gulf exporters recognize that relying strictly on the Strait of Hormuz is a risk they can no longer take.
Musical Manuscripts Are Intimate and Transporting. See Why.
8/11/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
Franz Welser-Möst, the Cleveland Orchestra’s music director, takes us on a tour through the handwritten score of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony.
Inflation Eased Slightly in July, but Prices Remain Elevated as War Drags On
8/12/2026 9:04 AM Open Story
Though energy prices fell last month after their spring surge, other factors pushed up costs as the Fed considers raising interest rates.
Benign Inflation Data Offers Reprieve to Fed as It Weighs Rate Increase
8/12/2026 7:08 AM Open Story
The latest Consumer Price Index report helped to reinforce the patient approach adopted by many officials at the Federal Reserve about raising rates, but it has not resolved the debate altogether.
RFK Jr. Stirred Vaccine Fears in Pennsylvania Years Before Measles Outbreak
8/12/2026 8:06 AM Open Story
At a speech in Lancaster County, Robert F. Kennedy mocked the threat of measles. Now local officials are racing to contain one of the largest outbreaks in the country.
What to Know About the Vaccines Targeted by Trump’s Executive Order
8/11/2026 9:31 AM Open Story
The order, whose legal power is unclear, recommended narrowing the use of vaccinations against several diseases that can be life-threatening.
Walking the King Charles III England Coast Path, Now Open to All
8/12/2026 7:06 AM Open Story
Paul Theroux traced the British coastline in 1982 for his book “The Kingdom by the Sea.” This year he walked parts of the new King Charles III England Coast Path, a continuous route along the country’s seashore.
He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.
8/12/2026 6:08 AM Open Story
As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.
How a Reporter Interviewed Deportees Sent to a Prison in Africa by the Trump Administration
8/12/2026 2:03 AM Open Story
A Times reporter spoke with detainees in southern Africa using a cellphone one of them obtained after a hunger strike.
Heat Kills Hundreds of Workers Each Year. A Postal Carrier Was One.
8/12/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
About half a dozen states explicitly protect workers from excessive heat. And some others, like Texas, prevent local governments from passing their own laws.
Europeans, Braced for 5th Heat Wave of 2026, Have Had Enough
8/12/2026 5:50 AM Open Story
With temperatures set to soar as high as 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) this week, Europeans and tourists say that summer in Europe has lost its appeal.
I Was Dick Cheney’s Cardiologist. I Have Questions About Trump’s Health.
8/12/2026 7:58 AM Open Story
The president has not been looking well. Americans should get answers to these seven questions.
Does My Face-Lift Make Me a Bad Feminist?
8/12/2026 5:12 AM Open Story
I, like many a young woman, was once wildly judgmental about plastic surgery. Now I’m not so sure.
Safety Subterfuge
8/12/2026 3:51 AM Open Story
We look at President Trump’s exit from Turkey after last month’s NATO summit.
Jimmy Fallon Recreates Trump’s Catering Container Escape
8/11/2026 11:26 PM Open Story
“Everyone was, like, ‘Well, at least he has one exit plan,’” the “Tonight Show” host said.
Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97
8/12/2026 3:31 AM Open Story
As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world’s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.