Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction
8/31/2026 3:01 PM Open Story
Lower-court rulings would have blocked construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom after finding that the Trump administration should have first sought approval from Congress.
Who Is Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, Convicted in Tupac Shakur Murder Trial?
8/31/2026 6:17 PM Open Story
Duane Keith Davis, once a high-ranking member of the South Side Compton Crips, long said he was in a Cadillac with the shooter in 1996. Then he began to recant his accounts.
Tupac Shakur Was at His Cultural Peak When He Was Killed
8/31/2026 6:37 PM Open Story
Shortly before he was murdered in 1996, the rapper had released “All Eyez on Me,” a landmark album that turned him into a superstar.
Woman Stabs 2, Killing One, in Times Square and Is Shot Dead by N.Y.P.D.
8/31/2026 6:34 PM Open Story
The police fired at the woman, who was holding two knives, after trying to use less lethal force, officials said. A woman, 32, was killed, and a man, 68, is in stable condition.
C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths
8/31/2026 3:35 PM Open Story
Questioning a state’s investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields: A New Feminist Music Festival Takes Shape
8/31/2026 1:27 PM Open Story
At the first Daisy Chain Fields festival, the 23-year-old pop star presented a cross-generational vision of female empowerment. (With Taco Bell activations, too.)
JD Vance Called Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Evil’ in Speech
8/31/2026 5:45 PM Open Story
Vice President JD Vance also told Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, to “keep my wife’s name out of your mouth.”
Senate Primary in Massachusetts Is a Generational Fight, With a Twist
8/31/2026 8:59 AM Open Story
In Massachusetts, the octogenarian senator Ed Markey faces a challenge from a much younger centrist, Representative Seth Moulton.
Scott Brown Was a GOP Star. Will It Matter in the New Hampshire Senate Race?
8/31/2026 3:17 PM Open Story
Scott Brown is chasing the political limelight again with a seemingly improvised Senate campaign.
These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.
8/31/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way,” one said, “that society is doomed.”
Mansour Abbas Recruits Yoav Segalovitz to Join Raam Party in Israeli Election
8/31/2026 3:08 PM Open Story
Mansour Abbas has recruited a Jewish lawmaker best known for reducing the crime rate in Arab cities. Could that be enough to get Mr. Abbas a seat in the next government?
Summit With Russia, India and Iran Shows Leverage Wars Have Given Xi of China
8/31/2026 1:11 PM Open Story
A two-day conference of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan shows the limits of U.S. economic warfare.
U.S. Strikes May Have Targeted a New Type of Iranian Naval Mine
8/31/2026 2:19 PM Open Story
The U.S. military said its attacks against Iran were in response to a threat to the Strait of Hormuz.
A Principal Saved 900 Students Before His School Was Washed Away in Nepal
8/31/2026 12:16 PM Open Story
Rajendra Dawadi had less than 15 minutes to act on a warning of approaching floodwaters. His swift evacuation plan saved hundreds of lives.
Nepal Puts Cost of Disaster at $5 Billion, Blaming Climate Change
8/31/2026 1:48 PM Open Story
The country is seeking urgent help from a special U.N. climate fund, but the program lacks money because the United States and others have been reluctant to contribute.
This Marine Died in the Iraq War. His Mother Asks, ‘What Was It For?’
8/31/2026 5:10 PM Open Story
Travis Fuller was from my hometown. I went back and talked with his family about how they made sense of his death, 25 years after Sept. 11.
Death Toll Rises in Grand Canyon Flood as Search Continues
8/31/2026 3:25 PM Open Story
Officials announced a second death and said that more than a dozen people remain unaccounted for after heavy rain.
What to Know About the Grand Canyon Flooding
8/31/2026 12:12 PM Open Story
The bodies of at least two people were found and more than a dozen were missing. Further storms could hinder rescue efforts on Monday.
What to Know About Hiking in Areas Prone to Flash Floods
8/31/2026 1:15 PM Open Story
Canyons, small streams and dry creek beds in the West can be deceptively dangerous, trapping hikers when rainfall upstream causes rapidly rising water.
How El-Sayed Could Dispatch His Hasan Piker Problem
8/31/2026 4:13 PM Open Story
Republicans hold their trolls close. For Democrats, it’s more complicated.
Putin Is Coming for Russian Literature
8/31/2026 7:46 AM Open Story
The Kremlin is redefining what it means to be a writer in Russia.
Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92
8/31/2026 5:16 PM Open Story
A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.