Inside the Left’s Playbook for Winning Elections
8/10/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
Progressives are being outspent and are receiving little support from the Democratic Party. Their tactics show a different way to succeed.
Southern Iran Bears Brunt of U.S. Bombing
8/10/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
While fighting has abated in much of Iran, near-constant U.S. airstrikes in Qeshm island and other southern spots have upended lives and livelihoods.
Iran Taps Longtime I.R.G.C. Commander Mohsen Rezaei to Top Security Post
8/9/2026 11:18 AM Open Story
The appointment of Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council suggests that Iran’s old guard is consolidating power.
Oil Prices Climb on Stalemate in Strait of Hormuz
8/10/2026 2:03 AM Open Story
Hopes were dashed over the weekend for a breakthrough on shipping traffic through the critical waterway in the Persian Gulf.
Iran War Timeline: Key Moments and Attacks In U.S. and Israel’s Campaign
8/9/2026 2:34 PM Open Story
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, starting a monthslong war that spread to neighboring countries and rocked global markets.
A.I.-Driven Chip Crunch Leads to New Rush of Lobbying in Washington
8/10/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
As data centers gobble up memory chips, other industries that need the components, including electronics companies like Apple and medical device makers, are asking for government help.
A.I. Cheating Threatens the Value of Online Degrees
8/10/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree.
Meta Unveils ‘Open Source’ Version of Its Most Powerful A.I. Model
8/10/2026 3:00 AM Open Story
The release of Muse Glimmer, a model that can be freely downloaded and modified, is likely to intensify a debate over whether A.I. should be restricted or not.
Private Equity Is Stuck With 33,575 Unsold Businesses
8/10/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
Even amid a booming deal-making environment, private equity firms are unable to exit a growing number of investments at values their investors require.
What the Hallmark Channel Knows About Love
8/10/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
For 25 years, it’s helped big-city gals find love with hometown hunks — and distracted the rest of us when we need it most.
America Is Atomizing
8/10/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
A nation of us versus them and them and them.
Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t.
8/10/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars.
Why Are So Many People Upset About Flock Cameras?
8/10/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
Flock Safety’s automated license plate-reading cameras, used by thousands of law enforcement agencies in the U.S., have drawn intense criticism from civil liberties groups.
Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills 13 Deep Inside Russia
8/10/2026 2:26 AM Open Story
A strike on an industrial center in Tatarstan marked one of the deadliest attacks on Russian territory since the start of the war.
Extreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan
8/9/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
The traditional ways of cultivating the peppers may not survive the challenges of climate change and soaring costs, so Pakistani farmers are trying to adapt.
Europe Braces for Another Heat Wave. Here’s What to Know.
8/9/2026 5:23 AM Open Story
High temperature warnings were in place across western, central and southern Europe on Sunday as a heat dome intensifies across the continent.
An Expert in Traffic Jams Has a Scary Idea: What if the Cars Turn on Us?
8/10/2026 12:00 AM Open Story
Sam Schwartz, a former New York City traffic commissioner, thinks autonomous vehicles are the future. But his book, “Autokill,” imagines a world where they go very wrong.
At Edinburgh Fringe, Amanda Knox Takes the Mic to Reclaim Her Story
8/10/2026 2:22 AM Open Story
In a solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Knox is trying to turn her tabloid infamy into stand-up humor, despite an intense backlash.
With ‘The Galloping Cure’ in Edinburgh, Missy Mazzoli Tackles the Opioid Crisis
8/10/2026 2:49 AM Open Story
The composer Missy Mazzoli, driven by personal loss, has turned America’s overdose epidemic into a dark, fantastical allegory.
This Is the Winning Formula for Democrats in Red States
8/10/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
Just shy of 44 with boyish good looks, Rob Sand is very much a moderate, but he has a withering critique of the political establishment in this country.
I’ve Seen How A.I. Changes Young People’s Social Lives
8/10/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
A.I. has become a kind of social sealant, filling the gaps in young people’s relationships.
His Book Says He Planned Tupac’s Murder. Now He Says It Was Fiction.
8/10/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
Duane Davis’s book boasted of his role in the killing of Tupac Shakur. The memoir, which he now disavows, has become prime evidence in his murder trial, which starts this week.