A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran
4/5/2026 5:56 PM Open Story
For the Iranians, the Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down was possible leverage. For the U.S. military, finding him was a moral imperative.
Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran
4/5/2026 3:00 PM Open Story
The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.
This Is Not China’s War, but Beijing Started Preparing for It Years Ago
4/5/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
Long concerned about geopolitical crises, China redoubled efforts to secure energy security when President Trump started raising the stakes in his first term.
Stephen Miller Is Still Pursuing His Immigration Agenda, but More Quietly
4/5/2026 9:33 AM Open Story
The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign wants “a moratorium on immigration from third world countries until we can heal ourselves as a nation.” The chaos in Minneapolis has not pushed him off that course.
ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy
4/5/2026 3:16 PM Open Story
The 22-year-old wife of an Army staff sergeant came to the U.S. as a toddler. She was taken from a military base where the couple planned to live.
Houston Cheers on Artemis II Moon Mission, Reclaiming Its Place as ‘Space City’
4/4/2026 10:20 AM Open Story
The Artemis II mission elicited deep feelings for many Americans, particularly in Houston, the home of mission control.
NASA Artemis II Astronauts Race Into Moon’s Embrace After Quiet Easter
4/6/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
Ahead of a lunar flyby on Monday, the crew celebrated the astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s first spaceflight and got a special message from Charlie Duke, the Apollo 16 moonwalker.
Artemis II Moon Flyby: Crew, Timeline and What to Know
4/5/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
The journey around the moon of three Americans and one Canadian is going into its sixth day, but it’s not too late to get caught up on it.
China Mourned an Education Influencer. The Grief Was a Quiet Revolt.
4/5/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
Zhang Xuefeng helped people navigate the country’s unforgiving higher education system. The public outpouring after his death was a quiet rebuke to the punishing process.
A Food Pantry Network Suddenly Shuttered, Leaving Thousands Scrambling
4/5/2026 2:46 PM Open Story
Ruby’s Pantry had 85 locations in communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Iowa.
Renovate or Replace: The Fight Over How to Fix N.Y.C. Public Housing
4/5/2026 9:00 AM Open Story
The city thinks four developments in Chelsea are too run-down to be saved, and wants to rebuild them, adding mixed-income housing. Some residents are opposed.
New Chef Program Helps People With Autism Find Jobs in Fine-Dining Restaurants
4/5/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
Culinary jobs have the potential to be a perfect fit, and a new effort is afoot to help autistic workers land them.
San Francisco Sobers Up
4/6/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
San Francisco gets its act together.
What’s the Point of Sending People Into Space? An Astronaut, Scientist and Journalist Debate.
4/6/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
Should we just send robots?
New Owner of Shopping Plaza in Kansas City Pitches a $1.5 Billion Rescue Plan
4/5/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
The Country Club Plaza’s sale and turnaround plans come at a consequential economic time for Kansas City, Mo., which will soon lose the Chiefs football team.
Pepsi Drops Sponsorship of Wireless Festival Headlined by Kanye West
4/5/2026 12:01 PM Open Story
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “deeply concerned” that the rapper known for antisemitic and racist comments had been booked to perform at the Wireless Festival.
3 Dead After High Winds Topple Tree During Easter Egg Hunt in Germany
4/5/2026 2:24 PM Open Story
A 21-year-old woman, her baby and a 16-year-old girl were killed after a nearly 100-foot tree fell in a wooded area in northern Germany, the police said.
Former Matador Is Gored to Death Before Annual Bullfight in Spain
4/5/2026 7:38 AM Open Story
The accident happened before the Corrida Picassiana, an annual event in Malaga that honors the painter Pablo Picasso.