Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases
8/14/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.
Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals
8/13/2026 1:34 PM Open Story
The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.
Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Aircraft Carrier, and Trump Pushes New Hacking Effort
8/14/2026 3:00 AM Open Story
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns
8/13/2026 2:49 PM Open Story
The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.
What to Know About Luigi Mangione’s Court Cases and Potential Plea Deal
8/14/2026 5:04 AM Open Story
Mr. Mangione faces federal charges of stalking that resulted in the death of a health insurance executive. A guilty plea could close the federal case — and complicate a separate state murder trial.
Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government
8/14/2026 3:57 AM Open Story
In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.
How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence
8/14/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading.
Readers Choose the Best Thrillers and Mysteries of the Century
8/13/2026 1:30 PM Open Story
The backbone of the list: nine novels by Tana French, and five novels each from John le Carré, Kate Atkinson and Mick Herron.
Great Movie and TV Adaptations From 21st- Century Thrillers
8/13/2026 2:08 PM Open Story
From “Slow Horses” to “Big Little Lies,” our list of great psychological thrillers, spy novels and crime fiction have inspired a heap of great adaptations.
Farage Wins Special U.K. Election That He Initiated, as Expected
8/14/2026 4:56 AM Open Story
Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform U.K., won the Clacton by-election with 63 percent. Count Binface, a novelty candidate, came second with 27 percent, a personal best.
Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care
8/13/2026 4:31 PM Open Story
Immigrants at Delaney Hall in Newark have complained about health services. Federal officials defended the treatment provided there and elsewhere.
As Europe Gets Hotter, Its Transportation Systems Struggle to Cope
8/14/2026 2:07 AM Open Story
The continent’s railways and roads “were engineered for a climate that no longer exists,” one expert said.
More Wildfires and Extreme Heat Roil Europe, but Relief Is on the Horizon
8/14/2026 3:38 AM Open Story
Another day of near record heat baked the continent on Friday, but temperatures could retreat to seasonal averages in the coming days.
Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet
8/14/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
In matters of work, school and even romance, we turn to A.I. chatbots. But what happens when the bots begin talking to one another?
Afghan Women Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule
8/13/2026 10:08 PM Open Story
Decrees restricting the rights of women and girls to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say.
An Unlikely Emergency Appeal to the Supreme Court From a Dog Named Bruce
8/14/2026 5:08 AM Open Story
A last-ditch filing this week came on behalf of a dog that a judge found to be “vicious” and shows how the court’s emergency docket has been growing.
Gone in 20 Minutes: Half-Off Sushi Draws Throngs to New York’s Japanese Markets
8/14/2026 3:42 AM Open Story
At a proliferating number of stores, discounts on items like sushi are offered after 8 p.m. To get the best meals, you have to be there early.
Is Ocasio-Cortez Ready for the Glass Cliff?
8/14/2026 4:18 AM Open Story
She will run as a woman but unlike how every woman before her was forced to run.
Extreme Heat Is the New Normal
8/14/2026 4:28 AM Open Story
Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter.
Are Political Polls Accurate?
8/14/2026 3:47 AM Open Story
We look at recent problems with political polling.
Jimmy Fallon Reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s White House Exit
8/13/2026 10:34 PM Open Story
The “Tonight Show” host said President Trump had been surprised by the press secretary’s decision to step down. “She was like, ‘I wanted to wait for a good time but there hasn’t been one, so.’”
Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight
8/14/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left.