Trump Is Urged to Move on Nuclear Site Thought to Be Beyond Reach of Bombs
4/17/2026 7:39 PM Open Story
Little is known about Pickaxe Mountain, but some experts say it illustrates the impossibility of relying on force alone to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb.
Trump Extends Sanctions Exemption on Some Russian Oil as High Gas Prices Persist
4/17/2026 7:48 PM Open Story
The Trump administration made the announcement hours after Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships.
Stocks Extend Rally as Tensions Ease Over War in Iran
4/17/2026 1:12 PM Open Story
The S&P 500’s rise on Friday caps a striking three-week streak, powered by investors’ optimism about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and strong corporate earnings.
Federal Court Temporarily Freezes Nexstar’s Merger With Tegna
4/17/2026 7:51 PM Open Story
The judge said the two television companies could not combine operations while an antitrust lawsuit proceeded. Nexstar said its deal was already done.
Prosecutor Withdraws From Trump Team’s Investigation of Ex-CIA Director John O. Brennan
4/17/2026 1:55 PM Open Story
A career Justice Department lawyer, Maria Medetis Long, in Miami is said to have raised concerns about whether the evidence justified moving forward with a bid to prosecute John O. Brennan.
With Vaccines Widely Popular, Kennedy Changes Tone, but Maybe Not His Plans
4/17/2026 6:57 PM Open Story
Several moves suggest Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could revive his campaign to question the safety and effectiveness of the shots after the midterm elections.
White House and Anthropic Hold ‘Productive’ Meeting, Aiming for a Compromise
4/17/2026 4:45 PM Open Story
Friday’s meeting at the White House followed the introduction of Anthropic’s powerful new artificial intelligence model, Mythos, which U.S. officials believe could be critical for security.
Trump’s Dispute With Pope Leo Deepens Divisions on the Right
4/17/2026 5:56 PM Open Story
Sean Hannity criticized the pope. Tucker Carlson attacked Mr. Hannity. And President Trump suggested ranking MAGA figures: “good, bad, and somewhere in the middle.”
Trump Will Participate in a Marathon Bible Reading
4/17/2026 6:40 PM Open Story
He will read a passage from the Old Testament that his Christian supporters cite as a call to national repentance and divine blessing.
In Phoenix, Trump Eyes Lower Gas Prices and Frets About the Midterms
4/17/2026 7:40 PM Open Story
President Trump told a crowd of supporters that the price of oil and gas was coming down, part of an effort in recent days to present a rosier picture of the nearly two-month-long Iran war.
Aging in a Brightly Lit, Big City: Jay McInerney, With a New Novel
4/17/2026 4:40 AM Open Story
In 1984, Jay McInerney was a famous, young, hedonistic novelist. Now 71, he is wistful as he wraps up his tetralogy about a couple whose city, and marriage, are tested by the pandemic.
Carney Courts Investors to Reduce Canada’s Economic Dependence on U.S.
4/17/2026 11:47 AM Open Story
Prime Minister Mark Carney has set up a meeting and a new office to speed project approvals and make Canada more attractive to investors.
Lutnick Says Canada Trade Deal Needs to Be Reworked Ahead of Talks
4/17/2026 11:45 AM Open Story
Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s commerce secretary, derided Canada’s trade strategy and said a North American deal needed to be reworked.
Lena Dunham Made Millennial Culture. Then She Was Undone by It.
4/17/2026 11:19 AM Open Story
The era of “Girls” is long gone, but its creator still has much to teach us.
Supreme Court Sides With Oil Companies in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits
4/17/2026 1:55 PM Open Story
The companies had asked the justices to clear the way to move environmental lawsuits out of state courts, to friendlier federal venues.
Through A.I. Glasses-Powered Translation, Korea’s Theaters Hope for a K-Pop Moment
4/17/2026 8:32 AM Open Story
Producers and the cultural authorities hope that technology can overcome a language barrier and take the country’s shows to the world.
Cerebras, an A.I. Chip Maker, Files to Go Public as Tech Offerings Ramp Up
4/17/2026 3:03 PM Open Story
The Silicon Valley chip maker filed a prospectus just as SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI prepared for their own listings, in what is shaping up to be a wave of enormous initial public offerings.
Japan’s Cherry Blossom Database, 1,200 Years Old, Has a New Keeper
4/17/2026 1:55 PM Open Story
The remarkable catalog of dates is one of the longest-running records of climate change. Its creator died, setting off a search for a successor.
Western States Need Water. San Diego Has Extra. Will They Make A Deal?
4/17/2026 3:05 PM Open Story
San Diego County is shopping a surplus of desalinated seawater to Western states that are facing increasingly urgent drought and short supplies.
Rescuers Try to Save Timmy, a Whale Stranded Off Germany
4/17/2026 3:16 PM Open Story
A month of efforts to help a stranded humpback escape the Baltic Sea have culminated in a tourist and media spectacle, with no guarantee of success.
Our Tax System Should Make You Furious
4/17/2026 9:15 AM Open Story
The tax expert Ray Madoff explains why the American tax system is broken, and how to make it fairer.
A Paris Court Just Rewrote the Rules of Corporate Morality
4/17/2026 5:03 PM Open Story
The profit motive was on trial. The verdict was scathing.
Tornados Reported Across the Midwest as Powerful Storms Slam the Region
4/17/2026 5:35 PM Open Story
One reported tornado downed trees and damaged cars in Lena, Ill., an official said.
Starmer’s Credibility Just Took Another Body Blow Over the Mandelson Scandal
4/17/2026 11:41 AM Open Story
Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears to have been kept in the dark repeatedly over Peter Mandelson, the Jeffrey Epstein associate — fueling an image of weakness.
An Explosion Rattles a Toronto Neighborhood. A Drake Video Was to Blame.
4/17/2026 4:36 PM Open Story
A blast on Thursday night turned out to be for a video shoot, but it unnerved residents who had lived through a propane plant explosion in 2008.