Global Oil Prices Could Hit Highest Levels in Months After Saudi Pipeline Attacks
9/16/2026 8:15 AM Open Story
Prolonged restrictions on exports could push oil prices even higher.
Houthis and Saudis Trade Claims of Military Attacks as Conflict Escalates
9/16/2026 9:32 AM Open Story
The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia in Yemen, said they had downed a Saudi jet, while Saudi authorities accused the group of firing a drone near Mecca. The Houthis denied doing so.
E.U. Talks of Making Canada First ‘Associate Member’ as U.S. Ties Weaken
9/16/2026 10:37 AM Open Story
Canada and the European Union have been confronting an increasingly challenging relationship with the United States under President Trump.
The Liftoff Scenario That Terrifies A.I. Doomsayers
9/16/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
“Recursive self-improvement” is the idea that artificial intelligence could learn to build and train itself, creating exponential new progress — and risk.
The Quiet Way A.I. Is Hitting the Work Force
9/16/2026 9:30 AM Open Story
Lower wage growth and slower hiring in some sectors may be the result of artificial intelligence, especially for younger workers.
U.S. Fast-Tracked Deportation of Ecuadorean Politician Despite Torture Fears
9/16/2026 9:24 AM Open Story
The removal of José Serrano, a critic of President Daniel Noboa who has been accused of criminal activity, underscores how the Trump administration has asserted control over U.S. immigration courts.
Billions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.
9/16/2026 8:42 AM Open Story
The absence of the annual estimate on the tax gap could make it more difficult to assess whether more taxes are going unpaid since President Trump took office.
News Helicopter Crash in Los Angeles Underscores the Risks of Aerial Reporting
9/16/2026 8:50 AM Open Story
Swarms of helicopters traverse the vast region to capture its mayhem. Then, one became the story. “It was the day we all dread,” one pilot said.
What to Know About the Victims in the NBC4 Helicopter Crash in Los Angeles
9/16/2026 10:55 AM Open Story
A journalist and pilot who were on board the news helicopter when it crashed had flown hundreds of hours together since 2023.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is Ready to Make a Meal of Broadway
9/16/2026 9:45 AM Open Story
The actress, last onstage over four decades ago, had a “terrifying” desire to return to the stage. “Other Desert Cities” will be her Broadway debut.
‘You’re Elected to Fight and Kill the Other Side’: How Congress Lost Its Way
9/16/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
Members from both parties say the legislative branch has descended into a state of dysfunction in the Trump era.
Bo French Faces Backlash Over Posts About University of Texas Students
9/16/2026 10:24 AM Open Story
Republican leaders brought Bo French, an anti-Muslim hard-liner, into the fold. Then he attacked Texas football fans.
Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81
9/16/2026 10:51 AM Open Story
Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.
The G.O.P. Has Gone Off the Deep End
9/16/2026 9:15 AM Open Story
The Republican fringe is becoming the Republican mainstream.
What R.F.K. Jr. Gets Wrong — and Right — About Antidepressants
9/16/2026 5:02 AM Open Story
What’s missing in the national conversation on mental health medication.
Geography Is Power
9/16/2026 3:49 AM Open Story
We look at Yemen’s Houthi militia.
At Least 21 Dead in Gaza After Building Collapse, Officials Say
9/16/2026 10:18 AM Open Story
The building was previously damaged by an Israeli strike, the local rescue service said. Its fall underscored the severe risks for many people living among Gaza’s ruins.