Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit
5/15/2026 12:59 PM Open Story
The president has shifted the foundations of American policy toward China, throwing aside the adversarial approach of recent years.
Xi Pitches His Vision for Avoiding Conflict With the U.S.
5/15/2026 7:05 AM Open Story
Having fought the Trump administration to a draw, China’s Xi Jinping is proposing “constructive strategic stability,” aimed at drawing lines he thinks the U.S. should not cross.
For Xi’s Critics, Trump’s China Visit Is Fuel for Jokes They Can’t Tell
5/15/2026 10:42 AM Open Story
On Threads and other sites, liberal-minded Chinese accounts were mocking the proceedings and offering a rare window into opinions on Xi Jinping and his leadership style.
Kataib Hezbollah Commander Accused of Planning Attacks on N.Y.C.
5/15/2026 12:49 PM Open Story
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi is accused of leading attacks in Europe and being part of a retaliation campaign by Iran. Prosecutors say he is a leader of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia with ties to Iran.
Kataib Hezbollah: What to Know
5/15/2026 1:03 PM Open Story
A commander of one of the most-hard line and powerful Iranian proxies in Iraq has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the United States.
Judge Declares Mistrial in Weinstein Rape Trial
5/15/2026 10:47 AM Open Story
This was the third time Harvey Weinstein was on trial accused of raping an aspiring actress at a hotel in Manhattan in 2013.
Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues
5/15/2026 1:05 PM Open Story
The F.B.I. director continues to come under scrutiny for mixing government business with dates, vacation and leisure time.
Justice Dept. Aims to Use Terrorism Laws to Target Mexican Officials
5/15/2026 11:43 AM Open Story
In a new tactic, the Justice Department this week instructed federal prosecutors to build criminal drug cases against Mexican officials using terrorism statutes.
Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running
5/15/2026 11:18 AM Open Story
The Trump administration broke the law, Michigan and others told a court, by declaring an “energy emergency” and forcing an aging coal-burning plant to keep operating.
Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’
5/15/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife.
Fierce Fights Over House Seats to Replace Nancy Pelosi and Jerrold Nadler
5/15/2026 10:15 AM Open Story
Nancy Pelosi and Jerrold Nadler are retiring, prompting competitive races to succeed them. Whoever wins their seats could tap big donors and shape the Democratic Party.
Trump Loyalist Leads Administration’s Hunt for Fraud in Elections
5/15/2026 7:11 AM Open Story
The loyalist, Dan Bishop, put his fealty to the president on display when he pressed the F.B.I. to chase investigative leads it had already rejected.
Republicans Redrew His District. Now This Democratic Stalwart Is Out.
5/15/2026 12:22 PM Open Story
Representative Steve Cohen has represented Memphis since 2007. After Republicans redistricted his seat, he is leaving the field, possibly to his young rival, Justin J. Pearson.
Martin Short and the Secret to Finding Joy While Surviving Tragedy
5/15/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
The comedy star, who is the subject of a new documentary, has faced a series of unimaginable losses. Yet he says there are always laughs to remember.
The Strange Alliance Trying to Remake American Psychiatry
5/15/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
The Department of Health and critical psychiatry activists are hoping to upend 40 years of medical orthodoxy.
Replacing a Royal Hand-Me-Down That Finally Frayed
5/15/2026 9:19 AM Open Story
Three years after King Charles III was crowned, the Royal Opera House in London hung plush new stage curtains bearing the monarch’s insignia — but only after the old ones gave up the ghost.
In Italy, Princess Catherine Puts Her Wardrobe to Work
5/15/2026 6:45 AM Open Story
Suits her, sir.
Why ‘Smart’ Products Have Started to Look Like the Dumb Choice
5/15/2026 8:20 AM Open Story
How Wi-Fi-connecting, app-based tech led to a backlash in the name of simplicity.
The Damage of ‘Trump Math’ Is Adding Up
5/15/2026 3:51 AM Open Story
Authoritarians go after data. The president has already started.
Keir Starmer and the End of Britain’s Old Certainties
5/15/2026 11:38 AM Open Story
The decade since Brexit has been one long, painful process of trying — and failing — to make sense of this new reality.
Stock Market Rally Confronts Inflation and Higher Interest Rates
5/15/2026 1:13 PM Open Story
Despite accelerating inflation and possible interest rate increases, the S&P 500 has posted a long weekly winning streak, driven by strong corporate earnings. Can it last?
Five Italians Die While Scuba Diving Deep Caves in the Maldives
5/15/2026 9:48 AM Open Story
The divers, including a marine scientist and her daughter, were part of a research trip and were exploring an underwater cave system when they failed to resurface.
Cornell Criticizes Students After Its President Bumps Them With His Car
5/15/2026 11:50 AM Open Story
After the president bumped into students with his car, an investigation by the university’s trustees said that the students’ actions were “inconsistent with university policies.”
Large Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Congo
5/15/2026 11:15 AM Open Story
Dozens of deaths and hundreds of infections are suspected, an African agency said. Health experts were alarmed that the outbreak hadn’t been announced sooner.