In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners
10/8/2026 9:28 AM Open Story
A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators.
Escalating Assaults on Ukrainian Cities Are Taking an Enormous Toll
10/8/2026 10:05 AM Open Story
At least 30 people were killed in a Russian strike on a commuter bus in the country’s east, officials said, a day after an attack on an apartment building far behind the combat zone killed 22.
‘Absolute Nightmare’: Inside the Russian Warehouses Bombarded by Ukraine
10/8/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
Middle-of-the-night evacuations and fears about death have become the norm for workers at Russian e-commerce companies targeted by Ukraine.
How Trump Has Alienated Republican Voters Ahead of the Midterms
10/8/2026 8:07 AM Open Story
Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions.
In Maine Senate Race, Spiking Heating Oil Costs Put Susan Collins on Defensive
10/8/2026 7:53 AM Open Story
Half of homes in Maine rely on heating oil. Rising costs driven up by President Trump’s war with Iran have become central to the state’s Senate race.
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel
10/8/2026 10:29 AM Open Story
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants
10/8/2026 12:22 PM Open Story
Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.
Trump Administration Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program, Alleging Visa Fraud
10/8/2026 12:22 PM Open Story
Vice President JD Vance singled out the tech firm as he and other officials accused an array of companies and universities of committing visa fraud.
Canadian Poet Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
10/8/2026 11:56 AM Open Story
The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.
Why Anne Carson, the New Nobel Laureate, Is the Easiest Difficult Poet
10/8/2026 11:59 AM Open Story
Carson has mind-boggling range and formal audacity, our poetry columnist writes, but however much she toys with obscurity she remains too hilarious to be intimidating.
New to Anne Carson’s Books? Start Here.
10/8/2026 11:56 AM Open Story
The Canadian poet won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. If you’ve never read any of her work, here’s where to start.
For Two Sisters, a “Biological Age Test” Measured More Than Their DNA
10/8/2026 8:06 AM Open Story
They thought it might explain why their health had diverged. Instead, it stirred up feelings that weren’t so easily quantified.
Highest Mortgage Rates in 3 Years Chills the Housing Market
10/8/2026 12:06 PM Open Story
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.4 percent, putting more pressure on Americans struggling to afford to buy a home.
France Is Veering Toward a Potential Debt Crisis Amid Protests and Turmoil
10/8/2026 11:05 AM Open Story
French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries.
French Student Protests Continue as Government Seeks Way Out of Crisis
10/8/2026 12:31 PM Open Story
Mass protests over decrepit schools and absent teachers are in their third week, with more planned. Officials have failed so far to quell a movement drawing many adult supporters.
The Wave of Student Protests Roiling France
10/8/2026 9:04 AM Open Story
Anger about classroom overcrowding, teacher shortages and broken-down buildings has boiled over in recent weeks, and threatens to coalesce into broader grievances in a heated political season.
At Nearly $300,000, Some Recent Duke Graduates Out-Earned All Their Peers
10/8/2026 4:06 AM Open Story
Federal data show Duke math majors earning a bigger median income four years after graduation than any other majors from any school. It’s a small cohort.
Trump’s Speech Is Getting Filthier
10/8/2026 12:32 PM Open Story
What to make of the president’s uptick in profanity?
That Daily Brain Rot Break Is Taking Us Back to the Dark Ages
10/8/2026 9:24 AM Open Story
Welcome to the postliterate era.
Russia’s Silence on Possible Plague Outbreak Stokes Fears of a Cover-Up
10/8/2026 11:22 AM Open Story
As rumors spread about a possible plague outbreak in Siberia, the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook: offering little information about potential bad news.