After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future
9/30/2026 2:31 AM Open Story
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.
American Forces Withdraw From Iraq 23 Years After Invading
9/30/2026 2:31 AM Open Story
The Americans did not understand the country when they invaded in 2003. Over a correspondent’s many trips there, it was not clear that this ever changed much.
U.S. Withdraws From Iraq After Two Decades, and Trump Tells A.I. Giants to Police Themselves
9/30/2026 3:00 AM Open Story
Plus, the nepo babies take Fat Bear Week.
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
9/30/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
Troubles at Situational Awareness Point to Record Stock Market Leverage
9/30/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
A meltdown at Situational Awareness, an A.I.-focused investment firm, is raising tough questions about the Wall Street banks that lent billions to the upstart firm.
Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump
9/30/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
In 2024, these voters were an essential part of the winning Republican coalition. Now, many feel abandoned and furious, complicating the party’s chances in November.
Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him
9/30/2026 2:03 AM Open Story
Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.
As Violence Falls, Crime Isn’t Paying as a Republican Line of Attack
9/30/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
Across the country, especially in the North Carolina Senate race, Republicans have charged opponents with being soft on crime, even as President Trump brags over plunging crime rates.
Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Vie for Undecided Voters
9/29/2026 9:42 PM Open Story
Mayor Karen Bass and her onetime ally, Nithya Raman, made their case to voters with just five weeks left until the election.
D.A. in Cornell Case Hopes to Speak to Accuser as He Weighs New Evidence
9/29/2026 10:44 PM Open Story
District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said a woman’s report to police in 2024 saying she had been raped at a fraternity did not support a criminal case. But he said he is now reaching out to her.
Cornell University Rape Investigation: What We Know
9/29/2026 2:42 PM Open Story
Prosecutors have reopened the case of a woman who said she was sexually assaulted on campus in 2024. The woman’s lawsuit brought renewed pressure to reopen the investigation.
Can President Trump Demolish the Kennedy Center? Experts Say Not Easily.
9/30/2026 2:03 AM Open Story
The president has entertained the idea of tearing down the performing arts venue. Analysts say any plan would face multiple daunting challenges.
Trump’s New Tariffs Face a Familiar Court Challenge
9/30/2026 2:03 AM Open Story
For the third time in less than two years, the Trump administration is set to return to court on Wednesday to defend its power to wage a punishing global trade war.
How Ukraine’s Naval Drones Are Remaking War at Sea
9/30/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
They began as modified motorboats. Now, Ukrainian sea drones act as miniature aircraft carriers, and other countries want in.
New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?
9/30/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
Targeted gene therapies are highly effective at stopping cancers, but the very abundance of the treatments, plus cost and sluggish change, are hindering access.
Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart
9/29/2026 4:37 PM Open Story
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
As E-Bikes and Scooters Surge on New York Streets, So Do Fatal Crashes
9/30/2026 12:00 AM Open Story
More than two dozen people have died in crashes involving electric bikes and scooters in New York City this year. Officials are moving to address a growing safety crisis.
After Fatal Crashes, N.Y.C. Lawmakers Seek to Regulate E-Bikes
9/30/2026 12:00 AM Open Story
Lawmakers are expected on Wednesday to discuss a raft of proposals to regulate the use of electric bikes and scooters, after a series of fatal crashes.
Donor Gives $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon, the Largest University Gift Ever
9/30/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
Kenneth C. Griffin, the hedge fund executive, pledged to give $3 billion, much of it to build a campus in Miami.
Religion Is the Roberts Court’s Unfinished Business
9/30/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
This case has flown under the radar, but it won’t stay there.
What Would John Maynard Keynes Say About A.I.? The Keynes Bot Told Us.
9/30/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
Nearly a century ago, Keynes predicted that technology would liberate us from work. To imagine what he would think of artificial intelligence today, a Princeton economist used A.I.
Jimmy Fallon Pokes Fun at America’s New A.I. Chatbot
9/29/2026 10:21 PM Open Story
“Yeah, everyone’s afraid of A.I., and nobody trusts the federal government, so Trump was like, ‘Let’s combine them,’” Jimmy Fallon said.
In Fractious France, Politicians Agree on One Thing: Pope Leo Was a Hit
9/30/2026 2:07 AM Open Story
In a four-day visit, Pope Leo XIV won praise across the political spectrum, even from its most avowedly secular figures.