The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It.
8/16/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
The administration is veering wildly in its response to the national security implications of A.I. as China, America’s main technological and military rival, charges ahead.
Trump’s Other Hold on the Americas: The Visa
8/16/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
As part of its expansionist approach to the Western Hemisphere, the Trump administration is trying to reassert its dominance, one U.S. visa at a time.
He Was a MAGA Patriot. ICE Took His Wife Away.
8/16/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.
Is the Democratic Party Facing Its Own Tea Party Moment?
8/16/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
A string of primary wins by progressive candidates has revealed the strength of a high-energy insurgent movement but also its potential limitations.
How Republicans Embraced Brandon Herrera, a Texas Republican Candidate and Gun Influencer
8/16/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
Brandon Herrera, long an anti-establishment outsider, is trying to help the party defend a red-leaning House district in West Texas. It’s proving messy.
As Iran War Turns Into Economic Battle, a New U.S. Strategy Recalls Old Ones
8/16/2026 2:31 AM Open Story
The United States and Iran are poised to blow past a deadline they had set themselves to broker terms on peace and Iran’s nuclear program.
How a False Nuclear Claim About Iran Ricocheted From India to Washington
8/16/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran’s leadership had declared it a nuclear power.
With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void
8/15/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.
As the Old Files Open, One Family Confronts Another’s Dark Nazi Past
8/16/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
A woman who secured the criminal file of her grandmother, a collaborator, offered to share it with a Jewish family that had been betrayed. Then she balked and a new dispute ensued.
Friends Wanted Me to Cut Off My Father. They Were Wrong.
8/16/2026 3:00 AM Open Story
Many queer people are going no contact — cutting off their families for myriad reasons. It’s not always the right answer.
Ocasio-Cortez Rewrites the Rules
8/16/2026 3:00 AM Open Story
The representative is fusing her body and mind on the public stage to show us what real female power can look like.
How a Ukrainian Bank Worker Came to Face Life in a Russian Prison
8/16/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
Artem Murdid, his mother and his girlfriend are accused of terrorism. They say they did nothing wrong.