How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil
10/9/2026 10:32 AM Open Story
The president’s allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence.
Trump Announces White House Inquiry Into Fed Governor Lisa Cook
10/9/2026 8:56 AM Open Story
President Trump said the White House would investigate unsubstantiated claims that Lisa D. Cook committed mortgage fraud and hold a hearing next month.
Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions
10/9/2026 10:51 AM Open Story
U.S. officials announced the new, sweeping punishments just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.
Top Democratic Group Pumps Millions Into Kansas Senate Race
10/9/2026 9:47 AM Open Story
The $5 million investment from the main super PAC for Senate Democrats is a sign that party leaders see a path to winning in another red state as the political environment worsens for Republicans.
Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
10/9/2026 10:55 AM Open Story
The choice drew condemnation from Israel over Ms. Pillay’s role leading a U.N. commission that said the country had committed genocide against Palestinians.
Israel Denounces the Decision to Award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay
10/9/2026 9:40 AM Open Story
Ms. Pillay, a human rights lawyer, was drawn into the international spotlight last year as chair of a commission that found that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.
ICE Shooting in New York: What We Know
10/9/2026 10:10 AM Open Story
A 28-year-old man was shot by a federal immigration agent in New York City on Thursday. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said agents were “terrorizing our city.”
Ashley St. Clair Was Offered Millions for Her Silence on Elon Musk. She Spoke Out Instead.
10/9/2026 9:48 AM Open Story
In the documentary “Musk,” Ashley St. Clair, a former right-wing influencer and mother of one of Musk’s children, speaks about her relationship with him.
What to Know About the New Elon Musk Documentary
10/9/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
A supersized portrait of the world’s richest man reveals new details and resurfaces troubling incidents from a headline-making life.
Mike Ditka, Fiery Coach of the Chicago Bears, Has Died
10/9/2026 10:27 AM Open Story
He and the Bears won the Super Bowl in 1986, and after coaching he became one of the sport’s most visible and enduring talking heads. He was 86.
His Unmarked Grave Lay Forgotten for 200 Years. They Had to Fix That.
10/9/2026 6:26 AM Open Story
The identity of a Scottish sailor killed in Connecticut after a skirmish during the War of 1812 long remained a mystery until two local history buffs got involved.
‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release
10/8/2026 7:27 PM Open Story
Hundreds of new A.I.-generated findings moved the frontiers of higher math in a single day — dispelling any doubt that the field is forever changed.
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Decision to Pull the Trigger on Meta’s A.I. Agent
10/9/2026 2:03 AM Open Story
Meta had delayed releasing Muse, its A.I. agent app, for months over safety concerns. Then new competition forced Mr. Zuckerberg’s hand.
As Putin Wages Shadow War, Europe Looks for a Way to Hit Back
10/9/2026 6:09 AM Open Story
Moscow has used tactics of fear and ambiguity to try to divide NATO and limit support for Ukraine. But how should Europe retaliate? And how hard?
How Correspondent Banking Can Enable Sanctions Evasion
10/9/2026 9:25 AM Open Story
The correspondent system for banking has enabled globalism — and has been exploited by companies trying to skirt U.S. sanctions.
Clara Wu Tsai, the Billionaire Who Wants Brooklyn to Win
10/9/2026 9:00 AM Open Story
Clara Wu Tsai, a co-owner of the Liberty, is hoping the W.N.B.A. team pulls through tonight. She also has ambitions for the borough beyond more championships.
I’m a Child Psychiatrist. Screens Are Not the Problem.
10/9/2026 10:45 AM Open Story
If we make screens the villain, then we let the people who control children’s health care — Congress, insurers and health systems — off the hook for their failures.
Republicans Are Worried About Gina Hinojosa. In Texas, I Saw Why.
10/9/2026 11:00 AM Open Story
The Texas Democrat who says the culture wars are over.
Fish Food
10/9/2026 3:41 AM Open Story
We take a look at where the fish on your plate come from.
Michael Kosta Slams Kimberly Guilfoyle Over Reports She Asked Donor to Pay $100,000 Bill
10/9/2026 1:32 AM Open Story
“Man, if the Justice Department still existed, you’d be in so much trouble,” he said on “The Daily Show.”
The Controversial Class That M.I.T. Is Paying a Professor Not to Teach
10/9/2026 9:59 AM Open Story
Michel DeGraff, a vocal pro-Palestinian activist, can’t be easily fired because he has tenure. But he has been kicked out of his department.