What to Know About the U.S. Attacks on Iran
2/28/2026 5:27 PM Open Story
The United States and Israel launched a major assault that reportedly has killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
See a Breakdown of Ayatollah Khamenei and Other Top Iranian Leaders
2/28/2026 3:15 PM Open Story
Among those killed in strikes, according to the U.S. and Israel, were Iran’s supreme leader and three of his top military commanders.
Mapping the U.S.-Led Attacks on Iran
2/28/2026 4:00 PM Open Story
Maps show where U.S. and Israel have struck Iran, and where Iran has retaliated.
Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’
2/28/2026 5:05 PM Open Story
A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.
QAnon Faithful See Validation in the Epstein Files
2/28/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
The nearly decade-old conspiracy theory does not align neatly with the facts emerging from the documents. That does not seem to matter.
Epstein Effort to Finance a Dick Cavett Film Undone by Background Check
2/28/2026 10:51 AM Open Story
Jeffrey Epstein joined Mr. Cavett’s wife in an effort to create a PBS documentary on the talk-show legend. But then the producers did a background check on the financier.
Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team
2/28/2026 2:40 PM Open Story
Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events.
A Tale of Two Seasons at Columbia, and Two Responses to Student Arrests
2/28/2026 12:00 AM Open Story
When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.
The Bloody Rise and Fall of Mexico’s Top Crime Boss
2/28/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
El Mencho’s brutality and business acumen put him atop the cartel world, until he made a fatal mistake.
How The Times Covers Cartels and Other Criminal Enterprises
2/28/2026 4:46 AM Open Story
Cultivating sources. Verifying claims. Staying safe. After the death of El Mencho, four journalists share their approach to this difficult, dangerous work.
How Wesley Hunt of Texas Is Working in Plain Sight With Outside Groups
2/28/2026 3:13 PM Open Story
Exchanges between two X accounts appear to offer a vivid example of how campaigns may sidestep campaign-finance law to share strategic information.
Trump Decision to Strike Iran Opens Fissures in Midterms
2/28/2026 3:45 PM Open Story
Republicans largely supported the decision, while Democrats mostly opposed it — but divisions appeared in both parties.
Could the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Affect the Midterms?
2/28/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
The court is set to decide a major case that could scramble the country’s congressional maps. One crucial factor for this year’s elections is when the ruling lands.
Regime Change in Iran? 4 Opinion Writers on Khamenei Strike.
2/28/2026 3:35 PM Open Story
How should Americans feel about the potential for regime change? What happens now?
The Man Who Destroyed Iran
2/28/2026 5:37 PM Open Story
The supreme leader organized his existence around one big idea: resistance.
Death of Girl From Los Angeles School Investigated as a Homicide, Police Say
2/28/2026 3:59 PM Open Story
The Los Angeles police did not offer details on the death of a student at Reseda High School, but a family said that a 12-year-old girl attending the school died after being struck with a water bottle.
How the BAFTAs Bungled Its Response to a Racial Slur
2/28/2026 3:02 PM Open Story
The awards show didn’t mention racist slurs when it told the audience that a man with Tourette’s might make “involuntarily noises.”
New Geothermal Technology Aims to Produce Clean Energy in Germany
2/27/2026 9:00 PM Open Story
Developers are using a new geothermal technology in Germany to produce clean energy.
No Clear Endgame in the Conflict Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
2/28/2026 11:04 AM Open Story
Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan showed its overwhelming superiority in conventional warfare, but the Taliban have refined a lethal repertoire of guerrilla tactics.