Trump’s Search for Powell’s Replacement Adds to Cacophony Around Interest Rate Decision
12/10/2025 7:22 AM Open Story
The end of Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair will give President Trump his biggest opportunity yet to reshape the central bank.
As the Price of Beef Soars, Restaurants Are in ‘Code Red’ Mode
12/10/2025 10:32 AM Open Story
Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers.
Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Raises Stakes in Stand off With Maduro
12/10/2025 12:46 PM Open Story
The decision by María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition, leader to emerge from hiding and leave the country has electrified her movement but carries political risks.
A History of U.S. Military Action in Latin America
12/9/2025 9:00 AM Open Story
The United States’ history in the region includes several about-faces, contradictions and missteps.
What Could Thwart the Texas G.O.P. From Picking Up 5 House Seats in Midterm Elections
12/10/2025 12:47 PM Open Story
Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed.
Republicans Are Fighting With One Another in Deep-Red Indiana. Here’s Why.
12/10/2025 11:46 AM Open Story
Some Republicans in the Indiana Senate have resisted a new congressional map despite lobbying from the White House and threats of political consequences.
Judi Jupiter, a 76-Year-Old Social Media Star, Is Gen Z at Heart
12/10/2025 9:30 AM Open Story
In the 1970s, she photographed Andy Warhol and Debbie Harry on wild nights at Studio 54. Now she’s chronicling a new generation.
Ethics Agency Says Bryan Bedford, FAA Chief, Didn’t Divest Republic Airways Holdings
12/10/2025 11:11 AM Open Story
The Office of Government Ethics told senators that Bryan Bedford, the F.A.A. administrator, did not divest from the airline he previously ran as he had agreed.
Judge Grants Request to Unseal Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Records
12/10/2025 12:10 PM Open Story
The ruling could lead to the most expansive look yet at the federal investigation of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump’s Interest in Warner Bros. Deal Weighs On Justice Department
12/10/2025 11:20 AM Open Story
President Trump’s unusual decision to involve himself in the government’s review of the deal puts pressure on his antitrust chief.
Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks
12/10/2025 1:25 PM Open Story
A draft memo from the E.P.A. assumes a safe threshold exists for formaldehyde, upending earlier findings that there is no safe level of exposure to the carcinogen.
The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway
12/10/2025 2:00 AM Open Story
The school has been brought to heel by conservative critics of higher education. It is part of a broader transformation at the state’s universities.
Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten
12/10/2025 1:16 PM Open Story
FEMA rejected requests for federal assistance, twice, after devastating floods in western Maryland, part of a larger pattern of making communities pay for their own disaster recovery.
A Surrogacy Firm Told Parents-to-Be Their Money Was Safe. Suddenly, It Vanished.
12/10/2025 12:16 PM Open Story
Surro Connections held itself out as a reliable business. Now, clients have lost as much as tens of thousands of dollars meant to compensate women carrying their pregnancies.
Louvre Heist Was Caught on Film, Officials Say, Rebutting Earlier Account
12/10/2025 11:45 AM Open Story
Investigators said that a security camera recorded thieves preparing to burgle the Louvre. The museum’s director said previously that the camera was facing the wrong way.
This Arkansas City Shows How to Slash Emissions and Save Money, Too
12/9/2025 6:35 PM Open Story
In the Ozarks, the growing college town of Fayetteville, Ark., is using clean energy to power city facilities and embracing nature-based solutions to climate threats.
Yemeni Separatists Set Sights on Houthi-Controlled Capital
12/10/2025 10:26 AM Open Story
The Southern Transitional Council has seized control of parts of Yemen over the past week, with ambitions to create a “south Arabian state.”
ISIS Detention Camps Pose a Dangerous Problem for Syria’s Leaders
12/10/2025 11:01 AM Open Story
The government faces a dilemma over what to do with civil-war-era prisons and detention camps that hold thousands of ISIS fighters and tens of thousands of their family members.
16 Best Theater Moments of 2025
12/10/2025 8:34 AM Open Story
Lea Michele’s star turn in “Chess.” Kara Young as an 8-year-old. A 12-minute monologue delivered from a cloud. These are our favorite scenes from this year.
Sophie Kinsella, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55
12/10/2025 8:29 AM Open Story
Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping.
She Was Diagnosed With Brain Cancer, Then Wrote a Rom-Com About It
10/3/2024 1:09 PM Open Story
Sophie Kinsella, the author of “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” packs love, laughter and a harrowing real-life health ordeal into a 133-page novella.
How to Resist a Government You Oppose
12/10/2025 1:26 PM Open Story
Through their reporting, M. Gessen and Michelle Goldberg share how regular citizens stand up to their governments in times of democratic free fall.
History Colorado Center Rejects Painting, Citing Campaign Finance Law
12/10/2025 8:52 AM Open Story
A Colorado museum cited state law while rejecting an artwork with unflattering depictions of politicians. Free speech groups called the decision censorship.
Wenne Alton Davis, Actor in ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ Hit by S.U.V. and Killed
12/10/2025 11:50 AM Open Story
The actor, 60, was struck by a vehicle in Midtown Manhattan late on Monday, her agent and the police said.
Army Gynecologist Charged With Secretly Recording Over 40 Patients
12/10/2025 12:42 PM Open Story
Members of Congress expressed concerns that the Army dismissed complaints about the doctor, who was accused of secretly recording patients at Fort Hood in Texas.
Rare 15th Century Jewish Prayer Book, Looted by the Nazis, to Be Sold
12/10/2025 2:03 AM Open Story
The illuminated manuscript, confiscated from the Rothschild banking dynasty during the Holocaust, is expected to draw at least $5 million.