Trump Is Urged to Act on Iranian Site Feared Impervious to Airstrikes
4/17/2026 11:39 AM Open Story
Little is known about Pickaxe Mountain, but some experts say it illustrates the impossibility of relying on force alone to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb.
Oil Prices Fall Sharply After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open
4/17/2026 12:09 PM Open Story
But analysts said it was not clear how quickly the oil industry in the Persian Gulf would be able to get back to normal.
Stocks Extend Rally as Tensions Ease Over War in Iran
4/17/2026 1:12 PM Open Story
The S&P 500’s rise on Friday caps a striking three-week streak, powered by investors’ optimism about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and strong corporate earnings.
Prosecutor Withdraws From Trump Team’s Investigation of Ex-CIA Director John O. Brennan
4/17/2026 12:18 PM Open Story
A career Justice Department lawyer, Maria Medetis Long, in Miami is said to have raised concerns about whether the evidence justified moving forward with a bid to prosecute John O. Brennan.
The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe
4/17/2026 2:07 AM Open Story
Five years out of college, Samuel Samson has driven the Trump administration’s push to upend America’s postwar relationship with Europe.
Federal Appeals Court Opens Door to Moving Trans Inmates Under Trump Gender Order
4/17/2026 1:22 PM Open Story
A three-judge panel gave a group of 17 transgender women a few weeks to seek further recourse in court before their transfer to men’s facilities could take effect.
Carney Courts Investors to Reduce Canada’s Economic Dependence on U.S.
4/17/2026 11:47 AM Open Story
Prime Minister Mark Carney has set up a meeting and a new office to speed project approvals and make Canada more attractive to investors.
Lutnick Says Canada Trade Deal Needs to Be Reworked Ahead of Talks
4/17/2026 11:45 AM Open Story
Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s commerce secretary, derided Canada’s trade strategy and said a North American deal needed to be reworked.
Aging in a Brightly Lit, Big City: Jay McInerney, With a New Novel
4/17/2026 4:40 AM Open Story
In 1984, Jay McInerney was a famous, young, hedonistic novelist. Now 71, he is wistful as he wraps up his tetralogy about a couple whose city, and marriage, are tested by the pandemic.
Obama Urges Virginians to Vote ‘Yes’ on Redistricting Referendum
4/17/2026 12:17 PM Open Story
Democrats may win a referendum to give their party more House seats, but they are growing concerned — in part because of TV ads that might confuse voters about where the former president stands.
Texas Democrat James Talarico Is Out-Raising His G.O.P. Opponents
4/17/2026 6:59 AM Open Story
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, has been amassing campaign cash as Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton still battle each other.
Lena Dunham Made Millennial Culture. Then She Was Undone by It.
4/17/2026 11:19 AM Open Story
The era of “Girls” is long gone, but its creator still has much to teach us.
In ‘Famesick,’ Lena Dunham Diagnoses Celebrity, Illness and Herself
4/17/2026 1:02 PM Open Story
This unusually unfiltered memoir takes us to the hospital, to therapy and to the sometimes hostile set of “Girls.”
Supreme Court Sides With Oil Companies in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits
4/17/2026 10:34 AM Open Story
The companies had asked the justices to clear the way to move environmental lawsuits out of state courts, to friendlier federal venues.
Starmer’s Credibility Just Took Another Body Blow Over the Mandelson Scandal
4/17/2026 11:41 AM Open Story
Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears to have been kept in the dark repeatedly over Peter Mandelson, the Jeffrey Epstein associate — fueling an image of weakness.
Through A.I. Glasses-Powered Translation, Korea’s Theaters Hope for a K-Pop Moment
4/17/2026 8:32 AM Open Story
Producers and the cultural authorities hope that technology can overcome a language barrier and take the country’s shows to the world.
How Do You Measure an A.I. Boom?
4/17/2026 9:00 AM Open Story
A chart created by METR, a nonprofit A.I. organization, has become an industrywide obsession as it measures the rapid development of big A.I. systems.
NYC Doorman Strike Averted After Agreement Is Reached With Building Owners
4/17/2026 1:00 PM Open Story
The deal affects about 34,000 apartment building workers. The last time they had staged a walkout was in 1991.
Rescuers Try to Save Timmy, a Whale Stranded Off Germany
4/17/2026 11:59 AM Open Story
A month of efforts to help a stranded humpback escape the Baltic Sea have culminated in a tourist and media spectacle, with no guarantee of success.
A Paris Court Just Rewrote the Rules of Corporate Morality
4/17/2026 12:49 PM Open Story
The profit motive was on trial. The verdict was scathing.
Orban Lost. But Populism Is Very Much Alive.
4/17/2026 12:22 PM Open Story
Critics of populists need to do more than thrive off the missteps of their opponents.
NJ Transit Confirms It Will Charge $150 for Train Tickets During the World Cup
4/17/2026 12:19 PM Open Story
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend matches at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this summer, but most will not be allowed to drive there.
Midwest Forecast to See Strong Storms on Friday
4/17/2026 12:31 PM Open Story
The Midwest has faced day after day of weather warnings this week.
Kanye West’s Concert in Poland Is Canceled Amid Furor Over Antisemitic Comments
4/17/2026 11:48 AM Open Story
The announcement came a day after a government official said, “In a country marked by the history of the Holocaust, we cannot pretend that this is just entertainment.”
Bob Hall, First Wheelchair Champion of the Boston Marathon, Dies at 74
4/17/2026 12:00 PM Open Story
His accomplishment in 1975 inspired thousands of disabled athletes to participate in races around the world.