What’s Going On in This Graph? | Feb. 25, 2026
The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan think tank that conducts surveys on issues, attitudes and trends, conducted a survey in...
El Niño May Be Back This Summer, Bringing Drought and Floods
The Pacific Ocean weather pattern known as El Niño will return this summer, bringing the potential for extreme rainfall, powerful...
Europe Worries Trump Poses Threat to Its Financial and Tech Sovereignty
President Trump’s seizure of Venezuela’s oil and his on-again, off-again vows to acquire Greenland, by force if necessary, have underscored...
Why Living in China Is Like ‘Living in the Future’
Before we get to discussing China, let’s get caught up: The Trump administration on Thursday erased the scientific finding that...
California Asks if Civil Rights of Black Residents Were Violated During Eaton Fire
California’s attorney general announced on Thursday that he will open a civil rights investigation into Los Angeles County’s emergency response...
From the chaos of snowboard cross, a repeat champ emerges.
Think snowboard and you think dazzling tricks, jumps and spins, with judges deciding the winner. But snowboard cross is a...
Trump’s Actions Test the Fragile World of Air Travel
Emergency flight cuts at busy airports. A late-night announcement about “decertifying” Canadian-made planes. Closing off airspace over a big city....
PEN America Names New Leadership After Gaza Fallout
The free expression group PEN America has named two longtime senior employees as co-chief executives, 16 months after its previous...
Homeland Security Shutdown Draws Nearer as Democrats Block Funding
Senate Democrats blocked a spending bill on Thursday that would have funded the Department of Homeland Security past a Friday...
Mamdani Taps Prosecutor in R. Kelly Case to Run Anti-Corruption Agency
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday nominated Nadia Shihata, a former federal prosecutor, to be the commissioner of New York City’s...
Bar Punts on Ethics Complaint Over Application to Search Reporter’s Home
The Virginia State Bar has told a press freedom organization that it is up to a judge to decide whether...
Columbia Protester in ICE Custody for Nearly a Year Suffers Seizure
A New Jersey woman who was detained by federal immigration agents nearly a year ago suffered a seizure after she...
An Elephant Is Blind Without Its Whiskers
Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They play a crucial role for the animals, which have thick...
As U.S. Bombs Somalia, Israel Shakes Status Quo on Horn of Africa
When President Trump said in December that Somalia was “not even a country,” the U.S. military was in the midst...
What to Know About the E.P.A.’s Big Attack on Climate Regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday made a critical announcement. It repealed the scientific determination that gives the government the...
