Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, went on federal trial a few weeks ago. Some 47 states had accused...
China Sees Opportunity in America’s Recent A.I. Security Scares
In the United States, recent episodes where powerful artificial intelligence software broke free and hacked into other computer systems prompted...
These Tanks Can Hold 90 Million Barrels of Oil. They Have Just 22 Million.
Hundreds of steel tanks several stories tall rise like giant bales of hay from the plains. They make up the...
Tank That Imploded, Killing 11, Was Known to Be Unsafe, Report Says
A chemical tank at a paper plant in Washington that imploded and killed 11 people in May was deemed at...
Judge Again Denies Trump Request to Move Criminal Case to Federal Court
A federal judge on Friday denied President Trump’s request to move his 2024 felony conviction in Manhattan to federal court,...
Critics Blast Metropolitan Museum’s Plan to Honor John Galliano
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is facing a growing backlash because of its plan to honor John Galliano, the accomplished...
Judge Throws Out Key 9/11 Confession as Tainted by Torture
In a major blow to the U.S. case against Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the man accused of plotting the Sept. 11...
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, First Latino Writer to Win PEN/Faulkner, Dies at 71
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, the first Latino novelist to win the PEN/Faulkner Award, and who examined — in poetry and prose...
Narwhals Have Stunning Spiraled Tusks. That’s Not the Only Twist.
Narwhals may not have magic powers, but they certainly seem magical. Their spiraled, unicorn-shaped “horns” are the only known tusks...
The Battle Over Mail-In Voting
To the Editor: Re “Justices Clear a Path to Curb Mail-In Voting” (front page, Aug. 25): The latest moves by...
The Best Outfits Are a Little Undone
Last week, my editor, Marie Solis, passed along these photos of the actress Alia Shawkat from her press tour for...
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Ban on Transgender Troops
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow the U.S. military to fully enforce its ban on transgender...
Autopsy Shows Man Killed by National Guard in Memphis Was Shot in Back
An autopsy released this week showed that a man killed by National Guard troops in Memphis in July was shot...
A Melting Glacier in Nepal Was a Time Bomb. There Are More to Come.
Like much of the world, I watched and rewatched the videos of the catastrophic flood that have been filtering out...
Why Putin Is Fighting On, Even as His Problems Multiply
In his fifth year of war, difficulties are mounting for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. His troops have slowed...
