Hegseth Blocks Promotions of Four Army Officers as Purge Widens
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is blocking the promotions of four Army officers selected for promotion to one-star rank, a highly...
The ‘Odyssey’ Scholar Emily Wilson, a Critic of the Movie, Is Redoing Her Translation
Less than a decade after becoming the first woman to translate “The Odyssey” into English, Emily Wilson, the Homeric decoder...
‘Lake America’? These Upstate New Yorkers Aren’t Letting Go of ‘Ontario’
President Trump plunged parts of upstate New York into an identity crisis on Thursday with a flick of his wrist...
Prediction Markets Should Be Regulated as Gambling, Appeals Court Says
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that states had the ability to regulate prediction markets, a win for the...
More Columns Lacked Support in Troubled N.Y.C. Building, Documents Show
The Midtown Manhattan high rise that became dangerously unstable last month had more columns that were missing reinforcements than was...
Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Halting Mail-In Voting Rules
The Trump administration on Friday appealed a freeze on President Trump’s plan to restrict mail-in voting, teeing up another series...
‘Trump Voters Are Finally Starting to Sour on Him’
Even longtime political professionals are still muddling through the Trump era. They are trying to make sense of what voters...
Nepali Flood Survivors Face Profound Loss, Pressing Needs and Murky Futures
In just two simple sentences, in separate conversations, they gave voice to the many Nepalis who have seen the lives...
What if the A.I. Stock Market Rally Is Just Getting Started?
When the stock market goes sky high, my instinct is to look for a parachute. So after more than three...
Why Countries Are Pushing Social Media Bans Despite Their Flaws
Meta’s landmark $17 billion settlement in the United States this week added momentum to a swelling global effort to curb...
For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace
President Trump the other day posted a heroic image of himself backed by an aircraft carrier, warplanes and American flags....
‘Better to Kill Us’: Fear Over Malaysia’s Plan to Send Back Myanmar Migrants
Two years ago, Muhiduzamal fled religious persecution and civil war in his native Myanmar, traversing land and sea for four...
Why These Giant Storage Tanks Increasingly Hold Very Little Oil
Hundreds of steel tanks several stories tall rise like giant bales of hay from the plains. They make up the...
This Is Looting by Another Name
This spring, hundreds of thousands of visitors to Mexico City’s Museum of Modern Art experienced the ardor of two of...
Is That a Solar Farm, or a Train Track? In One Swiss Town, It’s Both.
More than 3,000 miles of railways crisscross the Swiss countryside, linking Alpine villages to big cities like Zurich and Geneva....
