What’s Next for Luigi Mangione After His Guilty Plea?
Two powerful prosecutor offices in New York City — the U.S. attorney for the Southern District and the Manhattan district...
Fury at Health Insurers Persists After the Killing of a Company Executive
The murder of Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare executive, in late 2024 unearthed a torrent of public outrage against the health...
Should Red and Blue States Get a Divorce?
To the Editor: Re “The United States Is Locked in a Bitter, Loveless Marriage,” by Kurt Andersen (Opinion guest essay,...
A Little Night Music for Pianists Playing at Home
Unlike most other musicians, pianists rarely carry their instruments with them. Wherever they go to perform, they work with what’s...
The New Macho
“We will connect with a smart, engaged, diverse, and gender-nonspecific audience.” Will Welch, then editor in chief of GQ, 2019....
Republicans Are About to Repeat the Democrats’ Biggest Mistake
Over the years, Republicans have portrayed Democrats as beholden to bespoke identities (they/them), obsessed with an alleged genocide (Gaza) and...
France’s Top Court Strikes Down Ban on Social Media for Children
France’s highest court on Friday rejected the government’s move to ban people under 15 from using social media, a stinging...
‘Lanterns’ Review: It’s Not Easy Being Green
“In brightest day, in blackest night.” The Green Lantern oath allows for both, but HBO’s new series “Lanterns” is almost...
Jeff Bezos Buys a Piece of Liverpool Football Club
Jeff Bezos is dipping a toe into the world of sports ownership. Mr. Bezos, the third richest man in the...
The Taliban Kicked the U.S. Out of Afghanistan. Now They Want It Back.
Five years after driving the United States out of Afghanistan, the Taliban are inviting it to come back — with...
Stolen Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse Works Are Recovered, Police Say
It took thieves less than three minutes, the police said, to make off with three artworks by Cézanne, Renoir and...
Unexpected Drop in U.S. Retail Sales as Shoppers Feel the Squeeze
American consumers pulled back on spending in July, a surprise slowdown after stronger sales in the first half of the...
Mining Claims Staked on Land That Trump Cut From Monuments
About a month after President Trump sharply reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, at least nine mining...
Why Europe Keeps Being Pummeled by Heat Waves
Europe is sweating through its fifth round of dangerously high temperatures since May, and for climate scientists, the only surprise...
The Question at the Heart of the Midterms: Is Anyone Normal?
Some say the midterm electoral map for Democrats is shrinking. Others that it’s expanding. Meanwhile, both parties are dealing with...
