Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader
Days after Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme leader and other top officials in the opening salvos of the war, President...
Meta Lays Off 8,000 Employees, As A.I. Casualties Mount
For the last month, employees at Meta have been on edge. In April, they were told that 8,000 of them,...
A Beloved Theater Festival Is Back. Let the Adventures Begin.
Since 1996, Clubbed Thumb has been running Summerworks, an annual mini-fest of one-act plays that occupies a unique spot on...
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Will Benefit Criminals and the President Himself
Has there ever been an episode of presidential corruption so blatant and threatening to constitutional order? Certainly not in modern...
Massachusetts Police Will Pause Recruit Training to Fix Academy’s Flaws
The Massachusetts State Police Academy will postpone training of new recruits until it puts in place urgent reforms to correct...
Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86
Barney Frank, the brassy, lightning-quick former Massachusetts representative who for decades was the most prominent gay politician in the country...
They Graduated Into the ‘Bleakest Job Market.’ Now It’s Their Children’s Turn.
Julia Bognar was thrilled to be graduating this spring with a degree in graphic design from Arizona State University. But...
John Cage’s Everything Everywhere All at Once America Returns
John Cage’s “Apartment House 1776,” like the country whose founding it commemorates, is a work of transcendence and frustration. When...
He Was Jailed Over a Charlie Kirk Post. The Sheriff Now Owes Him $835,000.
A Tennessee man who was jailed for 37 days over a Facebook post he shared after the killing of Charlie...
Can I Ask My Parents to Put Away Their Phones When They Watch My Children?
My wife and I have noticed that our Gen X parents have a problem with their phones: They scroll endlessly....
With Trump’s Deal, a Possible $100 Million I.R.S. Penalty Melts Away
A tax audit that President Trump has been fighting since his peak earning days as a television celebrity was most...
Prison to Pardons to Payouts: Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund
Antony Vo was at a friend’s house on Monday morning when a fellow pardoned Jan. 6 rioter sent a message:...
Now Give Me Money. A Lot of Money.
The presidency is never static. It always changes. Each president molds it in his image. George Washington made the office...
Bodies of Last 2 Missing Italian Divers Recovered in the Maldives
The bodies of the final two missing Italian scuba divers who died while exploring underwater caves in the Maldives last...
Maybe Men Don’t Want to Be Boy Bosses Anymore
In April, the government released data showing that the American fertility rate declined again in 2025. There’s been a nearly...
