Trump admin misses key deadline after handicapping self with $500B ‘head-scratcher’
The White House is more than two weeks behind on finalizing its budget proposal after President Donald Trump approved a...
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How Walmart and Google became key to the search for Nancy Guthrie
Walmart and Google have been assisting law enforcement in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Jeremy Moeller/Getty ImagesGoogle...
It Seems Bad That Temu Is Selling Peptides
Silicon Valley’s biohacking obsession with poorly-studied chemical substances has reached its logical endpoint: they’re now buying peptides on Temu. To...
What Pressure Does to an Athlete’s Body
Those of us who watch the Olympics as bystanders tend to smugly judge athletes for succumbing to pressure without understanding...
31 page-turning new thrillers to read
The Anniversary Alex Finlay (Minotaur Books) Two young men — one a high school golden boy, the other a poor...
Britain’s Jewel-Encrusted Shell of Privilege Has Been Thoroughly Breached
Is it too facetious to suggest, 250 years after the American Revolution, that the United States might be more democratic...
Fraught Times in the I.C.U.
To the Editor: Re “My Patient Was Dying, but Would His Wife Accept It?,” by Daniela J. Lamas (Opinion guest...
Why the Wuthering Heights Movie Is Infantilizing
A few months ago, the musician Patrick Cosmos shared a “new unified theory of American reality” that he called “everyone...
What if the Iranian Regime Is Stronger Than Trump Thinks?
The recent uprising in Iran was the first time the theocracy faced nationwide protests after losing a war. But by...
More people want open relationships, but many don’t last. A sex researcher shares the 3 top reasons couples return to monogamy.
Non-monogamy comes with its own challenges, Dr. Justin R. Garcia, the executive director of the Kinsey Institute, told Business Insider....
What Trafficked Girls Think of Jeffrey Epstein and His Pals
As the world follows the drip-drip of sensational revelations about Jeffrey Epstein, here’s a number to ponder: Last year the...
This company tries to recycle the really difficult plastics
SAN LEANDRO — A start-up recycling company has a message for its potential, environmentally conscious customers: Don’t send your problem garbage to...
4 Big U.F.O. Questions for the White House
One obstacle to figuring out why, exactly, parts of the American government have developed a strange fascination with “unidentified aerial...
How Johannes Klaebo’s 6 Gold Medals Ranks Among the All-Time Olympic Performances
If you want to win a lot of gold medals at an Olympics, you can be Johannes Klaebo, the cross-country...
If the recent AI and crypto shocks upset you, you’re tracking the wrong cycle
In the early hours of February 5, 2026, Anthropic unveiled Claude Opus 4.6, sending shockwaves from Silicon Valley to Manhattan....
