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SpaceX’s Starship Makes It to Orbit for the First Time
The 14th test flight marks a crucial milestone toward the company’s ambitions of sending people to the moon and Mars....
Nvidia Adds $150 Billion to Massive Stock Buyback, the Largest Ever
The increase comes four months after the chip giant added $80 billion to its buyback program, bringing the total remaini...
Black Voters Are Warming to Talarico in Texas. Turnout Is the Bigger Test.
Black voters largely rejected James Talarico in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Recent interviews suggest the ha...
Their Sons Are Dying on Battlefields in Ukraine. They Still Back Russia’s War.
The Russian region of North Ossetia has suffered a heavy toll, yet many accept the Kremlin’s line that the fighting must...
China and the U.S. Pledge to Cut Tariffs on $60 Billion in Goods
The two countries unveiled separate lists covering thousands of products as they seek to ease trade tensions and stabili...
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United St...
30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by Experts
Math and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around?...
Possible Foiled Terror Attack at U.S. Air Base in U.K. Raises Questions Over Security
Conflicting accounts from a bystander who called the police and from President Trump have led to questions about whether...
How Scientists Can Shape Public Opinion Over A.I. Risks
Artificial intelligence workers may have leverage to make the world safer....
How Do You Open a Dolly Parton Hotel Without Dolly Parton?
The country music star’s last hospitality project is opening in Nashville, dedicated to her career as a songwriter. Will...
Possible Terror Plot at RAF Fairford Air Base in UK: What We Know
Five men were arrested Sunday as they approached R.A.F. Fairford, a British installation used by the U.S. in its war aga...
Tom Kean Jr. Backs Trump on Iran and Tariffs, if Not Local Issues
In a debate with the Democrat Rebecca Bennett, the New Jersey Republican said he was willing to take on the president ov...
Nor’easter Weakens but Remains a Threat
The weekend’s storm is expected to continue to bring rain and the threat of floods to parts of the northern East Coast t...
Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White Hous...
Washington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed.
Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the...
Dario Amodei of Anthropic to Dine With Trump at White House
Dario Amodei, who is also the company’s chief executive, will join the president at the White House for a private dinner...
Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Cla...
A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel warmongers” from the gover...
Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta
A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “...
5 Men Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism Offenses Near RAF Fairford, Air Base Used by U.S.
British counterterrorism police said the men were arrested after three suspicious vehicles appeared to be traveling towa...
After the Drug Laws
We look at what happened when New York changed its policies on marijuana....
As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind
The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global po...
The Daredevil Aviator on Page 1
In 1910, there was no greater journalistic mission than following a plane with a train....
‘She’s One of Us’: Mary Peltola’s Bumpy Rise to Political Power
Ms. Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate in Alaska, has complicated politics: She is pro-gun, pro-oil and pro-gas — ...
The Surprising Reasons China Is Skeptical of A.I. Safety Calls
In China, A.I. doomsday warnings can feel distinctly Western or like a ploy to stop Chinese A.I. companies from trying t...
Trump Promotes Criticism of Republican Who Broke With Him on Immigration
The president amplified negative social media comments about Representative María Elvira Salazar of Florida, a move that...
TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN
The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however...
Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the t...
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After...
It’s Time for the W.N.B.A. to Pick Sides
The league has an invaluable opportunity right now; it can be a reflection of the world as it could be, not merely as it...
Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the mid...
Why Does Trump Think He Can Act Like a King?
The Supreme Court has had a lot to do with it....
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and asso...
The Four TV Shows That Heralded America’s Fall
Four TV shows, now acknowledged as the medium’s high point, each cannily predicted the ways in which America would start...
Will the Midterms Bring a Political Realignment?
This week in politics: Midwest realignment and what’s next for conservatives....
Powerful Nor’easter Bears Down on East Coast
Rain, flooding and damaging winds are in the forecast for much of the coastal Northeast, including New York, Long Island...
White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets ...
Beaches Are Disappearing in Southern California as El Niño Bears Down
Beachfront homeowners and beachcombers are watching the sand vanish into the ocean as torrid waves strike the coast....
As Xi Leaves Washington, Divisions Still Simmer Beneath the Surface
President Trump welcomed Xi Jinping of China for a state visit that was heavy on pomp and ceremony. But surprisingly lit...
OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce De...






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