Key elements of the Trump administration’s arguments this week for another military campaign against Iran do not hold up.
El relato del gobierno cubano sobre una supuesta incursión armada en su territorio quedó en entredicho después de que uno de los hombres identificados como ocupantes de la embarcación apareciera en Miami.
One of the men recorded a live-streamed video as the other made racist and sexual comments during the incident in Manhattan, the police said.
Speaking in Wisconsin to support Republicans ahead of the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance reminded his audience that Democrats had not stood up at the president’s behest on Tuesday.
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota laid out legislative measures to prevent fraud after a scandal that has upended the political landscape in the state.
What do you bring the president when you visit the White House? Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a choice that seemed to please Donald Trump.
Aunque autoridades como la presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, y el presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, han intentado proyectar calma tras los hechos, algunos equipos han admitido sentirse nerviosos por jugar en el país.
The office of a prosecutor based in Miami has issued new subpoenas in a wide-ranging inquiry aimed at President Trump’s perceived foes.
The lawyer Thomas C. Goldstein, who co-founded the SCOTUSblog website, hid millions in gambling income from the government, federal prosecutors said.
Representatives of the countries were in Geneva this week to discuss the fate of Iran’s nuclear program.
In a scathing order, the chief federal judge in Minnesota accused federal officials of continuing to disobey judicial orders related to immigration enforcement.
Judge Zahid N. Quraishi said federal prosecutors in New Jersey had lost credibility on immigration issues. He’s the latest federal judge to show impatience with the Trump administration.
The previous owner was arrested and charged with animal abandonment and resisting arrest, police said.
The Trump administration sued Utah, Oklahoma and West Virginia, as well as Kentucky and New Jersey, to obtain unredacted voter registration databases in pursuit of baseless claims of voter fraud.
Board members will meet Thursday after agents raided the home and office of Alberto Carvalho, the Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent. The F.B.I. also searched the Florida home of a consultant with ties to the schools chief.
The audience was roughly on par with former President Biden’s final State of the Union address in 2024.
Trump’s State of the Union was a mirror of his administration. On “The Ezra Klein Show,” Ezra and the Times Opinion editor Aaron Retica discuss the yes-man culture surrounding Trump.
The federal judge identified 210 orders issued in 143 cases in Minnesota in which he said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials had not complied with court orders.
Russia unleashed a series of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine on Thursday, injuring at least 20 people and damaging buildings in eight different regions.
His work with his colleague Richard Ryan changed how psychologists understand human motivation and what people require to flourish.
A top prosecutor, Robert E. McGuire, painted an extraordinary picture of senior Justice Department leaders peering over his shoulder and hurrying him along.
Sin Tung Chan was a member of a prominent hometown association in the city, one of hundreds of social clubs that often maintain close ties with the Chinese government.
The distance running icon, who died Wednesday at 80, taught me to endure. In December, we shared his final run.
About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said.
At 11, she was one of the youngest at the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march in Selma, Ala., and was injured while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
The Cuban government’s account of a supposed armed raid into its territory was called into question after one of the men identified as being on the boat turned up in Miami.
Also, mortgage rates fall below 6 percent. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
Dr. Masahide Kanayama could be sent to Japan next week to face charges that he vandalized ancient religious sites, federal prosecutors said.
The U.S. announced plans for a time capsule to be buried on July 4 and opened in 2276. Tell us what you think should be inside.
Republican-led states had accused financial firms of colluding against coal producers. Vanguard also agreed not to push for action to fight climate change.
The Pentagon has imposed a Friday deadline over a demand that Anthropic provide unfettered access to its A.I. system without safeguards for military operations.
Safety questions linger since the country is set to host matches in the world’s largest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup.
The Trump administration is signaling a different approach, after demanding an end to Cuba’s communist leadership.
Mourners lined up outside Rainbow PUSH, the organization Mr. Jackson founded decades ago. He died last week at 84.
Over 4,800 parents waited at least a year for a decision from the state after challenging their listing on a database for people who have mistreated or abused children from 2020 through mid-2025.
Our reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs examines the context of a moment in the State of the Union speech when President Trump turned to a favorite tactic on immigration.
Does NASA have files on aliens? Jared Isaacman says no, and tells Ross Douthat on “Interesting Times” that extraterrestrials would pick a more exciting locale to visit than America’s naval bases.
Culpando al cierre parcial del gobierno, las autoridades suspendieron esta semana el programa de ingreso acelerado, aunque algunos viajeros están observando inconsistencias en los aeropuertos.
The NASA administrator Jared Isaacman tells Ross Douthat how his trips to space shaped his perspective on space travel.
A grilled cheese sandwich is optional but recommended.
The man is accused of conspiring with his then girlfriend to kill her mother, whose body was stuffed in a suitcase. He spent 11 years in prison in Bali, Indonesia, on related charges.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s announcement came just weeks after she surged in public opinion polls for standing up to President Trump’s threats to take over Greenland.
An inquiry into scams involving money slated for social services has deepened over the years. It also is at the center of several recent domestic decisions by the Trump administration.
The Trump administration came under fire for an operation that turned lethal and politically toxic. But the show of force may also have had a bigger purpose: to serve as a warning.
His minimalist road signs became a visual hallmark of France’s highways. He also created logos for cultural institutions like the Pompidou Center.
Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech.
A major funder of the Earthshot Prize has been linked to the convicted sex offender.
The move was a stunning development in the long-running corporate battle for the storied media giant.
Netflix now has four business days to decide whether it wants to counter Paramount’s offer.
The plaintiff, a 20-year-old identified only as K.G.M., took the stand to testify against Meta and Instagram in a bellwether case over tech addiction.
The South African leader said that the men had come home two weeks after he had won agreement from President Vladimir V. Putin.
Ozempic and similar weight-loss medications are hailed as miracle drugs. But there are plenty of unknowns about long-term use.
Three New York City banyas where you can squeeze in a great meal with a great sweat.
Prosecutors are scrambling to shore up the case from adverse judicial rulings. Defense lawyers say they are not ready for trial.
A founder of Duckhorn Vineyards, a California winemaker, Mr. Duckhorn transformed merlot from a blending grape into a premier American variety.
President Trump’s approval ratings have plummeted in his second term. But Tuesday night in his State of the Union address, he shared a very different narrative. Ezra Klein asks: What if Trump actually thinks everything he said is true?
La capital venezolana, que ha sido abatida por el declive económico, el régimen autoritario y una inmensa fuga de cerebros, parece mostrar signos de revitalización económica y social.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who was appointed to the role last week, has offered to publicly endorse vaccination, in particular the measles vaccine, winning over some agency employees.
As drug gangs have become more deeply embedded in Mexico, narco blockades have become a way for them to visibly assert their power.
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
President Trump’s top officials are often portrayed as cunning political strategists. But too often, it’’s their carelessness and incompetence that put Americans at risk — and citizens are paying the price, argues Times Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury.
Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there.
Germany’s chancellor seeks to reduce Europe’s reliance on China and the United States. He speaks with a bluntness that few business leaders share.
In the 1990s, Randy Kula set out to collect a photo of every baseball player to appear in a game for the Cleveland franchise, a charter member of the American League in 1901. Over the years, he whittled his targets from more than 2,000 to just one: Charles William “Shorty” Gallagher, who spent one afternoon in the majors on Aug. 13, 1901.
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Students react to Harvard’s proposal to cap the number of A’s professors can award in an effort to make top grades more meaningful.
She came up with the term as the title of a 1990 conference but saw its later popularity as a little superficial.
Mayor Mike Johnston’s order is a defiant shift from his measured stance and risks drawing attention to Greater Denver after President Trump during the campaign promised a “bloody story” there.
Representative Dan Crenshaw, who has at times clashed with President Trump and his allies, is facing a conservative challenger in Tuesday’s primary.
The disclosure is the latest example of how the urgent push to release the files led to the government publicizing information it would normally keep under wraps.
The domestic intelligence agency can still spy on the far-right party, and the ruling may not change Germans’ views, but it is a symbolic victory for the AfD.
Scientists studying data collected over more than three decades found accelerating losses. Their research offers clues about the causes.
He was behind the scenes with Wu-Tang Clan, the New York rap group, since its founding and helped expand its reach with a fashion line.
The company sued the administration days after the Supreme Court ruled against the president’s duties.
Experts say Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is trying to capitalize on her success standing up to President Trump.
The president has sought to end the program, known as Temporary Protected Status, for various migrants as part of his mass deportation efforts.
The crash happened on Wednesday morning, Mayor Ras Baraka said, as federal immigration agents were pursuing a man driving a van.
The former secretary of state had requested a public hearing if she was going to be forced to testify in the House Oversight Committee’s investigation, but the G.O.P. chairman had refused.
Amid trade disputes with President Trump, leaders of major U.S. allies have been visiting China. Our foreign correspondent David Pierson describes what’s going on.
Watch the Trisha Brown Dance Company stage a snippet of the choreographer’s 1983 piece “Set and Reset.”
Dancers perform an excerpt of Trisha Brown’s “Set and Reset” (1983) in T Magazine’s office.
A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit challenging the project needed to be revised before he could consider the larger questions it presented.
The chefs of a popular modern izakaya in California share their secret to a sauce that makes you feel great.
Simone Bellotti continues to make the case for brainy minimalism. Also, some memorable Moncler jackets and an Italian signore with unforgettable style.
Ras el hanout chickpea and spinach stew, three-bean soup and spiced tomato and eggplant pasta leave no tomato paste behind.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and others respond to a Nicholas Kristof column. Also: Reagan’s warning about nuclear weapons; aging doctors.
Ghostface has returned amid a light fog of nostalgia in this reunion for some of the franchise’s most terrified faces, including Neve Campbell’s.
In Aya Ogawa’s compassionate, sharply comical play, the pastel-pink public image of mommyhood doesn’t stand a chance.
The Meta chief executive’s presence in Milan seemed to project his company’s ambitions.
The evidence is patchy on whether lower rates have meaningfully spurred more activity, as the Trump administration floats measures it says will make housing more affordable.
President Trump’s State of the Union address leaned heavily on rage bait for one reason, the Times Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie argues: The president is trying to distract from the fact that he is failing to govern the country effectively.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s trip to the White House on Thursday was unannounced. The topics he planned to discuss with President Trump were not immediately clear.
New restaurants are popping up in Caracas. Nightclubs are bursting at the seams. The streets are eerily safe — with big exceptions. Could a revival be on the horizon?
Granting a president new power is easy, he said. But taking it back is almost impossible.
Days after taking office, the mayor announced the hearings, an opportunity to hear tenants’ complaints about abusive landlords and poor housing conditions.
Elon Musk wants to launch a million satellites, but researchers say global warming is changing the upper atmosphere in ways that makes space junk linger.
The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.
Svetlana Dali was detained in Milan after she boarded a United flight without a ticket at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to two people familiar with incident. She was convicted last year of doing the same thing.
Changing attitudes around menopause treatment have driven up demand for hormone therapy.
A new robotic picker-upper can roam around freely, like Thing from “The Addams Family.”
A magnetic personality, she reinvented herself twice, bringing the same spirit to investigating child abuse and communing with dogs that she did to writing poetry.
Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, said that the federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access.
The family of Francesca Albanese, a critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, asked a court to void the Trump administration’s sanctions against her.
Police officials said the cause of the conflagration near Columbus is under investigation. It took four hours to extinguish and the carcasses were buried beneath wreckage.
For eight weeks this spring, the popular rapper will be featured as a nightclub impresario in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
Readers love this new coconut kitchri recipe, and it’s easy to see why this warming lentil and rice porridge is so popular.
A few years on from the “Fast Car” phenomenon, Luke Combs is eager to make big streaming songs again. The country superstar joined Popcast to discuss his personal and career evolution, his upcoming album “The Way I Am” and why his quieter previous release, “Father and Sons,” was the right move at the time.
Subtle signs of mental distress often emerge before severe symptoms.
The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”
A fledgling collection of elegant, easy to wear clothes designed by women is enjoying a flurry of visibility thanks to “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
Top Japanese officials are backing a tech and entrepreneurship initiative led by Joichi Ito, whose involvement with Jeffrey Epstein may endanger efforts to get the project off the ground.
La ex primera dama, senadora y secretaria de Estado no tuvo ningún trato con Jeffrey Epstein, pero una vez más se ve presionada a responder por las acciones y relaciones de su esposo.
With California’s political machine on the wane, nobody has emerged as a clear front-runner. Democrats worry that nine of their candidates could split the vote and hand Republicans a win.
A runner, coach and best-selling author, he created the widely embraced run-walk-run method, which helped make running more accessible to the public.
El Departamento del Tesoro interfiere con el derecho constitucional de Nicolás Maduro a contar con asistencia legal, dice su abogado. Maduro, el líder venezolano, se enfrenta a cargos federales.
The incident, which began as a playful event, shifted in tone when the police appeared. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said it did not appear to be a crime, while other officials called for arrests.
Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s former leader, is basing her family in Australia “for the moment,” a spokesman said. She is part of a wave of Kiwis relocating to their larger neighbor.
A Bitcoin baron wants to build a libertarian paradise on the island of Nevis. Democracy is getting in the way.
Cuatro ciudadanos cubanos armados a bordo de una lancha rápida con base en Florida murieron en un tiroteo con soldados fronterizos cubanos cerca de la costa del país isleño, dijeron las autoridades.
The chip giant at the center of the artificial intelligence boom again beat expectations. But it didn’t overcome investor jitters.
The start-up, founded by a former top SpaceX engineer, promises to help companies reduce their testing times and optimize systems.
The federal group organizing the upcoming Semiquincentennial unveiled details of a vessel to be placed near Independence Hall on July 4 and opened in 2276.
Today, we’re looking at how politicians are framing affordability.
Borge Brende, a former foreign minister of Norway, had maintained contact with the convicted sex offender.
Tanto EE. UU. como Irán dicen que quieren evitar un conflicto. Se acaba el tiempo para eludirlo.
Plus, a big shift in the housing market.
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, was the longtime leader of one of the nation’s most powerful cartels.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
Since the artist was diagnosed with aggressive bladder cancer in 2020, a lot has changed in her life and work. A new show at Tate Modern examines Tracey Emin’s “second life.”
Via essays, poems, videos, artwork and graphics, 35 students across the globe reflect on how this technology is affecting teenagers.
We asked high school educators what it’s like to teach at a time when A.I. is transforming education. They answered in images, essays and videos.
If the battle for Ukraine Is not World War I or World War III, what is it?
La boda de Eleisa Aparicio y Thomas Wolter fue vista por millones de personas. Los recién casados nos comparten cómo acabaron en California con Bad Bunny como testigo.
Plus: minimalist outdoor furniture, an art institute’s restaurant in Brooklyn and more recommendations from T Magazine.
Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed.
Seeking to put down roots in their community, a pair of newlyweds searched the co-ops of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst. Here’s what they found.
Asian cultures around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year with a variety of rituals. How does tradition help you feel connected to your roots?
Artificial intelligence is convenient and easy to use, but you should think about what you say to the chatbots.
People are revealing sensitive personal information to A.I. chatbots — including plans to commit violent acts.
Times Opinion convened a panel of state experts to weigh in on the Senate Republican primary.
The national mood is somewhere between anxiety, resignation and anticipation as President Trump considers whether to attack Iran.
Can NASA and Elon Musk get us to Mars and beyond?
The country singer helped to usher the genre into the streaming era before taking a step back. On his new album, he wants to go for broke.
The president is becoming the very thing that destroyed the Democrats: a reality-denying machine.
A game-show drama and a documentary valentine to a cult movie queen are among the little treats tucked away on your subscription streaming services this month.
It’s a disservice — to her and to us.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been given a bevy of nicknames by New York City’s tabloid newspapers and political class. Which will stick?
She extracts something new from steel, dispelling its aura of brawn. Her signature form is a rumpled ribbon of metal painted to look as soft as suede.
This harsh winter, some New Yorkers found refuge at Sauna Fest in Domino Park in Brooklyn, with curated sweat sessions led by towel-swinging sauna masters.
This week’s properties are in Gramercy Park, Morningside Heights and on City Island.
This week’s properties are four-bedroom homes in Lido Beach and Redding.
An anonymous donation of $3.6 million worth of gold highlights frustration with Osaka’s aging waterworks. It will only finance repairs to a fraction of the pipes that need to be replaced.
Isamu Noguchi became one of the most successful artists of the 20th century, but the city met his plans for public spaces with indifference.
The highly anticipated 1982 sequel failed to meet expectations at the time but has since charmed an adoring following with its ambitions dance numbers and nonstop ear worms.
Where does the world get its A.I.?
In two recent incidents, teenagers drove trains briefly, and in one case drove a G train into another train. A 14-year-old was arrested in that episode.
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who feels frozen amid family conflict.
Ryan Cummings and Jared Bernstein argue that the industry is struggling because its core product is basically useless.
Visitors seeking all manner of newfangled, over-the-top thrills won’t be disappointed.
English mansions, museums and hotels, even a place in rural Virginia, are taking a cue from the popular Netflix series.
The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.
Republicans have embraced vouchers, while Democrats have criticized them. But as thousands of preschool parents vie for the funds, the state program may help a progressive goal.
These three connected stories about the whole of human history can’t quite sustain the necessary emotional heft.
The YouTube algorithm is pushing bizarre, often nonsensical A.I.-generated videos targeting children. Our video journalist Arijeta Lajka explains why experts say that these videos could affect their cognitive development, and how parents can identify this type of content.
Anderson .Paak directs and stars alongside his real-life son in this film, which offers sometimes charming, if somewhat sterile pleasures.
A scrappy Russian American seamstress from West Hollywood competes in a fashion design reality show in this clever and earnest indie comedy.
Relaxed shapes meet throwback details for spring’s most easygoing men’s styles.
Werner Herzog’s new documentary about the hunt for elephants in Angola focuses less on the animals and more on the pursuers.
Jessica Chastain plays a wealthy philanthropist obsessed with an undocumented dancer in this chilly drama.
From houseplants to hydrangeas, more Americans are ordering plants online, according to industry data.
Moscow unleashed an extensive drone and missile attack just hours before American officials were set to meet with Kyiv’s chief negotiator.
On the city’s Left Bank, an art-world architect transforms part of an 18th-century mansion into a showroom and intimate social club.
On a recent stopover, the writer savors the wintry charms of this Canadian city, taking time out for a little urban skiing, bagels and his favorite Leonard Cohen songs.
For years, ligament tears have been a crisis among young athletes — even though a few simple exercises can prevent them.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants to build a huge, pricey prison to hold the inmates incarcerated under her tough-on-crime agenda, and she hopes to oust fellow Republicans on Tuesday to do it.
Inside the evolution of home erotic design, where bedrooms become dungeons that can hide in plain sight.
Many in Ukraine assume that the alerts are automated. A rare look inside an emergency-response center reveals the specialists who do the pressure-packed job.
The bassist and photographer who logged time in Hole and Smashing Pumpkins unpacks one of the most creative and chaotic times of her life in a new memoir.
In a new book, the biographer Justine Picardie romps through a century of royal wardrobes.
The Trump administration is creative when it comes to basic math.
The inside story of how the designer is transforming the brand — and himself.
Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting information, lack plot structure and can be cognitively overwhelming — all of which could affect young children’s development.
Cuban officials said border troops engaged in gunfire with a Florida-based speedboat on Wednesday, leaving four dead on the boat and six wounded. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is working to verify what happened and will respond accordingly.
China’s play for U.S. allies has a problem: As Germany’s leader showed, Europe’s grievances with Beijing may run deeper than its frustration with Trump.
Maria Grazia Chiuri makes her debut, and courts controversy. Sort of.
“This time, Trump spoke and everyone else fell asleep,” Jimmy Fallon said.
What do you think this image is communicating?
Inspectors found several instances in which child care staff members were working in classrooms even though they had not completed all of the required background checks.
Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
Four armed Cubans aboard a Florida-based speedboat died in a gunfight with Cuban border troops on Wednesday, officials said.
Esta palabra ha aparecido en 126 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
Una victoria en el fútbol sala ha convertido a Alireza Ahmadi, de 17 años, y a otros jugadores de la minoría hazara, marginada durante mucho tiempo en Afganistán, en héroes nacionales.
This word has appeared in 126 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Yorkshire del Oeste, donde se escribió la historia original de ‘Cumbres borrascosas’, ofrece una ventana a las fuerzas que están perturbando la política británica.
El artículo publicado el miércoles aborda si los cerebros humanos pueden generar nuevas neuronas en la edad adulta.
Sanae Takaichi’s political rise presages a stronger Japan that could reshape the strategic balance in Asia and help deter Chinese aggression.
The North Korean leader said that his country can get along well with the United States as long as Washington accepts it as a nuclear weapons state.
Los documentos publicados por el Departamento de Justicia mencionan brevemente una acusación no verificada de que Donald Trump la agredió en la década de 1980, cuando era menor de edad. Pero varios memorandos relacionados con su testimonio no figuran en los archivos.
Los reporteros del Times que visitaron Tapalpa encontraron un pueblo sereno conmocionado tras la redada del domingo en sus afueras, que dejó decenas de muertos y gente que huía. Y, sorprendentemente, no hay presencia policial o militar donde tuvo lugar la batalla.
President Emmanuel Macron has championed a refurbishment of the museum, but the fallout from a sensational heist has put his plans at risk.
A parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton, outside Manchester, will test support for Britain’s prime minister at a moment of intense political pressure.
Some officials in the Trump administration hope an attack would force Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program. Others have doubts.
The foreign roots of the men accused of killing 15 at a Jewish event have helped make Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party more palatable for some Australians.
President Trump has kept up a steady drumbeat of threats and built up U.S. troops in the region. Iran’s task is to give him a win but also preserve some semblance of nuclear enrichment.
As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.
Quotation of the Day for Thursday, February 26, 2026.
Yitzi Snow makes his New York Times Crossword debut.
Vice President JD Vance said that the Trump administration had been forced to “turn the screws on” Minnesota so the state would respond to allegations of fraud.