Meta’s chief executive said users spent a lot of time on the app because of its value, as he was grilled about child safety issues in front of a jury.
Barring a rapid deterioration in the labor market or a significant cooling of inflation, the Federal Reserve appears poised for an extended hold.
Había numerosas señales de que algo no iba bien con Jeffrey Epstein. ¿Por qué nadie dijo nada?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani reversed course on Wednesday and said that New York City will restart the process of sweeping homeless encampments. Mr. Mamdani said that his administration will connect the homeless will shelter and services.
The government of President Salva Kiir has been accused of gross incompetence, as fighting between rebels and security forces pushes toward the capital.
A recent dry spell meant that as heavy snow fell this week, it landed on an unstable snowpack.
The Department of Homeland Security’s tracking of opponents of ICE. Also: Antislavery Americans; Native American pain; hazing laws; sympathy from Canada.
Even with a sturdy ship and the help of satellite images, negotiating the frozen ocean requires a dose of humility before nature’s might.
Beacons, shovels and probes are necessities in avalanche country.
In our conversation about numbers that explain the world, we’re looking at the point-in-time count.
We interviewed our bot about what it learned on Moltbook, the A.I.-only social network.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.
Making these pan-fried fritters is a labor of love, timeless, joy-inducing and effusively Korean.
The monumental, two-film “Die Nibelungen,” drawn from similar material to Wagner’s “Ring,” is best when presented live with a full orchestra.
I can’t picture spending the rest of my career working with him.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed six members to the Rent Guidelines Board, which decides whether rents can go up in nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments.
Rescuers have been able to locate some of the 15-person backcountry ski group in California that was caught in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe. Heavy, disruptive snowfall has been forecast to continue in the area.
Los cargos incluyen enarbolar falsamente una bandera guyanesa y no obedecer una orden de la Guardia Costera de detener el barco para que fuera abordado por fuerzas estadounidenses.
Meta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.
My new sheet-pan scallion shrimp leads today’s lineup of audibly delicious recipes.
In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.
These exercises challenge one side of your body at a time. Practicing them can make daily tasks easier.
Ordinary citizens have a range of legal tools to hold the rich and politically connected accountable.
A proposed ballot measure to give Democrats more seats for the 2028 and 2030 elections signals that the nation’s gerrymandering fight is likely to persist for years.
Prosecutors have been repeatedly caught between the president’s insistence that they undertake weak or baseless cases and the necessity of having to go to court.
The woman who made stylists into celebrities is back where it all started — reality TV.
Six Russian athletes and four Belarusians will be allowed to represent their nations, officials said. The decision could pave the way for a Russian team to compete at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
The Beatles, the Stones and Clapton shared the stage with him. He made solo hits, too. A documentary by Paris Barclay explores his success and his difficult life.
The Times was honored for its coverage of President Trump, the abuse of housekeepers and nannies in Saudi Arabia and brutality in New York prisons.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority filed a complaint saying Churchill Downs Inc. is not paying its fair share to support inspections and testing.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will place the Department of Homeless Services in charge of the sweeps, replacing the Police Department as lead of the interagency effort.
The “Wicked” actress plays 23 roles in a one-woman show on London’s West End.
Adeliia Petrosian, de 18 años, tiene el currículum de una medallista. Pero su entorno formó parte de un escándalo de dopaje en los Juegos Olímpicos pasados.
The latest round of talks ended with no indication of progress, but negotiators are bargaining over who will control land in eastern Ukraine if they reach a settlement.
Humain, which was created by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last year, said it made the investment just before xAI was acquired by SpaceX, Mr. Musk’s rocket company.
Across the country, Democratic-led states are accelerating their initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Their role just became much more important.
After failing to medal in 2022, Shiffrin rebounded to win gold in slalom.
Linda McMahon is shocked — shocked! — that there’s been a backlash to the Department of Education’s ‘History Rocks!’ tour.
Whether by app or old-school antennas, budget-friendly options abound.
Sick and tired of feeling like a receptacle for others’ negative emotions, a reader is desperate to stem the tide of foul-tempered texts.
Moderna said it had held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.
The difference between first and second place in several events at the 2026 Winter Games has come down to margins unthinkably small. The dramatic finishes have thrilled spectators and left some competitors stunned.
A market rout may have decimated the crypto industry. But its machine in Washington may power proposed regulation past concerned Democrats.
Environmental and health groups sued the E.P.A. over its elimination of the endangerment finding. The matter is likely to end up before the Supreme Court.
The company said it would encourage companies that operated chargers to install them in neighborhoods where its drivers lived and work.
A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.
We look back at the life and legacy of an American who helped shape our politics and our culture.
America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos.
China parece estar ganándose más corazones y mentes en el extranjero. ¿Ha mejorado su poder blando?
Plus, Brad Pitt vs. Tom Cruise?
El alargamiento de extremidades se practica desde hace décadas para corregir deformidades o discrepancias. Ahora ha cobrado mayor relevancia como procedimiento cosmético.
Tools like Claude Code generate computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
The avalanche struck a guided backcountry skiing group near Truckee, Calif., near the end of a multiday trip, officials said. Six skiers have been rescued.
Dan Helmer, a Democratic state lawmaker, played a key role in putting redrawn congressional maps before state voters.
Según el fallo, el gobierno no está facultado para borrar o alterar verdades históricas. Anteriormente se habían retirado exposiciones en la antigua casa del primer presidente en Filadelfia.
The House Democratic leader has asked rank-and-file members to sit quietly at the speech or skip it altogether, wary of creating a distraction.
The best dressed character on HBO’s “Industry” also happens to be its most morally compromised.
People are starting to receive eye-popping energy bills after last month’s winter storm — but the cold weather may not be the only source to blame.
After we told the truth, our relationship would never be the same.
The Declaration of Independence’s powerful vision of equality stands as a chief obstacle to the MAGA right’s effort to consummate its vision of domination.
A farmhouse in Jamaica, Vt., a 1930 townhouse in Savannah, Ga., and a cottage in Colorado Springs.
In Minneapolis, people ignore the cold to defend their neighbors from ICE.
The city’s biggest landlord, the Housing Authority, answers to the mayor. The system has long been in crisis.
Have you ever been called a “love addict?” Ever suspected somebody else was?
Ski mountaineering tests strength and endurance as athletes race uphill on skis and on foot before going back down.
Academics have tried to reimagine how our tax laws would be transformed through a feminist lens, and how they could be more equitable and attentive toward caregivers.
A best actor Oscar contender for “Blue Moon,” the star reflects on turbulent times in Hollywood and the notion of selling out: “I think about it constantly.”
Bjarte Sandal renovated a townhouse in a popular Stavanger residential complex, restoring it to its midcentury origins.
We’re entering a new renaissance of software development. We should all be excited, despite the uncertainties that lie ahead.
The Beatles’ beloved collaborator died at 59 in 2006. A new documentary, “That’s the Way God Planned It,” explores what he long kept hidden.
Alongside the Frieze Los Angeles fair at the Santa Monica Airport, Feb. 26 to March 1, the city offers striking art discoveries and a celebrated group show.
A group of college students went on a tech fast for a week. Not only did they survive — they also learned more about themselves and the world around them.
Without the usual flood of new musicals, the playwrights of works like “Becky Shaw,” “Dog Day Afternoon” and “Giant” are getting a chance to shine.
How Michael Heizer’s massive projects have transformed the American landscape.
It took the artist half a century of toil in the most remote parts of Nevada to build what may be the most extreme contemporary monument ever made. Now what?
Onstage, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” and Adrien Brody in “The Fear of 13.” Plus: Cardi B goes on tour, Lise Davidsen takes on Isolde at the Met, 100 years of Martha Graham and more.
Eileen Harris Norton “built a whole new mountain and somehow got everyone to come climb up it,” the artist Mark Bradford says.
Here is a breakdown of which states are redrawing their maps for the 2026 midterms
People often compare imagery of the Trump administration to films like ‘Starship Troopers’ and ‘Total Recall.’ What comfort does the analogy offer?
Contenders say the criteria for judging the category can vary from, say, the number of newcomers to the seamlessness of the ensemble.
Across the country, a flurry of theater productions, including “Black Swan” and “The Lunchbox,” are mining the movies for material.
Poems and songs say love should be world-shattering. The logic of love addiction suggests that it shouldn’t.
Methane emissions from wetlands are rising faster than those from industrial sources, prompting concerns about a climate feedback loop.
A shock Democratic victory in a Texas special election shows what the party needs to do to win more there — and many other places, too.
Tshephiso Marumo has had success selling traditional village food in Botswana. But as she has risen, she has become more outspoken, inviting backlash.
A French designer creates a rustic, rudimentary country house that argues for a better, more environmentally conscious way of life.
Three new books apply an economist’s lens — and language — to some of our most unruly phenomena, including war and nature itself.
In the battle for Congress, redistricting has become all the rage in America. Other nations have guardrails in place to avoid the same situation.
Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national movement for economic and social justice.
Some patients in a clinical trial of one new drug lost so much weight that they became concerned and dropped out.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson gave a master class in public speaking over several decades as a powerful orator. He died on Tuesday at 84.
“I don’t even know what to do with this,” Colbert said about the network’s news release on a scrapped interview with a Democratic politician, before putting the paper in a dog waste bag.
Con las gafas inteligentes de Meta, empleados y comensales pueden aparecer en redes sociales sin haber dado su consentimiento.
The project is the latest example of a push by New York City to build homes on land it owns. The building will be 100 percent affordable, officials say.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who won over voters with his approach to social media, is using the same strategy to try to connect City Hall to all New Yorkers.
Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
Esta palabra ha aparecido en 343 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
This word has appeared in 343 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Tom Pritzker, también heredero de la fortuna hotelera familiar, dijo que lamentaba “profundamente” su asociación con Epstein y Ghislaine Maxwell.
As we lose our alliances and instability spreads, America is headed for more, not fewer, international entanglements.
Nicknamed “Tomba la Bomba,” the Italian skier was a global superstar before he drifted from the limelight. Decades later, the Winter Games have given him a new platform.
The talks in Geneva, Switzerland, were expected to focus on Ukrainian-held territory in the east that Russia wants to control as the price of peace. Kyiv has said that demand is a nonstarter.
Life and business are back along a road once defined by war damage. But even with improved security, Afghans are desperate for jobs and development.
Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.
Trading of Japanese government bonds, long considered moribund, is roaring back to life as fears of the country’s debt have sent yields surging.
Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
NYU Langone Health cited the “current regulatory environment” in its decision to discontinue its gender medicine program for minors.
The plans submitted by the White House include more windows, a new garden and an asymmetrical pathway.
Victor Schmitt’s puzzle is picture-perfect.
A Chicago man filed a lawsuit in 2023 against Buffalo Wild Wings, arguing that it had engaged in false advertising of its boneless wings. A judge said the claim “has no meat on its bones.”
Lawmakers could vote as early as next week on legislation aimed at avoiding another collision like the one that killed 67 people near Reagan National Airport last year.
Japanese figure skaters placed in three of the top four spots after the women’s short program, but only six points separated the medal favorites ahead of the free skate on Thursday.
The candidate’s reference to New York as “Hymietown” helped tank his 1984 presidential campaign and eroded a longstanding alliance.
The deals, totaling $36 billion, were the first step in a $550 billion investment pledge aimed at securing tariff relief and sustaining U.S. relations.
At the Jackson home in Chicago, people paid quiet tributes to a man they said was groundbreaking but also ‘very grounded.’
The move would be the Wall Street firm’s latest retreat from diversity mandates that its chief executive, David Solomon, had once made a priority.
Netanyahu has gotten Trump to focus on Iran and ignore the destructive things Bibi is doing in Gaza, in the West Bank and inside Israel.
There are more Black senators than ever before, but a major Supreme Court ruling could reduce Black representation in the House.
Indirect talks between American and Iranian officials in Geneva on Tuesday ended with the two sides agreeing to “a set of guiding principles,” according to the Iranian foreign minister.
Miami XO’s latest release, “Bazooka,” had our critic Jon Caramanica pondering music, memes and grief on the East River ferry.
Also, the Epstein emails have rocked several industries. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
The tensions in Marco Rubio’s trans-Atlantic vision.
High winds were fueling the risk of wildfires across the Southwest and the Plains. Officials said the weather conditions had caused a deadly highway pileup in Colorado.
Mr. Jackson often spoke about Greenville, S.C., in his speeches, returning home several times to fight for change — and for a slice of his favorite banana cream pie.
President Trump’s most trusted envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are at the center of the Iran and Ukraine negotiations.
Mr. Jackson, who spent much of his life in the city, died at his home there on Tuesday. “He ushered in new politics in Chicago,” one longtime organizer said.
The 18-year-old arrested was wearing a tactical vest and carrying additional rounds of ammunition, the Capitol Police said. Congress was not in session, and no one was hurt.
Ami Nakai of Japan leads after the short program ahead of a talented field, including the American Alysa Liu, who is third.
The green card holder from the West Bank had been detained during a citizenship appointment.
Marco Rubio reminds an audience in Munich of what still unites us.
El Boi Tolo es una de las celebraciones más emblemáticas de Río de Janeiro y no tiene horario, guion ni ruta. Lo que sí tiene son miles de participantes eufóricos que recorren la ciudad a un ritmo frenético.
The charges include falsely flying a Guyanese flag and failing to obey a Coast Guard order to halt the ship for boarding by U.S. forces.
On the Monday after Valentine’s Day, guests celebrated not love, but the pain of heartbreak and the cathartic relief of commiseration, at the “Ex Files” party.
People celebrating Lunar New Year welcomed the Year of the Horse with fireworks, festivals and temple visits.
We want to get a better picture of what medical care for immigrants in detention is like.
This list will be updated and includes people who have faced concrete consequences, such as the loss of their position, as a result of their connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
Bad Bunny invited us to his house for halftime during the Super Bowl. Sasha Weiss, the culture editor at The New York Times Magazine, joins Wesley Morris, the host of “Cannonball,” to discuss how he did it.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged traveling to Jeffrey Epstein’s island and meeting him on another occasion.
Many people who commute into Manhattan got their first taste of the crowded platforms that are expected to become common over the next month as the Portal Bridge is reworked.
In “Playing for Time,” she recounted how singing in an all-female orchestra while in a concentration camp saved her from death.
She escaped the Triangle Shirtwaist fire of 1911, in which 146 of her co-workers perished, and dedicated the rest of her life to worker safety.
She was a towering figure in Soviet literature who was once silenced in a Stalinist literary purge.
She was just 9 weeks old when she was lowered to safety in a mail sack, surviving the worst maritime disaster in history.
China seems to be winning more hearts and mind abroad. Has it gotten better at soft power?
El Año Nuevo lunar, la fiesta más importante en muchos países asiáticos, ha sido recibido entre más de mil millones de personas.
Representative Randy Fine had responded to a Palestinian organizer by saying that “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”
How can you prepare for potential changes brought on by artificial intelligence? Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of “Hard Fork,” offer some advice.
El Congreso peruano aprobó la destitución del presidente José Jerí. El mandatario tenía cuatro meses en el cargo, que asumió después de que Dina Boluarte también fue vacada.
The agreement, which still faces legal hurdles, would cover current and future claims that the weedkiller caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The opponents’ latest moves include online ads tied to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a crypto-related push to raise money and competing ballot measures.
The actor, known for his roles in “Transformers” and “Megalopolis,” was arrested early Tuesday after reportedly assaulting two people, the authorities said.
With Congress in a weeklong recess, there was little sign of progress toward a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will observe Ramadan as he runs the nation’s largest city, blending his faith into his public life.
The agreement, which still must be approved by a judge, would end a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee that challenged the state’s handling of its voter registration list.
Legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote was only the beginning as the G.O.P. presses to sharply limit voting in line with President Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud.
In the Lost Science series, scientists whose jobs or funding have been cut by the Trump administration tell their stories.
Introducing the French player Victor Wembanyama was a map that hearkened back to the Capetian realm of the 12th century.
Members of The Times’s Washington team discuss their approach to coverage of politicians and witnesses who sometimes seem to be performing for the cameras.
Widespread storms led to significant snow and difficult travel in the Sierra Nevada and heavy rain in Southern California.