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During the investigation, the man was found to have child sex abuse materials on his phone, federal prosecutors said.
Jim Stolley, the chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota, has left as government prosecutors grapple with a crush of cases.
A who’s who of celebrities will join them. Just a little over 25 percent of the seats for the game will be for regular fans, with the cheapest ticket now selling for more than $4,000.
The post appeared to describe the president’s rationale for deleting a racist video about the Obamas that he had shared.
Growing up in a family of secrets, on a compound designed by her great-grandfather, made her a writer who investigated the built world with a wary eye.
Ah, those first wondrous hours of a snowstorm in New York. Two weeks later, the sidewalks are sooty and treacherous, and the parked cars are frozen in surrender.
The former speaker, a prodigious fund-raiser and shrewd campaign strategist, seldom intervenes in primaries but has made an exception for a Kennedy before.
Nithya Raman, who has been compared to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass.
The birther of a nation.
Cold-weary New Yorkers will get hit by another blast of frigid weather. Here’s what to expect, and what the city is doing to protect the vulnerable.
These chipotle honey chicken wings are a fast reader favorite, easy for Sunday’s big game.
Saudi and Syrian officials announced deals ranging from aviation to telecommunications, offering a much-needed boost to Syria’s battered economy.
Gun permit applications have surged in Minnesota since ICE raids began across the state in December. After weeks of protests and violent confrontations that led to the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens, we traveled to Minneapolis to speak to some of the new gun owners choosing to exercise their right to bear arms.
He caused an uproar by challenging the heroic status of Robert Falcon Scott, the Briton who led a doomed quest to the South Pole in 1912.
No necesitas tener un supertalento para disfrutar los beneficios.
Raspberry and cream éclairs, chocolate lava cake and turtle bars, to name a few.
Health influencers sell themselves as iconoclasts, but many have cozy, uncritical relationships with the rich and powerful.
Pakistan has made headway against the Islamic State and other militants, but a bloody suicide attack showed how fragile its progress has been.
Kalshi and Polymarket say their prediction markets are not subject to gambling laws and taxes. The casino industry is lobbying to shut them down as a wave of court cases take on the question.
Iran is skilled at prolonging negotiations over its nuclear program, and seems to be hoping President Trump is out for a quick win, rather than a prolonged regional war.
The president shows, once again, that he shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval.
He knew how to give self-important people what they thought they deserved.
From joining an F.B.I. search of an election center to allegedly suppressing a whistleblower complaint, Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, is eroding the independence of our intelligence community, argues Times Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury.
The round table convenes to debate whether we need to worry about the midterms being free and fair.
On “The Opinions,” the columnist David French explains how federal immunity makes it nearly impossible to sue over civil rights violations — and why a simple change to the law could finally hold agencies like ICE accountable.
We obsess over what Trump and MAGA want, the columnist Jamelle Bouie says, but why do we assume they’re the only forces with agency? He discusses with Michelle Cottle and David French on “The Opinions.”
The decline of traditional political parties is the precondition for our hyperpolitical age.
Queens echoes with a quiet carved out by mass deportation.
What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?
The round table convenes to debate whether we need to worry about the midterms being free and fair.
The drone and missile bombardments were the latest attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure during a winter freeze, as peace talks have made little progress.
Behind the scenes at the Westminster Dog Show, the entrants were affectionate. Or at least they acted like it.
I’ve eaten PB&Js for 35 years in an effort to have a retirement where I can do what I want.
Beating America has always felt good, especially on the ice. Since President Trump began issuing tariffs and threats against Canada, sports feels extra personal.
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Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.
While iguanas were stunned by freezing cold in Florida, would-be skiers were looking at dirt on Utah’s slopes. Here’s what’s going on, and when it will finally end.
The best-selling author grapples with big questions about A.I., consciousness and the distractions polluting our minds.
En ataques contra civiles y policías mexicanos, las organizaciones delictivas han utilizado munición calibre .50 producida en una planta del ejército estadounidense e introducida de contrabando por la frontera.
El matrimonio es difícil. Y, si no crees merecer amor, lo es aún más.
A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East.
¿La regla fundamental? No entres en pánico. Tienes más tiempo del que crees para salir por ti mismo o esperar a que llegue la ayuda, dijo un experto.
La cultura pop estadounidense es cultura pop mundial, y viceversa.
The market value of Olympic medals has more than doubled since the 2024 Paris Games because of a surge in precious metal prices.
Ejae and Sombr chased the Grammys with new releases, and Peter Gabriel began unfurling his next album.
En la exitosa serie de Netflix, los bailes recrean uno de los pocos espacios donde las parejas de la época de la Regencia podían interactuar sin el yugo de la tradición.
Plus, summoning the courage to loaf off as flagrantly as the person in the next cubicle.
The president has escalated his language as his administration takes steps to involve itself more in election matters.
La cantante británica, hoy en la cima de las listas, apuesta a la sensibilidad y al sentimiento antes que a cualquier clasificación musical.
It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable resources.
Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes a human to measure just how poorly they perform.
Beyond Northern California, fans may not realize that the Super Bowl is actually in this tidy Silicon Valley suburb 45 miles south of San Francisco.
“Send Help” is just the latest take on a survivalist premise that dates to the 1719 novel “Robinson Crusoe.” These six movies offer fascinating twists.
The billionaire’s decision to merge his A.I. start-up with his rocket company will test investors’ interest in giant combinations of unalike businesses.
Ties between the exchange and the president’s company, World Liberty Financial, have only strengthened since the president pardoned Binance’s founder, Changpeng Zhao.
Some offices are so decimated that the Justice Department has sent in military lawyers. More recently, officials asked for volunteers from other offices who can quickly deploy to places in desperate need.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Ms. Good’s vehicle, but Trump administration leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have departed, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.
If the required construction permits are in place, it could be difficult to overcome the legal protections that shield co-ops from angry residents.
A guide to navigating the many decisions you’ll face when you hang paper.
America’s largest stage has become the locus of a few heated conversations about politics, culture or propriety.
Games can help start conversations among guests, keep them entertained and create some memorable images.
“Technically, I’m a toddler,” said Ciara Miller, who is back for the 10th season of the Bravo reality show. “Or I have the diet of one.”
For now, Molly Culver is dipping into her savings to stay afloat. She has accepted the financial trade-offs that come with running a business she loves.
Here’s how athletes get better rest when it really counts.
The 41-year-old American aims to complete her comeback by racing in the women’s Olympic downhill on Sunday despite rupturing her left A.C.L. a week ago.
In her new novel in stories, “This Is Not About Us,” Allegra Goodman traces the small but vivid dramas of one sprawling Jewish family.
In his new novel, Jonathan Miles considers the complicated ethics and logistics of eliminating an invasive species.
From Prince’s giant symbol to Kendrick Lamar’s streetlamps, the set production designer Bruce Rodgers “makes the impossible possible.”
Public service announcement: The players on the field at this annual Super Bowl Sunday event are all up for adoption.
Many people in the Faroe Islands, a tiny archipelago in the North Atlantic, want to be their own state. The crisis over Greenland, Denmark’s other territory, has complicated that, for now.
Drug syndicates have used .50-caliber ammunition, produced at a plant owned by the U.S. Army and then smuggled across the border, in attacks on Mexican civilians and police.
The city filed a lawsuit on Friday against Mark David Militana, the owner of two brownstones on the Upper West Side, claiming he had made $550,000 from the illegal rentals.
Este es el repaso de nuestro crítico a los anuncios del Super Bowl de este año, de los buenos a los no tan buenos y a la IA.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to make classes smaller across the largest U.S. school system. Like other parts of his agenda, it’s a costly task.
Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
Haití no ha celebrado elecciones desde 2016, y su último presidente, Jovenel Moïse, fue asesinado en 2021. El país tampoco cuenta con un Parlamento en funciones.
En medio de la dura retórica de la Casa Blanca, la superestrella puertorriqueña subirá al escenario el domingo con la promesa de un mensaje de unidad: “El mundo bailará”.
The “Brat” pop star isn’t afraid to lean into her party-girl persona. But moving into film with “The Moment” has given her brand-new perspective.
In Milan this week, Olympics officials signaled a willingness to ease years of restrictions imposed on the country over its state-backed doping program and invasion of Ukraine.
Corrections that appeared in print on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
Quotation of the Day for Friday, January 6, 2025.
Quotation of the Day for Saturday, February 7, 2025.
“I will never abandon you,” he told residents of Srebrenica amid sectarian armed conflict in Bosnia. The town later suffered the worst massacre in Europe since World War II.
Mark Diehl dishes out a spicy themeless puzzle.
The decision kept at bay a freeze of nearly $10 billion in child care and other social service funds destined for Minnesota and four other Democratic-led states.
Mr. Hegseth’s order appeared to target his alma mater, Harvard’s Kennedy School for public policy.
The Democratic primary to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey in Congress is still too close to call. Much of the advertising focused on opposition to the president and his immigration policies.
Problems with homelessness and open-air drug use have been widely broadcast, but many visitors this week said they found the city surprisingly pleasant.
Our sports correspondent Tariq Panja talks with Katrin Bennhold about the security at the Olympics in Italy, including the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who the U.S. says are there only in an advisory role.
Dr. Christopher M. Palmer said in an interview that the keto diet, while promising, did not “cure” schizophrenia as the health secretary had claimed.
Los atletas de la nación caribeña querían rendir homenaje a la herencia de su país. El resultado es una serie de atuendos imposibles de ignorar.
“I deserve every word you have said and every day that I will sit in prison,” Jon Hallford said in court on Friday. Investigators found nearly 200 decomposing bodies stored improperly.
Off the coast of Cape Cod, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is a unique stretch of ocean that had been protected for a decade.
The documentary highlights a few notable predecessors in the role, burnishing Mrs. Trump’s image by extension. But one apt comparison is pointedly left out.
Bad Bunny sat down with Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, the hosts of Popcast, prior to releasing his Grammy-winning magnum opus, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” to discuss how working with young Puerto Rican musicians in his home country ranks among his life’s greatest achievements.
Representative Mark Amodei of Nevada added his name to the growing list of Republicans planning to give up their seats as their party faces losses that could cost them the House.
The Las Vegas lab had vials of a “reddish liquid,” the police said. The California lab, uncovered in 2023, had materials “possibly associated with infectious diseases,” officials said.
Scientists on the Thwaites Glacier attempted to install equipment beneath the ice to better understand how it is melting. Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong walks us through their landmark experiment and the bittersweet outcome.
The criticism from the former head of the Office to Combat Antisemitism, Moshe Davis, reflects the social and political divide among Jewish New Yorkers over Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The actress and producer confirmed her engagement on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” unveiling an heirloom-style ring.
The Dow Jones industrial average surpassed 50,000 points for the first time, as old line stocks come back into vogue.
The chemical, dicamba, is used to control weeds on genetically engineered crops. Courts previously had restricted its use.
The Maryland governor discussed Trump, the country’s divisions and his workout routine.
Nathan Smith, whose stage name is DJ Young Slade, was reported missing on Tuesday after running out of his home in a community north of Atlanta.
Also, mass market paperbacks are heading toward extinction. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul seemed eager to portray herself as a leader ready to stand up to the Trump administration, as she vies for re-election in November.
Dozens of men appear to be caught up in a political standoff between the Trump administration and Cuba.
Before the event, protesters marched in Milan in opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose personnel are in Italy to advise local officials in securing the Winter Games.
The tenure of a presidential council that has been running Haiti expires on Saturday. It’s unclear what will come next.
A huge Atlantic halibut caught in Quebec weighed in at a record-breaking 244 pounds.
A polling memo circulated among centrist senators urged Democrats to talk tougher on crime, an issue where they lag Republicans, while noting an opportunity for the party to appeal to voters with criticism of ICE.
What does Amazon’s top choice product designation really mean? The authors Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu describe how the ranking is not based on quality but on the extraction of our attention and money.
Slop, rage bait, brain rot. The authors Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu explain how today’s internet keeps us hooked and makes us angry, and what we can do about it.
Administration officials met with staff at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and discussed putting multiple artworks of the president in a section of the museum.
Brownie brittle, chocolate lava cake and more recipes to help celebrate Valentine’s Day, or just any old Wednesday.
Administration officials told Senator Chuck Schumer that the president would release federal funds for the Hudson River Gateway project if New York’s Penn Station and Washington Dulles International Airport were renamed after President Trump, according to four people familiar with the private conversations.
The president’s decision to exclude Democratic governors from an annual meeting later this month breaks a longstanding tradition.
Believed to be 113, she spent decades building an environmental legacy in India, inspired by her grief at being unable to conceive children.