A “chemical release” of hydrogen sulfide in Nitro, W.Va., left at least two people dead, officials said.
Plus, why eggs in California are more expensive.
Two school districts had similar policies that required students to use facilities that were gender neutral or aligned with their sex assigned at birth.
The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.
The company is investing in robots and self-driving taxis that are not yet generating significant sales.
Testifying on Capitol Hill, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued to back away from his criticism of the measles shot. But he spoke on behalf of his department, not himself.
Traffic in the strait has all but halted as Iran renews its attacks, striking two vessels on Wednesday. More than 300 ships linked to Iran have passed through the strait since the war began.
The Independent fair will push boundaries, featuring designs by Rei Kawakubo and Comme des Garçons that blur the line between fashion and sculpture.
The fires are also causing poor air quality, expected to last into at least Thursday, for a corner of the Southeast.
“Life is not defined solely by one’s mistakes,” the pope told inmates being held in a port city of Equatorial Guinea.
Olaolukitan Adon Abel, a 26-year-old Navy veteran, had been charged with killing a man and two women in a series of attacks across suburban Atlanta.
In films like “Day for Night,” “La Balance” and “The Return of Martin Guerre,” she was adept at portraying sensual, reflective or excitable characters.
As many as 30 others were treated at a hospital and at the scene after a “chemical release” of hydrogen sulfide at a plant in Nitro, W.Va., the authorities said.
How the war’s disruptions are accelerating the shift to green energy.
Before the Justice Department filed charges against it, the group had faced scandal and critiques from both the left and the right.
The Los Angeles police sought to keep the findings secret for months as they investigated the singer D4vd, who was charged this week with the murder of the teenager.
A Hall of Fame forward, he was a scoring machine, shooting from all over the court, and an early master of the three-pointer. “There was not a shot I didn’t like,” he said.
Mapping happiness, Monday dinners and the rise of the scapebear.
House leaders abruptly canceled a vote on the measure when support started to look shaky.
Los dirigentes iraníes creen que pueden resistir un enfrentamiento durante más tiempo que el presidente Trump. Esta estrategia podría tener consecuencias económicas devastadoras para los iraníes de a pie.
A decades-old law allows the president to wage war without congressional approval for 60 days, then limits his options for continuing. President Trump may seek to get around it.
Our columnist says Jordan Harper’s “A Violent Masterpiece” is just that: a violent masterpiece.
Attorney General Letitia James said the cryptocurrency giants were illegally running gambling platforms in the state after they expanded into prediction markets, which are loosely regulated.
El comentarista conservador dice que lo “atormentará” haber ayudado a Trump a regresar a la Casa Blanca. Ha roto con el presidente por la guerra con Irán.
The United States has halted dollar shipments to Iraq’s cash-based economy in an effort to force the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran. The money comes from Iraq’s oil revenues.
The order pauses New York City’s plan to shift the intake center for homeless men from a building near Bellevue Hospital to one in the East Village.
The former employee of the YouTube star’s production company said in a federal lawsuit that she had experienced sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination. Beast Industries denies all of the claims.
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Even as the party faces a worrisome political environment and its candidates are outraised by Democratic ones, powerful Republican groups and super PACs have built a colossal advantage.
The former Georgia state lawmaker was an advocate for issues that affected Black communities. He drew attention for his refusal to exit politics amid health problems.
Rabbi Shalom Landau has found a large new audience online, some of which isn’t Jewish. He sticks to ancient wisdom and hopes for the best.
The seizure of two cargo vessels by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday cast doubt on plans for a second round of talks in Pakistan’s capital.
The Trump administration is negotiating a deal with the struggling company, which is in its second bankruptcy in two years.
A 7-month-old girl, Kaori Patterson-Moore, was fatally shot on a sidewalk in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on April 1. The bullet was meant for her father, the police said.
Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by Roger Rosenblatt. Also: The pianist András Schiff shows a way to protest.
City Councilman Chi Ossé and others were detained in Brooklyn at a demonstration against a practice that has led to the eviction of many longtime homeowners.
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Los dirigentes iraníes temen sufrir otro revés a manos del presidente Trump, quien desechó el acuerdo nuclear alcanzado durante el mandato de Obama tras largas negociaciones.
A member of the other plane’s crew was making a video to commemorate the mission, the government said in a report on the 2021 crash. No one was hurt.
The Treasury secretary said that currency swap line would benefit both the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
I didn’t even know he was married, let alone to her.
Justin Sun, one of the largest backers of World Liberty Financial, sued the Trump family’s crypto start-up, accusing it of a fraudulent scheme to pressure him into buying digital coins.
Avraham Zarbiv became known on Israel’s right for demolishing buildings in Gaza. He lit a torch at a national ceremony on Tuesday evening.
El FBI creía que el menor había sido secuestrado por un progenitor trans para potencialmente someterlo a una operación de transición de género, según los expedientes judiciales.
The justices sided with Michigan officials, who have raised environmental alarms and pushed to decommission an aging section of the pipeline.
A strong cast led by the soprano Asmik Grigorian lifts Deborah Warner’s production, which never quite convinces.
Trump is betting on a quick victory, but Iran’s higher pain threshold means his blockade will prolong the war.
The creator of “Baby Reindeer” is back with more anger, repression and violence (and jokes) in a new series for HBO.
The report found that the shots cut the likelihood of hospitalizations, but the agency’s acting head said it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccines’ effectiveness.
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” premiere. Day-in-my-life videos. And a smoking ban in Britain.
Crisped up until golden and laden with glazed tofu and soft bok choy.
Suicides among young adults dropped most sharply in states that actively embraced the 988 crisis line, new research has found.
Why petty theft might be the new political protest.
Mark Gatiss plays a Charlie Chaplin-like dictator in a timely Royal Shakespeare Company revival.
An American soldier was injured in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The justices cleared the way for the soldier to proceed with a lawsuit against a military contractor.
When an Indonesian and Australian couple bought Yabbiekayu, their first visitors were foreigners. Now, they aim to be part of a “cultural awakening” in the region.
It’s the most iconic image of our planet. Decades before the Artemis II mission, a group of astronauts experienced an Earth rising for the first time. This Earth Day, hear their story and the story of a photograph that changed the way we think about our place in the universe.
Mythos has triggered emergency responses from central banks and intelligence agencies globally, as Anthropic decides who has access to the powerful model.
Artificial intelligence tools are making it faster than ever to reproduce creative work. Does copyright even matter anymore?
Kevin M. Warsh, at his confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Reserve, sought to dispel doubts that he would yield to President Trump’s demand for lower rates.
Republican majorities are at odds on big issues as the Senate resorts to extraordinary measures to pass homeland security funding over a Democratic blockade.
Promoters of free birthing reject any type of medical intervention during pregnancy or delivery. The movement has been trending on social media, but critics warn it poses serious risks.
Six candidates for governor will face off Wednesday night in a race that has been upended by Eric Swalwell’s sudden departure.
The agency has approved far fewer new grants than it did in years past. A renewed effort to screen for disfavored terms and a loss of personnel are contributing.
An American Airlines regional jet flew close to an Air Canada regional jet after aborting its landing. It was the second such incident in recent days at a major U.S. airport.
It’s not just because of A.I. This started 40 years ago.
A reader fears that her parents’ decades-long food fixation could jeopardize her efforts to keep her own eating disorder under control.
Hours after President Trump extended a cease-fire, Tehran appeared to be exerting its authority in the contested waters near the strait.
Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite internet titan may pay $60 billion for an A.I. coding start-up. It further clouds SpaceX’s once-simple business plan.
How much does the conflict cost? And where is Secretary of State Marco Rubio?
Iran’s leaders believe that they can withstand an enduring standoff longer than President Trump. The strategy could be economically devastating for average Iranians.
We look at the dysfunction on Capitol Hill.
The panel says a new Jewish foundation, not the government, should take over a massive collection of artworks whose owners have yet to be found.
Global jet fuel prices have jumped more than 70 percent since the start of the war, pressuring airlines in Europe, the largest consumers of jet fuel shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
El daño causado a una región que durante décadas ha sido motor del crecimiento económico mundial podría ser difícil de contener.
Current and former employees discussed the changes under the Trump administration they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
Plus, how rainforests can bounce back.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, April 23, 2026.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, April 23, 2026.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, April 23, 2026.
Oil prices stablized as investors scrambled to make sense of President Trump’s decision to extend the cease-fire with Iran
Two art exhibitions examining hypermasculine online content and its impact argue that sensitivity and vulnerability are also manly virtues.
As wealthy nations scramble to secure stocks of oil, the result is higher prices for all and shortages in vulnerable countries.
For many people in Japan, the country’s regular tremors are not a big deal. Officials are urging them to prepare for the next catastrophic quake.
Do you find yourself stuck after asking “How’s it going?” The Well newsletter shares alternatives to our most common conversational dead ends.
Considering college — and the future — while undocumented.
There are 225 electrical substations in the subway system. Some of them have been around for close to 100 years.
Vilma Jää, a Finnish folk and pop singer, is bringing her eerie and affecting traditional music to the Metropolitan Opera.
The president is one of a kind.
The documentary offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at a producer even his cast members say is hard to know.
The writer Ruhama Wolle is done with the role and its expectations. But for anyone facing a wave of weddings, she has tips.
After losing her legs, a New York Times food writer began to feel like a tourist in her home city. So, facing her fears, she met it like one.
Our critic calls the David Geffen Galleries “a beacon of glam with brains.” As a space to show art, it has problems. The Latino art is a revelation (if you can navigate the maze).
In the Big Bend region, a portal to the early universe is enabled by the largest dark-sky reserve on Earth.
Utah Valley University was thrilled that Sharon McMahon, a best-selling author, would speak at its graduation. And then her old posts resurfaced.
Sarah Zames blends contemporary designs with family treasures in her Brooklyn apartment.
The École des Sables has established itself as Africa’s premier dance-training hub. Yet money concerns, and a new port nearby, make its future precarious.
The Trump administration and Democratic state leaders are blaming each other for what everyone agrees is a big problem. The president has targeted California and Gov. Gavin Newsom in particular.
Gov. Greg Abbott gave the leaders of Houston, Dallas and Austin until Wednesday to amend their policies to his liking, or return over $150 million in police funding.
A 1792 Federal-style house in Shepherdstown, W.Va., an 1894 Arts & Crafts house in Wilmette, Ill., and a 1940s cottage in Phoenix.
A law meant to end surprise medical billing accidentally created a multibillion-dollar industry that is making doctors richer.
As SpaceX prepares to go public, Mr. Musk has proposed moonshots that differ from the company’s original aim of reaching Mars.
“We cannot bring a stick to a knife fight”: Democrats are increasingly open to extreme measures, including gerrymandering, when the stakes are high.
Experts have flagged several over-the-counter and prescription medications.
Shauni Kerkhoff was wrongfully implicated in the notorious Capitol Hill pipe-bomb case. Can she ever fully move on?
In “Israel: What Went Wrong?,” Omer Bartov charts how a nation founded in the wake of trauma abandoned the emancipatory impulse of its origins.
At campaign stops, he talks about high gas prices and Trump’s incompetence. But the core of his message is an unflinching disgust for forever war.
Jason Furman, Neera Tanden and Elizabeth Wilkins discuss.
We want to hear men’s questions, and what women wish they understood.
Iran’s retaliatory attacks on the United Arab Emirates have put the U.A.E.’s large Iranian expatriate community in an uncomfortable position.
In Japan, the Terada Honke brewery holds fast to tradition: wild yeast, ancient songs, and a mixture of muscle and finesse.
A new law forces Ukrainians in the captured regions to get Russian title deeds or risk losing their homes.
Migrant arrest rates have been high in places like Long Island, where federal agents benefit from stealth and the aid of local politicians.
More than six years after “Jessica Jones” came to an end, the actress returns to the role in the new season of “Daredevil: Born Again.”
The budding field is turning dreams into reality for older adults who are eager to age in place, filling caregiving gaps and easing minds as America ages rapidly.
Collection services offer convenience, but most garments are shredded into low-grade stuffing or sent abroad to an uncertain fate.
After months of impasse because of objections from Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, ambassadors were meeting to discuss a key step on the way to disbursing the much-needed money.
La frecuencia de los bólidos en los cielos de nuestro planeta parece haber aumentado en los últimos meses. La NASA y otros expertos en meteoros no se ponen de acuerdo sobre qué lo explica.
El daño que el presidente Donald Trump le ha infligido a Estados Unidos, y al mundo, es tan enorme y amplio que resulta difícil de comprender.
Los canales de Treviso, Italia, están repletos de carpas, cachos y truchas, que invitan a los pescadores a vadear y descubrir un mundo sereno oculto en el corazón de una ciudad.
La kea se hizo famosa por aprender a usar guijarros para limpiarse. Su siguiente innovación dejó atónitos a los científicos.
Si más gente se hubiera vacunado, ella aún podría estar aquí.
Ben Riley, quien escribe un boletín sobre los riesgos de los chatbots, no supo qué hacer cuando su padre empezó a confiar en la inteligencia artificial para manejar su diagnóstico de cáncer.
Aadam Jacobs grabó miles de shows desde la década de 1980, entre ellos de Nirvana antes de la fama. Ahora unos voluntarios digitalizan su colección para convertirla en un archivo histórico de libre acceso.
La gira de prensa de El diablo viste a la moda 2 ha sido un desfile de moda para sus estrellas y sus estilistas, quienes han confiado en los chats grupales, los pantalones deportivos y el trabajo en equipo para lograrlo.
La propuesta refleja una realidad global en la que los gobiernos apelan a la vanidad del presidente Trump para poner el poderío estadounidense de su parte.
If you were writing a travel guide to the place where you live, what would you recommend people do?
“Live From the 10th Floor,” a video series, invites actors, musicians and other artists to perform at The Times’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters.
Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
“It’s always the ones you never heard of,” the late night host said on Tuesday’s “The Daily Show.”
Virginia voters approved a new map that could flip four House seats away from Republicans going into the 2026 midterm elections. It was the latest fight in the national redistricting war.
Esta palabra ha aparecido en 77 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
This word has appeared in 77 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
The English singer and guitarist wrote mainstays of the classic-rock canon like “Feelin’ Alright?” and “Only You Know and I Know.” He also had a successful solo career.
China has been quietly and quickly building an island in disputed waters off of the coast of Vietnam over the last few months.
As the pontiff arrives in the tiny authoritarian nation of Equatorial Guinea, some Catholics in Africa say they are excited about his visit but are feeling a little left out.
Researchers in the U.K. are working to document the country’s array of obscure invective.
Pahalgam, with steep ravines, grassy hillsides and pine forests, is a base for Hindu pilgrimages that business operators hope will revive visitors.
Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
The F.B.I. believed the child was kidnapped by a transgender parent to potentially undergo gender transition surgery, according to court filings.
In separate small clinical trials, two treatments showed promise that they could help patients with one of the most dire diagnoses in oncology.
The arrest came two days after a gunman carried out a rampage that left eight children dead in Shreveport and injured two adults.
Virginia’s approval of an aggressive gerrymander could give Democrats up to four additional House seats as they seek to win back Congress.
The officer faces a misdemeanor charge after an encounter in Colorado, becoming one of the few federal agents to be prosecuted by local officials during the immigration crackdown.
New York utilities present their findings concerning new statewide heat protection rules.
Hoang-Kim Vu brings us an awesome Wednesday puzzle.
Democrats now hold six of the state’s 11 seats in the U.S. House, but the new map could allow the party to win 10 of them.
With Virginia’s vote on Tuesday, Democrats pulled close to even with Republicans, who may have further cards to play in the race to gain extra House seats.
David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy about a wealthy homeowners association thrown into disarray makes a case for the same social compact it skewers.
Una estatua de la crucifixión de Cristo fue sustituida después de que un soldado fotografiara a otro que parecía estar golpeando la cabeza de la imagen con un mazo.
President Trump has ridiculed President Barack Obama and the agreement, which he withdrew from during his first term. His critics say he could have avoided a war had he left it in place.
It helps to be a little heartsick — and the best poet of your time. Our weeklong poetry challenge continues, including W.H. Auden himself reading “The More Loving One.”
The large contribution from the billionaire collector Mitchell P. Rales is enabling long-term loans to smaller museums in perpetuity.
The map, as extreme a gerrymander as exists in the United States, could let Democrats win 10 of the state’s 11 House seats as the party tries to win back the chamber.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said the law does not violate the Constitution. The plaintiffs said they planned to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision.
“It’s just unfair for the Democrats to have 10 seats and the Republicans to have one,” one voter said of the proposed House map. But others in the state’s blue northern areas were more supportive.
The former congressman said it was an “appropriate time” for a leadership change at Truth Social’s parent company, whose share price has floundered.
A super PAC that’s funded by co-founders of Palantir, OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz is spending millions on attack ads opposing Alex Bores’s campaign for Congress. On “The Ezra Klein Show,” the New York state assemblyman explains how tech companies have targeted his pro-regulation positions, despite publicly claiming to welcome A.I. oversight.
What if the A.I. boom takes not just your job, but most jobs? The congressional candidate Alex Bores joins the Opinion columnist Ezra Klein to pitch an “A.I. Dividend” — a policy devised to fund a universal basic income if A.I. begins to outmatch human labor.
The party now holds six of the state’s 11 seats in the U.S. House, but the proposed map could allow Democrats to win 10 of them.
The proposal, which was approved by Parliament on Tuesday, will ban the supply or sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or after, permanently.
Of the $98 million raised by the three groups that have bought the most advertising, at least 96 percent has come from nonprofit groups that do not disclose their donors.
Our visual journalist David Guttenfelder traveled with displaced people returning to their homes in southern Lebanon, as a cease-fire paused the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Mitchell A. Gaff, 68, acknowledged killing two women who were sexually assaulted before being found dead in their Washington State apartments in the 1980s.
La primera ministra Sanae Takaichi revocó los límites a las exportaciones de armas mientras Japón se enfrenta a las crecientes amenazas de China y a la imprevisibilidad de Estados Unidos.
Suburbs to the north and large cities to the south could offer insight into how support for the amendment to the state constitution is unfolding.
“I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people,” said the conservative commentator, who has broken sharply with the president over the war with Iran.
The gunman who killed a Canadian tourist and wounded 13 other people at the Teotihuacán pyramids had materials in his backpack referencing a 1999 mass shooting in the United States, Mexican officials said.
Sullivan & Cromwell apologized for submitting a court document that had fake citations created by artificial intelligence.
A redistricting measure is asking voters to temporarily reverse a decision they made less than six years ago.
The potential acquisition comes as Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.
El presidente de EE. UU. ha intentado restaurar la industria manufacturera al imponer aranceles exorbitantes y una fuerza de deportación agresiva. Pero estas medidas resultan contraproducentes.
Also, Trump extends the cease-fire with Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
In-person turnout on Tuesday is trailing far behind that of last year’s governor’s race, which set a state record in a nonpresidential election.
The action comes after the release of the Epstein files, in which Bill Gates and some former advisers figure prominently.
This year at T’s annual celebration of Salone del Mobile, Milan’s Villa Necchi Campiglio was transformed with nods to India.
The unassuming look of the outgoing Apple chief executive was an asset, as he navigated pop culture, the president and following Steve Jobs.
The issue threatens to renew chaos at airports as lawmakers remain divided over a deal to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
With the cease-fire on the verge of ending, President Trump said on Tuesday that he would keep it in place until Iran’s “proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other.”
The damage to a region that has driven global economic growth for decades may be hard to contain.