The winners of a lottery for a presale prioritizing locals often came away with sticker shock. Still, organizers said early sales had “significantly exceeded” those of other Games.
We look at the state of the cease-fire.
Aunque el alto al fuego se mantenga y la guerra termine, muchos creen que el mundo quedará en peor estado que antes del conflicto.
Bitcoin’s inventor has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. A New York Times investigation may have found him.
Plus, the latest country planning to ban social media for teens.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, April 10, 2026.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, April 10, 2026.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, April 10, 2026.
The country has been leveraging armed conflicts abroad, such as Russia’s war against Ukraine, to bolster its own military capabilities.
President Trump lashed out after hosting Mark Rutte, NATO’s secretary general, at the White House on Wednesday.
An entrepreneur behind drones that make the final strike themselves epitomizes the transformation of Ukraine’s civilian technology industry into a defense powerhouse.
The Artemis II crew prepared for their return home and NASA inspected the exterior of the Orion spacecraft, which is scheduled to land in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California on Friday.
In the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany could win control of the government this fall. Once in power, it has a plan to overhaul German society.
The former senator wants to heal the America he’s leaving behind.
If an unlawful order comes from the president himself, to whom does the soldier appeal?
This week Wesley Morris wants you to pay attention to the actress Sarah Goldberg, who stars in the new series “The Audacity” after her memorable turn with Bill Hader in “Barry.”
With about $350,000 to spend, a couple looked for a home in Albuquerque that could handle their pets, plants, and one serious rock collection.
If so, which game would you most like to see on the big screen?
The latest recording from Pygmalion, Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time” and works written for Anne-Sophie Mutter are among our selections.
A conference near the White House drew dozens of people who reject the scientific consensus on climate change. The mood was triumphant.
An energy shock stemming from the fighting has added a layer of complexity to the Federal Reserve’s decision-making around interest rates.
Populations are declining as climate change causes the sea ice the birds need for survival to retreat, according to researchers.
We decided that filtering information was malicious. That didn’t mean we stopped doing it.
Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday explore the fierce potential and peril of adolescent girls in Hulu’s follow-up to “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
A state assemblyman’s bill would require the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to disclose when the bugs are found on buses or in the subway.
Space Junk is a new publication from the fashion editor Jack Mills.
This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Danbury, Conn., and a three-bedroom co-op in Irvington, N.Y.
This week’s properties are in Greenwich Village, the Upper East Side and Astoria.
In just 69 minutes, Iran took advantage of a global network of accounts and media channels to spread its narrative around the world.
“I really just wanted to go out on top,” said Eric Kripke, whose sex-and-violence-soaked superhero satire just began its fifth and final season.
Most stock investors have lost money during the Iran war, but returns have been splendid for the year since the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement.
Our children will pay the price for the president’s indifference.
A struggling documentarian sublimates his hurt over his roommate’s new girlfriend into his fixation on losing airline perks.
Keanu Reeves plays an actor covering up a sordid past in this misguided film directed by Jonah Hill.
The writer-director Nate Parker focuses on the societal costs of imprisonment in this drama starring David Oyelowo as a Queens dad who goes upstate on a family trip.
This version reimagines Shakespeare’s play for the screen with an appealing dynamism, set within a well-to-do South Asian family in London.
In this documentary, Igor Bezinovic casts nonactors to restage major episodes from when an Italian poet turned strongman ruled a city in what became Croatia.
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are terrific in Steven Soderbergh’s sharp-eyed take on art and money.
A meta-remake of the 1978 horror cult classic is more about how we watch than what we watch.
Find timeworn architecture, tea ceremonies, modern dining and a world-class circus beneath a bamboo dome on Vietnam’s central coast.
This docuseries offers a rarely heard perspective, as three friends discuss the complex experience of learning that the violent killer terrorizing their community was part of their tight-knit group.
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who can’t count on her spouse to look after himself, or their financial future.
In a fiercely competitive market, knowing the seasonal inventory patterns could help your chances.
A young woman struggles with the pitfalls of an extremely online life in this confident and meandering debut feature.
Memoirs from the front lines capture the high-octane pace, roller coaster stakes and unforgettable personalities of emergency medicine.
We can’t let the most important medical achievement of a decade slip through our fingers.
The ascent of ube has little to do with the purple yam’s taste or Filipino origins. It’s the color, flavor experts say.
A new series on dangerous synthetic drugs called for sources on the other side of the law.
First ladies and movie stars wore Herbert Levine shoes before the label closed in 1975. A Levine superfan is reviving it for a new generation.
New research is upending what we thought about the consciousness of patients, leaving families with agonizing choices.
Homesteading, for all its bucolic imagery, taps into the desire to escape from the disquiet of modern America, where anything can happen.
Matt Pinfield, the D.J. and onetime MTV host, returned to the music world months after using up yet another of his “nine lives.”
The Tremont, Pa., area has roughly 2,000 residents and limited resources. The Trump administration plans to convert a warehouse there to hold nearly four times as many people.
Judges are ordering an unprecedented number of people deported after coming under significant pressure from the administration to do so or risk losing their jobs.
These gentle giants forage in shallow waters, primarily along the coast of Florida, and often have fatal encounters with boats. What can be done to help them?
In person, on social media and in campaign ads, Democratic politicians are swearing with glee. It is usually aimed at President Trump.
Zealous officials burned their predecessors’ romance novels. Now, young Muslim women in northern Nigeria publish their erotic books in installments on WhatsApp.
In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.
Learn as much as you can about setting up the financial, legal and medical components of late-in-life care — and do it earlier than you might think.
Shady hotel booking sites, misleading customer service numbers and hacked airline loyalty accounts have snared travelers. Here’s how to avoid getting scammed.
The mission is seen as a key step toward resuming crewed lunar landings. Artemis II’s four astronauts are scheduled to land in the waters off Southern California on Friday.
Investors were in a more sober mood after sharp moves on the previous day.
El creador de Bitcoin se ha ocultado tras un seudónimo durante 17 años. Pero un rastro de pistas enterradas en la historia del cripto conduce a un científico informático de 55 años llamado Adam Back.
The intense bombardment, which Israel said included more than 100 airstrikes in 10 minutes, was a sharp escalation that put pressure on the shaky cease-fire with Iran.
Cualquiera puede proyectar seguridad y aplomo si cae en las manos de la instructora correcta.
Los huesos de cerca de seis millones de personas yacen en las catacumbas que han sido visitadas a lo largo de siglos, pero es hora de reacomodarlos para conservar el lúgubre legado de la capital francesa.
Although Mayor Zohran Mamdani often seems to defer to his police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, he insisted that he had the final say in policing matters.
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
In February, Erik Duran became the first New York Police Department officer in a decade to be found guilty of killing a civilian while on duty.
“The Late Show” host asked if being double-sided wasn’t a prerequisite: “I believe there’s a word for a single-sided cease-fire and it’s ‘murder.’”
Esta palabra ha aparecido en 16 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
This word has appeared in 15 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule could be coming to a close.
The Bahamian police said they had arrested an American man in connection with the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who fell off a dinghy while boating with her husband.
Proponents of renewable power will control the Phoenix area utility’s policymaking for the first time after they won an unusually contentious race that drew attention from national groups.
El acuerdo de pausar los combates durante dos semanas se produjo horas después de que el presidente Trump amenazara con destruir la civilización iraní. Aún queda mucho por saber.
A new study from Gallup found that young adults have grown less hopeful and more angry about artificial intelligence.
A study said church attendance had soared among British young people, a trend reversal that excited religious conservatives around the world. Turns out it wasn’t true.
The fertility rate has been falling since 2007, in large part because of a plunge among teenagers.
Vessels are wary of passing the coast of Iran in the strait, given the fragile agreement, and the number of ships traveling through it has even dropped.
Critics wonder if this is America’s “Suez moment,” when a leading power signals the start of its international decline.
Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
Quotation of the Day for Thursday, April 9, 2026.
President Trump announced a conditional cease-fire with Israel on Iran, but the fundamental issues that led to the war remain unresolved.
A special prosecutor said a review of the incident found there was not sufficient evidence to charge Doug Diny, the mayor of Wausau.
El plan, que reafirma el control de Irán sobre el estrecho de Ormuz y mantiene el derecho del país al enriquecimiento nuclear, no es el mismo que el que el presidente Trump dijo que era una “base viable” para las negociaciones.
Gerhardt Konig, 47, an anesthesiologist from Maui, attacked his wife, Arielle Konig, on a hiking trail near Honolulu, prosecutors said. He claimed it was self-defense.
Barbara Lin encourages us to play with our food.
The U.S. says the deal didn’t include the country, but Iran says it did. Israel is bombarding Lebanon, and Iran wants to show it supports its allies.
Mr. Gugino, 81, had filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the city of Buffalo and members of its police force after officers fractured his skull at a Black Lives Matter protest.
James Strahler II, 37, of Columbus, Ohio, had at least 10 victims, according to the authorities. He pleaded guilty to cyberstalking and other charges covered by the Take It Down Act.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is focused on economic justice. Some budget watchdogs and business leaders want him to concentrate on economic development.
After careening from one diplomatic extreme to another, President Trump finds himself with a fragile deal that is already showing signs of fraying.
The ruling was a setback for the artificial intelligence start-up in its battle with the Defense Department over the use of A.I. in warfare.
Rex Heuermann agreed to talk to behavioral analysts at the F.B.I. when he pleaded guilty. The unit has interviewed Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Richard Speck.
The first day of a tentative cease-fire had the region on edge.
Fractures were already emerging in the limited cease-fire. Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation in talks this weekend.
There were conflicting reports about the status of the vital shipping waterway in the cease-fire with Iran.
The progressive and popular Twitch streamer, who is controversial with some Democrats, tests his political influence on the 2026 campaign trail.
Even if this cease-fire holds, the war’s shocks may last for years.
On “The Opinions,” the editor Nadja Spiegelman and two culture critics debate which “woke” words are alive, dead or dying.
As the cease-fire deal among the U.S., Israel and Iran took hold, residents of Tehran expressed mixed reactions.
The vice president sought to downplay Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon, which he insisted had “nothing to do with” Iran.
A lot of the money flowing into the political system is ultimately untraceable.
Un escritor emprendió un viaje de 10 días por el norte de la India, en una excursión diseñada para discapacitados visuales. Esto es lo que aprendió.
On this edition of the “Popcast” Song of the Week, our critic Jon Caramanica unpacks the eye-roll, hair-toss, neo-electroclash single “If You Wanna Party, Come Over to My House” by Fcukers.
Rex Heuermann, the suspect accused in the Gilgo Beach murders, pleaded guilty on Wednesday. The police arrested the 62-year-old in 2023, more than a decade after the first bodies were found.
Also, a Times investigation seeks to unmask Bitcoin’s creator. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
Last month was one of the wettest Marches on record for the state, leading to widespread flooding and evacuations. More rain is hitting this week.
ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump’s new ballroom.
As he pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Rex Heuermann gave the same one-word answer each time he was asked how he killed one of his victims.
As an executive with the outdoor-supply retailer REI and an experienced climber, he conquered Mount Everest in 1963, when fewer than 10 people were known to have done so.
Even if the Iran cease-fire holds and the war ends, many believe the world will be worse off than it was before the conflict.
Vietnam, the world’s No. 2 rice exporter, cut production as power prices surged. Even with a temporary cease-fire in Iran, worries linger over the world’s food supply.
The war in Iran, now in a two-week ceasefire, drove up the costs of fertilizer and fuel, pressuring farmers far from the Gulf. Our Vietnam bureau chief, Damien Cave, reports from the Mekong Delta on how the strain on the rice industry is signaling food supply problems and higher prices to come.
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Today’s illicit chemists can quickly cook up drugs far more dangerous than fentanyl.
Times reporters were given access to a small operation on the frontier of illicit drugs.
The investigation into the nation’s second-largest school district was prompted by a lawsuit from parents who say the policies contributed to their child’s death.
The chef Yotam Ottolenghi has some thoughts.
On the first day of the pause, Iran fired missiles and launched drones in the region. It said an oil refinery on Lavan Island had been attacked. Israel continued its strikes in Lebanon.
The fine, which comes six months after an explosion at the plant killed 16 people, is the largest ever issued by Tennessee’s occupational safety agency.
A growing chorus of disaffected Trump supporters is sounding off in the replies to his posts on the social media platform he founded.
Recently on the “Book Review” podcast, the former poet laureate Ada Limón treated us to a reading of her poem “Literary Theory.”
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a candidate for governor, had seized ballots from a 2025 special election based on unsubstantiated claims of election irregularities.
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A day after a pause in fighting was announced between the United States and Iran, many questions remained, including the status of the Strait of Hormuz.
The agency had been seeking him in Northern California, saying he was wanted for questioning in that country. On Wednesday, his lawyer said he was a victim of bad law enforcement work.
In a week in which President Trump has veered from threatening to wipe out Iranian civilization to declaring a cease-fire, Congress is out of session and lawmakers with the power to declare war are mostly in the dark.
Even as a two-week ceasefire takes hold, mothers in multigenerational military families — some veterans themselves — are anxious about what the war in Iran could mean for their children, as they face the uncertainty of another conflict in the Middle East.
Mr. Perkins worked with Bob Marley, Joni Mitchell and many others, almost joined the Rolling Stones and turned down an offer from Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Without science, the stunning images of Earth from space are only pretty pictures.
In the Off Broadway show, “Burnout Paradise” performers run on treadmills while doing various tasks. The show, and its actors, are slated to run at Astor Place Theater through June 28.
The conflict in the Middle East has left the Federal Reserve braced for higher inflation, with more officials open to the possibility of rate increases.
Prosecutors say Jasveen Sangha’s customers knew her as the Ketamine Queen. She sold the ketamine that killed the “Friends” star in 2023.
En Europa y en todo el mundo, la guerra ha dañado las economías, ha agitado la política y ha puesto de relieve la falta de opciones para hacer frente a los caprichos del presidente Trump.
Analysts said oil and natural gas energy companies would not quickly restore production unless attacks stopped and ships started moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the murders of eight women, seven of whom were found near Gilgo Beach on Long Island.
“Dr. Adam Back has consistently stated that he is not Satoshi Nakamoto,” his company said in a statement. “What is not speculative is Adam’s foundational contribution to Bitcoin.”
Amazon will cut the volume of packages it ships through the Postal Service by 20 percent under a tentative new deal that will preserve a crucial source of income for the agency.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is expected to win two special elections that could give the government broader powers in Parliament.
President Trump knows that even if a cease-fire runs out with no final agreement on the issues dividing Washington and Tehran, the political risk of renewing hostilities is high.
He led the World Anti-Doping Agency when Russia’s state-sponsored doping system was exposed a decade ago. He received blowback for the agency’s response.
The energy industry refers to the behavior of gasoline prices as “up like a rocket, down like a feather.”
The lifestyle influencer behind the brand EyeSwoon hosted a housewarming at her new home in TriBeCa.
Mr. Shell, the former chief executive of NBCUniversal, is leaving after becoming entangled in a legal battle with a professional gambler, R.J. Cipriani.
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Pam Bondi had already been working to avoid testifying before she was fired as attorney general. The House Oversight Committee said she would not honor her subpoena because she was no longer in the post.
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Readers respond to news articles about the Iran cease-fire and the road to war. Also: Betting on matters of life and death.
Tanto EE. UU. como Irán hablan ahora de imponer tasas a los barcos que utilicen el paso vital. Eso podría contradecir un tratado que acabó con siglos de anarquía en alta mar.
The model, Muse Spark, performed better than Meta’s previous A.I. models but lags rivals on coding ability.
Workers could shut down America’s busiest passenger rail service beginning on May 16 if they do not reach a deal with transit officials.
El alto al fuego fue, sin duda, una victoria táctica en la cuerda floja. Pero no resuelve ninguno de los problemas fundamentales que llevaron a la guerra.
Six of the eight women whom Mr. Heuermann said he killed worked as escorts and advertised on sites like Craigslist and Backpage.
El primer pontífice nacido en EE. UU. ha hecho un llamado constante al diálogo en Medio Oriente. Se refirió a las amenazas de Trump a Irán como “verdaderamente inaceptables”.
When I hesitate to give him money, he guilts me.
Israel continued its large-scale bombing of Hezbollah targets after saying that a two-week cease-fire with the United States and Iran did not extend to Lebanon.
Skilled electricians, plumbers and factory workers are in demand, but job openings have dropped.
Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris spent years in a Tehran prison. An Iranian court convicted them of espionage, charges that France said were baseless.
The plan, which reasserts Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz and maintains the country’s right to nuclear enrichment, is not the same as the one President Trump said was a “workable basis” for negotiations.
While chatbots like Claude and ChatGPT can help narrow the information divide between patients and providers, they can also dispense flawed advice.
President Trump said “we have already met and exceeded” his military objectives. But his goals are largely unresolved.
President Trump said “we have already met and exceeded” his military objectives. But his goals are largely unresolved.
Savory meets tangy meets sweet in this Melissa Clark stunner.
The Federal Home Loan Bank needs to offer more loans.
Mr. Heuermann was a successful architectural consultant who lived on Long Island with his family. He was arrested in 2023.
Recent performances by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Philadelphia Orchestra offered music by Duke Ellington and John Adams.
Countries including Australia, Spain and others have already passed bans or are working on plans to restrict teenagers’ access to social sites.
The American defense secretary warned President Trump could still order a commando raid to seize 970 pounds of enriched uranium buried in Isfahan if Iran does not agree.
The Acquavella Galleries in Manhattan offer more than 50 works, many from private collections. The show caps a surge of exhibitions on the great painter.
But a new set of lawsuits may finally hold tech companies accountable.
Other sticking points for journalists at the investigative nonprofit included demands for wage increases and layoff protections.
Dreading the diminished opportunities for alone time during a weeklong cruise with her extended family, a reader looks for a graceful way out.
Pakistani officials have aggressively courted the Trump administration and made use of their longstanding ties to Iran.
President Trump has vowed to stop Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but he has also hinted that the enriched material could stay in Iranian territory.
With a tenuous cease-fire in place, Iranians are left picking up the pieces of their lives. Some fear the government will crack down on its domestic critics.
A handful of vessels have crossed the crucial waterway since the U.S.-Iran truce began, but shipowners, insurers and others are wary of safe passage.
Analysts and traders are anxiously watching the Strait of Hormuz and whether peace talks can resolve big differences between the United States and Iran.