The best-selling author Michael Pollan grapples with big questions about A.I., consciousness and the distractions polluting our minds.
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, harnessed her personal popularity and a shift to the right among voters to achieve a record election win.
Plus, Super Bowl and Olympics highlights.
Illegal immigration and government overreach are colliding in Minneapolis, fundamentally changing Trump voters’ views of the president.
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It’s a relative of the weasel. Is it any stranger than Izzy, Gliz the ice cube or that hat from earlier Games?
The couple married on the field had invited the Puerto Rican singer to their wedding, but instead received an invitation to appear onstage with him, his management said.
The sentence for the media mogul, along with long prison terms for his editors, shows how Hong Kong enforces Xi Jinping’s red lines with a new severity.
The strike closed public schools for more than 50,000 students in the city and had no end date. Health care costs are a key issue in negotiations.
Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, the hosts of “Popcast,” share their immediate reactions to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.
The Puerto Rican superstar’s set included cameos, stunts and powerful statements.
Wind chills below zero were expected to persist across parts of the Northeast and New England on Monday but should finally ease, forecasters said.
The last time writers and actors negotiated contracts, in 2023, dual strikes froze the industry.
Thom Tillis vs. the Trump administration.
Our critic offers advice on choosing your gear — and thoughts on whether it really affects your performance.
When a sunnier apartment became available in his Greenwich Village condo, Kyle O’Donnell leaped at it, and executed a meticulous renovation filled with bespoke details.
This week’s properties include a ranch house in San Rafael, a Rudolph Schindler design in Los Angeles and a contemporary waterfront home in Lake Arrowhead.
The singer is doing a 30-night residency at Madison Square Garden this summer and fans across the U.S. have already made their travel plans.
The formidable novelist and philosopher, who died in 1999, thought her poetry was mediocre. It’s not.
A diverse swath of Americans searching for calmness and clarity said they found some, thanks to the Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile trek from Texas to Washington.
Daira Jackson moved away from New York City when she was 8. When she returned nearly 40 years later, it was with her own family and to a new building in Inwood.
Six subpopulations of mountain lions in California face mounting threats, including habitat fragmentation from highways, urban sprawl, and wildfires, as well as widespread rodenticide poisoning. Loren Elliott, a photojournalist for The New York Times, shows how he documents these elusive animals.
Does the popular figurine represent Jesus or the Crescent City’s typical joie de vivre?
El humor es bueno para la salud.
Gurnaik Johal follows seven characters in interconnected narratives about climate change and the rise of authoritarianism.
Health-conscious men looking to trim down are turning to the latest TikTok diet fad — an easy-to-prepare bowl of slop that even a dog would love.
Revenues have increased for Goodwill NYNJ, which operates four stores in the five boroughs.
A giant freeway crossing for wildlife is due to open outside Los Angeles this year. Here’s the story of one young cat hemmed in near the city.
Wil Haygood’s “The War Within a War” is a rare, illuminating look at the way the war shaped the struggle for equality back home.
To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes the good life. He has promised to make Communist Vietnam rich and influential.
The strange resurgence of words like “yap” and “skedaddle.”
Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty, the stars of the new musical “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” meet for a stroll one blustery afternoon.
The prospect of carbo-loading in Italy, the spiritual home of the dish, has many athletes’ mouths watering at the Winter Games.
While tales of his copping to chopping a cherry tree were just lore, the nation’s first president did partake of this cherry drink.
Wilder, Idaho, prided itself on comity. Then federal agents stormed a racetrack outside of town in October, and the reverberations are still shaking the community.
Instead of a winner-takes-all approach to power, it’s time to consider working toward a system where there is much less power for the winner to take.
Given the growing harms from marijuana use, American lawmakers should do more to regulate it.
There is a hole in the argument that American workers will replace immigrants. For many jobs, the cheaper and more likely replacement is a robot.
Their rich, meaty flavor isn’t the only reason to eat them regularly.
Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana traditionally were America’s educational basement, but now they are showing blue states a way forward.
The Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots on Sunday to become the Super Bowl champions. Bad Bunny performed the first mostly Spanish-language halftime show.
Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in the once freewheeling city.
Así es como los atletas descansan mejor cuando realmente cuenta
Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the Rev. A.R. Bernard are to be announced as co-heads of the Police Department’s chaplains’ unit.
The retiring congressman hopes his endorsement will carry Assemblyman Micah Lasher past a crowded primary field, including a Kennedy.
The judge denied a request for a mistrial and jurors heard from a woman who accused one of the brothers of filming her when she was a minor. The sex-trafficking trial resumes on Monday.
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After 45 years at a high school in Queens, Ron Naclerio was closing in on the record for most wins in New York State, but was suspended for improperly recruiting players. Would he make it to No. 973 before he got fired?
Andrew Farkas has repeatedly played down ties to Jeffrey Epstein. But they swapped business favors in the Virgin Islands, and in nearly 2,000 emails, the two expressed admiration for each other.
This word has appeared in 1,286 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Super Bowl LX is in the books. An Opinion round table breaks down the game, the entertainment — and the commercials.
A decade or so after the peak of Europe’s migrant crisis, one of the busiest and deadliest entry points to the continent has devolved from crisis to something more chronic.
The Ryan Murphy series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette premieres, and a new A24 non-scripted series airs.
Sam Darnold’s steady Seattle offense controlled the game, but it was the defensive side that put another title out of reach for New England. Photographers followed the action.
¿Y de dónde era su traje? Las respuestas pueden sorprender.
The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate.
Quotation of the Day for Monday, February 9, 2026.
The vibrant celebration, banned for two decades, brightened the eastern city of Lahore, where residents face alarming levels of air pollution and political restrictions.
En internet se especuló mucho sobre la identidad del niño. El joven actor publicó en las redes sociales su experiencia como parte del espectáculo de Bad Bunny.
A year after a rebel takeover, residents of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, carry violent memories and signs of hope.
A brother-and-sister team in Spain started a sustainable business model recycling old and damaged nets into stadium seating and decorations.
No corrections appeared in print on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026.
Popcast’s immediate thoughts after Bad Bunny took the stage for a tribute to his native Puerto Rico.
There was much speculation about the boy’s identity. The young actor posted on social media about his experience as part of Bad Bunny’s performance.
La actuación fue una explosión caleidoscópica de alegría y un escaparate de algunos de los aspectos más extáticos y festivos de la cultura latina.
And where did his suit come from? The answers may surprise.
La casita volvió a llenarse con una sorprendente mezcla de estrellas, que incluyó a Pedro Pascal, Jessica Alba, Karol G y Young Miko.
Presentarse en el Super Bowl es un momento muy importante para Bad Bunny, y que eso suceda tras el lanzamiento de ‘Debí tirar más fotos’, su álbum más personal, debe hacer que esa actuación sea aún más especial.
The heavy sentence for the Hong Kong publisher aligns with mainland cases where influential critics of the Communist Party have been sent to prison for many years.
His performance featured a sugar cane field, a wedding seemingly officiated onstage and a New York-style street scene, along with appearances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.
Kid Rock was the headliner at the streamed concert pitched as a conservative alternative to Bad Bunny’s main event at the Super Bowl on Sunday night.
The Super Bowl headliner brought out stars to join the celebration.
Los jóvenes puertorriqueños dicen que la estrella ha abierto los ojos del mundo a sus retos y a la tensa relación territorial de la isla con el gobierno estadounidense.
Billie Joe Armstrong instó a los agentes del ICE a dejar su trabajo, advirtiéndoles que el gobierno de Trump los abandonaría.
Stocks climbed on Monday as investors cheered a result seen as a mandate for the prime minister’s high-spending economic agenda.
The Super Bowl tunnel walk is the show before the show. Athletes arrived in head-to-toe monograms, shackles and leather.
A person was found dead in the Bronx on Saturday morning, the police said. An 81-year-old man was also found dead on a rooftop, though it was unclear whether the cold was to blame.
Ilia Malinin of the United States is the only figure skater to land a quadruple axel in competition. We break down why it’s so hard.
The release of around 35 political prisoners comes amid closer cooperation between Washington and the interim government.
In the ’70s, New York’s bohemia was devoted to hostile yet arty rock. Mr. Smith had two qualities rare in the scene: personal and musical understatement.
El lenguaje de señas puertorriqueño no es el mismo que el lenguaje de signos estadounidense. Celimar Rivera Cosme captará de forma única la jerga del artista para los espectadores sordos.
The band’s frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong, urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to quit their jobs, warning that the Trump administration would inevitably abandon them.
Enjoy this savory puzzle from Matthew Stock.
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Ha tenido grandes éxitos, ha ganado premios, ha actuado con Adam Sandler e incluso ha triunfado en WrestleMania. He aquí cómo la estrella de 31 años llegó a la mayor tarima de la música.
League executives may be nervous about the Latin superstar’s outspoken stance on immigration, but their priority is attracting popular halftime performers.
For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia no longer have a nuclear arms control agreement.
Over 41 seasons as head coach, he won two national titles and sent more than 200 players to the major leagues, including Mike Mussina and Jack McDowell.
Breezy Johnson of the United States beat Emma Aicher of Germany by a split-second after her teammate Lindsey Vonn crashed early in her run.
The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.
Nancy Guthrie’s children shared a new video message to their mother’s purported abductor on Saturday evening. In the video, posted to the “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie’s Instagram account, the siblings said they were willing to pay for their mother’s return.
State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat.
Para algunos espectadores, el partido del Super Bowl es simplemente el preludio de un histórico espectáculo de medio tiempo.
It was the first time in years that a conservative party preaching nationalism, patriotism and respect for the monarchy came out on top.
Puerto Rican Sign Language is not the same as American Sign Language. Celimar Rivera Cosme will uniquely capture the rapper’s slang for the game’s deaf viewers.
The mother of the “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie has not been heard from since an evening of dinner and games with family members.
Lindsey Vonn’s dream of reclaiming the downhill gold medal despite a torn A.C.L. ended in disappointment on Sunday when she crashed 13 seconds into her race and was airlifted off the course.
Punishing winds have combined with low temperatures to produce dangerously cold conditions across the Northeast. Forecasters say, though, that relief is on the horizon.
Democrats’ demands include that immigration officers be required to show visible identification and have judicial warrants when they enter private property to make arrests.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China.
Polls predict a comfortable victory for António José Seguro, but a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising nationalist tide.
Buffalo cauliflower dip; bacon-Cheddar dip; spinach, artichoke and yogurt dip. Happy Super Bowl Sunday!
The Labour official was ensnared in a scandal after helping appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the U.S.
A.I. agents are creating religions. What does that mean for us?
Before MAGA, conservatives’ affinity for wilderness was a powerful force in American politics.
Readers urge Americans to speak up but decry the terror tactics being used against protesters. Also: The Heritage Foundation responds to a critique.
Opposition to President Trump’s policies has followed the U.S. team to Italy, and athletes, coaches and American fans are facing the backlash.
Johnson won her first Olympic gold medal after her teammate Vonn crashed early in her run.
Today, some advice on having conversations with aging parents about their health.
The government said that about 40 percent of all polling stations closed earlier than planned because of heavy snow on Sunday.
I am not a Shaker. That didn’t stop me from tearing up at “The Testament of Ann Lee.”
Seven pages of grand jury testimony from Richard Nixon were deemed so incendiary that they were hidden from the public for years.
The Democratic Party needs to prepare for the coming tech revolution.