The incident, which began as a playful event, shifted in tone when the police appeared. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said it did not appear to be a crime, while other officials called for arrests.
Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s former leader, is basing her family in Australia “for the moment,” a spokesman said. She is part of a wave of Kiwis relocating to their larger neighbor.
A Bitcoin baron wants to build a libertarian paradise on the island of Nevis. Democracy is getting in the way.
Cuatro ciudadanos cubanos armados a bordo de una lancha rápida con base en Florida murieron en un tiroteo con soldados fronterizos cubanos cerca de la costa del país isleño, dijeron las autoridades.
The chip giant at the center of the artificial intelligence boom again beat expectations. But it didn’t overcome investor jitters.
The start-up, founded by a former top SpaceX engineer, promises to help companies reduce their testing times and optimize systems.
The federal group organizing the upcoming Semiquincentennial unveiled details of a vessel to be placed near Independence Hall on July 4 and opened in 2276.
Today, we’re looking at how politicians are framing affordability.
Borge Brende, a former foreign minister of Norway, had maintained contact with the convicted sex offender.
Tanto EE. UU. como Irán dicen que quieren evitar un conflicto. Se acaba el tiempo para eludirlo.
Plus, a big shift in the housing market.
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, was the longtime leader of one of the nation’s most powerful cartels.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
Since the artist was diagnosed with aggressive bladder cancer in 2020, a lot has changed in her life and work. A new show at Tate Modern examines Tracey Emin’s “second life.”
Via essays, poems, videos, artwork and graphics, 35 students across the globe reflect on how this technology is affecting teenagers.
We asked high school educators what it’s like to teach at a time when A.I. is transforming education. They answered in images, essays and videos.
If the battle for Ukraine Is not World War I or World War III, what is it?
La boda de Eleisa Aparicio y Thomas Wolter fue vista por millones de personas. Los recién casados nos comparten cómo acabaron en California con Bad Bunny como testigo.
Plus: minimalist outdoor furniture, an art institute’s restaurant in Brooklyn and more recommendations from T Magazine.
Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed.
Seeking to put down roots in their community, a pair of newlyweds searched the co-ops of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst. Here’s what they found.
Asian cultures around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year with a variety of rituals. How does tradition help you feel connected to your roots?
Artificial intelligence is convenient and easy to use, but you should think about what you say to the chatbots.
People are revealing sensitive personal information to A.I. chatbots — including plans to commit violent acts.
Times Opinion convened a panel of state experts to weigh in on the Senate Republican primary.
The national mood is somewhere between anxiety, resignation and anticipation as President Trump considers whether to attack Iran.
Can NASA and Elon Musk get us to Mars and beyond?
The country singer helped to usher the genre into the streaming era before taking a step back. On his new album, he wants to go for broke.
The president is becoming the very thing that destroyed the Democrats: a reality-denying machine.
A game-show drama and a documentary valentine to a cult movie queen are among the little treats tucked away on your subscription streaming services this month.
It’s a disservice — to her and to us.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been given a bevy of nicknames by New York City’s tabloid newspapers and political class. Which will stick?
She extracts something new from steel, dispelling its aura of brawn. Her signature form is a rumpled ribbon of metal painted to look as soft as suede.
This harsh winter, some New Yorkers found refuge at Sauna Fest in Domino Park in Brooklyn, with curated sweat sessions led by towel-swinging sauna masters.
This week’s properties are in Gramercy Park, Morningside Heights and on City Island.
This week’s properties are four-bedroom homes in Lido Beach and Redding.
An anonymous donation of $3.6 million worth of gold highlights frustration with Osaka’s aging waterworks. It will only finance repairs to a fraction of the pipes that need to be replaced.
Isamu Noguchi became one of the most successful artists of the 20th century, but the city met his plans for public spaces with indifference.
The highly anticipated 1982 sequel failed to meet expectations at the time but has since charmed an adoring following with its ambitions dance numbers and nonstop ear worms.
Where does the world get its A.I.?
In two recent incidents, teenagers drove trains briefly, and in one case drove a G train into another train. A 14-year-old was arrested in that episode.
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who feels frozen amid family conflict.
Ryan Cummings and Jared Bernstein argue that the industry is struggling because its core product is basically useless.
Visitors seeking all manner of newfangled, over-the-top thrills won’t be disappointed.
English mansions, museums and hotels, even a place in rural Virginia, are taking a cue from the popular Netflix series.
The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.
Republicans have embraced vouchers, while Democrats have criticized them. But as thousands of preschool parents vie for the funds, the state program may help a progressive goal.
These three connected stories about the whole of human history can’t quite sustain the necessary emotional heft.
The YouTube algorithm is pushing bizarre, often nonsensical A.I.-generated videos targeting children. Our video journalist Arijeta Lajka explains why experts say that these videos could affect their cognitive development, and how parents can identify this type of content.
Anderson .Paak directs and stars alongside his real-life son in this film, which offers sometimes charming, if somewhat sterile pleasures.
A scrappy Russian American seamstress from West Hollywood competes in a fashion design reality show in this clever and earnest indie comedy.
Relaxed shapes meet throwback details for spring’s most easygoing men’s styles.
Werner Herzog’s new documentary about the hunt for elephants in Angola focuses less on the animals and more on the pursuers.
Jessica Chastain plays a wealthy philanthropist obsessed with an undocumented dancer in this chilly drama.
From houseplants to hydrangeas, more Americans are ordering plants online, according to industry data.
Moscow unleashed an extensive drone and missile attack just hours before American officials were set to meet with Kyiv’s chief negotiator.
On the city’s Left Bank, an art-world architect transforms part of an 18th-century mansion into a showroom and intimate social club.
On a recent stopover, the writer savors the wintry charms of this Canadian city, taking time out for a little urban skiing, bagels and his favorite Leonard Cohen songs.
For years, ligament tears have been a crisis among young athletes — even though a few simple exercises can prevent them.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants to build a huge, pricey prison to hold the inmates incarcerated under her tough-on-crime agenda, and she hopes to oust fellow Republicans on Tuesday to do it.
Inside the evolution of home erotic design, where bedrooms become dungeons that can hide in plain sight.
Many in Ukraine assume that the alerts are automated. A rare look inside an emergency-response center reveals the specialists who do the pressure-packed job.
The bassist and photographer who logged time in Hole and Smashing Pumpkins unpacks one of the most creative and chaotic times of her life in a new memoir.
In a new book, the biographer Justine Picardie romps through a century of royal wardrobes.
The Trump administration is creative when it comes to basic math.
The inside story of how the designer is transforming the brand — and himself.
Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting information, lack plot structure and can be cognitively overwhelming — all of which could affect young children’s development.
Cuban officials said border troops engaged in gunfire with a Florida-based speedboat on Wednesday, leaving four dead on the boat and six wounded. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is working to verify what happened and will respond accordingly.
China’s play for U.S. allies has a problem: As Germany’s leader showed, Europe’s grievances with Beijing may run deeper than its frustration with Trump.
Maria Grazia Chiuri makes her debut, and courts controversy. Sort of.
“This time, Trump spoke and everyone else fell asleep,” Jimmy Fallon said.
What do you think this image is communicating?
Inspectors found several instances in which child care staff members were working in classrooms even though they had not completed all of the required background checks.
Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
Four armed Cubans aboard a Florida-based speedboat died in a gunfight with Cuban border troops on Wednesday, officials said.
Esta palabra ha aparecido en 126 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
Una victoria en el fútbol sala ha convertido a Alireza Ahmadi, de 17 años, y a otros jugadores de la minoría hazara, marginada durante mucho tiempo en Afganistán, en héroes nacionales.
This word has appeared in 126 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Yorkshire del Oeste, donde se escribió la historia original de ‘Cumbres borrascosas’, ofrece una ventana a las fuerzas que están perturbando la política británica.
El artículo publicado el miércoles aborda si los cerebros humanos pueden generar nuevas neuronas en la edad adulta.
Sanae Takaichi’s political rise presages a stronger Japan that could reshape the strategic balance in Asia and help deter Chinese aggression.
The North Korean leader said that his country can get along well with the United States as long as Washington accepts it as a nuclear weapons state.
Los documentos publicados por el Departamento de Justicia mencionan brevemente una acusación no verificada de que Donald Trump la agredió en la década de 1980, cuando era menor de edad. Pero varios memorandos relacionados con su testimonio no figuran en los archivos.
Los reporteros del Times que visitaron Tapalpa encontraron un pueblo sereno conmocionado tras la redada del domingo en sus afueras, que dejó decenas de muertos y gente que huía. Y, sorprendentemente, no hay presencia policial o militar donde tuvo lugar la batalla.
President Emmanuel Macron has championed a refurbishment of the museum, but the fallout from a sensational heist has put his plans at risk.
A parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton, outside Manchester, will test support for Britain’s prime minister at a moment of intense political pressure.
Some officials in the Trump administration hope an attack would force Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program. Others have doubts.
The foreign roots of the men accused of killing 15 at a Jewish event have helped make Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party more palatable for some Australians.
President Trump has kept up a steady drumbeat of threats and built up U.S. troops in the region. Iran’s task is to give him a win but also preserve some semblance of nuclear enrichment.
As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.
Quotation of the Day for Thursday, February 26, 2026.
Yitzi Snow makes his New York Times Crossword debut.
Vice President JD Vance said that the Trump administration had been forced to “turn the screws on” Minnesota so the state would respond to allegations of fraud.
The prediction-market platform said it had reported the employee to federal regulators. The show’s parent company said it had “no tolerance for this behavior.”
The firings are part of a rolling barrage of retribution aimed at those who worked on the two federal prosecutions of President Trump.
No corrections appeared in print on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
The requests followed Times reporting that the Department of Homeland Security had sent Meta and other companies subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on ICE.
The professor, speaking on a hot mic, said, “They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school” when a student objected to the possible closure of a middle school. The remark was assailed as racist.
The Milwaukee officer used the technology to run searches on his partner’s plate 124 times, officials said, and he also tracked the person’s ex.
El miércoles, una lancha rápida matriculada en Florida entró en aguas cubanas y algunos de sus tripulantes intercambiaron disparos con tropas de Cuba. En 2022 ocurrieron dos enfrentamientos de este tipo.
Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech.
Our photojournalist Kenny Holston was the only news photographer on the House floor during President Trump’s State of the Union speech. Here’s how he captured his images.
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from her vehicle after an ICE agent shattered its window, was charged with unlawful conduct after standing up during President Trump’s speech.
Here’s how social media may have shaped your impressions of the State of the Union.
Tras más de cuatro décadas de conjeturas, el gobierno español publicó documentos de una investigación mantenida en secreto durante mucho tiempo sobre un golpe fallido de 1981.
On Wednesday, a Florida-registered speedboat entered Cuban waters and some on board exchanged gunfire with Cuban troops. Two such armed clashes occurred in 2022.
The president appears to be undermining Americans’ faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress.
Also, the Cuban Government says it killed four people aboard a U.S. boat. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
Blaming a partial government shutdown, officials suspended the expedited arrival program this week, but some travelers are seeing inconsistencies at airports.
Two federally funded newsrooms received a draft funding agreement that could give President Trump’s appointees the power to veto their new hires for editors in chief and chief executives.
He held Spain’s Parliament hostage for 18 hours on Feb. 23, 1981, before surrendering after it became clear that he had little support from the country’s armed forces.
Thirty seals, primarily weaned pups, have died since late last week, scientists said.
The brief life span of the Dubai chewy cookie reflects the country’s fast-moving food trends, where hype often matters more than taste.
Considered an “author’s publisher” at Random House and then Penguin, she cultivated the careers of dozens of celebrated novelists and nonfiction writers.
President Trump’s arguments about the country during the State of the Union on Tuesday echoed those of President Biden’s two years ago.
Dos políticos y dos expolicías fueron declarados culpables del asesinato de una rival, Marielle Franco, concejala de Río de Janeiro que luchaba contra la corrupción y la violencia.
Total profit for the fiscal year was $120 billion, the company said. Three years ago, it was just $4.4 billion.
The leftist party of Yanis Varoufakis, a former finance minister and critic of the conservative government, said he had been charged based on admitting he had tried ecstasy once.
Busloads of New Yorkers flooded the State Capitol to press state leaders to raise taxes on corporations and high earners to help fund various initiatives.
Times reporters visiting Tapalpa found a serene town in shock after Sunday’s raid on its outskirts left dozens dead and people fleeing. And, surprisingly, no police or military presence where the battle took place.
The Treasury Department is interfering with Nicolás Maduro’s constitutional right to counsel, his lawyer argued. Mr. Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, faces federal charges.
The U.S. and Iran both say they want to avoid a conflict. Time is running out to avoid one.
Prosecutors said that Asif Merchant traveled to the United States in 2024, under the guise of a businessman, to coordinate plots to kill leaders, including President Trump.
The ruling repudiates a key Homeland Security Department policy of sending immigrants to countries where they have no ties. The judge paused his ruling to allow for an appeal.
John DeLeeuw, an American Airlines executive, was confirmed to the seat vacated by Alvin Brown, who is suing over his ouster.
Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., deflected questions about vaccines during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health Committee.
The New York transportation authority said it would sue the Trump administration if it did not release more than $58 million in already-awarded funding by next week.
The Iranian regime massacred thousands of its own citizens when protests swept the country last month. As injured and dying protesters flooded hospitals, medical workers began smuggling evidence of that violence and brutality out to the rest of the world, despite the risk to their own lives.
A federally appointed committee is pushing back on plans to mint gold currency depicting President Trump.
An existing law could help create new retirement savings plans for people who lack them. But there may be income restrictions on any match.
For six seasons, she was Kathy, a giggly tomboy whose father, played by Robert Young, called her Kitten. Her offscreen life, however, was harrowing.
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
It feels as if our political institutions have abandoned the climate, but the clean energy economy is still growing.
Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.
By the president’s own admission, it could be years before the matter is settled, even though the administration previously indicated it would pay.
Four people aboard a Florida-based speedboat died in a gunfight with Cuban border troops near the island nation’s coast, the Cuban Interior Ministry said.
Two politicians and two former police officers were found guilty in the assassination of a rival, Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who fought corruption and violence.
Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, author and supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said that “anti-vaccine rhetoric has never been part” of her message.
In his State of the Union address, President Trump promoted two programs that just so happened to be named after him.
Mr. Kerrey has left his role as chairman of the company, Monolith, after Justice Department documents showed he had met and corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein.
The awards organization and the broadcaster have ordered separate investigations into what led to airing the slur, which was shouted involuntarily during Sunday’s ceremony.
Community groups are opposing proposals to expand the decades-old Cross Bronx Expressway in favor of more limited fixes and improvements to local streets.
The investigation’s target was unclear. The school district is the nation’s second largest, and as superintendent, Alberto Carvalho has one of the highest-profile jobs in K-12 education.
Our critic Jon Caramanica on how Noah Kahan’s new single mirrors and improves upon his breakout hit “Stick Season.”
Ending more than four decades of conjecture, the Spanish government moved to publish documents from a long-secret investigation of a failed 1981 coup.
A la defensiva sobre la economía y ante la proximidad de las elecciones de mitad de mandato, el presidente Trump dejó claro que su estrategia política consiste en pintar a los demócratas como antipatriotas y “locos”.
Readers respond to the president’s address. Most but not all are critical.
Democratic congresswomen put out a call to wear white at the State of the Union. It didn’t work.
Plus, why we’re making fewer houses than we did in the 2000s
Una ola de disturbios tras el asesinato del líder de un cártel ha inquietado a los turistas en México y los ha incitado a reconsiderar sus planes. Esto es lo que hay que saber.
Bold shoulders, dramatic proportions and opulent accessories lent lively touches to ensembles on runways and streets during London Fashion Week.
With his job approval ratings ticking down, President Trump said that his second term so far was “a turnaround for the ages.” Did he persuade voters?
He was a community pillar with a dark underside and possibly other victims.
Gov. Greg Abbott hopes the ads featuring the Democrat will galvanize Republican voter turnout in November.
The race is one of a handful of competitive Senate elections this year, but Democrats seem most confident about North Carolina, partly because their candidate, former Gov. Roy Cooper, has never been beaten.
Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files.
Mr. Summers, former president of the school, had stepped back from teaching after documents showed a closer relationship to Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. He will leave at the end of the academic year.
Gwendolyn Westbrook, who led the United Council of Human Services, misappropriated public funds for her own use, prosecutors said.
En un discurso en el que abundó la teatralidad, el presidente Trump tachó a los demócratas de “locos” y antipatriotas.
The findings may help explain why this group has such exceptional memory.
The president said he had negotiated a deal with tech giants to cover the energy costs of data centers, but offered few details. Experts said such pledges could prove difficult in practice.
It brings its signature creamy tang to my baked artichoke pasta with a fried onion topping.
From George Saunders to the National Book Foundation, the literary world has been besieged by fake requests. Just like me.
This month offers a tribute to the prolific filmmaker who died last week at 96 and has a plausible claim to being the greatest documentarian who ever lived.
Adding a spoonful of marmalade to savory and sweet dishes chases winter grayness away.
The former first lady, senator and secretary of state had no dealings with Jeffrey Epstein but is once again under pressure to answer for the actions and relationships of her husband.
The corridors of a former sanitarium are both terrifying and rewarding, while Raccoon City is bland and filled with chores.
Track the latest polls in the Nebraska U.S. Senate election.