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• Trump Says He Will Now Invite Democrats to Governors’ Meeting. Even as he reversed course on excluding Democrats, the president repeatedly attacked a Republican governor who had planned to oversee the meeting.
• Eyeing the Midterms, Kennedy Pivots Toward Food and Away From Vaccines. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who focused heavily on vaccine policy in 2025, will spend this year talking up healthy eating.
• How Trump Sees the World: It’s Personal. Historical relationships play little if any role in the second-term worldview of the president, who holds himself as the constant center of global events.
• House Passes Strict Voter ID Bill, Amplifying Trump’s Claims of Fraud. The measure had no path forward in the Senate, where Democrats are all but certain to block it and Republicans have said they will not try to skirt filibuster rules to ram it through.
• Senate Hopefuls From Michigan Jostle for Union Support. Can Democrats win back working-class voters? These candidates are trying.
• Democrats Denounce Attempt to Indict Lawmakers for Illegal Orders Video. Members in both chambers warned the failed attempt to prosecute the six lawmakers amounted to an existential threat to the legislative branch.
• Gallup Will No Longer Track Presidential Approval Ratings. The monthly poll has been used to measure presidential performance for almost nine decades.
• How an F.B.I. Affidavit to Seize Ballots Relied on Debunked Election Claims. summary
• Weapons Used to Fight Drones Don’t Mix Well With Civilian Airspace. In the race to build anti-drone weapons intended for use in a war zone, it is unclear how they may be used safely in crowded skies.
• Officials Claim Drone Incursion Led to Shutdown of El Paso Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration lifted an order to ground all flights at El Paso International Airport on Wednesday. The order was initially issued on Tuesday night. Officials claimed a drone incursion prompted the closure.
• New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos. State environmental regulators will also fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for exceeding safe groundwater standards near the nuclear lab.
• L.A. 2028 Olympic Organizers Stand By Chairman Linked to Epstein. Casey Wasserman exchanged flirtatious messages more than two decades ago with Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein. The 2028 board said its review found no other indiscretions related to Mr. Epstein.
• In North Carolina, a Tight Primary Could Upend the Balance of Conservative Power. Phil Berger has led the State Senate for years with an iron grip. But in a March election, he faces a popular, horse-riding sheriff who could topple his reign.
• What We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown. The Trump administration blamed the disruptive halt on a cartel drone incursion, but others have disputed that explanation.
• Questions Surround Trump Administration’s Explanation for El Paso Airspace Closure. Administration officials said Mexican drug cartel drones breached U.S. airspace, prompting the closure. But two people briefed on the situation said the shutdown was prompted by the Defense Department’s use of new counter-drone technology.
• Critics Question Why Administration Suddenly Closed El Paso’s Airspace. Trump administration officials said Mexican drug cartel drones breached U.S. airspace. But two people briefed on the situation said the Defense Department’s new counter-drone technology prompted the shutdown.
• Democrats Push for Transparency on Venezuelan Oil Money Controlled by U.S. Lawmakers say the Trump administration’s secrecy around the funds parked in an overseas bank could lead to corruption, and that the arrangement skirts congressional oversight and the law.
• U.S. Officials Have Warned About Cartel Drones at the Border. U.S. officials say they have seized thousands of pounds of drugs flown in by drones over the border. Mexican officials have downplayed the threat.
• Epstein Files Include Grainy Videos From Inside His Florida Home. The clips from Jeffrey Epstein’s home office appear to show him with young women.
• Hard-to-Track Digital Currencies Like Bitcoin Are Common in Ransom Demands. Investigators have spent days analyzing notes from people claiming to be Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers, including one that demanded millions of dollars in Bitcoin for her release.
• House Is Set to Vote on Canceling Trump’s Canada Tariffs. Republican leaders have blocked challenges to President Trump’s trade war for a year, but dissent in their own ranks will force a vote.
• Here’s what to know.
• Trump to Meet Netanyahu in Washington Amid Tensions With Iran. It will be the sixth visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the United States to meet with President Trump since the president began his second term.
• Bondi Expected to Face Scrutiny Over Release of Epstein Files. At a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi could face bipartisan skepticism over her handling of the documents.
• Iran’s Missile Program Tops Israel’s Concerns as Netanyahu Meets Trump. President Trump is focused on Iran’s nuclear program, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees a more immediate threat from Tehran’s rapid rebuilding of its ability to launch missiles at Israel.
• Fired Former Trump Prosecutor to Run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat. J.P. Cooney, a former top deputy to the special counsel Jack Smith, who led two prosecutions of President Trump, plans to seek election to a newly drawn district in Northern and Central Virginia.
• U.S. Brings Dozens of Foreign Military Chiefs to Washington. The rare gathering focused on the Western Hemisphere underscored potential implications of the Trump administration’s “Donroe Doctrine.”
• Murdaugh Takes Appeal of Murder Convictions to South Carolina’s Top Court. The appeal by Alex Murdaugh, once a well-connected member of a prominent family law firm, seeks to overturn his conviction in the murders of his wife and son.
• Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms. A young aide behind social posts that echoed white supremacist messaging will help run social media for the much larger Homeland Security Department.
• Across the South, Residents Grieve for Thousands of Storm-Ravaged Trees. The ice that fell during last month’s storm was unsparing: It decimated magnolias, oaks and other species in wealthy suburban enclaves, rural communities and urban parks.
• Will Trump’s Order on Housing Help? Matthew Goldstein, a reporter for The New York Times who has focused on the financialization of the housing market, looks at a new executive order on housing by President Trump.
• After Trump’s Cuts, Some Former Federal Workers Are Now Seeking Office. A collection of former civil servants are waging first-time campaigns this year. Some said that President Trump’s attacks on the work force motivated them to run.
• ICE Hired Thousands While the Rest of the Immigration System Shrank. With more ICE agents and fewer judges and asylum officers, the balance of the federal immigration apparatus has shifted.
• Man Who Was Detained in Nancy Guthrie’s Disappearance Is Released. The release of the man was a blow to investigators, who have been trying for 11 days to determine who may have abducted Ms. Guthrie.
• F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days. No flights would be allowed to or from the airport for 10 days under a flight restriction order that cited unspecified “special security reasons.”
• Racing Boats Over a Frozen Lake, a Rivalry From the 1800s Continues. This year’s lengthy cold-snap formed thick enough ice on the Navesink River in New Jersey that two ice boat clubs were able to compete against each other in the Van Nostrand Challenge Cup. This was only the fourth time the race has been held in the competition’s nearly 140 year history.
• Top Border Official Praised Agent Who Shot Chicago Woman, Evidence Shows. A Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez five times, claiming that she tried to run him over. Newly released videos and text messages reveal fresh details about what happened.
• California Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Covert Work on China’s Behalf. The man, Mike Sun, corresponded with Chinese government officials, monitored the visit of Taiwan’s president to California and backed the election of a city council member, according to court documents.
• Vance Deletes Post Recognizing Armenian Genocide. President Trump has not recognized the Armenian genocide. The vice president’s office called the post an error.

World

• Students Won a Revolution in Bangladesh. They Want So Much More. At the vanguard of Gen Z movements, protesters in Bangladesh ousted the prime minister in 2024. They now face the hard reality of winning change through elections.
• Top U.S. Energy Official Presses Venezuela to Do More to Spur Investment. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is one of the highest ranking American officials to visit Venezuela in nearly 30 years, marking warmer ties between Washington and Caracas.
• Mexico Risks Losing Its Measles-Free Status, Months Before Millions Arrive for World Cup. The country’s confirmed cases have topped 9,000 since last year, raising fears that a high-stakes evaluation in April could lead to its status being revoked.
• In Tumbler Ridge, a community in stunned agony. Residents embraced and wiped away tears a day after one of the worst mass shootings in the history of Canada rocked the small, remote town.
• Takaichi’s New Superpowers. Japan’s voters just gave their prime minister a huge mandate to transform her country. What comes next?
• Switzerland to Vote on Capping Population at 10 Million. After a campaign by a right-wing opposition party, the government will hold a referendum in June that would require measures to limit immigration.
• U.K. Police Say They Have Spoken to Prosecutors Over Former Prince Andrew. The police are weighing whether to formally investigate Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over accusations he shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein.
• Jordan Stolz hits another gear to break an Olympic record.
• U.K. Inquest Finds British Woman Was Killed ‘Unlawfully’ in Texas Shooting. A British coroner ruled that a Texas man acted with gross negligence when he accidentally shot his 23-year-old daughter, who was visiting from Britain last year.
• Iran Holds Mass Rallies For Revolution Anniversary. The Iranian government has commemorated the anniversary of the revolution that brought the current regime into power with a show of defiance during precarious nuclear negotiations with Washington.
• Why Iran’s Nuclear Program Isn’t the Only Threat. While talks with Iran have focused on its nuclear program, Israel’s greater immediate concern is Iran’s rebuilding of its ability to launch missiles at Israel, as it did during last year’s war. Our national security reporter Mark Mazzetti breaks down the latest intelligence.
• Nine People Killed in Mass Shooting in British Columbia, Canada. Nine people were killed and 25 others were injured in the third-deadliest shooting in Canada’s history. The police said the person believed to be the shooter was found dead.
• What Questions Do You Have About Saudi Arabia? “Ask a Correspondent” will take your questions to Vivian Nereim, our Gulf bureau chief.
• Here’s the latest.
• What We Know About the Deadly Mass Shooting in Canada. The attack at a school and a residence in the small, remote town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, has shocked a country where such acts of violence are rare.
• Iran Commemorates Revolution, With U.S. Warships Lurking Off the Coast. The authoritarian clerical regime in Tehran came to power in 1979. Today, it presides over a country that is deeply polarized and under threat of an American attack.
• 9 Killed and 25 Injured in Shootings at School and Home in Canada. The police said the suspect died of a self-inflicted injury after the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, a remote community in British Columbia.
• ‘I will know every victim,’ says mayor of close-knit Tumbler Ridge.
• Epstein Revelations Stir Chaos From Scandinavia to South Asia. Disclosures in documents released by the Trump administration have roiled the world, leading to resignations and the threat of legal charges far beyond American borders.
• NATO Is Expected to Step Up Arctic Security. Here’s Why. As Russia displays military might in the Arctic Circle, the Western alliance is preparing a mission to increase its presence in that area.
• How Hate Groups and Terrorists Use Gaming Platforms to Recruit Young Children. Fringe movements are using games and other online platforms to draw growing numbers of children to their causes, new data and dozens of interviews show.
• Students and Teachers Hid in School for Hours During British Columbia Shooting. The shooting in Tumbler Ridge was one of the deadliest in Canada’s history. Seven people, including the suspected shooter, were found dead at the local secondary school.
• Young Voters in Bangladesh Have Demands for Thursday’s Election. Young voters, many of whom participated in a student-led revolution that toppled the government in 2024, hope the election will result in a new direction for the nation.
• ‘An Uphill Struggle’: King Charles Is Not Giving Up on the Planet Yet. Environmentalism may have gone out of fashion on Wall Street and in the White House, but the British monarch says he remains deeply committed to the cause in a new documentary, ‘Finding Harmony’.
• Canada launched major gun reforms in 2020 after its deadliest mass shooting.
• Bangladesh Holds Elections on Thursday. Here’s What to Know. Bangladesh is holding national elections for the first time since 2024, when a student movement ousted the prime minister.
• Away From Pomp of Olympics, Homeless Shiver on Streets of Milan. Six homeless people have died in the Italian city in recent weeks, highlighting the widening inequality as the Games unfold there.
• Hong Kong Convicts a Political Exile’s Father, a First for the City. In her first interview about her father, the exiled Hong Kong activist Anna Kwok said the authorities were targeting her family to try to silence her.
• Tumbler Ridge is a small, remote town surrounded by wilderness.
• A Peaceful Mountain Town in Western Canada Is Shaken by Deadly Shooting. Tumbler Ridge sits at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, and is surrounded by expansive mountain ranges and a geological park.
• 10 Dead and 25 Injured in Shootings at School and Home in British Columbia. Police say the suspected shooter died of a self-inflicted injury. A shelter-in-place order for the town of Tumbler Ridge has been dropped.

New York

• Baby, 17 Days Old, Found Dead From Fire That Killed Her Mother. Two days after a fatal house fire in Queens, firefighters returned to the wreckage and found Emma Alcantara’s body. She and her mother, Miguelina, lived in an illegal basement apartment.
• Nurses at 4 N.Y.C. Hospitals Vote to End Strike, but It Continues at One. At Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospitals, health care workers ratified a deal to end the walkout, but nurses remain on the picket line at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia.
• ‘Hot Girls for Zohran’ Co-Founder Floated Conspiracy Theories About Israel. Kaif Gilani was fired from Brad Lander’s House campaign after his social media history, which included praise for Hamas and virulent attacks on the police, emerged.
• Former Colombo Boss Is Going Back to Prison for Meeting With Mob Members. Theodore Persico Jr., once picked to lead one of New York’s five crime families, was supposed to stay away from his former associates. But he nonetheless attended a Christmas party in Brooklyn.
• Mamdani Finds Allies, and Skeptics, in Albany as He Asks for Funding. Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City visited the State Capitol to press lawmakers for their cooperation in helping fund some of his initiatives.
• Gun Part Maker Agrees to Pay $1.75 Million in Buffalo Massacre Lawsuits. Mean Arms agreed to stop selling an accessory that Peyton Gendron was able to remove when he killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket. The settlement is one of the largest following a mass shooting.
• Man Accused of Murdering His Father Once Sought to Seize Stranger’s Baby. Henry McGowan of New York is on trial for murder in Ireland and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecutors outlined a previous psychotic break.
• Mamdani Wants to Test Free Bus Service During World Cup. The mayor is seeking the governor’s help in making bus service free when the New York City area plays host to the soccer tournament this summer.
• N.Y.P.D. Asks Trump Administration for Authority to Disable Drones. The request, by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, came a day before federal authorities closed the airspace in El Paso because of what they said was a drone threat.
• Smaller Classes: Mamdani Does the Math. The mayor would need $700 million for teachers to reduce class sizes in line with a state mandate.
• A Possible Upside of a Bitter N.Y.C. Winter? There Might Be Fewer Rats. Rodent experts said the prolonged cold weather could kill some rats and cause others to have fewer babies, resulting in a smaller population in the spring.
• Republicans Face Uphill Fight for N.Y. Governor: ‘We’re in Bad Shape’ Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee against Gov. Kathy Hochul, has shown he can win in the suburbs. But political winds are blowing in his face.
• When It’s Finally Cold Enough to Race Ice Yachts. On the Navesink River, a long and frigid winter has allowed a 135-year-old rivalry to be renewed.
• Man Accused of Killing His Father Said He Was on a ‘Mission From God’ In a courtroom in Ireland, prosecutors detailed the rambling, manic confessions of Henry McGowan, the New York man charged with murdering his father in a luxury hotel.

Business

• Sales at McDonald’s Rise After Discounts, the Grinch and Monopoly Promos. Profits were up for the fast-food giant as the company focused on value menu items for price-conscious customers.
• ‘Miss Piggy Is Vogue!’ and Four More Surprising Moments With Anna Wintour and Chloe Malle. What is Ms. Wintour’s alternative career path? Who does Ms. Malle hope to rub elbows with at the Met Gala? More from our interview with American Vogue’s past and present.
• Kraft Heinz Reverses Course on Company Split as Sales Continue to Slide. The company’s new C.E.O. said he saw opportunities to fix and grow the food giant — and cut prices for consumers.
• What to know about the better-than-expected report.
• Federal Debt to Hit Record Levels, Budget Office Warns. President Trump has reshaped the country’s economic policies, but the outlook for the budget remains dire.
• Wall St. and Washington Brace for a Big Jobs Report. A hiring slowdown and fears about artificial intelligence have investors on edge, and some in the Trump administration on the defensive.
• Trump plans to nominate a ‘data nerd’ to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• What Executives Are Saying About the ‘K-Shaped’ Economy. Leaders across industries from airlines to packaged foods have said a growing divide between lower-income and wealthy consumers is changing their businesses.
• Thousands of Amateur Gamblers Are Beating Wall Street Ph.D.s. Economists have noticed that betting markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are pretty good at predicting not just political events but economic data, too.
• Unemployment Rate in Focus as Fed Considers When to Restart Rate Cuts. The latest jobs data, to be released on Wednesday, will shed light on how the labor market is faring, with vast implications for the Federal Reserve’s plans for interest rates.
• Big Revisions Could Alter Jobs Picture. The employment report due this week is expected to show that job growth was much weaker for 2024 and 2025 than thought.
• After a Year of Sluggish Hiring, 2026 Could Be Off to a Stronger Start. Employment data for January is set to be released by the Labor Department on Wednesday.
• Trump Decries a ‘Nation of Renters’ but His New Policy Promotes One. President Trump’s recently announced executive order that would bar big investors from acquiring single-family homes includes an exemption that allows them to build homes for rent.
• Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. Investors Are Slow to Back Him. A French logistics behemoth promised $20 billion for the United States, but a year into President Trump’s second term, only a fraction of the money has arrived.

Technology

• Instagram Chief Says Social Media Is Not ‘Clinically Addictive’ in Landmark Trial. Adam Mosseri, who leads the Meta-owned app, testified that the company was careful to test features used by young people before releasing them.
• OpenAI’s Biggest Challenge Is Turning Its A.I. Into a Cash Machine. The maker of ChatGPT hopes to triple its revenue in the coming year because it is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars. The clock is ticking.

Sports

• Highlights From Ilia Malinin’s Short Program. With the nervousness of a first-time Olympian behind him, figure skater Ilia Malinin delivered his best routine of the Milan-Cortina Games on Tuesday, bouncing back from two relatively shaky performances in the team event to finish first in the short program with an unforgettable flourish.

Obituaries

• ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Heartthrob James Van Der Beek Dies at 48. James Van Der Beek, who played the wide-eyed, overly sensitive main character on the popular turn-of-the-millennium TV drama series “Dawson’s Creek,” died on Wednesday at age 48.
• Bud Cort, Who Starred in 1971’s ‘Harold and Maude,’ Dies at 77. The role, one of his first, made him a household name and a film idol of the anti-establishment 1970s. But it also limited his growth as an actor.
• Tamas Vasary, Pianist of Power and Sensitivity, Dies at 92. He bought technical brilliance and stylistic authority to Romantic-era music, particularly the works of Chopin and Liszt.
• Ken Peplowski, Who Helped Revive the Jazz Clarinet, Dies at 66. Also a saxophone standout, he served as stylistic bridge between the Benny Goodman swing era and the genre-blurring present.
• LaMonte McLemore, Founding Singer With the 5th Dimension, Dies at 90. His group notched smooth hippie-era hits like “Up, Up and Away” and “The Age of Aquarius” in embracing a genre-blurring sound they called “champagne soul.”
• James Van Der Beek, actor de ‘Dawson’s Creek’, muere a los 48 años. La estrella apareció por primera vez en el exitoso drama televisivo como un inocente joven de 15 años, que luego creció a lo largo de seis temporadas. Anunció que tenía cáncer en 2024.
• Andrew Ranken, Whose Drumming Powered the Pogues, Dies at 72. Known as “The Clobberer,” he pounded out driving rhythms that fueled the band’s boisterous blend of traditional Irish music, rock and punk.
• James Van Der Beek, Teenage Heartthrob of ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ Dies at 48. He first appeared in a hit TV drama as a wide-eyed 15-year-old who then grew up over six seasons. He announced he had cancer in 2024.
• Ray Mouton Dies at 78; Lawyer Warned of Pedophilia in the Catholic Church. After defending one of the first priests charged with child sex abuse, he coauthored a 1985 report warning that the problem was endemic and ignoring it could be catastrophic.

Briefing

• The El Paso Airspace Closed After the Military Tested New Technology. Also, the attorney general faces lawmakers’ anger over Epstein files. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
• Paging Dr. Chatbot. We look at when you can trust A.I. with your health, and when you can’t.

Podcasts

• TrumpRx Opens for Business. The new government website is aimed at helping patients use their own money to buy prescriptions. Will it help them pay less?
• A Deadly Mass Shooting in Canada, and the Latest on the Search for Nancy Guthrie. Plus, how extremist groups are using video games to recruit children online.
• The King and Queen of Valentines. Every year, he tries to prove how much he loves her. After 30 years, she still can’t predict what he’ll do next.

Climate

• Trump Orders the Pentagon to Buy More Coal-Fired Electricity. Mr. Trump is trying to revive coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. At the White House, coal executives awarded him a trophy as the “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal.”
• States Weigh Bills to Allow You to Make Your Own Electricity. Twenty four states are now considering legislation to allow small, plug-in solar power systems that connect directly into a wall socket.
• For Months, Tear Gas Has Entered Their Homes. Now They’re Suing ICE. A novel lawsuit in Portland argues the chemicals are a health threat that have soaked into apartment walls, furniture and even children’s toys.

Opinion

• Here’s Where Trump Is Unrivaled. New disclosures underscore that the White House is enveloped in a culture of corruption with no precedent in American history.
• The People vs. the Plutocrats. The fight over inequality will define the 21st century.
• ICE in America: Dread and Danger. Readers describe the agency’s disturbing effects on children and detained immigrants.
• What Kennedy Doesn’t Understand About Schizophrenia. Diet alone will not cure mental illness.
• We Have to Face What ICE Has Done to Us. Any serious push to account for the actions of this government must include recompense and repair for its victims.
• When the Internet Cooks, It Serves Slop. Repulsive and denigrating. At least that’s what John McWhorter, an Opinion writer and a linguistics professor at Columbia, pictures when he thinks of the word, “slop.” Here, he argues that the inundation of A.I. slop has demoted artificial intelligence from a powerful technological mystery to an everyday (and even dangerous) nuisance.
• OpenAI Is Making the Mistakes Facebook Made. I Quit. Ads on ChatGPT aren’t a bad idea. But they have to be done the right way.
• The Novelist George Saunders on the Comfort of Truth. George Saunders speaks on “The Ezra Klein Show” about our relationship to truth as not just the foundation of judgment but also as a source of comfort.
• Please Pass the Awe. The Olympics have brought a much needed injection of awe, a welcome breather from a barrage of disturbing news.
• My Conversion to Skeptical Belief. I try, on the next day and the next, to imagine I still have ashes on me, that I am constantly being called to live up to the beliefs I claim to hold.
• Donald Trump, Pagan King. The president is returning to an ancient world, before morality mattered and when human actions were governed only by power.
• Don’t Trust the Rankings That Put China’s Universities on Top. They churn out research papers at a rapid pace, but the quality of these publications has too often been in question.

Arts

• Artforum’s Top Editor Will Step Down. The magazine announced that two other editors there will jointly replace Tina Rivers Ryan, who has been in the role since 2024.
• James Van Der Beek: A Life in Pictures. The actor was best known for his early roles in “Dawson’s Creek” and “Varsity Blues.”
• In His Second Act, James Van Der Beek Starred Online as a Proud Papa. The actor, who died on Wednesday, was most famous for “Dawson’s Creek,” but as he got older, he let fans into his real life as a father of six.
• The Key to This Sci-Fi Tale: ‘Respecting Kids’ Intelligence’ The Oscar-nominated “Arco” aims to give viewers of all ages hope in the possibility of a brighter tomorrow.
• In ‘Soul Power,’ a Fresh Look at the League That Helped Launch Dr. J. Executive produced by Julius Erving, a new docuseries tells the story of the A.B.A., birthplace of the 3-pointer, slam-dunk contest and a lot of style.
• Mike Tirico Went From the Super Bowl to the Olympics on Two Cups of Coffee. As the veteran NBC sportscaster worked the Super Bowl on Sunday, he had his bags ready to go. Soon after the final whistle, a private jet whisked him to Italy.
• Can Artists Help Shape American Cities Again? Artists have played a vital role in defining the American city only to be forced out when rents rise. A novel approach in San Francisco seeks to break the cycle.
• Late Night Mines Trump’s Million Mentions in the Epstein Files. “A million times? There’s not even that many references to Hamlet in the play ‘Hamlet,’” Jordan Klepper said on “The Daily Show.”

Theater

• ‘The Other Place’ Review: A Psychosexual Update for a Sophocles Tragedy. In Alexander Zeldin’s naturalistic adaptation of “Antigone,” Tobias Menzies and Emma D’Arcy star as a feuding uncle and niece.

Books

• A Book as Colorful — and Disorienting — as a Trippy Pucci Print. In “Emilio Pucci,” the subject’s niece and her husband explore the early life of the Italian designer who dressed the jet set.
• The Book Jackets Were Ready. Then Charlie Kirk Was Shot. What’s a publisher to do when a novel hews close to the news cycle?
• History’s Most Prolific Female Killer, or a Victim of Disinformation? A new book by Shelley Puhak dismantles the legend of Hungary’s infamous “blood countess,” separating fact from myth.
• ‘I’m a 32-Year-Old Sex Worker Who Just Killed a Politician’ Rebecca Novack’s novel, “Murder Bimbo,” is a devious and outrageously entertaining satire that skewers America’s surreal political landscape.
• A Tragedy, and the Poetic Masterpiece it Inspired. In “The Boundless Deep,” Richard Holmes explores the forces that formed the young Alfred Tennyson.

Movies

• Decades of Palestinian History, Told by 3 Films With Awards Hopes. “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” “All That’s Left of You” and “Palestine 36” each tries to unpack the complex lives of Palestinians.
• Where A-Listers and Newcomers Shine Equally. At the Oscar nominees’ luncheon, Timothée Chalamet, Teyana Taylor and Jacob Elordi mingled with documentarians and behind-the-scenes professionals.

Food

• The Best Part of This Chickpea Stew? The Tiny Pasta in Every Bite. Yotam Ottolenghi channels a childhood favorite for a dish that’s still sophisticated enough for grown-ups.
• Chickpeas al Limone With Burrata. Inspired by the jaunty pasta dish, spaghetti al limone, here’s a new way to make a memorable meal from humble cans of chickpeas; just add lemon, olive oil and Parmesan.
• Potato Nachos. Crisp potatoes, crispier cheese and spicy-tart pickled jalapeños come together here for a riff on the classic three-ingredient nacho dish.
• Princess Cake. Princess Cake, or Prinsesstårta, makes a spectacular centerpiece for any celebration, but despite its regal appearance, this simplified version is far easier to make than it looks.
• Moravian Sugar Cake. Not quite cake (though it’s a close cousin to coffee cake), and not quite bread (though it looks like a sugar-laden focaccia), Moravian sugar cake is perhaps most similar in spirit to cinnamon rolls.
• This Sheet-Pan Shrimp and Rice Is Extremely Nice. Melissa Clark’s recipe layers textures and flavors in this generous weeknight dinner, inspired by shrimp fried rice.
• We’ve Got Stars for Bong, Theodora and More. Our latest batch of reviews includes the buzzy Cambodian spot, the Mediterranean favorite in Fort Greene and a remarkably well priced Thai fine-dining experience.
• A Fresh Take on a Retro Classic. My vegetarian tamale pie loses the meat but keeps the cornbread-blanketed comfort.

Style

• Why Are People ‘Becoming Chinese’ on Social Media? Think of the meme as an absurdist joke, a wellness goal or an ironic expression of protest — or all of the above. Your ethnicity is beside the point.
• Tiny Love Stories: ‘Will You Take the Sex Plant?’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring stories of no more than 100 words submitted by readers.
• What to Watch After Watching Marc Jacobs. A ’90s-tinged fashion show has our critic thinking about an underappreciated ’90s movie.
• Ralph Lauren’s Not-So-Gilded Age. The designer goes hunting in the fields of style past.
• My Brother Wrote Me a Nasty Letter. Why Haven’t My Parents Gotten Involved? After her brother accused her of years of mistreatment in a no-holds-barred letter, a reader feels that her parents’ neutrality is tantamount to taking his side.
• The Rise and Fall of a Beauty Mogul. The makeup artist Pat McGrath was a favorite of Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian and Madonna. Then she became a billion-dollar brand.
• The New New York Woman. Rachel Scott, the new designer of Proenza Schouler, wants to dress the city for the future — and for the world.

Magazine

• Can I Cut Ties With a Friend Who Helped Me Through a Hard Time? As I recovered from my heartbreak, I started to notice he had some views that I couldn’t disagree with more.
• When Grief Came for the Gravedigger. In pursuit of an interesting life, he came face to face with death.
• Who Cares if Matt Damon’s ‘Odyssey’ Helmet Is Historically Accurate? What are fans really searching for when they nitpick new adaptations for anachronisms?

T Magazine

• Sock Rugs and Pants Curtains: When Clothes Become Décor. Part of a microtrend in art and design, these pieces are meant to be used but not worn.
• Maximalist Dressing for Day and Night. This season, fashion swings from fun and bright to darkly sultry, but more is always more.

Travel

• Champagne, Concierges and Emergency Sand: How the Ultra- Rich Travel. Inside the arms race to satisfy travelers for whom exclusivity is everything and money is no object.

Real Estate

• What Homeowners Need to Know About Smart Home Cameras. A new Super Bowl ad is raising questions about the power of doorbell cameras.
• A Sitting Room Where Every Object Tells a Story. Olive Ateliers co-founders Ben and Kendall Knox cranked up the charm in their Venice Beach bungalow.
• $1.5 Million Homes in Michigan, New Hampshire and Washington. A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Galesburg, a modern condo in Portsmouth and a midcentury modern home in Seattle.
• How to Sleep With Other People. To make sharing a bed better for everyone, try these tools and techniques.

Health

• Four States Sue Administration Over Loss of Public Health Funds. The states, all led by Democrats, claim the cuts were intended as retribution and will harm efforts to control H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted infections.
• U.S. Health Officials Defend Rejection of Moderna’s Flu Vaccine. The F.D.A.’s refusal to examine the company’s mRNA shot drew widespread criticism from doctors and was divisive within the agency.

Well

• Stopping Antidepressants During Pregnancy Can Be a Health Risk, Research Shows. Confusion about the safety of taking the drugs during pregnancy has led to mental health emergencies for some expectant mothers, experts say.
• What Olympians Can Teach Us About Disappointment. Dealing with failure is part of the job for elite athletes. Here’s how they cope with it.

Times Insider

• New York City Turned 400 Years Old. What Comes Next? A Times project commemorated centuries of history not by looking into the past, but by exploring the city’s future.

Corrections

• Corrections: Feb. 11, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: D.H.S. Claims In 4 Shootings Fizzle in Court. Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

The Learning Network

• What Love in Your Life Are You Grateful For? Some people are spending Valentine’s Day honoring love in all its forms, not just romance. What meaningful relationships might you like to celebrate this year?
• Broadway Re-enactments. Are you a fan of musicals? What do you think of these viral videos?
• Word of the Day: monarch. This word has appeared in 180 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

En español

• EE. UU. advierte sobre los drones de los cárteles en la frontera con México. Las autoridades estadounidenses afirman que se han incautado cientos de kilos de droga transportados por drones a través de la frontera. Sus contrapartes mexicanas han restado importancia a la amenaza.
• Un hombre detenido por la desaparición de Nancy Guthrie fue liberado. La liberación del individuo fue un duro golpe para los investigadores, que llevan 11 días intentando determinar quién pudo haber secuestrado a Guthrie.
• Toñita, el ícono de Brooklyn que se unió a Bad Bunny en el Super Bowl. Maria Antonia Cay, conocida como Toñita, dirige el Caribbean Social Club en Brooklyn, un popular lugar de reunión para los latinos. El espectáculo del medio tiempo la convirtió en estrella a sus 85 años.
• 9 muertos y 25 heridos tras tiroteos en una escuela y una casa en Canadá. La policía dijo que la persona sospechosa murió de una herida autoinfligida en el tiroteo en Tumbler Ridge, una remota comunidad de la Columbia Británica.
• Los cubanos enviados a la prisión de Guantánamo son repatriados a Cuba. Los hombres fueron devueltos por las autoridades estadounidenses en el primer vuelo de deportación del año, que trasladó a 170 cubanos a La Habana.
• Palabra del día: ‘monarch’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 180 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• La gente común que apareció en el Super Bowl con Bad Bunny. Un pastor de Sacramento. La dueña de un bar de Nueva York. Un taquero de Los Ángeles. Puerto Rico cobró vida en el Super Bowl gracias a la gente de a pie.
• La paz en Gaza tiene una condición. Para superar los obstáculos que impiden una estabilidad duradera en Gaza, hay un primer paso crucial: el desarme de Hamás.
• Guatemala anuncia la salida de médicos cubanos ante la presión de EE. UU. El programa, de casi 30 años de antigüedad, permitió a Guatemala cubrir necesidades críticas con personal de salud cubano, al tiempo que Cuba cosechaba ingresos.
• A los atletas olímpicos les encanta la pasta. Están en el lugar adecuado. La perspectiva de recargarse de carbohidratos en Italia, patria espiritual del platillo, hace que a muchos atletas se les haga agua la boca en los Juegos de Invierno.
• Acabo de regresar de China. No estamos ganando. Si Estados Unidos quiere ser competitivo frente a China, tiene que poner orden en su economía.
• Una hazaña olímpica: ver a una superestrella de k-pop en Milán. En los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno abundan los famosos. Para los fans de Sunghoon, del grupo coreano Enhypen, llegar a ver a su ídolo en Milán es toda una prueba de resistencia.
• Rusia podría tomar ciudades clave de Ucrania. Las tropas rusas han avanzado a un ritmo glacial en los últimos meses, pero los avances en el sur y el este de Ucrania podrían dar a Moscú una ventaja en las conversaciones de paz mediadas por EE. UU.
• Hamás conservaría algunas armas en Gaza, según una propuesta. Es poco probable que Israel retire sus soldados del enclave antes de que Hamás y otros grupos militantes depongan las armas.

Headway

• Infant Mortality Fell for Decades. Why Did That Stop? Our weekly conversation about the numbers that chart progress continues.

Gameplay

• Connections Companion No. 977. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 711. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.
• Wordle Review No. 1,699. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Twisty Curve. If you can’t take the heat, get out of Joseph Gangi’s crossword.