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  1. Cornell Trustees Present a United Front Amid Crisis Metro, October 17

    While the powerful board appeared to back campus administration, some students protested against the backdrop of homecoming weekend.

  2. He Mapped Yard Shrines, Sidewalk Altars and Flowerpots Obits, Today

    The cultural historian Joseph Sciorra, who has died, helped bring “a fieldworker’s eye and an archivist’s discipline” to his studies of Italian American culture.

  3. Why One of the World’s Greatest Mathematicians Is on a ‘War Footing’ Washington, Today

    The Fields Medalist Terence Tao is on the front lines of a debate about artificial intelligence and the future of his field.

  4. Man Charged in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose and Rape of College Student Metro, Today

    The student was attending the Fashion Institute of Technology, when a man, according to prosecutors, provided her and her roommate with fentanyl in a dorm room.

  5. Robot trainers N Y T Now, Today

    Plus, young voters, Parisian schools and a lot of math.

  6. ‘Things Are Bad’: How Texas Border Voters Feel Ahead of the Midterms Op Ed, Today

    With control of the Senate at stake, Mara Gay traveled to this Texas border region to hear from voters.

  7. How We Reported on the Cornell Case Insider, Yesterday

    In our first edition of The Backstory, a new newsletter about Times journalism, we’re diving into coverage of a rape allegation and talking to a critic who says we’re not tough enough on Trump.

  8. Want to Address Sexual Assault? Make Fraternities Coed. Op Ed, Today

    A fellow college president warned that the blowback from my decision would end my presidency. Instead, it produced some extraordinary conversations.

  9. Trump’s Press Secretary: Not Quite an Attorney at Law Washington, Yesterday

    In an interview with a right-wing influencer, the new White House press secretary also described the harried process that led to her hiring.

  10. Man Found in Barrel in Lake Mead in 2022 Is Identified by Las Vegas Police Express, Today

    The victim was shot once in the head in the early 1980s, the authorities said, and was identified after family members from Arkansas could provide a DNA match.

  11. Cornell’s Powerful Board Meets as It Fights to Protect Its Reputation National, Yesterday

    The president argued this week that replacing him would be a mistake.

  12. Trudy Is Just the Latest Storm in This Unusual Hurricane Season Weather, Yesterday

    The Pacific Ocean is seeing more storms, and stronger storms, than usual. Here’s what’s going on (and how it all traces back to El Niño).

  13. As Trump Cuts, Harvard’s Coffer Gushes to $68 Billion National, Yesterday

    The stock market has boosted Harvard’s wealth. But as federal funding slumps, the school is seeking corporate sponsors to underwrite research.

  14. Cornell and the Meaning of Consent Letters, Yesterday

    Readers respond to Opinion guest essays about Cornell, sexual assault, consent and fraternities. Also: After suicide; music in schools.

  15. Tracking LeBron’s Helicopter Podcasts, Yesterday

    Sports insiders lay down the law in a rule-bending moment for the industry.

  16. Trump’s New Press Secretary: Not-Quite Attorney at Law Washington, Yesterday

    Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials was the result of one big misunderstanding.

  17. Cornell’s President Grilled by Faculty Senate Over Handling of Crisis Metro, October 14

    Ahead of a vote on a resolution of no confidence in Michael I. Kotlikoff, some faculty members said they were not swayed by steps he announced on Tuesday, including banning fraternity parties.

  18. The Crisis Playbook for Universities in Trouble National, October 14

    Schools under scrutiny as Cornell is often follow a sort of public relations playbook, adding rules, hiring outside investigators and sometimes making leadership changes.

  19. Five Key Moments From The Times’s Interview With Cornell’s President Metro, October 14

    Michael Kotlikoff addressed concerns over the university’s handling of a former student’s claims that she was gang-raped at a fraternity party.

  20. Woman Reports Sexual Assault at Fraternity House Near U. of Chicago National, October 14

    The University of Chicago said the suspect and victim were not students at the school. But the accusation drew scrutiny after revelations of a reported gang rape at Cornell University in New York.

  21. Mamdani Enters Deal With N.Y.U. to Share Profits From New Quantum Lab Metro, October 14

    Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that in exchange for a $30 million city investment, New York would get 15 percent of proceeds from projects developed in the quantum technology lab.

  22. The Kelly Clarkson Tapes, Revealed Podcasts, October 14

    What really happened in that Brooklyn store?

  23. ‘I’m Personally Sorry’: Cornell’s President Acknowledges Missteps Metro, October 14

    In an interview with The New York Times, Michael Kotlikoff addressed his administration’s handling of sexual assault accusations brought by a former student.

  24. He Would Be Florida’s First Black Governor. Can He Sway Black Voters? National, October 13

    Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor, is working to win over Black voters who usually support Democrats as his party girds for the possibility of low turnout.

  25. Why A.I. Has This Mathematician in Tears Video, October 13

    Artificial intelligence is now capable of helping solve some of mathematics’ most famous open problems. Steven Strogatz, a math professor at Cornell, joins Rachel Abrams on “The Daily” to talk about what happens when A.I. comes not just for your job, but for your purpose.

  26. Cornell Bans Fraternity Parties and Adds Sexual Assault Investigators New York, October 13

    The expansive changes to campus life come in the wake of the national uproar caused by allegations of a gang rape at a fraternity house.

  27. Free Money N Y T Now, October 13

    We look at an experimental program.

  28. When A.I. Comes for Your Purpose in Life The Daily, October 13

    In the span of just a few months, A.I. systems have solved some of the biggest outstanding problems in math — adding mathematicians to the list of those terrified of losing their job to the technology.

  29. Cornell and Toxic Frat Culture Foreign, October 12

    A U.S. campus lawsuit points to a global pattern: how male impunity, silence and institutional failure enable sexual violence.

  30. A TikTok Tarot Card Reader Accused Me of Murder. My Life Turned Upside Down. Op Ed, October 12

    If my face and name were not my own, who was I?

  31. The Professor Who Knew Too Much. And Wound Up Dead. Book Review, October 12

    In “The Best Kind of American,” Kim Ghattas shows what an American’s assassination in Lebanon four decades ago reveals about chaos in the Middle East.

  32. How Do Cuttlefish Hide? Science, October 12

    Cephalopods are masters of camouflage. Scientists want to decipher how the process works in the brain.

  33. Four Hours and Three Minutes in Ithaca Op Ed, October 11

    On the most traumatic night in a young woman’s life, a good man could not be found.

  34. Why My Gen Z Students Are Fascinated by the King James Bible Op Ed, October 4

  35. Democrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls Show National, October 4

  36. Cornell Case Carries Far-Reaching Implications for Hochul and James Metro, October 4

  37. A Campus Reckoning: ‘Cornell Is Now Known for This’ Metro, October 4

  38. How Cornell Punished Each of the 7 Men Accused of Sexual Assault Metro, October 4

  39. 8 Key Findings From the Times/Siena Polls Politics, October 4

  40. Cornell President Calls Rape Inquiry ‘Defining Moment’ for Campus Metro, October 3

  41. Case at Cornell Revives Anger Far Beyond It National, October 3

  42. Cornell and the Age of Impunity Op Ed, October 3

  43. Senate Races in Republican States Tilt Toward Democrats, Polls Find Politics, October 3

  44. Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Polls of the Likely Electorate in Battleground Senate Races Interactive, October 3

  45. Toplines: September 2026 Times/Siena Polls of the Likely Electorate in Battleground Senate Races Interactive, October 3

  46. Toplines: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Kansas Interactive, October 3

  47. Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Kansas Interactive, October 3

  48. Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Texas Interactive, October 3

  49. Toplines: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Texas Interactive, October 3

  50. Toplines: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Ohio Interactive, October 3

  51. Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Ohio Interactive, October 3

  52. Toplines: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Iowa Interactive, October 3

  53. Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Iowa Interactive, October 3

  54. Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Alaska Interactive, October 3

  55. Toplines: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Alaska Interactive, October 3

  56. Hochul Delivers Scathing Rebuke On Cornell Case Metro, October 2

  57. Tompkins County D.A. Decided Not to Review Additional Evidence Metro, October 3

  58. Trump Weighs In on Case, Targeting a Familiar Foe Washington, October 2

  59. As James Takes Over, Rape Inquiry Enters New Phase Metro, October 2

  60. Man Accused of Sex Assault Seeks to Expunge Cornell’s Finding of Related Violation Metro, October 2

  61. A Forum at Cornell N Y T Now, October 2

  62. The Firestorm Over a Rape Allegation at Cornell The Daily, October 2

  63. Where Voters Are Abandoning Trump, and Barriers to New Cancer Treatments Podcasts, October 2

  64. How Ohio State Football Got Used to Upsell God Podcasts, October 2

  65. Prosecutors May Run Into Legal Hurdles in Their Inquiry Metro, October 2

  66. N.Y. Lawmakers and Victims Push to Change Rape Law in Intoxication Cases Metro, October 2

  67. Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case Metro, October 2

  68. Cornell Students Call for Change at an Emotional Public Forum Metro, October 2

  69. How We’re Covering the Cornell Rape Investigation Insider, October 1

  70. How Parents Are Talking To Their Sons About Sex Well, October 1

  71. Cornell Students and Experts Are Shocked by Details on the University’s Reaction Metro, October 1

  72. Anger and Questions at Cornell Letters, October 1

  73. Students Are Drawn to College’s Prestige. Will They Think Twice? Metro, October 1

  74. Varying Accounts Given By Men Accused in Case Metro, October 1

  75. American University of Afghanistan at Risk of Closure Amid Funding Cuts Foreign, October 1

  76. New Cornell Documents N Y T Now, October 1

  77. U.C.L.A. Blasts D.O.J. for ‘Weaponizing’ Civil Rights Laws National, October 1

  78. Cornell Police Report Omitted Student’s Claim That She Was Raped Metro, October 1

  79. Why Washington Is Trying to Rein In College Sports The Daily, October 1

  80. What Newly Obtained Documents Show About the Cornell Case, and Inside the Bloody Midair Cockpit Attack The Headlines, October 1

  81. Cornell Student’s Shame Slowly Turned Into Outrage Metro, October 1

  82. The Cornell Rape Investigation: Five Takeaways Metro, October 1

  83. A Short-Acting Anesthetic, Ketamine Is Easily Procured Science, October 1

  84. Cornell Will Hire Outside Lawyers to Investigate 2024 Rape Claim Metro, October 1

  85. What New York State’s Long-Contentious Rape Laws Mean for the Cornell Case Metro, September 30

  86. Cornell Students Question Greek Life Culture After Sexual Assault Claim Metro, September 30

  87. The Heartbreak of the Cornell Rape Accusations Op Ed, September 30

  88. Fraternity Says It Moved Quickly to Expel Members National, September 30

  89. E.E.O.C. Sues Harvard Over Diversity in Hiring Business, September 30

  90. The Fallout at Cornell N Y T Now, September 30

  91. Cornell’s Sexual Assault Case N Y T Now, September 30

  92. Shuffled U.S. News High School List Leads to Anger and Turmoil Metro, September 30

  93. Hedge Fund Chief Gives $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon National, September 30

  94. What Would John Maynard Keynes Say About A.I.? The Keynes Bot Told Us. Op Ed, September 30

  95. As New Evidence Emerges, Prosecutor Hopes to Speak to Cornell Accuser Metro, September 30

  96. Chapter of Oldest U.S. Fraternity Faces Scrutiny Over Cornell Accusations National, September 29

  97. X2, Troubled Six Flags Roller Coaster, to Close After Lawsuits Express, September 29

  98. A Timeline of the Cornell University Rape Investigation Metro, September 29

  99. U. of Michigan Halts New Grading Plan After Backlash From Critics National, September 29

  100. Student Newspaper Kept Sex Assault Case Alive Metro, September 29

  101. Prosecutors Reopening Assault Investigation From ’24 Cornell Case Metro, September 29

  102. Who Else Is LARPing? N Y T Now, September 29

  103. Venture Fund Born in Dorm Pursues A.I. Business, September 29

  104. A.I. Detection Helps Ensnare Professors Too National, September 29

  105. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think Op Ed, September 29

  106. Maine History In the Lights On Main Street Arts & Leisure, September 29

  107. Senate Approves Sweeping Bill on Collegiate Sports, Limiting Transfers Washington, September 29

  108. Southwestern U.S. Faces Heavy Rain From Hurricane Polo Weather, September 28

  109. Investigation Into 2024 Sexual Assault Claims at Cornell to Be Reopened Metro, September 28

  110. The district attorney explained why he reopened the Cornell investigation. Read the document: Interactive, September 28

  111. For 700 CUNY Students, the Prize Is Free Subway Cards Metro, September 28

  112. Bollywood And Bonding At U.C.L.A. Arts & Leisure, September 28

  113. Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? Science, September 27

  114. ‘Member of the Technical Staff’ Sunday Business, September 27

  115. 30 College Students Are Splattered With Condiments and Liquids in Hazing, Police Say Express, September 25

  116. Report Finds Security Failings at Event Where Charlie Kirk Was Killed National, September 25

  117. Feral and Learned: What Humans Throw Away, Raccoons Consider for Play Science, September 25

  118. Cambridge Alters Scope Of Inquiry Over Arday Foreign, September 25

  119. Fifth-Grade Teacher and Boy Die in Iowa Lake on Field Trip Express, September 25

  120. Bob Pettit, 93, N.B.A.’s Blueprint for Power Forwards Obits, September 24

  121. Tenured Since 2010, Professor Sues Over His Dismissal by New School Metro, September 24

  122. A.B.A. Fights To Keep Power To Vet Schools Washington, September 24

  123. Behind Her Music, A Medical Mystery Arts & Leisure, September 24

  124. OpenAI’s A.I. Targeted Government and University Sites in 4 Earlier Incidents Business, September 24

  125. Officials Investigating Mississippi Student Deaths Issue Warning About Kratom Express, September 23

  126. Clues About Bats’ Origins Emerge From the Dark Science, September 23

  127. The Doctor in Dire Need of a New Heart Well, September 23

  128. Bard Creates Ralph Ellison Initiative Culture, September 23

  129. ‘It’s Really Busy Out There’: Storms in the Pacific Threaten Hawaii and Mexico Weather, September 23

  130. Scientists Contained A Threat to Humanity, And Reshaped Biotech National, September 23

  131. A Quietly Shattering Memoir by a Man Detained by ICE for His Beliefs Book Review, September 23

  132. Knight Family’s $1 Billion Donation to University of Oregon Makes History National, September 23

  133. Youth Frustration and Migration Shadow Morocco’s Election Foreign, September 23

  134. In Bargain With Trump, Major Hospitals Shutter Youth Trans Treatments National, September 22

  135. Stanford Used A.I. to Swap Black Student Into a Photo National, September 22

  136. It’s Not a Tie. But It’s Not Not a Tie. Styles, September 22

  137. M.I.T. Knocks Princeton From Perch As Top School National, September 22

  138. Senators Bring Athletic Pasts to Bear on College Sports Bill Debate Washington, September 21

  139. White House Moves to Have Final Say in Awarding Grants for Scientific Research Science, September 20

  140. A.I. Plays Along to Decode Rules to an Ancient Game Science, September 20

  141. NYU Langone Ends Youth Trans Care in Deal With U.S. Metro, September 18

  142. Should Military Leaders Resist Trump? Letters, September 18

  143. More Households Are Found to Be Struggling Business, September 18

  144. Working Class Faces Its Own Glass Ceiling in Elite Fields Sunday Business, September 18

  145. Football’s Petri Dish of Racism and Misogyny Podcasts, September 18

  146. PEN America Names a Leader After a Debate Over Boycotts Culture, September 17

  147. In Experiment, A.I. Agents Quickly Found New Drug Well, September 17

  148. Label Sought To Help Beef: Made in U.S. Business, September 17

  149. The One-Woman Show Reawakening Hungary Foreign, September 17

  150. Watching Bigots Erupt Op Ed, September 17