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• Man Convicted of Forging Threats Against Trump Gets 16.5 Years in Prison. A Wisconsin man was found guilty of impersonating an undocumented immigrant in handwritten letters that threatened to kill the president in an effort to get the immigrant deported.
• Los Angeles Schools Chief Is Placed on Leave Following F.B.I. Raid. Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, was placed on paid leave after F.B.I. agents raided his home and district office this week.
• Fewer Detectives Will Hunt for Nancy Guthrie, Signaling a New Phase. After a month with little visible progress, the sheriff in Pima County, Ariz., is sending some deputies back to their regular units.
• 30 More People Are Indicted in Anti-ICE Church Protest in Minnesota. The newly indicted people join nine others, including Don Lemon, in facing charges in connection to a protest of President Trump’s immigration crackdown during a worship service.
• Read the Indictment. The Justice Department announced that 30 additional people were charged with disrupting a church service during a protest in Minnesota last month.
• Henrietta Lacks’s Family Settles Suit With Novartis Over Use of Her Cells. Ms. Lacks’s family accused Novartis of profiting from her cells, which were taken from her without her consent in 1951, when she was dying of cervical cancer.
• 13 Measles Cases Reported at Texas Immigration Detention Facility. The infections at the center in El Paso come amid growing worries by some lawmakers about the conditions at immigration detention centers across the country.
• Transgender Kansans Sue After Driver’s Licenses Are Abruptly Canceled. As Kansas invalidates hundreds of licenses and birth certificates, transgender people say their constitutional rights have been violated.
• Texas Can Soon Enforce Law Aimed at Restricting Drag Shows. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a Texas law banning some performances in front of children can go into effect in March as a legal battle continues.
• Pentagon Fires Another Laser at Drone, Prompting New Air Closure. After the downing of a Customs and Border Protection drone, the F.A.A. closed the airspace above Fort Hancock, Texas.
• Minnesota Offers Plan to Fight Fraud as Trump Moves to Freeze Funds. Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota laid out legislative measures to prevent fraud after a scandal that has upended the political landscape in the state.
• Trump Ally Expands Inquiry of Former Officials Who Investigated the President. The office of a prosecutor based in Miami has issued new subpoenas in a wide-ranging inquiry aimed at President Trump’s perceived foes.
• Supreme Court Lawyer Who Moonlighted in High-Stakes Poker Is Convicted of Tax Fraud. The lawyer Thomas C. Goldstein, who co-founded the SCOTUSblog website, hid millions in gambling income from the government, federal prosecutors said.
• Read Judge Schiltz’s Order. In a scathing order, the chief federal judge in Minnesota accused federal officials of continuing to disobey judicial orders related to immigration enforcement.
• Dog Abandoned at Las Vegas Airport Adopted by Responding Police Officer. The previous owner was arrested and charged with animal abandonment and resisting arrest, police said.
• After F.B.I. Raid, Los Angeles School Board Will Discuss Superintendent. Board members will meet Thursday after agents raided the home and office of Alberto Carvalho, the Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent. The F.B.I. also searched the Florida home of a consultant with ties to the schools chief.
• Judge Vows to End Trump Administration’s Noncompliance ‘One Way or Another’ The federal judge identified 210 orders issued in 143 cases in Minnesota in which he said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials had not complied with court orders.
• Testimony Offers New Details on Justice Dept. Role in Abrego Garcia Prosecution. A top prosecutor, Robert E. McGuire, painted an extraordinary picture of senior Justice Department leaders peering over his shoulder and hurrying him along.
• N.Y. Doctor’s Bid to Avoid Extradition to Japan Fails in Court. Dr. Masahide Kanayama could be sent to Japan next week to face charges that he vandalized ancient religious sites, federal prosecutors said.
• Chicago Bids Farewell to Jesse Jackson as Memorials Begin. Mourners lined up outside Rainbow PUSH, the organization Mr. Jackson founded decades ago. He died last week at 84.
• Chicago Man Faces U.S. Charges in Woman’s Killing During Bali Trip. The man is accused of conspiring with his then girlfriend to kill her mother, whose body was stuffed in a suitcase. He spent 11 years in prison in Bali, Indonesia, on related charges.
• The Minnesota Fraud Scandal and the Fallout, Explained. An inquiry into scams involving money slated for social services has deepened over the years. It also is at the center of several recent domestic decisions by the Trump administration.
• Denver Mayor Bars ICE From City Property and Orders Protection for Protesters. Mayor Mike Johnston’s order is a defiant shift from his measured stance and risks drawing attention to Greater Denver after President Trump during the campaign promised a “bloody story” there.
• Family of U.N. Expert Critical of Israel Sues Trump Over Sanctions. The family of Francesca Albanese, a critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, asked a court to void the Trump administration’s sanctions against her.
• 6,000 Hogs Killed in Wind-Driven Fire at Ohio Farm. Police officials said the cause of the conflagration near Columbus is under investigation. It took four hours to extinguish and the carcasses were buried beneath wreckage.
• Why Are So Many Democrats Running for California Governor? With California’s political machine on the wane, nobody has emerged as a clear front-runner. Democrats worry that nine of their candidates could split the vote and hand Republicans a win.
• How Texas School Vouchers Could Make Child Care More Affordable. 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.
• How A.I.-Generated Videos Are Distorting Your Child’s YouTube Feed. 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.
• What We Know About the Gun Battle Off the Coast of Cuba. Four armed Cubans aboard a Florida-based speedboat died in a gunfight with Cuban border troops on Wednesday, officials said.
• Police Officer Accused of Tracking Partner Using License Plate Reader. 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.
• An Inside Look at the State of the Union. 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.
• For America’s 250th, Should the Coin of Trump’s Realm Be Gold? A federally appointed committee is pushing back on plans to mint gold currency depicting President Trump.
• Former Senator Bob Kerrey Resigns From Nebraska Start-Up Amid Epstein Emails. 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.
• F.B.I. Raids Los Angeles Schools Chief’s Home and District Headquarters. 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.
• 7 Voters React to Trump’s State of the Union Speech. 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?
• Texas Governor Spends Millions on Attack Ads Featuring Jasmine Crockett. Gov. Greg Abbott hopes the ads featuring the Democrat will galvanize Republican voter turnout in November.
• In N.C. Senate Race, Democrats Bet a Big Name Can Beat Trump’s Endorsement. 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.
• Lawrence Summers Will Resign From Harvard After Epstein Revelations. 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.
• Ex-Head of San Francisco Homeless Nonprofit Is Charged With Misusing Over $1 Million. Gwendolyn Westbrook, who led the United Council of Human Services, misappropriated public funds for her own use, prosecutors said.
• Online Accusations in Guthrie Abduction Leave One Family ‘Scared Numb’ A fifth-grade teacher and his principal wife hid in their bedroom as dozens of people who believed he might be a kidnapper appeared on their suburban street.
• Judge Dismisses Minnesota Gun Case as Prosecutors Struggle With Resignations. A judge took the unusual step of dropping the case over a speedy trial violation by the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota, which has been flooded with immigration-related cases.
• Mr. Clean, the Bald, Broad-Shouldered Cleaning Mascot, Retires. The character became the face of a household cleaner in 1958. It’s not clear what the brand plans for its next mascot.
• Chicago’s Snowplow Naming Contest Got Political. The Pick: ‘Abolish ICE.’ An annual contest usually draws lighthearted quips. This year, Chicagoans chose a political pun.
• Providence, R.I., Is Used to Snow. But Not 36 Inches in a Day. A day after the city got a record-breaking amount of snow, some residents clung to the magic. Others were gearing up for endless shoveling.
• N.Y.P.D. Reviewing Videos Showing Officers Being Hit With Snowballs. Dozens of people gathered in Washington Square Park in New York City on Monday for a snowball fight. The event turned chaotic when the police, who were called to control the crowd, arrived at the scene and were pelted with snowballs.
• Justice Department Sues University of California Over Antisemitism. The Trump administration accused the university’s Los Angeles campus of not doing enough to curb antisemitism, months after the government tried to cut research money and demanded more than $1 billion.
• House Rejects Air Safety Bill After Pentagon Opposition. The bill would have required aircraft to carry advanced location-tracking technology that officials said might have prevented a midair collision near Washington last year.
• Family Offers $1 Million Reward for Tips Leading to Nancy Guthrie. The NBC “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie said her family would pay up to $1 million for information that leads to finding her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who was abducted from her home near Tucson, Ariz.
• You Want a Lot of Iced Coffee? Dunkin’ Has a Bucket for You. The coffee chain is offering a 48-ounce drink at some locations in New England. Grab a ladle.
• Two Missouri Deputies Slain After Stop of Man Newly Released From Jail. The suspect, who had been charged with receiving stolen property, was killed after fleeing into the woods, said the sheriff’s office in Christian County, which is south of Springfield.
• Trump to Address a Complacent Congress Badly Split Over His Agenda. President Trump will speak to a legislative body that has ceded much of its power to him but has recently pushed back gently, and where partisan divides are deeper than ever ahead of the midterm elections.
• Savannah Guthrie Offers $1 Million for Tip Leading to Mother’s Return. In a new video, the “Today” host acknowledged that her 84-year-old mother may already be dead, but said the family was holding out hope for a miracle.
• Airlines Add Flights in Northeast After Winter Storm Causes Cancellations. The major U.S. airlines said they would add more flights in airports that serve cities like Boston, New York and Philadelphia.
• Record Snowfall Slams New England and Leaves New York City Snarled. At the storm’s peak, well over half a million homes and businesses in the Northeast were without power.
• 9 Accused of Antifa Ties After a Violent ICE Protest Face Trial in Texas. The government said the protesters were part of a heavily armed “cell” of left-wing activists, one of whom was accused of shooting an officer at an anti-ICE protest.
• Generations of ‘Mystic Girls,’ Divided by a Deadly Texas Flood. Camp Mystic has been the foundation of an invisible network of status and power in Texas. Now that social web is beginning to fray.
• Texas Representative Is Pressured to Resign Over Messages to Staff Member. Democrats and Republicans urged Tony Gonzales to step down after allegations that he had sent inappropriate texts to a staff member and had a sexual relationship with her.
• Is A.I. Changing the Way You Teach Writing? Tell Us. We want to hear from high school teachers and college professors who assign writing.
• Texas Officials Share Blame in Camp Mystic Deaths, New Lawsuit Claims. “The lack of the state-required evacuation plan created chaos that cost 27 young lives,” the suit asserts.
• Key Witness Who Disputed ICE Account of Fatal Texas Shooting Dies in Car Accident. A passenger in the car with Ruben Ray Martinez wrote that the men were trying to comply with authorities before Mr. Martinez was shot. The passenger, Joshua Orta, died in a car accident on Saturday.
• Why the Supreme Court Struck Down Trump’s Tariffs. Our reporter Ann E. Marimow describes the rationale of the Supreme Court’s 6-to-3 ruling to strike down President Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
• As Trump Touts Economic Gains, Many Workers Still Feel the Pinch. President Trump says that he has brought down inflation, but families are still struggling to pay bills and plan for the future.
• Armed Man Is Shot and Killed at Mar-a-Lago, Authorities Say. Officers fatally shot Austin Tucker Martin, 21, after he entered a secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago, officials said. The authorities said he was carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel canister.
• N.C. Man Shot and Killed at Mar-a-Lago Liked to Draw Golf Courses. The 21-year-old man was killed by law enforcement officers after he entered Mar-a-Lago with a weapon.
• Homeland Security to Shut T.S.A. PreCheck and Global Entry at Airports. The department said that it would suspend the priority airport security programs on Sunday, about a week after its funding lapsed.
• At Least 15 Have Died on Tahoe-Area Slopes This Year. Three more skiers have died in the Lake Tahoe area since the deadliest avalanche in California history on Tuesday killed nine.
• Newsom, Targeting Red States, Kicks Off Book Tour in Nashville. Scores of Californians have moved to Tennessee for its friendlier business environment and conservative politics. On Saturday, the Democratic governor accused of driving them away paid a visit.
• Observing Ramadan Feels Different This Year for Minnesota’s Somali Community. Faith leaders said many people were still afraid to leave their homes, even after the weekslong federal immigration crackdown ended.
• Trump Pulls Support From House Republican Who Opposed Tariffs. The president yanked his endorsement of Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado, imperiling Republicans’ chances of holding onto his seat as they brace for midterm losses.
• 2 Skiers Are Injured After Being Buried in Utah Avalanche. The men were skiing on Saturday in a backcountry area of the Big Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City, said officials, who urged caution in unstable snow conditions.
• Nine Bodies of Skiers Recovered in Deadly Sierra Nevada Avalanche, Officials Say. A ninth victim who had been missing was found and recovered, officials said Saturday, from an avalanche that was the deadliest in modern California history.
• Ohio Woman Who Fatally Drugged 4 Men Is Sentenced to 60 Years. The woman, Rebecca Auborn, pleaded guilty to murder in December. The men, whom she had met for sex in exchange for money, overdosed on fentanyl, the authorities said.
• Blizzard Warnings Issued for Swath of East Coast, Including N.Y.C. The blizzard warnings are the first since 2017 for New York City, which is expected to get up to 18 inches of snow, or more.
• How Lunar New Year Traditions Take Root Across America. The New York Times traveled to Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Orleans and New York to see how Asian American communities blend old and new customs to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
• Minnesota Republicans Were Bullish. Then Came the Immigration Crackdown. A fraud scandal had Democrats on the defensive and led Gov. Tim Walz to end his re-election bid. But the ICE surge upended the political landscape.
• Concerns Over L.A. Olympics Come Into Focus as Winter Games Draw to a Close. New details about the LA28 chairman’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as well as anxiety over key infrastructure projects, have thrown the planning into disarray.

Elections

• How to Vote in the North Carolina Primary. Marquee primary contests will determine the major-party nominees for an open U.S. Senate seat. The real action could unfold lower down the ballot.
• How to Vote in the Arkansas Primary. The state will hold party primaries as well as some general elections for nonpartisan local offices. Early voting continues through Monday.
• Pennsylvania State House Special Election Results. Get live results from the 2026 Pennsylvania State House special elections.
• Maine State House District 94 Special Election Results. Get live results from the 2026 Maine special election.

Politics

• Bill Clinton Says He ‘Did Nothing Wrong’ in House Epstein Inquiry. Former President Bill Clinton told members of the House Oversight Committee in a closed-door deposition that he “saw nothing” and had done nothing wrong when he associated with Jeffrey Epstein decades ago.
• Scouts Will Abandon D.E.I. Policies Under Agreement With Pentagon, Hegseth Says. Scouting America said it had staved off a demand from the Pentagon to ban girls from the organization and change its name back to Boy Scouts of America.
• Radiohead Demands That ICE Remove Its Song From a Social Media Video. The band condemned the Trump administration for using the song “Let Down” in a post showing victims of violent crimes that federal officials said had been committed by illegal immigrants.
• ‘We Got to Win the Midterms’: Trump Takes His State of the Union Message on the Road. During a visit to Texas, President Trump made clear that he would be driving home his depiction of Democrats as out of step ahead of the elections in November.
• Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump Plans Visit to Beijing. The package worth billions of dollars and endorsed by lawmakers is stalled at the State Department as the U.S. and China plan an April summit.
• What You Taught Me About Texas. Our readers in the state offer a window into the current center of the political universe.
• Near the White House, Hundreds of High School Students Protest ICE. The demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial was the latest in a string of school walkouts across the country, which have resulted in arrests and condemnation from some officials, and plaudits from others.
• Student Remains in Honduras After ICE Vows to Deport Her Again. Any Lucia López Belloza was deported by mistake. A judge ordered her return by Friday. When the Trump administration sent a plane, she decided not to get on.
• An Update: Did a Brooklyn Couple Kill a Neighbor’s Trees for a Better View in Maine? On Friday, the state approved a settlement that included a $3,000 fine but no acknowledgment of guilt for a tree poisoning that riled people in scenic Rockport, Maine.
• War Court Prosecutor Asks Panel to Overturn Torture Finding in 9/11 Case. An appeals court heard a government effort to resurrect the 2007 interrogations of a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay.
• Kamala Harris Endorses Jasmine Crockett in Texas Senate Race. The endorsement from the former vice president, her most significant since leaving office, comes as Ms. Crockett is facing a competitive Democratic primary contest against James Talarico.
• Victims’ Families Stunned by Failure of Air Safety Bill in House. Relatives of those who died in a midair collision over D.C. last year came to Washington to watch a vote they thought would go their way. It didn’t.
• Trump Says He’s ‘Not Happy’ With Progress of Iran Talks. The president expressed his negative view of the status of nuclear talks as he weighed military strikes against Iran.
• Navy’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Heads to Mideast as It Fixes Nagging Problems. The carrier has had mechanical problems throughout its eight-month deployment, but officials now say it is ready for battle. Take a look inside the ship.
• Justice Thomas Bemoans Incivility as Security Prompts Cancellation of In-Person Speech. The justice participated remotely in a closed-door session of a legal conference, a reminder of the heightened threats facing jurists in recent years.
• Bill Clinton Begins Deposition About His Relationship With Epstein. Republicans appeared eager to press the former president. Democrats said they hoped to use his appearance as precedent to demand that President Trump also answer questions.
• Employment Commission Says Agencies Can Restrict Bathroom Use by Gender Identity. The ruling extends the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s intervention on President Trump’s gender and race priorities.
• Pentagon Attacks Anthropic Chief as Deadline Looms in Standoff. The A.I. firm had rejected military officials’ latest offer. Anthropic has until 5:01 p.m. on Friday to give them unrestricted access to its model.
• 4 Things You Didn’t Know About the Plummeting U.S. Birthrate. There is good news buried behind the worries about population decline, some experts say.
• In Tuesday’s North Carolina Primaries, the Left Is Aiming for Democrats. From a Charlotte-area House race to three statehouse races, North Carolina liberals are signaling that their tolerance for Democratic stalwarts may be coming to an end.
• The Birthrate Is Plunging. Why Some Say That’s a Good Thing. The political class is worried about the historic drop. But the biggest change is among the youngest women, who are the least ready to have children.
• Trump’s Foreign Policy: Resurrecting Empire. President Trump’s approach is a revival of the mission of empire — acquiring the territories and resources of sovereign peoples.
• Hillary Clinton Denies Ever Meeting Jeffrey Epstein. The former first lady, senator and secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, told congressional members in a closed-door deposition that she had no dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.
• In Trump’s Case for War, a Series of False or Unproven Claims. Key elements of the Trump administration’s arguments this week for another military campaign against Iran do not hold up.
• Vance Continues to Criticize Democrats’ Attitude During State of the Union. Speaking in Wisconsin to support Republicans ahead of the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance reminded his audience that Democrats had not stood up at the president’s behest on Tuesday.
• Justice Department Sues 5 States, Most Republican-Led, for Voter Data. The Trump administration sued Utah, Oklahoma and West Virginia, as well as Kentucky and New Jersey, to obtain unredacted voter registration databases in pursuit of baseless claims of voter fraud.
• Regime Change in Cuba Appeals to Trump but Carries Risks. The Trump administration is signaling a different approach, after demanding an end to Cuba’s communist leadership.
• Trump’s Go-To Tactic in the State of the Union. Our reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs examines the context of a moment in the State of the Union speech when President Trump turned to a favorite tactic on immigration.
• Trump Declared Victory in Minneapolis. But What Did He Accomplish? The Trump administration came under fire for an operation that turned lethal and politically toxic. But the show of force may also have had a bigger purpose: to serve as a warning.
• Government Still Building Case for U.S.S. Cole Trial 25 Years After Attack. Prosecutors are scrambling to shore up the case from adverse judicial rulings. Defense lawyers say they are not ready for trial.
• In Texas, a G.O.P. Civil War Erupts: ‘How MAGA Are You?’ Representative Dan Crenshaw, who has at times clashed with President Trump and his allies, is facing a conservative challenger in Tuesday’s primary.
• Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to End Protections for Syrian Migrants. The president has sought to end the program, known as Temporary Protected Status, for various migrants as part of his mass deportation efforts.
• Hillary Clinton’s Deposition on Epstein Disrupted by Leak of Photo of Her Testifying. The former secretary of state had requested a public hearing if she was going to be forced to testify in the House Oversight Committee’s investigation, but the G.O.P. chairman had refused.
• Judge Declines to Halt Construction on Trump’s East Wing Ballroom Project. A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit challenging the project needed to be revised before he could consider the larger questions it presented.
• Justice Gorsuch’s Tariffs Warning. Granting a president new power is easy, he said. But taking it back is almost impossible.
• Arkansas Governor Seeks to Oust Republican Foes Over a Prison. 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.
• For Trump, Military Strike in Iran Could Serve Symbolic Purpose. Some officials in the Trump administration hope an attack would force Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program. Others have doubts.
• Trump Administration Withholds $259 Million in Medicaid Funds From Minnesota. 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.
• Patel Ousts F.B.I. Personnel Tied to Inquiry Into Trump’s Retained Classified Records. The firings are part of a rolling barrage of retribution aimed at those who worked on the two federal prosecutions of President Trump.
• Ilhan Omar Condemns Arrest of State of the Union Guest. 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.
• How Was Trump’s Speech? Choose Your Own Algorithmic Adventure. Here’s how social media may have shaped your impressions of the State of the Union.
• Trump’s Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms. 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.
• Trump Officials Seek to Break Editorial ‘Firewall’ at U.S.-Funded News Agencies. 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.
• Trump Echoes Biden on the Economy in State of the Union Speech. President Trump’s arguments about the country during the State of the Union on Tuesday echoed those of President Biden’s two years ago.
• Judge Finds Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportations Unlawful. 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.
• Senate Votes to Fill Seat of Air Safety Official Ousted by Trump. John DeLeeuw, an American Airlines executive, was confirmed to the seat vacated by Alvin Brown, who is suing over his ouster.
• Surgeon General Nominee Dodges Senators’ Questions on Vaccines. 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.
• Trump’s speech gets a mixed reaction around the world.
• Surgeon General Nominee Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines at Senate Hearing. 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.
• As More Products and Places Bear His Name, Trump Plays Coy. In his State of the Union address, President Trump promoted two programs that just so happened to be named after him.
• Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump. 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.
• For Hillary Clinton, an Epstein Deposition Is the Latest ‘Stand by Your Man’ Moment. 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.
• U.S. and Ukrainian officials to meet in Geneva this week.
• Democrats counter Trump after his combative State of the Union speech.
• Who Said It Better? How Trump’s Economic Pitch Echoes Biden’s. With the midterms approaching and polls showing unease about the economy, some of President Trump’s arguments about its strength sounded eerily like those of his predecessor.
• Trump Puts On a Show, Casting Democrats as the Villains. On the defensive over the economy and with the midterms approaching, President Trump made clear that his political strategy is to paint Democrats as unpatriotic and ‘crazy.’
• Trump Heralds Economic Policies in Combative State of the Union Speech. President Trump portrayed the United States as safe and “winning” in his State of the Union address. He also derided Democrats, repeating baseless claims that they cheat in elections and assailing them on immigration.
• ‘Stand Up’: With One Maneuver, Trump Tries to Box In Democrats. President Trump turned his State of the Union address into full-blown political theater, handing out medals to war veterans and tossing the spotlight to ice hockey players.
• Rubio Was Looking at His Phone After Trump Praised Him in State of the Union Speech. Shortly after Secretary of State Marco Rubio was singled out for praise, a New York Times photographer captured him reading messages from Mr. Trump’s special envoy to Venezuela.
• 6 Takeaways From Trump’s State of the Union. In an address that was heavy on theatrics, President Trump lashed out at Democrats as “crazy” and unpatriotic.
• Democratic Response to Trump’s State of the Union. Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia delivered the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address.
• The World Waited on Edge for Trump’s Thinking on Iran. It’s Still Waiting. Even as the president considers an attack, his State of the Union address offered little more than a brief repetition of vague talking points from recent days.
• Spanberger, in Democratic Response, Asks ‘Is the President Working for You?’ “We all know the answer is no,” the Virginia governor argued in her rebuttal to President Trump’s State of the Union address.
• Trump Calls for More Limits on Trans Youth. During the State of the Union address, the president said states “must ban” social transitions among young people without parental consent.
• Full Transcript of Trump’s State of the Union Address. President Trump spoke for nearly two hours to a joint session of Congress.
• Democrats, Boycotting Trump’s Speech, Rally Outside the Capitol. Dozens of House and Senate members skipped the speech and, in a counter event on the National Mall, criticized the president’s policies on immigration, health care and the economy.
• “That is our highest honor, congressional medal of honor — that’s a big thing”
• Trump Honors Hockey Champions and Service Members at State of the Union. The president announced medals for the U.S. men’s hockey team’s star goalie as well as several military veterans.
• “His reckless trade policies have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs.”
• “They’ve killed and maimed thousands of American service members and hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of people with what’s called roadside bombs, they were the kings of the roadside bomb. We took out Suleimani. I did that in my first term, it had a huge impact. He was the father of the roadside bomb.”
• “We have almost no crime anymore in Washington, D.C. How did that happen? In fact, crime in Washington is now at the lowest level ever recorded, and murders in D.C. this January were down close to 100 percent from a year ago.”
• “In a breakthrough operation last June, the United States military obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian soil known as Operation Midnight Hammer.”
• “With our new military campaign, we have stopped record amounts of drugs coming into our country and virtually stopped it completely coming in by water or sea — you probably noticed that.”
• “We have more jobs, more people working today than ever before in the history of our country.”
• “The cheating is rampant in our elections. It’s rampant. … They want to cheat. They have cheated. And their policy is so bad that the only way they can get elected is to cheat and we’re going to stop it.”
• “I ended eight wars.”
• “I want to stop all payments to big insurance companies and instead give that money directly to the people so they can buy their own health care, which will be better health care at a much lower cost.”
• “We are deporting illegal alien criminals from our country at record numbers and we’re getting them the hell out of here fast!”
• “We will always protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.”
• “The cost of chicken, butter, fruit, hotels, automobiles, rent is lower today than when I took office, by a lot. And even beef, which was very high, is starting to come down significantly.”
• “Under my just-enacted most favored nation agreement, Americans who have for decades paid by far the highest prices of any nation anywhere in the world for prescription drugs will now pay the lowest price anywhere in the world for drugs anywhere.”
• “With the great Big Beautiful Bill, we gave you no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on Social Security for our great seniors.”
• “Under Biden and his corrupt partners in Congress and beyond, it reached a breaking point with the green new scam, open borders for everyone. They poured in by the millions and millions from prisons, from mental institutions. There were murderers, 11,088 murderers.”
• “If we’re able to find enough of that fraud, we will actually have a balanced budget overnight.”
• “So in my first year of the second term — should be my third term.”
• “American natural gas production is at an all-time high because I kept my promise to drill, baby, drill.”
• “I believe the tariffs, paid for by foreign countries, will, like in the past, substantially replace the modern day system of income tax — taking a great financial burden off the people that I love.”
• “But when it comes to the corruption that is plundering America, there has been no more stunning example than Minnesota — where members of the Somali community have pillaged an estimated $19 billion from the American taxpayer.”
• “100 percent of all jobs created under my administration have been in the private sector.”
• Al Green Once Again Disrupts Trump’s Speech After Protest. The 79-year-old Texas Democrat was escorted out of the House chamber after holding up a sign that read, “Black people aren’t apes!”
• “I’ve never seen a goaltender play as well as goalie Connor Hellebuyck. Think of it. 46 shots on goal.”
• “After four years, in which millions and millions of illegal aliens poured across our borders totally unvetted and unchecked, we now have the strongest and most secure border in American history by far. In the past nine months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted to the United States. But we will always allow people to come in legally. People that will love our country and will work hard to maintain our country.”
• “I had just inherited a nation in crisis with a stagnant economy, inflation at record levels, a wide open border, horrendous recruitment for military and police, rampant crime at home, and wars and chaos all over the world. ... A turnaround for the ages.”
• “Last year, I urged this Congress to begin the mission by passing the largest tax cuts in American history, and the Republican majority delivered so beautifully!”
• “In four long years, the last administration got less than $1 trillion in new investment in the United States. And when I say less, substantially less. In 12 months, I secured commitments for more than $18 trillion pouring in from all over the globe.”
• “In one year, we have lifted 2.4 million Americans, a record, off of food stamps.”
• “As thousands of new businesses are forming, factories, plants and laboratories are being built, we have added 70,000 new construction jobs in just a very short period of time.”
• “The Biden administration and its allies in Congress gave us the worst inflation in the history of our country. But in 12 months, my administration has driven core inflation down to the lowest level in more than five years.”
• How Trump’s State of the Union Speech Times Compare to Other Presidents. State of the Union speeches. Here’s how he compares to past presidents.
• U.S. sent F-22 fighter jets to Israel, an official says. Videos show a dozen F-22 Raptors left Britain on Tuesday, and flight tracking data indicates they flew toward the Middle East.
• Kash Patel’s Olympics Schedule Left Plenty of Time for Leisure. An itinerary for Mr. Patel’s trip provides more granular detail, including long segments of personal time that suggest he was not immensely oversubscribed by official duties.
• Same War, Different Message: Trump Tonight vs. Biden Four Years Ago. President Trump issued no statement in support of Ukraine on the anniversary of the Russian invasion, four years after his predecessor laid out the stakes.
• 68% of Americans Say Trump Has the Wrong Priorities. As Mr. Trump prepares for his State of the Union address, polls show that most Americans say he isn’t paying enough attention to the country’s biggest problems.
• Senate Democrats Again Block D.H.S. Funding, Demanding Enforcement Curbs. Democrats refused to allow a bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security to move ahead without new restrictions on federal agents carrying out President Trump’s immigration enforcement drive.
• Pentagon Gives A.I. Company an Ultimatum. Anthropic insists on limits on how its technology is used and could be labeled a supply chain risk if it fails to accept the military’s demands.
• Epstein Victims to Attend Trump’s State of the Union as Guests of Lawmakers. Over a dozen victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse will attend the speech as guests of Democratic lawmakers, who are calling for the full release of Epstein files.
• The U.S. Men’s Hockey Team Has Arrived in Washington. Two gold medal-winning U.S. hockey teams were invited to Washington for the State of the Union address. Only one came to town.
• Dueling Slates of Guests at Speech Show Stark Immigration Divide. The president and Republican lawmakers aim to portray undocumented immigrants as a danger. Democrats will try to paint the administration’s crackdown as the real peril.
• Federal Judiciary Asks Congress to Give Over Control of Courthouses. In a letter to lawmakers, the courts’ policymaking body claimed that the General Services Administration, part of the executive branch, had been slow to make crucial repairs.
• The Guest List for the State of the Union. Democratic lawmakers invited victims of Jeffrey Epstein and of President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
• Trump’s State of the Union, By the Numbers. A year into President Trump’s second term, the United States has undergone fundamental changes.
• Catholic Clergy Call for ‘Human Dignity’ in Immigration Enforcement. 18 bishops and archbishops from border areas issued a strongly worded statement hours before President Trump’s State of the Union address.
• Trump Leans on Congress to Address His False Claims of Voter Fraud. The State of the Union gives the president a high-profile chance to issue a call to action on election security legislation he has pressured Republicans to ram through over Democratic opposition.
• Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Decide Fate of Great Lakes Pipeline. The question before the justices in a lawsuit filed by Michigan seeking to close part of the line was narrow. But the dispute raises broader questions about states’ power to regulate fossil fuels.
• In Democratic Response to Trump, Spanberger Will Stress Affordability. Abigail Spanberger, the newly elected governor of Virginia, was chosen to deliver her party’s response to President Trump’s State of the Union address.
• Backers of Aviation Safety Bill Cite Recent Near Miss to Make Their Case. The legislation’s advocates say a close call between two private planes near Teterboro, N.J., on Feb. 13 underscores the need for more collision prevention technology.
• Fresh Off a Supreme Court Loss, Trump Could Face New Challenges on Tariffs. Critics are questioning the legality of the provision President Trump has used to replace his previous slate of tariffs, raising the prospect of yet another legal battle.
• Trump Administration Tells States It Aims to ‘Reimagine’ Jobless Benefits. Federal officials are subjecting some states to higher scrutiny in an antifraud campaign, as the president rails against California and states led by Democrats.
• Democrats Counter Trump With Their Own Plan to Limit Wall Street Landlords. As the president prepares to deliver a State of the Union address likely to touch on his own proposal, Senate Democrats introduced a bill with their own vision for limiting investors’ purchases of single-family homes.
• Supreme Court Sides With Couple in Case Involving Baby Food Sold at Whole Foods. The court agreed to revive a lawsuit by a Texas couple who claimed that tainted baby food purchased at Whole Foods had sickened their young son.
• Trump’s Tariff Goes Into Effect at 10 Percent, Not the 15 Threatened. The change surprised executives and foreign leaders, who had been expecting the 15 percent rate the president announced on Saturday.
• State of the Union May Be a Trial for ‘Barely Invited’ Justices. If tradition holds, members of the Supreme Court will attend Trump’s annual speech, just days after ruling against the legality of his tariffs.
• Trump, Bruised and Unpopular, Turns to State of the Union for a Reset. Reeling from a major Supreme Court setback and falling approval ratings, the president seeks to reclaim the narrative ahead of the midterms.
• Cracks Appear in Trump Coalition Ahead of State of the Union. As the president prepares to speak to the nation, Northeastern Pennsylvania is showing discontent on the edges of the Trump coalition and an energized Democratic opposition.
• Here’s How to Watch Trump’s State of the Union Address. President Trump will speak at 9 p.m. Eastern time to a joint session of Congress. The New York Times will carry the address live.
• Pentagon Races to Spend $153 Billion in Added Funds for Military. The Trump administration for months ignored Congress’s demand for a plan on how the Defense Department would spend the money that Republicans pushed through in their sweeping domestic policy bill.
• Trump Says Top General Predicts Easy Victory Over Iran; He Says Otherwise in Private. The remarks differ from what Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is said to have told the president in high-level White House meetings.
• Pentagon Pulls Support for Air Safety Bill Written After D.C. Collision. The legislation, which the House is expected to vote on Tuesday, would require military and commercial aircraft to use certain tracking technology to avoid collisions.
• Five Big Political Questions About Trump’s State of the Union Speech. Tariffs, the cost of living, immigration: The president has a careful line to walk on major issues.
• ‘It’s Going to Be a Long Speech’: Trump Prepares for State of the Union. President Trump does not like to practice reading the speech out loud, but he spent time mimicking the setup of the House chamber, officials familiar with his plans said.
• Pentagon Summons Anthropic Chief in Dispute Over A.I. Limits. The artificial intelligence company has demanded that some guardrails be put in place as it negotiates a contract with the Defense Department.
• U.S. Hits Another Boat in the Caribbean, Killing 3. The Defense Department did not provide evidence of its claim that the vessel was carrying drugs. At least 150 people have been killed in the campaign since September.
• ‘Angel Families’ Return to Washington to Back Up Trump Ahead of State of the Union. The families of people killed by undocumented immigrants have forged a bond with the president, who has invited some of them to his address on Tuesday.
• Johnson Will Bring Daughter of Jimmy Lai to State of the Union Address. Her appearance underscores that “America is determined” to secure the release of the Hong Kong democracy activist, Speaker Mike Johnson said.
• Facing Angry ‘MAHA Moms,’ Kennedy Defends Trump’s Pesticide Order. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. angered supporters last week by backing an order to ramp up production of the weedkiller glyphosate.
• Border Patrol Shoots Armed Person Near Canadian Border, Authorities Say. The F.B.I. said that the person, who was not killed, “allegedly fired at” a Border Patrol agent in Pittsburg, N.H., around 1 a.m. on Sunday.
• Training for New ICE Agents Is ‘Deficient’ and ‘Broken,’ Whistle-Blower Says. The former official will appear with congressional Democrats, who also released documents indicating significant reductions in instructional hours for recruits.
• Senator Handcuffed After Interrupting Noem Will Give Spanish Rebuttal to Trump. Senator Alex Padilla, a Democrat from California, offered a preview of his remarks, which he expects to focus on the economy, immigration and fair elections.
• Trump Administration Scrambles to Pick Up the Pieces of Broken Tariffs. President Trump is already working to piece his tariff program back together, after a Supreme Court ruling ruptured a centerpiece of his economic agenda.
• Judge Bars Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump’s Mishandling of Documents. Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida, slammed the former special counsel, Jack Smith, for drafting the report even after she had dismissed the case.
• Trump Claims a Historic Turnaround for the U.S. Here Are the Facts. Trends on jobs, inflation and crime that began before Donald Trump retook office continued, largely unabated, in his first year back.
• Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders. At least 35 times since August, federal judges have ordered the administration to explain why it should not be punished for violating their orders in immigration cases.
• Former F.B.I. Official, Ousted Under Trump, Will Run for Congress in Maryland. David Sundberg, who led the Washington Field Office, is joining a crowded Democratic primary for Steny H. Hoyer’s open House seat.
• Supreme Court Considers Fate of Docks and Other Assets Seized by Cuba in 1960. Amid rising tensions with Cuba, the Trump administration is backing lawsuits that would allow Americans to get compensation for property confiscated by Fidel Castro’s regime.
• In Washington State, Democrats Consider Breaking a Taboo: Taxing the Rich. The state where Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates made fortunes might have progressive social policies, but its resistance to an income tax is similar to conservative states. That might change.
• Here Are the Rare Instances of Fatal Shootings by the Secret Service. Sunday’s shooting of an armed man at President Trump’s Florida club is one of only a handful of fatal encounters that the agency has had in its 160-year history.
• F.B.I. Director Celebrates Hockey Victory as Bureau Stares Down Crises. Kash Patel’s trip to Italy came at a fraught and frenetic time for the bureau and Mr. Patel, who has shown little willingness to curb his jet-setting.
• Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack. The top negotiators plan to meet in Geneva on Thursday for last-ditch talks, debating a new proposal that could create an off-ramp as two carrier groups massed within striking distance of Iran.
• When Faced With Claims of Racism, Trump Points to His Black Friends. President Trump has often invoked his unnamed Black friends, or name-checked celebrities and athletes, when asked to discuss anything related to Black voters.
• Iran Could Direct Proxies to Attack U.S. Targets Abroad, Officials Warn. Security officials are monitoring increasingly worrisome signs as President Trump considers another military campaign against Iran.
• Armed Man Is Fatally Shot at Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service Says. The man was killed early Sunday after an “unauthorized entry” into the secure perimeter at President Trump’s resort in Florida, the agency said. The president was not at the club at the time.
• Denmark Rejects Trump’s Plan to Send Hospital Boat to Greenland. Denmark’s defense minister said Greenland did not need health care assistance, a day after President Trump said he planned to send a “great hospital boat” to the island.
• A Fractured ‘Never Trump’ Movement Eyes an Uncertain Future. Divisions over what and who should come next were evident as G.O.P. critics of the president, weakened in their party, gathered at a summit near Washington.
• Shutdown at D.H.S. Extends to Cyber Agency, Adding to Setbacks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has navigated staffing cuts without a Senate-confirmed leader. Employees have become demoralized and concerned about the agency’s ability to ward off threats.
• Divide Among Supreme Court’s Conservatives Could Test Trump’s Agenda. In rejecting President Trump’s tariffs, the court’s six conservative justices displayed subtle differences in their views of executive power.
• In Gorsuch’s Homage to Legislative Power, a Subtle Reproach of a Neutered Congress. In his concurrence to the ruling invalidating President Trump’s tariffs, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch made a forceful case for the sanctity of the legislative process — and an implicit critique of its current dysfunction.
• How the Save America Act Could Change Voting. Legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote is only the beginning as Republicans press to sharply limit voting in line with President Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud. Our congressional correspondent Annie Karni describes two of the bills and their prospects.
• Senate G.O.P. Faces Pressure to Force ‘Talking Filibuster’ for Voter I.D. Bill. Some reluctant Republicans say an old-school filibuster showdown with Democrats could paralyze the Senate with no guarantee of success. But President Trump and their own colleagues are spoiling for the fight.
• How A.I. Money Is Flooding Into the Midterm Elections. A.I. companies, along with allied groups and executives, spent at least $83 million on federal elections last year, and huge amounts are set to arrive this year.

World

• Game-Changing Drugs. Ozempic and similar weight-loss medications are hailed as miracle drugs. But there are plenty of unknowns about long-term use.
• A Last Chance Before War. The U.S. and Iran both say they want to avoid a conflict. Time is running out to avoid one.
• Trump Squeezes Cuba. Many U.S. presidents have tried to bring down the Communist government over almost seven decades. This time, it feels different.
• Europe’s New Way of War. Can Europe defend itself without the United States? A new strategic vision says yes.
• Settlers Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land. For two years, settlers attacked Rezeq Abu Naim’s land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at all hours and in all manners. After another violent incursion over the weekend, his family abandoned their home.
• Courting China Again. The German chancellor will travel to Beijing this week, the latest high-level visitor as Western countries pivot back to China.
• Map: 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes the South China Sea. View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
• For Dutch speedskater, age doesn’t matter. Jorrit Bergsma, a gold medalist back in 2014, is now 40. But he rolled back the years to win gold.
• Klaebo. Inevitable. Johannes Klaebo won his sixth cross country gold medal at the 2026 Olympics.

Africa

• This Billionaire Traded Glam for a Mission to Industrialize Nigeria. Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has an ambitious vision for the continent’s most populous nation, but hurdles stand in his way.
• 15 South Africans Duped Into Fighting for Russia in Ukraine Return Home. The South African leader said that the men had come home two weeks after he had won agreement from President Vladimir V. Putin.

Americas

• A Stolen Boat, a Deadly Gunfight and a Supposed Plot Against Cuba. The Cuban government’s account of a supposed armed raid into its territory was called into question after one of the men identified as being on the boat turned up in Miami.
• Will World Cup Games in Mexico Be Affected by Cartel Boss Killing? Safety questions linger since the country is set to host matches in the world’s largest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup.
• Venezuela’s Capital, Laid Low by Misrule, Is Stirring Back to Life. New restaurants are popping up in Caracas. Nightclubs are bursting at the seams. The streets are eerily safe — with big exceptions. Could a revival be on the horizon?
• Marco Rubio Says U.S. Is Probing Deadly Cuban Shooting. 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.
• Vessels Have Clashed With Cuban Border Forces Before. 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.
• Inside the Tranquil Mountain Town Where El Mencho Made His Last Stand. 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.
• Here’s the latest. 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.
• Cuban Government Says 4 Are Killed in Gunfire Exchange With Florida Speedboat. 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.
• Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts Four Men in a Murder That Shook the Nation. 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.
• The Fall of a Strongman: Inside Maduro’s Last Days in Power. The Venezuelan leader overestimated his strength and misread his exchange with President Trump in the decisive weeks before his capture by U.S. forces.
• How a Day of Mayhem Unfolded in Mexico. The Times reporter Maria Abi-Habib describes the surge of violence in Mexico that erupted after a government raid killed the powerful cartel boss known as El Mencho.
• Amid Chaos in Mexico, False Images Stoked Fears. Online disinformation proliferated rapidly after the Mexican military killed the country’s top cartel leader, fueling fear and chaos among residents and tourists alike. Mexican officials say some A.I.-generated images and fake news reports may have been linked to criminal actors.
• What to Know About the Cartels Operating in Mexico. Other criminal groups in Mexico may try to take advantage of the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as El Mencho, who ran the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
• How the U.S. Is Crippling Cuba’s Economy. Cuba is facing its worst economic crisis in 67 years. Blackouts and fuel shortages have worsened after President Trump tightened restrictions on oil. Our international correspondent Frances Robles talks with Katrin Bennhold about the current situation in Cuba.
• Mexico Is Caught Between Trump and the Cartels. President Trump has demanded President Claudia Sheinbaum confront the cartels. The killing of “El Mencho” suggests it might be working — but could come at a cost.
• After Six Decades of the War on Drugs, What Works? The U.S. and its allies have spilled blood and treasure to kill drug lords and defeat cartels, but the drugs keep coming and the new groups are more violent than ever.
• After Chaos Rips Across Mexico, the Remnants of Cartel Violence Haunt Residents. Charred vehicles cluttered deserted streets as residents started to emerge from their homes in Guadalajara, which was hit hard by violence after the death of a cartel leader.
• Hunkering Down in Mexico, Some Hope for a Flight Out Amid Burning Cars. People from Canada and the United States tell of scrambling for safety, food and flights after violence erupted in Mexico when a cartel boss died in custody.
• Violence in Mexico After Cartel Boss Is Killed. Mexican officials carried out an operation that killed the nation’s most wanted cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.” The death of Mr. Oseguera, who was the head of Mexico’s most powerful criminal organization, set off a wave of violence across the country.
• Mexican Forces Say They Tracked El Mencho to Cabin by Following His Lover. Top security officials revealed details of the operation that led to the death of Mexico’s most wanted drug cartel leader.
• C.I.A. Intelligence Helped Lead Mexican Authorities to ‘El Mencho’ Mexican officials said they had found the elusive cartel kingpin by tracking a romantic partner. The C.I.A. provided some intelligence critical to the operation.
• Videos Show How Mayhem Unfolded in Mexico. Armed groups blocked roads and set fire to supermarkets and banks after the Mexican government killed Mexico’s most-wanted cartel boss.
• Black Smoke, Burning Tires: A Tourist City Is Jolted by Violence in Mexico. Violence broke out shortly after the killing of Mexico’s most wanted drug cartel boss Sunday. Tourists described the unease in Puerto Vallarta, a coastal resort destination.
• Violence Erupts Across Mexico After Cartel Boss Killed. After the Mexican government said it had killed one of the country’s most violent criminal figures, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, armed groups set fires to buildings and vehicles across Mexico.
• Mexico Killed ‘El Mencho.’ What’s Next for the Drug Cartel He Led? The death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes dealt a major blow to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, but few believe it spells the end for the powerful group.
• What to Know About the Killing of ‘El Mencho’ The Mexican government has killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the longtime leader of one of Mexico’s most powerful gangs, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
• Mexico’s Most-Wanted Cartel Boss Killed by Security Forces, Officials Say. Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” was the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and widely regarded as one of the country’s most violent criminal figures.
• How $600 Drones Are Outsmarting Colombia’s Billion-Dollar Military. Security officials say easy access by guerrilla groups to commercial drones, cheaply modified into deadly weapons, has put the nation’s army on its heels.

Asia Pacific

• Were Duterte’s Speeches Orders to Kill or Hyperbole? Judges at the International Criminal Court have heard starkly different interpretations this week of the words of former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines.
• Pakistan Launches Airstrikes on Afghanistan. Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated on Friday as the two countries clashed.
• What to Know About the Clashes Between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The renewed violence between the neighboring countries stems from Pakistan’s accusations that Afghanistan’s Taliban government has harbored a militant group.
• South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate. South Korea approved Google’s request to export detailed map data, reversing a longstanding restriction that made the tool largely nonfunctional.
• Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan in ‘Open War’ Against Taliban. The airstrikes came hours after Afghan troops had attacked Pakistani border positions and follow months of worsening relations between the neighboring countries.
• Why U.S. Allies Are Lining Up to Meet China. Amid trade disputes with President Trump, leaders of major U.S. allies have been visiting China. Our foreign correspondent David Pierson describes what’s going on.
• A Japanese City Received 21 Gold Bars With Instructions: Fix Your Water Pipes. 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.
• China Wants Germany in Its Corner. It’s Not That Easy. 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.
• ​Kim Jong-un Hints at Improving U.S. Relations — With Caveats. ​ 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.
• After Bondi Beach Massacre, an Anti-Immigration Party Surges. 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.
• South Korea Fell Hard for This Dessert. That Was Last Month. The brief life span of the Dubai chewy cookie reflects the country’s fast-moving food trends, where hype often matters more than taste.
• Germany’s Leader Delivers a Blunt Warning to China on Trade. Chancellor Friedrich Merz laid out his complaints in a frank message to his hosts on a trip to Beijing that China had designed to showcase their relationship.
• A Hero the Taliban Didn’t Expect. A triumph in indoor soccer has turned Alireza Ahmadi, 17, and other players from the Hazara minority, long marginalized in Afghanistan, into national heroes.
• Xi’s Purges of China’s Military Run Deep, New Study Shows. Around 100 senior officers have been sidelined or vanished since 2022, hollowing out the top ranks and raising questions about the army’s capabilities.
• China Amps Up Pressure on Japan With Export Bans. Beijing placed the restrictions on 20 Japanese entities with ties to the defense industry, the latest ratcheting up of its monthslong feud with Tokyo.
• The Japanese Airport That Doesn’t Lose Bags. Kansai International Airport, which is located near Osaka, Japan, hasn’t lost a single piece of luggage since it opened in 1994. River Akira Davis, our Tokyo correspondent, visited the airport to understand how Japanese culture has influenced its success.
• Duterte’s Fans Rally in The Hague as the I.C.C. Weighs Evidence Against Him. The protests are a sign of the Philippine ex-leader’s ongoing influence, even as he faces a possible trial for the deaths of thousands during his war on drugs.
• Trump Looks Ahead to Summit With China’s Xi, but Tariffs and Taiwan Loom. President Trump said his planned meeting with President Xi Jinping would be a grand display, but tensions over trade and defense could dampen the mood.
• The A.I. Evangelists on a Mission to Shake Up Japan. Team Mirai, a political party founded by software engineers, won 11 seats in Japan’s legislature by promising chatbots, self-driving buses and high-tech jobs.
• At A.I. Summit, India Tries to Find a Way Between the U.S. and China. India is using technology as a tool of foreign policy, casting itself as a moral voice for smaller, developing countries.

Australia

• The Latest New Zealander to Move to Australia Is an Ex-Prime Minister. 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.

Canada

• Canada Presses OpenAI for Answers on Mass Shooter’s Chatbot Use. The company suspended the killer’s ChatGPT account over a policy violation in June, eight months before the attacks in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.
• Canada’s Spirit Rises and Falls With Its Olympic Hockey Teams. Canadians jammed bars that opened at dawn across the nation on Sunday but the United States dealt the team, and the country, a devastating blow in overtime.
• Fat Signing Bonuses, and Concierge Service, for Family Doctors. In a country where a quarter of the population lacks a family doctor, Canadian communities compete in a zero-sum battle to recruit family doctors.
• The Ruling Striking Down Trump’s Tariffs Changes Little for Canada. The president’s tariffs that are inflicting the most harm to Canada’s economy are outside the scope of the Supreme Court case.

Europe

• Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election. Hannah Spencer, a plumber by trade, won a British parliamentary seat in a district that had been represented by the Labour Party for generations. Her victory signaled frustration from left-leaning voters with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
• Hungary Plays the Spoiler in Europe, as Orban Seeks Votes at Home. Facing a serious election challenge, Prime Minister Viktor Orban is holding up a big E.U. loan for Ukraine. Analysts say the timing is no coincidence.
• Russians Shiver as War Worsens Underfunding of Heat and Power Systems. A dozen major blackouts and central heating cutoffs across the country have affected hundreds of thousands during a brutal winter.
• Amid Rhetoric About Rupture With U.S., Finland Urges Calm. “We don’t need a bulldozer,” says Alexander Stubb, Finland’s president and a golf partner of President Trump. “Reform doesn’t mean destruction.”
• Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election, in Blow to Starmer. The result marks the first time the Greens have won a British parliamentary by-election and signals the frustration of left-leaning voters with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
• Russia Launches Major Attack Hours Before U.S.-Ukraine Talks. Russia unleashed a series of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine on Thursday, injuring at least 20 people and damaging buildings in eight different regions.
• Denmark’s Prime Minister Calls For a Snap Parliamentary Election. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s announcement came just weeks after she surged in public opinion polls for standing up to President Trump’s threats to take over Greenland.
• Europe Needs Some Space From China and Trump. Its Firms Don’t. Germany’s chancellor seeks to reduce Europe’s reliance on China and the United States. He speaks with a bluntness that few business leaders share.
• German Court Temporarily Removes an Extremist Label for the AfD. The domestic intelligence agency can still spy on the far-right party, and the ruling may not change Germans’ views, but it is a symbolic victory for the AfD.
• Denmark’s Leader Calls Snap Elections After a Surge in Support Over Greenland. Experts say Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is trying to capitalize on her success standing up to President Trump.
• Russia Launches Big Strikes Before U.S.-Ukraine Talks in Geneva. Moscow unleashed an extensive drone and missile attack just hours before American officials were set to meet with Kyiv’s chief negotiator.
• The Secret of How Ukraine’s Lifesaving Air-Raid Alarms Work. 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.
• Behind the Chaos at the Louvre, a French Leader’s Legacy Hangs in the Balance. President Emmanuel Macron has championed a refurbishment of the museum, but the fallout from a sensational heist has put his plans at risk.
• A British Special Election Could Hardly Have Come at a Worse Time for Starmer. 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.
• Greek Politician Is Prosecuted for Admitting Drug Use Decades Ago. 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.
• BBC and BAFTA Say They Are Investigating After Broadcast of Racist Slur. 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.
• 45 Years After Botched Coup, Spain Declassifies Files About Why It Failed. Ending more than four decades of conjecture, the Spanish government moved to publish documents from a long-secret investigation of a failed 1981 coup.
• How Britain Could Remove Andrew From the Royal Line of Succession. Despite his connections with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the former prince is eighth in line to the British throne. That could change.
• Pope Leo to Visit Africa, Signaling Continent’s Importance to Catholicism. The number of Roman Catholics is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else, according to the Vatican.
• A Seasoned French Museum Chief Takes Over a Louvre in Crisis. Christophe Leribault, who runs the Palace of Versailles, will replace Laurence des Cars, who resigned months after an audacious jewel heist.
• Thanks, Ukrainians Say, but Please Stop Calling Us Resilient. Ukraine must project strength to secure continued Western support. But its people want the world to know they are not superhuman.
• Ukraine Wants to Join the E.U. Quickly. That Won’t Be Easy. Negotiators agree that joining the bloc is critical to Kyiv’s future. But obstacles abound, and compromises might forever change how the union works.
• In Windsor, Some See Family Drama in the Andrew Accusations. “Her children have let her down,” said one woman, referring to Queen Elizabeth II. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s fall from grace drew strong reactions from some. Others said they just did not care.
• Louvre Director Resigns, Months After Burglars Stole Crown Jewels. Laurence des Cars’s departure is the latest setback for the world’s largest museum. Her tenure was marred by labor strikes, water leaks, a ticket scam and security lapses, which led to the heist in October.
• Germany’s Leader Heads to China and Walks a Tightrope Between Xi and Trump. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip will test his ability to address tensions between the countries, at a time of strain between Europe and Washington.
• Ukraine Battlefield Dead Could Reach 500,000 in Fifth Year, Estimates Suggest. Russia has lost as many as 325,000 troops, according to some estimates, with more than 200,000 deaths verified by researchers.
• Ukraine Marks Fourth Year of War With Russia With Moment of Silence. Ukrainians on Tuesday commemorated four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion began. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed on both sides in Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II.
• Russia Moves Closer to Banning Telegram App, Saying It Foments Terrorism. News of an investigation into Pavel Durov, the app’s billionaire founder, deepened a crackdown on what remains of the free Russian internet.
• Arrest of Ex-Ambassador Peter Mandelson Rattles U.K. Politics. The arrest of the British former envoy to Washington, long a key figure in the Labour Party, deepened a scandal that has led to calls for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation.
• How Former Prince Andrew’s Ties to Epstein Led to His Downfall. Last week, the British authorities arrested the former Prince Andrew amid allegations that he shared confidential government information with Jeffrey Epstein. Michael D. Shear, The Times’s chief U.K. correspondent, explains what we know about the former prince’s ties to Epstein over the years.
• How Bookbinders Used Old Records to Help the Nazis Find Their Victims. Conservation experts helped the Nazi regime inspect church and civil archives to track down people they sought to persecute, a researcher concluded.
• These Ukrainians Don’t Want to Be Traded to Russia for Peace. Four years into the war, a major sticking point in talks is control of the eastern Donetsk region. Residents could face an agonizing choice if Ukraine gives up the territory.
• What Brontë Country Tells Us About Britain Today. Whatever you make of Emerald Fennell’s R-rated “Wuthering Heights” movie, the region where the original novel was written is worth revisiting in its own right.
• How Russia Put Its Future at Risk by Remaking Its Economy for War. About half of the country’s federal budget goes toward the fight in Ukraine, money that does little to support its long-term development.
• Who Is Peter Mandelson? The former British ambassador to the United States was arrested on Monday, months after being fired over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender.
• Ex-Ambassador Peter Mandelson Arrested Over Epstein Accusations. The former British ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, was arrested on Monday following allegations that he passed confidential government information to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
• U.K. Police Arrest Ex-Ambassador to U.S. Amid Epstein Accusations. Peter Mandelson was arrested on Monday on suspicion of “misconduct in public office” following revelations about his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, the sex offender.
• ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Big at BAFTAs. Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedy drama “One Battle After Another“ took home six awards at Britain’s equivalent to the Oscars on Sunday.
• The European Union Hits Pause on Its U.S. Trade Deal. The E.U. isn’t throwing out the deal it agreed with the United States before President Trump’s tariffs were overruled, but European officials want more clarity first.
• France Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Comments on Activist’s Killing. Charles Kushner, President Trump’s envoy to Paris, was called in after the State Department cited “violent radical leftism” in the beating death of Quentin Deranque, 23.
• European Support for Ukraine Stumbles on Eve of Invasion’s 4th Anniversary. Hungary said that it would block both the latest sanctions package on Russia and a financial aid package to Kyiv worth about $106 billion.
• The Ukrainian Bureaucrat Working to Squeeze Russia’s War Machine. Vladyslav Vlasiuk has spent the past four years pressing Western allies to squeeze the Russian economy through more sanctions. He hopes that 2026 will be the tipping point.
• An Ugly Building in a Beautiful City Gets a Much-Debated Makeover. The Tour Montparnasse is one of Paris’s least-loved landmarks. After half a century, it’s finally being remodeled.
• Remains Believed to Be St. Francis’ Are on Rare Public Display. The bones of St. Francis, preserved in a nitrogen-filled plexiglass case, were shown to the public just once, briefly, in 1978.
• U.S.-Canada Tensions Turn Olympic Hockey Final Into a ‘Grudge Match’ Amid growing cross-border political animosity, the game meant even more than usual to Canadian fans who had flown in for one of the marquee events of the Winter Games.
• St. Francis’ Remains, Rarely Seen, Go on Display in Assisi. The bones of Italy’s patron saint will be shown to the public for a month, to mark the 800th anniversary of his death.
• Russia Attacks Ukraine Ahead of Invasion’s 4th Anniversary. At least one man was killed in Kyiv as Moscow launched a wave of drones and missiles, days after the latest round of U.S.-mediated talks to end the war.
• Norway’s Record Olympic Medal Haul Is a Welcome Distraction From Scandal. Norway, led by the cross-country skiing sensation Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, topped the medal table for the fourth straight Winter Games.
• The Ex-Taxi Driver at the Center of Russia’s Shadow War. The Kremlin’s sabotage campaign against European allies of Ukraine has been escalating. It needs people like Aleksei Kolosovsky, 42, to carry it out.
• The Queen Stuck by Andrew. King Charles Is Pulling Away. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, is getting no help from the throne as the crisis over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein intensifies.
• After the Olympians Skate, Toys Rain Onto the Ice. Where Do They All Go? Young skaters known as flower kids jump into action. They have their own Olympic dreams.
• Searching for Rejuvenation Where Skiers Chase Olympic Gold. The thermal waters of the Italian Alps, long praised for their restorative properties, are well known to elite athletes. During the Winter Games, they’ve drawn spectators, too.
• U.S. Tariff Ruling Brings Uncertainty Just as Europe Hoped to Move On. The decision could distract from other challenges facing the continent, like issues with China and the war in Ukraine.
• Trump Official Backs Russia’s Return to Global Sports. Paolo Zampolli, a special envoy for President Trump, endorsed Russia’s participation at next month’s Paralympics, a move greeted with dismay in European capitals.

Middle East

• Iran’s Students, Undeterred After Deadly Crackdown, Are Protesting Again. The unrest underlines the intensity of domestic discontent, even as Tehran’s government grapples with the threat of U.S. strikes. Here’s what to know.
• Mapping the Risks of Attacking Iran. Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger maps Iran’s options for retaliation if the United States or Israel strikes.
• How a Call From Trump Ignited a Bitter Feud Between Two U.S. Allies. A request made to President Trump about the war in Sudan is at the heart of a diplomatic dispute between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
• In a New War, Would Israel Run Out of Missile Interceptors? The June 2025 conflict with Iran depleted Israeli and U.S. stocks of antiballistic missiles. If there is another war, the pressure will be on to destroy Iranian missiles before they can be launched.
• With Possible Iran Strike Looming, U.S. Says Staff Can Leave Israel, Urging Speed. In an email to embassy workers Friday morning, Ambassador Mike Huckabee warned them that if they wanted to leave Israel, they “should do so TODAY.”
• Iranians Cite Progress in Talks, but a Marathon Session Produces No Deal. Representatives of the countries were in Geneva this week to discuss the fate of Iran’s nuclear program.
• Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza. The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.
• Israelis Are Waiting for War With Iran, Again. The national mood is somewhere between anxiety, resignation and anticipation as President Trump considers whether to attack Iran.
• A Deal or War? Crucial Talks to Begin Between U.S. and Iran. 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.
• U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time. 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.
• Iranians Brace for War Beneath Veneer of Normalcy. Stores are well-stocked and shortages of food and other essential supplies have not been reported, but many Iranians are in limbo as they wait to see whether U.S. forces will attack.
• For Iran’s Rulers, Refusing U.S. Demands Is a Risk Worth Taking. The government in Tehran sees capitulating to Washington’s demands on uranium enrichment and ballistic missiles as riskier to its survival than going to war, analysts say.
• Iran Students Protest for Second Day Despite State Crackdown. Student groups reported protests at universities in Iran’s two largest cities as the government grapples with domestic discontent and the threat of U.S. strikes.
• Arab Leaders Condemn Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Israel. The ambassador, Mike Huckabee, seemed to endorse Israeli control of lands stretching from Egypt to Iraq. He said his comments were taken out of context.
• Inside Iran’s Preparation for War and Plans for Survival. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has entrusted Ali Larijani, the top national security official, to ensure the Islamic Republic endures possible war and assassination.
• Iran’s Students Hold Anti-Regime Protests as Universities Reopen. Students helped grow initial protests into a national movement crushed by the government. As the new semester began, they chanted and marched again.
• At Least 10 Killed in Lebanon, Officials Say, After Israel Strikes Hezbollah. The Lebanese militant group said eight of its members were among those killed late Friday. The attacks threaten to further destabilize an already tenuous cease-fire.
• Why Attacking Iran Could Be Riskier Than Capturing Maduro. Iran’s extensive military abilities and network of regional proxies could draw the United States into a prolonged conflict.

Olympics

• Women’s Olympic Hockey Gold Medalist Has Her Brothers’ Eccentric Support. The three brothers of Haley Winn, a defender for the U.S. squad, gained a spotlight for the colorful ways they cheered on their sister’s dream.
• How Johannes Klaebo’s 6 Gold Medals Ranks Among the All-Time Olympic Performances. The Norwegian cross-country skier completed the biggest medal haul ever by an athlete at a Winter Games, and one of the biggest at any single Olympics.

New York

• Columbia Student Detained by ICE Promotes ‘Beauty’ and ‘Brains’ Online. Elmina Aghayeva has 114,000 followers on Instagram and has seemingly never posted about politics, unlike other Columbia University students detained by immigration officers.
• What Are ICE Agents Allowed to Do on College Campuses? Federal agents do not have any special privileges on campuses. To arrest a student at Columbia University this week, they used a tactic of questionable legality.
• Can Mamdani (and Trump) Build a Neighborhood Over a Queens Rail Yard? Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump was receptive to partnering on a project to build some 12,000 homes in Queens. Many hurdles still await.
• How the Editor in Chief of Marie Claire Gets Styled for a Trip to Italy. Nikki Ogunnaike took cues from a model for her hair, but the rest of her style is all her.
• Prosecutors Plan to Drop Some Charges Against Alexander Brothers. A federal judge must decide whether she will approve the request. Prosecutors cited a pattern of intimidation against witnesses as a reason for dropping some of the charges in the sex-trafficking trial.
• Why the Vienna Philharmonic Played Nat King Cole Hits. At a gala in New York, the orchestra recognized two of his daughters, who are underwriting a scholarship to its academy.
• Border Patrol Left a Refugee at a Cafe. Days Later, He Was Found Dead. The disabled man had been released from jail when federal officers showed up and drove him to a coffee shop. His family searched for him for days.
• Men Charged With Hate Crimes After Trying to Light Woman’s Boots on Fire. One of the men recorded a live-streamed video as the other made racist and sexual comments during the incident in Manhattan, the police said.
• Mamdani’s Gift for Trump: A Front Page Celebrating the President. What do you bring the president when you visit the White House? Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a choice that seemed to please Donald Trump.
• Judge Says U.S. Is Intentionally Violating the Law on Immigration. Judge Zahid N. Quraishi said federal prosecutors in New Jersey had lost credibility on immigration issues. He’s the latest federal judge to show impatience with the Trump administration.
• N.Y. Man With China Ties Charged With Marijuana Trafficking in Oklahoma. Sin Tung Chan was a member of a prominent hometown association in the city, one of hundreds of social clubs that often maintain close ties with the Chinese government.
• Parents Wait Months to Be Taken Off N.Y. Child Abuse List, Lawsuit Says. Over 4,800 parents waited at least a year for a decision from the state after challenging their listing on a database for people who have mistreated or abused children from 2020 through mid-2025.
• Justice Department Exposed Cooperating Witnesses in Epstein Files. The disclosure is the latest example of how the urgent push to release the files led to the government publicizing information it would normally keep under wraps.
• ICE Car Chase Leads to Crash Involving Children, Newark Mayor Says. The crash happened on Wednesday morning, Mayor Ras Baraka said, as federal immigration agents were pursuing a man driving a van.
• Mamdani and Trump Are Set to Meet in Washington. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s trip to the White House on Thursday was unannounced. The topics he planned to discuss with President Trump were not immediately clear.
• Mamdani’s First ‘Rental Rip-off’ Event Invites Tenants to Air Grievances. Days after taking office, the mayor announced the hearings, an opportunity to hear tenants’ complaints about abusive landlords and poor housing conditions.
• Serial Stowaway Is Said to Be Arrested After Sneaking Onto a Plane Again. Svetlana Dali was detained in Milan after she boarded a United flight without a ticket at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to two people familiar with incident. She was convicted last year of doing the same thing.
• Immigration Agents Arrest Student Inside Columbia Building, School Says. Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, said that the federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access.
• Man Arrested in New York Snowball Fight That Police Said Injured Officers. 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.
• The Thrill Seekers Who Take Subway Trains for Joy Rides. 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.
• Bright Horizons Let Some Staff Work Without Full Vetting, Records Show. 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.
• Hunter College Places Professor Who Made ‘Abhorrent’ Remarks on Leave. 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.
• ‘Tax the Rich’ Rally Draws 1,500 to Albany, but Not Mamdani or Hochul. 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.
• U.S. Blocking Venezuela From Paying Maduro’s Legal Fees, His Lawyer Says. The Treasury Department is interfering with Nicolás Maduro’s constitutional right to counsel, his lawyer argued. Mr. Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, faces federal charges.
• Man Accused of Plotting to Kill Trump Goes on Trial. 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.
• M.T.A. Threatens to Sue Trump Over Delayed 2nd Avenue Subway Funding. 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.
• Can a Long-Hated Bronx Highway Be Repaired Without Doing More Harm? Community groups are opposing proposals to expand the decades-old Cross Bronx Expressway in favor of more limited fixes and improvements to local streets.
• Maurene Comey Joins New York City Law Firm. Maurene Comey is joining Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. She was abruptly fired by the Trump administration last year after a career as a top federal prosecutor.
• What Follows a Snowstorm? Potholes. When the snow melts, it brings a new hassle as the pavement freezes and expands. The Sanitation Department will be on pothole patrol in the spring.
• How Mamdani Learned From the First Snowstorm and Prepared for the Second. As the forecast rapidly worsened, Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged his staff to implement new policies and emphasized the need to communicate aggressively about the snow.
• Mamdani’s New Social Services Chief Worked to Reduce Street Homelessness. Mayor Zohran Mamdani selected Erin Dalton, a public official in the Pittsburgh area, to head New York City’s Department of Social Services.
• A New York City Diner That Served Blind Residents Has Closed Its Doors. When Malibu Diner in Chelsea shut down on Sunday night, it ended a unique breakfast program for older people in the city.
• Leader of Columbia Brain Institute Quits Over Friendship With Epstein. The Nobel laureate Richard Axel is not accused of wrongdoing but called his association with Jeffrey Epstein a “serious error in judgment.”
• Snowball Fight in New York Turns Chaotic After Police Arrive. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said officers had been attacked at Washington Square Park. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the episode looked like a snowball fight, not a crime.
• After Being Shoved in Front of a Train, He Has Returned to the Subway. Joseph Lynskey was determined to overcome his fear and reclaim his life as a New Yorker who enjoys the city in full. On Tuesday, he filed a lawsuit against the city and the M.T.A.
• Trump’s Justice Department Sues New Jersey Governor Over ICE Enforcement. The lawsuit is the latest federal challenge to policies enacted in Democrat-led states. Similar suits have targeted laws in New York, Minnesota and California.
• A Snowstorm in New York, in Five Pictures. New Yorkers shoveled, plowed, played and hunkered down as snow piled up across the city.
• What to Expect in New York City the Day After the Blizzard. Public schools and Broadway shows will be open, but transit and flight disruptions could linger.
• Sex-Crimes Trial Will Not End Alexander Brothers’ Legal Troubles. A verdict in the trial against Oren, Tal and Alon Alexander could come as early as next month, but the three men still face nearly two dozen civil lawsuits.
• Mamdani’s Vanquished Foes Are Plotting a Comeback, if Not Revenge. Many of New York City’s wealthy and well-connected power players find themselves in an unfamiliar place: the wilderness.
• Working Families Party Backs Reynoso for Congress, Breaking With Mamdani. Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York had lobbied for his preferred candidate, Claire Valdez. But the party backed Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn borough president.
• Queens Man Arrested on a Sex Charge Said to Be an Assistant Principal. Federal prosecutors says Bond Ng used his apartment in Long Island City to arrange for a woman to have sex with clients.
• What the Snowstorm Looked Like Across the Northeast. Record-breaking amounts of snow fell in many parts of the region, blanketing the area with snow in the second large storm of the year.
• Even in a Blizzard, Food Delivery in New York City Continues. On Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani banned nearly all traffic from the streets. Among the exceptions were emergency vehicles and electric delivery bikes.
• Snow Day! What It Looks Like When New York City Comes Out to Play. Across the five boroughs, New Yorkers sledded and frolicked, but the best moments were when the city stood still.
• If You’re Not Composting in New York City, It Could Cost You. The Mamdani administration is enforcing rules that require food and yard scraps to be separated, with fines ranging from $25 to $300.
• What to Know About the Snowstorm in New York. The expected blizzard has shut down schools, libraries and courthouses, and led to restrictions on public transportation and the use of roads.
• The Kremlin Banned These Books. You Can Find Them in a New York Library. A professor at Hunter College has built one of the largest special collections of contraband Russian literature in the world.
• Hunter College to Review Professor’s ‘Abhorrent’ Remarks at Meeting. A student objected to the potential closure of her New York City middle school. The professor, speaking on a hot mic, said, “They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school.” The comment was assailed as racist.
• New York City Public Schools Will Have a Snow Day on Monday. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that no remote classes would be held. The last official snow day in the city’s schools was in March 2019.
• ‘I Pushed Him Hard Into a Pile of Black Bags Covering the Sidewalk’ A rough first take in SoHo, a triple bill at the Fillmore East and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
• Will Threat of Prison Make One of New York’s ‘Worst Landlords’ Change? Tenants said one of the city’s most notorious landlords let rats run free and left them cold during the winter. Now, charged with harassment, he’s facing up to four years in prison.
• New York Nurses’ Strike Ends After 6 Weeks as Last Holdouts Approve Deal. Workers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital voted for a contract with raises and layoff protections, meaning more than 4,000 nurses will return.
• Mamdani Announces Plan to Enforce Time-Off Protections for N.Y.C. Workers. Ahead of a new worker protection law taking effect, Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced the additional measures his administration will take to ensure employees get the time off they are owed.
• N.J. Democrats Send Coarse but Clear Message to ICE With New Bill. New Jersey lawmakers have added some the state’s trademark in-your-face attitude to a measure that would expand residents’ ability to sue federal immigration officials.
• How a Physical Therapist and a Retiree Live on $208,000 in Harlem. Charles and Marian Wade splurge on theater and music, but save on groceries by comparison shopping at three nearby supermarkets.
• Will ICE Scare Some Fans Away From the World Cup? The congresswoman representing the district where the final will be played asked the director of ICE about his plans. She was not encouraged by his response.

Business

• Trump Signals Opposition to Tariff Refunds, Hinting at Legal War to Come. One week after the Supreme Court invalidated President Trump’s tariffs, he suggested that his administration could try to relitigate a case that was decided 6 to 3.
• Trump Media Explores Spinning Off Truth Social. The move would split off the money-losing social media platform as the company pursues a merger with a fusion power company.
• OpenAI Raises $110 Billion to Fuel Growth, Extending A.I. Boom. Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank led the investment, valuing the parent of ChatGPT at $730 billion.
• E.U. Pushes Ahead With South American Trade Deal Despite Legal Challenge. The provisional application of the agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay is intended to diversify Europe’s trading relationships.
• How India Became One of the World’s Biggest Economies. India has grown rapidly despite its slow industrialization, and its economy is now nearly as big as Japan’s.
• A World Where All Is Free? That’s Elon Musk’s Theory of ‘Sustainable Abundance.’ The Tesla and SpaceX chief has told his followers that they will live in a world where robots will take care of every need and people do not have to work, in what has become his latest slogan.
• The Web of Companies Owned by Elon Musk. In mapping out Elon Musk’s wealth, our investigation found that Mr. Musk is behind more than 90 companies in Texas. Kirsten Grind, a New York Times Investigations reporter, explains what her team found.
• The Rise and Fall of a 3-D Printing Empire. Desktop Metal, a billion-dollar start-up, promised to revolutionize manufacturing. It went bankrupt, and now has much humbler ambitions as the 3-D printing industry takes a sober turn.
• Germany’s Oil and Gas Output Is Dwindling as Prices Rise. Natural gas production in Germany has fallen about 80 percent in the past two decades even as the country seeks to replace flows from Russia.
• The Warning Signs Flashing From the Tech-Heavy Bloat of the S&P 500. The shifting composition of big public companies in the stock index shows how lopsided and less dynamic the American economy has become.
• Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover. The move was a stunning development in the long-running corporate battle for the storied media giant.
• Warner Bros. Discovery Deems Paramount’s $111 Billion Bid ‘Superior’ Netflix now has four business days to decide whether it wants to counter Paramount’s offer.
• FedEx Says It Could Return Any Money From Tariff Refunds to Customers. The company sued the administration days after the Supreme Court ruled against the president’s duties.
• U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall Below 6% for First Time in Years. The evidence is patchy on whether lower rates have meaningfully spurred more activity, as the Trump administration floats measures it says will make housing more affordable.
• How a Close Associate of Epstein’s Found Career Redemption in Japan. Top Japanese officials are backing a tech and entrepreneurship initiative led by Joichi Ito, whose involvement with Jeffrey Epstein may endanger efforts to get the project off the ground.
• Dubai of the Caribbean, With Crypto? Locals Aren’t Buying It. A Bitcoin baron wants to build a libertarian paradise on the island of Nevis. Democracy is getting in the way.
• World Economic Forum Chief Resigns Over Epstein Ties. Borge Brende, a former foreign minister of Norway, had maintained contact with the convicted sex offender.
• Kalshi Accuses a ‘MrBeast’ Employee of Insider Trading. 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.”
• Trump Proposed a New Retirement Plan With Up to a $1,000 Match. How Might It Work? An existing law could help create new retirement savings plans for people who lack them. But there may be income restrictions on any match.
• Businesses Push for Tariff Refunds as Trump Aides Hint at Fight to Come. By the president’s own admission, it could be years before the matter is settled, even though the administration previously indicated it would pay.
• Blaming Tariffs, Aston Martin to Trim 20% of Its Work Force. The luxury automaker said losses for 2025 had increased from the year before, as tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty take a toll on its operations.
• Bleak Research Report Stokes A.I. Debate on Wall St. In a widely circulated note, Citrini Research painted a dire picture of job losses and stock market sell-offs, though many analysts and economists questioned its conclusions.
• Abu Dhabi’s State Oil Company Looks Beyond Oil. Having reshaped the company, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber wants to expand internationally, particularly in natural gas, chemicals and renewables.
• Paramount Raises Its Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Warner Bros. Discovery said Paramount’s new offer of $31 a share could lead to a “superior proposal” to the deal it signed with Netflix.
• Home Depot Says Homeowners Are Weary From Economic Pressures. The retailer said same-store sales were nearly flat as homeowners shied away from big-ticket projects amid worries about housing costs and the job market.
• Trump’s Tariffs Are Adding Steel Mill Jobs, and Crushing American Factories. Tariffs unaffected by President Trump’s Supreme Court loss are adding costs for many U.S. manufacturers that use steel, limiting exports and jeopardizing jobs.
• Paramount Revises Its Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. If Warner Bros. deems Paramount’s latest bid superior, Netflix would have four days to make a counteroffer.
• Meta Announces Major Chips-for-Stock Deal With AMD. The multibillion-dollar deal is AMD’s latest move to catch up to Nvidia in the lucrative world of selling artificial intelligence chips.
• Why the I.R.S. Wants $15 Billion From Meta. The I.R.S. is in a legal battle with the tech giant Meta for $15 billion. Our investigative reporter Jesse Drucker explains what Meta did to get into the agency’s crosshairs.
• I.R.S. Tactics Against Meta Open a New Front in the Corporate Tax Fight. The agency is using real-world profit data to challenge how big companies value offshore intellectual property.
• FedEx Sues for Refund of Trump Tariffs Rejected by Supreme Court. The company, which did not specify how much it was seeking, is expected to be one of many demanding compensation for levies ruled unlawful.
• After Bankruptcy, Saks Owner Says He Saved Luxury Department Stores. Richard Baker wanted to create a retail empire when he combined Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. About a year later, it filed for bankruptcy.
• More Than Half a Million Customers Have Lost Power on East Coast. The outages were mostly caused by problems with local power lines, and coastal Massachusetts was particularly hard hit.
• Top Fed Official Sees Little Effect on Rate Outlook From Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling. Christopher J. Waller, a Federal Reserve governor, said he would support a pause in rate cuts in March if the labor market continued to show signs of stabilizing.
• U.K., Australia and Others Worse Off Under Trump’s New Tariffs. Many important U.S. trading partners are facing higher duties after President Trump, reacting to a Supreme Court setback, set the rate on a new set of global tariffs at 15 percent.
• What’s Happened Since the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling. After the Trump administration’s punishing tariffs were invalidated, the president said he would impose new tariffs using a different authority. It’s been a whirlwind.
• It’s a Buyer’s Market, but Homeownership Eludes Many Americans. A growing split between low-to-middle-income families and wealthy households is changing who has access to homeownership now.
• ‘A.I. Literacy’ Is Trending in Schools. Here’s Why. Artificial intelligence companies are urging teachers to prepare students for an “A.I.-driven future.” What that means varies from school to school.
• Trump Aides Project Confidence on Tariffs After Court Loss. Administration officials maintain that they can replicate the sky-high duties recently invalidated by the Supreme Court.
• They Did Deals With Trump to Get Lower Tariffs. Now They Are Stuck. Countries that under the threat of tariffs made commitments like enormous investment pledges face the reality that they may have been better off waiting.
• Should I Tell My Housekeeper, ‘I’m Here for You’? Plus, what to do when your job interviewer spouts off on things better left unsaid.
• JPMorgan Admits It Shut Trump’s Accounts After Jan. 6 Capitol Attack. Nation’s largest bank, in response to a lawsuit filed by the president, confirmed his longstanding complaint about “debanking.”
• Trump Says He Will Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent. The move signaled that the president would press ahead with steep global import taxes despite the legal setback from the Supreme Court.
• For India, Buying Russian Oil Just Got More Complicated. India’s prime minister acceded to many of President Trump’s demands under pressure of heavy tariffs. It would be awkward to reject them now.
• He Researched Dishonesty. He Got Friendly With Jeffrey Epstein. Dan Ariely, a behavioral scientist at Duke, sought out the convicted sex offender for his research. Their yearslong correspondence suggests it wasn’t all business.
• Trump Doubles Down on Closing Tax Loophole on Cheap Imports. The exemption was shut down last year by President Trump based, in part, on the same legal grounds as the tariffs that were invalidated by the Supreme Court.

DealBook

• Paramount Is Set to Win Warner Bros. Now Comes the Hard Part. The media company controlled by the Ellisons out-dueled Netflix for control of Warner Bros. Discovery. The next step is making the combined media empires work.
• Why Nvidia’s Big Profits Aren’t Lifting Markets. The chip giant at the center of the artificial intelligence boom again beat expectations. But it didn’t overcome investor jitters.
• Revel, a Maker of Software for Running Hardware, Raises $150 Million. The start-up, founded by a former top SpaceX engineer, promises to help companies reduce their testing times and optimize systems.
• What Trump Did (and Didn’t) Say. The president boasted about a strong economy in his State of the Union address. But he spent less time on a potential weakness, affordability.
• Corporate America’s Growing Quest for Tariff Refunds. Thousands of companies are expected to follow FedEx’ in suing the government to recoup levy payments, after the Supreme Court overturned the tariffs.
• Tariff Turmoil Returns to Global Markets. Businesses and U.S. trade partners are again grappling with the uncertainty of President Trump’s trade war, even as he imposes new levies.
• Six Questions on the Future of Trump’s Tariffs. The Supreme Court’s ruling on the president’s tariffs has jolted Washington and the business world. Here’s what to watch next.
• Inside the Big Tech Lobbying Machine Aiming to Halt Social Media Bans. Tech giants, including Meta and Alphabet, are spending lavishly on splashy billboard ads, courting on-the-fence politicians and bulking up their ranks of lobbyists.

Economy

• Trump’s Challenge to Free Market Capitalism. Stakes in private companies. Handshake deals with chief executives. The president’s economic policy has drifted far from principles that long defined the Republican Party. Is it capitalism at all?
• Trump’s Trade Gamble Will Continue, Despite Supreme Court Rebuke. The president seems as intent on tariffs as ever and argues that his trade agenda is succeeding, despite little evidence to support it

Media

• How David Zaslav Pulled Off the Deal of a Lifetime. Not long ago, Mr. Zaslav was widely criticized for his management of Warner Bros. Discovery. He overcame the doubters, cementing a blockbuster sale to Paramount.
• For CNN, a Change in Ownership Means a Suddenly Uncertain Future. Paramount’s apparent victory over Netflix in securing Warner Bros. Discovery has led to concerns within the CNN newsroom.
• Tech, TV, Movies and News: Ellisons on Brink of Colossal Empire. If Paramount can close its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Larry and David Ellison will influence nearly every corner of news, entertainment and tech.
• 32.6 Million Watched State of the Union, Nielsen Says. The audience was roughly on par with former President Biden’s final State of the Union address in 2024.
• ‘Z’? ‘Zo’? ‘Mam’? A New Mayor Needs a Nickname. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been given a bevy of nicknames by New York City’s tabloid newspapers and political class. Which will stick?
• Court Rules Against Justice Dept. Search of Reporter’s Computers. The judge said the court itself would search the devices, which were seized from a Washington Post reporter’s home last month.
• Storm Leads to a First for The Boston Globe: A Day Without a Paper. The company said the blizzard had made it too treacherous for workers to make it to the printing press on Monday.
• Trump Calls on Netflix to Oust Susan Rice From Its Board. The president made the attack as Netflix and Paramount Skydance face a key deadline in a bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery.

Your Money

• The I.R.S. Shut Its Direct File, but Here Are Other Free Filing Options. The agency still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free tools for certain filers.

Technology

• OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash. The deal came hours after President Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology made by Anthropic, an OpenAI rival.
• Crypto’s Richest Man Details His Secret Talks, Prison Time and Humbling Comedown. In a draft of his memoir, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, laid out the secret negotiations that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE.
• Instagram to Alert Parents to Teens’ Self-Harm Searches. Parents will receive notifications if a child has used the platform repeatedly to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm, but users must opt in to get them.
• Silicon Valley Rallies Behind Anthropic in A.I. Clash With Trump. Actions by the president and the Pentagon appeared to drive a wedge between Washington and the tech industry, whose leaders and workers spoke out for the start-up.
• Pentagon Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be Used in War. The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards.
• Elon Musk’s Secret Web of Companies in Texas. The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.
• India Built the World’s Back Office. A.I. Is Starting to Shrink It. Artificial intelligence promises to automate the white-collar work that made India a tech powerhouse. The country is racing to adapt before it’s too late.
• Google Workers Seek ‘Red Lines’ on Military A.I., Echoing Anthropic. More than 100 Google A.I. employees sent a letter to Jeff Dean, a chief scientist, opposing Gemini’s use for U.S. surveillance and some autonomous weapons.
• Block Cuts 40% of Its Work Force Because of Its Embrace of A.I. About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said.
• Anthropic Says Little Progress Made With Pentagon in Talks Over A.I. The Pentagon has imposed a Friday deadline over a demand that Anthropic provide unfettered access to its A.I. system without safeguards for military operations.
• In Landmark Trial, Plaintiff Says Social Media Harm Started at Age 6. The plaintiff, a 20-year-old identified only as K.G.M., took the stand to testify against Meta and Instagram in a bellwether case over tech addiction.
• They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S. The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”
• When Chatbots Are Used to Plan Violence, Is There a Duty to Warn? People are revealing sensitive personal information to A.I. chatbots — including plans to commit violent acts.
• The A.I. Videos on Kids’ YouTube Feeds. 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.
• Women Are Falling in Love With A.I. It’s a Problem for Beijing. As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.
• Lawmakers Ask Tech Companies What User Data They Provided to D.H.S. 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.
• Nvidia’s Quarterly Profit Hits $43 Billion on Strong A.I. Chip Sales. Total profit for the fiscal year was $120 billion, the company said. Three years ago, it was just $4.4 billion.
• These Tools Say They Can Spot A.I. Fakes. Do They Really Work? Artificial intelligence detectors are increasingly used to check the veracity of content online. We ran more than 1,000 tests and found several strengths and plenty of weaknesses.
• Wayve, an A.I. Driverless Car Start-Up in Europe, Raises $1.2 Billion. The London-based company is building a system that uses artificial intelligence to power autonomous vehicles.
• Senate Democrat Opens Inquiry Into Iran Transactions on Binance. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to Binance asking about the flow of $1.7 billion from accounts on the crypto exchange to Iranian entities.
• How Jeffrey Epstein Ingratiated Himself With Top Microsoft Executives. For more than two decades, the convicted sex offender developed a network at the tech giant, making him privy to succession discussions and other business.
• More Than Half of Teens Use Chatbots for Schoolwork, Survey Finds. A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teens think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of student life.”
• Intel Strikes Deal With a Chip Start-Up Its C.E.O. Invested In. A technical partnership embraces SambaNova Systems, which Intel’s chief, Lip-Bu Tan, helps lead as an investor and chairman.
• The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored. If China invades Taiwan and cuts off its chip exports to American companies, the tech industry and the U.S. economy would be crippled.
• Anthropic Accuses 3 Chinese Companies of Harvesting Its Data. The San Francisco start-up claimed that DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax used approximately 24,000 fraudulent accounts to train their own chatbots.
• Binance Employees Find $1.7 Billion in Crypto Was Sent to Iranian Entities. Binance pledged to crack down on crime. But internal investigators at the world’s largest crypto exchange continued to find evidence of potential legal violations on the platform.
• Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC Begins an Ad Blitz in Support of A.I. Regulation. The ads by Public First Action, which started airing on Monday, are part of an escalating political war over artificial intelligence before the midterm elections.
• At This Newark School, A.I. Lessons Are the New Drivers’ Ed. Teachers say they want to equip high school students to drive artificial intelligence, rather than be mere passengers steered by chatbots.
• People Loved the Dot-Com Boom. The A.I. Boom, Not So Much. Tech leaders are beginning to worry about the public’s underwhelming enthusiasm for their plans to remake the world with artificial intelligence. Will that burst the bubble?

Personal Tech

• A.I. Complicates Old Internet Privacy Risks. Artificial intelligence is convenient and easy to use, but you should think about what you say to the chatbots.

Sports

• After Battling on Ice and Snow, Athletes Face a New Test: Post-Olympics Blues. “It just goes by so quick,” one speedskater said. Some Olympic officials are trying to help competitors better navigate the aftermath of elite competition.

Obituaries

• Iris Cantor, Philanthropist and Art Collector, Dies at 95. She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest private collections of Rodin artworks, donating much of it to museums around the world.
• Sondra Lee Dies at 97; Originated Roles in ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’ With her frenetic energy and 4-foot-10 frame, Ms. Lee seemed destined to play a certain kind of stage character: excitable, endearing and charmingly scheming.
• Overlooked No More: Bobby Garnett, ‘Godfather’ of Vintage Dealers. His store, Bobby From Boston, transformed the way vintage men’s wear is sold, serving as a model for a generation of retailers.
• Edward L. Deci, 83, Dies; Found Self-Determination as a Key to Happiness. His work with his colleague Richard Ryan changed how psychologists understand human motivation and what people require to flourish.
• Jo Ann Bland, Child Activist in Civil Rights Struggle, Dies at 72. At 11, she was one of the youngest at the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march in Selma, Ala., and was injured while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
• Dan Duckhorn, Who Made Merlot a Napa Valley Star, Dies at 87. A founder of Duckhorn Vineyards, a California winemaker, Mr. Duckhorn transformed merlot from a blending grape into a premier American variety.
• Teresa de Lauretis, Coiner (and Critic) of Queer Theory, Dies at 87. She came up with the term as the title of a 1990 conference but saw its later popularity as a little superficial.
• Oliver Grant, a Business Architect of Wu-Tang Clan, Dies. He was behind the scenes with Wu-Tang Clan, the New York rap group, since its founding and helped expand its reach with a fashion line.
• Rose Lesniak, Poet Who Rescued Children and Trained Dogs, Dies at 70. A magnetic personality, she reinvented herself twice, bringing the same spirit to investigating child abuse and communing with dogs that she did to writing poetry.
• Jeff Galloway, Olympian Who Transformed American Distance Running, Dies at 80. A runner, coach and best-selling author, he created the widely embraced run-walk-run method, which helped make running more accessible to the public.
• Ann Godoff, a Top Editor and Publisher of Best Sellers, Dies at 76. Considered an “author’s publisher” at Random House and then Penguin, she cultivated the careers of dozens of celebrated novelists and nonfiction writers.
• Susan Leeman, 95, Dies; Explored How the Brain Influences the Body. In an era of overt sexism in the sciences, she made two major discoveries, including identifying a neuropeptide later linked to chronic pain syndromes and migraines.
• Robert Carradine, Actor Who Played the Father in ‘Lizzie McGuire,’ Dies at 71. A member of a renowned acting dynasty, he also earned fame for his role in “Revenge of the Nerds.” His family said he struggled with bipolar disorder.
• Edward Hoagland, Acclaimed Essayist on the Natural World, Dies at 93. In his lyrical writings, he explored physical landscapes as well as the interior terrain of his own life — up to the blindness that overtook him in his later years.
• Susan Sheehan, Chronicler of Lives on the Margins, Dies at 88. As a journalist and author, she wrote meticulous portraits of people for The New Yorker. Her book “Is There No Place on Earth for Me?” won the Pulitzer Prize.
• Norman Francis, Who Led Xavier University Into a New Era, Dies at 94. He was America’s longest-serving college president, with 47 years of service, by the time he retired in 2015.
• Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace, Dies at 74. He played memorable screen villains, notably a psychopath in “Manhunter,” but also wrote, directed and starred in well-received plays at a theater he founded in Manhattan.
• Theodore Conklin, 77, Dies; His Rescue of an Inn Helped Save Sag Harbor. By rehabilitating the American Hotel, he turned a hard-luck village on the East End of Long Island into a mecca for pop stars and plumbers alike.

Art & Design

• Jean Widmer, Designer of Celebrated French Graphics, Dies at 96. His minimalist road signs became a visual hallmark of France’s highways. He also created logos for cultural institutions like the Pompidou Center.

Baseball

• Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead. It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.

Cultura

• Robert Carradine, actor de ‘Lizzie McGuire’, muere a los 71 años. Miembro de una renombrada dinastía de actores, también ganó fama por su papel en “La venganza de los nerds”. Su familia dijo que padecía trastorno bipolar.

Europe

• Antonio Tejero Molina, 93, Dies; Spanish Colonel Led Failed Coup. 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.

Music

• Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86. He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.
• Éliane Radigue, Composer of Time, Silence and Space, Dies at 94. Her Tibetan Buddhist spiritual practice and her experiments with synthesizers came together in vast, slow-moving works that drew wide acclaim.

Television

• Lauren Chapin, Youngest Child on ‘Father Knows Best,’ Dies at 80. For six seasons, she was Kathy, a giggly tomboy whose father, played by Robert Young, called her Kitten. Her offscreen life, however, was harrowing.

Briefing

• Trump Said the Government Will No Longer Use Anthropic’s A.I. Also, the president said he is “not happy” with Iran’s negotiators. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
• The Plunging Birthrate. We asked women about their views on having kids.
• The New York Times News Quiz, Feb. 27, 2026. Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
• War or a Deal? U.S. and Iran Discuss What’s Next. Also, mortgage rates fall below 6 percent. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
• What to Put in America’s Time Capsule? The U.S. announced plans for a time capsule to be buried on July 4 and opened in 2276. Tell us what you think should be inside.
• The Economy Is a Feeling. Today, we’re looking at how politicians are framing affordability.
• Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines. Also, the Cuban Government says it killed four people aboard a U.S. boat. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
• Trump’s Spectacle. We’re covering the State of the Union speech.
• Trump Will Deliver His State of the Union Address. Also, most teens use A.I. chatbots for schoolwork. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
• Your Tariff Questions. We’re addressing some of your concerns about President Trump’s tariff regime.
• Mexico Is on Edge After the Killing of a Cartel Boss. Also, a blizzard sweeps through the Northeast. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
• The Next Conflict. We’re looking at the potential for a U.S. attack on Iran.
• Devotion at the Olympics. As the Games close, we reflect on how the athletes are like modern ascetics. Through commitment and sacrifice, they achieve a higher form.
• You Can Bet on It. Today, a Morning writer explains how he became a grudging participant in the world of online gambling.
• Future Perfect. Does taking care of our future selves have to mean sacrifice in the present?

Podcasts

• Luke Combs Opens Up About Body-Image Issues. On “Popcast,” the country superstar Luke Combs, known for hits like “Beer Never Broke My Heart” and his cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” discussed how body-image issues have affected him throughout his career.
• Is A.I. Eating the Labor Market? + The Latest on the Pentagon, OpenClaw and Alpha School. “I think the mere fact that the markets can move so much, based on almost nothing, underscores how high anxiety is right now.”
• Popcast: Luke Combs Is Ready to Make Smash Hits (Again). A few years on from the “Fast Car” phenomenon, Luke Combs is eager to make big streaming songs again. The country superstar joined Popcast to discuss his personal and career evolution, his upcoming album “The Way I Am” and why his quieter previous release, “Father and Sons,” was the right move at the time.
• Don’t Make a Saint Out of Toni Morrison. It’s a disservice — to her and to us.
• Home Is Where the Kink Is. Inside the evolution of home erotic design, where bedrooms become dungeons that can hide in plain sight.
• Song of the Week: How Noah Kahan Refined His Angst. Our critic Jon Caramanica on how Noah Kahan’s new single mirrors and improves upon his breakout hit “Stick Season.”
• I Didn’t Want to Have Kids. My Husband Did. Could Our Marriage Survive? Helena de Groot thought she had decided not to become a mother. But, she found, she had to make that decision over and over again.
• The Sexual Immaturity of ‘Wuthering Heights’ Wesley Morris, host of “Cannonball,” and Sasha Weiss, the culture editor of The New York Times Magazine, discuss Emerald Fennell’s steamy film adaptation of the novel “Wuthering Heights.”
• Remembering Demond Wilson, the Great Comedic Foil on ‘Sanford and Son’ Wesley Morris, host of “Cannonball,” remembers Demond Wilson, the son on the 1970s show “Sanford and Son.”
• The Newest Player in A.I.’s Supply Chain Is a Toilet Maker. A British investor urged the Japanese company Toto to produce its advanced ceramics not for toilet seats and bidets, but for A.I. semiconductors.
• The Pentagon vs. Anthropic. This week on Hard Fork from the New York Times, hosts Casey Newton and Kevin Roose discuss the dispute between the U.S. Government and the A.I. company Anthropic that became public this past week.
• Can an Influencer Really ‘Think Like a Monk’? Jay Shetty’s podcast, “On Purpose,” is wildly popular, and he has written two bestselling books, “Think Like a Monk” and “8 Rules of Love.” Is there tension in his life, as a man who espouses monastic thinking while living a glamorous life as an influencer in Los Angeles? He discusses those contradictions on “The Interview.”
• Jay Shetty’s Advice for Getting Over Your Regrets. Jay Shetty, the host of the popular podcast “On Purpose,” shares some advice on how to think about life’s painful experiences on “The Interview.”
• Can You Find Spirituality on Instagram? What happens when mindfulness or dharma are decoupled from their religious roots? Jay Shetty, the host of the popular podcast “On Purpose,” shared his perspective on the value of spiritual paths that begin on social media on “The Interview.”
• The Wellness Guru Jay Shetty Has Raised Some Doubts. Including His Own. The self-help influencer Jay Shetty on his values, his journey and criticism of his work.
• The Hardest Coaching Job in Sports, and an Olympic Recap from Milan. Plus, your M.L.B. spring training preview.

The Daily

• China Took His City. And Now His Father. An interview with Sebastien Lai, whose father, Jimmy Lai, was arrested over his participation in the 2019 protests in Hong Kong.
• Inside the Operation to Take Down Mexico’s Biggest Drug Lord. Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, was the longtime leader of one of the nation’s most powerful cartels.
• Trump’s Very Long, Very Partisan State of the Union Speech. President Trump delivered the longest State of the Union speech in history on Tuesday night.
• Trump Weighs War With Iran. President Trump has told advisers he is considering a targeted strike against Iran. What is he hoping to gain from a potential attack?
• Chaos, Confusion and Defiance: The Global Fallout From the Tariff Ruling. The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s sweeping tariffs. What happens next?
• Is the Swipe Era Over? Meet the new (and old) ways we’re finding love in 2026.

The Headlines

• ‘The Headlines’ News Quiz: Feb. 27, 2026. Following the news? Tracy Mumford has some questions for you.
• The Clintons’ Epstein Testimony, and the Pentagon’s New Laser Strike. Plus, the company that just cut 4,000 jobs because of A.I.
• The Missing Records From the Epstein Files, and a Gun Battle Off the Coast of Cuba. Plus, a big shift in the housing market.
• Key Moments from Trump’s State of the Union, and a $1 Million Reward in the Guthrie Case. Plus, how kids are getting around phone-free classroom rules.
• ICE Whistle-Blower Says Training Is ‘Broken,’ and OpenAI Faces Questions About Mass Shooter. Plus, how Mexico tracked its most-wanted cartel leader.
• Killing of Cartel Boss Sets Off Chaos in Mexico, and Trump Has a New Plan for Tariffs. Plus, a shooting at Mar-a-Lago.

Science

• NASA Aims for 2 Moon Landings in 2028 With New Artemis Schedule. Jared Isaacman, the agency’s administrator, said the Artemis III mission would move to 2027 and would no longer attempt a lunar landing.
• What Your DNA Reveals About the Sex Life of Neanderthals. Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there.
• Bird Flu Strikes California Elephant Seals for the First Time. Thirty seals, primarily weaned pups, have died since late last week, scientists said.
• The Password That Lets Caterpillars Hide in an Ant’s Lair. Some butterfly species can’t grow unless they trick ants into taking them home with a complex rhythmic signal.
• T. Rex Ran on Its Tiptoes ‘Like an 8-Ton Chicken’ New findings about the anatomy of the dinosaur age’s fiercest predator suggest it chased prey “like an oversized bird.”
• Norway’s Century-Long Watch on the Northern Lights. The nation’s northern region has led the scientific quest to understand the aurora borealis. This summer, a 10,000-antenna radar is expected to begin the next phase of exploration.
• How a Horse Whinnies: With a Whistle and a Song. Horses, with their high-pitched whinnies, seemed to buck the trend of larger animals producing lower sounds, but a new study explains the mechanics behind the noises a horse makes.
• The Rise of Eyes Began With Just One. Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a cyclopean invertebrate with a single eye atop the head.
• Cities May Be ‘Evolutionary Training Grounds’ for Spotted Lanternflies. Living in urban China may have given the insects the traits they needed to thrive in the United States, a new study suggests.
• Problem With Artemis Rocket Will Delay NASA’s Moon Mission. The rocket will be removed from the launchpad in order for technicians to investigate and fix a malfunctioning helium system.

Climate

• Judge Approves $345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace in Pipeline Suit. Greenpeace has said the verdict could bankrupt it. The lawsuit was over the group’s role in protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
• Wildfire Seasons Are Starting to Overlap. That Spells Trouble for Firefighting. Simultaneous emergencies in different parts of the world could stop countries from sharing ground crews and equipment, new research warns.
• Vanguard Settles Case Claiming It Tried to Kill the Coal Industry. Republican-led states had accused financial firms of colluding against coal producers. Vanguard also agreed not to push for action to fight climate change.
• Epstein Is Shaking the Climate World, Too. A major funder of the Earthshot Prize has been linked to the convicted sex offender.
• Birds Aren’t Just Declining. They’re Declining Faster, a New Study Finds. Scientists studying data collected over more than three decades found accelerating losses. Their research offers clues about the causes.
• Sorry, SpaceX: It’s Getting Too Crowded Up There. Elon Musk wants to launch a million satellites, but researchers say global warming is changing the upper atmosphere in ways that makes space junk linger.
• Antarctica’s Mineral Riches Exposed as Climate Warms. Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed.
• As Electric Bills Rise, Trump Says Tech Companies Should Pay More. 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.
• Hunters and Veterans Are Fighting Trump’s Pick to Oversee Public Lands. Steve Pearce, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, is set to face a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
• Plastic, Plastic Everywhere. We talk to the author of a new book about why the problem is so hard to solve.
• Judge Axes Exxon’s Defamation Suit Against Environmentalists. But the case against the California attorney general, prompted by his lawsuit over Exxon’s plastic recycling program, can proceed in Texas federal court.
• Billions in Climate Grants, Frozen for a Year, Are Back in Court. A year after the Trump administration blocked money that had been awarded by Congress for clean energy projects, the legal fight over the funds rages on.
• Supreme Court to Weigh Oil-Industry Effort to End a Major Climate Suit. The case could have significant bearing on a range of other lawsuits brought against the fossil fuel industry by cities and states across the country.
• Is Climate Change Making Inflation Worse? There’s mounting evidence that extreme weather is making some everyday stuff more expensive. But how that plays out for you depends several factors.
• A Post-Katrina Law Guards FEMA Resources. Why Hasn’t It Stopped Noem? A key statute was designed to rein in the Homeland Security secretary and prevent deadly mistakes. Lawyers say its provisions are difficult to enforce.

The Upshot

• Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 28, 2026. Can you sort 8 historical events?
• Who Won the Winter Olympics? Norway Dominated … but Not in Every Way. Which country won the most events on snow, ice or sliding track? We (over) analyzed the medal standings in Milan.

Opinion

• The Epstein Files and Our Broken Public Trust. Readers discuss an Opinion guest essay by Daniel Richman. Also: A response from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche; President Trump and seniors’ health.
• Trump’s Yes-Men Presidency. Trump’s State of the Union was a mirror of his administration. On “The Ezra Klein Show,” Ezra and the Times Opinion editor Aaron Retica discuss the yes-man culture surrounding Trump.
• What Does NASA Know About Aliens? Does NASA have files on aliens? Jared Isaacman says no, and tells Ross Douthat on “Interesting Times” that extraterrestrials would pick a more exciting locale to visit than America’s naval bases.
• First the Moon, Then Mars. The NASA administrator Jared Isaacman tells Ross Douthat how his trips to space shaped his perspective on space travel.
• Trump’s Fantasy State of the Union. Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech.
• What if Trump Believes All of It? President Trump’s approval ratings have plummeted in his second term. But Tuesday night in his State of the Union address, he shared a very different narrative. Ezra Klein asks: What if Trump actually thinks everything he said is true?
• The Incompetence of Trump 2.0. President Trump’s top officials are often portrayed as cunning political strategists. But too often, it’’s their carelessness and incompetence that put Americans at risk — and citizens are paying the price, argues Times Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury.
• How to Measure Real Progress in Education. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and others respond to a Nicholas Kristof column. Also: Reagan’s warning about nuclear weapons; aging doctors.
• Trump’s State of the Union Was Rage Bait. President Trump’s State of the Union address leaned heavily on rage bait for one reason, the Times Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie argues: The president is trying to distract from the fact that he is failing to govern the country effectively.
• Cornyn, Paxton, Hunt: It’s a Republican Showdown in Texas. Times Opinion convened a panel of state experts to weigh in on the Senate Republican primary.
• These Iranian Doctors Risked Their Lives So You Could See These Images. 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.
• 40 Iranian Doctors and Nurses Describe a Massacre. We surveyed medical workers across 14 cities and 11 provinces about their experiences treating wounded protesters.
• Do A.I. Agents Actually Make You More Productive? Can A.I. be useful while still allowing us to use our minds creatively? On this week’s episode of “The Ezra Klein Show,” the Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark shares his perspective.
• A.I. Agents: They’re Just Like Us. What does it mean that A.I. systems like Claude seem, like many humans, to dislike violence and love cute animals? Ezra asks the Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark this week on “The Ezra Klein Show.”
• At Risk: Afghan Allies and America’s Credibility. Readers discuss the end of visas for Afghan wartime partners. Also: Timely election results; Russian sexual violence in Ukraine; cash for the 250th anniversary.
• Legally Creative, Democratically Dangerous: Trump’s Plan to Twist the News. Trump appointees have transformed the F.T.C. and F.C.C. into instruments of ideological enforcement.
• Assessing the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling. Readers discuss the justices’ decision rejecting tariffs. Also: PEN America defends its record on free speech; a plea to old-guard Republicans.
• ‘A Cocked Pistol Aimed at Iran’ Trump is gambling dangerously with military power, says the Times Opinion columnist David French on “The Opinions.”
• The Many Gifts of Kidney Donation. Readers respond to an Opinion essay by German Lopez about his decision to become a living kidney donor.
• Fraught Times in the I.C.U. Readers discuss how doctors deal with what Dr. Daniela J. Lamas called “difficult” families of patients.

Letters

• How Did Trump’s State of the Union Play? Readers respond to the president’s address. Most but not all are critical.

Op-Ed

• Why Did Trump Go to War With Anthropic? The military needs the very best A.I. to streamline its operations. It should find ways to work with these companies, not erect barriers.
• How Israel Lost Americans. Netanyahu and his government deserve the growing bipartisan opprobrium they’re receiving.
• What Both Anthropic and the Pentagon Get Wrong. Neither Anthropic nor the Pentagon are thinking about this issue in a meaningful way.
• The Best-Kept Secret in Washington. On what makes Congress secret and toxic.
• Mamdani Can End the Homelessness Crisis. Here’s How. Our aim should be to make permanent housing, not shelters, the default.
• You Can’t Shame People Into Vaccinating Their Kids. I Should Know. For a long time, I was angry at my mom for not vaccinating me.
• Trump’s ‘Two Minutes Hate’ Won’t Pay the Bills. The State of the Union was full of fearmongering. That strategy isn’t working with voters anymore — and Donald Trump is handing Democrats a gift.
• The Shields Are Down, Mr. President. Personnel once meant policy; now it means flattery.
• ‘Time Is Not on Russia’s Side’ If the battle for Ukraine Is not World War I or World War III, what is it?
• The New Space Race. Can NASA and Elon Musk get us to Mars and beyond?
• The Trumpiest Trump We’ve Ever Beheld. The president is becoming the very thing that destroyed the Democrats: a reality-denying machine.
• Trump Is the Crypto President. Why Is It Struggling? Ryan Cummings and Jared Bernstein argue that the industry is struggling because its core product is basically useless.
• The Trump White House Needs a Refresher on Basic Math. The Trump administration is creative when it comes to basic math.
• Japan Is Redefining Its Place in the World. Sanae Takaichi’s political rise presages a stronger Japan that could reshape the strategic balance in Asia and help deter Chinese aggression.
• Trump’s State of the Union Was a Win for Democrats. Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech.
• Don’t Look Now, but the Green Transition Is Still Happening. It feels as if our political institutions have abandoned the climate, but the clean energy economy is still growing.
• ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and the Ultrathin Ideal That Won’t Go Away. What’s worse for body image, the fashion industry or the algorithm?
• The Great Capitulation Is Over. What Comes Next? Appeasing a predatory hegemon doesn’t work.
• What Hath Trump Wrought. The real state of the union.
• The Race to Dominate A.I. Is Brutally Competitive. That’s Good for Everyone. The future of the field is still up for grabs.
• ‘A Tedious, Tiresome Performance’: The Best and Worst Moments From Trump’s State of the Union. Nine Opinion writers weigh in on the speech.
• How ‘Bridgerton’ Lost Its Way. Performative progressiveness feels like a fake orgasm: Everybody knows it’s not sincere and no one is happy.
• No, the Dollar Is Not Dying. The currency is stumbling, by many accounts. But the narrative is false.
• John Roberts Is Losing Patience With Trump. How to read the gratuitous paragraph in the chief justice’s tariff opinion.
• Whatever Happened to Grown-Up Movies for Kids? We need stories that are more adult than Y.A. and less explicit than HBO.
• Winter Is One of the Last Threads Holding Everything in Place. We are only at the beginning of climate destabilization, in which winter weather grows more erratic and extreme.
• Again, Trump Completely Misreads the Law. Just another attempt to ignore the law and dare the courts to step in.
• How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy? The Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark tells Ezra Klein what he sees coming in the new era of A.I. agents.
• The Donald Trump 1 Percent Fan Club. There are some elites the president likes.
• After a Big Loss, What to Expect From Trump at the State of the Union. The Supreme Court’s tariffs ruling could make for a tense night.
• China Automates While America Hesitates. American manufacturing prowess won’t be restored without bringing new technologies to the factory floor.
• Medical Associations Trusted Belief Over Science on Youth Gender Care. “Trust the science”? Which science?
• Even in the Depths of Kyiv’s Coldest Winter, There Is Warmth. Delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the United States have been meeting in Abu Dhabi for peace talks. I hear it’s warm there.
• A Congressional Candidate Feared by the Tech Oligarchs. There’s a huge political opportunity for the party that can stand up for human beings in the face of A.I.
• The Television Show Every American Should Watch. An emergency room that’s a mirror.
• The Rise of the Bratty Machines. An autonomous OpenClaw chatbot seeks revenge.
• The Epstein Files Should Never Have Been Released. Putting millions of pages online is a sign of institutional failure.
• Blue Cities and States Are in Trouble. Democrats Need to Change How They Run Them. The need to push back against a core Democratic Party constituency.
• Stop Trying to Optimize Your Exercise. We will probably never get good data to answer the question of which exercise routine is best.
• The Human Cost of Trump’s War on Science. The ripple effects of cutting H.I.V. research funding.
• My Hope for Nick Reiner. We feel compassion for his parents — but often not for Nick Reiner himself. His suffering, too, must have been terrible; it must be terrible right now.
• No, Trump Isn’t Good for Putin. Russian hopes for respect have been dashed.
• The Case for Striking Iran. The Iranian people should not be let down again.
• I Went to Prison and Found Support and Community. Unlike the version of prison conjured on TV and in the movies, I found a community quick to be generous and kind.
• Is This the Most Important Supreme Court Case of the Century? The tariff ruling may have just helped save the Republic.
• Historians Confirm: Tomorrow Won’t Be Better Than Today. The human capacity for hope is an essential quality. But hope can also turn into delusion.
• The Bible Tells Us to Love Immigrants. The biblical moral revolution was to love those not of one’s own land.
• At the Olympics, I Saw the Difference Between Nationalism and Patriotism. Nationalism may be on the rise, but at the Olympics our shared humanity easily crossed borders.
• Ukraine Has Passed a Point of No Return. Four years that changed everything.
• What Exactly Is a ‘Concentration Camp’? A Q & A with Andrea Pitzer.
• New Dads Aren’t a ‘Waste of Time and Space’ Why are we still debating paternity leave?
• The Former British Prince and the Very American Outrage. At least monarchies have developed limits on arbitrary power.
• 4 Big U.F.O. Questions for the White House. What a declassification effort could help us resolve.
• What Trafficked Girls Think of Jeffrey Epstein and His Pals. Every year, more than 100,000 children may be sold for sex in the United States. Are we willing to do something about that?
• Shocker! SCOTUS Schools POTUS. The high court asserts itself as tariff sheriff.
• What if the Iranian Regime Is Stronger Than Trump Thinks? Iran’s leaders may have hesitated at the start of the recent demonstrations, but the violent reaction that followed bespeaks a confident regime.

Opinion | The World

• Mexico’s Cartel Fight Is a Terrifying High-Wire Act. As drug gangs have become more deeply embedded in Mexico, narco blockades have become a way for them to visibly assert their power.

Arts

• This Year, It Will Be the ‘Trump Kennedy Center Honors’ Despite plans to close the building this summer for a two-year reconstruction project, the renamed ceremony will be held elsewhere, the center’s president said.
• Are Germany’s Top Cultural Events Becoming Impossible to Run? A dispute over free speech at the Berlin Film Festival around Israel’s actions in Gaza, and rumors of the festival director’s firing, raised broader worries about Germany’s cultural landscape.
• Resident Evil’s ‘Addictive Fear’ Is Keenly Calibrated. To go beyond jump scares, the director of Resident Evil Requiem has learned from “Weapons,” “The Shining” and “The X-Files.”
• TMZ Drives Celebrity News. Thank This L.A. Intersection. The website known for breaking news about famous deaths and juicy scandals has a name with roots in old Hollywood.
• For America’s 250th Year, a Time Capsule to Stay Buried for 250 More. 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.
• Tracey Emin on Love, Loss and Getting Out of ‘My Bed’ 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.”
• Resident Evil Requiem Shines Within Its Confines. The corridors of a former sanitarium are both terrifying and rewarding, while Raccoon City is bland and filled with chores.
• A Modern-Day Fairy Tale About Cycles of Trauma. Reanimal puts children in perilous circumstances, a familiar theme for the studio behind Little Nightmares.
• A Chimney in Search of a Home Lands 3,000 Miles Away. Kelly Akashi, an artist, was one of thousands who lost their houses in last winter’s Eaton wildfire in Los Angeles. Her new sculpture for the Whitney Biennial marks one year of slow recovery.
• Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty in the Killing of His Parents. Mr. Reiner, 32, was charged with murdering his parents, the Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, last year.
• The Next Stop for a Sundance Director: Leading New York’s Film Forum. Tabitha Jackson sees an opportunity to develop the next generation of cinephiles at the Greenwich Village art-house cinema.
• Prosecutors Oppose Sean Combs’s Appeal, Asserting Sentence Was Just. Mr. Combs, who is serving a 50-month sentence after his conviction on prostitution-related charges, has argued that a judge sentenced him improperly.

Art & Design

• Cambodia Celebrates the Return of Looted Artifacts From a Tainted Dealer. The dealer, who died in 2020, had been accused of selling illegally excavated treasures of the Khmer culture. His estate returned dozens of them this week.
• With Bends, Crinkles and a Cool Decor Makeover, Carol Bove Takes the Guggenheim. 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.
• Noguchi Envisioned a More Open New York. New York Wasn’t Interested. Isamu Noguchi became one of the most successful artists of the 20th century, but the city met his plans for public spaces with indifference.
• Gathering Force in the Art Market: Female Collectors. With women now controlling more than one-third of global wealth, they are spending more on art than men do, data shows, and influencing what museums acquire.
• For Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock, Equal Footing at the Met. Krasner was typecast as the wife of the breakout artist of the Abstract Expressionist movement, no matter how renegade her own work. At the Met this fall, she emerges from his giant shadow.
• Architecture Prize Responds After Tom Pritzker’s Epstein Ties Surface. A Pritzker Prize statement cited the award’s independence after Mr. Pritzker, who directs the foundation behind the award, resigned as chairman of the Hyatt Corporation.
• Kennedy Center Performance Canceled After Substance Poured on Ice Rink. An individual poured an unknown dark liquid onto a temporary skating rink at the Kennedy Center late Thursday night, in what the venue called a “calculated” attack.

Dance

• Review: ‘Gala Flamenca’ Brings New Blood and Traditional Thrills. The centerpiece of the annual Flamenco Festival New York saw the introduction of another wonder in Juan Tomás de la Molía, alongside some veterans of the art.
• Review: Robert Rauschenberg’s Sharp Dancing Mind on Display. The Trisha Brown Dance Company is presenting a stellar double bill of Rauschenberg-designed works by Merce Cunningham and Trisha Brown.
• A French Dance Invasion Returns With Bumps but a Thrilling Ride. Dance Reflections, a festival that pushes contemporary dance brought performances to Manhattan and Brooklyn last weekend.
• The Bad Bunny Effect: Dance Without Fear. His “Baile Inolvidable” has sparked a surge of interest in salsa dancing and brought in a younger generation. “It’s been positively contagious,” a teacher said.

Music

• Neil Sedaka: 14 Essential Songs. The singer and songwriter, who died on Friday at 86, gave voice to teenage dreams, then executed one of music’s most unexpected comebacks.
• Review: A Harpist Merges Old and New, With Help From Friends. The multifaceted musician Parker Ramsay assembled an evening of Baroque and contemporary music, including a premiere by Georg Friedrich Haas.
• ‘Fast Car’ Changed Luke Combs’s Life. He’s Back for More Hits. 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.
• Melissa Auf der Maur, a ’90s Rock Linchpin, Is Spilling Her Stories. 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.
• Phil Collins, Wu-Tang Clan and Shakira Are Among Rock Hall Nominees. Jeff Buckley, Lauryn Hill, New Edition and INXS are also included on the ballot for the first time.
• 6 (More) Albums I’m Looking Forward to in 2026. Hear anticipated new music from Lana Del Rey, Graces Ives, Yaya Bey and more.
• Gustavo Dudamel’s Long Goodbye to L.A., and Long Hello to New York. As the conductor prepares to leave the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the New York Philharmonic, he says, “I am in two waters.”
• In the Secret Annex, Anne Frank’s Radio and a Love for Classical Music. Her diary overflows with her devotion to books and movies. But after rereading the entries, a critic was struck by how often she writes about music.
• The Soundtrack of the Doomscroll Generation? It’s Phonk. YouTube Shorts and TikToks are often set to electronic dance music with rap roots that’s become the unconscious hum of vertical video while making its creators rich.
• Willie Colón: 14 Essential Songs and Albums. The trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and producer from the Bronx helped shape the sound of salsa.
• Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75. A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.
• 9 Songs We’re Talking About This Week. U2 released a seething protest song, and Lana Del Rey put out a dreamy ode to her home life.
• Peaches on the Singer Who Is Her ‘North Star’ “There is no better performer in the world,” the electro-glam musician said. “Every song is thought out, but always with an element of spontaneity and sass.”

Television

• See How a Breakout Comic Uses Dance to Make Us Laugh. The kind of performer other stand-ups rave about, Chris Fleming turns to choreography to land jokes in his new HBO special.
• ‘Murder in Glitterball City’ and True Crime’s Obsession With Location. The two-part documentary on HBO is not just the story of a gruesome murder, but a portrait of the city, neighborhood and home where it happened.
• How ‘The Pitt’ Grosses You Out. The medical drama tests viewers with protruding bones, visible organs and buckets of blood. Here’s how makeup and effects artists created seven gory afflictions.
• ‘DTF St. Louis’ Review: Sex, Death and Jamba Juice. Steven Conrad (“Patriot”) brings his oddball sensibility to the limited-crime-series genre for HBO.
• I’m So Used to Gay Tragedies That I Almost Missed Romance. After a lifetime of settling for shame, secrecy and death onscreen, I had my doubts about “Heated Rivalry.” Then it seduced me, too.
• Late Night Lampoons Trump’s State of the Union Ratings. Stephen Colbert joked that the president “is really dragging down broadcast television” with lower ratings for Tuesday’s State of the Union than last year’s address.
• ‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 8 Recap: Unplugged. Without internet, the Pitt was even more chaotic than usual. This on a national holiday on which people blow up things for fun.
• Late Night Fixates on How Long Trump Spoke. “This time, Trump spoke and everyone else fell asleep,” Jimmy Fallon said.
• Podcasts? TV Talk Shows? Netflix Just Hopes They’re Hits. The podcasts in the streamer’s debut crop, including “The Pete Davidson Show,” have revived metaphysical questions about the definition of the medium.
• Jimmy Kimmel Goes Live After a Super Long State of the Union. “I can’t believe America missed an all-new ‘Will Trent’ for this one,” he joked.
• Late Night Sums Up Trump’s Tariff Tiff with the Supreme Court. “Wow, a court composed mostly of his own party’s appointees has struck down the constitutionality of Trump’s go-it-alone tariff regime,” Jon Stewart said. “That’s bound to cause him some introspection.”
• The Never-Ending Trial of Tyra Banks. A new docuseries has renewed criticism of the supermodel-turned-TV mogul. It’s just one cost of her barrier-breaking career.
• ‘Survivor’ Is America. It’s our greatest game and our truest mirror. And in its tiki-torch-festooned way, it’s captured our society as an ever-changing collection of tribes.
• The ‘Scrubs’ Reboot, Plus 6 Things to Watch on TV This Week. The medical comedy is back for another run, and the 50th season of “Survivor” is set to begin.
• ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 1 Finale Recap: On the Road Again. A melancholy finale sees Dunk finally treated as a proper knight, which includes a royal request to take on Egg as his proper squire.
• ‘Shoresy’ Review: Heated (Brotherly) Rivalry. The Canadian comedy with creative ties to “Heated Rivalry,” in its fifth season on Hulu, has its own very different take on love among men.

Theater

• ‘Chinese Republicans’ Review: These Women Are Playing to Win. Alex Lin’s new play focuses on four ambitious climbers of the corporate ladder. But their success comes at what cost?
• ‘Meat Suit’ Review: Sitting With the Mess of Motherhood. In Aya Ogawa’s compassionate, sharply comical play, the pastel-pink public image of mommyhood doesn’t stand a chance.
• A Surprise Move by Megan Thee Stallion: Starring on Broadway. For eight weeks this spring, the popular rapper will be featured as a nightclub impresario in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
• Her Post-Soviet Buddy Comedy Was Decades in the Making. Lauren Yee’s boisterous play “Mother Russia,” about the origins of the contemporary oligarchy, has its roots in her San Francisco childhood.
• Review: ‘You Got Older,’ With Alia Shawkat, Gets a Sharp Revival. Clare Barron’s gorgeous play, about an unmoored young woman returning home to care for her father, finds a new home at Cherry Lane Theater.
• ‘Mother Russia’ Review: A New Play That’s as Funny as It’s Smart. A strong cast stars in Lauren Yee’s new play, part of a cycle of works about the collisions between 20th-century communism and pop culture.
• ‘Marcel on the Train’ Review: A Famous Mime’s Little-Known Back Story. This bio play about Marcel Marceau, which delves into his part in the French Resistance, stars Ethan Slater (yes, that’s Boq from the “Wicked” movies).
• ‘The Waterfall’ Review: A Mother’s Blessing and a Daughter’s Burden. Phanésia Pharel’s wistful two-hander starring Patrice Johnson Chevannes and Natalie Paul looks at a Haitian American family and questions of legacy.
• Rose Byrne Can, and Does, Do It All. An Oscar nominee for a movie in which everything crashes down on her (literally), Byrne is shifting gears with the Broadway comedy “Fallen Angels.”

Books

• 27 Books Coming in March. Novels by Tana French, Yann Martel and Cat Sebastian; memoirs by Christina Applegate and Liza Minnelli; a Judy Blume biography and more.
• ‘Heated Rivalry’ Author Says Parkinson’s Symptoms Are Worsening and Delays Book. Rachel Reid told fans that the disease’s progression was slowing her writing and that a much-anticipated follow-up book would be pushed back.
• International Booker Prize Nominees: 13 Books to Get You Talking. Novels by Daniel Kehlmann, Olga Ravn and Gabriela Cabezón Cámara are among the 13 titles nominated for the renowned award for fiction translated into English.
• A Wake for The Washington Post’s Books Section. Literary and cultural denizens of the nation’s capital gathered on Saturday to eulogize The Post’s scuppered Book World supplement.
• Is There Anything Lisa Rinna Won’t Say? The outrageous reality TV star has written a memoir — part evolution, part exorcism. She’s more than ready to tell you why.

Book Review

• Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Wuthering Heights’ Emily Brontë’s classic Gothic romance is the basis for a new movie. It’s also more bonkers than you remember.
• Book Club: Read ‘Kin,’ by Tayari Jones, With the Book Review. In March, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Tayari Jones’s new novel, about two motherless girls and their lifelong search for family.
• Michael Pollan Wants to Know Where Consciousness Comes From. “A World Appears” explores what makes you you.
• My Kids Love ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!’ What Should They Read Next? Twelve recommendations for young fans of Mo Willems.
• 71 and a First-Time Novelist: ‘I Was Tenacious and I Kept Coming Back’ For 50 years, Patricia Finn kept to the background and told other people’s stories. Now, in “The Golden Boy,” she’s finally telling one of her own.
• 7 New Books We Recommend This Week. Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
• Shorts in Public? Off With His Crown! In a new book, the biographer Justine Picardie romps through a century of royal wardrobes.
• Hungry for Affirmation, Vulnerable to Scams: As a Writer, I Know the Feeling. From George Saunders to the National Book Foundation, the literary world has been besieged by fake requests. Just like me.
• These Women Journalists Changed Their Field. Their Lives Make Great Copy. “Starry and Restless,” by Julia Cooke, delivers an immersive account of the pathbreaking careers of Rebecca West, Martha Gellhorn and Emily Hahn.
• Director Clint Bentley on Adapting ‘Train Dreams’ for the Big Screen. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker talks about the daunting task of adapting Denis Johnson’s enigmatic novella
• Mario Vargas Llosa’s Swan Song Is an Ode to Peruvian Music. The final novel from a titan of Latin American literature follows a critic trying to capture the essence of his national culture.
• One Thing Japan, America and the Soviets Did Together? Help Mao Win. In “Red Dawn Over China,” the historian Frank Dikötter shows that Communism’s rise in China was an unlikely, violent event with a lot of outside help.
• In Anna Quindlen’s Latest Novel, Hardship Is Relative. “More Than Enough” traces the struggles of a New York City private-school teacher, often through rose-tinted glasses.
• Safaris, Jets, Dyslexia, Divorce: Gavin Newsom’s Memoir Has It All. The new book by the California governor and undeclared presidential hopeful depicts a man shaped as much by hardship and struggle as privilege.
• Did Her White Father Marry Her Black Mother for Love, or for Research? In “The Mixed Marriage Project,” Dorothy Roberts reflects on her anthropologist father’s lifelong project: to document — and promote — interracial marriages like his own.
• How Much Does Capitalism Cost? Ask These Prospectors. Ian McGuire’s new novel, “White River Crossing,” tracks a party of 18th-century fortune seekers through the northern Canadian wilds.
• Page to Screen: Do You Know These Thriller Adaptations? Test your knowledge of five books and their big-screen counterparts in this short quiz.
• Sex, Secrets and Neglect Fuel Lauren Groff’s New Book. The best stories in “Brawler” find the writer tackling the tectonic shifts that can suddenly crack open seemingly secure families.
• Rich, Enthralling Historical Fiction. Our columnist on four stellar new releases.
• A Stolen Passport, a Girl on the Run. What Is She Hiding From? In Charleen Hurtubise’s new novel, “Saoirse,” a traumatic family secret propels an American teenager to Ireland in the early 1990s.

Movies

• Five Horror Movies to Stream Now. This month brings a malign quarterback, a naughty robot hottie and the grim reaper himself.
• 6 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week. Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
• Watch the Final Scene of ‘Train Dreams’ The director Clint Bentley discusses the conclusion to his film, which stars Joel Edgerton and is an Oscar nominee for best picture.
• ‘Scream 7’ Controversies: What You Need to Know. The franchise’s latest edition ran into trouble on the way to the screen. Here’s what happened.
• ‘Paul McCartney: Man on the Run’ Tells One Side of the Story. The Morgan Neville-directed film relies on new and archival interviews to cover familiar ground: the years after the Beatles broke up.
• ‘Train Dreams' | Anatomy of a Scene. The director Clint Bentley narrates a sequence from his film starring Joel Edgerton.
• ‘Scream 7’ Review: It’s Hard to Keep a Good Ghoul Down. Ghostface has returned amid a light fog of nostalgia in this reunion for some of the franchise’s most terrified faces, including Neve Campbell’s.
• ‘The Luckiest Man in America’ and More Streaming Gems. 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.
• ‘Grease 2,’ the Giddy, Raunchy Flop That Brought Us Michelle Pfeiffer. 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.
• ‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Review: We Are the Future. These three connected stories about the whole of human history can’t quite sustain the necessary emotional heft.
• ‘K-Pops!’ Review: Reconnecting Through Music. Anderson .Paak directs and stars alongside his real-life son in this film, which offers sometimes charming, if somewhat sterile pleasures.
• ‘Idiotka’ Review: She’s a Haute Mess. A scrappy Russian American seamstress from West Hollywood competes in a fashion design reality show in this clever and earnest indie comedy.
• ‘Ghost Elephants’ Review: Pursuing What Could Be a Dream. Werner Herzog’s new documentary about the hunt for elephants in Angola focuses less on the animals and more on the pursuers.
• ‘Dreams’ Review: Erotic, but Not Enough Charge. Jessica Chastain plays a wealthy philanthropist obsessed with an undocumented dancer in this chilly drama.
• Three Great Frederick Wiseman Documentaries to Stream. 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.
• Watch Renate Reinsve Struggle With Stage Fright in ‘Sentimental Value’ The director Joachim Trier narrates a theatrical sequence from his film, nominated for nine Academy Awards, including best picture.
• Delroy Lindo on ‘Sinners,’ Speaking Up and the Power of Affirmation. In a career of standout performances and dispiriting lows, Lindo, 73, has held firm to his goal: “I want to be respected for my work.”
• ‘Days and Nights in the Forest’: Into the Woods With Satyajit Ray. In a new 4K restoration of this 1970 Indian classic, four upper-caste men travel for an adventure, with their entitlement taking a starring role.
• What Do They Eat at Awards Shows (and Why Do We Care)? Interest has surged in what stars are served at shows like the Golden Globes. Does it matter what the rich eat, or do we just want to eat the rich?
• The International Children’s Film Festival Delivers for All Ages. Indigenous peoples, interspecies friendships, space travel and a history-making young paleontologist are on the bill for this annual event.
• ‘The Bluff’ Review: She Has a Very Particular Set of Skills. Priyanka Chopra Jonas plays a notorious pirate who must protect her family at all costs in this Caribbean action movie.
• ‘Sentimental Value’ | Anatomy of a Scene. The director Joachim Trier narrates a sequence from his film.
• Russell Brand Pleads Not Guilty to Further Rape and Sexual Assault Charges. The YouTuber, actor and comedian had already pleaded not guilty to five other charges of sexual assault in Britain.
• How a Tourette’s Outburst of a Racist Slur Caused a Backlash at the BAFTAs. A racist slur, shouted involuntarily while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award, raised questions about how the show’s host and the BBC responded.
• The Best and Worst Moments From the 2026 BAFTAs. Alan Cumming forced fishy British snacks onto movie stars. Paddington Bear presented an award. And there was more swearing, and racial curses, than this awards show has ever heard.
• ‘The Inquisitor’ Review: Barbara Jordan Is Speaking. This whirlwind biographical documentary puts Barbara Jordan, the esteemed congresswoman and professor who died in 1996, front and center as a voice of moral authority.
• BAFTAs 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Film. Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedy drama won six awards at the British equivalent of the Oscars. The best actor choice, however, was a surprise.
• Political Drama ‘Yellow Letters’ Wins Top Prize at Berlin Film Festival. The film, from the director Ilker Catak, explores political repression in Turkey. Another movie set in the country, “Salvation,” took the runner-up prize.
• 2026 BAFTAs: What to Know Ahead of the Ceremony. Will “One Battle After Another,” “Hamnet” or “Sinners” triumph at Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars? U.S. viewers can watch this year’s show on E!

Food

• A Lesson in Transforming the Bitter Into the Sweet. In her latest column, Yewande Komolafe explores the transformative powers of eru stew from Cameroon.
• Snowy With a Chance of Meatloaf. Easy turkey meatloaf was a big hit this week, as were cashew butter chicken korma and beef tagine with green beans and olives.
• Tomato Soup Is a Hug in a Bowl. Here Are Our Best Recipes. A grilled cheese sandwich is optional but recommended.
• Where to Eat and Have a Shvitz. Three New York City banyas where you can squeeze in a great meal with a great sweat.
• A Creamy Salad Dressing That Will Change Your Life. The chefs of a popular modern izakaya in California share their secret to a sauce that makes you feel great.
• How to Use One 6-Ounce Can of Tomato Paste Across a Week of Dinners. Ras el hanout chickpea and spinach stew, three-bean soup and spiced tomato and eggplant pasta leave no tomato paste behind.
• ‘Heaven. This Creamy Dish Is Rich and Nourishing.’ Readers love this new coconut kitchri recipe, and it’s easy to see why this warming lentil and rice porridge is so popular.
• Long Live Goat Cheese. It brings its signature creamy tang to my baked artichoke pasta with a fried onion topping.
• Marmalade Is Sunshine in a Jar — And in Your Cooking. Adding a spoonful of marmalade to savory and sweet dishes chases winter grayness away.
• Restaurant Review: Wild Cherry. One of New York City’s most sought-after reservations, Wild Cherry sits inside an old West Village playhouse where it winks at the past.
• Kidilum Puts the Spotlight on Keralan Cuisine. Lumo Ombro takes the all-day route, the Eighth serves cocktails in a plush lounge and more restaurant news.
• Watch Tracy Morgan, Daniel Radcliffe and Erika Alexander Cook Up Chaos (and Pizza). The “Reggie Dinkins” stars chat about food, cooking, their new show and more while slinging pies in The New York Times kitchen studio.
• Salmon and Cherry Tomato Curry, Sheet-Pan Steak and Pepper Tacos. Quick, bright dinners that fully ignore the snow.
• The Best New Reason to Visit the Barbecue Capital of Texas. At Barbs B Q in Lockhart, Chuck Charnichart is putting her own signature touches on classic brisket, sausage and ribs.
• Restaurants in a Blizzard Face a Make-or-Break Question: Do We Open? Across New York City, restaurateurs and cafe owners weigh logistics and the safety of staff against the demands of customers and a slow winter.
• A Weeknight Winner for When You’re Sick of Winter. Melissa Clark’s recipe for five-star skillet chicken thighs with brown butter corn looks solidly to warmer weather.
• Some Chefs Balk at Abu Dhabi as Site of Best Restaurants Ceremony. The World’s 50 Best Restaurants will give out its awards this year in a country that has been accused of human rights violations.
• The Olympics Showcased an Italian Dish, but Its Birthplace Was Unsung. Pizzoccheri, a hearty buckwheat pasta, graced restaurant menus and the athletes’ cafeterias. A chef hopes it can put a spotlight on the valley where it comes from.
• 7 Smart Cooking Tips for the Best Baked Pasta of Your Life. Lasagna, mac and cheese, ziti: Make them even more delicious with these small hacks.
• 1,900 Pounds of Dungeness Crab, Just Add Diners. In Northern California, the tradition of winter crab feeds, which started after the Gold Rush, endures in crustaceans feasts attended by thousands.
• Supersmart Sheet-Pan Charred Meat Pitas. They come together quickly, and if you make the meat mixture today, you can spread and broil it on the bread tomorrow for a 15-minute dinner.
• Red-Braised Pork Belly, an Ideal Weekend Cook. Just think of the leftovers this deeply flavorful Shanghainese braise will yield.
• Limes and Lemons and Oranges, Oh My! Baked lemon pudding, citrusy cheesecake and upside-down blood orange cake make the most of winter citrus.

Style

• Prada Peels Back the Layers at Milan Fashion Week. At Milan Fashion Week, Prada showcased a collection built on layering. For the models, it was like shedding a skin each of the four times they strutted down the runway, revealing a new look with each cycle.
• What Was It Like to Work at Calvin Klein in the ’90s? Ask Them. FX’s “Love Story” has former employees waxing nostalgic about calla lilies (always white), paper clips (always black) and desk lunches (generally discouraged).
• What Does ‘Complicity’ Mean for Epstein’s Friends, and Mere Acquaintances? Philosophers have long wrestled with what to do about the onlookers and profiteers surrounding those who have done terrible things.
• ‘Fake Plastic Trees,’ Real All-Woman Radiohead Cover Band. For Lena Hall, a musical actress, and Charlene Kaye, a “musician comedian,” Labiahead is more than a side hustle. It offers a space for female rockers to connect.
• A Prada Show So Good, It Overshadowed Mark Zuckerberg. Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons offer a multilayered meditation on dressing. And some really great shoes.
• The Cult of Marni Returns. Meryll Rogge makes her debut at the house, and brings it back to its roots.
• How ‘Heated Rivalry’ Thawed the Chill Between My Father and Me. A racy show about a romance between male hockey players was not an obvious candidate for me to bond with my 89-year-old father.
• First They Worked the Case. Then They Made It Personal. Nicole Revenaugh and Marisa O’Gara met when they were co-counsel on a case challenging a Kansas law. They didn’t expect to find love.
• He Secured Last-Minute ‘Hamilton’ Tickets Just to See Her. From finding the hottest ticket in town to converting to Judaism, Julian LeCraw III spared no effort to win over Danielle Toth.
• Changing Up His Routine Led to Love. Mark Van Wye might have never met Helena Brown had he not decided to take a different Pilates class more than three years ago.
• At Jil Sander, It Could All Be So Simple. Simone Bellotti continues to make the case for brainy minimalism. Also, some memorable Moncler jackets and an Italian signore with unforgettable style.
• Why Was Mark Zuckerberg Front Row at Prada? The Meta chief executive’s presence in Milan seemed to project his company’s ambitions.
• The Devil Wears Sasuphi. A fledgling collection of elegant, easy to wear clothes designed by women is enjoying a flurry of visibility thanks to “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
• Putting on the Shvitz. 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.
• Can Demna Save Gucci? The inside story of how the designer is transforming the brand — and himself.
• Letting the Fur Fly at Fendi. Maria Grazia Chiuri makes her debut, and courts controversy. Sort of.
• Tiny Love Stories: ‘If He Doesn’t Come, I’ll Marry You’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
• The White Pantsuit Protest That Wasn’t. Democratic congresswomen put out a call to wear white at the State of the Union. It didn’t work.
• Attire With Sparkling Personality. Bold shoulders, dramatic proportions and opulent accessories lent lively touches to ensembles on runways and streets during London Fashion Week.
• A Woman I Know Monopolizes Every Conversation. How Do I Make It Stop? A reader has had it with an acquaintance’s endless, self-obsessed monologues, which have become a frequent subject of discussion behind the woman’s back.
• A Blow to the Phone-Free Classroom. In some schools, Yondr, a pouch marketed to keep kids off devices, has proved no match for actual children.
• Why Democratic Congresswomen Wore White to the State of the Union — This Time. It’s not the first time some Democratic women have displayed unity by wearing the same color, but this time it was in part to signal opposition to the SAVE America Act.
• The Best of London Fashion. A look at a blah Burberry show and feistier brands that made a stronger impression.
• They Met in an E.R. and Were Married at the Super Bowl. The wedding of Eleisa Aparicio and Thomas Wolter was seen by millions, but in their first interview, the newlyweds share the story of how they got to Santa Clara, Calif., with Bad Bunny signing as their witness.
• Cloaked in Sunglasses and a Big Coat. A student’s attire suggested a desire to be incognito.
• Modern Looks, Smaller Sizes: American Girl Dolls Get a Makeover. A new line from Mattel lifts six of the dolls out of their historical contexts and drops them into contemporary fashions. Purists aren’t pleased.
• Quad God Dresses Like Mere Mortal. For his final skate at the Winter Olympics in Italy, Ilia Malinin traded a spangly body suit for a hoodie and (designer) jeans.
• Jeff and Lauren Sánchez Bezos Will Be Honorary Chairs of the Met Gala. The news came tucked into the second page of a recent news release.
• Met Gala Dress Code Makes a Statement of Its Own: ‘Fashion Is Art’ Three words of guidance is all guests will have to go on when preparing for this year’s Costume Institute benefit, celebrating a cerebral exhibition about the “dressed body.”
• Catherine, Princess of Wales, and a Projection of Royal Unity. After Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest, the Prince and Princess of Wales made a pointed BAFTA appearance.
• Should I Stop Wearing My Greatcoat Because of ICE Raids? Recently, the military-style outerwear has taken on new meaning. Our critic traces shifting clothing connotations and offers advice on how to react.
• In a Clothing Pickle? There’s an App for That. Pickle, a new peer-to-peer apparel-rental app, helps users stay on trend without having to go into debt or rely on climate-unfriendly fast fashion.
• Willie Colón Played Up the Bad Guy With Purpose. By styling himself after mobsters and blaxploitation characters early in his career, Mr. Colón, the legend of salsa music who died on Saturday, crafted an everlasting image.
• 12 Unforgettable Looks at the BAFTAs. Swishy suits, mermaid skirts, skunk feet and more.
• 2026 BAFTA Film Awards: Looks From the Red Carpet. Stars have begun to arrive at the Royal Festival Hall in London for Britain’s biggest celebration of film.
• Fred Segal Has a New Owner. Again. The storied Los Angeles retailer, once recognized as an arbiter of West Coast style, has been acquired by the mass-market brand Aritzia.
• Celebrating Lunar New Year Across America. The Pan-Asian landscape is rich with tradition. In Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Orleans and New York, communities blend old and new customs to make the holiday their own.
• Dad, You’re (So Not) Embarrassing Me at This Concert. Across the country, dads are donning sparkly blazers and purple wigs to bond with their Gen Z and Alpha kids on their own turf, be it the Eras Tour or “KPop Demon Hunters.”
• Do You Back Into a Parking Spot or Back Out? An exploration of what’s driving a change in America’s parking lots.
• See a Museum Through His Eyes? He’d Rather You Not. For three generations, Bruno Goppion’s family has supplied display cases to the world’s top museums. What others look through, he can’t look past.

Love

• Want to Wed Like a Duke or Duchess? Try These Bridgerton-Worthy Venues. English mansions, museums and hotels, even a place in rural Virginia, are taking a cue from the popular Netflix series.

Magazine

• Do I Have to Watch a Show I Dislike With My Son? A ruling on a dispute over quality time.
• Why Are So Many Teen Girls Still Tearing Their A.C.L.s? For years, ligament tears have been a crisis among young athletes — even though a few simple exercises can prevent them.
• Should I Tell People What My Principal Did? He was a community pillar with a dark underside and possibly other victims.
• International Oscar Favorites Are Offering a Complicated New View of America. The Oscars has become friendlier to non-English language movies. And the movies seem aware of their American audiences.
• What You Miss When You’re Always Wearing Headphones. Loud racket in public is obnoxious, but so is our way of dealing with it.
• They Fought for the C.I.A. in Afghanistan. In America, They’re Living in Fear. A shooting in Washington, D.C., threw their immigration status into jeopardy — and brought attention to a long-hidden dimension of America’s war.
• They Killed Their Abusers. Should They Spend Their Lives in Prison? A new law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of survivors of domestic violence. Most are still behind bars.
• We’re the Guardians of a Difficult Teenager. What Do We Owe Them? I’ve found myself carrying negative feelings that I don’t want but can’t quite shake.

T Magazine

• A Masterwork of Postmodern Dance, Performed at The New York Times. Watch the Trisha Brown Dance Company stage a snippet of the choreographer’s 1983 piece “Set and Reset.”
• Live From the 10th Floor | Trisha Brown Dance Company. Dancers perform an excerpt of Trisha Brown’s “Set and Reset” (1983) in T Magazine’s office.
• When an Experimental Italian Artist Designed a New York Office. Plus: minimalist outdoor furniture, an art institute’s restaurant in Brooklyn and more recommendations from T Magazine.
• Clothing That’s Effortlessly Nostalgic. Relaxed shapes meet throwback details for spring’s most easygoing men’s styles.
• In Paris, a Sumptuous Apartment With No Bedrooms. On the city’s Left Bank, an art-world architect transforms part of an 18th-century mansion into a showroom and intimate social club.
• The Fashion Designer Inspired by ‘Kill Bill’ and Vintage Ashtrays. Dries Van Noten’s creative director, Julian Klausner, pulls back the curtain on his process.
• Is This the New Ballet Flat? The spring runways were awash with delicate, derby-inspired shoes.
• Will Americans Get Over Their Fear of Eating Animal Blood? The ingredient — a staple of cuisines around the world — is increasingly showing up on restaurant menus and in cookbooks in the U.S.
• Spring Men’s Wear Befitting a Jazz Club. Fashion’s latest ode to the genre includes pinstripes, double-breasted suits and sharp shoes.
• Six Up-and-Coming Fashion Designers Who Have Our Attention. These emerging talents are showing their work in London, Milan or Paris.

Travel

• A Cheapskate in Honolulu. Hawaii is expensive, but basing yourself in the capital, where local culture and nature are within easy reach, can save you money on lodgings and food, leaving funds for a few splurges.
• 36 Hours in Las Vegas. Visitors seeking all manner of newfangled, over-the-top thrills won’t be disappointed.
• 48 Hours in Montreal With an Airline Pilot. 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.
• PreCheck Is Back, but Global Entry Is Paused. What’s Going On? Blaming a partial government shutdown, officials suspended the expedited arrival program this week, but some travelers are seeing inconsistencies at airports.
• In the Lap of Luxury: 5 New Hotels Aim to Indulge. From palatial to contemporary to luxuriously rustic, this collection of new resorts and inns offers spas, private gardens, fine restaurants and exquisite settings.
• Stranded by the Blizzard? Here’s What Travelers Need to Know. As major hubs in the Northeast dig out from up to three feet of snow, it could be days before some travelers get moving. Here’s where things stand.
• Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico Right Now? A wave of unrest after the killing of a cartel leader has rattled tourists at popular destinations in Mexico, prompting travelers to reconsider their plans. Here’s what to know.
• A Powder Quest in Japan’s Ski Country. Faced with soaring ticket prices and bare slopes at many U.S. resorts, Americans are flocking to the island of Hokkaido, which gets up to 50 feet of snow a year.
• What Travelers Need to Know as Cartel Violence Rattles Mexico. The killing of a drug lord and the unrest that followed have prompted flight cancellations, roadblocks, cruise disruptions and “shelter in place” alerts.
• Make This Year’s Spring Break a Great Escape. Need an idea for a family vacation? Here are five destinations that fit the bill, whether you’re looking for culture, adventure or a great beach.
• Traveling This Weekend? Here’s What to Know About the Snowstorm. A major winter storm on Sunday and Monday is expected to bring delays and cancellations across much of the Northeast.
• Powder’s Siren Song: The Risks and Rewards of Backcountry Skiing. A string of recent tragedies, including a fatal avalanche near Lake Tahoe and an unusually deadly winter in Europe, has cast a spotlight on the sport’s inherent dangers.

Real Estate

• $1 Million Homes on Croatia’s Coast. The Istrian Peninsula offers traditional stone villas near the Adriatic Sea.
• The Benevolent Landlord of St. Marks Place. For 60 years, Charles FitzGerald has helped make the East Village an emblem of New York City’s counterculture.
• A Chicago Building Gives Blind Tenants Newfound Independence. The Foglia Residences, a nine-story, 76-unit affordable housing unit designed for people who are blind and visually impaired, opened in the fall of 2024.
• They Wanted a Two-Bedroom in Queens, With Room to Grow, for Less Than $400,000. 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.
• Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx. This week’s properties are in Gramercy Park, Morningside Heights and on City Island.
• Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut. This week’s properties are four-bedroom homes in Lido Beach and Redding.
• Shopping for Plants Online Is a Trend That’s Sure to Grow. From houseplants to hydrangeas, more Americans are ordering plants online, according to industry data.
• $1.2 Million Homes in Tennessee, Utah and Oregon. A farmhouse-inspired home in Franklin, a Victorian in Salt Lake City and a Craftsman in Portland.
• The Housing Market Is Tilting Back Toward Buyers. After years of bidding wars, there are now more sellers than buyers, forcing price cuts — even as high rates continue to narrow the entryway.
• Nudist Camp for Sale: The Rise and Fall of the Florida Naturist Park. The owners have put a 67-year-old nudist colony on the market, hoping a new steward can help it shed its troubled past.
• You Can Soon Rent the ‘Heated Rivalry’ Cottage. The lakefront home from the hit TV series will be available through Airbnb, and it’s surprisingly affordable.
• A Kitchen Nook Shows Off the Objects a Designer Loves. Nathan Turner has filled a space in his house in Ojai, Calif, where he can display the pieces he has collected over the decades.
• Hoping for a Lively Spring? Welcome the Woodpeckers. The males of the species prepare for mating season by excavating nests for the approval of the females — and even other birds and animals.
• When Do You Need to Call a Tree Doctor? You probably aren’t watering or pruning the 75-foot oak or maple in the front yard, but mature trees aren’t maintenance free.
• $4 Million Homes in California. A contemporary house in Los Angeles, a midcentury modern home in Palm Springs and beach house in Oxnard.
• With a Payout, She Left San Francisco Behind and Moved Back Home. A woman left the city she loved to return to Chico, Calif., where dozens of cousins and extended family were waiting for her.
• Three Homes Designed by Famous Architects. The last home Frank Lloyd Wright designed in Phoenix, Ray Kappe’s former residence in Los Angeles and a 1960s Donald Wexler in Palm Springs.
• When the Police Knock, Does the Doorman Have to Open? Residents and building staff aren’t obligated to open the door — unless law enforcement has a warrant.

Health

• C.D.C.’s New Acting Director Draws Unexpected Praise From Agency Staff. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who was appointed to the role last week, has offered to publicly endorse vaccination, in particular the measles vaccine, winning over some agency employees.
• New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000. The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.
• 15 States Sue H.H.S. Over Revisions to Vaccine Schedule. Federal health officials have pared back the number of shots recommended for children. The states, led by Democrats, say the changes were not based on science.
• Leah Stavenhagen, Advocate for Young Women With A.L.S., Dies at 33. Ms. Stavenhagen started a group intended to counter the notion that A.L.S. was an “older white man’s disease.”
• Another C.D.C. Vaccine Skeptic Steps Down. Dr. Ralph Abraham, the agency’s principal deputy director, has called the Covid vaccines “dangerous.” Other skeptics have recently left federal health roles.

Well

• The Big Benefits of Small Talk. Start a conversation. Research suggests you won’t regret it.
• She Could No Longer Ignore the Yellowing of her Eyes. What Caused It? Something was terribly wrong with the young woman’s liver, but doctors had no idea what.
• The Estrogen Patch Surged in Popularity. Now It’s in Shortage. Changing attitudes around menopause treatment have driven up demand for hormone therapy.
• Surgeon General Nominee Says You Shouldn’t Trust Doctors. Dr. Casey Means is poised to become the next U.S. surgeon general – but she is a divisive figure within the medical community who has repeatedly struck out against mainstream medicine. Dani Blum, a health reporter for Well, explains.
• Casey Means, Critic of Mainstream Medicine, Poised to Become Nation’s Top Doctor. Dr. Means, a wellness influencer and President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, will appear before a Senate committee Wednesday.
• Should I Worry About the Plastic in My Floss and Toothbrush? There’s evidence that dental products can shed microplastics. Experts break down the potential risks.
• Peter Attia Leaves CBS News Amid Epstein Files Fallout. Emails showed that the longevity influencer had provided medical advice to Jeffrey Epstein and had made crude comments about women.
• How to Shovel Snow Safely. The snow hitting the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic is heavier and wetter than in other storms this season. Here’s why, and how to avoid injury while shoveling.
• What to Know Before Buying Weight Loss Drugs Online. Many patients are getting GLP-1s from websites and medical spas. But there’s much less oversight.

Mind

• ‘The Pitt’ Is Showing Us the Complicated Reality of Psychosis. Subtle signs of mental distress often emerge before severe symptoms.
• My Son and His Wife Fight Dirty. Should I Get Involved? Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who feels frozen amid family conflict.
• Super-Agers’ Brains Have a Special Ability, New Study Suggests. The findings may help explain why this group has such exceptional memory.
• The Anguish of a Tourette’s Outburst. Verbal or physical tics can be a daily struggle. So can dealing with the hurt they may cause.

Move

• Jeff Galloway Made Me a Marathoner. The distance running icon, who died Wednesday at 80, taught me to endure. In December, we shared his final run.
• Yes, Even You Can Dance. Moving to music can boost your mood and your fitness. And it doesn’t have to be complicated.
• They Hated Exercise. Weight-Loss Drugs Changed Everything. For some people, the medications have transformed their relationship with physical activity.

Times Insider

• How The Times Reports on the State of the Union. A team of more than 50 journalists, including eight photographers, will cover President Trump’s address.
• How We Report on the State of the Union Under Intense Deadline Pressure. The editor who oversees White House coverage for The Times talks about the challenges of tracking a major speech by a president who regularly goes off script.
• A Roving Reporter on the Future of Transit in New York City. “A lot of interesting things happening in the city involve how people get around,” said Stefanos Chen, a Metro reporter and lifelong bus aficionado.
• How the Times Weather Team Tracks Big Storms: More Data, Less Hype. When making forecasts, our reporters aim to visualize severe weather possibilities rather than focus on the most dire predictions. A possible blizzard this weekend is the latest test.

Corrections

• Corrections: Feb. 28, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: How ‘The Pitt’ Grosses Viewers Out. Quotation of the Day for Saturday, February 28, 2026.
• Corrections: Feb. 27, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: How a ‘Team From a Small Town Up North’ Is Slaying the European Elites. Quotation of the Day for Friday, Feburary 27, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: In Windsor, Andrew’s Fall Is Met With Sadness, or Apathy. Quotation of the Day for Thursday, February 26, 2026.
• No Corrections: Feb. 26, 2026. No corrections appeared in print on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
• Corrections: Feb. 25, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: Reliance on Taiwan Chips Endangers U.S. Economy. Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
• Corrections: Feb. 24, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: Judges Lose Patience on Immigration Defiance. Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
• No Corrections: Feb. 23, 2026. No corrections appeared in print on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: These Black Medics Drove a Revolution In Emergency Care. Quotation of the Day for Monday, February 23, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: After Enduring Horrors, Offering ‘A Hymn to Life’ Quotation of the Day for Sunday, February 22, 2026.
• Corrections: Feb. 22, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.

The Learning Network

• Would You Go to a Concert With Your Dad? (Yes, Your Dad!). Across the country, fathers are donning sparkly blazers and purple wigs to bond with their kids at pop music shows. Is it heartwarming or just plain cringey?
• Riding the Bus. Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
• Word of the Day: interpolate. This word has appeared in three articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• What’s Going On in This Picture? | March 2, 2026. Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
• What Teenagers Are Saying About Limiting A’s to Curb Grade Inflation. Students react to Harvard’s proposal to cap the number of A’s professors can award in an effort to make top grades more meaningful.
• Science Practice | A Study on a Robotic Hand Design. A new robotic picker-upper can roam around freely, like Thing from “The Addams Family.”
• What It’s Like to Grow Up With A.I.: The Winners of Our Multimedia Challenge. Via essays, poems, videos, artwork and graphics, 35 students across the globe reflect on how this technology is affecting teenagers.
• Adapting to a New World: Teachers on How A.I. Is Reshaping the Classroom. 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.
• What Cultural or Family Traditions Are Important to You? 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?
• What’s Going On in This Graph? | March 4, 2026. Where does the world get its A.I.?
• Hamster Wheel. What do you think this image is communicating?
• Word of the Day: benevolent. This word has appeared in 126 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Are You a Picky Eater? A guest essayist argues that American children used to be curious and adventurous eaters. Would you be open to trying new foods and flavors?
• Baby Monkey. Punch, an abandoned baby monkey at a Japanese zoo, has become a social media star. Are you a fan?
• Word of the Day: virtuosity. This word has appeared in 80 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• What Were Your Favorite Moments From the 2026 Winter Olympics? The Milan-Cortina Games have ended. Did you watch? If so, which events, athletes and performances will stick with you?
• Snowman. How do you get through winter? Have you had enough already?
• Word of the Day: glimpse. This word has appeared in 1,347 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Weekly Student News Quiz: Supreme Court, Winter Olympics, Lunar New Year. Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
• Word of the Day: specious. This word has appeared in 32 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Film Club: ‘Why Are A.I. Hits So Sad?’ Do you ever listen to music created by artificial intelligence? Do you think it is any good?
• What Is Your Reaction to the National Park Service Deleting Aspects of American History? In national parks and at historic sites, the Trump administration has removed educational materials about slavery and other topics it deems inappropriate.

Lesson Plans

• Ask a Journalist: Making a Compelling Argument. Nicholas Kristof, an Opinion columnist, joins us in March to talk to teenagers all about opinion writing. Post your comments and questions by March 15.

En español

• La política exterior de Trump: resucitar el imperio. El enfoque del presidente de Estados Unidos es un resurgimiento de la misión imperial: adquirir los territorios y recursos de pueblos soberanos.
• Palabra del día: ‘interpolate’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en tres artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Como otros neozelandeses, Jacinda Ardern ha decidido mudarse a Australia. Cada vez más neozelandeses, atraídos por las oportunidades económicas y más sol, se mudan a la vecina Australia. La exdirigente de Nueva Zelanda, se encuentra entre ellos.
• Un ataque militar en Irán podría tener un propósito simbólico para Trump. Algunos funcionarios del gobierno de Trump esperan que un ataque obligue a Irán a renunciar a su programa de enriquecimiento nuclear. Otros tienen dudas.
• Palabra del día: ‘benevolent’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 126 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Palabra del día: ‘virtuosity’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 80 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Chefs expresan reservas por elegir Abu Dabi para los premios de los mejores restaurantes. The World’s 50 Best Restaurants celebrará su ceremonia anual en un país señalado por su historial en materia de derechos humanos.
• Palabra del día: ‘glimpse’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 1347 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Qué debes saber si viajas a México tras la violencia por los cárteles. La muerte de un líder de un cártel y los disturbios posteriores han provocado cancelaciones de vuelos, bloqueos de carreteras, interrupciones de cruceros y alertas de buscar “refugio”.
• ¿La carne seca hace bien? Los influentes del bienestar la consideran una buena opción de tentempié. Por eso, pedimos a los expertos que nos ayuden a aclarar sus pros y contras.

América Latina

• Una lancha robada, un tiroteo mortal y un supuesto complot contra Cuba. El relato del gobierno cubano sobre una supuesta incursión armada en su territorio quedó en entredicho después de que uno de los hombres identificados como ocupantes de la embarcación apareciera en Miami.
• ¿La muerte del Mencho afectará los partidos del Mundial en México? Aunque autoridades como la presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, y el presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, han intentado proyectar calma tras los hechos, algunos equipos han admitido sentirse nerviosos por jugar en el país.
• Caracas comienza a recuperarse, luego de la captura de Maduro. La capital venezolana, que ha sido abatida por el declive económico, el régimen autoritario y una inmensa fuga de cerebros, parece mostrar signos de revitalización económica y social.
• Lo que sabemos sobre el tiroteo frente a la costa de Cuba. 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.
• Así es Tapalpa, el pueblito donde el Mencho se refugió por última vez. 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.
• Las fuerzas de Cuba ya han enfrentado otras embarcaciones de EE. UU. 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.
• El Supremo Tribunal de Brasil condena a 4 hombres por el asesinato de Marielle Franco. 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.
• Cuba reporta 4 muertos en un tiroteo con una lancha rápida de Florida. Cuatro personas a bordo de una lancha rápida con base en Florida murieron en un tiroteo con soldados fronterizos cubanos cerca de la costa del país insular, dijo el Ministerio del Interior cubano.
• Los últimos días de Maduro en el poder. El líder venezolano apostó a que el presidente estadounidense no se atrevería a atacar. La llamada entre ambos, los ultimátums ignorados y una cadena de errores de cálculo desembocaron en una ofensiva que selló su destino.
• Lo que hay que saber sobre los cárteles que operan en México. Tras la muerte del Mencho, estos son algunos de los cárteles que quedan en el país, todos ellos considerados organizaciones terroristas extranjeras en EE. UU.
• México está atrapado entre Trump y los cárteles. El presidente de EE. UU. ha exigido a la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum que se enfrente a los cárteles. El asesinato del Mencho sugiere que esa presión podría estar funcionando, pero bajo cierto costo.
• ¿Qué han logrado 60 años de guerra contra las drogas? EE. UU. y sus aliados han derramado sangre y dinero para acabar con los capos de la droga y derrotar a los cárteles, pero la droga sigue llegando y los nuevos grupos son más violentos.
• Los efectos de la violencia en México se resienten tras la muerte del Mencho. Vehículos carbonizados llenaban las calles desiertas mientras los residentes empezaban a salir de sus casas en Guadalajara, que se vio duramente golpeada por la violencia tras la muerte del líder de un cártel.
• Las fuerzas de seguridad rastrearon al Mencho al seguir a su pareja, según las autoridades. Altos mandos de seguridad revelaron detalles de la operación que condujo a la muerte del líder del cártel de la droga más buscado de México.
• La violencia en México tras la muerte del ‘Mencho’ en videos. Grupos armados bloquearon calles e incendiaron supermercados y bancos después de que el gobierno mexicano anunciara la muerte del líder más buscado del narcotráfico en México.
• Humo negro, neumáticos en llamas: Puerto Vallarta bajo el fuego de la violencia. Los turistas describieron la inquietud en el popular destino turístico costero tras el asesinato del Mencho, el capo de la droga más buscado de México.
• ‘El Mencho’ ha muerto. ¿Qué pasará con el Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación? La muerte de Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes supuso un duro golpe para el Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, pero pocos creen que signifique el fin del poderoso grupo.
• Esto es lo más reciente.
• Lo que hay que saber sobre la muerte de ‘El Mencho’ El gobierno mexicano dijo el domingo que había matado a Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, líder histórico de una de las organizaciones criminales más poderosas del país, el Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación.
• El ejército colombiano enfrenta una nueva amenaza letal: drones baratos modificados. En Colombia, la rápida proliferación de drones armados cada vez más sofisticados entre los grupos insurgentes se ha convertido en un inmenso reto para el gobierno.
• ‘El Mencho’ fue abatido, según el gobierno de México. Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, también conocido como “El Mencho”, era el jefe del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación. El gobierno mexicano dijo que había muerto el domingo.

Ciencia y Tecnología

• Un siglo mirando las luces del norte desde Noruega. La región norte del país ha liderado la búsqueda científica para comprender la aurora boreal. Este verano, se espera que un radar con 10.000 antenas inaugure la siguiente fase de exploración.
• La vida con uno de los trastornos más polémicos de la psiquiatría. Tras enfrentar el trastorno de identidad disociativo en su juventud, ella convirtió su experiencia en el eje de su carrera clínica y académica.

Cultura

• Así fue como ‘The Pitt’ creó sus lesiones más impactantes. El drama médico pone a prueba a los espectadores con huesos que sobresalen, órganos visibles y chorros de sangre. He aquí cómo los artistas de maquillaje y efectos crearon siete sangrientas aflicciones.
• Cómo una neoyorquina llenó de poesía el metro de Londres. La idea de Judith Chernaik de incluir versos en los vagones del metro ha transformado los viajes matutinos de millones de personas que se dirigen al trabajo.
• Gustavo Dudamel, entre un largo adiós a Los Ángeles y un prolongado hola a Nueva York. Mientras el director de orquesta se prepara para dejar la Filarmónica de Los Ángeles por la de Nueva York, dice: “Estoy en dos aguas”.
• La generación del ‘doomscrolling’ tiene una banda sonora: el phonk. Los Shorts de YouTube y los videos de TikTok suelen estar acompañados de una música electrónica con raíces de rap que se ha convertido en el pulso sonoro del video vertical y enriquecido increíblemente a sus creadores.
• Nick Reiner se declara no culpable de los asesinatos de Rob y Michele Reiner, sus padres. Reiner, que tiene la cabeza rapada y vestía un uniforme marrón de presidiario, dijo ‘Sí’ con voz clara cuando el juez le preguntó si renunciaba a su derecho a un juicio rápido.
• 12 atuendos inolvidables en los BAFTA. Trajes vaporosos, faldas de sirena, pies de zorrillo y mucho más.
• Un espectáculo en el Centro Kennedy se cancela por la contaminación intencional de la pista de hielo. No se ha producido ninguna detención después de que un individuo vertiera un líquido desconocido en una pista de patinaje temporal.
• Reseña de ‘Muerte en invierno’: Emma Thompson es víctima y salvadora. La actriz, como siempre, impregna su personalidad y logra que hinchemos potentemente por ella, en este thriller gélido y visualmente hermoso.
• Willie Colón, leyenda de la salsa, muere a los 75 años. Trombonista, cantante, director de orquesta, compositor y arreglista, colaboró con Rubén Blades en “Siembra”, un disco que se convirtió en uno de los álbumes de salsa más vendidos de todos los tiempos.
• Reseña de ‘¿Está funcionando esto?’: la comedia como salvación. Will Arnett y Laura Dern añaden peso emocional a esta película íntima de Bradley Cooper sobre un hombre separado de su esposa que halla consuelo en la comedia en vivo.
• Ethan Hawke sigue apostando por películas difíciles mientras Hollywood evoluciona. El actor nominado al Oscar por “Blue Moon” reflexiona sobre su trayectoria en esta industria y su intento de no venderse al sistema.

Estados Unidos

• Bill Clinton declara sobre su relación con Epstein: ‘No hice nada malo’ Los republicanos parecían ansiosos por presionar al expresidente. Los demócratas dijeron que esperaban utilizar su comparecencia como precedente para exigir que el presidente Trump también responda.
• El cambio de régimen en Cuba atrae a Trump, pero conlleva riesgos. Tras exigir el fin del liderazgo comunista de la isla, el presidente de EE. UU. espera llegar a un acuerdo con el gobierno cubano para evitar el caos.
• PreCheck se queda, Global Entry está suspendido y los pasajeros no saben qué pasa. Culpando al cierre parcial del gobierno, las autoridades suspendieron esta semana el programa de ingreso acelerado, aunque algunos viajeros están observando inconsistencias en los aeropuertos.
• Para Hillary Clinton, declarar sobre Epstein es volver a responder por su esposo. La ex primera dama, senadora y secretaria de Estado no tuvo ningún trato con Jeffrey Epstein, pero una vez más se ve presionada a responder por las acciones y relaciones de su esposo.
• EE. UU. impide que Venezuela pague la defensa de Maduro, según su abogado. El Departamento del Tesoro interfiere con el derecho constitucional de Nicolás Maduro a contar con asistencia legal, dice su abogado. Maduro, el líder venezolano, se enfrenta a cargos federales.
• En los archivos Epstein faltan documentos sobre una mujer que acusó a Trump. 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.
• En su discurso del Estado de la Unión, Trump presenta a los demócratas como villanos. 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”.
• El discurso del Estado de la Unión de Trump en 6 puntos clave. En un discurso en el que abundó la teatralidad, el presidente Trump tachó a los demócratas de “locos” y antipatriotas.
• Trump afirma que un alto general de EE. UU. predice una victoria fácil sobre Irán. Sus declaraciones difieren de lo que el general Dan Caine, jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto, habría dicho en la Casa Blanca.
• El gobierno de Trump actúa con rapidez para reestructurar su programa de aranceles. La nueva estrategia requerirá una serie de aranceles más engorrosos, que Trump no podrá imponer rápidamente ni por capricho.
• La CIA le dio a México información ‘decisiva’ para localizar al ‘Mencho’ Las autoridades mexicanas dijeron que habían encontrado al escurridizo capo de la droga siguiendo a una pareja sentimental. La CIA proporcionó algunos datos de inteligencia fundamentales para la operación.
• Un hombre armado es abatido en Mar-a-Lago, según el Servicio Secreto. El sheriff local identificó al hombre como Austin Tucker Martin, de 21 años y originario de Cameron, Carolina del Norte. El presidente no se encontraba en su complejo de Florida y no ha hecho comentarios sobre el tiroteo.
• La TSA dice que el programa PreCheck seguirá operativo en los aeropuertos. El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional dijo el domingo que el programa de seguridad aeroportuaria seguiría disponible, horas después de anunciar que sería suspendido.
• Estas paredes no solo hablan, también gimen. El ruido es una realidad molesta de la vida en la ciudad. Pero cuando los sonidos se vuelven inapropiados, los vecinos pueden encontrarse en una situación incómoda.
• El FBI investigó los vínculos de Epstein con funcionarios de aduanas de EE. UU. Jeffrey Epstein cultivó relaciones amistosas con varios funcionarios de aduanas de las Islas Vírgenes de EE. UU. Esos lazos fueron objeto de una investigación criminal.

Estilos de Vida

• De una sala de urgencias a una boda ante Bad Bunny en el Super Bowl. 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.
• Un nuevo estudio habría descubierto la razón de la buena memoria de los ‘superancianos’ El artículo publicado el miércoles aborda si los cerebros humanos pueden generar nuevas neuronas en la edad adulta.
• ¿Es seguro viajar a México en este momento? 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.
• Ellos odiaban hacer ejercicio. Los medicamentos para bajar de peso lo cambiaron todo. Para algunas personas, los fármacos como Ozempic y Mounjaro han redefinido su relación con la actividad física.
• Jeff y Lauren Sánchez Bezos serán presidentes honorarios de la Gala del Met. La noticia apareció escondida en la segunda página de un reciente comunicado de prensa del museo.
• ¿El amor es adictivo? Muchos dicen que sí, y eso está cambiando nuestra idea del romance. Poemas y canciones dicen que el amor debería sacudir nuestro mundo. La lógica de la adicción al amor sugiere que no.
• ¿Debo refrigerar las manzanas? Guía de la A a la Z para conservar frutas y verduras. Los buenos productos agrícolas son un regalo. Manténlos frescos el mayor tiempo posible con estos consejos.
• Cómo resistir el resto del invierno. El equipo de Well comparte sus consejos para lidiar con los desafíos de esta estación.
• Lo que dice el estilo de la primera dama de Nueva York. Rama Duwaji tiene que representarse a sí misma y sus valores como artista, y al mismo tiempo los valores del gobierno y de la ciudad. ¿Eso es posible?
• Me arrepentí de la casa que compramos. Casi acabó con mi matrimonio. Cuando no te pones de acuerdo con tu pareja sobre el lugar más adecuado para vivir, el hogar puede convertirse en un infierno.

Mundo

• Pakistán ataca Afganistán en ‘guerra abierta’ contra el gobierno talibán. Los ataques aéreos se dirigieron contra Kabul y Kandahar, las ciudades afganas más grandes, intensificando meses de tensiones fronterizas.
• ¿Tomar o no tomar Ozempic? Ozempic y otros medicamentos similares para perder peso han sido aclamados y promovidos como fármacos milagrosos. Pero hay muchas incógnitas sobre su uso a largo plazo.
• Corea del Sur se enamoró de este postre viral, pero eso fue el mes pasado. La breve fama de la galleta estilo Dubai refleja las rápidas tendencias alimentarias del país, donde el bombo publicitario a menudo importa más que el sabor.
• Así se siente Israel ante otra posible guerra con Irán. El estado de ánimo en el país oscila entre la ansiedad, la resignación y la expectativa, mientras el presidente Donald Trump decide si atacar Irán o no.
• El líder de Alemania lanza una contundente advertencia a China sobre el comercio. El canciller Friedrich Merz expuso sus quejas durante un viaje a Pekín que China había diseñado para demostrar la buena relación entre ambos países.
• Una última oportunidad antes de la guerra. Tanto EE. UU. como Irán dicen que quieren evitar un conflicto. Se acaba el tiempo para eludirlo.
• El futsal en Afganistán: un héroe inesperado para los talibanes. 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.
• Lo que el escenario de ‘Cumbres borrascosas’ nos dice sobre el Reino Unido actual. Yorkshire del Oeste, donde se escribió la historia original de ‘Cumbres borrascosas’, ofrece una ventana a las fuerzas que están perturbando la política británica.
• España desclasifica los archivos del golpe de Estado fallido de 1981. 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.
• Cuba, sofocada por Trump. A lo largo de casi 70 años, muchos mandatarios estadounidenses han intentado derrocar al gobierno comunista de la isla. Esta vez parece distinto.
• La prohibición del maquillaje en Siria provoca vergüenza y burlas. Un gobernador provincial quiere prohibir que las mujeres que trabajan en el gobierno y el sector público usen maquillaje, lo que ha provocado indignación y una avalancha de memes.
• Rusia ha arriesgado su estabilidad económica por la guerra. La obstinación del presidente Putin con la guerra en Ucrania ha reordenado la economía y la sociedad rusas de un modo que podría poner en peligro el futuro de la nación.
• Europa busca una nueva forma de hacer la guerra. ¿Puede Europa defenderse sin Estados Unidos? Una nueva visión estratégica dice que sí.
• Un edificio feo en una ciudad hermosa recibe una renovación muy debatida. La Tour Montparnasse es una de las construcciones menos apreciadas de París. Después de medio siglo, por fin está siendo remodelada.
• 4 años de la invasión a Ucrania: el respaldo de Europa se resquebraja. Hungría dijo que bloquearía tanto el más reciente paquete de sanciones contra Rusia como un paquete de ayuda financiera a Kiev por valor de alrededor de 106.000 millones de dólares.
• Dinamarca rechaza el plan de Trump de enviar un barco hospital a Groenlandia. El ministro de Defensa de Dinamarca señaló que Groenlandia no necesitaba asistencia médica, un día después de que el presidente de EE. UU. dijera que planeaba enviar un “gran barco hospital” a la isla.
• Por qué atacar a Irán podría ser más peligroso que capturar a Maduro. Las amplias capacidades militares de Irán y su red de aliados regionales podrían arrastrar a Estados Unidos a un conflicto prolongado.

Negocios

• Netflix se retira de la puja por Warner Bros. El movimiento fue un giro sorprendente en la larga batalla corporativa por el famoso gigante de los medios de comunicación.
• Cómo Jeffrey Epstein se ganó la confianza de altos ejecutivos de Microsoft. A lo largo de más de 20 años, el financista desarrolló vínculos con ejecutivos de primer nivel, quedando al tanto de discusiones internas sobre liderazgo y decisiones empresariales sensibles.
• Los chips de Taiwán y la amenaza de un ‘apocalipsis económico’ Si China invade Taiwán e interrumpe sus exportaciones de chips a las empresas estadounidenses, la industria tecnológica de Estados Unidos, y la economía mundial, quedarían paralizadas.
• Hicieron tratos con Trump para acordar aranceles más bajos. Ahora están atrapados. Los países que, bajo la amenaza de los aranceles, asumieron enormes promesas de inversión con EE. UU., ahora se enfrentan al hecho de que tal vez hubiera sido mejor esperar.
• Tras el fallo contra los aranceles, ¿qué pasará con los acuerdos comerciales? La decisión de la Corte Suprema de invalidar gran parte de los aranceles del presidente Trump genera interrogantes sobre el futuro de los acuerdos alcanzados con los principales socios comerciales de Estados Unidos.

Opinión

• México combate al narcotráfico en una cuerda floja de terror. Conforme los cárteles se han arraigado cada vez más en México, los narcobloqueos han pasado a ser una manera de afirmar su poder de forma explícita
• Los archivos Epstein nunca debieron publicarse. La divulgación de millones de páginas de estos archivos es tanto una señal de fracaso institucional como un motivo de preocupación.

Gameplay

• Pressure Gauge? Adam Levav’s latest themeless puzzle is a breath of fresh air.
• Wordle Review No. 1,715. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 727. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.
• Connections Companion No. 993. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Serving Piece. Caroline Hand opens our solving weekend with a scintillating New York Times Crossword debut.
• Connections Companion No. 992. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 726. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
• Wordle Review No. 1,714. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
• Highland Refusal. Yitzi Snow makes his New York Times Crossword debut.
• Wordle Review No. 1,713. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
• Connections Companion No. 991. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 725. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
• On a Higher Level. Brad Lively makes our heads spin.
• Wordle Review No. 1,712. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
• Connections Companion No. 990. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 724. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
• Pretty Large Jazz Combo. Adam Aaronson’s Tuesday puzzle serenades us.
• Connections Companion No. 989. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 723. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
• Wordle Review No. 1,711. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
• The SYRN Call of Oddly Spelled Brand Names. Why a company would want to roll out a product line that needs a pronunciation key.
• Showed Again. Hannah Binney returns with another Monday puzzle.
• Connections Companion No. 988. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 722. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
• Wordle Review No. 1,710. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
• Books of the Bible. Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp’s collaboration takes us to school, but it’s all in good fun.
• Wordle Review No. 1,709. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 721. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.
• Connections Companion No. 987. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.

The Athletic

• The 30-Year Search for Shorty Gallagher Finally Comes to an End. In the 1990s, Randy Kula set out to collect a photo of every baseball player to appear in a game for the Cleveland franchise, a charter member of the American League in 1901. Over the years, he whittled his targets from more than 2,000 to just one: Charles William “Shorty” Gallagher, who spent one afternoon in the majors on Aug. 13, 1901.

Headway

• We Need More Houses. Why Aren’t More Being Built? Plus, why we’re making fewer houses than we did in the 2000s

Polls

• Nebraska U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in the Nebraska U.S. Senate election.
• Texas Second Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in Texas's Second Congressional District.
• Texas Ninth Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in Texas's Ninth Congressional District.
• Texas 38th Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in Texas's 38th Congressional District.
• Texas 34th Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in Texas's 34th Congressional District.
• Texas 33rd Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in Texas's 33rd Congressional District.
• Texas 29th Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in Texas's 29th Congressional District.
• Texas 23rd Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in Texas's 23rd Congressional District.
• Texas 21st Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in Texas's 21st Congressional District.
• Texas 19th Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in Texas's 19th Congressional District.
• Texas 18th Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in Texas's 18th Congressional District.
• Texas 15th Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in Texas's 15th Congressional District.
• North Carolina First Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in North Carolina's First Congressional District.

Weather

• Transit in the New York Region Is Recovering Slowly After Storm. Some service in and around New York City may remain suspended on Tuesday, and most trains and buses that are running will be subject to delays or limited schedules.
• The Workers Who Couldn’t Stay Home. Despite the snowstorm battering the New York area, workers whose jobs require them to show up in person found ways to attend to their duties.
• Snowstorm Is ‘as Bad as I’ve Seen It,’ Massachusetts Governor Says. Gov. Maura Healey said there were nearly 300,000 power outages throughout the state and about 350 cars stuck on roadways, some with drivers still in them.
• Blizzard Slams Northeast with Heavy Snow, Disrupting Travel. Several cities across the Northeast received at least two feet of snow, bringing many places to a standstill.
• In New York City, the snow has stopped falling. But leaving is another question.
• New York City’s Homeless Population Faces Another Dangerous Storm. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that his administration had taken lessons from the city’s last storm, when at least 20 people died after exposure to the cold.
• Monday’s Snowfall Shatters a Record in Rhode Island. By the afternoon, the snowfall level near Providence — almost 33 inches — obliterated the two-day record set by the infamous Blizzard of 1978.
• Get a Close-up View of This ‘Classic’ Nor’easter. Satellite images show the wide footprint of this storm, and explain why the snow fell where it did.
• N.Y.C. Sanitation Department Mobilizes Into ‘Full Force Posture’ for Storm Duty. The department has 2,600 workers tasked to snow duty in 12-hour shifts. New Yorkers can track plowing progress on an app.
• The ‘snow farms’ in Boston are preparing to store more of the stuff.
• Winter Storm Remains Intense as It Blasts Region With Snow. Forecasters warned that two feet or more of snow would create dangerous or impossible travel, as well as power outages, from New Jersey to Massachusetts.
• Thousands of flights are canceled as the storm cripples Northeast airports.
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• The Blizzard Has Snarled Transit in the Northeast. Subways, trains and buses are canceled or severely delayed from New Jersey to Massachusetts as the blizzard makes its way across the East Coast.
• Major Snowstorm Hits Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The storm is moving across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Parts of New England and the New York City region could receive up to 18 inches.
• At homeless encampments in Queens, some plan to wait out the storm.
• New York City Faces Its Second Big Storm in Weeks. The storm in late January was bad enough. This one is bringing true blizzard conditions, and the city has stepped up its response.
• Ahead of the storm, a coyote took shelter at a Manhattan ice rink.
• During a cold snap earlier this year, 20 New Yorkers didn’t survive. Last month’s snowstorm was follow by 18 days of bone-chilling weather. The New York Times dug into the stories of those who died.
• NJ Transit Will Suspend Service as Storm Disrupts Monday Commute. Other transit agencies, including the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North, were adjusting their schedules starting Sunday evening because of the winter storm.
• Interactive Maps and Charts: Tracking the Northeast Winter Storm. See where snowfall and cold temperatures are expected.
• Winter Storm Disrupts Travel at Major Airports in the Northeast. With significant snowfall and strong winds expected across the region, many flights were canceled. New York City’s airports were among the hardest hit.
• Hundreds of New Yorkers are expected to work as emergency snow shovelers.
• See the Storm Take Shape From Space. Early Sunday, the storm was a comma-shaped swirl off the Carolinas.
• This storm came as a surprise to many, including forecasters.
• Here Are the Five Biggest Snowstorms in New York City Since 1869. This week’s storm, which is expected to bring 12 to 20 inches of snow to the city, has prompted the first blizzard warning issued for the city since 2017.
• Here are the five biggest snowstorms in New York City since 1869.
• Here is the latest.
• Here’s What to Know About This Winter Storm Forecast. Boston and New York were bracing for a punishing mix of heavy snow and strong winds that will bring blizzard conditions. “Stay home and stay inside,” forecasters said.
• New York Braces for Another Fierce Winter Storm. The storm was expected to hit much of the Northeast and coastal Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday, and could bring at least 12 to 20 inches of snow to the city, according to the National Weather Service.