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• Alaska Airlines and FedEx Planes Narrowly Avoid Each Other at Newark Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board said that it was investigating a “close call” that happened as the planes were landing on Tuesday evening.
• What to Know About the Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Cesar Chavez. The accusations of assault have rattled communities across the country that have revered the labor icon for decades.
• Judge Rules That R.F.K. Jr. Overstepped on Transgender Care. The ruling provides temporary relief for 21 states seeking to stop the Trump administration from ending federal funding to hospitals that provide gender-transition care.
• Trump Administration Surveys Cornell Employees About Antisemitism. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent a questionnaire to workers asking for detailed information about potential civil rights violations at the Ivy League school.
• A Gift From Trump to the Supreme Court. In a caustic critique of the court issued on social media late Sunday night, the president inadvertently buttressed its independence.
• Events Honoring Cesar Chavez Canceled After Accusations of Abuse. Events honoring the revered labor rights icon Cesar Chavez were canceled after a New York Times investigation found extensive evidence that he groomed and sexually abused girls.
• More Cesar Chavez Fallout Expected After Sex Abuse Accusations. Some states and cities have canceled their observances of Cesar Chavez Day on March 31. Los Angeles leaders said they planned to change the holiday to “Farm Workers Day” and untether it from Mr. Chavez’s birthday.
• The States Pushing for Ten Commandments Displays in Classrooms. Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas have passed laws requiring the posters in public schools. Several other states are considering similar measures.
• She Killed a Family With Her Speeding Car. Is Probation Enough? Two years ago, an older driver killed a couple, their toddler and their baby as her vehicle sped through San Francisco. A judge has indicated that he intends to let her avoid prison, home detention and community service.
• ‘We’re Just Seen as Sex Objects’: Dolores Huerta’s Years in the U.F.W. The co-founder of the United Farm Workers talked about her relationship with Cesar Chavez, and the night he raped her.
• Afroman Wins Civil Trial Over Use of Police Raid Footage in His Music Videos. Seven law enforcement officers had accused the rapper, whose name is Joseph E. Foreman, of causing them “humiliation” by using images from their 2022 raid on his Ohio home in two music videos.
• Joseph Duggar of ‘19 Kids and Counting’ Faces Child Sex Abuse Charges. Mr. Duggar, a former star of the TLC reality show, was arrested in Arkansas and was awaiting extradition to Florida, where the authorities said he molested a 9-year-old girl in 2020.
• California Sex Abuse Laws Could Put U.F.W. at Financial Risk. Cesar Chavez’s labor union, United Farm Workers, could still face lawsuits for his sex abuse of girls and women, experts say.
• Family of Minneapolis Boy Detained by ICE Faces Fast-Track Deportation. The family of 5-year-old Liam Conejos Ramos, who became a symbol of Trump’s immigration crackdown, is appealing their accelerated removal.
• Women in California Politics See Their Own Stories in Chavez Accusations. “I’ve seen the repercussions when you speak out against a man in power, and you are blamed for the repercussions,” a Los Angeles City Council member said.
• Bear That Clawed 2 People in California Is Euthanized, Orphaning Its Cubs. Officials in Monrovia, Calif., had lobbied state wildlife officers to relocate the bear and her two cubs to the Angeles National Forest instead.
• Chavez Inspired California’s Latino Leaders but Left a Complex Legacy. Latino politicians describe having been awed by Mr. Chavez’s work on behalf of farm workers. They are now devastated by the sexual abuse allegations against him.
• Nebraska Wildfires Consume Nearly 800,000 Acres. The Morrill fire, the largest wildfire in state history, was 16 percent contained on Wednesday. The blaze was blamed for the death of an 86-year-old woman, the governor said.
• For Universities Grappling With Chavez’s Name, Change May Take Time. Schools have moved quickly to distance themselves from the labor leader after abuse allegations emerged. Still, many have careful procedures for weighing renamings and other changes.
• Read the Statement From Dolores Huerta on Cesar Chavez’s Abuse. “I can no longer stay silent and must share my own experiences,” she wrote.
• F.D.A. Investigates 7 E. Coli Illnesses as Raw Dairy Farm Denies Any Link. The outbreak has sickened people in California, Texas and Florida. The agency said Cheddar cheese products from Raw Farm are “the likely source,” but the company denies it and has not recalled them.
• Cesar Chavez Helped Spark a Texas Farmworker Uprising. Farmworkers in Texas took cues from strikes Chavez helped lead in California to demand better pay and more rights.
• Read the document. A letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York from scientists about the the climate law.
• Fallout Is Swift Amid Cesar Chavez Abuse Allegations. A New York Times investigation revealing decades of sexual abuse prompted calls for change even before it was published on Wednesday.
• Cesar Chavez Day Is Less Than 2 Weeks Away in Several States. California was the first to designate the activist’s birthday as a state holiday. It is enshrined in state law.
• ‘I Can No Longer Stay Silent,’ Huerta Says in a Statement. The labor leader said Wednesday that she had felt constrained to keep secret her abuse by Cesar Chavez — and the two children that she bore as a result.
• For U.S., Unmet Expectations in Iran Fit a Familiar Pattern in the Region. Iran’s military retaliation, along with the political defiance of its new leaders, evokes a decades-old pattern of unrealized goals for American interventions in the region.
• The United Farm Workers Became Both Voice and Muscle for Field Workers. The organization that sprang from the grape fields found a home in the halls of power, in Sacramento and beyond.
• Cesar Chavez’s Name Has Been Woven Into America. There are many streets and boulevards, schools and statues dedicated to the civil rights activist.
• How Cesar Chavez Became a Labor Hero. Born into poverty in Arizona, his family was drawn to California’s fields. There, he became a civil rights icon for Mexican Americans.
• Who Is Dolores Huerta, the Activist Accusing Chavez? A leader of the movement to secure rights for migrant farmworkers, she is a close friend of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama.
• Here’s what to know.
• Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years. An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.
• 6 Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Cesar Chavez. The revered union leader who campaigned for farm workers’ rights has been accused by women in the movement of years of sexual assault, some involving girls.
• A Summery Winter in California: Time for Speedos and Ice Cream. An unusual heat wave is pushing temperatures in San Francisco into the 80s this week, and Los Angeles hit 98 on Tuesday.
• Police Kill Gunman Who Shot Employee at Georgia V.A. Clinic. The employee’s condition was not immediately disclosed. The Department of Veterans Affairs said the clinic would be closed for the rest of the week, while the authorities investigate.
• Ex-Sheriff’s Deputy in Cryptocurrency Extortion Plot Sentenced to 5 Years. The former deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy charges for his role in the scheme, according to federal prosecutors.
• Meteor Streaks Across the Sky Over Pennsylvania and Ohio. A meteor was captured on cameras in Ohio and Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, NASA said. The fireball created a sonic boom around the Lake Erie region, a meteorologist said.
• Trump Says Newsom Shouldn’t Be President Because He Is Dyslexic. President Trump said “a president should not have learning disabilities,” prompting criticism from a group that advocates equal opportunities for people with learning disabilities.
• Loud Boom in Ohio and Pennsylvania Was Likely a Meteor, Forecasters Say. The National Weather Service said its lightning mapper and cameras picked up what appeared to be a meteor streaking across the sky Tuesday morning.
• Read Joe Kent’s Resignation Letter. Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced on Tuesday that he would resign immediately, citing his opposition to the Iran war.
• Map: Small Earthquake Shakes Northern California. View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
• A Leprechaun in Alabama? 20 Years Later, the Legend Lives On. The purported sighting in March 2006, covered by a local TV news station, made a lasting impression on the internet — and on Mobile, Ala.
• Oil Begins Flowing Through California Pipeline Under Trump Order. Oil had not flowed through the pipeline since a 2015 rupture caused an environmental disaster on California’s Central Coast. It sets up a new fight between the Trump administration and state officials.
• Utah Mother Found Guilty of Fatally Poisoning Husband. Kouri Richins was accused of mixing a lethal dose of fentanyl into a drink she made for her husband. She later wrote a children’s book about coping with grief.
• U.S. Court Ruling Against R.F.K. Jr.’s Vaccine Policies. The decision by Judge Brian Murphy immediately halted implementation of a series of measures imposed by the Trump administration that were aimed at upending decades of immunization standards.
• Colorado Funeral Home Owner Is Sentenced to 18 Years on Federal Fraud Charges. Carie Hallford, 49, and her husband failed to provide cremation and burial services they had promised to grieving families, prosecutors said.
• Michael B. Jordan Celebrates Oscar Win at In-N-Out. Michael B. Jordan, who won his first Oscar for best actor on Sunday for his role in “Sinners,” celebrated his win at In-N-Out Burger.
• In Deep-Red Idaho, a Republican Rift Over Schools and ‘Parental Choice’ Does “choice” in Idaho mean vouchers for private-school tuition or publicly funded remote learning that has brought AP classes and advanced math to the state’s rural reaches?
• Professors Are Changing What They Teach, Even Far from Trump’s Gaze. Harvard is the White House’s biggest target, but professors all over the country have been censoring themselves, avoiding provocative topics and rewriting grants.
• The N.B.A.’s Curry Family Royalty, Market Moves and the Inside Scoop on N.F.L. Free Agency. Steph and Dell Curry sit down with The Athletic’s Marcus Thompson.
• State Department Cuts Price of Renouncing U.S. Citizenship to $450. The fee had been increased to $2,350 in 2014, prompting criticism and legal challenges from advocacy groups and Americans living abroad.
• In a Wild Corner of the West, Elk Are Everywhere and Causing Conflict. Where Washington, Idaho and Oregon meet, elk are straying from public to private lands, causing conflict and concern. If the Trump administration opens national forests further, it could get worse.
• Turning Point USA Clubs Expand to High Schools Across America. Efforts by high school students to start Turning Point USA “Club America” chapters nationwide have created discord among students, teachers, administrators and parents in some states.
• U.S. Military Names 6 Service Members Killed in Crash of Refueling Tanker in Iraq. The crew members had been part of the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, bringing the death toll of American service members in the conflict to at least 13.
• Lily Collins’s Ring, Stolen Years Ago, Makes an Unexpected Return. The ring, which belonged to Ms. Collins, the “Emily in Paris” actress, was stolen in 2023. Joe Hakimian, a Chicago jeweler, unknowingly listed it for sale in December. Then came a surprising message.
• Oregon Waterfall Listed on a Real Estate Site Draws a State Offer. Lawmakers approved about $2 million to buy Abiqua Falls and surrounding land that had been advertised on the real estate site Redfin.
• Synagogue Attack Tests Bonds of Michigan Community. For more than a century, Jewish, Arab and Muslim people have lived in and around Detroit, coexisting mostly peacefully.
• Lobbyist Arrested in Extortion Attempt of Client Who Received a Trump Pardon. Josh Nass, a lawyer and lobbyist, had recently represented Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive pardoned by the president late last year.
• At War With Iran, U.S. Sees More Violence at Home. Several incidents, including an attack on a synagogue in Michigan, a shooting in Virginia and a thwarted explosives attack in New York, may be linked to the fighting in the Middle East.
• ‘Nobody Owns Us’: How Plans for a Google Data Center Roiled an Oklahoma Town. The volunteer fire department serving Sand Springs, Okla., declined a $250,000 donation from the tech giant. Now some residents are suing to block the proposed development.
• Inside a Doomed Mission to Cuba: 10 Men Willing to ‘Leave Everything’ The Cuban immigrants sailed from the Florida Keys and wound up in a gunfight off Cuban shores. They were anti-Communist militants from fringe groups.
• Michigan Synagogue Attacker Killed Himself During Gunfight, Officials Say. The man who rammed his truck into a Michigan synagogue on Thursday killed himself during a firefight with security guards, law enforcement officials said.
• Where Iran Is Hitting Back. Iran is retaliating against the U.S. with strikes on American sites throughout the Middle East. Our reporter Eric Schmitt looks at the damage these attacks have caused and what they tell us about Iran’s strategy.
• A Restaurant Worker Was a Quiet Presence. Then He Attacked a Synagogue. Days before the antisemitic violence, an imam recalled seeing Ayman Mohamad Ghazali at a service for his relatives who had been killed in the war in Lebanon.
• A Crash, Gunfire and Then a Race to Save a Synagogue Full of Children. “I didn’t breathe until I knew all of the kids were OK,” one teacher recalled after a truck crashed through the doors of a Michigan synagogue this week.
• Old Dominion Attacker Appeared to Target R.O.T.C., Court Records Show. Before opening fire in a university classroom, the gunman asked people if they were there for a Reserve Officers Training Corps event, court documents said.
• Before Deadly Attack, the Parallel Lives of 2 Soldiers Diverged. Lt. Col. Brandon Shah flew hundreds of combat missions as a war-zone helicopter pilot before being shot and killed in his Old Dominion University classroom by a radicalized military veteran.
• Chemical Smell at Control Center Delays Traffic at Washington and Baltimore Airports. The ground delays, which also affected the airport serving Richmond, Va., were expected to last until at least midnight, according to the F.A.A., which said the smell had affected air traffic controllers.
• Charges Dropped Against Teenagers Whose Teacher Died in Prank Gone Wrong. The teacher’s relatives said they supported “getting the charges dropped for all involved” after a student prank led to his death last week in Georgia.
• Marines Blame ‘One-in-a-Million’ Malfunction for Shrapnel Mishap in California. The October episode sent shrapnel onto California Highway Patrol vehicles on Interstate 5 during a celebratory exercise conducted for Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
• Protesters Accused of Antifa Ties Found Guilty of Support for Terrorism. The guilty verdicts marked the first time that terrorism charges had been successfully brought against purported members of antifa.
• Lebanese Family Members of Synagogue Attacker Died in Airstrike. The man was identified as a U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, who lived and worked outside Detroit. The attack on Temple Israel left Jewish communities across America rattled.
• N.C. Sheriff Poised to Pull Off Stunning Upset in Consequential G.O.P. Primary. A formal tally on Friday showed Sam Page ahead of Phil Berger, the powerful longtime leader of the State Senate. A recount is expected but experts say that is unlikely to flip the results.
• Home Prices Are Falling in a California Enclave. So Is the Ground. The soil keeps shifting in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. For the right buyer, that presents a great opportunity, at least for the time being.
• Welcome to the Neighborhood. It’s Sinking. Portuguese Bend in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., rests on an active landslide. While some residents have fled, a few new homebuyers are choosing to take a risk and purchase anyway, seeing a rare opportunity to own a piece of Southern California coastal property.
• After Latest Attack, Some Jews Wonder How Much More Security Is Possible. “We are synagogues — we are houses of worship,” one rabbi said. “We are not Fort Knox.”
• His Harvard Lab Was Thriving. Then Came the Cuts. Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly unprepared for the upheaval that followed.

Elections

• What One Key Loss in Illinois Signals for Pro-Israel Lobby in Midterms. The historically bipartisan American Israel Public Affairs Committee faces headwinds among Democrats angered by the country’s current government and war in Gaza.
• Stratton, Illinois Senate Primary Winner, Vows to Bring a ‘Fight’ to Trump. Ms. Stratton, a Democrat whose viral campaign ad featured voters’ profane views of Mr. Trump, said her campaign’s aggressive messaging was resonating.
• Pritzker’s Gamble to Become a Kingmaker in Illinois Pays Off. Gov. JB Pritzker invested capital, both political and the more traditional kind, in the Senate race of his lieutenant governor, Juliana Stratton. Her victory could help them both.
• Here’s the latest.
• Stratton Favored to Succeed Durbin After Senate Primary Win in Illinois. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of Illinois won the Democratic nomination for Senate on Tuesday. She is heavily favored to succeed the retiring Senator Dick Durbin in November.
• Mixed Results for AIPAC and Allies in Illinois House Primaries. Organizations linked to the pro-Israel lobbying organization had some victories and some less-than-ideal outcomes in closely watched Democratic contests.
• Stratton Wins and AIPAC’s Power Is Tested: 4 Illinois Takeaways. Democratic voters put Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on a path to the Senate, while the pro-Israel lobby notched its first major victories of the year but also faced a tough defeat.
• La Shawn K. Ford Wins Nomination for House Seat Long Held by Danny Davis. Mr. Ford, who received Mr. Davis’s endorsement, emerged from a wide field of candidates seeking to represent a district that includes the West Side of Chicago.
• Juliana Stratton Wins Democratic Primary for Senate in Deep-Blue Illinois. Ms. Stratton, the state’s lieutenant governor, prevailed with millions of dollars of help from Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire. She will be heavily favored in the general election.
• Daniel Biss, Mayor of Evanston, Ill., Wins Democratic Nomination for House Seat. Mr. Biss emerged after being an early front-runner in the turbulent, crowded contest to replace a longtime incumbent in Illinois’s Ninth District.
• Centrist Melissa Bean Wins 8th District Democratic Primary. Ms. Bean, a moderate former congresswoman, defeated a left-wing rival in the primary race for the Chicago-area seat to be vacated by Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi.
• Toni Preckwinkle, Longtime Chicago Democrat, Holds Off Moderate Challenger. Ms. Preckwinkle has been president of the Cook County Board for four terms. Brendan Reilly, a member of the Chicago City Council, mounted a challenge to her right in a Democratic primary.
• Don Tracy Wins Republican Senate Primary in Illinois. The former state party chair will begin the general election as a significant underdog in a heavily Democratic state.
• Darren Bailey Wins Second Chance to Challenge Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Mr. Bailey, a former lawmaker aligned with President Trump, lost to Mr. Pritzker in 2022. Mr. Pritzker had no opposition in a Democratic primary.
• Donna Miller Beats Jesse Jackson Jr. in House Primary. Ms. Miller, a Cook County commissioner and a former health care consultant, blocked a comeback attempt from Mr. Jackson, who had served time in federal prison.
• Counties to Watch in the Illinois Democratic Senate Primary. There is more to the state than Chicago and its suburbs, even if that area makes up a large majority of the vote.
• When to Expect Primary Election Results From Illinois. Voters kicked off the state’s midterm contests for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and other offices on Tuesday.
• 5 Things to Know About Raja Krishnamoorthi. The congressman, an Ivy League-educated lawyer known for his fund-raising prowess, is aiming to become the second Indian American elected to the Senate.
• 5 Things to Know About Juliana Stratton. The lieutenant governor of Illinois, who is running in the Senate Democratic primary, is a close ally of Gov. JB Pritzker who has said ICE should be abolished.
• 5 Things to Know About Robin Kelly. The Senate hopeful has clashed with Gov. JB Pritzker, a fellow Democrat, and has the endorsement of the Congressional Black Caucus.
• Independent Polls are Scarce in the Illinois Democratic Senate Primary. In a rare open race for one of the state’s Senate seats, surveys suggest a wide range of potential outcomes.
• Here’s how The Times reports live election results and calls races.
• Jesse Jackson Jr. Seeks Comeback After Corruption Scandal. After his promising career was halted by a corruption scandal that sent him to prison, the former Democratic congressman is trying to return to the House.
• Israel, Generational Divide Animate Democratic House Primaries in Illinois. Crowded Democratic fields will determine the power of pro-Israel lobbying dollars and how eager voters are for a new crop of leaders.
• Illinois voters are choosing a successor to Senator Richard J. Durbin, long a force on Capitol Hill. Senator Richard J. Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, has been a leading liberal voice during his decades in office.
• Pennsylvania State House Special Election Results. Get live results and maps from the March 17, 2026 Pennsylvania special elections.
• Illinois Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois U.S. Senate Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Ninth Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Second Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois First Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Third Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois 15th Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Seventh Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois 14th Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Sixth Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois 17th Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Fourth Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Fifth Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Eighth Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Comptroller Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Governor Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois 16th Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Secretary of State Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois 11th Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois 12th Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois 13th Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois 10th Congressional District Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
• Illinois Cook County Board President Primary Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary election.
• Virginia House of Delegates District 98 Special Election Results. Get live results and maps from the March 17, 2026 Virginia special election.
• Krishnamoorthi Has a Huge Ad Spending Advantage. More than two-thirds of the media buys in the Illinois Senate race have gone toward Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, with much of that coming from his own campaign.
• Illinois Primaries Flooded With Money From AIPAC and Cryptocurrency. Various groups connected to the pro-Israel lobby have spent millions on House races, while cryptocurrency super PACs have spent heavily in the Democratic primary for Senate.
• Voting on St. Patrick’s Day? Chicago Politicians Look for Luck in the Timing. In a county with the largest Irish American population in the U.S., a crush of parades has been a bounty for candidates searching for votes.
• A Posthumous Endorsement From Jesse Jackson Was Not Final, His Son Says. Days after Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said the late civil rights leader had supported her campaign, one of his sons said the elder Mr. Jackson had not made a final choice.
• In Illinois, AIPAC Becomes a Major Issue in Democratic House Races. Several groups with ties to the pro-Israel group have spent at least $20 million in four primaries backing candidates who are likely to support their cause in Washington.
• When does your state vote? Here’s the 2026 primary calendar.
• The Illinois primary shows the rising political influence of Indian Americans.
• Why a House candidate is attacking an ad praising her.
• What to Watch in Tuesday’s Illinois Primaries, and Where the Money Went. An open Senate seat and several crowded House races could measure the power of the grass roots to take on the deep pockets of super PACs.
• How to Vote in the Illinois Primary. Democratic and Republican candidates are vying for open seats in the U.S. Senate and House, and also for governor and other statewide offices.

Politics

• Nashville Reporter Released From ICE Custody. Estefany Maria Rodriguez Florez, who works for a Spanish-language outlet, was released on bond in a case that has raised concerns about press freedom.
• Iran Combines Real-World Missile Attacks With Online Threats. Iran launched a missile strike, a disinformation push and a cyberattack targeting Israel all at the same time, analysts say.
• Trump’s Handpicked Arts Commission Approves Gold Coin With His Face on It. Many of America’s founders were fiercely against taking steps that would make its government officials appear like kings, and that included featuring them on the country’s coins.
• Cesar Chavez Avenue May Soon Be Gone. Yet to Be Confronted: His Legacy. After the revelations of sex abuse, the public is left to make sense of the labor leader’s work and life.
• Trump Makes Pearl Harbor Joke In Meeting With Japan’s Prime Minister. President Donald Trump made a joke about the Japanese attack on Dec. 7, 1941, which led the United States into World War II, during a press conference with Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday. The president has been pressing Japan’s leader for military help in the Middle East to ease the oil crisis.
• Student Loan Office to Leave the Education Department. The office will move to the Treasury Department as the Trump administration slowly dismantles the agency overseeing federal education policy.
• Trump’s Reaction to Israeli Strike on Gas Field Exposes Divergent Strategies. President Trump said he complained to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel about the attack, which sent energy markets reeling. But Israeli officials said the Americans were informed beforehand.
• Elizabeth Warren Backs Graham Platner in Maine, Splitting With Chuck Schumer. The intervention by Ms. Warren is the latest instance of her embracing a candidate at odds with Mr. Schumer, the top Senate Democrat.
• Trump’s Planned White House Screening Center Is Too Big, Arts Panel Says. The Commission of Fine Arts delayed a vote on the facility, a new, 33,000-square-foot security screening center for White House visitors, because of concerns over the design.
• Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan’s Leader. Breaking a taboo, President Trump needled Japan’s prime minister about the World War II attack, as she widened her eyes and appeared to take a deep breath in the Oval Office.
• U.S. Encourages Flow of Iranian Oil While It Battles Iran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said removing sanctions on Iranian oil would lower global prices.
• Patel Says Agents Who Worked Mar-a-Lago Case Were Fired for Ethics Violations. The assertion by the F.B.I. director to a House committee is likely to be challenged in court.
• Lawsuit Accuses Justice Dept. Leadership of ‘Political Retribution’ The suit filed by two fired F.B.I. agents aimed to hold the Trump administration accountable for the purge of personnel who had worked on the investigations of Mr. Trump or his allies.
• General Says U.S. Boat Strikes Are Not Answer to Country’s Drug Problem. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the head of the military’s Southern Command, said he was working with regional allies on the issue.
• Congress’s Renewed Clash Over a Major Surveillance Law, Explained. A warrantless wiretapping law known as Section 702 is set to expire on April 20 unless Congress votes to extend it. Past cycles have been rocky.
• Homeland Security Nominee Clears Key Hurdle. If confirmed, Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma would be taking over the department at a sensitive moment.
• Musk Whips Up Frenzy Against Thune Over Voter ID Bill. The billionaire Elon Musk is furiously pushing on social media for Senator John Thune, the majority leader, to pass the SAVE America Act. But so far, he hasn’t publicly spent money to promote the bill.
• ‘Go Big and Go Loud’: Inside the Justice Dept.’s Push to Prosecute Protesters. Prosecutors have struggled to prove in court what the president and his aides have repeatedly said in public: that a network of leftist activists presents a serious threat to national security.
• Trump Vowed to Crack Down on Fraudsters, but He’s Pardoned Dozens. Across both of his terms, President Trump has granted clemency to more than 70 allies, donors and others convicted in fraud cases.
• F.B.I. Investigates Joe Kent, Whose Resignation Over Iran War Angered Trump. Mr. Kent is under investigation for a possible intelligence leak, according to people familiar with the situation. The inquiry is said to predate his resignation this week as the top U.S. counterterrorism official.
• Newsmax Executive Named as Voice of America’s Deputy. The appointment raised concerns that the Trump administration would try to erode the news group’s independence after picking a deputy who had been at conservative news channels for around 20 years.
• Bondi Doesn’t Commit to Deposition With House Panel Over Epstein Files. Under the rules of the oversight committee, Attorney General Pam Bondi received a subpoena requiring her to appear. The panel’s Republican chairman said he sent the summons reluctantly.
• Mullin Faces Questions About War Zone Observations. The nominee for homeland security secretary suggested that he had observed war firsthand but declined to provide details, which he said were “classified.”
• Senate G.O.P. Again Blocks Bid to Stop Iran War Until Trump Wins Authorization. For the second time since the war began, Senate Democrats tried and failed to win passage of a resolution that would have halted the offensive until President Trump went to Congress for approval.
• Trump’s D.H.S. Nominee Says He Would Approach Disaster Policy Differently From Noem. President Trump’s Homeland Security nominee, Senator Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma, struck a softer tone at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, reflecting the administration’s efforts to project a more moderate tone toward immigration enforcement.
• On Iran, Gabbard Turned Intelligence Duties Over to Trump. Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was left to square the president’s comments about an imminent nuclear threat from Iran with a letter from one of her trusted aides.
• Following Trump, Republicans in Congress Propose to Ban Most Voting by Mail. A restrictive voter I.D. bill under consideration in the Senate could severely limit mail-in voting. Conservatives are pressing to end the practice outright, taking aim at an option that is widely used by voters.
• Vance Says He Welcomes Disagreement, but Supports Joe Kent’s Resignation. In Michigan, Vice President JD Vance said that “when the president of the United States makes a decision, it’s your job to help make that decision as effective and successful as possible.”
• Mullin’s Softer Tone at Hearing Underscores G.O.P. Shift on Immigration. The senator sounded a warmer and fuzzier tone at his D.H.S. confirmation hearing than President Trump often has, the latest sign that the administration wants to project a more moderated approach.
• F.A.A. Ends Use of ‘See and Avoid’ for Helicopters Near Busy Airports. The notice suspends the practice of allowing helicopter pilots to rely on visual separation to avoid striking other aircraft, as happened during last year’s deadly midair collision in Washington.
• Paul Questions Mullin’s Character Over Response to Attack by Neighbor. Senator Rand Paul was assaulted in 2017. Markwayne Mullin acknowledged that he once said he understood the reason for the attack, but did not apologize.
• The Buzziest Outcomes From the Illinois Races. Here’s a rundown of the best comeback, proudest governor and most expensive water at a candidate’s watch party.
• Trump’s Pick for Homeland Security Secretary to Testify. Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma was chosen to replace the ousted secretary Kristi Noem and will face senators at a confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
• Intelligence Officials to Face Questions on Iran. In a Senate hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers are likely to ask about the information provided to the Trump administration ahead of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
• Firm That Planned Trump’s Jan. 6 Rally Received No-Bid Contracts. This administration has given the company, staffed by the president’s allies, multimillion-dollar contracts it was guaranteed to win.
• Trump’s ICE Raids Upend South Texas Construction Industry. In South Texas, two of President Trump’s top priorities, the economy and immigration, are colliding as ICE raids upend the construction industry and frustrate workers.
• Postmaster Says Service Will Be ‘Out of Cash’ in Under a Year. The U.S.P.S. leader said at a hearing that the service could run out of cash within a year and asked lawmakers to increase its borrowing limits.
• Judge Orders Voice of America to Restart All News Operations. More than 1,000 full-time journalists and support staff at the news group were ordered to return to work by March 23 and to resume broadcasting.
• Year After Trump Takeover, Institute of Peace Is Little More Than Scenery. As a lawsuit by the former staff drags on, the fight highlights President Trump’s upending of traditional peace-building and the lasting effects of his administration’s cost-cutting blitz.
• In His Resignation Letter, Joe Kent Spoke About the Death of His Wife. Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent was killed in action during a special operations mission in Syria in 2019. Mr. Kent said he could not support “sending the next generation off to fight and die” in Iran.
• No Trump Pick as Deadline Locks In Texas Senate Race. President Trump’s decision not to weigh in before the deadline means both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton remain on the ballot, extending their costly and increasingly personal battle into a May runoff.
• Trump’s Next Decision: Whether to Retrieve Iran’s Nuclear Fuel, Whatever the Risk. A mission to seize or destroy Iran’s nuclear material would be one of the riskiest military operations in modern American history.
• Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Need Help From U.S. Allies in Iran. Amid mounting criticism from other countries and his own administration, President Trump told reporters that the U.S. didn’t need help opening the Strait of Hormuz.
• Kharg Island Is an Appealing Target for Trump, With High Risks. A U.S. attack or a move to seize control of Iran’s main oil export hub could cripple the country’s ability to profit from its natural resources. But it would also risk sending energy prices even higher.
• Read the White House Letter to Senate Republicans. In a letter sent to two Republican senators, White House officials outlined narrow changes it would be willing to make to its immigration enforcement operations.
• White House Offers Narrow Immigration Enforcement Changes As Talks Drag On. Administration officials have put forth several proposals to answer Democratic demands for major changes in President Trump’s crackdown in exchange for reopening the Department of Homeland Security.
• Miami Cubans Fear Trump Won’t Go Far Enough: ‘The Castros Have to Go’ Many Cubans in Florida have sought regime change for decades. They fear that President Trump’s talks with Cuba will not lead to wholesale political transformation.
• Bipartisan Bill Would Waive $100,000 Visa Fees for Medical Professionals. The bill, sponsored by two Republicans and two Democrats in the House, seeks to alleviate shortages of doctors and nurses in the U.S.
• Chief Justice Says Personal Attacks on Judges Are ‘Dangerous’ and Must Stop. The public remarks from Chief Justice John Roberts were his first since President Trump excoriated the justices who ruled against his tariffs in harsh and personal terms.
• Trump Says U.S. Does Not ‘Need or Desire’ Help From Allies on Iran. President Trump has faced mounting criticism over the U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran from allies and even members of his own administration.
• Trump’s Gutting of Election Security Fuels Worries for Midterms. Officials say the crippling of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which the president himself created, could open elections to cyberattacks and foreign influence.
• What’s in the Voter ID Bill Trump and Republicans Are Pushing? The legislation would require voters to prove their citizenship in person upon registration, ban IDs without a photo at polling places and criminalize failures to enforce such requirements.
• In Maine, Janet Mills Slams Graham Platner in First Negative Ad. Facing a tough nomination fight in a major Senate race, Ms. Mills, the state’s governor, is attacking her Democratic rival over his old Reddit posts and a tattoo that resembled Nazi imagery.
• Admiral’s Comments Undercut Pentagon’s Cluster Munition Policy. The first Trump administration defended cluster munitions as “legitimate,” but on Monday, Adm. Brad Cooper condemned them as “inherently indiscriminate.”
• Senate to Take Up Voter Bill Sought by Trump but Opposed by Democrats. The Republican leader said he couldn’t overcome a filibuster but, under relentless pressure from the president and the far right, would put Democrats on the record against the restrictive voter I.D. bill.
• War in Iran Exposes the Right’s Widening Rift Over Israel. As the U.S.-Israel-Iran war continues, conservatism’s most famous figures are in a rhetorical brawl over America’s role.
• Florida College Republican Group Penalized Over Antisemitism Accusations. After the University of Florida restricted the Republican organization from operating on campus, the group sued the university arguing its First Amendment rights were violated.
• A Hard-Knock Life: A Trump Cabinet Hopeful Is Moved Offstage. Richard Grenell once hoped to be President Trump’s secretary of state. Instead, Mr. Trump just replaced him as Kennedy Center president.
• Trump Claims an Ex-President Confided His Regrets on Iran. But Who? The New York Times reached out to people close to President Trump’s predecessors. They disputed Mr. Trump’s claims.
• Aide Accused by Hegseth of Leaking Is Hired for Intelligence Job. Dan Caldwell will serve as an adviser to senior intelligence officials. His hiring signals the end of a high-profile investigation.
• Gregory Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol. The outspoken border official drove the agency’s aggressive immigration policy in U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, until January.
• Inside the Democratic Infighting in Illinois. We talked to our Peoria-born reporter about Primary Day in what he claims is America’s best state.
• War Isn’t the Only Thing on Trump’s Mind. President Trump spoke to journalists for about 40 minutes before holding a news conference on Monday, offering a glimpse into his priorities.
• Fire on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Raged for Hours, Sailors Say. The Ford is now entering its 10th month of deployment after arriving in the Middle East from the Caribbean.
• S.E.C.’s Enforcement Chief Abruptly Resigns. Margaret A. Ryan is leaving the agency just six months after joining it, a surprise given that most people hold the position for years.
• Supreme Court Defers Decision on Trump’s Bid to End Protections for Migrants. The justices will hear arguments over the president’s efforts to terminate the program, known as Temporary Protected Status, for migrants from Haiti and Syria as part of his mass deportation efforts.
• Trump Officials Look to More Managed Approach to Trade With China. The administration has begun discussing a new “Board of Trade” with China to try to balance what U.S. officials see as an unequal economic relationship.
• What Are Trump’s Positions on Iran? They Can Change by the Sentence. The president is no stranger to staking out contradictory stands, part of what his aides say is his negotiating style. But on Iran, his shifting positions are colliding with the consequences of war.
• In Choosing ‘Epic Fury,’ Trump Names a War and Defines His Presidency. The branding of the U.S. military operation against Iran is a quintessentially Trumpian choice for a leader whose tenure has been marked by anger.
• Trump Airs a House Republican’s Terminal Diagnosis, Claiming to Have Reversed It. The president leaned on House Speaker Mike Johnson to name a Florida Republican whose grave prognosis was imperiling the party’s already slim voting margin. Both said his prospects had improved.
• Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportations, for Now. The administration’s policy of deporting people to South Sudan, Rwanda and other distant countries has been a striking attempt to create uncertainty for immigrants.
• Susie Wiles, Trump’s White House Chief of Staff, Has Breast Cancer. Ms. Wiles said that the disease was caught in its early stages and that she would remain in her role.
• Why Republicans are Changing Course on Immigration. What did Speaker Mike Johnson mean when he talked about a “course correction” in the Trump administration’s deportation approach? Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs analyzes how the message around deportation is changing.
• With Iran War, Trump Risks Stepping on Gains From His Own Tax Cuts. President Trump’s war in Iran has raised some costs just as many Americans are starting to see savings from last year’s tax cuts.
• Justice Dept. Struggles to Take Basic Steps in Targeting Trump’s Rivals. A ruling Friday that derailed an investigation into the Federal Reserve chair at an exceptionally early stage showed the limits of President Trump’s campaign of legal retribution.
• Illinois Primary Shows Rising Political Influence of Indian Americans. On Tuesday, Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi is looking to take a major step toward becoming only the second Indian American elected to the Senate.
• In Tense Meeting, Dr. Oz Pressed Medical Societies on Trans Care for Teens. Most groups defended their support for medical intervention. But the Society for Plastic Surgeons broke with the consensus.
• ‘It Doesn’t Need to Be Here’: The Right Vilifies a Muslim School in Alabama. A local campaign against the small school reflects growing Islamophobia in conservative enclaves in America and among G.O.P. officials.
• Quartz Cutters Are Falling Ill. Countertop Makers Want Protection From Congress. Workers are filing lawsuits against the countertop industry as cases of silicosis, a deadly lung disease, rise.
• Kennedy Center Board to Vote Monday on Trump’s Proposed Closure. The planned vote to close the center for renovations was listed on an agenda circulated to the center’s board of trustees on Sunday, less than a day before the meeting.
• Why a House Candidate in Illinois Is Attacking an Ad Praising Her. In a Democratic primary, accusations are flying that allies of a hard-line pro-Israel group are trying to divide progressives, exploiting a broader rift in the party.
• Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices. As the conflict with Iran expands and intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on, or to move toward declaring victory and pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences.
• How Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, a Prolific Investor, Got a Lot Wealthier in Congress. Markwayne Mullin’s financial dealings take on new importance as the Senate considers his nomination to lead an agency whose budget has vastly expanded.
• Energy Secretary Says ‘No Guarantees’ Oil Prices Will Fall Soon. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway for oil shipments, remained unsafe for tanker passage. Iran has been firing projectiles and laying mines.
• In Texas, an Unyielding Gun Culture Jumps Off YouTube and Into Politics. Brandon Herrera, a Republican candidate for Congress, built a large online fan base as a “guntuber.”
• To Address Farm Labor Shortage, Trump Administration Turns to Migrant Workers. As the president’s immigration policies squeeze an already tight supply of farm labor, the Trump administration is making it cheaper to hire foreign farmworkers.
• Fund-raising Email Features Trump at Ritual for Soldiers Killed in Iran War. The email from the group Never Surrender seeks donations for President Trump from those who want access to “private national security briefings” from him.
• How a Marine Unit in the Middle East Could Open New Phase of Iran War. The unit’s arrival in the coming days will give the Pentagon the ability to quickly launch raids.
• Trump Proposes New White House Visitor Screening Center. The facility would replace trailers and tents the Secret Service uses to screen visitors to the White House. It would be the latest presidential building project.
• Judge Rules Lawmaker Must Be Allowed to Join Kennedy Center Board Meeting. A judge ordered that Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, be given access to planning documents and have the chance to oppose changes to the center at a board meeting next week.
• Tim Kaine Is Forcing the Iran War Debate From the Minority. Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, has found a way to repeatedly occupy floor time and force all senators to take votes challenging President Trump’s use of military force.
• Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal. Unleashing his inner hawk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans President Trump’s military interventions. So far, they favor regime compliance, not change.
• In Arizona, an Electric Utility Holds an Election, Open Only to Property Owners. Turning Point is involved, as is the Sierra Club. But voting rules that seem to echo feudalism exclude renters, favor large landowners and limit who can influence a Phoenix utility board.
• Trump Issues Executive Orders to Tackle Housing Supply, Demand. The orders could undermine bipartisan legislation the Senate passed earlier this week, the most significant housing package in decades.
• With Endorsement, Trump Clears Oklahoma Senate Path. The move, as other Republicans confirmed they would not run, all but assured Representative Kevin Hern would succeed Senator Markwayne Mullin.
• Pentagon’s Boat Bombings Are Illegal, Human Rights Panel Is Told. Experts condemned the U.S. campaign at a human rights meeting in Guatemala, and the Trump administration condemned the meeting.
• Trump’s War Alliance With Israel Is Reshaping the Middle East. But It Carries Risks. President Trump is the first American leader to embrace fighting a full-fledged, joint war with Israel. Washington has tried to avoid that level of coordination in the past.
• Federal Judge Blocks Order Ending Deportation Protections for Somalis. The judge said she was staying the order indefinitely in large part because the Trump administration had been unprepared to defend it in court.
• Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Demand for Student Race Data. A group of Democratic attorneys general had sued to overturn the Trump administration’s new policy that demanded the past seven years of student application data.
• Justice Dept. Drops Prosecution of Veteran Who Burned American Flag. The veteran, Jay Carey, was arrested the same day that President Trump signed an executive order to punish flag burning, a First Amendment right.
• The Age of Eerie A.I. Political Ads Is Here. Wait, that’s not the real James Talarico …
• Judge Orders V.A. to Restore Union Contract With 300,000 Workers. Doug Collins, the V.A. secretary, had moved to nullify the contract in August, after Trump sought to eliminate collective-bargaining rights for federal workers.
• Judge Quashes Justice Dept.’s Subpoenas Targeting Federal Reserve Chair. Judge James E. Boasberg derided the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington for pursuing a case against Jerome H. Powell that appeared to be motivated by President Trump’s desire for vengeance.
• The Oil Tankers Trump Seized Are Costing the U.S. Millions of Dollars. Although President Trump said seizing tankers would be a financial boon, the cost of maintaining just one aging ship has already reached $47 million.
• Hegseth’s Claim About Killing a Would-Be Assassin Creates a Mystery. The defense secretary said the leader of an Iranian unit that had planned to assassinate President Trump had been killed. But U.S. officials privately acknowledge the story is not that simple.
• Airport Security Workers to Miss Paycheck as Shutdown Drags On. Union officials warned that airport delays could worsen just as spring break season kicks in. Workers are taking on other jobs and canceling child care to make ends meet.
• Trump-Iran Timeline: Key Moments Leading Up to War. President Trump’s aggressive stance toward Iran, during his first term and since returning to office last year, is key to understanding the conflict.
• Wall Street Bankers Offered Lucrative Access to Join the Pentagon. A presentation from a headhunting firm aimed to recruit Wall Street investors to the Pentagon by offering “unmatched access” to government officials and fund-raising opportunities among foreign sovereigns.
• Hegseth Vows Lethal Day in Iran as Air War Intensifies. At a news conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave no indication of how long it would take before the Navy could escort civilian cargo ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
• War Stirs Mixed Feelings for the Only Iranian American Democrat in Congress. The daughter of Iranians who fled the country, Representative Yassamin Ansari of Arizona wants a democratic and secular government for Iran, but is wary of President Trump’s war.
• Joaquin Castro Is on a Quest to Get Detained Immigrants Released. The Texas Democrat has used his perch in Congress to highlight sympathetic cases in his push to free detainees and call attention to the cruel consequences of President Trump’s immigration agenda.
• Hegseth’s Boasts of ‘Maximum’ Engagement Authorities Face Scrutiny After School Is Hit. The defense secretary has disparaged restrictive rules for opening fire that are aimed at reducing the risk of mistakes and civilian casualties.
• ‘A Lot of Life Years Lost’: How NAFTA Shortened American Life Spans. A study tracks how the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade competition with Mexico led to earlier deaths for American factory workers.

World

• The Downfall of a Food Icon. We look at how Noma, the restaurant that revolutionized fine dining, became a byword for toxic kitchen culture.
• Empowering Iran’s Hard-liners. U.S.-Israeli attacks helped ultraconservatives cement power. That could make ending the war tougher.
• Is Latin America Abandoning Cuba? President Trump is turning up the pressure on Cuba, but other Latin American countries, even those on the left, are staying quiet. We look at why.
• A Predictable Problem. Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a well-known problem, appears to have caught Trump off guard.
• The Iran War’s Global Reach. The fighting is raising energy prices, hitting farmers and reshaping geopolitics. We look at the ripple effects worldwide.
• Pink Floyd Guitar Is Sold for a Record $14.55 Million. The black Fender Stratocaster, played by David Gilmour on six of the band’s albums including “The Dark Side of the Moon,” broke the record for the most expensive guitar sold at auction.

Africa

• ‘Africa Will Write Its Own History.’ Who Was Patrice Lumumba? Remembering the African leader after a Brussels court this week ordered a retired Belgian diplomat stand trial for his 1961 assassination.
• At Least 23 Killed in Nigeria as Insurgent Attacks Go On Despite U.S. Help. A teaching hospital and two markets in the city of Maiduguri were hit in what a military spokesman said were suicide bombings by Boko Haram.
• Sports Fans, Doctors, Musicians: Africans Lament U.S. Travel Ban. The restrictions on half the continent have been called racist and unfair. “We don’t come to the United States because we’re running away,” one N.B.A. fan said.
• New U.S. Diplomat Was Not So Diplomatic. South Africa Pushed Back. The latest clash between the two countries illustrates the depths to which relations have sunk and the struggle to forge a new path forward.
• As Mamdani Walks a Tightrope, His Father Pushes Boundaries. At once, Mahmood Mamdani’s fame was eclipsed by his son’s. At the same time, the election of Zohran Mamdani has attracted new interest in his father’s work.

Americas

• Is Russian Oil Headed for Cuba, Testing the U.S. Blockade? A Russian oil tanker is being closely tracked to see if it will challenge the Trump administration’s blockade on Cuba.
• Amid Power Outages, Cubans Worry About Access to Food and Clean Water. A devastating electricity crisis has made it harder for Cubans to access food, running water and medical care. The island nation mostly relied on Venezuela’s oil to generate its electricity. But in January, the Trump administration ordered Venezuela to stop supplying oil to Cuba.
• Immigration Wasn’t an Issue in Argentina. Until It Became One. Argentina has often stood out for its openness to immigration. Under President Javier Milei, it has started to crack down.
• Cuba Is Going Dark. Cuba is facing a historic electricity crisis. Blackouts have gotten worse, and on some days the entire island is plunged into near total darkness.
• The Tropical St. Patrick’s Day That Honors African History. Montserrat treats the holiday as both a national celebration and a more somber milestone: a commemoration of a failed slave rebellion.
• Cuban Americans Will Be Allowed to Own Businesses in Cuba, but Is That Enough? The Cuban government announced that Cubans living abroad can own and invest in businesses, but experts said they were disappointed that the measures didn’t go further.
• An Unexploded Bomb on a Colombian Farm Leads to a Diplomatic Clash. The Times photographed an unexploded munition in southern Colombia, near the Ecuadorean border. A high-stakes feud between both countries quickly ensued.
• Trump’s Next Target: ‘Taking Cuba’ Still at war with Iran and in control in Venezuela, President Trump is signaling that he is about to intervene in another country.
• Trump Suggests ‘Taking’ Cuba as Island Deals With Blackout. President Trump said on Monday that he believed he would have “the honor of taking Cuba.” His comments came during a nationwide blackout and energy crisis on the island.
• We Traced How U.S. Guns Get to Mexican Cartels. Gun traffickers have quietly moved what they say is an unprecedented number of weapons from the United States to Mexico. Our reporter Paulina Villegas followed the trail of these guns.
• Inside the Supply Line Delivering American Guns to Mexican Cartels. A surge of weapons is flowing from the U.S. to Mexico. These firearms — sourced from gun shops, shows, websites and apps — are funneled across the border to fuel the country’s most violent crimes.
• Trump Administration Said to Tell Cuba That Its President Has to Go. The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks.
• Trump Says He Will Have the ‘Honor’ of ‘Taking Cuba’ President’s Trump’s words came as a top Cuban official said his country would announce on Monday a move to open the economy to foreign investors, including Cuban exiles.
• Desperation in Cuba Ignites Unusual Acts of Defiance. A protest in the city of Morón in central Cuba culminated in fiery vandalism at the local Communist Party headquarters.
• Is Latin America Ready to Abandon Cuba? Latin America’s left saw Cuba as its lodestar. Now leaders across the spectrum are hesitant to aid a nation in the Trump administration’s cross hairs.
• Cuba in Photos, Then and Now. The Cuban government, which has so far outlasted 13 U.S. presidents, faces its gravest challenge yet. Images from The New York Times and others record nearly seven decades of political turmoil, economic crises and small moments of ordinary life.
• Messi Meets With Trump, and Divides Argentina. Lionel Messi, the Argentine soccer star, accompanied his team, Inter Miami, to the White House. The event turned into political dynamite back in Argentina.
• Cuba Confirms Talks With United States Amid Dire Energy Crisis. President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the Cuban government was talking with the United States as the effective oil blockade imposed by the Trump administration has continued to deepen the island’s energy crisis.
• Cuban President Acknowledges Talks with the Trump Administration. Facing a massive energy crisis and increasing protests on the streets, the Cuban government acknowledged that it had entered into negotiations with the Trump administration.

Asia Pacific

• In Japan, Trump’s Pearl Harbor Joke Elicits Scorn and Dismay. Some people criticized President Trump’s decision to invoke a painful chapter of history. Others worried it might harm U.S.-Japan relations.
• Using Charm and Restraint, Japan’s Leader Mostly Avoids Trump’s Wrath. During her first visit to the White House, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew praise from President Trump. But the war in the Middle East will test their relationship.
• Reeling From the Iran War’s Oil Shock and ‘Running Out of Ideas’ Across Southeast Asia, a region heavily dependent on energy exports brought via the Strait of Hormuz, lives are being upended by higher oil and gas prices.
• How Japan’s Leader Found Her Voice in D.C. Decades Ago. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi got her start in politics as an intern for a trailblazing Colorado lawmaker. She returns to Washington this week to meet with President Trump.
• Pakistan Pauses Afghanistan Airstrikes After Outrage Over Civilian Deaths. At least 143 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation facility in Kabul on Monday, according to a top U.N. official.
• Trump’s Friendship With Japan’s Leader Faces Test Over Iran. In Washington on Thursday, President Trump is expected to press Sanae Takaichi for military help in the Strait of Hormuz. But she faces constraints on what she can offer.
• Afghan Officials Say Hundreds Dead in Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul. The attack hit a drug rehabilitation facility, Afghanistan said, suggesting that its victims included civilians. Pakistan said it had targeted an ammunitions depot.
• War in the Gulf Is Now Churning the U.S.-China Relationship. With the Xi-Trump summit almost certainly delayed, and tensions rising over the war in Iran, vital issues for both the U.S. and China are also being cast into uncertainty.
• On Iran’s Doorstep, 2 Sister Nations Wage Their Own Bloody War. Pakistani airstrikes have killed at least 75 civilians and displaced 115,000 in Afghanistan, with both sides vowing escalation and no talks in sight.
• Surge in Oil Prices Shakes Pakistan’s Already Fragile Economy. Families preparing for Eid al-Fitr and farmers ready for harvest are being squeezed in a country that gets nearly all its oil through the Persian Gulf.
• Seeking Any Edge, BTS Fans Hunt for Tickets From Seoul’s Internet Cafes. The K-pop supergroup’s upcoming reunion concert prompted a rush for the cafes, which offer solid connections and a sense of community.

Australia

• Three More Iranian Soccer Players Withdraw Bid for Asylum in Australia. Seven members of the national women’s team had sought refuge in the country after they were labeled ‘traitors’ at home. Four of them have since changed their minds.

Canada

• On Joe Rogan, Canada’s Opposition Leader Talks Trump, Tariffs and Bruce Lee. Floundering in the polls, Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada’s Conservatives, sat down with the popular podcaster in hopes of raising his standing at home and abroad.
• As Carney Travels the Globe for New Alliances, He Looks Away on Human Rights. Canada’s prime minister chooses pragmatism in a turbulent world, which means doing business with countries that do not share Canada’s democratic values. Some critics see this as weakness.
• Nordic Leaders Praise Carney as They Discuss Arctic Security. Canada’s prime minister got a warm welcome from leaders still smarting about President Trump’s remarks two months ago about taking over Greenland.
• Two Arrested in Death of Anti-Iranian Regime Activist in Canada. A man and a woman were charged with murder in what the authorities described as a “targeted incident” against Masood Masjoody, who had gone missing weeks ago in British Columbia.
• Canada Takes Its Sovereignty Push to Space. The country aims to expand domestic satellite systems and cut dependence on American networks like Elon Musk’s Starlink.

Europe

• Spain Says the Sun Shields It From Rising Gas Costs. Is That True? Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, said the nation’s renewable energy system has softened the financial fallout from the war in Iran. The story is more complex.
• How the Iran War Narrowed Flight Corridors Between Europe and Asia. One of the few paths left between the two continents threads through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as global conflicts complicate aviation logistics.
• U.S. Lifts Fertilizer Sanctions on Belarus as Iran War Causes Price Surge. The Trump administration made the move in exchange for Belarus’s freeing of 250 political prisoners, part of a rapprochement between the two countries.
• Spanish Police Search for American College Student Missing After Club Visit. James Gracey, a 20-year-old student at the University of Alabama, disappeared during a visit to a beachfront nightclub in Barcelona. The police are searching with helicopters and underwater units.
• 2 Men Charged With Spying for Iran on Britain’s Oldest Synagogue. The men, both Iranian citizens, are accused of conducting surveillance on several Jewish institutions and community buildings in London.
• Trump and Iran Won’t Leave the Agenda as European Leaders Meet. A gathering in Brussels was meant to concentrate on jump-starting the E.U. economy. Instead, the fallout of the war in the Middle East is front and center.
• The Soldier Who Came Back From the Dead. Told that Nazar Daletskyi had died, his Ukrainian family buried what they thought were his remains. He turned up three years later in a prisoner-of-war exchange.
• E.U. Loan for Ukraine Becomes Election Leverage for Orban. European leaders are pushing Prime Minister Viktor Orban to stop blocking a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. But the issue is a rallying cry in remarkably close elections in Hungary set for April 12.
• In Some Areas of Germany, the Far Right Is Part of the Fabric. The Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, is shunned in federal politics but is a regional force. This fall, it could win broader power for the first time.
• 2 Charged With Surveillance for Iran on London’s Jews. The suspects are accused of gathering information last summer on targets linked to the city’s Jewish community.
• Retired Belgian Diplomat, 93, Faces Trial Over 1961 Killing of Congolese Leader. A Brussels court ruled that Étienne Davignon must stand trial for the murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• What to Know about the Meningitis Outbreak in Britain. At least 20 young adults are believed to be infected, and two have died, in an outbreak of meningococcal disease in the county of Kent, in southeast England.
• Despite Moscow’s Threats, Poland Rules to Extradite Archaeologist to Ukraine. Kyiv accuses Alexander Butyagin, a prominent antiquities scholar, of destroying cultural heritage during his excavations in Russia-occupied Crimea. The Kremlin has condemned his arrest.
• An Abandoned Russian Tanker Is Drifting at Sea. Will Anyone Stop It? An attack forced its crew to abandon ship in early March. No country has intervened, despite fears of environmental disaster.
• He Lost a Leg for Russia. Then, He Says, His Country Betrayed Him. Imprisoned for murder, Aleksandr Abbasov-Derskhan sought a new start in life and freedom by signing up to fight in Ukraine. But he says promised benefits proved illusory.
• As Iran War Drags On, Europe Wants to Avoid a New Migration Crisis. A decade ago, a surge in migration to Europe spurred the far-right’s rise. European leaders now fear the Iran war could set off another crisis, and they have taken tentative steps to prepare.
• Trump Promised the ‘World’s Lowest’ Drug Prices. We Checked the Numbers. The TrumpRx website claims to offer the best prices for medications. Here’s where Americans still pay more — and much more.
• The Faroe Islands Are Changing Some of Europe’s Strictest Abortion Rules. A new law allowing abortion up to 12 weeks will be a major shift in an archipelago of 55,000 people, and there are strong feelings on both sides.
• Tribunal Calls for Retrial of the Vatican’s ‘Trial of the Century’ Three years ago, the Vatican’s criminal court convicted a cardinal for the first time in history. Now, an appeals court has ruled there were irregularities in his prosecution.
• Antisemitic Attacks Bring Deeper Unease to Dutch Jews. Since a school and a synagogue were attacked over two days, an unsettling feeling has spread among Jews in the Netherlands.
• Eau de Chocolat: A Smelly Ice Cream Ad Tempts Few London Commuters. Magnum Ice Cream is scaling back a scented ad at King’s Cross station after commuters complained that the aroma was “sickly” and “artificial.”
• An ‘Unprecedented’ Outbreak of Meningitis Raises Alarm in Britain. Two people have died in an outbreak of meningococcal disease. Many cases were traced to a nightclub in Canterbury that is popular with students at the University of Kent.
• Under Roman Abramovich, Chelsea Broke Rules for Years, Premier League Says. The Russian oligarch spent nearly two decades building the London soccer club into a sporting superpower. That success was built partly on regulation breaches, an investigation found.
• Why Won’t Europe Help Trump in Iran? Let’s Count the Reasons. President Trump says his NATO allies are disloyal for not helping the United States to clear an oil blockade. But they have a long list of incentives to refuse.
• Peter Thiel Fears the Antichrist Is Coming. In Rome, Some Call His View Heresy. The right-wing tech investor is giving lectures near the Catholic church’s administrative heart. Commentators there are rejecting his apocalyptic vision.
• Europe Has Helped the U.S. Protect Shipping. The Strait of Hormuz Is Different. European Union ministers and leaders pushed back on ideas to protect the strait, including expanding a maritime operation already in place in the Red Sea.
• As American Bombers Take Off From Britain, Memories of Iraq Loom Large. R.A.F. Fairford was the site of repeated antiwar protests during the Iraq war in 2003. Now it is being used again as a base for U.S. bombing missions in the Middle East.
• How the Makers of ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Addressed ‘an Ethical Minefield’ The documentary about Vladimir V. Putin’s wartime indoctrination of Russian schoolchildren won an Oscar at Sunday’s Academy Awards.
• ‘This Is Not Our War’: Europe and U.K. Push Back Against Trump’s Demands. While some European countries said they were discussing ways to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, several rejected President Trump’s calls to send warships.
• Norway Celebrates Its Big Oscar Win. “Sentimental Value,” set in Oslo, was named best international feature film. After a slew of negative news in Norway, it was a welcome victory.
• Is This Cuddly, Big-Eared Rascal Leading Russia to Ruin? Instead of obsessing over the fictional Cheburashka, Russians should be focused on more important things like the rebirth of a Russian empire, influential conservatives say.
• In Iraq, the U.S. Tried to Bring Allies on Board. Not in Iran. This time, President Trump went to war without preparing the public, seeking U.N. approval or even consulting allies. But they will have to pick up the pieces.
• War in Mideast Tests Europe’s Military Might. The Verdict? Mixed. To defend allies from Iran, the continent’s powers have mounted a rare show of force. But those efforts have diverted limited resources from other hot spots.
• Marseille’s Tight Mayoral Race Is a Bellwether for France’s Future. Voters across France choose mayors this week. The far right is performing strongly in the country’s second city, making the contest there a test of national shifts.
• Iceland’s Chief ‘Lava Cooler’ Is Bracing for the Next Eruption. Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites. Some called it crazy, but it worked.
• Some Olympic Leaders Want to See Fixed Winter Games Host Cities. Fewer cities are bidding for Olympics, and those that are can’t always accommodate every event. The Milan-Cortina Games were the most sprawling Olympics in history.
• Two Antisemitic Attacks in Two Days in the Netherlands Shake Residents. Explosive devices were set off at two Jewish institutions in the Netherlands within two days, Dutch officials said on Saturday, denouncing what they described as antisemitic attacks. Dutch authorities said they had moved quickly to increase security at Jewish institutions after the blasts at a Jewish school in Amsterdam and a synagogue in Rotterdam.
• Blast at Dutch School Is 2nd Antisemitic Attack in 2 Days, Officials Say. No one was hurt in the explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam, or in an earlier one at a Rotterdam synagogue.
• His Film Is Spain’s Submission to the Oscars. He’s Not Sure How Spanish It Is. Spanish cinema has entered a new and more diverse era, film experts say. Oliver Laxe, the director of Oscar-nominated “Sirat,” embodies the shift.
• Suspended U.S. Sanctions Add a Political Win to Russia’s Economic Gains. Kremlin officials said the American move, which Europe opposes, showed that Moscow could not be dislodged from the center of global energy markets.
• Phones ‘Ringing Off the Hook’ for Ukraine Defense Firms as Mideast Seeks Help. Ukraine wants to leverage its defense expertise into security partnerships and to reap potentially vast profits for its arms industry.

Middle East

• Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Thursday. Strikes continued in the region as attacks on energy infrastructure rattled global markets.
• Trump Says He Won’t Send Troops to Iran But Leaves Wiggle Room. The president was cagey about his plans for Iran. He confirmed the Pentagon was seeking $200 billion to support a protracted war effort while also claiming it would be over soon.
• White House Looks for Ways to Soothe American Jitters Over Surging Prices. President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel suggested that the war with Iran could end soon, but that there were still more attacks ahead.
• RT Reporter and Cameraman Injured by Israeli Strike in Lebanon. A British correspondent for RT, the Russian state broadcaster, and his cameraman were wounded in an Israeli strike near a bridge in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the network said.
• Jerusalem’s Old City sustains some damage after being largely spared in years of fighting.
• U.K. Advisers Sent to U.S. to Help Develop Options to Reopen Strait of Hormuz. The move comes after President Trump sharply criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not supporting his initial military strikes on Iran.
• Israeli Officials Said U.S. Was Told about South Pars Attack. President Trump first said the United States “knew nothing” about an attack on the gas field in Iran, which sent global oil and gas prices soaring. He then said he cautioned Israel against it.
• European leaders seek a de-escalation of attacks.
• Father of a Palestinian woman killed with three others during a missile attack expresses shock. The victims are the first Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to be killed as a result of the Middle East war.
• Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion to Fund Iran War. The request, which the White House has not submitted to Congress, is already encountering some resistance.
• Why Iran’s Attack on an Energy Hub in Qatar Spooked Investors. Lasting damage to Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export plant, would have big consequences for the global energy market.
• Mapping two days of attacks on Gulf energy sites.
• Qatar Blames Iran for Attack on Major Energy Hub. Qatar blamed Iran for an attack on a major energy hub, a day after Iran vowed retaliation for an airstrike on the South Pars field that it said was carried out by Israel.
• Saudi Official Warns Patience Is Limited as Iranian Attacks Barrage Kingdom. Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the foreign minister, said Saudi Arabia was prepared to take military action if necessary, after waves of missile and drone attacks.
• Trump Says U.S. and Qatar Not Involved in Strike on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field. President Trump said Israel was responsible for the attack, but vowed to “massively” destroy the gas field if Tehran hit Qatar’s energy facilities in retaliation.
• Iranian Missile Attack Leaves 3 Palestinians Dead in West Bank. Several others were injured in the strike, which hit a caravan being used as a hair salon in the town of Beit Awwa, according to Palestinian officials.
• Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Wednesday. A day of strikes on energy facilities and testimony in Washington to members of Congress.
• Iran Turns Out for Funeral for Those Killed in Strikes. Some died in Iran, others on a sea far from home. They were honored together Wednesday at a procession in Tehran.
• Days of Anger and Fear for Iranians Living With Waves of Airstrikes. Residents in Tehran and elsewhere say the attacks come at all hours and rock the ground.
• Palestinian Man Recounts Brutal Sexual Assault by Israeli Settlers. The man said his attackers stripped him naked, beat him and zip-tied his genitalia, an account corroborated by family members and a rights activist who were also beaten.
• Strikes Deliver Another Blow to Iran’s Domestic Energy Sites. The attacks could worsen the severe electricity shortages that Iranians already face.
• Iran Maintains Near-Total Internet Blackout Amid U.S.-Israeli Strikes. As the war has stretched into its third week, the Iranian government has blocked internet access for most of its 92 million citizens.
• Why Trump Keeps Saying ‘Nuclear’ Our national security reporter David E. Sanger describes how President Trump is considering a risky commando operation at an Iranian nuclear site.
• Israel Kills Another Top Iranian Official as Tehran Retaliates. An Israeli airstrike killed Iran’s intelligence minister, continuing its targeting of high-ranking officials. In retaliation for the killings of two other top officials the day before, Iran launched missile attacks that killed two people outside Tel Aviv.
• U.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War. On Wednesday, the director of national intelligence and C.I.A. director contradicted one of the justifications the Trump administration had given for its attacks on Iran.
• A Cafe on the Edge of Destruction. Near the center of Beirut, one image captures the aftermath of an Israeli strike.
• Iran Executes Swedish Citizen Accused of Spying. The case indicates that more than two weeks into the war, Iran continues its prosecution of foreigners. Sweden said its citizen did not get a fair trial.
• Iran’s South Pars Gas Field Is Attacked, Sending Energy Prices Soaring. The field is part of a vast gas reservoir shared by Iran and Qatar. The strike appeared to be one of the most significant attacks on an energy site since the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran began.
• Couple Killed in Cluster Bomb Attack Near Tel Aviv. Neighbors told Israeli news media that their apartment building was hit soon after a siren sounded.
• Iran’s Intelligence Minister Killed in an Airstrike. The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had killed Esmaeil Khatib in an airstrike. Iran confirmed the killing.
• Israel Expands Strikes on Central Beirut. Israel carried out several strikes on central parts of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Wednesday. The attacks raised fears that areas once considered off limits were no longer safe.
• Over 200 Ukrainian Experts in Middle East to Help Fight Drones, Zelensky Says. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 11 countries in the region have asked for Kyiv’s assistance. Russia has launched such drones against Ukraine for years.
• Israel Intensifies Strikes on Beirut, Targeting Areas Once Considered Safe. The Israeli military widened its attacks to the districts in the center of the Lebanese capital, destroying buildings, forcing residents to flee and killing at least 10.
• Betting on Ayatollah’s Ouster Ignites Ire Over Prediction Markets. Bettors are angry that Kalshi, citing a policy against death bets, did not pay on wagers. And with signs of trading on government secrets, some lawmakers want to restrict prediction markets.
• Netanyahu Hopes Strikes on Iran Will Lead to Uprising and Regime Change. Israeli attacks have targeted the command centers of Iran’s repressive, internal security forces in hopes that Iranians will overthrow their rulers. Some see that as wishful thinking.
• This is what happened on March 17.
• Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Tuesday. The deaths of two top Iranian officials were announced on Tuesday, while President Trump once again lashed out at NATO allies who refused to aid the U.S. war effort against Iran.
• Ali Larijani, a Top Iranian Politician and Emissary, Is Dead at 67. Mr. Larijani, the top national security official and a confidant of the former supreme leader, expertly navigated Iran’s internal politics and led the brutal crackdown on protests this year.
• Ali Larijani, Iran’s De Facto Political Leader, Killed by Israel. The killing, which Iran confirmed, could embolden Iranian hard-liners, as the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign continues.
• As Trump belittled European allies, the Irish leader pushed back, gently.
• Israel Keeps Killing Key Iranian Leaders. Will It Work? Israeli officials trumpeted airstrikes that killed Iran’s de facto leader and the commanders of a militia notorious for violently suppressing protests. But “decapitation has its limits,” an analyst warns.
• U.N. Says Attacks on Iran Set to Drive Hunger to Record Levels. Tens of millions more people around the world could face acute hunger as the war in the Middle East continues to disrupt shipping and drive up oil prices.
• Ali Larijani Killing Fuels Anxiety in Iran. The death of Iran’s top national security official has ignited concern about the country’s future.
• What is the Basij? The large, plainclothes militia group is deeply embedded in Iranian society and has been used to crush dissent, often with brutal tactics.
• Israel Says It Killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s De Facto Leader. Israel said it had killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s de facto leader and close confidant of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader who was killed in an Israeli airstrike at the start of the war.
• Dozens Killed in Airstrike on Kabul Drug Treatment Center. Dozens of people died on Monday in an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul. Pakistani officials said the strike was targeting a weapons depot.
• Joe Kent, a Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official, Resigns Over the Iran War. Mr. Kent is the highest-ranking Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict. He said pressure from Israel had pushed the president into war against Iran.
• Diagramming the Latest Blows to Iran’s Leadership. Israel said on Tuesday that it had killed two more high-ranking figures, including the man who had essentially been running Iran for weeks.
• Israel’s Killing of Ali Larijani Could Allow Military to Tighten Grip on Iran. As Iran’s top national security official, Mr. Larijani had a reputation for acting as a bridge between hard-line figures in the armed forces and more moderate political factions.
• What to Know About Ali Larijani, Iran’s Top Security Official. One of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s closest confidants, Mr. Larijani emerged as the face of the government after Mr. Khamenei was killed.
• Another Tanker Is Attacked Near the Strait of Hormuz. The ship was struck near an Emirati port, in the first such attack in five days. The United Arab Emirates also said it was intercepting Iranian drones and missiles.
• China is Tight-Lipped on Trump’s Request to Delay His Xi Summit. After President Trump said he needed to postpone his meeting in Beijing with Xi Jinping, a spokesman for China said officials were still discussing the timing of a meeting.
• China is tight-lipped on Trump’s request to delay his trip to Beijing.
• Sucked Into War, Gulf Countries Face the Limits of U.S. Security Guarantees. Barraged by Iranian attacks and questioning the value of security ties with the United States, nations in the Gulf have turned to Ukraine, Australia and Italy for help.
• This is what happened on March 16.
• Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Monday. President Trump said he might postpone a trip to China to focus on the war. More than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon this month, according to the country’s health ministry.
• Trump Hits Out at Allies After Cool Response to Requests for War Ships. Australia, Germany and Japan said they weren’t planning to participate in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump said his call for help was really a loyalty test.
• Trump Hits Out at Allies After Cool Response to Requests for Warships. Australia, Germany and Japan said they weren’t planning to participate in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump said his call for help was really a loyalty test.
• Israeli Schools Begin Reopening in Some Areas Seen as Safer. Some classes resumed on Monday in areas far from the populous cities and border regions that have come under attack in the conflict with Iran and the Iran-backed militia, Hezbollah.
• As Israel Expands Ground Assault in Lebanon, One Strategic Town Resists. The town of Khiam’s location on high ground just a few miles north of the border between Israel and Lebanon has made it coveted territory over multiple conflicts.
• Fifth Member of Iranian Soccer Team Reverses Decision on Asylum. Five of the seven members of the Iranian women’s national team who originally sought asylum in Australia after a tournament have changed their minds.
• Trump Demands NATO Allies Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz. President Trump on Sunday called on NATO allies to help end the de facto Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for about one-fifth of the world’s oil.
• Israel Denies That It Is Running Out of Missile Interceptors. Israeli military says it had prepared for a prolonged conflict after a news report said its supplies of ballistic missile interceptors were running “critically low.”
• Trump’s Threat to Delay Summit With Xi Casts New Shadow Over China Relations. President Trump warned that he could postpone a meeting set to begin in just over two weeks if China refuses to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
• After Family’s Fatal Encounter With Israeli Forces, 2 Boys Speak. Khaled and Mustafa Bani Odeh were riding home with sweets after a family night out in the West Bank when Israeli forces opened fire on their car, killing their parents and two brothers.
• Intrigue, Power Plays and Rivalries: Inside the Rise of Mojtaba Khamenei. The weeklong fight over Iran’s next leader pitted the Revolutionary Guards against moderates. The generals won, but only over spirited resistance.
• This is what happened on March 15.
• U.S. Names Six Service Members Killed In Iraq. The Pentagon has identified the six United States service members who died last week when a refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq. With their deaths, the total number of service members killed in the war with Iran has risen to at least 13.
• Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Sunday. Five missiles struck the Baghdad International Airport and injured four people. Israeli and Iranian attacks continued as global economic concerns about the war mounted.
• Family Outing in West Bank Ends in Hail of Israeli Gunfire. Six members of a Palestinian family went out for a ride in the car. Only two made it back home.
• Nations Respond With Caution to Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz. President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
• This is what happened on March 14.
• Israel Says Michigan Synagogue Attacker’s Brother Was a Hezbollah Commander. The Israeli military said it killed the brother of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali in an airstrike in Lebanon a week before the attack on the synagogue.
• Iran and the United States: A Long History of Antagonism. The governments of both countries have repeatedly cast the other as evil, perpetuating a cycle that has culminated in the present war.
• As Rockets Fly Overhead, Residents of Israel’s Border City Stay Underground. The Israeli government evacuated Kiryat Shmona during the last round of fighting with Hezbollah in 2023. Residents who were told it was safe to return are again under fire.
• Here is the latest.
• Trump adds to speculation about Iranian leader’s condition.
• Warning to Americans to leave Iraq is a sign the Iran war is spilling over the border.
• F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage. The comment from Brendan Carr came on the heels of a social media message from President Trump criticizing the news media’s coverage of the war with Iran.
• U.S. Bombs Iranian Oil Hub. The U.S. attack on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, came as tensions continued over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for oil transport.
• Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Saturday. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked overnight. Israeli strikes continued to hit the capitals of Iran and Lebanon, as Iran refused to relinquish control over a vital oil route.
• Sandstorm Batters Gaza, Destroying Makeshift Shelters. A sandstorm swept across the Gaza Strip on Saturday. Millions of displaced people remain there without proper shelter amid the Israel-Hamas war.
• Tehran Seems Largely Empty, as Many Flee and Others Weary of the Fighting. Residents say a heavy, lifeless atmosphere hangs over the streets of Iran’s capital, which has endured relentless attacks throughout the war.
• Sandstorm Batters Gaza, Slamming Makeshift Shelters. Millions of Gazans have remained without proper housing since the war, according to the United Nations.
• The war has put Middle East water supplies at risk.
• Dozens of Medical Workers Killed as Israel Hits Lebanon. Lebanese health officials say that 31 health workers have been killed by Israeli strikes. Israel claimed, without evidence, that Hezbollah has been using ambulances and medical facilities.
• ‘We Miss Home’: Displaced Lebanese Face Cold Streets and an Uncertain Future. Israeli calls for the evacuation of huge swaths of southern Lebanon have led 830,000 people, about 14 percent of Lebanon’s population, to flee.
• This is what happened on March 13.
• Netanyahu Has the War He Always Wanted, but on Trump’s Terms. Israel’s prime minister wanted regime change in Iran. But President Trump seems prepared to settle for something less.
• How Migrant Workers Have Been Affected by Iran’s Strikes. Since the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran began, Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones in retaliation at Gulf countries. Iranian officials say that they are attacking U.S. military bases and American interests in the Gulf countries, not civilian targets. Our reporter Vivian Nereim talks with Katrin Bennhold about how migrant workers have been affected.
• What to Know About Kharg Island. The Persian Gulf island, targeted by U.S. strikes, is home to Iran’s main oil export terminal. Any disruption could jolt global energy markets.
• Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Friday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday would be the most intense day of the U.S. air campaign in Iran as a vital oil supply route remained choked off.
• U.S. Military Attacks Iran’s Oil Export Hub, Trump Says. The strikes on Kharg Island targeted Iranian military forces, not economic infrastructure on the island, a U.S. military official said.
• U.S. Vows to Block Iran’s Attempt to Shut Down Key Global Shipping Route. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz were “something we are dealing with.” And about 2,500 Marines were headed to the Middle East to bolster the war effort.
• A New Trump Envoy Stirs Fears of U.S. Interference in Brazil’s Elections. Darren Beattie, the U.S. policy adviser on Brazil, planned to visit former President Jair Bolsonaro in prison and meet his son, who is also seeking the presidency.
• Britain warns its citizens in Dubai they could be jailed for sharing photos of damage from airstrikes.
• More Marines and Warships Being Sent to Middle East, U.S. Officials Say. Iran’s response to days of aerial bombardment and long-range artillery strikes has proved more resilient than Trump administration officials anticipated.
• U.S.-Made Launcher Fired Missiles From Bahrain Toward Iran, Video Shows. It is unclear from the video alone whether the U.S. or Bahraini military launched the missiles. Iran has frequently accused Persian Gulf countries of allowing their territory to be used as a launchpad for U.S. attacks.
• To Fight Iran’s Drones, U.S. Taps Ukraine’s Hard-Earned Knowledge. As Iran has shown, warfare involves far more deadly projectiles than it once did. It’s a problem Ukraine has been dealing with for years.
• The Strait of Hormuz is narrow — and shallow enough to lay minefields.
• 6 Crew Members Die in U.S. Military Plane Crash in Iraq. Six crew members died after a military refueling plane crashed in Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. Central Command said. Officials said the crash was not caused by hostile or friendly fire.
• Read Some of John F. Burns’s Reporting From Around the World. In a 40-year career as an international correspondent for The New York Times, Mr. Burns had a talent for capturing the sweep of history in intricate detail.
• ‘A Very Big Hurdle’: Trump Softens Call for Protesters to Take Over Iran. President Trump said protesters risk getting shot “right through the head,” a change in tone from his earlier comments that Iranians must seize the chance to take over their government.
• ‘A Very Big Hurdle:’ Trump Softens Call for Protesters to Take Over Iran. President Trump said protesters risk getting shot “right through the head,” a change in tone from his earlier comments that Iranians must seize the chance to take over their government.
• Thousands Attend Government Rally in Tehran to Denounce Israel and U.S. Several senior Iranian officials showed up at the government-sponsored rally, marking Quds Day, an annual anti-Israel event that was shaken by explosions from the U.S.-Israeli aerial assault.
• Israeli Leaflets Over Beirut Invoke Gaza’s Destruction and Stoke Fear. Leaflets dropped over the capital referenced Israel’s “success in Gaza” and urged Lebanese citizens to disarm Hezbollah.
• Echoes of the ’70s in What’s Now the Largest Oil Shock Ever. Governments have stockpiled oil, and cars are more efficient but the supply shock is global, and there’s no sense of when it’ll end.
• Explosion Hits Near Anti-Israel Rally in Tehran. An explosion occurred near an anti-Israel rally in the Iranian capital on Friday, as the war between Israel, the United States and Iran showed little signs of slowing.
• Hegseth says an officer has been appointed to investigate deadly strike on Iranian school.
• Oil and cargo ships are growing targets in war with Iran.
• Turkey Says NATO Defenses Shot Down a Third Iranian Missile. Turkey did not say where the missile was intercepted. But residents near Incirlik Air Base, which hosts U.S. troops, reported hearing sirens and a loud boom.
• What Does It Mean to Have Air Superiority Over Iran? The American and Israeli air forces have a dominant advantage in the skies, but Iran can still muster some resistance.
• Drone Strike Has Cyprus, and Europe, on Edge. Allies have rushed to defend the Mediterranean nation, where the drone hit a British base. Some Cypriots wonder why the bases are still there.
• Where Israeli Strikes Are Hitting Beirut. Our Beirut bureau chief, Christina Goldbaum, shows how Israeli airstrikes have affected Lebanon and its capital. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled areas around Beirut and in a huge swath of southern Lebanon after Israel issued evacuation warnings in its conflict with Hezbollah.
• How Iran’s Naval Mines Work. Iran’s arsenal of some 5,000 mines could further complicate efforts to restart shipping in the Persian Gulf.

New York

• Student Freed From ICE Detention Worries About Those Left Behind. Dylan Lopez Contreras, the first known New York City public school student to be taken by federal agents last year, said he would “continue fighting” for migrants who remained in detention.
• M.T.A. Aims to Replace Thousands of Aging Subway Cars Built in the 1980s. Transit officials will commit billions of dollars over the next few years to replace Reagan-era subway cars that have aged beyond their useful life.
• The Struggle to Find Good, Affordable Schools. New York parents can’t always afford to live in neighborhoods with good public schools, and other options are more expensive than ever.
• Home Health Care Aides Say It’s Time to End ‘Inhumane’ 24-Hour Shifts. The aides want the New York City Council to to pass a law that would limit their shifts to 12 hours, except in the case of emergencies.
• The Wealthy House Candidate With a History of Bawdy Facebook Posts. The social media habits of Peter Chatzky, a tech executive who is running to unseat Representative Mike Lawler in New York, show a penchant for crude jokes.
• N.Y.C. Teacher Is Accused of Having Child Sex Abuse Images and Meth Pipe. The teacher, Joseph Taylor McKeel, was arrested Wednesday morning as he was on his way to work.
• After Vowing to Overhaul 911 Response, Mamdani Takes Cautious First Step. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is creating a Mayor’s Office of Community Safety, a pared-down version of a major campaign pledge with a smaller budget than promised.
• Officer at Troubled Brooklyn Jail Charged With Sexually Abusing Inmate. James Johnson, a correction officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center, first abused a male inmate inside a chaplain’s office, prosecutors said.
• He Tried to Rob 6 Banks, Police Say. His Total Takings: $605. A man is accused of handing tellers notes, demanding money at six Chase branches in five days. In three of the attempts, he left empty-handed.
• Bright Horizons Agrees to Pause N.Y.C. Expansion After Child Abuse Case. The child care giant will also surrender permits for a Manhattan branch where workers were charged with abusing toddlers.
• Luigi Mangione’s Lawyers Seek to Postpone His Federal Murder Trial. Lawyers asked a federal judge to move his trial to 2027, to give them time to prepare for a separate state case. Prosecutors are expected to oppose the request.
• N.Y.C. High School Student Freed After 10 Months in ICE Detention. The arrest of Dylan Lopez Contreras last year was the first reported case of a public school student in the city being taken by federal immigration agents since President Trump returned to office.
• Citizens’ Vision Inspired a New Park Under the Brooklyn Bridge. Gotham Park, under the Manhattan end of the bridge, began with a New Yorker who walked by and envisioned something new and better.
• Homelessness, Benefit Cuts, Budget Woes: A New Commissioner’s Challenges. Erin Dalton, who is starting her job as commissioner of social services under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, says she’ll be tackling some of the country’s toughest problems.
• An Army Reservist Owns a Cannabis Dispensary. It May End His Career. Selling marijuana is strictly prohibited in the military. What that means for soldiers who own businesses is unclear.
• An Off-Duty Officer Shot a Man in the Head, N.Y.P.D. Says. The officer, whom police did not identify but who works at Gracie Mansion and City Hall, is now under investigation. The man who was shot, a 30-year-old, is in critical condition.
• Why Mamdani Mentioned Palestinians in His St. Patrick’s Day Message. Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York hailed Ireland’s fight for self-determination and its history of solidarity, including with Palestinians.
• Mamdani Moves to End City’s Defense of Adams in Sexual Assault Lawsuit. New York City has been representing former Mayor Eric Adams in a civil lawsuit concerning an alleged sexual assault in the 1990s.
• Judge Orders Prosecutors to Testify. Judge Zahid Quraishi of U.S. District Court ejected a federal prosecutor from his courtroom and ordered the three leaders designated to run the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey to return to court to testify.
• Judge Ejects Federal Prosecutor From Court and Orders Bosses to Testify. Judge Zahid Quraishi ordered a hearing on who had the authority to lead New Jersey’s top federal law enforcement office.
• M.T.A. Sues Trump Administration to Release 2nd Avenue Subway Funding. New York transit officials are seeking nearly $60 million in overdue federal funding to extend the subway line to East Harlem. The administration’s rationale for the freeze has been inconsistent.
• The Prospect Park Rose Garden Is Being Reimagined. The garden, in the Vale, hasn’t had roses for decades. Now it will become a pollinator garden as part of a $37.5 million restoration project.
• As Income Gap Grows, So Do Fears Over Access to a Quality Education. Leaders and parents worry that a widening economic divide amid the current affordability crisis could amplify the role that money plays in access to a robust education in New York.
• A Red Fox’s Fantastic Voyage Starts in England and Leads to the Bronx. The fox is convalescing at the Bronx Zoo after an unlikely 3,600-mile sea crossing from England to the Port of New York and New Jersey.
• In Rural New York, Some See Proposed A.I. Center as a Needless Intrusion. The data center, to be built between Buffalo and Rochester, will raise electric bills and harm a nearby tribal reservation, opponents argue. “I can’t think of one good reason for it,” a local resident said.
• Fast-Moving Fire in Queens Kills 4, Including a Child. Fierce winds fueled a blaze in a mixed-use building on Monday, killing four people and injuring 12 others, officials said.
• ICE Releases Columbia Protester Who Was Held for One Year. Leqaa Kordia, 33, had been held in a Texas facility, where she said her health had declined. She was arrested during a 2024 protest and then detained by ICE in March 2025.
• 4 Are Dead, Including a Child, in Fast-Moving Queens Fire. The building in Flushing was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived four minutes after a 911 call. Twelve were injured, at least one critically.
• Will a Buggy Spring and Summer Follow a Tough Winter? Recent weather trends favor ticks, which may proliferate this year. Expect a lot of stink bugs, too.
• How an Artist Lives on $36,000 a Year on the Upper West Side. Gaya Palmer credits her rent-stabilized apartment for making a life filled with art, monthly lunch dates at Cafe Luxembourg and spontaneous dance parties possible.
• Poverty in New York City Inched Higher in 2024 for Third Year in a Row. The cost of basics like housing and food rose, while incomes and other resources, like public benefits, did not keep up.
• One of Epstein’s Levers of Power: Access to Elite Private Schools. Jeffrey Epstein used his money and influence in the world of elite private schools to assist friends and acquaintances.
• The Epstein Files: A Timeline. What began as a sex-trafficking investigation in Florida has gone on to spawn conspiracy theories and tarnish the legacies of influential people.
• Hydropower Line From Quebec to Queens Could Power a Million N.Y.C. Homes. A 339-mile buried transmission line is on schedule to bring clean electricity to New York City this spring.
• N.Y.C. to Get Green Energy From Canadian Hydropower. Our climate reporter Hilary Howard explores the Champlain Hudson Power Express, a new transmission line that will deliver hydro power from Quebec to New York City. It’s planned to provide up to 20% of the city’s energy needs.
• Behind Mamdani’s Smile, a Politician Who Can Be a Ruthless Operator. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while charming in public, has thrown sharp elbows in private as he pushes his political brand and agenda among fellow Democrats.
• ‘We Had Flunked Out of College and Did Not Want to Face Our Parents’ Traveling from Cleveland by thumb, a wallet surfaces in Brooklyn and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
• A Refugee Died After Border Patrol Left Him at a Cafe. Fear Followed. Buffalo’s Arakan Rohingya community was rattled after a disabled man’s death. “Our worry comes from future incidents that may happen,” one resident said.
• She Was Paralyzed by a Subway Train. Today, She’s Reclaiming Her Life. The artist Emine Yilmaz was shoved into a passing subway car three years ago. Six surgeries later, she’s drawing again.
• Commuters, Rejoice! The New Portal Bridge Is Ready for Riders. The old Portal Bridge disrupted rail commutes in New Jersey for decades, frequently getting stuck when it swung to let boat traffic pass. Now a new bridge is open to the public.
• Ex-State Trooper Convicted of Manslaughter in Death of Girl After Chase. Christopher Baldner, then a New York State trooper, rammed a family’s car during a high-speed chase in 2020, killing 11-year-old Monica Goods.
• He Came to New York for Fun. He Left Seeking $20 Million in Damages. Faycal Manz, a German tourist, claimed that a taco had given him diarrhea, a Walmart store had discriminated against him and that an interaction with the police had given him insomnia.
• Guerrilla Battle Over Padlocks and Tourist Trash on the Brooklyn Bridge. Love Locks left behind were one thing. But when actual garbage (like tampons and condoms) started appearing, a righteous quest to remove it was born.
• How John Slattery, the ‘Mad Men’ Star, Does Whatever He Wants. Mr. Slattery makes plans, and then he breaks them. His fans still find him anywhere he goes.
• Saturday Night at the Golden Corral, the Bronx Way. Two generations of one family have owned this restaurant in the Bronx, trying to change with the times while staying true to the borough.
• Forget ‘Marty Supreme.’ Meet the Real Table Tennis Champion of New York. Yasiris Ortiz, a 28-year-old star from the Bronx, is helping to bring free table tennis programing to children across the city.
• New York Academy of Art Gives Away Money Donated by Jeffrey Epstein. The school also said that it would review policies about philanthropy and donor engagement after new revelations about the disgraced financier were made public.
• After DOGE Deposition Videos Go Viral, Judge Orders Them Taken Down. The videos had been posted on YouTube by groups who were suing to restore grants cut by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
• Mamdani Describes ‘Isolation’ and ‘Loneliness’ After Anti-Muslim Attacks. Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded to Islamophobic comments from Senator Tommy Tuberville and a Texas congressman, saying they were dehumanizing Muslims.
• M.T.A., Not A.T.M.: Transit Chief Backs Hochul’s Auto Insurance Reforms. Transit officials said on Friday that the governor’s insurance proposals could save the authority millions of dollars that could be used to improve service.
• Former Green Beret Behind a Failed Coup in Venezuela Is on the Run. The U.S. government said the military veteran, Jordan G. Goudreau, had been missing for months, and that an ankle monitor assigned to him had been found hidden in a piece of furniture.
• Is the Half Marathon the Tougher Race? This year, the New York Half Marathon will again go over the Brooklyn Bridge. Runners explain why it can be more challenging than the marathon.

Business

• Oil Falls and Stocks in Asia Hold Steady. Oil prices had been gyrating this week, after a new round of attacks on major energy facilities in Iran and Qatar raised concerns about energy supplies.
• Scramble for Jet Fuel Shows How Energy Shortages Are Rippling Across Asia. As China and other major suppliers of refined oil in the region restrict exports, import-dependent countries are desperate to secure fuel supplies.
• F.C.C. Approves Nexstar’s Acquisition of a Local TV Rival. The $6.2 billion deal consolidates 265 stations in 44 states and Washington.
• Democrats Demand Answers on Jared Kushner’s Mideast Business Dealings. Two prominent lawmakers wrote to the White House and Mr. Kushner after The New York Times revealed private fund-raising efforts by President Trump’s envoy in the region.
• She Died After Her Pacemaker Battery Failed. Its Maker Knew of Problems for Years. Boston Scientific announced multiple recalls but has said its battery issues were limited. One internal test in 2025 found batteries with an “extremely high failure rate.”
• In Dubai, the World’s Luxury Brands Face a Wartime Crisis. Executives for high-end brands worry that a prolonged war will hurt sales in a city important to the future of the luxury industry.
• Banking Regulators Prepare to Loosen Post-Crisis Capital Rules. The changes, long sought by bank lobbyists, would reduce the capital banks must hold in reserve to mitigate risks.
• Uber to Buy Rivian Vehicles for Use as Driverless Taxis. The deal provides cash to Rivian and is part of Uber’s attempts to stay relevant in a driverless future.
• Mortgage Rates Highest in Three Months as War Weighs on Housing Market. Rising energy costs and concerns about inflation have helped lift borrowing costs for a home mortgage for the third consecutive week.
• Iran War Narrows Fed’s Path to Rate Cuts as Trump Demands Immediate Relief. Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, wants to keep the central bank’s policy options open as officials stare down another economic shock that threatens to stoke inflation and crimp growth.
• The Effects of High Oil Prices. Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, breaks down how gasoline prices have responded to the oil crisis in the Persian Gulf, and what is in store for inflation if the price of oil remains above $100 per barrel.
• The Best We Should Hope For From the Fed: Nothing. A rate cut in the next few months could signal major problems in the economy.
• Sorry, Mom. You’re Chatting With an A.I. Agent, Not Your Son. Silicon Valley’s young coders are getting creative with this new technology. They also worry they’re not spending enough time with it.
• Gas Prices in Japan Hit Record High, Testing Leader’s Cost-of-Living Pledge. Japan is deploying subsidies to blunt fuel price increases but remains vulnerable to the long-term economic risks of the war in the Middle East.
• Oil Prices Keep Climbing on Heightened Fears Over Energy Supplies. Attacks on major energy facilities in Iran and Qatar injected new uncertainty into the outlook for oil and gas prices.
• The Iran War’s Economic Threat to Europe and Asia. Inflation and its consequences for growth is a growing concern for countries where memories of the 2022 energy crisis are fresh.
• U.S. Suspends Oil Shipping Rules to Ease Gas Price Pressures. The Jones Act dictates that only U.S.-made ships can move cargo between U.S. ports. They charge customers more for shipping than foreign vessels.
• What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s March Meeting. The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady as officials assess the economic fallout from the war with Iran.
• As War Chokes Natural Gas Supply, Asia Turns Back to Coal. Across Asia, a sharp drop in liquefied natural gas supplies is pushing major importers back toward coal, undermining L.N.G.’s long-held role as a stable energy anchor.
• Flight Costs Are Up, but Travelers Aren’t Deterred, U.S. Airlines Say. Airline executives said the war in Iran had raised fuel costs and, as a result, fares, but that had not yet hurt demand for tickets from individuals and businesses.
• China Is Embracing OpenClaw, a New A.I. Agent, and the Government Is Wary. Excitement about A.I. assistant tools is running into growing concerns about the security risks of software that operates autonomously on user’s devices.
• Driverless Big Rigs Are Coming to American Highways, and Soon. There are active test runs in Texas, and a handful of companies are banking on making a big entry into the market as early as next year.
• After Pulling Back, Oil Prices Resume Their Rise. Shipping routes crucial to global commerce remained disrupted as the conflict in the Middle East continued.
• As War With Iran Hurts Oil Prices, U.S. Turns to Iranian Boats for Help. Iranian-linked ships carrying Russian oil were among those that received temporary exemptions from sanctions, a sign of how dire the energy crisis is becoming.
• Iran War Risks Sharpening Fed Divisions Over Rate Cuts. The Federal Reserve is set to hold interest rates steady this week as officials grapple with a host of new economic risks stemming from the conflict in the Middle East.
• ‘It’s Just Crazy’: High Car Payments Make Ownership Feel Impossible. Rising vehicle prices, auto loan interest rates, and insurance and maintenance costs are making it harder for people to buy or keep cars.
• Lululemon Scrambles to Revive Yoga Pants Empire Amid Fight With Founder. The interim chief executives are trying to rejuvenate sales as the founder, Chip Wilson, engages in a proxy battle for the boardroom.
• Oil Tops $106 a Barrel as Worries Persist About Global Supplies. As the broader war in the Middle East begins its third week, worries over the fallout of crippled energy supplies continue to roil markets.
• The War Is Making It Harder to Keep the Lights On, 2,000 Miles Away. Bangladesh is taking steps to conserve electricity, which its factories need to keep stitching together the world’s clothing.
• War Has Grounded High-Flying Gulf Airlines Like Emirates. Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways have become some of the world’s largest and most profitable thanks to their location at the center of busy travel routes.
• It Was Going to Be Magic City Night at the Atlanta Hawks. Then the Outrage Poured In. The famous strip club is a symbol of the authentic city to many people in Atlanta. But others wondered whether the N.B.A. should be promoting it.
• Are Driverless Cars Safe? Waymo’s C.E.O. Has Been Trying to Make the Case. Waymo’s co-chief executive, Tekedra Mawakana, knows she needs to earn the public’s trust. It won’t be easy.
• It’s Good to Be a Billionaire, Even at Tax Time. Paying taxes would feel better if the truly rich were bearing a fair share, our columnist says.
• The $500 Million Mystery Will, Signed by Ghosts. A seven-page document, mailed by an elusive figure, has set off a court battle over the estate of Tony Hsieh, the former chief executive of Zappos.
• The Tax Bill Haunting Your 401(k) and I.R.A. Most people have piled their savings into tax-deferred accounts, delaying taxes until they retire. Using Roth options can help ease your tax bite.
• The Billionaire Backlash Against a Philanthropic Dream. The Giving Pledge, once trendy among the world’s richest, has come upon hard times.
• Justice Dept. Legal Threat Complicates Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair. An investigation of the Federal Reserve was thwarted on Friday, but a department appeal could reimpose an obstacle in Kevin Warsh’s path.
• When Changing Your Address Leads to Losing Your Medicare Coverage. Using a post office box shouldn’t cost you your health insurance. But in one woman’s case, it sure seemed to.
• Fears of ‘Cockroaches’ in the Private Credit Market. Wall Street figures are turning to colorful metaphors, including invoking the hated insect, to express caution about the $3 trillion risky-lending market.
• When Your Apple Watch Becomes an Office Taskmaster. A proliferation of data from wearable technology is telling people how to optimize their job performance. Is that a good thing?
• China’s Edge in an Oil Shock: Electric Cars and Renewables. Beijing’s decades-long push to reduce its dependence on foreign oil with huge investments in clean energy sources like electric vehicles is now paying off.
• TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration. The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
• Jared Kushner Solicits Funds for His Firm While Working as Mideast Envoy. President Trump’s son-in-law is trying to raise $5 billion or more from foreign governments and others for his private equity firm.
• Are You Using A.I. at Work? We Want to Hear From You. Please tell us how you’re using A.I. tools to fulfill your job responsibilities. We may include your experiences in an article.
• The War in Iran Is Roiling the World, but Not the U.S. Stock Market. Investors say they are balancing the risks from oil disruptions against the many positives like strong corporate earnings and the likelihood that President Trump will end the war if it threatens markets.
• The War in Iran Is Driving Costs Up. Here Are Some Ways to Save. The widening war in the Mideast is making life more expensive. Experts shared some simple cost-cutting tips.
• His Father Lost His Life’s Savings in a Scam. A Fake Lawyer Offered to Help. Many cybercrime victims are retargeted by online scammers posing as lawyers or other professionals who promise they can recover stolen money.

DealBook

• The Markets Contend With Powell’s Long Goodbye. The chair of the Federal Reserve said that he might not leave the central bank any time soon, setting up a potential clash with President Trump.
• Weighing the Costs of Corporate Silence. The days of the quarterly earnings report could be numbered as the Securities and Exchange Commission is said to weigh a rule change. What it could mean for investors is likely to stir debate.
• Iran’s Hormuz Stranglehold Upends Markets and Geopolitics. Energy prices continued to climb around the world as war in the Middle East intensifies. That has scrambled President Trump’s foreign policy strategy.
• Why Trump’s Hormuz Problem Is Going Global. President Trump is getting little to no support so far for his call that other countries do their part to try to ease an energy crisis prompted by U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
• California’s Billionaire Tax Battle. Wealthy residents of the state have put millions of dollars toward stopping a proposed 5 percent tax on their assets.
• Kevin Warsh’s Dilemma. President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve could faces a tough road to confirmation if he seeks quick interest rate cuts. The war in Iran doesn’t help.

Economy

• Extended Mideast Conflict Would Slow Trade and Growth, W.T.O. Warns. The trade organization said that a slowdown in trade in 2026 could become even more extreme if the war in the Middle East persists.
• Central Banks Brace for Faster Inflation as Energy Prices Surge. Traders now expect Europe’s central bankers to raise rates this year to address a sharp increase in inflation because of higher energy prices.
• Powell Says He Will Remain as Fed Chair Until Successor Is Confirmed. Jerome H. Powell, who leads the central bank, also said he would not leave the Fed until a criminal investigation into his handling of renovations was over.
• Here are five takeaways from the Federal Reserve meeting.
• Trump renews demand for rate cuts as Fed grapples with war in Iran. Oil prices are soaring, threatening a wider problem with inflation, but the president has insisted that borrowing costs must be lowered.
• Two measures, two stories about inflation. The Federal Reserve must contend with price readings that seem headed in opposite directions.
• How to read the Fed’s projections like a pro.
• What the Fed’s rate decision means for your finances. See how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.
• The Cost of the A.I. Boom: A Trade Deficit the President Detests. A recent surge of A.I.-related imports has become an impediment to the smaller trade deficit President Trump wants.
• For Trump, a Promised Economic Boom Collides With the Costs of War. President Trump had envisioned a growing economy and improving fortunes for American families in 2026. That appears at risk in his war with Iran.
• America Depends Less on Oil Than Ever. Gasoline still drives household budgets, but energy efficiency and renewables have reduced the economy’s overall reliance on petroleum.
• Change in Data Sources Led to Lower Inflation Reading. A methodological change contributed to a better-than-expected inflation report, prompting questions from some economists.
• U.S. Economy Was Vulnerable Before War With Iran. Economic growth at the end of 2025 was revised downward and consumer prices rose at the start of 2026.

Energy & Environment

• As Oil Prices Spiral, Damage to Infrastructure ‘Makes It Even Worse’ Attacks on oil and natural gas facilities this week could make it much harder for Persian Gulf countries to rebuild and restart production when the war eventually end.
• Why Tech Giants Are Ditching the Power Grid. Seeking power for data centers, Meta and other companies plan to use equipment that is expensive and polluting.
• Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil’s Strait of Hormuz Problem. Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with Iran has effectively shut down.

Media

• Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Push to Cleanse His Past Online. After he left jail in 2009, Mr. Epstein hired a host of people to make him look better on Google, Wikipedia and many other places on the web.
• Oscars Viewership Slides 9%, Its First Drop Since 2021. The 17.9 million total followed similar drops for the Grammys and the Golden Globes.
• Wired’s New Editor Doesn’t Care if the Tech Bros Are Mad. Katie Drummond has transformed the publication into a bright spot for Condé Nast with aggressive political reporting.
• With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War. A president who calls journalists the “enemy of the people” has accused news organizations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose.
• What Makes ‘Good TV’ on the Internet? Piers Morgan Has Thoughts. The provocative broadcaster broke with Fox to build his own company on YouTube. Now he has hired a former head of MSNBC.
• Cascade of A.I. Fakes About War With Iran Causes Chaos Online. The technology has been used to create misleading fakes before. But never at this scale.
• How Jeff Bezos Upended The Washington Post. The billionaire newspaper owner, dissatisfied by years of losses, wants the newsroom to double productivity with half its budget.
• Pete Hegseth Says ‘the Sooner David Ellison’ Buys CNN, ‘the Better’ The remarks fueled concerns that CNN’s prospective new owner may shift its coverage in a Trump-friendly direction.

Your Money

• What to Do if You’re a Data Breach Victim (and You Probably Are). Data incidents have become so common that you may be tempted to throw away notification letters. Don’t do that, experts say.

Technology

• U.S. Says 3 Tied to Silicon Valley Server Maker Broke Export Laws. Prosecutors said the men, including a co-founder of the company, Super Micro, had diverted servers containing Nvidia A.I. chips to China.
• Jeff Bezos in Talks to Raise $100 Billion Fund to Transform Companies With A.I. The new fund would operate alongside the Amazon founder’s A.I. start-up, Project Prometheus.
• Have You Turned to A.I. For Advice on a Romantic Relationship? People are using generative A.I. chatbots for help on everything from starting to ending a relationship. Have you? How did it turn out?
• The Long Farewell to Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse. Meta announced changes that effectively leave Mr. Zuckerberg’s vision of an immersive digital world based in virtual reality only on life support.
• A.I. Agents: They’re Fun. They’re Useful. But Don’t Give Them the Credit Card. New A.I. bots can do more than just chat. They can edit files, send emails, book trips and cause trouble.
• Silicon Valley Musters Behind-the-Scenes Support for Anthropic. Tech companies have been reluctant to directly confront Trump administration officials over their contract feud with the A.I. start-up.
• Google Sits Pretty as A.I. Rivals Compete for Pentagon Favor. The tech giant has been rebuilding its relationship with the Defense Department and is poised to benefit as it sidesteps competitors’ controversies.
• Turing Award Goes to Inventors of Quantum Cryptography. In the 1980s, Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard created a new kind of encryption that would be impregnable.
• Silicon Valley Bet on War. The Bets Are Paying Off. After years of criticism and financial risk, Palantir, Anthropic and small start-ups are generating rewards from their investments in defense tech.
• U.S. Says Anthropic Is an ‘Unacceptable’ National Security Risk. In a legal filing, the government said it questioned whether the A.I. start-up could be a “trusted partner” in wartime, which led it to label the company a supply chain risk.
• Arizona Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi, the Prediction Site. The state accused Kalshi on Tuesday of operating an illegal gambling business, escalating the legal battle between states and prediction markets.
• China Ramps Up Scrutiny of a Meta A.I. Deal. The country appears to be cracking down on people linked to the acquisition of Manus, a Singapore company with Chinese roots, as President Trump prepares to visit Beijing.
• Netanyahu Posts ‘Proof of Life’ Video as A.I. Sows Doubts About What’s Real. The unusual video is the latest demonstration that artificial intelligence is undermining trust — even in footage that is authentic.
• Trapped! Inside a Self-Driving Car During an Anti-Robot Attack. In San Francisco, some passengers of autonomous taxis have experienced an unexpected hazard: being stuck in the vehicles when the cars are assaulted.
• Nvidia Built the A.I. Era. Now It Has to Defend It. At the opening of the company’s annual conference, Jensen Huang leaned on technology from a recent deal to show how artificial intelligence is changing.
• How Trump Drove a Wedge Between Florida Republicans Over A.I. A Florida bill that would have regulated artificial intelligence, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, failed to gain traction after President Trump made it clear he did not want states to rein in the technology.
• Adobe Settles With U.S. Over Hard-to-Cancel Subscriptions. The maker of Photoshop agreed to pay $75 million to the government, which had accused it of hiding details of expensive fees.
• U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets. Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.

Personal Tech

• How to Follow the Game, Even When You Can’t See It Live. When previous commitments keep you from catching your team on television, keep up with it using free apps that quietly deliver scores and more to your phone.

Sports

• Bobby Douglas, Pathbreaking Olympic Wrestler, Dies at 83. In 1964, he was one of the first three African Americans to compete in wrestling at the Games. He went on to have a distinguished coaching career.

Obituaries

• Jane Lapotaire, British Actress Who Won a Tony for ‘Piaf,’ Dies at 81. In a distinguished career in classical and contemporary plays, she drew acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic for her dramatic portrayal of the French singer Édith Piaf.
• James Barnard, a Global Force in Wastewater Treatment, Dies at 90. An environmental engineer, he invented a biological method to remove nitrogen and phosphorous from wastewater, an advance that transformed the industry worldwide.
• Carol Kitman, 96, Dies; Photographer Documented the Vindman Twins. A chance encounter in Brooklyn led to a decades-long project following the boys’ lives, from childhood to national prominence as critics of President Trump.
• Alfredo Bryce Echenique, novelista que escribió sobre la clase privilegiada de Perú, muere a los 87 años. En sus galardonados libros, aportó una visión desde dentro a las historias sobre la indiferencia de la élite de su país y el sufrimiento silencioso de las clases más desfavorecidas.
• Alfredo Bryce Echenique, 87, Dies; Novelist Bared Peru’s Privileged Class. “The other Peruvian” (alongside Mario Vargas Llosa), he exposed the heedlessness of the upper crust, which he knew well, and the quiet suffering of the classes underneath.
• Albert Zuckerman, Literary Agent and ‘Hero of the Blockbuster,’ Dies at 94. During his 50-year career, he represented dozens of best-selling authors, including Ken Follett, Stephen Hawking and Michael Lewis.
• Len Deighton, Author of Espionage Best-Sellers, Dies at 97. His Cold War thrillers “The Ipcress File” and “Funeral in Berlin” brought a documentary-style realism to the spy genre.
• John Bengtson, Modern-Day Silent-Film Sleuth, Dies at 68. Enamored of stars like Charlie Chaplin, he matched outdoor scenes from their movies to contemporary locales, creating a visual record of vanished cityscapes.
• Paul R. Ehrlich, Who Alarmed the World With ‘The Population Bomb,’ Dies at 93. His best-selling 1968 book, which forecast global famines, made him a leader of the environmental movement. But he faced criticism when his predictions proved premature.
• Paula Doress-Worters, an Author of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves,’ Dies at 87. She wrote about postpartum depression when it was an unmentionable like abortion or birth control, and her research on her own suffering helped countless women.
• John M. Perkins Dies at 95; Evangelical Minister Espoused Social Justice. Inspired by the Gospel, he helped create a national network of community-development ministries “styled on the life of Jesus, who had the greatest concern for the weakest of people.”
• Jürgen Habermas Dies at 96; One of Postwar Germany’s Most Influential Thinkers. In dozens of books, he rejected postmodern cynicism about truth and reason, arguing that rational communication was the best way to redeem democratic society.
• Margareta Magnusson, Who Popularized Swedish Death Cleaning, Dies at 91. Her best-selling book on the subject encouraged the world to tidy up homes and lives as death approached — as a gift for loved ones and to revisit memories.
• Overlooked No More: Eleanor Abbott, the Creator of Candy Land. She invented the game nearly 80 years ago to distract children who were suffering in the hospital during a polio outbreak.
• Tracing the Sweet Origins of Candy Land. The writers of an Overlooked obituary about the game’s creator recount how they stumbled upon her and then proceeded to reconstruct her life.
• Lewis E. Lehrman, Store Chain Heir Who Ran for N.Y. Governor, Dies at 87. After helping his family’s Rite-Aid drugstore empire flourish, he waged a surprisingly close but losing race as a Reagan Republican against Mario Cuomo in 1982.
• John F. Burns, Prize-winning Foreign Correspondent for The Times, Dies at 81. In a 40-year career that brought him two Pulitzers, he reported from trouble spots around the world, eloquently conveying the chaos of war.

Art & Design

• Thomas Gentille, Artist Who Made Wearable Sculpture, Dies at 89. He was a master jeweler, but his pieces looked more like miniature contemporary artworks than anything you’d find at Cartier.

Economy

• Christopher A. Sims, 83, Dies; Won Nobel for Modeling Economic Policy. He and Thomas J. Sargent shared the prize in 2011 for devising statistical tools to help guide economic policymakers.

Europe

• Patriarch Ilia II, a Spiritual Figure of Stability in Georgia, Dies at 93. The longest-serving leader in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church, he helped guide his country in its transition from Soviet repression to modern statehood.

Media

• Richard Mauer, Reporter Who Probed Corruption in Alaska, Dies at 76. He routinely took on the powerful and was part of a Pulitzer-winning team at The Anchorage Daily News that investigated alcoholism and suicide among Native Alaskans.

Politics

• Alvin Greene, a No-Show Senate Nominee Who Won Primary, Dies at 48. He made no effort to campaign but won the South Carolina Democratic primary in 2010, becoming the state’s first Black major-party nominee for Senate.
• David A. Keene, Leader of Two Right-Wing Groups, Dies at 80. He led the N.R.A. and, for 29 years, the American Conservative Union, which organizes the influential annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. He was also a columnist.

Television

• Judy Pace, 83, Dies; Actress Brought Layers to Black Characters. On the prime-time soap opera “Peyton Place,” she played one of TV’s first Black female antagonists. She was also a fixture in blaxploitation films.

Briefing

• White House Seeks to Reassure Americans on Rising Costs. Also, March Madness begins. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
• Chavez’s Tarnished Legacy. We look at a major Times investigation into a labor rights icon.
• Revelations of Cesar Chavez’s Abuse Spur a Widespread Outcry. Also, oil prices jump after airstrikes hit a crucial energy site. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
• The Good List: 6 Things to Add Delight to Your Day. Peony tulips, transcendent eye contact and a new game from the creator of Wordle.
• Changing How We Vote. We examine the SAVE America Act.
• Iran’s Leadership Suffers a Double Blow. Also, the Senate begins a bitter debate about voting rules. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
• America, Alone. We explain why America’s allies aren’t coming to the rescue in the Strait of Hormuz.
• A Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies. Also, Trump raises the possibility of the U.S. “taking Cuba.” Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
• Your Iran Questions. We’re answering some of your questions about the war.
• After an Antisemitic Attack, Some Jews Are Giving Thanks. They are using an ancient prayer to express gratitude.
• And the Oscar Goes to …. A guide to the 2026 Academy Awards.
• What’s Good? Introducing The Good List, a new weekly newsletter by Melissa Kirsch designed to bring joy and meaning to your days.
• The U.S. Is Sending More Troops to the Middle East. Plus, Cuba is in talks with the U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
• A Dangerous Bottleneck. Iran is turning the Strait of Hormuz into a battlefield, proving that a short and surgical war with Iran could be a fantasy.
• The New York Times News Quiz, March 13, 2026. Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.

Podcasts

• From Serial Productions: The Idiot. Compassion has its limits when it comes to your own cousin.
• Why Is NBA YoungBoy on a Nettspend Song? Our critic Jon Caramanica on how Nettspend and NBA YoungBoy’s recent collaboration is emblematic of hip-hop’s rapid evolution.
• JB Pritzker on His Mother’s Alcoholism and Becoming an Orphan at 17. JB Pritzker’s father died from a heart attack when he was 7, and he lost his mother to alcoholism when he was 17. The Illinois governor spoke about those tragedies and how they shaped his life on “The Interview.”
• JB Pritzker: The U.S. and Israel Have ‘Made the Same Kind of Mistake’ Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership as Prime Minister of Israel is “not carrying out what I think are the fundamental values of people who live in Israel,” JB Pritzker, the Democratic governor of Illinois, said on “The Interview.”
• A Widow’s Guide to Sex. When Joan Price lost her husband, her sex drive disappeared. Now, she’s teaching others how she got it back.
• Did ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ ... Get Robbed? Wesley Morris talks about the big Oscars wins for “KPop Demon Hunters” and asks: Should it have been nominated in even more categories?
• Aren't We All Rooting for Michael B. Jordan? Wesley Morris talks about why Michael B. Jordan’s Oscar win for best actor was such a feel-good moment for the audience.
• What the Oscars Got Right. Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss, the culture editor of The New York Times Magazine, recap the live broadcast of the 98th Academy Awards.
• Are Workers Suffering From A.I. Brain Fry? On the “Hard Fork” podcast, the hosts Casey Newton and Kevin Roose discuss recent research in the Harvard Business Review that found that workers are increasingly experiencing “A.I. brain fry.”
• How Tragedy, Wealth and Trump Shaped JB Pritzker. JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois and a Trump antagonist, has become a national figure for Democrats. Where will that lead?
• How ‘One Battle After Another,’ an Oscars Favorite, Depicts Black Women. “One Battle After Another” has 13 Oscar nominations, including one for Teyana Taylor as best supporting actress — but some people aren’t rooting for it, and a lot of those people are Black women. Wesley Morris and his friend, the scholar Daphne A. Brooks, discussed the situation on “Cannonball.”
• Louise Erdrich on Her New Story Collection and the Mystery of Writing. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author talks process and “Planet of the Apes.”
• The Complicated Oscars Night Feelings Over ‘One Battle After Another’ “One Battle After Another” has 13 Oscar nominations, including Teyana Taylor’s best supporting actress nod — but some people aren’t rooting for it, and a lot of those people are Black women. Wesley Morris and his friend, the scholar Daphne A. Brooks, discussed why on “Cannonball.”
• A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity. “When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”

The Daily

• Who Is Winning the War in Iran? As the conflict with Iran intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on or move toward pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences.
• Inside the Government’s Crackdown on TV. The F.C.C. is using old and largely unenforced regulations to punish TV networks for perceived anti-Trump bias.
• Chosen by War: The Rise of Iran’s New Supreme Leader. The fight over Iran’s next leader pitted the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps against moderates. The generals won, but only over spirited resistance.
• A War Within the War: Israel’s Bombardment of Lebanon. With strikes expanding beyond the southern outskirts of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, people in the city said the once-safest corners might no longer be off limits.
• The Sunday Daily: To Save His Life, Our Food Critic Reset His Appetite. Pete Wells on the radical overhaul of his relationship with eating.
• The Case of Kristie Metcalfe. One woman’s small case turned upside down is a peek into how civil rights enforcement is now operating.

The Headlines

• The Abuse Allegations Against a Civil Rights Icon, and a 48% Rise in Oil Prices. Plus, there’s a big catch for that stunning ocean view.
• Israel’s ‘Decapitation’ Strategy, and the Trump Official Who Resigned Over the War. Plus, how owning a car is becoming unaffordable.
• U.S. Allies Reject Trump’s Demands for Warships, and Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol. Plus, the champion of “Swedish death cleaning” dies at 91.
• Trump Asks for Help With Strait of Hormuz, and Israeli Forces Kill Family in West Bank. Plus, highlights from the Oscars.
• ‘The Headlines’ News Quiz: Mar. 13, 2026. Following the news? Tracy Mumford has some questions for you.
• Trump Removes Sanctions on Russian Oil, and Chatbots Want Your Health Records. Plus, the Friday news quiz.

Science

• German Mathematician Wins Abel Prize for Number Theory Work. Gerd Faltings proved a conjecture that had been unsolved for six decades, using connections between numbers and geometry.
• Exploding Comet Is Spotted by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun.
• Why Some Birds Seem to Be Developing a Cigarette Habit. Research from Poland adds to evidence from Latin American countries that compounds in used cigarette butts ward off parasites in bird nests.
• A ‘Hail Mary’ for Earth, Built on Solid Science. Andy Weir discusses his science-fueled novel “Project Hail Mary,” which has been adapted into a film that opens in theaters on Friday.
• How to Bring a Bird’s Song Back From the Edge of Extinction. In a new study, wild regent honeyeaters became vocal tutors, teaching their disappearing song to birds in a captive breeding program.
• Spaceflight Started 100 Years Ago in a Massachusetts Cabbage Patch. Before humanity sent satellites, telescopes, humans and weapons into space, Robert Goddard experimented with the first liquid-fueled rocket on his aunt’s farm.

Climate

• The Planet’s Warning Signs Are Flashing Red. Climate scientists say many of the effects of climate change are happening faster than they predicted, the latest on the war in Iran and more news.
• 24 States Sue the E.P.A. for Renouncing Its Power to Fight Climate Change. The suit accuses the agency of illegally repealing the endangerment finding, the scientific assessment that required it to regulate greenhouse gases.
• The Weather Is Getting Wilder, and Some See a Dire Signal in the Data. Several of the Earth’s systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say.
• FEMA to Relaunch Climate Resiliency Grants, Complying With Court Order. A judge ruled in December that the agency could not cancel a program that had helped states invest billions of dollars in disaster readiness.
• For Iranians, Bombing of Gas Field Worsens Already Dire Energy Crisis. The South Pars gas field, hit by airstrikes on Wednesday, is central to the energy supply of Iran, which was already suffering blackouts before the war.
• Trump’s Homeland Security Pick Says He’d End Policy That Slowed Disaster Aid. The president’s nominee, Markwayne Mullin, said he would avoid “micromanaging” FEMA.
• The Iran War Is Pushing Some Countries to Cut Back On Energy Use. As the conflict enters its third week, some nations are trying to reduce energy use, including a mandatory energy holiday in Sri Lanka.
• Democrats Hammer Trump on ‘Energy Affordability’ as Iran War Continues. A new Senate report argues the Trump administration has also pushed costs up by stifling clean energy.
• How a Melting Glacier Could Affect Tens of Millions Around the Globe. A collapse of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica would sharply accelerate sea-level rise in coastal cities.
• How a Melting Glacier Could Affect Millions. As our climate reporter Raymond Zhong wraps up his reporting trip to Antarctica, he reflects on how the collapse of the Thwaites Glacier could redraw coastlines and displace millions of people in some of the world’s fastest-growing cities.
• Trump Officials Weigh New $1 Billion Deal to Stop Offshore Wind Farms. Proposed settlements would block wind farms off New York State and North Carolina, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.
• Administration Targeted Climate Lab in Effort to Free Trump Ally, Lawsuit Claims. The complaint says efforts to dismantle an atmospheric research center are part of a broader political campaign that endangers climate and weather studies.
• Administration to Convene ‘God Squad’ With Power to Override Environmental Law. The meeting, planned for this month, will focus on oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
• What Displays Get Scrapped at America’s Parks? It Looks Like Anyone’s Guess. President Trump ordered officials to remove information deemed disparaging to the United States. A review of government documents shows little guidance and striking inconsistencies.
• In Ski Towns, a Bad Snow Year Is Worsening Wildfire Fears. A record-breaking snow drought has residents worried about much more than slushy slopes.
• Trump Administration Approves Ultra-Deepwater Oil Drilling Plan. The $5 billion project in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to produce up to 10 billion barrels of oil by the end of this decade. Critics say it could endanger people and marine life.
• War in Iran Has Put Middle East Water Supplies at Risk. Millions of people in the Persian Gulf depend on desalination plants for their water, but recent fighting has highlighted the system's vulnerability.
• E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on a Cancer-Causing Gas. The gas, ethylene oxide, plays a crucial role in sterilizing medical devices. But long-term exposure is linked to several types of cancer and other ailments.
• Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab. Proposals include transferring a supercomputer to the University of Wyoming and shifting a space weather lab to a private company.
• They Want to Rebuild. Can They Afford to Prevent the Next Fire, Too? Palisades fire victims want to raise money for disaster hardening. Their idea could be a model — if it can get past L.A.’s most vexing housing problems.

The Upshot

• Why This Jump in Gas Prices Feels Different. A state-by-state look at the increase and how it could affect you.
• People Are Making Money Betting on Pretaped ‘Survivor’ Episodes. Prediction markets for reality shows suggest bettors are profiting from inside information. (We asked a tribal council of lawyers to weigh in.)
• Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 14, 2026. Can you sort 8 historical events?

Opinion

• He Trolls the Left. What Does He Actually Mean? Backlash against Jeremy Carl’s incendiary tweets and language caused him to withdraw his nomination for a State Department post. On “Interesting Times,” Ross Douthat challenges him on his use of phrases like “cultural genocide” and “great replacement.”
• He Thinks Hollywood Has Stigmatized Whiteness. On “Interesting Times,” Ross Douthat challenges Jeremy Carl on his claim that modern entertainment has stigmatized whiteness.
• A Shadow Cast Over Cesar Chavez. Readers react to the Times investigation of the labor leader and civil rights icon. Also: A decision on vaccines; shielding lawyers.
• The Surge of Anti-Muslim Hate Demands Repudiation. The attacks are shameful and full of lies.
• ‘It Feels Like There’s No Jobs’: 12 Gen Z Voters on the U.S. Economy. The group discusses the labor market, work and how A.I. and hustle culture are influencing their lives.
• Trump’s Ballroom: Put It Underground? Readers criticize President Trump’s proposed ballroom addition to the White House. Also: Trust the pediatrician; troops, not “boots on the ground.”
• Trump Bullied Allies. Now They’re Hard to Find. Readers discuss developments in the Iran war, including strains with allies. Also: The high cost of opera, not just at the Met.
• Trump Can’t Spin His Way Out of This War. The early reality of the Iran war is not cooperating with President Trump’s bluster.
• The Shortsightedness of Trump’s War in Iran. Is the U.S. repeating a century-old mistake in Iran? On “The Ezra Klein Show,” Ali Vaez, the Iran project director for the International Crisis Group, warns that Western-backed “short-term gains” often lead to unintended consequences.
• Trump’s Failed Diplomacy in Iran. What is the price of President Trump’s failed diplomacy? Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, tells Ezra Klein that Trump’s preference for “surrender” over “marginal improvements” cost the U.S. a historic nuclear breakthrough.
• Trump Is Trying to Sell War Like Steaks. The president is approaching the war in Iran as if he’s selling another Trump product, the writer E.J. Dionne Jr. says on “The Opinions.” But “selling war is a very serious business,” he adds, unlike selling Trump Steaks or Trump University.
• Why Affordability Still Hurts Democrats. Affordability is Democrats’ new buzzword, the Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson says. But what’s their plan to actually lower prices? She explains on “The Opinions.”
• Modern Language and the ‘Cult of the Casual’ Is saying “like” and “sort of” the equivalent of verbal bubble wrap? John McWhorter, an Opinion writer and a linguistics professor at Columbia, argues yes, because they soften the sharp edges of what we really mean. He explains the larger implications of the language we might not even realize we’re using.
• Weighing Risks vs. Gains in Iran. Readers respond to a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: Artificial intelligence pitfalls in school.
• Trump Is Choosing ‘Risk Over Process’ in Iran. Does the president need congressional approval to engage in a war? A former Trump official, Nadia Schadlow, says it’s more complicated than you might think on “The Ezra Klein Show.”
• The Harm of Banning Care for Trans Youth. Readers respond to a guest essay that argued that medical associations have lost credibility over their approach to care for transgender youth.
• The Political Cost of Trump’s War. The Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel to discuss Trump’s falling approval rating and what it portends for November.
• ‘One Battle After Another’ Is Just a Movie. Resistance Is Real. Readers respond to a guest essay about the Paul Thomas Anderson movie “One Battle After Another” by the daughter of two Weatherman. Also: Will we be around to unearth a time capsule?
• These States Don’t Want You to See the Cruelty of Their Executions. The surge in capital punishment is a cruel and unjust development.

Columnists

• How Minnesota Beat Trump. Moms donating their breast milk to strangers, dads taking someone else’s kids to school: Minnesotans showed a basic human impulse to look out for their neighbors.

Op-Ed

• White Identity Is Galvanizing the Right. He wrote a book on anti-white bias. The White House noticed.
• Can Military Excellence Save Us From Trump’s Incompetence? It should never have come to this.
• Trump Is Putting His Stamp on the World. Be careful what you wish for.
• It’s All About Hormuz. The U.S. cannot both end the war immediately and claim victory. It is one or the other.
• Destroying Lebanon Won’t Defeat Hezbollah. A failure by Israel to engage with the Lebanese government in the fight against Hezbollah will undermine its own interests.
• How Trump Should Extricate Himself From His Iran Quagmire. Declaring victory and ending the war might not be so easy.
• Do the Democrats Really Want to Become Populists? The Democratic Party is pulling in a populist direction. But not all populisms are equal.
• Joe Kent’s Resignation Letter Is Dangerous Because It’s Half True. Kent’s resignation letter is partly rooted in truth, even if it taps into old antisemitic tropes about occult Jewish control.
• The Manosphere Continues to Devolve. A new documentary shows that social media misogyny is just a new way to sell old garbage.
• The Last Thing Trump Wants to Do Is Save America. This Is what the president is fixated on right now?
• Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal Was Working. Trump Tore It Up. Supporters and opponents of the plan agreed on at least one thing: The alternative was war.
• If You Hate Trump’s Economy, I Have News for You. It’s all a matter of perspective.
• Americans Are Stuck in Dead-End, Exploitative Part-Time Jobs. We should have a right to full-time work.
• This Isn’t What Cubans Have Been Fighting For. Trump wants a symbolic win. Islanders want actual democracy.
• He’s Openly Antisemitic. Young Male Conservatives in Florida Love Him. Michelle Goldberg on a dark political reality she found in Florida.
• A War With, Not for, Israel. Israel is the rare U.S. ally that pulls its weight, shares the risk and contributes to victory.
• A.I. Is Coming for Politics. How ready are we?
• Trump Administration to Music Fans: Just Kidding About Coming to Save You. The Justice Department’s Live Nation settlement took everyone by surprise, even its lead counsel.
• Do We Really Need a Reminder of What the AIDS Crisis Was Like? States are rolling back coverage for lifesaving medications.
• We Study Mass Shooters. Something Terrifying Is Happening Online. The violence is not a means to an end. It is the end.
• The Scrappy Mayor Showing Democrats How It’s Done. Democrats can’t just sit back and expect the prevailing political winds to produce a blue wave.
• Trump Is Trying to Bully America Into Supporting His War. It Won’t Work. Even as he’s wrecking American institutions, he is revealing the limits of his cultural influence.
• Go-Go Dubai Was Not Built for War. The global city under fire.
• What Democrats Should Relearn From Obama. How to fix the Democratic Party’s toxic brand.
• I Was an F.B.I. Agent for 25 Years. Kash Patel Is Playing a Dangerous Game. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another Sept. 11 to snap the F.B.I.’s leadership into action.
• I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse. Richard Bookstaber warns that what appears to be disparate forces adding risk to our economy are all part of one deeply connected system.
• ‘One Battle After Another Was Totally Meh’: 3 Opinion Writers Size Up the Oscars. What did the academy get right? Wrong? What was just weird? Three culture fans discuss Hollywood’s biggest night.
• Don’t Put Your Hopes on a New Middle East. A defeated Iran will not produce the transformation of the Middle East sought by many.
• The Omnipresence of Donald Trump Should Open Our Eyes. We have reached end-stage polarization.
• Israel Attacks Hezbollah. The Lebanese Pay the Price. Lebanon needs to be rid of Hezbollah, but not at the cost of Israeli occupation.
• Small Talk Is Big. People with whom you make small talk are made aware that for at least one moment in their lives, they have a safe home with you, a place where they are welcome just as they are.
• Bisexuals Shouldn’t Have to Choose. As my mother saw it, bisexuality meant I had a choice. She thought I simply kept making the wrong one.
• Oscar Winners, Will You Be Complicit? Right now it does matter a lot whether actors can find the right words.
• Is There Method to Trump’s Madness? Don’t hold your breath.
• What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran. Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, explains the history of miscalculations that led to the war in Iran.
• Social Media Isn’t Just Speech. It’s Also a Defective, Hazardous Product. Don’t let the First Amendment arguments fool you.
• Does Trump Risk Turning America Into a Rogue State? The United States helped create safeguards to limit the brutality of war, and now I fear President Trump is dismantling them.
• ‘This Spells Real Trouble for Republicans’ The Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel to discuss Trump’s falling approval rating and what it portends for November.
• The Lost Horizon of John and Carolyn. “Love Story” is restoring Camelot’s sheen, tarnished by R.F.K. Jr.
• Why I Love the Movies and How to Save Them. The industry is still recovering from the upheavals of the pandemic era. But there’s one simple step to take right now that can ensure a bright future ahead.
• Why I’m Suing Grammarly. A tech company made a deepfake of my mind. I’m fighting back.
• Does This Movie Make You Anxious? Some movies make us laugh or cry or feel scared. A new wave of jittery cinema seems designed to make us feel incredibly stressed out.
• Any Way You Look at It, Netanyahu Wins. The war in Iran is a victory for the Israeli prime minister.
• The Justice Department Wants to Make It Safe for Government Lawyers to Lie. The consequences would be grave.
• What Are We Living Through in Trump 2.0? Here Are 3 Possibilities. On the modes of authoritarian crisis, more of the same and constitutional regime change.

Opinion | Culture

• Wasn’t Timothée Chalamet Supposed to Be a New Kind of Leading Man? He’s no longer that heart-on-his-sleeve sensitive soft boy many people fell for.
• Mussolini Would Have Loved Trump’s Ballroom. Trump’s plans for Washington bring to mind what Mussolini did — and tried to do — to Rome.

Opinion | Health

• What a MAHA Activist and a Yale Scientist Can Agree On. In Ohio after a toxic chemical accident, finding common ground in the country’s health wars.

Arts

• After K-Pop and K-Drama, Here Come K-Games. The open-world fantasy Crimson Desert looks like the latest example of South Korea’s evolution into a gaming powerhouse.
• Pope to Make a (Virtual) Visit for the United States’ 250th Birthday. After declining an invitation from President Trump, Pope Leo XIV will make a virtual appearance on July 3 at the National Constitution Center to accept its Liberty Medal.
• Our Favorite Photos From the Oscars Red Carpet. Grand entrances, statement-making fashion and the occasional candid moment, on a night geared for gold.
• Brené Brown and Adam Grant Want to Repair the Discourse. With a new video podcast, the influential authors and former nemeses aim to inject a dose of rationality and humility into your algorithm.
• Tips to Avoid Becoming the ‘Dead Wife in a Movie’ Trope. You can’t win an Oscar if your death in Act I becomes your husband’s entire character arc. Our cartoonist has some plot-worthy ideas.
• Kennedy Center’s President Is Leaving After Tumultuous Year. Since Richard Grenell was appointed by President Trump, the arts center has endured waves of cancellations and departures. It will soon close for lengthy renovations.
• At Dinners, Over Jokes With Comedians, Epstein Honed His Networking. In the years after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution, Jeffrey Epstein rebuilt his reputation by hosting gatherings with leaders in all sorts of trades, including comedy.

Art & Design

• At the 34th Outsider Art Fair, Still Genuine Surprises. Cosmic explosions, proto-Surrealism and names to remember — like the D.J. Raul Hardie and Anne Brown, the high point of our critic’s survey.
• The New Museum Reopens, Asking, ‘What Is Human?’ It’s a big, serious, adult show worth debating and even fighting over — just the way our critic likes it.
• A Peek Into Trump’s Planning of America’s 250th Suggests a Religious Focus. A closed-door White House event included news about the National Garden of American Heroes and an emphasis on the role of religion in the founding.
• Got an Idea About Who Robbed the Gardner Museum? Get in Line. Theories abound as to who pulled off the largest art heist in U.S. history. In a new book, the former F.B.I. agent who handled the case dismisses many of them.
• What to Know About Banksy and the Effort to Unmask Him. An investigation by Reuters, which says it has identified the street artist, hinges on a police report from his arrest in New York two decades ago.
• House Adopts Bill to Ease Recovery by Heirs of Nazi Looted Art. The Senate had already passed an extension of the so-called HEAR Act, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk.
• Trump Defends Need for Kennedy Center Renovation Project. Ahead of a vote on whether to close the center for two years of construction, the president criticized its previous financial management and physical condition.
• Why Did Trump Officials Award $2 Million to a Small Art School in Queens? The National Endowment for the Humanities seldom gave seven-figure grants. Now big awards flow to handpicked projects, including an institution with three full-time employees.
• The City That Inspired Rothko (It’s Not New York). What the American painter saw during his trips to Florence molded his vision and his understanding of space and color.

Dance

• At Dance Reflections, Embodied Acts of Memory. Works by Soa Ratsifandrihana and Robin Orlin evoked Malagasy line dances and Zulu rickshaw drivers.
• Looking Twice to See Who’s Real: A Play Between Dance and Film. Jess and Morgs, the creators of weird and wonderful works that blur the boundaries between live performance and digital, have reached the big time: the Paris Opera.
• Grasping Esoteric Dance? It’s Child’s Play. A series of workshops that are part of the Dance Reflections festival help to demystify contemporary dance. There are classes for pros, nonprofessionals and even children.

Music

• Monopoly? Not a Chance, Says Live Nation’s Chief at Antitrust Trial. Michael Rapino, the chief executive of the live entertainment colossus, fought back against accusations his company unfairly dominates the music industry.
• After Period of Instability, BAM Names New President. Tamara McCaw, a longtime arts leader with experience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, will lead it with a focus on stability.
• 2 Chainz, One of Hip-hop’s Cheekiest Lyricists, Gets Serious. The rapper known for his quirky turns of phrase and malapropisms is trying his hand at a memoir.
• As BTS Returns From the Military, There’s a Precedent: Elvis. With the K-pop group releasing its comeback album, “Arirang,” on Friday, look back at how one of pop’s original kings handled his time out of the spotlight.
• How Did Flea Make a Jazz Album? Practice, Practice, Practice. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist returned to the trumpet, for a new record featuring Nick Cave, Thom Yorke and a core cast of contemporary jazz luminaries.
• Why Is ‘Iris’ by the Goo Goo Dolls Still Everywhere? A TikTok trend steeped in 1990s nostalgia has given the band’s signature anthemic ballad new life, and a new audience.
• BTS: A Guide to the K-Pop Group’s Discography. Before the boy band returns on Friday with “Arirang,” listen to key albums and solo releases by its seven members.
• The Loud Nights and Quiet Days of Avalon Emerson. Known as a D.J. at one of Berlin’s most storied clubs, she swerved with an LP of dreamy pop. Now she’s back, cataloging the angst of 30-something creative life.
• 8 Great Songs That Make It Easy to Be Green. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Ray Charles’s take on Kermit the Frog’s classic and tracks from Lorde, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Joni Mitchell and more.
• With Twin Babies, the Opera Star Lise Davidsen Wonders What Comes Next. Davidsen, who has returned triumphantly to the Met in “Tristan und Isolde,” said that singing “has been my world, my everything. And now it’s not.”
• Grace Ives Was Tipped as a Top Indie-Rock Star. Then She Hit the Bottom. Her 2022 breakthrough, “Janky Star,” won her accolades and devotees, but she didn’t begin a follow-up until she got sober and started fresh.
• How Fandom Is Driving Katseye’s Pop Music Machine. Fans of the group have leveraged their influence into friendship and rivalry. Then a member’s sudden hiatus sent them into a spiral.
• Live Nation Antitrust Case Resumes With Testimony About Springsteen Fees. After the Justice Department announced a deal with the concert giant, the trial picked up after a week’s break, with a coalition of states leading the way.
• Review: A Belated New York Arrival for a Broadway Operetta. Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “The Silent Serenade,” written in the 1940s, was given its English-language, United States premiere by Mannes Opera.
• Review: A Handel Flop Reveals Itself as a Work of Brilliance. At Carnegie Hall, the English Concert made a case for “Hercules” as a strikingly modern dramatic oratorio of psychological and musical depth.
• 8 Songs We’re Talking About This Week. Kacey Musgraves laments her frustration, the Pussycat Dolls attempt a comeback and Bella Kay cracks the Top 40 with a tune about turmoil.
• Gorillaz’s Togetherness Agenda. “We need young artists to engage with other things than fame and image and likes,” Damon Albarn said. The band’s latest album proves the point.
• Iconic Pink Floyd Guitar Sells for a Record $14.55 Million. Pink Floyd Guitarist David Gilmour’s black Fender Stratocaster, which he played on six of the band’s albums, including “The Dark Side of the Moon,” broke the record for the most expensive guitar sold at auction.
• Coalition of States Will Carry on Live Nation Antitrust Case. The federal government has settled its claims, but dozens of states on Monday will resume a trial that accuses the company of being a monopoly.
• Crisis Follows Conductor’s Dismissal at the Boston Symphony. A decision by the orchestra’s board to fire its music director, Andris Nelsons, has set off protests from players, leaving their leaders scrambling.
• Kneecap Can’t Escape Controversy. It Wants to Be Known for More. The gonzo Irish M.C.s first gained notice for their playful antics. After attracting global attention for their pro-Palestinian views, their new LP is more serious.
• Jack Harlow Was a Chart-Topping Rapper. He Doesn’t Want to Brag Anymore. After smashes like “First Class” and “Lovin on Me,” the artist from Louisville, Ky., is making a true musical shift to intimate, hand-played R&B on his fourth album, “Monica.”
• 1,865 Coats in 15 Minutes: A Fine-Tuned Opera House Team. Each night, the coat check at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin deals with hundreds of jackets, no matter how fancy the audience dresses.

Television

• Late Night Pans Trump’s Pearl Harbor Joke. “Let me tell you: There is no doubt in my mind that everything he knows about Pearl Harbor begins and ends with a movie starring Ben Affleck,” Jimmy Kimmel said.
• ‘The Bachelorette’ Season Canceled After Leaked Video of Assault. Taylor Frankie Paul, who was set to star in the TV show, had pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after an encounter with her partner in 2023.
• Taylor Frankie Paul’s Turn on ‘The Bachelorette’ Is Coming Under Fire. The reality star who rose to fame on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is being investigated for domestic violence along with the father of one of her children.
• Late Night Wonders Which Former President Spoke With Trump. In guessing which ex-leader Trump might have discussed Iran with, Jimmy Fallon said “two things seem equally possible: Either Trump’s lying, or Joe Biden doesn’t remember talking to him.”
• Jimmy Kimmel Has a Bone to Pick With Trump’s War Plans. “The only war Trump had an exit plan for was Vietnam,” Kimmel remarked after the president said he would end the war in Iran when he “feels it in his bones.”
• Oscars Cuts Off ‘Golden’ Songwriter, From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ The Oscars mercilessly cut off the speech of a songwriter of “Golden,” from “KPop Demon Hunters,” which won best original song on Sunday.
• In ‘The Lady,’ a Current Royal Scandal Meets an Older One. The series, “inspired” by the story of a royal dresser later convicted of murder, is getting added attention over the former Duchess of York’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
• ‘Imperfect Women,’ Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV This Week. A new show starring Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington premieres. And Taylor Frankie Paul leads the new season of “The Bachelorette.”
• ‘Doctor Who’ Fans Have Fresh Chance to Time Travel With Found Episodes. Two unearthed episodes, which were discovered in film canisters wrapped in plastic bags among the possessions of a dead collector in England, were restored by BBC archivists.
• Why Are We in Iran? On ‘S.N.L.’, Pete Hegseth Has the Answer: ‘I Don’t Know’ Harry Styles is host and musical guest, while James Austin Johnson and Colin Jost cement their duo as President Trump and his defense secretary on “Saturday Night Live.”
• On the Road, Primal Screams Optional, With Mae Martin. “It’s changed my whole personality,” the comedian said of getting a driver’s license. They are now on a 37-city tour, though someone else is driving.
• Its Own Stars Said It Was ‘Cheesy.’ Now It’s a Monster Hit. Despite the lack of big names or critical hype, the romance adaptation “Virgin River” has been one of Netflix’s biggest, most reliable successes.

Theater

• Review: ‘The Wild Party’ Has a Ball at City Center. Encores! revisits a Jazz Age tale of debauchery, with showstoppers from Jasmine Amy Rogers, Adrienne Warren, Jordan Donica, Tonya Pinkins and others.
• ‘My Joy Is Heavy’ Review: Hope and Horror Live in the Same House. A full-scale production of the Bengsons’ deeply personal memoir musical is delivered via anthemic songs and remnants of home.
• ‘Ulster American’ Review: Matthew Broderick as a Star Blinded by Privilege. David Ireland’s satire follows a Hollywood actor whose cluelessness leads to a combustible confrontation.
• New York Theater Settles Case That Argued Discounts Were Discriminatory. The lawsuit objected to a “BIPOC night” program at Playwrights Horizons, an Off Broadway nonprofit.
• Jonathan Groff in ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ and More Theater to Stream. Joined by Daniel Radcliffe, Groff stars in the hit Broadway production of the Sondheim musical. And there are (count ’em) three productions of “The Importance of Being Earnest” this month.
• African Mean Girls? Fresh Take on Teen Cliques Is Broadway Bound. “School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play,” written by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Whitney White, will start performances in September.
• The Man Who Would Go Anywhere. Is there anyone John Lithgow can’t — or won’t — play?
• ‘Trash’ Review: Bickering About Chores, in Sign Language. James Caverly and Andrew Morrill star as Deaf roommates in their new comedy at the Perelman Performing Arts Center.

Books

• A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared. Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial intelligence.
• Horror Novel ‘Shy Girl’ Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use. Its publisher, Hachette, will not release the novel in the United States and will discontinue its U.K. edition, citing its commitment to “original creative expression and storytelling.”
• Our Spring Book Recommendations. A few editors from the New York Times’s Book Review give their recommendations for what new releases you should be reading this spring.
• Vampire Novels to Sink Your Teeth Into. The best-selling author Kiersten White recommends novels about everyone’s favorite undead bloodsuckers, by Anne Rice, Silvia Moreno Garcia and more.
• The Best Writing Tip? Get a Dog. Best-selling and award-winning authors spoke to us about how canines can spark creativity.

Book Review

• Five New Books We Love This Week. Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
• T. Kingfisher Says Spite Is the Ideal Inspiration. “I have written six books and counting just because I was very annoyed at how a character was written in a video game,” she says. Her “disgusting” new novel is “Wolf Worm.”
• A Novel Follows a Life in Exile: Always on the Move, Past in Tow. “Paradiso 17,” by Hannah Lillith Assadi, considers the toll of displacement through the tale of a Palestinian émigré.
• Fake News, Ruined Lives and a 19th-Century Sex Panic. A new book by the historian Christopher Clark chronicles a nearly 200-year-old scandal with echoes of the present day.
• In Poems and Essays, a Writer Celebrates Black Excellence. Joshua Bennett’s two new collections, “We” and “The People Can Fly,” take different paths to the same destination.
• How Did Great Replacement Theory Go Global? In “Chain of Ideas,” Ibram X. Kendi argues that a modern form of xenophobia has come to dominate conservative movements across the world.
• A Salty Ode to Nature’s Wonders. In a new book, Caroline Tracey explores the mysteries and beauty of salt lakes.
• Do You Recognize These Lines From Great Irish Poets? Try this short quiz on some of Ireland’s most memorable verses from its celebrated poets.
• The Hustlers of Tokyo Would Like to Pour You a Drink. Mieko Kawakami’s novel “Sisters in Yellow” follows a group of dreaming and scheming young women through society’s margins.
• With the Third Reich at War, Most Berliners Just Carried On. In “Stay Alive,” Ian Buruma paints a picture of the city dwellers who survived in Germany under the Nazis.
• Truffles, Foie Gras and Sexism: Nouvelle Cuisine Served It All. A new history by Luke Barr chronicles the innovations, excesses and chauvinism of the French chefs who spawned a revolution in cooking.
• Womanhood Is a Punishable Offense in This Bracing Novel. Charlotte Wood’s “The Natural Way of Things” conjures a not-so-implausible world in which girls and young women are thrown into prison for their sexual shames.
• Without Her, These Beloved Classics Might Never Have Been Published. From 1940 to 1973, Ursula Nordstrom transformed kids’ books into real art and big business. A new middle grade biography attempts to capture her magic.
• Terminal Cancer Hasn’t Softened This Jewish Mother One Bit. Jordy Rosenberg’s second novel, “Night Night Fawn,” approaches a closed-minded matriarch with compassion, even at her child’s expense.

Movies

• The Latest Toy to Jump to the Big Screen: Labubu. Pop Mart and Sony announced on Thursday that they were developing a feature film about the fuzzy trinkets. “It’s completely ruthless marketing,” one expert said.
• ‘Miroirs No. 3’ Review: Kindness and Its Reverse Image. In the lovely new movie from the acclaimed German director Christian Petzold (“Barbara”), a woman wakes to life after an accident.
• ‘Two Prosecutors’ Review: Practicing Law in a State of Fear. Set in the Soviet Union in 1937, this investigative drama follows one man’s mission for justice within a corrupt system.
• ‘Tow’ Review: When a Camry Is Home. After her car is stolen and then impounded, Amanda (Rose Byrne), fights the system to get it back.
• ‘Project Hail Mary’ Review: Ryan Gosling Is Lost and Found in Space. The actor plays a molecular biologist trying to help save the world in this upbeat science-fiction fantasy from Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
• ‘Spacewoman’ Review: Mission Driven. Hannah Berryman’s engrossing documentary on Eileen Collins, the first female space shuttle pilot and commander, focuses on managing pride and fear.
• ‘Palestine ’36’ Review: A Time of Revolt. The Palestinian writer-director Annemarie Jacir focuses on the 1936 farmer rebellion against the British, with the future of the land at stake.
• ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ Review: Flat Caps and Inflated Myths. Cillian Murphy rides to the rescue of family and homeland in this affectionate capper to the popular television series.
• ‘Marc by Sofia’ Review: A Fashion Friendship Across Decades. Sofia Coppola profiles the fashion designer Marc Jacobs, but the documentary strains to arrive at even the most basic revelations.
• ‘Late Shift’ Review: Understaffed and Overworked. Set in the cancer ward of a Swiss hospital, this antsy workplace thriller follows one nurse’s balancing act over the course of a shift.
• ‘Kontinental ’25’ Review: Do Unto Others (or Not). A scorching satire about humanity and the absence of it by Radu Jude, the director of “Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World.”
• ‘Dead Lover’ Review: A Monster of Her Making. A lonely gravedigger tries to Frankenstein love in Grace Glowicki’s macabre queer romance.
• ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ Review: The Blood Is Thicker. Grace must once again survive the night, this time with her sister, in a gory, unhinged sequel that harbors a bleaker heart than the original.
• A.I. Replica of Val Kilmer to Appear in Film After His Death. Kilmer’s estate collaborated with the filmmakers to make a digital likeness of the actor, who died of cancer last year.
• Samara Weaving Can’t Stop Screaming. The “Ready or Not” actress has become synonymous with horror fare. She has embraced the genre, while looking to make a few career tweaks.
• Academy ‘Extremely Upset’ After Teyana Taylor Says Oscars Security Shoved Her. The academy said an employee of an outside security firm hired for the Oscars had “incidental contact” with the actress, which it called “not acceptable.”
• In the Oscars Audience, Stars Caught Their Breath. Our photographer captured unguarded moments with Michael B. Jordan, Paul Thomas Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow and other celebrities in the crowd.
• How Readers Voted on Miscast Roles in the Movies. Given a list of 14 mismatches, they quickly picked Ben Platt in “Dear Evan Hansen.” But they took issue (loudly) with one of our choices.
• How Michael B. Jordan Won Best Actor. The “Sinners” star became the consensus pick as voters soured on Timothée Chalamet, the “Marty Supreme” lead. It helped that the winner is a bankable performer.
• How ‘Marty Supreme’ and Timothée Chalamet Went Home Empty-Handed. A few years ago, the indie studio A24 was luxuriating in Academy Awards. On Sunday it was shut out entirely.
• ‘Golden’ Songwriters Would Like to Thank, Well, Not the Cutoff Music. After the hit song from “KPop Demon Hunters” made Oscars history, a snare drum and a crashing cymbal mercilessly drowned out the winners.
• For Once, the Oscars Got a Lot Right (Even the In Memoriam Segment). The ceremony figured out how to celebrate movies and the people who make them. It even understood Robert Redford’s place in American cinema.
• Michael B. Jordan Wins Best Actor. Our awards season columnist Kyle Buchanan talks about the most suspenseful Oscar of 2026 — for best actor.
• Where to Stream the 2026 Oscar Winners, From ‘One Battle After Another’ to ‘Sinners’ Most of the awarded films, including the winner of best picture, can be watched at home. Here’s a guide to catch up.
• The Politics of ‘One Battle After Another’ Are Clear on One Point. Teyana Taylor’s character of Perfidia Beverly Hills is the most radical part of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-winning movie.
• Inside the Governors Ball 2026 Oscars Party. Michael B. Jordan, Jessie Buckley, Paul Thomas Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio and other nominees and winners celebrated at the official Academy Awards after-party.
• Best and Worst Moments From the 2026 Oscars. There was a lot to take in, from Michael B. Jordan’s thrilling win to the perplexing “bum drum.”
• Where to Stream the Films of Paul Thomas Anderson. The director has spent three decades creating an inimitable style, as seen in films like “Boogie Nights,” “There Will Be Blood,” “Phantom Thread” and more.
• Free Speech and Wars Are Noted From Oscars Stage. Conan O’Brien, the ceremony’s host, noted in his opening monologue that viewers were “all too aware that these are very chaotic, frightening times.”
• Free speech and wars are noted from the Oscars stage.
• ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Picture After Season-Long Sweep. The epic about radicals and reactionaries also took best director for Paul Thomas Anderson, his first Academy Awards after 11 losses.
• ‘One Battle After Another’ wins best picture after season-long sweep.
• Jessie Buckley wins best actress.
• Jessie Buckley Wins Best Actress for ‘Hamnet’ The actress closes out a season of wins in this category with an Academy Award.
• Michael B. Jordan Wins the Best Actor Oscar for ‘Sinners’ It was the actor’s first nomination for an Academy Award.
• Paul Thomas Anderson Wins Best Director for ‘One Battle After Another’ It was his second win, after taking home the award for best adapted screenplay on Sunday.
• Paul Thomas Anderson wins best director.
• Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes History as First Woman to Win Best Cinematography. The “Sinners” cinematographer was also the first woman of color to win that category. “I really want all the women in the room to stand up,” she said in her acceptance speech.
• Autumn Durald Arkapaw makes history as the first woman to win best cinematography.
• There have now been seven ties in Oscars history. In 1969, Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand each received an Oscar in the best actress category.
• A Surprising Oscars Tie Is the Seventh in Academy Awards History. In 1969, Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand each received an Oscar in the best actress category.
• A Rare Oscars Tie Made for Hectic Moments Onstage. “I’m not joking,” Kumail Nanjiani said while presenting the award for best live action short film.
• A rare Oscars tie made for hectic moments onstage. “I’m not joking,” Kumail Nanjiani said while presenting the award for best live action short film.
• Barbra Streisand Honors Robert Redford at Oscars. Streisand and Redford built a lengthy friendship after acting together in 1973’s “The Way We Were.”
• Actors From Rob Reiner Films Fill the Oscars Stage. Billy Crystal led a tribute to the director several months after he and his wife were murdered.
• Conan O’Brien Delivers a Punchy Cold Open With His ‘Weapons’ Parody. In his second turn as Oscars host, his monologue wasn’t as loopy as last year’s, but he displayed a range of jokes — nerdy, topical and physical.
• Sean Penn Wins Best Supporting Actor but Opts for Ukraine, Not the Oscars. The actor has a history with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and had been skipping awards ceremonies.
• All about the new Oscar for casting.
• Amy Madigan Wins Best Supporting Actress for ‘Weapons’ The actress won for her role as Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger’s horror hit.
• Amy Madigan wins best supporting actress.
• Oscars 2026 Winners: Updating List. The winning actors, directors, pictures and more at the 98th annual Academy Awards.
• Matt Berry will be this year’s ‘Voice of God.’
• Best picture nominees had mixed box office firepower.
• ‘Eyes Everywhere’: As Always, Security Is Tight at the Oscars. Top state and local officials have said there were no specific imminent threats despite the war unfolding in the Middle East.
• Anti-ICE campaign takes to the streets near the ceremony.
• Meet our team covering the Oscars. We’ll have TKTK Times reporters. Here’s how we plan to cover the presidential debate.
• What to expect on Sunday.
• How to watch the ceremony tonight.
• How to Watch the Oscars: Date, Time and Streaming. Conan O’Brien is back for a second year as the host of the annual awards, which will again be available to stream on Hulu.
• Oscars 2026: What to Expect on Sunday. It will be a tight race for best picture and actor, while the In Memoriam segment looks to be supersized this year.
• Michael B. Jordan Is a Star. But Is He a Great Actor? Jordan has won our hearts and the box office. But there’s debate about his craft. After watching “Sinners” for the fourth time, I understand his talent.
• Prediction Markets? An 83% Chance That Oscars Pundits Hate Them. Online wagering is all the rage. But the crowdsourced data generally doesn’t interest experts who have built a brand predicting Academy Awards races.
• Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now. In this month’s picks, there are time-looping teenagers, a dermatologist’s nightmare and a story from the alien’s perspective.
• 5 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.
• ‘It Ends With Us,’ but It Starts With Her. The work of the novelist Colleen Hoover has become hot property in Hollywood. Here’s why studios clamor to adapt her books.
• Go Behind the Scenes of This Year’s Best Picture Oscar Nominees. In these videos, directors walked us through pivotal sequences from their 2026 Academy Award-nominated films.

Food

• Does the Perfect Margarita Exist and More Reader Questions. Becky Hughes answers your most pressing, hyperspecific restaurant questions.
• My Favorite Healthy, Make-Ahead Snacks. A reader wanted some ideas, and, wouldn’t you know it, I have suggestions (like herby cottage cheese dip and veggie-filled harvest muffins).
• Watching Your Sodium? You’ll Love These Easy, Big Flavor Dinners. You won’t miss the salt.
• Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Banana Bread. Stars: They’re just like us. (They have brown, super-ripe bananas that need using up.)
• Zanzibari Pizza, Very Versatile and Supremely Shareable. It’s one of a collection of recipes Yewande Komolafe has assembled for warm gatherings.
• Gâteau Nana. Fashioned after a traditional French gâteau Breton, the gâteau Basque and even the galette des rois — all cakes made of sweet or quick puff dough doubled up and filled with fruit or cream or nuts — this cake, uniquely Louisianan and lovingly called gâteau nana, takes inspiration from each.
• Skillet Chickpea Parmesan. This bubbling skillet is full of all the red-sauce comfort that chicken or eggplant Parmesan delivers, but instead, leans on the pantry power of chickpeas.
• Stir-Fried Rice Cakes. If fried rice and tteokbokki had a love child, it might taste a lot like this quick, perky rice cake stir-fry. Made in the style of fried rice, rice cakes bring a satisfying pillowy chew.
• Sopa de Fideo. Sopa de fideo is a quick and comforting Mexican staple that is particularly good on a chilly weeknight.
• The Couple Behind Ample Hills Returns With Chicken Smash Burgers. Ramblin’ Chick, their new spot, is slinging comfort food like mac and cheese, soft-serve and chicken nuggets in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
• Gorgeously Green Kale Sauce Pasta. Says one reader: “I made this and called it ‘Shrek pasta.’ Was delicious.”
• Looking for Rotisserie Chicken Heaven? It’s in Montreal. The not-so-humble dish has become a Canadian classic mentioned alongside poutine, smoked meat and bagels.
• Mix-and-Match These Stunning Dishes to Gather Loved Ones and Feast. Make one or make all: Yewande Komolafe’s curated menus are meant for celebrating.
• In Mexico, Bread Is the Heart of Daily Life. Across the country, fresh bread isn’t an indulgence, it’s the standard, part of a centuries-old baking culture.
• These Bouncy Rice Cakes Are Springy. Eleanore Park’s miso rice cakes with spinach and peas is a textural, flavorful delight.
• Dinner and No Drinks: Restaurants Are Struggling as Americans Drink Less. Traditionally a reliable revenue stream for restaurants, alcoholic drinks are down markedly — and the bottom line is, too.
• ‘This Is the Best Dish I Have Ever Made From NYT Cooking’ Readers love Andy Baraghani’s slow-cooked fish with citrus and herbs (and so do I).
• We Got Wolfgang Puck’s Chicken Potpie Recipe. When eaten on the couch in your pajamas, it makes for a very nice Oscars night.
• Genevieve Ko Absolutely Adores Making Pie. Our resident baking queen takes the Bake Time questionnaire.
• The Fall of Noma’s Chef Reverberates in the Restaurant World. In the industry where René Redzepi reigned, fellow chefs are debating how, and how much, restaurant kitchens can change.
• Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal Share a Beloved Family Recipe for Banana Bread. The siblings stopped by studio kitchen at The New York Times to share one of their favorite family recipes.
• Restaurant Review: Corima in Manhattan. Corima, in Manhattan’s Chinatown, boldly experiments with the familiar cuisine, but doesn’t lose sight of simple pleasures.
• A Lush Weeknight Shrimp Pasta, Inspired by a Tennis Great. Yotam Ottolenghi took a page from Arthur Ashe in keeping this weeknight dinner smart and simple.
• It’s Time for Corned Beef and Cabbage. And our most popular recipes from the week.
• Inside the Kitchen That Feeds Hollywood on Oscars Night. For 32 years, Wolfgang Puck and his team of more than 400 employees have catered to the whims and tastes of the film elite.
• Want More Fiber and Protein? These Sheet-Pan Meals Make It Easy. Preparing a well-balanced meal is doable any day of the week. (Really!)

Wine, Beer & Cocktails

• Artificial Intelligence Is Coming for the Sommeliers. Chatbots may give a helpful boost in confidence to anxious restaurant diners, but are they offering better wine advice?

Style

• ‘The Alchemist’ Brought Them Together. But a pandemic breakup became a turning point for Arianna Davis and Jay Santana. He came to appreciate their own love story.
• ‘I’m Dead. Don’t Send Me Any More Mail.’ My relationship with my landlord was among the most reliable of my life. I miss her.
• He Cooked Up a Surprise Proposal in Mexico. In 2021, Noah Michelson and Benji Jones began a relatively old-fashioned courtship with FaceTime, walks and waiting.
• She Calls Him ‘Peter Planner’ Peter Plante is always planning ahead, including making a secret dinner reservation on his first date with Jill Barry. So, she gave him a nickname.
• A Facebook Friend Request Leads to a Caribbean Connection. Romario Ricketts, from Jamaica, was moved to reach out to Greshawna Clement, from Guyana, after seeing her at a student demonstration in 2018 and “admired the passion with which she was speaking.”
• Timothée Chalamet’s Biggest Fan Takes a Step Back. After a rocky Oscars campaign, the actor may have lost favor with parts of his fervent fan base, including the popular social media account Club Chalamet.
• TikTok’s Hottest Drama? Crying Doctors and Crushed Dreams. Match Week videos, in which early-career doctors film themselves receiving their residency assignments, scratch a very real parasocial itch.
• At the Met’s Blockbuster 5-Hour Opera, Caffeine Is the Real Star. Audiences packed the house for a new production of “Tristan und Isolde.” They also came prepared, with (at least) five different forms of coffee.
• Her Nails Get People Noticed. Whether working at hospitals or walking the Met Gala red carpet, people with manicures by Yulenny Garcia, a nail technician in the Bronx, turn heads.
• For Engagement Photos, Some Couples Prefer a Retro Photo Booth. Vintage photo strips are becoming a new way couples share their engagements, offering a spontaneous, low-cost alternative to formal shoots.
• Tiny Love Stories: ‘My Friends Said That He Was Too Old for Me’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
• At SXSW, ‘Sparks’ Was Flying High. Fergus Campbell, Lola Lafia and a merry band of Zoomers dazzled at their first film festival with an affecting debut about friendship, time travel and queer identity.
• My Relative Takes Forever to Reply to My Texts. What Can I Do? Stung by a family member’s laggardly response times, a reader considers confronting the issue head-on: “Do you make all your friends wait like this?”
• She Needed a Rug. One Dumpster Dive Later, She Had the Red Carpet. Paige Thalia’s apartment floor got an upgrade this week thanks to some leftovers from the Academy Awards.
• Channeling a Plaid Blanket, Down to the Fringe. Electric colors and a soft texture distinguished an ensemble seen on the streets of London.
• Why Do Men Buy Shoes That Are Too Big? It’s an affliction — and not one relegated to the Trump administration.
• John Galliano Returns to Fashion — and This Time, You Can Afford Him. The designer is embarking on a partnership with Zara.
• Who Designed Chris Fleming’s Purple Bodysuit? Anthony Sartino, who also outfitted Prince, has styled his first comedian and made him look like the rock star he is.
• A Moment for Overalls. The work wear and children’s staple has lately become associated with the images of notable men.
• Vogue Says There’s Only Room for One Top Dogue. The creator of Dogue, a small canine fashion magazine (circulation: under 100), is being sued by Condé Nast, the publisher of Vogue, for trademark infringement.
• Toasting Oscars Night With Alysa Liu and Dua Lipa Under Elton John’s Giant Tent. At his annual fund-raiser, the rock star hosted Keke Palmer, Donatella Versace and Brooklyn Beckham for a private Oscars watch party in West Hollywood.
• It’s Nice to See (Some) Actresses Wearing Dresses They Can Breathe In. It was the best trend on the Oscars red carpet.
• Vanity Fair Oscar Party: Arrival Looks From the Night’s Biggest After-Party. The magazine’s new editor slashed the guest list in hopes of increasing the event’s starriness per capita. Here’s what those who made the cut wore to party at LACMA.
• 17 Unforgettable Looks at the Oscars. Jewel-tone gowns, bumblebee brooches, overalls and more.
• Absent From the Red Carpet? Dramatic Makeup. On the Oscars red carpet, many celebrities opted for subtle pops of color over dramatic, high-glam makeup.
• Anna Wintour at the Oscars: In on the Joke, Out of Her Sunglasses. The Vogue empress presented alongside Anne Hathaway on Sunday evening for a not-so-subtle riff on “The Devil Wears Prada.”
• Vote for Your Favorite (and Least Favorite) Red Carpet Looks from the Oscars. You’ve seen the fashion from the Oscars red carpet. Now, the Styles desk wants you to rank your favorites.
• Oscars Photos: All the Looks From the 2026 Red Carpet. See what nominees and guests for the 98th Academy Awards — including Teyana Taylor, Timothée Chalamet and Emma Stone — wore to arrive to the ceremony.
• Oscars Eve in Beverly Hills With Teyana Taylor, Jeff Bezos and Nicole Kidman. Film’s top stars buzzed over lychee martinis at Chanel’s annual Polo Lounge bash, and a Netflix chief mused about Hollywood’s biggest drama of the year.
• She Has a Knack for Stylish Films. Mona Fastvold has become associated with visually rich feature films and to shorter videos for fashion brands. How does she square art with commerce?
• Tucker Carlson’s Merch Finds an Ironic Fan Base. Hats and shirts with provocative, internet-y slogans have found a place with people outside the conservative pundit’s constituency.
• The Man Behind the Oscars ‘Glambot’ Cole Walliser grabs celebrities for red-carpet close-ups. In recent years, he has become known in his own right, for better or for worse.
• A Daughter Finds a Real ‘Love Story’ in Her Mother’s Closet. Calvin Klein from the 1990s is trending. Good thing Kara Mendelsohn saved it all from when she worked there.
• A New Magazine of International Reportage? In This Media Environment? Now Voyager, an ambitious publication packed with dispatches from around the world, throws itself a party in Harlem.
• Alas, You Will Never Look Like JFK Jr. in Your Chinos. Recent marketing campaigns and TikToks reflect the craze for “Love Story.” They show that the Kennedy archetype still can’t be purchased.
• 17 Oscar Nods, No Wins: Can a Songwriter Break Her Streak? For Diane Warren, the work is the reward. But after 16 losses, an original song Oscar would be nice, too.
• The Majestic Artistry of the Mardi Gras Indians. On Super Sunday, a 150-year-old tradition of painstaking craftsmanship is put on display in New Orleans’ streets with suits made of delicate beads and billowing ostrich feathers.

Couture Runway

• The Art of the Fashion Farewell. The way fashion designers take a bow can reveal how confident they feel after the show. Here are some of the farewells from this season.

Magazine

• I Taught My Son Everything, Except How to Take a Vacation. He was about to leave for college when I realized: I had never taken him on a real vacation.
• My Friend’s Husband Is a Tax Deadbeat. Should I Tell the I.R.S.? I am troubled that this man, a public-school teacher, has been avoiding something I consider to be a civic duty.
• American TikTok Users Are Fantasizing About ‘Being Chinese’ While “Chinamaxxing,” users seem to be processing anxieties about the decline of their own country.
• ‘Their Power Feels Like Mine’: A Dog Sled Racer Says Goodbye To Her Pack. After 20 years of racing, I wanted to take my sled dogs back into the wilderness.
• How Escape Rooms Helped Me Escape My Life. They allowed me to glimpse a future version of myself in a reality different than my own — one that might actually be OK.
• The Grand Canyon I Never Got to See. I thought I’d always have the chance to see the rare beauty of the secluded North Rim. But after a devastating wildfire, I returned to a park forever changed.
• How My Mother’s Dying Wish Took My Family to Antarctica. What I thought was a burden was a tether across death’s divide.
• My Sex Addiction Nearly Wrecked Our Marriage. Do We Have to Tell the Kids? My wife worries that withholding such a significant fact becomes an ongoing deception that could undermine trust.
• JB Pritzker Wants to Be Judged on His Heart, Not His Money. The governor of Illinois and Trump antagonist has become a national figure for Democrats. Where will that lead?
• When a President Gets Addicted to Regime Change. Venezuela gave Trump a taste of success. This isn’t the first time an American president has gotten hooked on overthrowing foreign governments.
• Can I Stare at My Girlfriend? A ruling on the line between creepy and sweet.

T Magazine

• Mending Ceramics and Slowing Time With the Japanese Art of Kintsugi. Plus: a guide to Honolulu’s Kaimuki neighborhood, a ski-in, ski-out guesthouse in Austria and more recommendations from T Magazine.
• On a Majorcan Estate, a Collage Made Over Hundreds of Summer Holidays. A descendant of one of the island’s oldest families safeguards the history of her 18th-century home — which includes a sprawling feat of decoupage.
• A New York Townhouse Filled With Big Ideas. The overhaul of this seven-story home provided a husband-and-wife design duo with plenty of space to express their old-meets-new aesthetic.
• A Home That Became Lovelier the More It Fell Apart. The ravages of time have only increased the appeal of one family’s art-filled manor in the English countryside.
• An Upstate Home Where Japanese Handicraft Meets ‘British Whimsy’ A film producer invited artists and friends to design his house with him, each adding ideas of their own.
• In Oslo, a Concrete Fortress Where Artists Come to Play. Ida Ekblad has transformed a Brutalist villa into an experimental space for herself, and for others.
• Let Your Home Be. For some, the beauty of a space comes from allowing a space to go ungroomed.
• For Tschabalala Self, Art Is Romantic. The painter and sculptor discusses neighborhood murals, nonlinear storytelling and her commission for the New Museum, a 13-foot-tall rendering of a couple mid-embrace.
• In the Catskills, a Lunch Where the Guests Glazed Their Own Pots. To mark the opening of her first solo museum show, the artist Jennie Jieun Lee invited friends over for an afternoon of community and crafts.
• For Spring, a Rainbow of Purses. From squishy to structured, a colorful bag is the season’s must-have accessory.
• Why One Artist Routinely Destroys Her Sculptures. Meg Webster revels in impermanence. Here, her story in five works.
• Color-Saturated Clothes for Spring. With blocks of bright, bold color, this season’s styles are designed to make an impact.
• How Gin, Wax and Heat Guns Make Onscreen Meals Look Delicious. The ‘Hamnet’ food stylist Olivia Somary reveals the tools of her trade.
• These Hotels Are Made for Walking. Five luxury retreats around the world with hiking and cycling trails that start right at your doorstep.
• A Pastry-Centric Tea Party That Ended With McDonald’s. The writer and baker Tanya Bush celebrated her new narrative cookbook with homemade treats and a silver platter of fries.

Travel

• 36 Hours in Shanghai. In China’s second-largest city, historic architecture finds new life as galleries and dining destinations.
• The Apps You Need for Your Next Trip Abroad. Ride-hailing, dining and navigation apps you rely on at home may not be the best options in many countries. Here are local alternatives to download before you go.
• ‘Free Solo’ Climber Alex Honnold’s 5 Favorite Places in Nevada. Celebrated for scaling rock walls and skyscrapers, the climber has won fans around the world. Now he’s inviting them to explore his home state.
• Your Guide to Madrid. From the top attractions to the most frequently asked questions, our guide has all you need to plan your next visit.
• Plus-Size Fliers Once Loved Southwest. Now They Say It’s Fat Shaming. Since the airline changed its policy on larger passengers this year, travelers say agents have publicly scrutinized their bodies and made them buy extra seats.
• Small U.S. Airports Could Close if Shutdown Continues, Official Warns. T.S.A. officers, working without pay for more than a month, have called out of work and quit in growing numbers as the shutdown drags on.
• Dreaming of a Budget Version of a Private Island? Tobacco Caye Fits the Bill. On this tiny island off Belize, the snorkeling is great, the birds are colorful and everyone is your friend.
• Airport Security Lines Grow Amid Partial Government Shutdown. Travelers face long lines at airport security checkpoints at a growing number of U.S. airports as Congress remains at an impasse over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the T.S.A.
• Security Lines Snake Out of More Terminals as T.S.A. Goes Unpaid. “There’s going to be a breaking point sooner or later,” one union official warned, with travelers at some airports being told to arrive three hours ahead of time.
• 7 Hours in a City? You’ve Got Time to Sightsee. On a layover at the airport, the lounge may beckon, but in the right places, you can get into town and cap your vacation with a micro-vacation.
• Traveling With Disabilities Is Often Hard. These Tools Can Help. Three apps and one website help travelers with a variety of disabilities identify potential obstacles, get audio descriptions in 185 languages and book custom trips.

Real Estate

• Four Kids, Two Dads and a One-Bedroom Apartment in Manhattan. Looking for an easier commute and a stronger connection to the city, a Connecticut family searched for a pied-à-terre on the West Side for less than $600,000.
• Imagining a Future for Langston Hughes’s Harlem Brownstone. The exterior of the brownstone where the famous poet lived the last 20 years of his life had deteriorated. Now the National Trust is undertaking a meticulous restoration.
• Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Queens. This week’s properties are in Chelsea, Battery Park City and Kew Gardens.
• Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey. This week’s properties are a three-bedroom in Eastchester, N.Y., and a three-bedroom in Linden, N.J.
• The Best Small Cities for Big Careers. A new study ranks the smaller U.S. metros where job opportunities abound and a higher quality of life awaits.
• Fitting Her Life Into a 400-Square-Foot Paris Studio. After her marriage ended, Chloe Legras downsized from a cattle ranch in California to a tiny apartment in the Marais.
• $375,000 Homes in Pennsylvania, Missouri and Michigan. A brick rowhouse in Lancaster, a midcentury modern house in St. Louis and a brick home in Detroit.
• The Development Boom in Gramercy Park. With luxury condos arriving in Gramercy, the neighborhood is experiencing something of a vibe shift.
• How to Grow a Mainly Native Garden. In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 substitution ideas for invasive plants.
• To the Delight of Many, Kingston, N.Y. Loses a Defining Feature. A project to demolish dozens of 1970s-era sidewalk canopies has revealed an architectural time capsule in the Hudson Valley.
• In Chicago, an Eye-Catching Renovation Drenched With Color. New construction was too expensive, but a couple was determined to transform a house with their own playful sensibilities.
• $750,00 Homes in California. A condo in San Francisco, a ranch house in Palm Springs and a bungalow in Los Angeles.
• Three Churches Transformed Into Homes for Sale. A turn-of-the-century church turned artist’s loft, a formerly abandoned church from the 1870s and a Lutheran church from 1902 with a new addition.
• Playing Games With the Décor. Dedicated rooms at home for board games, jigsaw puzzles and toys are making a comeback among the whimsical at heart.
• MacKenzie-Childs Fans Mourn the Loss of a True Original. Victoria MacKenzie-Childs, whose whimsical housewares became a 1990s status symbol, died last week.
• I’m a Small Landlord. What Can I Do About My Nonpaying Tenants? For landlords who rely on rent money to pay the bills, going to housing court can be too costly and time-consuming.
• You Can Make a Frame for Your Favorite Artwork (Yes, Really.). Resizing a wood frame is also an great way to practice woodworking skills that will come in handy for many D.I.Y. jobs.
• $985,000 Homes in Rome. A five-bedroom villa on a wine estate, a two-bedroom apartment near Piazza Navona, and a one-bedroom penthouse with city views

Health

• Ozempic Is About to Go Generic for Billions of People. In India, China and several other nations, Novo Nordisk is on the verge of losing patent protection for its blockbuster weight loss drug, opening the door for cheaper competing versions.
• Women Who Undergo Menopause Before 40 Face Higher Heart Attack Risk. A new study found that women who went through so-called premature menopause had 40 percent more fatal and nonfatal heart attacks over the course of their lives.
• Health Groups Hailed a Vaccine Ruling, but Their Relief May Be Short-Lived. Lawyers for both sides in the federal lawsuit, brought by six medical organizations, are trying to understand the ramifications of the judge’s decision.
• Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies. Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government had not based its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and revising the childhood immunization schedule.
• No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia. A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”
• Confidential Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Track Covid Vaccine Harms. A federal work group says Covid vaccine injuries deserve urgent attention, even as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shifts away from talking about vaccine policy.
• ‘How Low Can You Go?’ The Shifting Guidelines for Blood Pressure Control. The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies linking high blood pressure and dementia.
• Get Your Cholesterol Even Lower and Start Younger, New Guideline Says. The American Heart Association advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and strokes.
• How Safe Is Plasma Donation? Two recent deaths tied to for-profit clinics in Canada raised concerns about the health effects of having plasma drawn as often as twice a week.
• A New Lifeline Helps Inmates Transition to Life Out of Prison. Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.

Well

• What Exactly Is Trauma Bonding? Lately people have adopted the phrase “trauma bond” both online and off. But as a psychological term, the phrase has a long history that describes something different from how it’s commonly used. Christina Caron, a mental health reporter for Well, explains.
• Maybe It’s a Bad Idea to Fall in Love When You’re Facing Death. At 61, divorced and living with Stage 4 lung cancer, a writer embraces her situationship.
• Creative, Quick and Not ‘Dumb’ at All: What It’s Like to Have Dyslexia. As many as 20 percent of Americans have dyslexia, a learning disorder that is not connected to IQ.
• Doctors Say Court Ruling Can’t Undo Kennedy’s Vaccine Damage. A federal judge halted the Trump administration’s changes to vaccine recommendations, but the mistrust and fear they have stoked may last for years.
• Can You Really ‘Detox’ From Plastic? A new Netflix documentary explores whether cutting out plastic can improve our health. But it’s hardly a perfect experiment.
• 4 Tips for a Better Morning Routine. It’s OK if you’re not an early riser.

Eat

• Does the Caffeine in Matcha Hit Different? Some say it offers a smoother, less jittery buzz than coffee.
• Can the Keto Diet Really Improve Mental Health? Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently said that the diet could “cure” schizophrenia. We asked experts about the claim.

Family

• Many Teens Face Strong Peer Pressure to Share Sexual Images, Study Finds. Adolescents said they were more likely to share photos with a dating partner, or when they had been worn down with repeated requests.

Live

• Can Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Help You Live Longer? Pressurized oxygen is proven to help the body heal faster. Now it’s being touted for reversing aging, boosting your brain and tightening your skin.
• 13 Years, 6 Doctors and a Lawsuit: The Road to an Endometriosis Diagnosis. Cece Worley’s case marks one of the few times a court has recognized the condition as deserving of workplace accommodations.

Mind

• What ‘Trauma Bonding’ Really Means. The phrase has been used online to describe connections built through shared suffering, but experts say that’s all wrong.
• Could a Blood Test Predict if You’ll Get Alzheimer’s? The tests could help to improve dementia care, but scientists say there are still some caveats and unknowns.

Move

• Did Winter Wreck Your Running Habit? Here’s How to Ease Back In. If a brutal season of snow and cold kept you inside, these tips can help you reclaim your run.
• Is Your Workout Routine Too Predictable? Spring is a good time to mix up your routine, which has big benefits for strength and endurance — while keeping things interesting.

Times Insider

• A Rare Trip to the Front Line With Ukraine’s President. A Times reporter spent a day traveling with President Volodymyr Zelensky as the world’s attention has pivoted toward another war in the Middle East.
• 16 Reader Questions on the War in Iran and Our Reporting, Answered. Do the United States and Israel share similar goals? What kind of leadership will Iran have next? How does The Times report on wartime deaths?
• How My Trip to Antarctica Unlocked a Family Discovery. An eight-week voyage to the bottom of the Earth helped the photojournalist Chang W. Lee better understand his late father.

Corrections

• Corrections: March 20, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Friday, March 20, 2026.
• Corrections: March 19, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: A History of Conflicts That All Fell Short. Quotation of the Day for Thursday, March 19, 2026.
• Corrections: March 18, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: Tech’s Big Bet On Weapons Is Paying Off. Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
• Corrections: March 17, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: Trump Faults Allies Over Their Lukewarm Responses to Securing Strait. Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: Belonging To America, But True To Herself. Quotation of the Day for Monday, March 16, 2026.
• No Corrections: March 16, 2026. No corrections appeared in print on Monday, March 16, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: It Came From Outer Space, and Conquered. Quotation of the Day for Sunday, March 15, 2026.
• Corrections: March 15, 2026. No corrections appeared in print on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
• Corrections: March 14, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: To Grasp Modern Dance, Think Like a Child. Quotation of the Day for Saturday, March 14, 2026.

The Learning Network

• Word of the Day: luminosity. This word has appeared in 15 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• What’s Going On in This Graph? | March 25, 2026. How do Americans feel about the affordability of education, housing, health care, having a family and retirement?
• What’s Going On in This Picture? | March 23, 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 Holding Parents Responsible for School Shootings. Students react to the conviction of Colin Gray, the father of a teenage gunman who killed four people at Apalachee High School in 2024.
• Should the United States End the Death Penalty? President Trump has encouraged states to pursue the death penalty. The New York Times editorial board argues it is a cruel and unjust punishment. What do you think?
• A Receipt. What do you think this image is communicating?
• Word of the Day: immaterial. This word has appeared in 66 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Do You Spend Too Much Time Wearing Headphones? A guest essay argues that tuning out the world and the noise around us might be cutting us off from our communities — and life. Do you agree?
• March Madness. Will you be watching? What predictions can you make?
• Word of the Day: enlighten. This word has appeared in 17 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Is There Too Much Screen Time in School? A Times survey of 350 teachers shows that technology has become ingrained in classrooms since the pandemic. Is that true for you? How do you feel about it?
• Hollywood’s Big Night. What was the best movie you saw in the past year?
• Word of the Day: adverse. This word has appeared in 391 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Weekly Student News Quiz: Iran, Cats, N.B.A. Feat. Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
• Are You Nostalgic for the Past? Is there a time, whether you experienced it or not, that captivates your imagination? Would you time-travel there if you could?
• Word of the Day: cultivate. This word has appeared in 356 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• How Have Pets Made Your Life Better? Research suggests dogs and other pets keep you healthier and living longer. How has caring for an animal made a positive impact on you?

En español

• Palabra del día: ‘luminosity’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 15 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Un matemático alemán recibe el Premio Abel por su trabajo en teoría de números. Gerd Faltings demostró una conjetura que llevaba seis décadas sin resolverse, para lo que utilizó conexiones entre los números y la geometría.
• Palabra del día: ‘immaterial’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 66 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• El chatbot de X comenzó a desnudarlas ¿Es lo que siempre quiso la IA? El escándalo de Grok Imagine revela algo sobre el sueño de manipular fotos.
• Así se recuperó el canto de un ave en peligro de extinción. En un nuevo estudio, los mieleros regentes silvestres se convirtieron en tutores vocales y enseñaron su canto desaparecido a aves de un programa de cría en cautividad.
• Palabra del día: ‘enlighten’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 17 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Palabra del día: ‘adverse’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 391 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• La temporada de alergias se acerca. Prepárate con estos 4 pasos. Tomar medidas ahora puede ayudarte a adelantarte a los síntomas antes de que la primavera esté en pleno apogeo.
• Cómo aprendí a amar las pesas. Después de un cáncer y una embolia, levantar peso brindó una nueva perspectiva a la vida de la autora.
• Palabra del día: ‘cultivate’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 359 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Michael B. Jordan gana el Oscar al mejor actor por ‘Pecadores’ Esta fue la primera nominación del actor a un premio de la Academia.
• Oscar 2026: nuestras fotos favoritas de la alfombra roja. Entradas majestuosas, moda llamativa y uno que otro momento espontáneo, en una noche marcada por el oro.
• ¿Hay que lavar la ropa nueva antes de usarla? Muchas personas en las redes sociales dicen tener reacciones en la piel después de estrenar prendas. Preguntamos a los expertos por qué sucede esto.
• 6 hábitos diurnos para dormir mejor. Los expertos afirman que un buen descanso nocturno empieza en cuanto te despiertas.

América Latina

• Cuba se queda a oscuras. Cuba se enfrenta a una crisis eléctrica sin precedentes. Los apagones se han agravado y, algunos días, toda la isla queda sumida en una oscuridad casi total.
• La inmigración no era tema en Argentina. Hasta que se convirtió en uno. El gobierno argentino se está sumando a una tendencia mundial de restricciones a la inmigración, y está usando mensajes agresivos, similares a los del gobierno de Donald Trump.
• El Día de San Patricio tropical que celebra la historia africana. La isla de Montserrat concibe la festividad tanto como una celebración nacional como un hito más sombrío: la conmemoración de una rebelión de esclavos fallida.
• ¿Latinoamérica le da la espalda a Cuba? Mientras el presidente Trump aumenta la presión sobre la isla, otros países latinoamericanos, incluso los de izquierda, permanecen callados. Aquí vemos por qué.
• Los cubanoestadounidenses podrán tener negocios en Cuba, pero ¿es suficiente? Expertos señalaron que los cubanoestadounidenses que huyeron lo hicieron porque se les confiscaron sus negocios y difícilmente podrían regresar a Cuba sin garantías jurídicas básicas.
• Una bomba hallada en un campo de Colombia provoca un choque diplomático. El Times fotografió una munición sin estallar en el sur de Colombia, cerca de la frontera con Ecuador. Rápidamente, se produjo un enfrentamiento entre ambos países.
• El siguiente objetivo de Trump: ‘tomar Cuba’ Aún en guerra con Irán y con el control en Venezuela, el presidente Trump está dando señales de que está a punto de intervenir en otro país.
• Dentro de la cadena de suministro que lleva armas de EE. UU. a los cárteles mexicanos. Una oleada de armas fluye de Estados Unidos a México. Procedentes de armerías, ferias, sitios web y aplicaciones, atraviesan la frontera y están presentes en los delitos más violentos del país.
• En México, el pan es el corazón de la vida cotidiana. En todo el país, el pan fresco no es un capricho: es la norma, parte de una cultura panadera centenaria.
• El gobierno de Trump le habría dicho a Cuba que debe cambiar de presidente. EE. UU. le ha dicho a Cuba que, para que se produzcan avances significativos en las negociaciones, el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel debe dimitir, dijeron personas familiarizadas con las conversaciones.
• Trump dice que tendrá el ‘honor’ de ‘tomar Cuba’ Las palabras del presidente Trump se produjeron cuando se anticipaba que las autoridades de Cuba anunciaran una medida para abrir la economía a los inversores extranjeros, entre ellos los exiliados cubanos.
• La desesperación en Cuba provoca actos de desafío poco habituales. Una protesta en la ciudad de Morón, en el centro de Cuba, terminó con un intento de incendio en la sede local del Partido Comunista.
• ¿América Latina está lista para dejar ir a Cuba? La izquierda de América Latina ha visto a la isla como su referente ideológico. Ahora, líderes de todo el espectro dudan en ayudar a una nación que está en la mira del gobierno de Trump.
• Cuba desde la Revolución. Fotógrafos de The New York Times y otros han documentado la isla a través de la agitación política, las crisis económicas y los pequeños momentos de la vida cotidiana cubana.
• Messi, Trump y un debate político en Argentina. Lionel Messi, la estrella argentina de fútbol, acompañó a su equipo, el Inter de Miami, a la Casa Blanca. El acontecimiento se convirtió en dinamita política en Argentina.
• Un nuevo enviado de Trump suscita temores de injerencia de EE. UU en las elecciones de Brasil. Darren Beattie, despedido del primer gobierno de Trump por asistir a una reunión de supremacistas blancos, se convirtió en el nuevo asesor principal del Departamento de Estado para la política hacia Brasil.
• El presidente de Cuba reconoce diálogo con el gobierno de EE. UU. Ante una crisis energética masiva y el aumento de las protestas en las calles, el gobierno cubano dijo que había entablado negociaciones con el gobierno de Trump.

Ciencia y Tecnología

• Ozempic está por convertirse en un medicamento genérico para miles de millones de personas. En India, China y otros países, Novo Nordisk está a punto de perder la protección de la patente de su exitoso medicamento para adelgazar, lo que podrá permitir versiones competidoras más baratas.
• La casa inteligente nunca ha funcionado del todo, pero ahora tiene IA. Amazon y Google creen que los asistentes de inteligencia artificial como Alexa+ y Gemini acelerarán el proceso de instalación de una casa inteligente, pero quedan muchos problemas por resolver.
• ¿Quieres una buena vida social? Empieza con tus padres. Un estudio que analizó a un grupo de personas por 20 años sugiere que las relaciones estrechas con los miembros de la familia durante la adolescencia pueden conducir a una nutrida red de amistades en la edad adulta.
• La guerra en Ucrania cambió a sus perros. Un estudio sugiere que los perros en el frente de combate con Rusia, en un lapso muy corto, se habían asemejado más a especies de cánidos salvajes.

Cultura

• ABC cancela ‘The Bachelorette’ tras video de Taylor Frankie Paul. La cadena decidió no emitir la nueva temporada luego de que saliera a la luz un video en el que la protagonista ataca a su exnovio.
• BTS: guía de la discografía del grupo de k-pop. Antes de que la boy band regrese el viernes con ‘Arirang’, escucha los álbumes clave y los lanzamientos en solitario de sus siete miembros.
• Lo que hay que saber sobre Banksy y el esfuerzo por desenmascararlo. Una investigación de Reuters, que afirma haber identificado al artista urbano, se basa en un informe policial de su detención en Nueva York hace dos décadas.
• Por qué ‘Marty Supremo’ y Timothée Chalamet no ganaron ningún Oscar. Hace unos años, el estudio independiente A24 arrasaba con los premios de la Academia. El domingo se quedó con las manos vacías.
• Harry Styles lanza su cuarto álbum. Ahora tiene competencia. En los cuatro años desde la última vez que el cantante británico presentó un disco, otros artistas masculinos con estéticas similares han escalado en las listas de éxitos.
• Los mejores y peores momentos de los Oscar 2026. Hubo mucho que asimilar, desde la emocionante victoria de Michael B. Jordan hasta el desconcertante “tambor de trasero”.
• Sean Penn es elegido mejor actor de reparto, pero opta por Ucrania y no por los Oscar. El actor está vinculado con el presidente del país, Volodímir Zelenski, y ha estado faltando a las ceremonias de entrega de premios.
• Oscar 2026: lista actualizada de los ganadores. Los actores, directores, películas y otros ganadores de la 98.ª edición de los Premios de la Academia.
• Michael B. Jordan es una estrella. Pero, ¿es un gran actor? Jordan se ha ganado la taquilla y nuestros corazones. Pero hay debate sobre su oficio. Después de ver ‘Pecadores’ por cuarta vez, comprendo su talento.
• Mercados de predicción vs. gurús del Oscar: quién acierta más. Las apuestas en línea están de moda. Pero los datos obtenidos en masa no suelen interesar a los expertos que se han forjado una marca prediciendo las carreras de los Premios de la Academia.
• Los ‘nuevos Miguel Ángel’: entre el rigor de los historiadores y el enfoque ‘Dan Brown’ Las obras recientemente atribuidas al artista del Renacimiento tienen detrás apasionantes historias. Pero los expertos dicen que es poco probable que sean de su autoría.
• Michelle Pfeiffer lo hace parecer fácil. No lo es. A los 67 años, la actriz sigue reinventándose, con dos nuevas series de televisión, ‘The Madison’ y ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’.
• Estas actrices empezaron en ‘reality shows’. Ahora están nominadas al Oscar. Los programas de telerrealidad han sido uno de los géneros más desprestigiados. Pero, para Jessie Buckley, Teyana Taylor y Emma Stone, fueron un buen punto de partida.

Estados Unidos

• Trump bromea sobre Pearl Harbor en su reunión con la líder de Japón. Rompiendo un tabú, el presidente Trump importunó en el Despacho Oval a la primera ministra de Japón con una mención al ataque de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
• ‘Solo se nos ve como objetos sexuales’: los años de Dolores Huerta en la Unión de Campesinos. La cofundadora del sindicato de trabajadores agrícolas habló de su relación con Cesar Chavez y de la noche en que este la violó.
• La inteligencia de EE. UU. no vio cambios en la capacidad de los misiles de Irán antes de la guerra. El miércoles, la directora de Inteligencia Nacional y el director de la CIA contradijeron una de las justificaciones que el gobierno de Trump había dado para sus ataques contra Irán.
• El FBI investiga a Joe Kent, cuya renuncia por la guerra en Irán enfureció a Trump. Kent está siendo investigado por una posible filtración de información de inteligencia, según personas familiarizadas con la situación.
• El zorro polizón: embarcó en el Reino Unido, acabó en EE. UU. Tras su increíble viaje a través del Atlántico, el peludo ahora está en cuarentena mientras disfruta de un menú de manzanas, camote y ratones en espera de un hogar permanente.
• 6 conclusiones de la investigación del Times sobre Cesar Chavez. El venerado líder sindical que luchó por los derechos de los trabajadores agrícolas ha sido acusado por mujeres del movimiento de años de agresiones sexuales, en algunos casos contra menores.
• Cesar Chavez, ícono de los derechos civiles, es señalado de abusar de niñas durante años. Una investigación de The New York Times ha hallado numerosas pruebas de que el cofundador de la Unión de Campesinos engañó y abusó sexualmente de niñas cercanas al movimiento.
• Joe Kent habló de la muerte de su esposa en su carta de renuncia. La suboficial jefa Shannon Kent murió en combate durante una misión de operaciones especiales en Siria en 2019.
• ‘Los Castro tienen que irse’: muchos cubanos de Miami temen que Trump se quede corto. En Florida, algunos partidarios del presidente que han dedicado su vida a la causa de una Cuba libre temen que las conversaciones entre Washington y La Habana no conduzcan a una transformación política total.
• Un alto funcionario de antiterrorismo en EE. UU. renuncia por la guerra contra Irán. Joe Kent es el funcionario de más alto rango del gobierno de Trump que dimite en oposición al conflicto. Dijo que la presión de Israel había empujado al presidente a la guerra contra Irán.
• Un incendio en un portaaviones estadounidense duró horas, según los marineros. El Ford entra ahora en su décimo mes de despliegue tras llegar a Medio Oriente procedente del Caribe.
• Llegó a Nueva York a divertirse. Se fue pidiendo 20 millones por daños y perjuicios. Faycal Manz, turista alemán, alegó que un taco le causó diarrea, que un Walmart lo discriminó y que la policía le provocó insomnio.
• Ellas mataron a sus agresores. ¿Deben pasar el resto de su vida en la cárcel? Se suponía que una nueva ley ayudaría a reducir las condenas de las sobrevivientes de la violencia doméstica, pero la mayoría sigue tras las rejas.
• Trump se enfrenta a decisiones difíciles en la tercera semana de la guerra. A medida que el conflicto con Irán se intensifica, las opciones de Trump —seguir luchando o declarar la victoria y retirarse— conllevan consecuencias problemáticas.
• Susie Wiles, jefa de gabinete de Trump, es diagnosticada con cáncer de mama. Wiles dijo que la enfermedad se había detectado en sus primeras fases y que permanecería en su puesto. El presidente expresó su apoyo en redes sociales.
• EE. UU. reduce a 450 dólares el precio de renunciar a la ciudadanía estadounidense. El cambio devuelve la tarifa a lo que era en 2010, cuando el Departamento de Estado instituyó por primera vez una tasa para los estadounidenses que renunciaban a su ciudadanía.
• Para Trump y Rubio, la guerra es el arte de destruir y negociar. El enfoque bélico del gobierno de Trump, promovido por el secretario de Estado, favorece la sumisión del régimen de las naciones rivales, no el cambio.
• Ante la escasez de mano de obra agrícola, el gobierno de Trump recurre a los migrantes. Muchos agricultores han celebrado los cambios al programa de visados conocido como H-2A. Pero hay quienes se oponen debido a que reducirá sus salarios.
• Un veterano militar de EE. UU. acusado de un golpe de Estado fallido en Venezuela está prófugo. El gobierno estadounidense dijo que el ex boina verde, Jordan Goudreau, llevaba meses desaparecido y que se había encontrado un monitor de tobillo que se le había asignado escondido en un mueble.
• Dentro de una misión condenada al fracaso en Cuba. Un grupo de migrantes cubanos zarparon de los cayos de Florida y acabaron en un tiroteo frente a las costas cubanas. Eran militantes anticomunistas de grupos marginales.
• Un cazatesoros pasó 10 años en prisión tras negarse a entregar monedas de oro. Thomas G. Thompson cumplió una condena por desacato al tribunal por resistirse a revelar la ubicación de 500 monedas de oro recuperadas de un barco hundido.
• Trump retira las sanciones a Rusia en medio del bloqueo de petróleo de Irán. El secretario del Tesoro, Scott Bessent, dijo que era “desafortunado” que la medida pudiera beneficiar a Rusia, pero mantuvo que era solo a corto plazo.
• La falta de registros sobre Trump en los archivos Epstein evidencia fallos en su manejo. Correos electrónicos muestran el caos en el Departamento de Justicia mientras el FBI trataba de comprender los archivos sobre Trump y otros 14 hombres cercanos a Epstein.
• Cómo el TLCAN redujo la esperanza de vida de muchos estadounidenses. Un estudio observa cómo el Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte y la competencia comercial con México provocaron una muerte más temprana de los trabajadores de las fábricas de EE. UU.
• Hegseth cree que el propósito moral de la guerra es una debilidad. No siempre fue así. Para el secretario de Defensa de EE. UU., la fuerza del ejército estadounidense no radica en sus elevados ideales, sino en su capacidad para castigar a sus adversarios.

Estilos de Vida

• John Galliano vuelve a la moda, y esta vez, con precios accesibles. El diseñador se embarca en una colaboración con Zara.
• ¿Qué tan saludable es la col? No te dejes engañar por su apariencia sencilla, esta verdura tiene una gran concentración de nutrientes.
• La alfombra roja de los Oscar 2026: todas las estrellas, todos los ‘looks’ Este año reinaron los atuendos en blanco y negro. Esto es lo que llevaron los nominados, presentadores y artistas para su entrada triunfal del año.
• Cuando los medicamentos para perder peso no funcionan. Fármacos como Wegovy y Zepbound han sido aclamados como tratamientos milagrosos. Pero una de cada 10 personas es lo que los científicos llaman “no respondedores”.
• 4 consejos para mejorar tus mañanas. No importa si te levantas de buen ánimo o si te cuesta salir de la cama, los expertos dicen que estos consejos pueden mejorar tu forma de iniciar el día.
• ¿Se pueden prevenir o revertir las canas? Es una pregunta que ha desconcertado a los científicos durante décadas. Esto es lo que han logrado aclarar hasta ahora.

Mundo

• Un petrolero ruso podría ir camino a Cuba, desafiando el bloqueo de EE. UU. Si Rusia está intentando enviar petróleo a Cuba, como sospechan algunos analistas, esto representaría un salvavidas fundamental para el gobierno cubano.
• El cuerpo de un joven estadounidense es hallado en España, según la policía. La desaparición de James Gracey, de 20 años, estudiante de la Universidad de Alabama, fue reportada el martes. Desapareció durante una visita a un club nocturno en Barcelona.
• Irán se endurece. Los ataques de EE. UU. e Israel ayudaron a que los ultraconservadores afianzaran su poder. Eso podría complicar la conclusión de la guerra.
• Intriga, juegos de poder y rivalidades: el ascenso de Mojtaba Jameneí. Pese a ser el hijo del líder previo, la llegada de Jameneí al poder estuvo plagada de luchas intestinas que enfrentaron a lo más conservador del sistema político iraní contra voces más moderadas.
• Israel sigue asesinando a dirigentes iraníes clave. ¿Funcionará? Las autoridades israelíes han anunciado que han matado al líder de facto de Irán y a los comandantes de una milicia conocida por reprimir las protestas. Los analistas advierten sobre las posibles repercusiones.
• Un ataque aéreo pakistaní dejó decenas de muertos en Kabul. El ataque impactó un centro de rehabilitación de drogas. Afganistán prometió tomar represalias, lo que eleva el riesgo de una escalada del conflicto entre ambos países.
• Europa y el Reino Unido se oponen a las exigencias de Trump sobre la guerra. Aunque algunos países europeos dijeron que estaban discutiendo formas de ayudar a reabrir el estrecho de Ormuz, varios rechazaron las peticiones del presidente Trump de enviar buques de guerra.
• Israel dice que mató a Alí Larijani, líder de facto de Irán. ¿Qué significa eso para la guerra? Aunque era un político conservador, a Alí Larijani, jefe de seguridad iraní, se le conocía por ser relativamente pragmático dentro de un sistema cada vez más dominado por la línea dura.
• El bloqueo del estrecho de Ormuz era previsible. Desde hace tiempo, la mejor opción de Irán para causar sufrimiento económico al mundo ha sido la angosta vía marítima.
• El bombero encargado de enfriar la lava en Islandia. Helgi Hjorleifsson dirige un inusual experimento para enfriar y desviar la lava durante erupciones volcánicas, con el objetivo de proteger ciudades e infraestructuras.
• ¿Está este adorable personaje de grandes orejas empujando a Rusia hacia la ruina? Influyentes conservadores rusos sostienen que, en lugar de obsesionarse con el personaje ficticio Cheburashka, el país debería concentrarse en asuntos más importantes, como el renacimiento de un imperio ruso.
• Los países responden con cautela al llamado de Trump para movilizar sus buques de guerra. El presidente Trump ha instado a China, el Reino Unido, Francia, Japón y Corea del Sur a que envíen barcos para ayudar a reabrir el estrecho de Ormuz, aunque no estén implicados en el ataque a Irán.
• Su película representa a España en los Oscar. Él no está seguro de cuán española es. El cine español ha entrado en una nueva era más diversa, dicen los expertos cinematográficos. Oliver Laxe, director de ‘Sirat’, encarna este cambio.
• 6 personas mueren al chocar un avión cisterna de EE. UU. en Irak. El choque no fue causado por fuego hostil o amigo, dijo el Comando Central de EE. UU. Al menos 13 militares estadounidenses han muerto en operaciones relacionadas con el conflicto en Irán.
• Tu guía de los Oscar. La ceremonia de los Premios de la Academia es el domingo. Esto es lo que hay que saber.

Negocios

• Epstein invirtió miles de dólares para limpiar su imagen en internet. Tras salir de la cárcel en 2009, el abusador sexual contrató a varias personas para que pulieran su imagen en Google, Wikipedia y muchos otros rincones en la red.
• La guerra en el Golfo dificulta mantener las luces encendidas en Bangladés. El país está tomando medidas para conservar la electricidad, que sus fábricas necesitan para seguir confeccionando la ropa del mundo.
• Por qué se hizo poco para atajar el problema del petróleo en el estrecho de Ormuz. El estrecho sigue siendo la única vía para exportar la mayor parte de la energía que se produce en la región. La geografía y los conflictos regionales complican su operación.
• ¿Te rastrean las herramientas ‘bossware’? Algunos empresarios están usando herramientas algorítmicas y biométricas para hacer un seguimiento de los hábitos y el rendimiento de sus trabajadores.

Opinión

• Los cubanos no han estado luchando por esto. Trump quiere una victoria simbólica. La gente de Cuba quiere democracia real.
• Trump no puede salir de esta guerra con retórica. El presidente estadounidense inició una guerra sin un plan para terminarla y con consecuencias cada vez mayores para la economía global.
• Predije la crisis financiera de 2008. Lo que se avecina puede ser peor. Estamos en un periodo de riesgo, plagado de presiones como las que han provocado grandes crisis financieras. Esta vez, los riesgos se extienden a través de industrias, mercados y naciones.
• Una guerra para un hombre. El primer ministro de Israel no necesita una victoria limpia, solo requiere una narrativa duradera.
• La forma en que Trump hace negocios con el mundo puede costarnos caro. “Estados Unidos primero” no tiene sentido desde el punto de vista financiero. Es una estrategia que invita al mundo a utilizar nuestra deuda como un arma contra el país.

Tiempo y clima

• El Niño podría provocar fenómenos meteorológicos extremos más pronto de lo esperado. Autoridades climáticas de EE. UU. advierten que hay una gran probabilidad de que el fenómeno, conocido por potenciar el calor global, llegue en agosto.

Gameplay

• Rush Order. Rafael Musa and Rebecca Goldstein open our solving weekend.
• Connections Companion No. 1,013. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, March 20, 2026.
• Wordle Review No. 1,735. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, March 20, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 747. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, March 20, 2026.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• At Peak Pique. Center your mind to solve John Kugelman’s layered crossword.
• Wordle Review No. 1,734. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, March 19, 2026.
• Connections Companion No. 1,012. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, March 19. 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 746. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, March 19, 2026.
• You Might Take a Spin in This. Adam Vincent’s puzzle is a winner.
• Connections Companion No. 1,011. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
• Wordle Review No. 1,733. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 745. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
• Old-Fashioned, for One. Kiran Pandey presents a puzzle for our modern times.
• Connections Companion No. 1,010. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
• Wordle Review No. 1,732. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 744. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
• Wide-Eyed and Eager. In Jamey Smith’s puzzle, school is in session.
• Connections Companion No. 1,009. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, March 16, 2026.
• Wordle Review No. 1,731. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, March 16, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 743. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, March 16, 2026.
• Puzzles to Solve During the Oscars. We know you’re watching the Academy Awards. Here’s how to pass the time during the commercial breaks.
• History Course. Miranda Kany whips up a Sunday puzzle for the ages.
• Connections Companion No. 1,008. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, March 15, 2026.
• Wordle Review No. 1,730. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, March 15, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 742. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, March 15, 2026.
• Bosom Buddy. Kameron Austin Collins’s Saturday puzzle has tricks up its sleeve.
• When There’s Nothing Against It in the Rulebook. In “Marty Supreme,” “Air Bud” and real life — is it unfair to exploit a loophole, or just good strategy?
• Connections Companion No. 1,007. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, March 14, 2026.
• Wordle Review No. 1,729. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, March 14, 2026.
• Strands Sidekick No. 741. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, March 14, 2026.

Weather

• Remote Part of Australia Braces for ‘Significant’ Tropical System. Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to hit northern Queensland as the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane.
• The West Probably Hasn’t Seen the Worst of This Week’s Heat Wave. Wednesday was the hottest March day ever in many cities across California, Nevada and Arizona. Phoenix recorded its earliest 100-degree day.
• California Heat Wave Brings High Temperatures During Winter. Across the state, California is experiencing abnormally high temperatures because of a heat wave. Heat advisories and extreme heat warnings are in effect from Napa to San Diego.
• Tracking Tropical Cyclone Narelle. See the likely path and wind arrival times for Narelle
• March Has Always Been a Month of Weather Extremes. But This Is Ridiculous. Snow, tornadoes, record-breaking heat, a dust storm — and that’s just last weekend. Here’s how to understand what’s going on, and the role climate change is playing in all of it.
• Severe Storms Push Tornado Threat to the East on Monday. More than 12 million people are at risk from damaging winds and strong tornadoes, including in Washington, D.C.
• ‘Dangerous’ and ‘Unprecedented’: How Bad Will This March Heat Wave Get? Meteorologists are not mincing words in their forecasts for record-high temperatures in California and the desert Southwest.
• Powerful Winter Storm Disrupts Travel and Knocks Out Power in the Upper Midwest. Officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin warned drivers to stay off the roads as more blowing and drifting snow was expected on Sunday.
• Widespread Severe Storms Threaten the Southeast and Midwest. Memphis is among the cities most at risk of tornadoes on Sunday. On Monday, the storm system will shift east.
• Rains Inundate Hawaii, Closing Schools and Causing Landslides. A storm system lashing Hawaii since Tuesday has caused flooding and power outages. The wettest spot in Maui had gotten nearly two feet of rain in the past 24 hours.
• 5 Things to Know About the Unusual March Heat Wave in the West. Soaring temperatures across California and the Southwest are expected to break records for March.
• Late-Winter Storm Set to Slam Upper Midwest This Weekend. The storm could be one of the strongest on record for parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Polls

• Arkansas U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls. Track the latest polls in the Arkansas U.S. Senate election.

Headway

• Why are U.S. traffic deaths increasing again? Plus, the rise of “autobesity.”