The World Heads to the Polls
Hundreds of millions of people around the world have recently voted in elections with important climate issues like extreme heat and coal dependence.
Prison Time Is the Real Factor in the Trump Verdict’s Impact on 2024
How voters will react to a candidate’s sentencing is fraught with uncertainty.
At 45, He Vies With Women Half His Age, Seeking an Olympic First
If Bill May makes the U.S. Olympic team, he will become the first man ever to compete in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, at the Games.
A Ukrainian City Becomes a Target of a New Russian Offensive
Residents of Sumy, in northeastern Ukraine, repelled Moscow’s forces in 2022. Now, after months of punishing airstrikes, Ukrainian officials say the Kremlin is preparing a new offensive.
30 Shows to Watch This Summer
Returning favorites include “The Bear,” “House of the Dragon” and “Only Murders in the Building.” Among the new arrivals? Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman.
SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Successfully Completes 1st Return From Space
The company achieved a key set of ambitious goals on the fourth test flight of a vehicle that is central to Elon Musk’s vision of sending people to Mars.
The Lost Art of the Negative
Film cameras are seeing another renaissance. But some new photographers are leaving something behind: the tea-colored originals that determine the life of pictures.
The Absolute Worst Argument for Why Trump Won’t Win
Democratic complacency in 2016 was foolish. In 2024 it’s incomprehensible.
The Rise and Fall of BNN Breaking, an AI-Generated News Outlet
BNN Breaking had millions of readers, an international team of journalists and a publishing deal with Microsoft. But it was full of error-ridden content.
European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates for the First Time Since 2019
The quarter-point reduction comes as inflation in the eurozone cools, prompting the E.C.B. to move before the Federal Reserve in the United States, where rates remain high.
How a Death From Fentanyl Transformed a Fishing Fleet
The opioid epidemic has made a dangerous job even more deadly. And when there’s an overdose at sea, fishermen have to take care of one another.
Republican Election Clerk Takes on Trump and His Supporters
Cindy Elgan has overseen elections in rural Nevada without incident for 20 years, but now even her neighbors wonder if she’s part of “the deep state cabal.”
An Oregon Forest Is in Trouble. Part of the Response: Logging.
Officials in Oregon say they need to cut trees, including some healthy ones. The reaction shows how complex land management has become as forest health declines.
World War II Veteran Dies at 102 While Traveling to D-Day Event in France
Robert Persichitti witnessed the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima. He died at a hospital in Germany.
U.C. Berkeley’s Leader, a Free Speech Champion, Has Advice for Today’s Students: Tone It Down
“Just because you have the right to say something doesn’t mean it’s right to say,” said Carol Christ, who is retiring as chancellor at the end of this month.
Clash Over Phone Hacking Article Preceded Exit of Washington Post Editor
Will Lewis, the chief executive of The Washington Post, objected to coverage of a legal development involving him in a phone hacking case.
Is This the End for Mandatory D.E.I. Statements?
Harvard and M.I.T. no longer require applicants for teaching jobs to explain how they would serve underrepresented groups. Other schools may follow.
How Harm Reduction May Curb Overdose Deaths in Miami
How harm reduction can work in a red state.
With Elections, Europe Is Coming Alive
The European Union’s democratic deficit is slowly beginning to evaporate.