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A Tyrant Falls. Dangerous Uncertainty Begins.
No one should mourn Ayatollah Khamenei, but Trump is creating the opportunity for chaos and violence with his campaign against Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhy Diplomacy Was Doomed: Trump’s Issue Was Iran’s Leadership Itself
President Trump’s envoys negotiated with Iran over its nuclear program. But Mr. Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel wanted much more.
New York Times Top StoriesAsk The Morning: Attacks on Iran
The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, and Iran retaliated. What do you want to know?
New York Times Top StoriesThe Texas Senate Primary Offers a Test Case for Each Party
Should Democrats concentrate on swing voters or their base? Can more traditional Republicans win in the MAGA era? Tuesday’s Senate primary in Texas will show the direction the parties are taking.
New York Times Top StoriesKickstarter’s C.E.O. on Running a Fully Remote Company With a Four-Day Workweek
Everette Taylor took over Kickstarter at a low moment for the crowdfunding pioneer, which made its name with small projects but now attracts major multinationals and celebrities.
New York Times Top StoriesBring On Defunct: The iPod Enthralls Young Music Listeners
It’s not exactly going analog, but people looking to move away from streaming say Apple’s old device is a small step away from constantly being online.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Psychedelic Drug Ibogaine Changed Me Forever
Veterans and others who have suffered trauma and injuries are flocking to clinics around the world to take ibogaine. My own reason was deeply personal.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy the Epstein Investigations Took So Long and Did So Little
Decades of tips and investigations yielded charges against only two people. A combination of missed chances, narrow laws and prosecutors’ limited focus helps explain why.
New York Times Top StoriesThe American Comedian Who Became a Funnyman in China
Jesse Appell left everything behind to pursue a comedy career in China, where Western-style club comedy was just finding its footing.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s March. Do You Know Where Your Children Are Going to Camp?
For many New York City parents, the quest to find an affordable, convenient summer camp amounts to an unpleasant annual hazing ritual.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas.
While the latest tranche of documents about the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has exposed a deeply American scandal, it is Europe where the aggressive enforcement is taking place.
New York Times Top Stories‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Producers Guild Award. Is Oscar Next?
The Paul Thomas Anderson film also took the top Directors Guild prize as well, a good sign for the movie’s best picture prospects at the Oscars.
New York Times Top StoriesIran Got Trump All Wrong
We should not squander this moment, when Iran is uniquely weak and vulnerable and we hold all of the advantages — literally.
New York Times Top StoriesWar and Peace Cannot Be Left to One Man — Especially Not This Man
The Constitution isn’t a technicality.
New York Times Top StoriesThe C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck.
The killing of Iran’s supreme leader and other top Iranian officials came after close intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel, according to people familiar with the operation.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Ukraine, a Community of ‘Simple Believers’ Shuns the Modern World
The Christians known as viruiuchi prostaky see electricity, cars, higher education and much else as distractions from what really matters.
New York Times Top StoriesJoe Randall, Chef Who Celebrated Black Cooking Traditions, Dies at 79
He helped bring the African American cooking of the Carolina Lowcountry to the world and became known as the “dean of Southern Cuisine.”
New York Times Top StoriesIranians Take to Streets to Celebrate Khamenei’s Death
Some Iranians said on social media that they were privately mourning the supreme leader. But displays of exuberance broke out in cities across the country.
New York Times Top StoriesAyatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Dies at 86
As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.
New York Times Top Stories‘Scream 7’s’ Matthew Lillard is a Fan Favorite. If Only Hollywood Understood.
After a period of joblessness when he had to sell his home and cars, the “Scream” actor’s career is booming — whether Quentin Tarantino likes it or not.
New York Times Top StoriesDeath of Girl From Los Angeles School Investigated as a Homicide, Police Say
The Los Angeles police did not offer details on the death of a student at Reseda High School, but a family said that a 12-year-old girl attending the school died after being struck with a water bottle.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Decision to Strike Iran Opens Fissures in Midterms
Republicans largely supported the decision, while Democrats mostly opposed it — but divisions appeared in both parties.
New York Times Top StoriesRegime Change in Iran? 4 Opinion Writers on Khamenei Strike.
How should Americans feel about the potential for regime change? What happens now?
New York Times Top StoriesSee a Breakdown of Ayatollah Khamenei and Other Top Iranian Leaders
Among those killed in strikes, according to the U.S. and Israel, were Iran’s supreme leader and three of his top military commanders.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump, the Self-Declared Peace President, Goes to War Seeking Regime Change
President Trump has become increasingly willing to assert American power overseas, a decade after propelling himself to the highest office by promising to focus on “America first.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe Immovable and Ruinous Obsessions of Ayatollah Khamenei
The supreme leader organized his existence around one big idea: resistance.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the BAFTAs Bungled Its Response to a Racial Slur
The awards show didn’t mention racist slurs when it told the audience a man with Tourette’s might make “involuntarily noises.”
New York Times Top StoriesHow Wesley Hunt of Texas Is Working in Plain Sight With Outside Groups
Exchanges between two X accounts appear to offer a vivid example of how campaigns may sidestep campaign-finance law to share strategic information.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Iranians Can Take Control of Their Future
U.S. military interventions have often gone poorly for the countries in question. But there is much the world, and Iranians, can do.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Targeted Top Iranian Leaders in Attack’s Opening Strikes
At least one gathering of senior officials and military leaders was hit, but it was not immediately clear whether the effort to kill them had succeeded.