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The U.S. Army’s ‘Big Experiment’ in the Arctic Cold
How would soldiers from places like Florida, Texas and Georgia fight and persevere in temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees?
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesIs Loving Food the Secret to Eating Less of It?
The case for ditching self-denial and embracing enjoyment.
New York Times Top StoriesChasing Stardom in Korea Nearly Destroyed Ejae. Then Came ‘KPop Demon Hunters.’
Ejae, the movie’s breakout star, was the face of K-pop in 2025. Facing questions of art, national belonging and authenticity, she wants to be much more.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Met Makes a Statement With 9 New Mannequin Bodies
The latest Costume Institute exhibition expands its ideas of who, exactly, belongs in fashion. Will the gala follow suit?
New York Times Top StoriesThis Is the Biggest Culprit for High Health Care Spending
Prices at hospitals have grown faster than prices in virtually any other sector of the economy.
New York Times Top StoriesA 22,000-Home Community Is Being Built in a 5,000-Person Town
Chatham Park, a master-planned community in Pittsboro, N.C., is expected to expand the town to 60,000 people when completed.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Orphines, a New Class of Deadly Opioids
The drugs are 10 times more dangerous than fentanyl. They are showing up in street drugs in the South and the Midwest, and will most likely spread to other regions.
New York Times Top StoriesA Medical Examiner Chases Down an Elusive Killer
Unusual opioids are infiltrating street drugs. Knoxville’s top forensic doctor is on the front lines, pressing to quickly identify the most lethal.
New York Times Top StoriesThe ‘Gates to Hell’ Are Dimming. That May Not Be a Good Thing.
A flaming crater of gas has burned in Turkmenistan for decades. Satellite imagery suggests that the fires are decreasing, but the environmental implications are unclear.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter the Hong Kong Fire Killed 3 Generations of His Family, A Son Searches for Justice
Lee Chun Ho lost four members of his household in last November’s apartment-tower blaze. He’s now telling an investigative committee what contractors ignored.
New York Times Top StoriesPakistan Says It Helped Transfer Iranian Crew From Ship That U.S. Seized
Describing the transfer of the crew from the MV Touska cargo ship back to Iran as a ‘confidence-building measure’ between U.S. and Iranian officials, Pakistan again plays a mediating role.
New York Times Top StoriesMet Gala 2026 Guide: Theme, Hosts, Dress Code and More
What to know about this year’s celebration, including the return of a superstar last seen on the Met carpet 10 years ago.
New York Times Top StoriesOperation Epic Fury, Meet Operation Colossal Blunder
With the threat of a future closing of the Strait of Hormuz a drone strike away, the Iranians appear to actually hold the cards.
New York Times Top Stories‘City of Glass’ Is Under Threat From Iran War
In India, Firozabad has depended on its glassmaking industry for centuries. Fuel prices are starting to shatter businesses already under pressure.
New York Times Top StoriesSchool Cellphone Ban Study Finds Mixed Results
Cellphone bans got devices out of students’ hands, according to the first large study. But behavior and academics have not improved, at least so far.
New York Times Top StoriesChizi, Standup Comic Exiled in China, Wants to Be More Than Just ‘a Rebel Comedian’
Having gotten into trouble for making jokes critical of the Chinese government, the standup comic Chizi now lives in self-imposed exile. He’s finding that freedom imposes its own constraints.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Kremlin Lures Africans Into Russia’s War in Ukraine
A growing number of men across the continent say they are being promised jobs in Russia, only to be forced into the war. Some go as mercenaries, but many more are drawn unwittingly.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy are Africans Fighting in Russia’s War in Ukraine?
Some see a clear explanation: Russia needs more troops, and young men in Africa desperately need jobs.
New York Times Top StoriesMariachi Brothers Detained by ICE Invited to Open for Kacey Musgraves After Release
The teenagers, who had faced deportation after a high-profile detention, took the stage on Sunday thanks to an invitation from one of country music’s biggest stars.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Seeks an Advantage With Both Trump and Iran as War Evolves
With President Trump’s visit to Beijing looming, China is pushing Iran to negotiate even as its companies export material that could be used by Iran’s military.
New York Times Top StoriesTractor-Trailer and Light Post Damaged as Plane Lands at Newark Airport
The tractor-trailer was on the New Jersey Turnpike on Sunday when it was damaged, the authorities said. Its driver had minor injuries and no one aboard the plane was hurt.
New York Times Top StoriesRudy Giuliani Hospitalized in Florida in ‘Critical Condition’
A spokesman for the former mayor of New York City said Mr. Giuliani was critical but stable.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Edge Down While Stock Futures Inch Up
Oil prices fell and futures on the S&P 500 rose slightly on Sunday as investors reacted to continued uncertainty about the war in Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says U.S. Will Help Stranded Ships Leave Strait of Hormuz
President Trump offered few details on how the new program, which he called Project Freedom, would work, but said interference would be dealt with “forcefully.”
New York Times Top Stories8 Arrested at Protest Over ICE Detention Outside Brooklyn Hospital
Protesters clashed with the police outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, where federal immigration agents brought a detainee for evaluation and later dragged him to a waiting car.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Is Hantavirus, Which Is Linked to the Deaths of 3 People Aboard a Cruise Ship?
Three people aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean have died from what health officials suspect were hantavirus infections.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Widow of the Firefighter Slain by a Would-Be Assassin Speaks Out
The conspiracy theories around the Butler, Pa., assassination attempt hurt Helen Comperatore, but in this age of distrust, partisanship and social media, she nurtures a conspiracy theory of her own.
New York Times Top Stories3 Dead in Hantavirus Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship, W.H.O. Says
One case of the infection has been confirmed in a laboratory, and there are five additional suspected cases, the organization said on Sunday.
New York Times Top StoriesE.E.O.C. Investigating Discrimination Claim at The New York Times
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently referred a reverse-discrimination complaint by an employee to the agency’s legal unit for review.
New York Times Top StoriesHow A.I. Is Transforming China’s Entertainment Industry
A.I.-generated microdramas have taken off. Celebrities have threatened legal action against the use of their likeness, while actors say jobs have dried up.