Mapping the U.S.-Led Attacks on Iran
Maps show where U.S. and Israel have struck Iran, and where Iran has retaliated.
Israel 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.
What to Know About the U.S. Attacks on Iran
The United States and Israel launched a major assault, as President Trump called on Iranians to overthrow the government.Plumes of smoke rose after a reported explosion in Tehran on Saturday.
Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’
A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.An exam room at Priority Private Care on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in 2018.
QAnon Faithful See Validation in the Epstein Files
The nearly decade-old conspiracy theory does not align neatly with the facts emerging from the documents. That does not seem to matter.QAnon followers see validation of their theories in some elements of the Epstein files. But other parts of their canon, including the existence of a deep-state pedop
Epstein Effort to Finance a Dick Cavett Film Undone by Background Check
Jeffrey Epstein joined Mr. Cavett’s wife in an effort to create a PBS documentary on the talk-show legend. But then the producers did a background check on the financier.Dick Cavett had an illustrious career as a talk-show host known for his probing interviews. When a documentary about him was in th
Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team
Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events.Alexis Wilkins with Kash Patel as he is sworn in as F.B.I. director at the White House in February 2025.
OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash
The deal came hours after President Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology made by Anthropic, an OpenAI rival.Sam Altman of OpenAI, which reached an agreement with the Department of Defense on A.I. on classified systems on Friday.
A Tale of Two Seasons at Columbia, and Two Responses to Student Arrests
When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.The message at Columbia University was clear this week after federal immigration agents again detained a student.
The Bloody Rise and Fall of Mexico’s Top Crime Boss
El Mencho’s brutality and business acumen put him atop the cartel world, until he made a fatal mistake.After Mexican forces killed a notorious cartel kingpin on Sunday, his followers set fire to hundreds of vehicles, like this one beside a highway in Jalisco state.
How The Times Covers Cartels and Other Criminal Enterprises
Cultivating sources. Verifying claims. Staying safe. After the death of El Mencho, four journalists share their approach to this difficult, dangerous work.The remnants of retaliatory violence, including burned vehicles, was evident along the highway between Guadalajara and Tapalpa, in Jalisco state.
How 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.Representative Wesley Hunt, center, at a watch party for the State of the Union address Tuesday night in Georgetown, Texas.
Could the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Affect the Midterms?
The court is set to decide a major case that could scramble the country’s congressional maps. One crucial factor for this year’s elections is when the ruling lands.
Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President?
Donald Trump promised voters that he would end wars, not start them.
How 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.
Warner Bros. Employees Glum About Prospect of Paramount Ownership
Employees at the company had started to warm to the idea of Netflix as its corporate owner. Now they face the prospect of major cuts under Paramount.Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, California.
No Clear Endgame in the Conflict Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan showed its overwhelming superiority in conventional warfare, but the Taliban have refined a lethal repertoire of guerrilla tactics.Pakistani airstrikes threatened to inflict major damage on cities in Afghanistan, which was already reeling from economic hardship a
In the Northwest, Polyamory Finds Something New: Legal Protection
From big cities like Seattle and Portland, Ore., to small ones like Astoria, Ore., proponents of “nontraditional” romantic relationships are making headway in getting legal recognition.Seattle is one of several cities in the Pacific Northwest where local leaders are considering adding polyamory and
Lloyd Blankfein on Trump, Epstein and Life After Goldman Sachs
In a wide-ranging interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin, Goldman’s former C.E.O. discussed his life and new memoir.Lloyd Blankfein, a former C.E.O. of Goldman Sachs, has published a memoir.