https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:20:37 +0000 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:15:46 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/unitedhealthcare-killing-luigi-mangione-affordability.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/unitedhealthcare-killing-luigi-mangione-affordability.html Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage. Reed Abelson Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:56:44 +0000 Health Insurance and Managed Care Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations Hospitals Medicine and Health Insurance United States Politics and Government UnitedHealth Group Inc Mangione, Luigi Thompson, Brian (1974-2024) Kylie Cooper/Reuters Stephen Hemsley, chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, left, was among the executives defending insurers’ practices at congressional hearings in January. To his left were David Joyner, chairman of CVS Health, and Gail Boudreaux, chief executive of Elevance Health. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/nyregion/luigi-mangione-timeline.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/nyregion/luigi-mangione-timeline.html The shooting of a health care executive in December 2024 led to a sprawling manhunt, and two complex and interwoven cases. Wesley Parnell Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:14:02 +0000 Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations Double Jeopardy Decisions and Verdicts Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides UnitedHealth Group Inc Garnett, Margaret Merrell Carro, Gregory Mangione, Luigi Thompson, Brian (1974-2024) Manhattan (NYC) Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, 2024, in connection with the murder of Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, the previous week. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/russia-moldova-putin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/russia-moldova-putin.html In the tiny nation, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government. Michael Schwirtz, Adam Goldman and Aaron Krolik Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:40:59 +0000 Moldova Russia Putin, Vladimir V Sandu, Maia Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Politics and Government Demonstrations, Protests and Riots International Relations GRU (Russia) European Union North Atlantic Treaty Organization Shor, Ilan Vadim Ghirda/Associated Press Police officers in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, watching protesters gather outside the electoral commission after the polls closed for parliamentary elections in 2025. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/ai-tech-profits.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/ai-tech-profits.html Investment gains at Alphabet and Amazon reveal a new way in which technology companies’ fortunes are increasingly linked. Joe Rennison Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:55:08 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Company Reports Stocks and Bonds Alphabet Inc Amazon.com Inc NVIDIA Corporation Space Exploration Technologies Corp Initial Public Offerings Innovation Lexi Parra/The New York Times Alphabet and Google have benefited from the rising value of their investments in A.I. companies, adding to profits beyond their core businesses. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/stock-market-ai-bonds-rally.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/stock-market-ai-bonds-rally.html The S&P 500 is in position for a rare fourth year of consecutive annual gains. Risks are rising, our columnist says, yet Wall Street is doubling down. Jeff Sommer Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:08 +0000 Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index Stocks and Bonds Artificial Intelligence Personal Finances Michela Buttignol https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/japan-yen-intervention.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/japan-yen-intervention.html The currency has resumed its slide, eroding gains after the U.S. Treasury intervened to prop it up, as concerns mount about the direction of the country’s spending. River Akira Davis Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:38:27 +0000 Japan Yen (Currency) Banking and Financial Institutions Currency Bank of Japan Interest Rates United States The Yomiuri Shimbun, via Associated Press The rally in the yen has faded, with the currency approaching 160 yen per dollar, a level that could test the resolve of officials in Tokyo and Washington. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/retail-sales-july.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/retail-sales-july.html The data for July showed the biggest drop in more than a year, as American households face the economic strains brought on by persistent inflation Kim Bhasin Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:15:46 +0000 Inflation (Economics) E-Commerce Shopping and Retail Consumer Behavior United States Economy Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Economics (Theory and Philosophy) Zack Wittman for The New York Times U.S. shoppers spent less in July, as consumers struggled with persistent inflation, higher grocery bills and rising housing costs. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/trump-doj-fraud-california-food-truck.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/trump-doj-fraud-california-food-truck.html As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California. Devlin Barrett Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:02:49 +0000 United States Politics and Government Illegal Immigration Ethics and Official Misconduct Frauds and Swindling Food Trucks and Vendors Food Stamps Food Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons Small Business United States Attorneys Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Justice Department Trump, Donald J Vance, J D Alex Kent/The New York Times Justice Department officials have internally declared that each assistant U.S. attorney should have at least 25 open cases at all times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/uss-abraham-lincoln-iran-navy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/uss-abraham-lincoln-iran-navy.html The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being. John Ismay, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:49:04 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Aircraft Carriers United States Navy United States Defense and Military Forces United States Central Command Hegseth, Pete Trump, Donald J Iran Democratic Party Senate United States Politics and Government K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune, via Associated Press The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/climate/mining-trump-utah-monuments.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/climate/mining-trump-utah-monuments.html Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah. Maxine Joselow Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:46:47 +0000 Federal Lands Bears Ears National Monument (Utah) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (Utah) United States Politics and Government Mines and Mining National Parks, Monuments and Seashores Uranium Metals and Minerals George Frey/Getty Images Both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments are rich in wildlife habitat and archaeological treasures but also sit atop vast reserves of uranium and other precious metals. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/books/readers-list-100-best-thrillers-century.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/books/readers-list-100-best-thrillers-century.html The backbone of the list: nine novels by Tana French, and five novels each from John le Carré, Kate Atkinson and Mick Herron. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:30:13 +0000 Books and Literature genre-books-thriller genre-books-mystery Naila Ruechel for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/video/books/100000011051376/how-thrillers-hook-you-with-their-first-sentence.html https://www.nytimes.com/video/books/100000011051376/how-thrillers-hook-you-with-their-first-sentence.html Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading. Tina Jordan, Edward Vega, Karen Hanley and James Surdam Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:45 +0000 Books and Literature https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/books/best-21st-century-thrillers-movie-tv-adaptations.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/books/best-21st-century-thrillers-movie-tv-adaptations.html From “Slow Horses” to “Big Little Lies,” our list of great psychological thrillers, spy novels and crime fiction have inspired a heap of great adaptations. Calum Marsh Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:08:05 +0000 Books and Literature Movies Television Big Little Lies (Book) Big Little Lies (TV Program) Gone Girl (Book) The Constant Gardener (Book) The Constant Gardener (Movie) The Sympathizer (TV Program) Gone Girl (Movie) Slow Horses (TV Program) Slow Horses (Book) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Movie) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Book) No Country for Old Men (Movie) No Country for Old Men (Book) We Need To Talk About Kevin (Book) We Need To Talk About Kevin (Movie) The Lincoln Lawyer (Movie) The Lincoln Lawyer (Book) Shutter Island (Movie) Shutter Island (Book) 11.22.63 (TV Program) 11.22.63 (Book) Sharp Objects (TV Program) Sharp Objects (Book) Room (Movie) Room (Book) Winter's Bone (Movie) Winter's Bone (Book) The Da Vinci Code (Book) The Da Vinci Code (Movie) The Sympathizer (Book) The Handmaiden (Movie) The Handmaiden (Book) Tell No One (Book) Tell No One (Movie) You (TV Program) You (Book) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/russell-fry-darline-graham-south-carolina.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/russell-fry-darline-graham-south-carolina.html The president has been focused on the race since the death of Lindsey Graham in July. Ms. Graham, the late senator’s sister, is competing against Representative Ralph Norman in a runoff on Aug. 25. Emily Davies Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:16:22 +0000 South Carolina Nordone, Darline Graham Norman, Ralph W Jr (1953- ) Fry, Russell (1985- ) Sanford, Mark Graham, Lindsey Senate Elections, Senate Midterm Elections (2026) Primaries and Caucuses Sean Rayford for The New York Times Representative Russell Fry, left, will endorse Senator Darline Graham in a special Republican primary runoff on Aug. 25 to permanently replace her brother, the late Senator Lindsey Graham. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/upshot/polling-errors-michigan-wisconsin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/upshot/polling-errors-michigan-wisconsin.html Recent polling issues could continue in Democratic primaries in part because progressives are more likely to enjoy taking surveys. Nate Cohn Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:11:33 +0000 Polls and Public Opinion Midterm Elections (2026) Michigan Wisconsin Primaries and Caucuses Progressivism (Theory and Philosophy) United States Politics and Government Illustration by Javier Palma; Photographs via Getty Images (darts) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/style/ian-frazier-coyote-vs-acme-movie.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/style/ian-frazier-coyote-vs-acme-movie.html With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood. Steven Kurutz Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:07:12 +0000 Coyote vs. Acme (Movie) Movies Frazier, Ian Writing and Writers Comedy and Humor Cartoons and Cartoonists Content Type: Personal Profile Bryan Anselm for The New York Times Ian Frazier, who has written for The New Yorker since the 1970s, in Montclair, N.J. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/asia/afghanistan-us-taliban.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/asia/afghanistan-us-taliban.html In an interview, Afghanistan’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to reopen its embassy and invest in the country — a near-impossible sell for now, analysts and former diplomats say. Elian Peltier Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:01:43 +0000 Afghanistan Muttaqi, Amir Khan United States International Relations Foreign Investments Foreign Aid Metals and Minerals Trump, Donald J Tomas Munita for The New York Times Afghanistan’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, during an interview with The New York Times in Kabul this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/cezanne-renoir-matisse-heist-recovered.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/cezanne-renoir-matisse-heist-recovered.html The Italian military police said that art collectively valued at more than $10 million had been found five months after being taken in a nighttime heist near Parma. Elisabetta Povoledo Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:21:03 +0000 Italy Cezanne, Paul Matisse, Henri Renoir, Pierre Auguste Magnani-Rocca Foundation (Museum, Parma, Italy) Art Robberies and Thefts Museums Police Parma (Italy) Carabinieri, via Reuters Italian military police officers with works by Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/notre-dame-windows-glass-tabouret.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/notre-dame-windows-glass-tabouret.html France has faithfully renovated most of what burned at Notre-Dame in 2019. Contentiously, six towering windows will soon be replaced by a new design. Mark Landler Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:02:13 +0000 Paris (France) Reims (France) Tabouret, Claire Notre Dame Cathedral (Paris, France) Churches (Buildings) Windows Restoration and Renovation Historic Buildings and Sites Architecture Stained Glass internal-open-access-from-nl Mark Landler/The New York Times An artisan working at the Atelier Simon-Marq, a centuries-old stained glass studio, in Reims, in northeastern France. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/americas/matisse-stolen-art-found-sao-paulo-brazil-heist.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/americas/matisse-stolen-art-found-sao-paulo-brazil-heist.html The prints by the French master were taken in São Paulo last year in a brazen daylight heist. John Yoon Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:56:23 +0000 Robberies and Thefts Art Police Arts and Antiquities Looting Sao Paulo (Brazil) Brazil Matisse, Henri Libraries and Librarians Museums Agence France-Presse, via São Paulo’s Police Press Office A handout photo released by the São Paulo police press office showing the recovered Matisse works. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/opinion/extreme-heat-arizona-climate-change.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/opinion/extreme-heat-arizona-climate-change.html Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter. Nita Blum-Reddick and Jonathan Pickett Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:28:35 +0000 Documentary Films and Programs Heat and Heat Waves Fires and Firefighters Global Warming Urban Areas Phoenix (Ariz) Arizona https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/opinion/republicans-woke-radical.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/opinion/republicans-woke-radical.html The right’s reluctance to gatekeep may be its undoing. Gregory Conti and Aaron Sibarium Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:43:57 +0000 United States Politics and Government Discrimination Diversity Initiatives Transgender Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right Conservatism (US Politics) Men and Boys United States Republican Party https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/briefing/are-political-polls-accurate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/briefing/are-political-polls-accurate.html We look at recent problems with political polling. Nate Cohn Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:47:16 +0000 internal-storyline-no Polls and Public Opinion Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2026) Democratic Party Wisconsin Michigan Illustration by Javier Palma; Photographs via Getty Images (darts) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/climate/europe-heat-waves-jet-stream.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/climate/europe-heat-waves-jet-stream.html The whole planet is warming, but changes in weather patterns could help explain why the continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat. Raymond Zhong Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:02:34 +0000 Heat and Heat Waves Global Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Weather Western Europe heat dome jet stream Fabrice Coffrini/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A tourist at the parched bed of Lac des Brenets on the France-Switzerland border on Tuesday.