https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Tue, 26 May 2026 08:24:53 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 08:23:01 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/middleeast/us-iran-strikes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/middleeast/us-iran-strikes.html Military officials said that the strikes targeted missile sites near a major Iranian port that threatened U.S. ships. Eric Schmitt Tue, 26 May 2026 02:04:11 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) United States Defense and Military Forces Ships and Shipping Defense and Military Forces Iran Strait of Hormuz Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Ships near Bandar Abbas, Iran, in May. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-hezbollah-lebanon.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-hezbollah-lebanon.html After the prime minister made the announcement, the Israeli military said it had struck more than 70 Hezbollah sites in the past day. Ephrat Livni Mon, 25 May 2026 21:52:31 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Netanyahu, Benjamin Hezbollah Qassem, Naim Lebanon Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Iran Trump, Donald J Kawant Haju/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Smoke rising in the city of Tyre, Lebanon, on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/world/middleeast/abraham-accords-israel-arab-states-deal-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/world/middleeast/abraham-accords-israel-arab-states-deal-trump.html The diplomatic agreements normalized relations between Israel and several Arab countries. Now, as part of the peace talks with Iran, Mr. Trump wants other states to join. Vivian Nereim, Amelia Nierenberg and Tyler Pager Mon, 25 May 2026 12:55:20 +0000 Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) Arab-Israeli War (1973) Netanyahu, Benjamin Trump, Donald J Israel Bahrain Jerusalem (Israel) United Arab Emirates Morocco Doug Mills/The New York Times Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, far left, and President Trump with the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates during the signing of the Abraham Accords at the White House in 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/business/oil-gas-price-iran.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/business/oil-gas-price-iran.html Optimism for a resolution to the conflict and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was checked after the United States said it had carried out strikes on missile launch sites in Iran. The New York Times Tue, 26 May 2026 07:52:17 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Stocks and Bonds Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index Iran Kyodo News, via Associated Press https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/us/pope-leo-encyclical-highlights.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/us/pope-leo-encyclical-highlights.html In his letter, the first American pontiff called for putting care for humans at the heart of technological change. Ruth Graham and Elizabeth Dias Tue, 26 May 2026 07:32:44 +0000 Popes Artificial Intelligence Roman Catholic Church Anthropic AI LLC Leo XIII Leo XIV Yara Nardi/Reuters Pope Leo XIV speaks during the presentation of “Magnifica Humanitas,” his first encyclical, at the Vatican on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/technology/pope-ai-silicon-valley.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/technology/pope-ai-silicon-valley.html The American pope wants to take artificial intelligence down a notch. Is he challenging the tech companies, or will tech take over the papacy? David Streitfeld Mon, 25 May 2026 18:35:03 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Popes Computers and the Internet Religion and Belief Innovation Anthropic AI LLC Google Inc OpenAI Labs Roman Catholic Church Francis Jesus Christ Leo XIV Musk, Elon Thiel, Peter A Remo Casilli/Reuters https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/europe/pope-leo-encyclical.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/europe/pope-leo-encyclical.html The document marks a powerful foray by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church into the debate about the misuse or overuse of artificial intelligence. Motoko Rich, Elisabetta Povoledo and Elizabeth Dias Mon, 25 May 2026 15:14:03 +0000 Leo XIV Roman Catholic Church Popes Artificial Intelligence Encyclicals Leo XIII internal-open-access-from-nl Alberto Pizzoli/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Pope Leo XIV at the presentation of his first encyclical letter, “Magnifica Humanitas,” at the Vatican on Monday. In it, he outlined his desire to protect human dignity and agency in an age of artificial intelligence. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/us/chemical-tank-garden-grove.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/us/chemical-tank-garden-grove.html The risk of a large explosion has been averted, officials say. But a smaller blast remains possible, and 16,000 people remain displaced. Reis Thebault, Heather Knight, Shawn Hubler and Christina Morales Tue, 26 May 2026 03:09:48 +0000 Garden Grove (Calif) live-detached GKN Aerospace Hazardous and Toxic Substances Evacuations and Evacuees Explosions (Accidental) Orange County (Calif) Orange County Fire Authority Fires and Firefighters Factories and Manufacturing Apu Gomes/Getty Images An aerial view of water being sprayed onto a tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif., on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/arts/music/sonny-rollins-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/arts/music/sonny-rollins-dead.html Even by the standards of a music that prizes individuality, he stood out, as both a musician and a personality. Peter Keepnews Tue, 26 May 2026 01:50:13 +0000 Rollins, Sonny Deaths (Obituaries) Jazz Saxophone Colossus (Album) The Freedom Suite (Album) The Bridge (Album) St. Thomas (Song) Civil Rights Movement (1954-68) Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Williamsburg Bridge (NYC) Stephanie Berger for The New York Times Sonny Rollins in 2006. He flirted with the avant-garde, jazz-rock fusion and other styles over the years, but he was ultimately unclassifiable. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/arts/music/sonny-rollins-albums.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/arts/music/sonny-rollins-albums.html The towering saxophonist, who died at 95, was a master of living in the moment. Listen to some of his most compelling work, onstage and in the studio. Hank Shteamer Tue, 26 May 2026 02:57:11 +0000 Jazz Rollins, Sonny Deaths (Obituaries) Content Type: Personal Profile Bruno Bebert/European Pressphoto Agency Sonny Rollins performing in Nice, France, in 2009. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/world/europe/iceland-eu-membership-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/world/europe/iceland-eu-membership-trump.html Iceland has stood apart from the rest of Europe. But President Trump’s threats to Greenland have provoked a reconsideration. Amelia Nierenberg and Sergey Ponomarev Tue, 26 May 2026 04:01:09 +0000 United States Politics and Government United States International Relations Fish and Other Marine Life Fishing, Commercial North Atlantic Treaty Organization European Union Iceland United States Politics and Government Territorial Disputes Referendums International Relations Debates (Political) Economic Conditions and Trends Defense and Military Forces Trump, Donald J Arctic Regions Denmark Europe Finland Greenland Ireland Norway Reykjavik (Iceland) Sweden Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/world/asia/india-manipur-violence-ethnic-conflict.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/world/asia/india-manipur-violence-ethnic-conflict.html Three years after riots tore apart Manipur, the state remains in disarray. Barbed wire and armed checkpoints made it difficult for Times reporters to cross, even before the recent clashes. Hari Kumar and Atul Loke Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:12 +0000 War and Armed Conflicts Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Defense and Military Forces Kidnapping and Hostages Politics and Government Manipur State (India) Race and Ethnicity India Security personnel at a buffer-zone checkpoint between Imphal and Churachandpur in Manipur, India, in March. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/health/cholesterol-ldl-gene-therapy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/health/cholesterol-ldl-gene-therapy.html A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug seemed to reduce LDL long-term in a small trial. The results may point to something “curative,” one expert said. Gina Kolata Mon, 25 May 2026 12:45:05 +0000 Heart Cholesterol Genetic Engineering Genetics and Heredity Research Medicine and Health Preventive Medicine Eli Lilly and Company New England Journal of Medicine SPL/Science Source A colored transmission electron micrograph of low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, particles. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/us/politics/artificial-intelliegence-courts.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/us/politics/artificial-intelliegence-courts.html For years, courts have welcomed cases brought by self-represented litigants. Now those plaintiffs have A.I., and their filings are consuming more and more bandwidth. Mattathias Schwartz and Zach Montague Mon, 25 May 2026 09:00:44 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Suits and Litigation (Civil) Decisions and Verdicts Law and Legislation Courts and the Judiciary Federal Courts (US) United States Politics and Government OpenAI Labs Schiltz, Patrick J Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times Donald Sauve works on stacks of legal documents as part of a pro se legal filing at a coffee shop in Mora, Minn. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/your-money/student-loans-repayment-save-biden.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/your-money/student-loans-repayment-save-biden.html Starting July 1, millions of borrowers will need to choose from a new menu of repayment options as the Trump administration enacts major changes to the student loan system. Tara Siegel Bernard Mon, 25 May 2026 09:00:55 +0000 Personal Finances Student Loans Education Department (US) Biden, Joseph R Jr Trump, Donald J One Big Beautiful Bill Act (2025) Sonny Ross https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/theater/lost-boys-flying-broadway-vampires.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/theater/lost-boys-flying-broadway-vampires.html The Broadway production takes full advantage of the Palace Theater’s abundant height and depth, making the show feel like “a massive trust fall.” Michael Paulson and Sara Krulwich Mon, 25 May 2026 09:01:35 +0000 Theater (Broadway) vis-photo Theater Tony Awards (Theater Awards) Palace Theater Arden, Michael (1982- ) Bourzgui, Ali Louis Bean, Shoshana The Lost Boys (Play) Multiple actors take flight at the same time in the spectacle-heavy production, which requires a lot of backstage work to ensure nothing, and no one, collides. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/opinion/aging-advice.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/opinion/aging-advice.html My advice for how to keep living. Roger Rosenblatt Mon, 25 May 2026 14:38:09 +0000 Content Type: Service Elderly Age, Chronological https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/opinion/women-childbirth-postpartum-care.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/opinion/women-childbirth-postpartum-care.html One year after my daughter’s birth, I’m still experiencing health complications. Sejal Hathi Mon, 25 May 2026 22:05:43 +0000 Maternal Mortality Babies and Infants Medicine and Health postpartum https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/nyregion/sherrill-ice-delaney-hunger-strike.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/nyregion/sherrill-ice-delaney-hunger-strike.html After Gov. Mikie Sherrill joined protesters at an immigration jail in New Jersey, the standoff grew tense, with ICE agents deploying pepper balls and spray. Winnie Hu and Nate Schweber Mon, 25 May 2026 22:49:20 +0000 Immigration Detention Illegal Immigration Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Hunger Strikes Delaney Hall (Newark, NJ) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Baraka, Ras Sherrill, Mikie New Jersey Dakota Santiago for The New York Times Gov. Mikie Sherrill, left, joined protesters and other elected officials at Delaney Hall as a hunger strike by detainees entered its fourth day. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/canada/mark-carney-alberta-referendum-brexit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/canada/mark-carney-alberta-referendum-brexit.html The Canadian prime minister, who was the governor of the Bank of England when Britain voted to leave the European Union, said the Alberta referendum on separating from Canada could backfire. Matina Stevis-Gridneff Tue, 26 May 2026 08:23:01 +0000 Referendums Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit) Elections Politics and Government Secession and Independence Movements Carney, Mark J Alberta (Canada) Canada Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said of Brexit, “They’re still, 10 years later, trying to undo what people didn’t think they were voting for.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/africa/baobab-tree-dying-madagascar-africa.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/africa/baobab-tree-dying-madagascar-africa.html In a forest in Madagascar, the demise of a centuries-old baobab points to the fraying of a fragile ecosystem. Jonathan Wolfe Mon, 25 May 2026 09:04:16 +0000 Trees and Shrubs Global Warming Forests and Forestry Conservation of Resources Madagascar https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/business/ferrari-luce-electric-vehicle.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/business/ferrari-luce-electric-vehicle.html The Italian sports car maker unveiled Luce, its first all-electric model, on Monday amid wider worries about the luxury E.V. market. Bernhard Warner Mon, 25 May 2026 20:10:06 +0000 Automobiles Electric and Hybrid Vehicles High Net Worth Individuals Ferrari SpA Elkann, John Ive, Jonathan Newson, Marc (1963- ) Vigna, Benedetto