Key Moments From the Georgia Senate Debate Beween Ossoff and Collins
Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, called his Republican opponent, Representative Mike Collins, a bigot. Mr. Collins called the incumbent a radical “trust-fund kid.”
5 Key Moments From a Testy Maine Senate Debate
The second debate between Senator Susan Collins, a vulnerable Republican, and Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, quickly grew heated.
Trump Says U.S. Will Not Strike Iran Again Before Midterms as Military Draws Up New Plans
The U.S. military has drafted options for three days of strikes, but in recent months the president has repeatedly vetoed plans to restart the war.President Trump said on social media on Thursday that he would not attack Iran before the midterm elections, and that the United States and Iran were “ha
U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Returns Home After Long and Grueling Deployment
The aircraft carrier, whose crew endured food shortages, spent much of its nearly 11-month deployment in combat without a day off.Crew members looking out from aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln as it arrived Thursday in San Diego, Calif.
ICE Agent Shoots and Wounds Man in New York City
Federal officials said that they were attempting to detain an undocumented Dominican immigrant. Their statement did not indicate what might have prompted the shooting.
Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants
Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.The Training Ship Golden Bear, which was used to educate cadets at Cal Poly Maritime Academy for 30 years, is one of the ships being considered u
Trump Administration Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program, Alleging Visa Fraud
Vice President JD Vance singled out the tech firm as he and other officials accused an array of companies and universities of abusing the visa system.“Our message to Microsoft is: You’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers,” Vice President JD Vance said in Washing
Explosions Rattle Saudi Capital
Also, Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.The Saudi capital, Riyadh, in February.
‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release
Hundreds of new A.I.-generated findings moved the frontiers of higher math in a single day — dispelling any doubt that the field is forever changed.Experts say the cataclysmic upheaval to the field will affect students the most, especially graduate students on the cusp of becoming a part of this int
What Are the Remaining Millennium Prize Problems?
OpenAI’s trove of new math results doesn’t fully solve any of these highly prestigious open questions, but it seems to make progress on some.A page from an 1859 manuscript in which Berhard Reimann formulated his famous hypothesis, one of the remaining Millennium Prize problems.
Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.Members of the military pay their respects on base at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, the morning after the mass shooting in 2009.
‘Battening Down the Hatches’ as Hurricane Isaias Approaches Gulf Coast
Residents are making careful choices about whether to leave their homes or stock up and stay.Residents fill sandbags for storm preparation in Mobile, Ala., on Thursday, ahead of Hurricane Isaias’s expected landfall along the Gulf Coast.
For Two Sisters, a “Biological Age Test” Measured More Than Their DNA
They thought it might explain why their health had diverged. Instead, it stirred up feelings that weren’t so easily quantified.
Mamdani Stands By His Handling of Oct. 7 Anniversary After Emotional Day
The mayor expressed no regrets after he was criticized by Jewish leaders over a statement marking the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks and later booed by pro-Palestinian activists at a vigil.Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended a vigil on Wednesday organized by Israelis for Peace to honor those killed in
Some Palestinians Express Discomfort With Protest Targeting Mamdani
Palestinian advocates acknowledged the range of viewpoints within their movement but were dismayed by the vitriol directed at Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a longtime ally of their cause.Soon after Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrived at a vigil marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, pro-Pal
What to Make of Trump’s Uptick in Profanity
The president’s speech is getting filthier.
That Daily Brain Rot Break Is Taking Us Back to the Dark Ages
Welcome to the postliterate era.
Princeton Celebrates Anne Carson, a Nobel Prize Winner Who Was Denied Tenure
Carson, who was awarded the Literature prize on Thursday, was denied tenure when teaching at the university in the 1980s, leading social media users to mock a congratulatory message.The Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson in 2015. She left the faculty of Princeton University in the mid-1980s afte