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Syrian Military Takes Aleppo Neighborhoods After Clashes With Kurds
The takeover ended one of the worst outbreaks of violence between the central government and the Kurdish-led forces since the end of the civil war just over a year ago.
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Long Awaited Second Season of “The Night Manager” Is More Gripping Than Ever
When “The Night Manager” first aired back in 2016, the series felt singular. Spy thrillers weren’t yet often seen on the small screen to the degree that they are now, which allowed the series to stand tall as one of the first of its kind. Now, ten years later, shows like it are a dime…
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This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip
A fossil of Manipulonyx reshetovi, found in a Mongolian desert, shows how the dinosaur used its specialized claw to snatch eggs.
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Why This Fish Actually Needs a Hole in the Head
A cavity in the middle of the rockhead poacher’s skull might be used like a maraca to produce sound, new research suggests.
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Thiel Gives $3 Million to Group Seeking to Block California Wealth Tax
More large donations from wealthy Silicon Valley figures are expected as they try to marshal opposition to a proposed ballot measure that would impose a new tax on billionaires.
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Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content
Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has produced a flood of explicit images featuring real people in recent weeks.
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Two Hours, Scores of Questions, 23,000 Words: Our Interview With President Trump
Four New York Times reporters pressed Mr. Trump about a range of topics in a nearly two-hour interview. Here is a transcript of their conversation.
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Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
President Trump’s comments were a blunt distillation of his administration’s racial politics, which rest on the belief that white people have become the real victims of discrimination in America.
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Thousands March in New York to Protest ICE Killing and Denounce Trump
About 2,000 protesters, prompted by the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent, gathered near Central Park and marched through Manhattan.
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Glenn Youngkin Says JD Vance Would Be a ‘Great’ Republican Nominee in 2028
But the departing Virginia governor sidestepped questions about whether he himself planned to run for president in three years.