Can You Optimize Love?

A group of tech executives, app developers and Silicon Valley philosophers is seeking to streamline the messy matters of the heart.Read More
Photographing 52 Places to Go in 2026

Every year the New York Times’s Travel desk compiles the 52 places to go. Gabriela Bhaskar visits two locations.Read More
Homeland Security Steps Up Enforcement in Minneapolis

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, posted a video showing an immigration arrest being made as part of the administration’s announced crackdown.Read More
In China, a Debate About Political Power Ignites After Maduro’s Capture

The reactions online revealed a Chinese society divided: Some saw what happened in Venezuela as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, while others warned about ideological rigidity.Read More
How the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Reinforces Xi’s Vision of Power in Asia

The U.S. assault on Venezuela points to a world where big powers seek to call the shots in their regions, an idea Beijing knows well.Read More
U.S. Attack to Seize Greenland Would End NATO, Danish Prime Minister Says

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said President Trump’s threats “should be taken seriously” and warned against action to annex the semiautonomous Danish territory.Read More
Swiss Bar Hit by Deadly Fire Was Not Inspected for Five Years, Authorities Say

Officials in Crans-Montana, the Swiss alpine resort town where a bar fire killed 40 people last week, are facing growing accusations of lax oversight.Read More
Tim Walz’s 17 Months in Politics Before Ending His Re-election Bid

Mr. Walz drew national notice when Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate. A fraud scandal derailed his bid for re-election as Minnesota’s governor.Read More
U.S. Faces Uproar Over Venezuela Attack, and Kennedy Scales Back Childhood Vaccine Recommendations

Plus, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s last day.Read More
Why Trump Refused to Back Venezuela’s Machado: Fears of Chaos, and Fraying Ties

U.S. intelligence suggested María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, would struggle to lead the government. But her relationship with Trump officials had been souring for months.Read More