America Has Sidelined Education. You Can Help.
The New York Times Communities Fund has partnered with charities that invest in education at critical junctures across people’s life spans.Read More
E-Bikes Are Surging in Popularity. What Will It Take to Rein Them in?
Unregulated e-bikes are a growing danger on American streets. In one Bay Area town, a terrible accident finally led to reform.Read More
Fed Up With the Taliban, Pakistan Expels Masses of Afghans
Labeling Afghans a national security threat, Pakistan has forced out about a million this year, depriving them of a haven from Afghanistan’s turmoil.Read More
Mamdani, a Sharp Critic of Police Surveillance, Will Soon Oversee It
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, has criticized the N.Y.P.D.’s surveillance tactics. He reappointed the police commissioner who helped create a ubiquitous web of monitoring.Read More
The Political Price Shock of Data Centers and Electric Bills
Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support in upset elections in Georgia and Virginia. Can the same playbook work in 2026?Read More
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.Read More
Webster Springs, W.Va. United In Grief Over Death of National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom
In Webster Springs, everyone knows one another. When National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was killed, that connection was even further strengthened.Read More
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
David Gentile had been found guilty for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.Read More
Afghans Who Assisted U.S. During the War Underwent Rigorous Vetting
Former officials said the C.I.A. diligently assessed those who partnered with its forces, like the man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington.Read More
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country.Read More