You Can’t Shame People Into Vaccinating Their Kids

For a long time, I was angry at my mom for not vaccinating me.

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A Japanese City Received 21 Gold Bars With Instructions: Fix Your Water Pipes

An anonymous donation of $3.6 million worth of gold highlights frustration with Osaka’s aging waterworks. It will only finance repairs to a fraction of the pipes that need to be replaced.

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Writers Are Being Targeted by Scams. This Reporter Knows the Feeling.

From George Saunders to the National Book Foundation, the literary world has been besieged by fake requests. Just like me.

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More Than Half of Teens Use Chatbots for Schoolwork, Survey Finds

A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teens think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of student life.”

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Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty in the Killing of His Parents

Mr. Reiner, 32, was charged with murdering his parents, the Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, last year.

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Trump Administration Scrambles to Pick Up the Pieces of Broken Tariffs

President Trump is already working to piece his tariff program back together, after a Supreme Court ruling ruptured a centerpiece of his economic agenda.

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Mexico Confirms Death of ‘El Mencho,’ Leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” was the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and widely regarded as one of the country’s most violent criminal figures.

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2026 BAFTA Awards Photos: Looks From the Red Carpet

Stars have begun to arrive at the Royal Festival Hall in London for Britain’s biggest celebration of film.

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At Least 10 Killed in Lebanon, Officials Say, After Israel Strikes Hezbollah

The Lebanese militant group said eight of its members were among those killed late Friday. The attacks threaten to further destabilize an already tenuous cease-fire.

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Problem With Artemis Rocket Is Likely to Delay NASA’s Moon Mission

An interruption in the flow of helium to the upper stage may require that the rocket be removed from the launchpad for repairs.

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Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead

It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.

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Sword Strikes Playgoer During ‘Richard III’ in Berlin

The German actor Lars Eidinger lost control of the weapon in the final scene of Shakespeare’s play.

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A Rare Glimpse of a Sleeper Shark in Antarctic Waters

Researchers filmed a 10-to-13-foot sleeper shark off the South Shetland Islands, in what may be the first recording of the species that far south.

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Why Is Trump Dumping East Wing Rubble in a Public Park?

The East Potomac Golf Links is a municipal course that has been a fixture in Washington for decades. President Trump is turning it into something else.

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Botswana’s ‘Corn Lady’ Finds Fame With Food Stands

Tshephiso Marumo has had success selling traditional village food in Botswana. But as she has risen, she has become more outspoken, inviting backlash.

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Did That Bald Head Get Your Attention? One Start-Up Hopes So.

Billboards that wouldn’t make sense to people outside the tech industry have become common in the Bay Area. One company took the microtargeting game to another level.

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In First Months as Governor, Abigail Spanberger Kicks Up Heat From the Right

The new governor of Virginia, who ran as a centrist Democrat and a former intelligence officer, says the attacks are a sign of her success.

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More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.

In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.

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On the Las Vegas Strip, Local Acts at Delilah and Elsewhere Set the Vibe

On the Strip and beyond, clubs, bars and restaurants spotlight local performers who deliver some of the city’s best entertainment.

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Welcome to the Voyage of the Damned

The tech heroes turned zeros are leading us to our doom.

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Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free

It starts at the curb. It extends far beyond that.

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N.Y.C. Officials Condemn Stonewall Pride Flag Removal Ahead of Rally

Activists and officials plan to re-raise the flag on Thursday, setting up a defiant response to the Trump administration’s assault on diversity initiatives.

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Iran Commemorates Revolution, With U.S. Warships Lurking Off the Coast

The authoritarian clerical regime in Tehran came to power in 1979. Today, it presides over a country that is deeply polarized and under threat of an American attack.

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After Hurricane Helene, Grief Came for the Gravedigger

In pursuit of an interesting life, he came face to face with death.

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Under Trump, ICE’s Work Force Grew as Other Immigration Agencies Shrank

With more ICE agents and fewer judges and asylum officers, the balance of the federal immigration apparatus has shifted.

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OpenAI’s Biggest Challenge Is Turning Its A.I. Into a Cash Machine

The maker of ChatGPT hopes to triple its revenue in the coming year because it is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars. The clock is ticking.

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Philippe Gaulier, Clown Who Taught Actors Like Sacha Baron Cohen, Dies at 82

Gaulier often insulted his pupils, but many became stars, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz.

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Health Advice From A.I. Chatbots Is Frequently Wrong, Study Shows

In part, the problem has to do with how users are asking their questions.

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2 to 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. But Not if It’s Decaf.

One to two cups of caffeinated tea per day helps too, researchers found after following nearly 132,000 people for 40 years.

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Extreme Cold Persists in the Northeast With Record-Setting Temperatures

Punishing winds have combined with low temperatures to produce dangerously cold conditions across the Northeast. Forecasters say, though, that relief is on the horizon.

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Portugal Votes for President, With Leftist Set to Beat Surging Far Right

Polls predict a comfortable victory for António José Seguro, but a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising nationalist tide.

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Pelosi to Endorse Jack Schlossberg, Again Backing a Kennedy for Congress

The former speaker, a prodigious fund-raiser and shrewd campaign strategist, seldom intervenes in primaries but has made an exception for a Kennedy before.

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Nithya Raman Announces She Will Run for Los Angeles Mayor

Nithya Raman, who has been compared to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass.

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Sonny Jurgensen, One of N.F.L.’s Greatest Passers, Dies at 91

The Hall of Fame quarterback threw 255 touchdown passes with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins.

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Woman Charged With Assaulting 3 Muslims in Brooklyn, Including Girl, 12

A 34-year-old Staten Island woman has been arrested and charged with hate crimes in connection with attacks that happened in a span of 11 minutes.

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Yair Golan’s Battle for a Two-State Solution and the Future of Israel

To many Israelis, he’s a war hero. To others, he’s a traitor guilty of “blood libel.” Can Yair Golan change politics in Israel?

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A Chevron Refinery May Take in More Venezuelan Oil. Its Neighbors Are Concerned.

The U.S. claim on Venezuela’s oil means even more of it could come to a huge Chevron refinery. Neighbors worried about pollution want the company to buy their homes.

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Are You ‘Biohacking’ to Perform Better at Work? We Want to Hear From You.

Please tell us what changes you’ve made to your health and wellness practices to improve your brain function and job performance. We may include your experiences in an article.

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Texas A&M Lecturer Who Was Fired Over Gender Lesson Sues University

In a federal lawsuit, the lecturer, Melissa McCoul, accused the university of violating the First Amendment.

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Research Finds Interaction With Father, Not Mother, Affects Child Health

A long-term study of 292 families linked fathers’ parenting style to their children’s heart health years later. To researchers’ surprise, no such link was found with mothers.

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Epstein Files Reveal Name of Woman Who Accused Alexander Brothers

Defense lawyers unsuccessfully asked for a mistrial after the brothers appeared in the latest batch of Epstein emails. The Alexanders have not been linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.

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Nick Shirley, the Influencer Who Spurred the Federal Crackdown in Minneapolis

Nick Shirley had struggled to expand his reach. With a new approach after a missionary trip, he caused a sensation with a video about possible fraud.

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A Lifeline for Gaza

We look at the significance of the Rafah border crossing.

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Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow on Groundhog Day, Predicting Longer Winter for U.S.

The supposedly meteorologically gifted rodent saw his shadow, suggesting several more weeks of winter. (Forecasters agreed, at least for this week.)

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Man, 83, Tricked by Scammers, Gets 21 Years to Life for Killing Uber Driver

Scammers on the phone had threatened to kill Wiliam J. Brock if he didn’t hand over $12,000 just as Lo-Letha Toland-Hall, an Uber driver, came to his house to pick up a package.

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Snow Drought in the West Reaches Record Levels

Warm temperatures and extremely low snowfall threaten water resources for the year.

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X.J. Kennedy, a Poet of Wit Who Clung to Rhyme and Meter, Dies at 96

Spurning the free verse of many of his contemporaries, he held to an older tradition. He also wrote spirited poems for children.

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Should Any Programs Help Minority Groups? In Lawsuits, Conservatives Say No.

Lawyers have filed a rush of lawsuits against corporations, law firms, health care companies, art groups and nonprofits. And they are mostly winning.

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These Gazans May Finally Get a Lifeline to the World

Thousands of Palestinians are waiting to be evacuated for medical treatment as the border between Gaza and Egypt looks set to reopen in the coming days.

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