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A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 15:25
Problems with a 25-year-old landmark paper on the safety of Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, have led to calls for the E.P.A. to reassess the widely used chemical.

In Trump’s Second Year, Congress Weighs How to Reassert Its Power

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 13:54
Lawmakers head into President Trump’s second year facing questions about whether they can reclaim congressional clout in the face of his power grab.

Richard Pollak, 91, Dies; Edited Magazine That Criticized the Media

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 13:01
He was a founder of More, which skewered the foibles of the press in the 1970s, and later wrote a critical biography of the psychoanalyst Bruno Bettelheim.

Democratic Socialists Celebrate Mayor Mamdani With a Rave in Brooklyn

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 13:00
Democratic Socialists gathered at a Bushwick dance club to celebrate as one of their members began to govern New York City.

Carrying for a Cause: Meet the Man Lugging Shelter Dogs Around New York

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 10:29
Bryan Reisberg built a social media following in the millions by carrying his corgi, Maxine, in a backpack. Now, he carries shelter dogs.

Self-Driving Cars Can’t See Without Their Eyes

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 05:00
The unseen workers who help train A.I.

In China, A.I. Finds Pancreatic Cancer That Doctors May Miss

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 00:00
A tool for spotting pancreatic cancer in routine CT scans has had promising results, one example of how China is racing to apply A.I. to medicine’s tough problems.

Can the Most Indebted Team in Global Soccer Fix Its Finances?

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 00:00
F.C. Barcelona’s liabilities have reached 2.5 billion euros, the result of financial mismanagement and vaulting ambition.

Mamdani Lays Out Agenda of ‘Affordability and Abundance’ on First Day in Office

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 23:58
Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged skeptics of his plans while reiterating that he would focus on working-class New Yorkers.

Mamdani Vows to Govern ‘Audaciously’ and Protect New York’s Vulnerable

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 22:47
Zohran Mamdani gave his first public speech as mayor of New York City, after an inauguration that drew tens of thousands of people.

Search Is Suspended for Passenger Who Went Overboard From Cruise Ship

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 21:56
The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it halted its hourslong search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a Holland America Line cruise ship near Cuba.

How Japanese Scallops Became a Pawn in Diplomatic Tensions With China

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 21:16
Beijing is using a ban on the humble mollusk to punish Japan over its apparent willingness to defend Taiwan.

Fire in Swiss Alps Leaves Dozens of New Year’s Revelers Dead

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 20:34
About 40 people celebrating at a ski resort bar were killed, and 115 were injured, many of them young, the authorities said.

Mamdani’s First Orders Focus on Housing and Undoing Adams’s Decisions

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 19:31
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed a flurry of executive orders on his first day as mayor of New York City. They were aimed at protecting tenants and revoking some of ex-Mayor Eric Adams’s past orders.

Janet Fish, Painter of Luminous Still Lifes, Dies at 87

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 18:24
From her student days, she stubbornly refused to follow popular artistic trends. Instead, she spent decades exploring the effects of light on glass.

Witnesses Recount Fire That Killed 40 in Switzerland

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 17:59
It was a haven for the young, where they could find hot chocolate when they wanted quiet and affordable drinks when they did not. Then it turned into a place of death.

Venezuela Frees Dozens of Political Prisoners

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 17:00
At least 80 people were released, including one with U.S. ties, though more than 800 remain detained in Venezuela for opposing President Nicolás Maduro’s rule, rights groups say.

Swiss Alps Ski Resort Fire: What We Know

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 16:58
The fire at a bar in a popular ski resort killed around 40 people and injured more than 100, officials said. The cause was still unknown.

Iran Protests Turn Deadly as Violence and Anger Spread

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 16:03
Financial pressures have fueled a fifth day of demonstrations around Iran, with at least one person killed in the protests so far, according to the authorities.

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