What to Know About the U.S. Attacks on Iran
The United States and Israel launched a major assault that reportedly has killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Plumes of smoke rose after a reported explosion in Tehran on Saturday.
See a Breakdown of Ayatollah Khamenei and Other Top Iranian Leaders
Among those killed in strikes, according to the U.S. and Israel, were Iran’s supreme leader and three of his top military commanders.
Mapping the U.S.-Led Attacks on Iran
Maps show where U.S. and Israel have struck Iran, and where Iran has retaliated.
Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’
A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.An exam room at Priority Private Care on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in 2018.
QAnon Faithful See Validation in the Epstein Files
The nearly decade-old conspiracy theory does not align neatly with the facts emerging from the documents. That does not seem to matter.QAnon followers see validation of their theories in some elements of the Epstein files. But other parts of their canon, including the existence of a deep-state pedop
Epstein Effort to Finance a Dick Cavett Film Undone by Background Check
Jeffrey Epstein joined Mr. Cavett’s wife in an effort to create a PBS documentary on the talk-show legend. But then the producers did a background check on the financier.Dick Cavett had an illustrious career as a talk-show host known for his probing interviews. When a documentary about him was in th
Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team
Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events.Alexis Wilkins with Kash Patel as he is sworn in as F.B.I. director at the White House in February 2025.
A Tale of Two Seasons at Columbia, and Two Responses to Student Arrests
When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.The message at Columbia University was clear this week after federal immigration agents again detained a student.
The Bloody Rise and Fall of Mexico’s Top Crime Boss
El Mencho’s brutality and business acumen put him atop the cartel world, until he made a fatal mistake.After Mexican forces killed a notorious cartel kingpin on Sunday, his followers set fire to hundreds of vehicles, like this one beside a highway in Jalisco state.
How The Times Covers Cartels and Other Criminal Enterprises
Cultivating sources. Verifying claims. Staying safe. After the death of El Mencho, four journalists share their approach to this difficult, dangerous work.The remnants of retaliatory violence, including burned vehicles, was evident along the highway between Guadalajara and Tapalpa, in Jalisco state.
How Wesley Hunt of Texas Is Working in Plain Sight With Outside Groups
Exchanges between two X accounts appear to offer a vivid example of how campaigns may sidestep campaign-finance law to share strategic information.Representative Wesley Hunt, center, at a watch party for the State of the Union address Tuesday night in Georgetown, Texas.
Trump Decision to Strike Iran Opens Fissures in Midterms
Republicans largely supported the decision, while Democrats mostly opposed it — but divisions appeared in both parties.President Trump on Friday. Across the country Saturday, midterm candidates released a flurry of videos, social media posts and statements responding to news of the strikes.
Could the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Affect the Midterms?
The court is set to decide a major case that could scramble the country’s congressional maps. One crucial factor for this year’s elections is when the ruling lands.
Regime Change in Iran? 4 Opinion Writers on Khamenei Strike.
How should Americans feel about the potential for regime change? What happens now?
The Man Who Destroyed Iran
The supreme leader organized his existence around one big idea: resistance.
Death of Girl From Los Angeles School Investigated as a Homicide, Police Say
The Los Angeles police did not offer details on the death of a student at Reseda High School, but a family said that a 12-year-old girl attending the school died after being struck with a water bottle.
How the BAFTAs Bungled Its Response to a Racial Slur
The awards show didn’t mention racist slurs when it told the audience that a man with Tourette’s might make “involuntarily noises.”The executive producer of the BAFTAs ceremony said that one racist slur was edited from the BBC’s broadcast but that another was missed.
New Geothermal Technology Aims to Produce Clean Energy in Germany
Developers are using a new geothermal technology in Germany to produce clean energy.Detail of the teeth of a drill bit that will be used in the next phase of drilling.
No Clear Endgame in the Conflict Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan showed its overwhelming superiority in conventional warfare, but the Taliban have refined a lethal repertoire of guerrilla tactics.Pakistani airstrikes threatened to inflict major damage on cities in Afghanistan, which was already reeling from economic hardship a