As Truce Seems to Hold, India and Pakistan Both Claim Victory
The Trump administration’s public descriptions of its role in the mediation seemed to touch some sensitive spots politically in India.
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Steph Curry is inching closer, but the clock is ticking on the Warriors’ season
Steph Curry went through a fairly strenuous workout on the team’s practice court before Saturday’s Game 3. Can the Warriors stay afloat?
Silver Is No Longer Just for Heirlooms
The metal is appearing everywhere on modern tables — in both traditional and avant-garde renditions.
William H. Luers, Diplomat Who Backed Czech Dissident Leader, Dies at 95
His longtime career in the Foreign Service included protecting Vaclav Havel, the writer and dissident who became the first president of the Czech Republic.
How a Quiet American Cardinal Became Pope
The cardinals electing a new pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church left the Sistine Chapel exhausted and hungry. A meditation to start the conclave had dragged on and pushed their first vote deep into Wednesday evening. It had resulted in an …
Anthony Edwards ‘owns’ tough feedback, rises above it in latest glimpse of greatness
This second-round series is headed back in the most logical direction, in large part, because Edwards’ brilliance is back.
Britain Battles Wildfires Amid Drought Warnings
A very dry start to spring has helped set off wildfires across Scotland, Wales and England, and officials have warned of a potential drought this summer.
Dance Music Is Booming Again. What’s Different This Time? A Lot.
In late February, just after midnight, a cavernous warehouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard thumped with the Ibiza-based D.J. and producer Solomun’s dramatic, synth-heavy house music as red light strobed over a sea of raucous 20- and 30-somethings. Two …
Elon Musk Thought He Could Break History. Instead It Broke Him.
The partnership between the president and the richest man in the world is coming to an end. There is one clear loser in the breakup of this affair, and it is Elon Musk. He fell from grace as effortlessly as he had risen. Like a dime-store Icarus, he …
In Trump’s America, Every Parent and Child for Themselves
Last week, President Trump introduced the Special Education Simplified Funding Program as part of his 2026 budget proposal. The president’s budget isn’t binding, but it suggests that the way the administration proposes to allocate funds to the states …