New York City Faces Its Second Big Storm in Weeks

The storm in late January was bad enough. This one is bringing true blizzard conditions, and the city has stepped up its response.Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York described the city’s plans for the winter storm at a news conference on Sunday.

M Mihir Zaveri

For Iran’s Rulers, Refusing U.S. Demands Is a Risk Worth Taking

The government in Tehran sees capitulating to Washington’s demands on uranium enrichment and ballistic missiles as riskier to its survival than going to war, analysts say.A march in Tehran this month marked the anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Iran is facing an economic crisis and a major buil

E Erika Solomon

Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack

The top negotiators plan to meet in Geneva on Thursday for last-ditch talks, debating a new proposal that could create an off-ramp as two carrier groups massed within striking distance of Iran.President Trump’s threat is the latest example of how he is trying to force Iranian leaders to see that the

J Julian E. Barnes, David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt

What’s Happened Since the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling

After the Trump administration’s punishing tariffs were invalidated, the president said he would impose new tariffs using a different authority. It’s been a whirlwind.The Supreme Court on Friday, in a 6-to-3 ruling, found that the statute that President Trump invoked to bypass Congress did not allow

K Kim Bhasin

U.K., Australia and Others Worse Off Under Trump’s New Tariffs

Many important U.S. trading partners are facing higher duties after President Trump, reacting to a Supreme Court setback, set the rate on a new set of global tariffs at 15 percent.An assembly line at a Jaguar Land Rover factory in Solihull, Britain. The automaker sells about a fifth of its cars in t

E Eshe Nelson and Aaron Krolik

Trump’s Challenge to Free Market Capitalism

Stakes in private companies. Handshake deals with chief executives. The president’s economic policy has drifted far from principles that long defined the Republican Party. Is it capitalism at all?

B Ben Casselman

When Faced With Claims of Racism, Trump Points to His Black Friends

President Trump has often invoked his unnamed Black friends, or name-checked celebrities and athletes, when asked to discuss anything related to Black voters.President Trump speaking during an event for Black History Month at the White House on Wednesday. For Mr. Trump, talking about his loyal Black

E Erica L. Green and Dylan Freedman

Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders

At least 35 times since August, federal judges have ordered the administration to explain why it should not be punished for violating their orders in immigration cases.In internal communications, the Justice Department’s leadership in Washington has taken a defiant posture toward federal judges.

M Mattathias Schwartz, Zach Montague and Ernesto Londoño

Mexican Forces Kill ‘El Mencho,’ Nation’s Most-Wanted Cartel Boss

“El Mencho” was the longtime head of one of the nation’s most powerful cartels. Armed groups set fire to cars and buildings across Mexico in the wake of his death.Agentes de policía aseguran una zona en la que miembros del crimen organizado incendiaron vehículos en Zapopan, México, el domingo.

J Jack Nicas and Paulina Villegas

What to Know About the Killing of ‘El Mencho’

The Mexican government has killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the longtime leader of one of Mexico’s most powerful gangs, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.Firefighters extinguishing a burning bus in Jalisco state, Mexico, on Sunday. Organized crime groups set fire to buildings and vehicles across t

E Ephrat Livni

The Ukrainian Bureaucrat Working to Squeeze Russia’s War Machine

Vladyslav Vlasiuk has spent the past four years pressing Western allies to squeeze the Russian economy through more sanctions. He hopes that 2026 will be the tipping point.Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian commissioner for sanctions policy, in Kyiv, in January.

C Constant Méheut

EU Support for Ukraine Stumbles as Hungary Looks to Delay Aid

Hungary said that it would block both the latest sanctions package on Russia and a financial aid package to Kyiv worth about $106 billion.Police officers at the site of an explosion in Lviv, Ukraine, on Sunday.

J Jeanna Smialek and Constant Méheut

‘A.I. Literacy’ Is Trending in Schools. Here’s Why.

Artificial intelligence companies are urging teachers to prepare students for an “A.I.-driven future.” What that means varies from school to school.Students at North Star Academy Washington Park High School in Newark can use A.I. chatbots to explore career pathways or hone their writing skills.

N Natasha Singer

BAFTAs 2026: The Best and Worst Moments

Alan Cumming forced fishy British snacks onto movie stars. Paddington Bear presented an award. And there was more swearing, and racial curses, than this awards show has ever heard.Jessie Buckley gave the night’s most emotional and twisty speech after winning the BAFTA for best actress.

A Alex Marshall and Eleanor Stanford