The armed and masked agents assembled outside a museum where the governor was speaking in what Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles called “a provocative act.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/newsom-la-immigration-agents.html
The leader of Democrats in the Texas House said the battle over redistricting, which could determine control of Congress, is likely to continue in the courts.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/texas-democrats-return.html
The nonprofit will receive less revenue from its members, which are under pressure to make up for shortfalls of their own.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/business/pbs-budget-cuts.html
In a petition, alumni, faculty and members of the public asked Harvard to stand up to the White House. The school has signaled a willingness to pay $500 million to restore research funds.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/harvard-petition-trump.html
The Trump administration had asked states to certify that their schools did not practice “illegal D.E.I.” and threatened to cut off billions of dollars from schools that did not comply.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/politics/trump-dei-schools.html
As he runs a long-shot third-party bid for re-election, Mayor Eric Adams is proposing an aggressive approach, favored by conservatives, of combating open drug use.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/nyregion/adams-involuntary-drugs-treatment.html
The City Council is likely to override most of Mayor Eric Adams’s recent vetoes. Still, the mayor seems eager for a fight over bills affecting grocery delivery workers and street vendors.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/nyregion/eric-adams-veto-instacart.html
A cognitive scientist, she used the language of computers to explore the nature of human thought and creativity, offering prescient insights about A.I.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/science/margaret-boden-dead.html
To be one nation, we have to embrace ground-up social change.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/opinion/trump-democrats-resistance-reform.html
Also, an experimental treatment for chronic pain showed promise. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/briefing/trump-putin-talks-chronic-pain.html
We’ve been envisioning how some of today’s biggest dilemmas could transform the city. We’d like you to imagine with us.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/nyregion/future-of-new-york-reader-callouts.html
Oregon Health & Science University said the couple’s donation would be the largest single gift to a higher-learning institution in the United States.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/phil-knight-nike-oregon-cancer-donation.html
The document describes payments made for expedition supplies, and was signed by Hernán Cortés, who conquered the Aztecs.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/fbi-mexico-conquistador-cortes-document.html
America lacks the political commitment and military pre-eminence that helped it resolve earlier European conflicts.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/can-the-u-s-still-be-europes-peacemaker-6526680d
The two leaders are meeting in-person for the first time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-putin-head-to-high-stakes-alaska-summit-with-clashing-objectives-b380ca64
The paralysis has economic consequences for everyone. Growing families can’t upgrade, empty-nesters can’t downsize, and when people can’t move for a job offer, they often earn less.https://www.wsj.com/economy/american-job-housing-economic-dynamism-d56ef8fc
The economy posted modest growth in the second quarter despite the impact of U.S. tariffs, adding to early rate-hike expectations by the country’s central bank.https://www.wsj.com/economy/japans-economy-records-modest-growth-despite-trade-uncertainty-ff019c4d
Officials will work on a support package for canola growers while trying to resolve the trade row with their Chinese counterparts over the oilseed, said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/canada-pm-carney-aims-to-resolve-canola-row-with-china-f6765818
The Industrial Revolution reaches its peak amid intensifying political reaction. Sound familiar?https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-the-gilded-age-resonates-in-2025-c5c6aa20
Putting off nuclear talks and inspections has even Europe losing patience.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/iran-invites-snap-back-sanctions-9e6796b7