Tom Steyer Spent $558 Million. What a Waste.

Imagine what Tom Steyer could have done with all the money he wasted on another campaign.

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Duane Michals, Photographer With Stories to Tell, Dies at 94

A self-taught artist, he brought narrative to modern photography with sequences of staged black-and-white images, often accompanied by wry or lyrical captions.

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The Good That Can Come From Platner’s Candidacy

The Senate race in Maine is a chance to do away with inconsistent standards applied according to political bias.

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The A.I. Classroom Is Quiet. Way Too Quiet.

A.I. tutoring is seductive, but ultimately ineffective.

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How Elon Musk’s Friendship With the F.C.C. Smooths the Way for SpaceX’s I.P.O.

Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has greenlighted regulatory requests for the company’s Starlink satellite internet service and lavished praise on its chief executive.

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Between the Knicks and the Pope, Villanova Finds the Spotlight

Villanova University alumni have been grabbing headlines, both on the court and in the Vatican.

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Democrats in Congress Grapple With Concerns Over Platner Allegations

Some voiced a fresh round of worry this weekend while others reinforced their support for Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic Senate nominee.

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Knicks Watch Party at MSG Is Canceled as Game 3 Security Ramps Up for Trump

President Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani are expected to attend the game on Monday at Madison Square Garden. A viewing party on Friday led to more than a dozen arrests.

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Marco Rubio: Florida Centrist, Tea Party Darling, MAGA Warrior, President?

The secret to the secretary of state’s success.

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Screwworm Flies Add to Cattle Ranchers’ Woes

Some Texans fear “the nightmares and the horrors” of a potential screwworm outbreak. Elsewhere, not enough grass to feed cattle sends them to market earlier.

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17 Arrested, 1 Officer Injured in N.Y.C. Celebrations of Knicks’ Game 2 Win

The police took dozens of people into custody this week after N.B.A. finals watch parties in Midtown Manhattan grew unruly.

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U.S. Amputee World Cup Contenders Are Fierce on Crutches

With the Amputee Football World Cup nearing, an elite squad of athletes gathered on Long Island to vie for a spot on the national men’s team, displaying skill and grit.

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Driven From Lenapehoking, They Hope to Return to New York

The Lenape were forced out of their ancestral lands centuries ago. Now in Oklahoma, their descendants feel the pull of homeland in the east.

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