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- Democrats Pull Back From the Edge of Disaster. Again.by E.J. Dionne Jr. on August 12, 2026 at 6:10 pm
It seems that centrists and the left can work the pragmatic side of the street.
- Inflation Eased Slightly in July, but Prices Remain Elevated as War Drags Onby Lydia DePillis on August 12, 2026 at 6:04 pm
Though energy prices fell last month after their spring surge, other factors pushed up costs as the Fed considers raising interest rates.
- RFK Jr. Stirred Vaccine Fears in Pennsylvania Years Before Measles Outbreakby Teddy Rosenbluth on August 12, 2026 at 6:00 pm
At a speech in Lancaster County, Robert F. Kennedy mocked the threat of measles. Now local officials are racing to contain one of the largest outbreaks in the country.
- Why Were Polls So Wrong in the Wisconsin Governor’s Race?by Bayliss Wagner and Ruth Igielnik on August 12, 2026 at 5:54 pm
Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist running in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor, had a double-digit lead in polls as recently as last week. Then she lost. What happened?
- Effects of Record-Breaking El Niño Are Happening on 3 Continentsby Raymond Zhong and Chico Harlan on August 12, 2026 at 5:04 pm
The recurring climate phenomenon is expected to peak later this year, but it is already causing dry spells and crop failures on three continents.
- ICE Agent Points Gun at Woman in Car in Virginia, Videos Showby Madaleine Rubin on August 12, 2026 at 4:54 pm
The agent accused the woman of trying to run him over with her vehicle, a claim she denied. It was the latest tense encounter between a federal agent and a driver.
- Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97by Keith Bradsher on August 12, 2026 at 4:51 pm
As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world’s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.
- Walking the King Charles III England Coast Path, Now Open to Allby Paul Theroux and Jeremie Souteyrat on August 12, 2026 at 4:49 pm
Paul Theroux traced the British coastline in 1982 for his book “The Kingdom by the Sea.” This year he walked parts of the new King Charles III England Coast Path, a continuous route along the country’s seashore.
- A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.by Jason Horowitz on August 12, 2026 at 4:19 pm
Mar Carretero-Castrillo, an astrophysicist, returned to her remote village in Spain to be in the path of totality. Hundreds of partygoers came too.
- Hong’s Defeat in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Progressive Movementby Kellen Browning and Julie Bosman on August 12, 2026 at 3:37 pm
Francesca Hong’s defeat in the Democratic primary for governor defied expectations and may have shown the democratic socialist wave cannot reach beyond urban centers.
- Gulf Oil Giants Are Spending Billions to Build Ways Around Strait of Hormuzby Lisa Friedman on August 12, 2026 at 3:34 pm
Even if a cease-fire materializes, Gulf exporters recognize that relying strictly on the Strait of Hormuz is a risk they can no longer take.
- Takeaways From the Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Carolina Primariesby Patricia Mazzei and Tim Balk on August 12, 2026 at 2:42 pm
A moderate won the closely fought Democratic primary for governor in Wisconsin, the latest contest between the party’s progressive and moderate wings.
- Benign Inflation Data Offers Reprieve to Fed as It Weighs Rate Increaseby Colby Smith on August 12, 2026 at 2:08 pm
The latest Consumer Price Index report helped to reinforce the patient approach adopted by many officials at the Federal Reserve about raising rates, but it has not resolved the debate altogether.
- He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.by Nicholas Casey on August 12, 2026 at 1:08 pm
As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.
- Europeans, Braced for 5th Heat Wave of 2026, Have Had Enoughby Elisabetta Povoledo, Giulia Imbert and Carlos Barragán on August 12, 2026 at 12:50 pm
With temperatures set to soar as high as 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) this week, Europeans and tourists say that summer in Europe has lost its appeal.