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- San Francisco Teachers End Strike After 4 Daysby Soumya Karlamangla on February 13, 2026 at 8:38 pm
Public schools are expected to reopen on Wednesday for 50,000 students in the city. Teachers demanded higher wages and health care benefits.
- Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early Prizeby Rebecca F. Elliott and Daniel Wood on February 13, 2026 at 8:31 pm
The South American country has natural gas that could be extracted and exported quickly, but U.S. sanctions, which are now being eased, have stymied development.
- Mamdani Revives Bus and Bike Lanes Killed by Adams in ‘Backroom Deals’by Dana Rubinstein and Stefanos Chen on February 13, 2026 at 8:19 pm
A range of new projects announced on Friday will reverse decisions made by the Adams administration and help the new mayor fulfill his vow to speed up buses in New York.
- Au Pair Juliana Peres Magalhães Sentenced to 10 Years in Banfield Double Murder Caseby Billy Witz on February 13, 2026 at 8:08 pm
Juliana Peres Magalhães, 25, had cooperated with prosecutors, who sought a lenient sentence. But the judge said the woman, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, merited the state maximum.
- The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s Powerby Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick on February 13, 2026 at 8:02 pm
The journalist Anand Giridharadas examines the power and influence that Jeffrey Epstein brokered and that the latest batch of Epstein files puts on display.
- Congress Leaves DC as DHS Shuts Downby Carl Hulse on February 13, 2026 at 8:01 pm
Despite a deadlock over funding for the agency, lawmakers left town and left Democratic and White House negotiators to try to work out a deal in their absence.
- U.S. Inflation Eased at Start of the Yearby Colby Smith on February 13, 2026 at 6:49 pm
The Consumer Price Index fell in January to 2.4 percent from 2.7 percent a month
- Beyond the Big Cities, ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban Americaby Anna Griffin and Chelsia Rose Marcius on February 13, 2026 at 6:48 pm
Far from the national spotlight, towns like Cornelius, Ore., and Coon Rapids, Minn., are dealing with President Trump’s expanding mass deportation effort, and the effects can be acute.
- A Surge of ICE Arrests Overwhelms the Federal Court Systemby Jacey Fortin on February 13, 2026 at 6:44 pm
A surge of immigration arrests in the state sent thousands of people to detention centers in Texas, New Mexico and elsewhere. Federal courts have been overwhelmed with their pleas for release.
- One Last Chat With David Brooksby New York Times Opinion on February 13, 2026 at 6:42 pm
Before leaving The Times after 22 years, David Brooks responds to readers’ questions.
- Amid Fallout From Epstein Files, Dubai’s DP World Boss Is Replacedby Abdi Latif Dahir on February 13, 2026 at 6:35 pm
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was credited with turning the state-backed DP World into a global logistics powerhouse. He was recently identified in correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.
- Man Pleads Guilty in Murder Plot U.S. Says Is Tied to Indian Governmentby Benjamin Weiser, Colin Moynihan and Kate Christobek on February 13, 2026 at 6:20 pm
Nikhil Gupta was accused of plotting to assassinate an American citizen. Prosecutors have argued the case mirrors similar efforts against Sikhs, including the killing of one in Canada.
- ’The Interview’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Storyby Lulu Garcia-Navarro on February 13, 2026 at 6:02 pm
In her first interview with an American media outlet, Pelicot opens up about surviving years of secret abuse — and a trial that shocked the world.
- As Diplomats Talk, Pentagon Prepares for Possible War With Iranby Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt on February 13, 2026 at 5:15 pm
President Trump threatened to strike Iran, but the military has needed time to build up its forces in the region.
- Looks Aren’t Everything? Clavicular Begs to Differ.by Joseph Bernstein on February 13, 2026 at 4:11 pm
Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, has emerged as a beacon for a group of narcissistic, status-obsessed young men. He wants to take his fixation with “looksmaxxing” mainstream.