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U.S. and Iran to Hold Talks in Oman on Friday
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U.S. and Iran to Hold Talks in Oman on Friday

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe White House confirmed a meeting would take place after days of conflicting reports on the talks’ timing, location and format.​The White House confirmed a meeting would take place after days of conflicting reports on the talks’ timing, location and format. ​Read More

Starmer Apologizes for Ex-Ambassador Mandelson’s Epstein Ties
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Starmer Apologizes for Ex-Ambassador Mandelson’s Epstein Ties

Newly released documents detailed connections between the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson, who was picked to be the U.S. envoy by the British prime minister, Keir Starmer.​ Read More Newly released documents detailed connections between the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson, who was picked to be the U.S. envoy by the...

Bad Bunny Means a Breakthrough for Puerto Rican Athletes, Too
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Bad Bunny Means a Breakthrough for Puerto Rican Athletes, Too

Puerto Rican football players are thrilled that Spanish will resound at the Super Bowl. “The stage is bigger than the N.F.L. itself,” one lineman said.​ Read More Puerto Rican football players are thrilled that Spanish will resound at the Super Bowl. “The stage is bigger than the N.F.L. itself,” one lineman said. 

Outside the Art World’s Echo Chamber, at Art Basel Qatar
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Outside the Art World’s Echo Chamber, at Art Basel Qatar

More than half the exhibited artists were from the Middle East, North Africa or South Asia, giving visitors an opportunity to discover fresh voices.​ Read More More than half the exhibited artists were from the Middle East, North Africa or South Asia, giving visitors an opportunity to discover fresh voices. 

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Save the ‘Sistine Chapel of the New Deal’ in the Cohen Federal Building

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe rare murals in the Cohen Federal Building celebrate vital American values of dignity and community. Now they could meet the same fate as the White House’s East Wing.​The rare murals in the Cohen Federal Building celebrate vital American values of dignity and community. Now they could meet the same fate...

To Win Back the House, Democrats Take the Fight to Deep-Red Areas
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To Win Back the House, Democrats Take the Fight to Deep-Red Areas

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsDemocrats are tapping candidates with unusual résumés — a Tejano recording star, a smokejumper and a fourth-generation farmer — to compete in areas long seen as inhospitable.​Democrats are tapping candidates with unusual résumés — a Tejano recording star, a smokejumper and a fourth-generation farmer — to compete in areas long seen...