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Episode 4: The Clinic

From Serial Productions. What went wrong at Yale.

Do Legacy Admissions Policies Have a Future?

Critics have accused them of boosting white, wealthy college applicants. But elite schools like Harvard may be reluctant to shut a source of alumni cash.

The Covid Origins Debate

The picture has changed as more evidence emerges, but we might never get a clear answer.

‘Oppenheimer’ and the Siren Song of World-Ending Technology

The story is a warning. Will we heed it?

DeSantis Cuts Campaign Staff by a Third in Effort to Rein In Costs

His presidential campaign, facing questions from allies and donors about the strength of his candidacy, has now eliminated the jobs of 38 aides this month.

Microsoft and Alphabet Face an Investor Test on AI

Microsoft and Alphabet will report results on Tuesday, as investors look for signs that a rally in stocks tied to artificial intelligence is justified.

Russia Strikes Danube Port, Escalating Attacks on Ukraine Grain Routes

The assault, across the river from Romania, heightened the risk of a more direct confrontation with a NATO member and came on the same day…

Why Elon Musk Rebranded Twitter as X

Rebranding the social network as X marks the billionaire’s latest gamble to reinvent the company, after buying it last year for $44 billion.

The Sunday Read: ‘The Trillion-Gallon Question’

Extreme weather is threatening California’s dams. What happens if they fail?

Weary Soldiers, Unreliable Munitions: Ukraine’s Many Challenges

A month of reporting by New York Times journalists found the fighting mostly stalemated and Ukraine facing an array of obstacles against a determined foe.