By AMISHA PADNANI For centenarian runners, getting into the sport is often less about defying age than about having a second or third act, a chance at reinvention — after grief, retirement or upheaval. Many of those covered in The New York Times picked up running late in life. They ran for joy, the pleasure of competing, a sense of discipline or a feeling of liberation, sharing an uncommon drive that kept them going to 100 and beyond. We’re remembering the lives of a few of t

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Feb. 19, 2026. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times) By JESSICA ROY When NJ Transit said this month that train tickets to MetLife Stadium for the World Cup would cost $150 — more than 10 times the normal price — fans were incensed. The news kicked off a battle between local officials and FIFA, soccer’s governing body, over who should pay for security and transit. But as politicians sparred with the organizers, an alternative idea was taki

The Panorama digital command center in the headquarters of the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 6, 2026. The United Arab Emirates announced plans to leave OPEC on April 28, 2026, after long complaining that the oil production cartel’s quotas had curtailed its oil exports in an unfair manner. (Natalie Naccache/The New York Times) By VIVIAN NEREIM and REBECCA F. ELLIOTT The United Arab Emirates dealt a major blow to some of th

By ANUPREETA DA and HARI KUMAR The heinous rape and murder, in August 2024, of a young doctor who was resting in a hospital seminar room between shifts unleashed a storm of rage, leading to a criminal inquiry that expanded into broader investigations into potential systemic corruption. More than a year-and-a-half later, the doctor’s mother, Ratna Debnath, has stepped into the political realm as a candidate for West Bengal’s state legislature, aiming to seek justice for her da

A rendering provided by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts of plans for a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington. The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which President Donald Trump vows to top in Washington, offers a lesson in the complicated history of monuments. (U.S. Commission of Fine Arts via The New York Times) By MARK LANDLER For someone who regularly disparages France in matters of war and commerce, President Donald Trump is not above appropriating its culture. Last year, Trump

Iranians hold photos of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, at a government-organized march in Tehran on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Khamenei issued a rare statementt.me on Thursday saying that the United States had no place in the future of the Persian Gulf region and making clear that his country planned to manage the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway going forward. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times) By LEO SANDS Iran’s supreme leader issued a rare

U.S. stocks advanced on ⁠Thursday ⁠and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logged their ⁠biggest monthly gains in years as solid corporate earnings offset the war-related oil supply shock that has rattled ​markets and sent crude prices to four-year highs. But oil prices eased and economic data showed the U.S. economy continues to grow at a healthy pace, helping as investors ‌geopolitical tensions and close the book on a ‌month of solid gains. The rally gained momentum throughout the s

By ERIK PIEPENBURG ‘Vulcanizadora’ Joel Potrykus’ darkly comic slow-burn buddy movie is streaming on Shudder, but it’s not a conventional horror movie. Most of it is about two friends who spend a walk in the woods talking smack, shooting off bottle rockets and fighting over debts. But once their destination is revealed, the film’s horrors are, too, and that’s when this slacker meditation on aging and death squares up and delivers its blows. The film opens as Marty (Joshua Bur

Elinette González Aguayo, Representante del Distrito 11 Por EL STAR STAFF El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Carlos ‘Johnny’ Méndez Núñez, inauguró esta semana la nueva oficina de dicho cuerpo legislativo para brindar servicios gubernamentales a las comunidades de Dorado, Vega Alta y Vega Baja. “Con el firme compromiso de fortalecer la atención directa a la ciudadanía y continuar acercando los servicios gubernamentales a las comunidades del Distrito Número 11 (Dor