Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the Dreamforce conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Sept. 15, 2026. Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy. (Manuel Orbegozo/The New York Times) By DAVID McCABE In recent weeks, an unlikely coalition has assembled around a simple idea: Artificial intelligence companies should be held legally responsible when their syste

Alejandro González Iñárritu, the director of “Digger,” a roiling satire about climate change, corporate overlords and propaganda that stars Tom Cruise as an unrepentant, larger-than-life oilman, at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026. Iñárritu reflects on the ups, downs and risks in the making of the polarizing film. (Sinna Nasseri/The New York Times) By MELENA RYZIK “We have confused, in my point of view, reality with truth,” filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárri

By K.R.CALLAWAY A 28-year-old worker at a research laboratory in Siberia recently died of pneumonia. The facility studies plague, among other pathogens, raising fears that she had been exposed at the laboratory. But Russian health officials have not linked the death of the worker, Darya Shipilova, to infection with Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague. And despite early reports that dozens had been quarantined near the research facility, health officials said tha

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ADAM RASGON British and Israeli diplomats reached a last-minute agreement to avoid the closure of the British Consulate building in east Jerusalem, Britain’s foreign secretary announced Thursday, leaving behind a scaled-back diplomatic mission to Palestinians. Israel threatened last month to shut the consulate, which has served as the center of British outreach to Palestinians for decades, in response to London’s decision to impose trade sanctions on I

By MARC SANTORA A Russian campaign to make Ukraine’s towns and cities unlivable is exacting an enormous toll on Ukrainian civilians. At least 30 people were killed Thursday when a Russian guided bomb struck a commuter bus in eastern Ukraine, officials said. That attack, in the front-line city of Kramatorsk, came a day after a Russian cruise missile slammed into a five-story apartment building in Pryluky, a small city about 200 miles from any active combat zone. At least 22 pe

Voters fill out ballots on primary election day at the Butte Civic Center in Butte, Mt., on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The Trump administration is investigating nonprofits that it says may be recruiting noncitizens for voter registration, documents show, even though noncitizen voting in the United States is rare. (Will Warasila/The New York Times) By MADELEINE NGO, RICHARD FAUSSET and ALEXANDRA BERZON As the Trump administration promotes doubts about the integrity of the voting s

Monaeka Flores, whose family has deep roots on Guam, at Tarague Beach, Sept. 28, 2026. The Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether the U.S. Air Force can keep destroying munitions on a beach in Guam, a practice it began in 1982. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times) By ABBIE VANSICKLE Tarague Beach is a tropical expanse of white sand on the island of Guam, where sea turtles lay their eggs, migratory seabirds forage and reef fish glide in the clear blue-green water. But t

Gianlee Márquez con niños en actividad Lee Conmigo. POR EL STAR STAFF Con el propósito de fomentar la lectura desde los primeros años de vida, Lee Conmigo invita a las familias, organizaciones y a la comunidad en general a participar el sábado, 17 de octubre, en ¡Muévete Conmigo!, un evento que combinará música, lectura de cuentos y ejercicios de Pilates en familia como parte de la campaña anual de recaudación de fondos para su Biblioteca Infantil. “Queremos que las personas

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel prepares to speak during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters, Sept. 24, 2026. Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates over the weekend to meet with the Emirati president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the two leaders’ offices confirmed on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By M. GESSEN If you’ve heard anything about “NAZA,” the new documentary about the war i

US stocks were on track ​for a lower open on Thursday as oil prices surged and Treasury yields hovered near multi-year highs, stoking inflation worries ahead of an ‌earnings season that will test whether corporate profits can sustain the momentum. Brent crude futures jumped 4.9% to more than $105 a barrel on persistent worries about supply from the Middle East after increasing attacks on shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The bond market selloff showed no sign ​of