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business
Debt Alarms Ring as Countries Rack Up More Emergency Spending
Amid signs of a prolonged period of high energy costs, policymakers are urging restraint as governments open up the public till to protect households and businesses.
By Eshe Nelson
business
Corporate America Aims to Preserve Profit Streak During War in Iran
Higher inflation is leading companies to raise prices without sacrificing margins.
By Talmon Joseph Smith
world
Trump and Meloni Split Amid Growing Dispute Over Pope and Iran
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was once considered one of President Trump’s closest European allies. Their friendship now appears in danger.
By Jason Horowitz
us
Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology
The vice president, who is Catholic, took issue with Pope Leo XIV’s statement that disciples of Christ are “never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.”
By Anton Troianovski
us
Trump’s Go-To Justification for Contentious Decisions: National Security
The administration has invoked national security in a variety of matters, including the White House ballroom and offshore wind farms, drawing rebukes from some judges.
By Maxine Joselow and Devlin Barrett
business
Trump Increased Tax Refunds, but a Political Challenge Still Looms
While last year’s tax law has raised the average I.R.S. refund, the boost is less than the White House expected — and may not have much impact on voters.
By Andrew Duehren
technology
How ‘Jagged Intelligence’ Can Reframe the A.I. Debate
A.I. has always been compared to human intelligence, but that may not be the right way to think about it. What it does well can help predict what jobs it may replace.
By Cade Metz
business
That Meeting You Hate May Keep A.I. From Stealing Your Job
As artificial intelligence makes many tasks easier, the human work of cajoling, arm-twisting and reassuring appears to be rising in importance.
By Noam Scheiber
magazine
We Don’t Really Know How A.I. Works. That’s a Problem.
For us to trust it on certain subjects, researchers in the growing field of interpretability might need to learn how to open the black box of its brain.
By Oliver Whang
us
Will Sister Mary Kay Turn Out the Lights?
An influential order of nuns decided to complete its mission when the last sister dies. The only question left is how to finish well.
By Kurt Streeter and Michelle V. Agins
us
Swalwell’s Exit Injects ‘Chaos’ Into California Governor’s Race
Democratic candidates see sudden voter interest in the sleepy contest as a campaign opportunity. All are scrambling for support from former backers of Eric Swalwell.
By Laurel Rosenhall and Theodore Schleifer
us
Gallego Dismissed Rumors of a ‘Flirty’ Swalwell, Highlighting a Culture of Silence
The admission by Senator Ruben Gallego that he had heard, but disbelieved, rumors about Eric Swalwell and women showed the attitude on Capitol Hill toward men accused of behaving badly.
By Michael Gold
us
He Has a War Chest and an ‘R’ by His Name. Will Enough Voters Like Him?
Vivek Ramaswamy has all but cleared the field ahead of the May primary for Ohio governor, but whether a finance and pharma billionaire is the man for the moment is another question.
By Campbell Robertson
us
A Progressive Group Rolls Out a Campus Competitor to Turning Point
More Perfect Union, a left-wing media organization, hopes to win back young voters and build a new generation of college influencers with its More Perfect University program.
By Kellen Browning and Shane Goldmacher
upshot
What the New Loan Caps Will Mean for Grad Students This Fall
With new limits on federal lending, many students will need private loans and some could be shut out. See the data, program by program.
By Amy Fan
arts
Rebuilding After Fires, L.A. Neighbors Join Forces and Innovate
Across the city’s fire zones, there’s a surge of experimentation — collective rebuilding, catalog homes and new technologies that are safe and reduce costs.
By Sam Lubell and Carlos Jaramillo
theater
Billy Crystal Lost His House in the L.A. Fires. He’s Made a Show About It.
The actor-comedian said he will return to Broadway this fall with a new solo show called “860,” named for the address of his destroyed family home.
By Michael Paulson
theater
‘Giant’ and Roald Dahl’s Antisemitism: What’s Fact and Fiction?
Mark Rosenblatt’s Broadway play, starring John Lithgow as the British children’s book author, draws from Dahl’s comments over the years.
By Sarah Bahr
theater
‘Giant’ Review: As Roald Dahl, John Lithgow Is a Study in Monstrosity
In Mark Rosenblatt’s play, a powerful portrayal of the beloved children’s book author who almost gleefully exposes his bigotry.
By Helen Shaw
world
Dodging Bombs and Drones, This Postman Still Delivers
Oleksiy Klochkovsky has driven mail and parcels around the front line in Ukraine for four years. He keeps one ear tuned for danger from above.
By Cassandra Vinograd and Oleksandr Chubko
arts
Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan Have a Generational ‘Beef’
The actors play a married couple on the brink in the second season of the Netflix anthology series.
By Ashley Spencer and Sela Shiloni
science
In Defense of Dumb Dogs
Your pet is (probably) not a genius, and that’s OK.
By Emily Anthes
opinion
The Great American GLP-1 Experiment
Millions of Americans are experimenting with the drugs. Science can’t keep up.
opinion
This Is Not a Man in Control of Himself
Trump is in over his head.
By Jamelle Bouie
briefing
It’s Tax Day
We’re looking at who is filing and what they’re paying.
By Sam Sifton
arts
How to Win a $1.2 Million Picasso Without Really Trying
A Parisian software salesman entered a charity raffle and came away with a piece of history: “I have some paintings, but not like a Picasso.”
By Derrick Bryson Taylor
nyregion
Thousands of N.Y.C. Doormen Seeking Better Pay Are Set to Vote on Strike
It would be the first walkout by the apartment building workers in more than three decades.
By Patrick McGeehan
nyregion
Will a New Address Help a Company Avoid Scrutiny Over Assault Claims?
The New York State comptroller said the real estate brokerage eXp, two of whose former agents have been accused of sexual assault, should fix its company culture instead of moving to Texas.
By Debra Kamin
us
Surgeon Who Removed Wrong Organ From Patient Is Charged in His Death
Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky tried to persuade his colleagues in the operating room that the liver he removed from a 70-year-old patient was a spleen, according to Florida’s Health Department.
By Vjosa Isai