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The Most Important Race Shaping 2028 for Democrats Is Happening Now in Michigan
The fate of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate in the race, will serve as a litmus test for the left’s potency heading into the next presidential contest.
By Shane Goldmacher
technology
Prediction Markets Face Their Biggest Accuracy Test Yet: The Midterms
Studies have shown that the betting sites can predict races correctly, but their ability to forecast U.S. midterm elections is an important proving ground.
By Stuart A. Thompson
business
Tech Stocks Tumble, Putting Pressure on Broader Market
The S&P 500 is set for a small loss in October, despite a deeper slide in some of the A.I. stocks that exert a heavy influence on the index.
By Joe Rennison and Aruni Soni
business
Why the Markets Don’t Care About the Midterms
Factors like inflation, interest rates, A.I. and the war with Iran are far more important, our columnist says.
By Jeff Sommer
technology
Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Is Just the Start of a Risky New Era
The largest cyber heist in history came as attackers increasingly use artificial intelligence and other advanced techniques to steal crypto and quickly launder the funds.
By David Yaffe-Bellany and Dustin Volz
business
What to Know About the Binance Hack
Hackers made off with around $6 billion in digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto heist in history. Binance said it will cover the losses.
By Jonathan Wolfe
world
U.S. to Send Dozens Back to Afghanistan, Despite Risk of Persecution
The Trump administration plans to fly the Afghan immigrants from Louisiana to Pakistan, where they are expected to be expelled over the border to Afghanistan.
By Pranav Baskar, Hamed Aleaziz and Elian Peltier
well
How Much Do You Know About Sugar?
This quiz is our treat.
By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi
weather
Here’s Where Rain Could Dampen Your Spirits This Halloween
Use our tool to look up your trick-or-treat forecast.
By Amy Graff
realestate
The Best Trick-or-Treating Happens in Apartment Buildings
We asked readers to share their Halloween tales of going door to door in New York City.
By Joyce Cohen
world
I Covered the Tiananmen Square Massacre. It Still Weighs on Me.
The day that changed modern China also taught me how to recognize true courage.
By Nicholas Kristof
business
High Inflation Haunts Trump and Republicans on Eve of Election
A backlash over high prices helped Republicans capture a majority in 2024. Now, it may be the source of the party’s own undoing.
By Tony Romm
business
U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War
That was almost three times as much as what businesses producing and refining oil in the United States made in the same period in 2025.
By Rebecca F. Elliott and Keith Collins
us
‘My Body Hurts’: Christa Pike Describes Pain and Isolation After Botched Execution
Convicted of a 1995 murder, Ms. Pike released her first statement since the failed attempt to execute her last month.
By Emily Cochrane
world
Another Toll of the Violent Unrest in France: The Political Center
Support for Édouard Philippe, the leading candidate from the centrist bloc, has eroded, while his far-right and far-left rivals benefit.
By Mark Landler
magazine
The Vibe Is Dissatisfaction. The Result Is Endless Political Deadlock.
From France to Brazil, voters are railing against the status quo, even as the politics of disenchantment make lasting change nearly impossible.
By David Wallace-Wells
world
Ukrainians Are Fighting Russians Inside Underground Gas Pipes. I Went in One.
I experienced war’s subterranean future as drones dominate the skies. I didn’t like it.
By Maria Varenikova and Finbarr O’Reilly
world
A Rare Rescue, Announced by Melania Trump, Begins in a Besieged Ukrainian City
Many of the people left in Oleshky, where bombardment is constant, have run out of food. A truce that began Tuesday is supposed to allow aid in and civilians out.
By Carlotta Gall and Oleksandr Chubko
world
Russian News Outlet That Defied Kremlin Will Shut Down: ‘They Killed Us’
Journalists at the fiercely independent Novaya Gazeta, whose co-founder received the Nobel Peace Prize, said the government had orchestrated its demise.
By Valerie Hopkins
us
A 360° Tour of Trump’s D.C. Makeover
This panorama of Washington shows the president’s growing imprint on the city, despite legal challenges.
By Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, Karthik Patanjali, Doug Mills and Luke Broadwater
arts
Patrick Stewart Was Regal, Stately and Quite Hilarious
The actor used his booming voice and Shakespearean pedigree in the service of absurd (and often lewd) comedy.
By Maya Phillips
science
As Picard, Patrick Stewart Had ‘Life-Changing’ Effects on Generations of Scientists
Stewart’s iconic “Star Trek” character inspired astronomers and astronauts in countless ways: “You were the captain of my childhood,” one astrophysicist said.
By Robin George Andrews
opinion
I’m in ‘You Can See Everything.’ Here’s My Side of the Story.
I’m in ‘You Can See Everything.’ Here’s my side of the story.
By Amy Chozick
opinion
The Trouble With This Popular Progressive Idea
Forget California’s billionaire wealth tax. The economist Natasha Sarin believes there are better ways to make billionaires pay up.
By Natasha Sarin and Emily Holzknecht
briefing
Mosquito Lasers
China has come up with an innovative way to kill the insects.
By Sam Sifton
world
Traffic Control Errors Caused Spain’s Deadly Train Crash, Official Says
The transport minister said a judge would investigate controllers’ actions, including authorizing a train to proceed at high speed though another was stalled in front of it.
By Carlos Barragán