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The American E.V. Has Been Crushed. Will It Take the U.S. Auto Industry With It?

MATTHEW SHAER

The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete.

U.S. Strikes Hit Greater Tunb Island in Strait of Hormuz

ZANE IRWIN

The U.S. military said on Wednesday it had attacked Iranian cruise missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb, one of several small islands in the Strait of Hormuz subject to a decades-old territorial dispute.

He Thought He Had to Break Out of Brooklyn. Instead, He Celebrates It.

ABBY ELLIN AND LANNA APISUKH

As a child, Michael McLeer wanted to be like John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever” and leave the neighborhood. A tragedy changed his mind.

Cyclospora Was Already Hard to Investigate. Funding Cuts Make It Harder.

CAROLINE HOPKINS LEGASPI

The parasite, which has sickened thousands across the U.S., is notoriously difficult to track. Funding cuts haven’t made the job easier.

The Big Questions About Jeffrey Epstein: What The Times Has Learned

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Here is what we know about the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity. Check back for updates.

‘The Odyssey’ Review: Passion in Every Frame

MANOHLA DARGIS

Few directors close the divide between the art film and the blockbuster like Christopher Nolan.

2026 ESPY Awards: How to watch, who's nominated and more

A look at athletes nominated for the 2026 ESPY Awards, plus when the ceremony takes place and how fans can watch the show.

Lionel Messi aims to move clear in the race for the World Cup golden boot

Lionel Messi faces England in the World Cup semifinals with the chance to move clear of Kylian Mbappé in the race for the golden boot

Archaeologists Unearth a 2,400-Year-Old Sanctuary for the Worship of Odysseus

FRANZ LIDZ

The ruins of a 2,400-year-old complex suggest that, to the Greeks of antiquity, Homer’s protagonist was not just a character in a poem but a figure of genuine devotion.

New Jersey Couple Aids Meteorite Discovery After it Crashes Through Their Roof

ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS

A New Jersey couple helped scientists uncover the makeup of an unusual asteroid after it fell into their bedroom.

Elon Musk Funds Vivek Ramaswamy’s Bid for Ohio Governor Despite Their DOGE Clashes

THEODORE SCHLEIFER

Elon Musk gave $5 million to back Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for Ohio governor, seemingly moving past tensions around the effort to downsize the federal work force.

Flash Flood Emergency Is Issued in Texas After Days of Pounding Rain

JUDSON JONES AND CHRISTINE HAUSER

Roads were turning to rivers on Wednesday as emergency officials in towns around San Antonio raced to rescue people who had been stranded.

War Risk for Businesses Will Mean Higher Prices No Matter What Happens

PATRICIA COHEN

Doing business in a more dangerous and unpredictable world will cost more, pushing up the price of everything from food to electronics.

Inside Maine Democrats’ Search for a New Senate Nominee After Graham Platner’s Exit

BAYLISS WAGNER

Democratic candidates are hastily building bare-bones campaigns and forgoing traditional outreach like TV ads in a sprint to appeal to party delegates, rather than Maine voters.

Court Filings Describe Ongoing Contact Between ICE and Iran on Deportations

ZACH MONTAGUE

In a sworn declaration, a lawyer says an Iranian official reported receiving regular dossiers on Iranian detainees from Immigration and Customs Enforcement for months.