Chinese fighter jet flies 20 feet from US military plane
The US said its pilot had to evade the jet to avoid colliding in international airspace over the South China Sea.
When American History Turns Into American Mythology
The tension between myth and reality does not undermine the U.S. It defines it.
Want to Understand L.G.B.T.Q. Life in America? Come to Alabama.
I went to Alabama to understand what our country’s anti-gay backlash looks like on the ground — and what it really means to fight back.
Consider the Burying Beetle. (Or Else.)
The story behind an ambitious new global agreement to protect biodiversity.
TikTok Spied on Journalists and ChatGPT is Challenging Google
TikTok skeptics now have a smoking gun.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Timed Teaser: Who wanted a ‘top table’ seat for Putin?
Test your knowledge of the news these last few days – 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go!
The long journey to getting Trump’s taxes released
They revealed he paid little to no federal income taxes over that period, and that Mr Trump had reported in his tax filings that his businesses lost significant amounts of…