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Italy Weighs Controversial Law Giving Bonus Seats to Election Winners

Supporters of the law say it would bring stability to a country with a long history of short-lived governments, but critics see the measure as a th...
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 4:01 am

For France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a Threat

Far-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 4:00 am

France Braces for a Second Day of Mass Protests in a Week

French activists were set to rally across France on Thursday, in a test of the longevity of a nationwide student protest movement.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 4:00 am

5 Takeaways From the First Iowa Senate Debate

In a top Senate battleground, Representative Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee, sparred with Josh Turek, her Democratic rival, on policy issues...
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 3:56 am

Arizona Congressional Candidate Says She Was Raped While Fixing Sign

Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democrat, said the attack in August occurred while she was repairing a damaged campaign sign.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 3:41 am

At Texas Rally, Trump and Paxton Make for an Awkward Pair

The president offered support for the Republican Senate candidate, after earlier grumbles, but focused much of his speech on a defense of his own r...
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 3:32 am

Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 3:07 am

Texas Executes Man After Botched Lethal Injection in Tennessee

Jamaal Howard was put to death after courts rejected his lawyers’ requests to delay the execution over concerns about the drug.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 2:13 am

Newsom Mulls Sparing Lives of All 563 Prisoners on Death Row in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom ramped up talks after a botched execution in Tennessee.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 1:53 am

Cornell Student Wants Letitia James, NY Attorney General, Removed as Prosecutor

Attorney General Letitia James should step down from leading the investigation into a former student’s claim that she was sexually assaulted in 202...
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 1:42 am

RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts

Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded...
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 1:40 am

Christa Pike, Confused After Failed Tennessee Execution, Is at Center of Legal Storm

Her awareness and condition deepen ethical and legal questions after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her for murdering a classmate decades ago.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 12:09 am

Leon Botstein, Former Bard President With Epstein Ties, Resigns From College Positions

Leon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime fri...
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 11:56 pm

Army Sets Date for First Military Execution by Firing Squad Since 1945

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be shot to death on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 and wounded 32 in 2009.
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 10:23 pm

What Experts Want to Know About the Russia Plague Scare

Missing details about the death of a lab worker, including the cause, are worrying scientists.
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 8:22 pm

A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy?

Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from polit...
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 7:59 pm

Rubio Urges Europe to Awaken From ‘Slumber’ and Uphold Western Dominance

In Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western nations must embrace an earlier ethos of exploration and conquest as part of their civilizat...
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 7:54 pm

From Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat

A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 5:55 pm

Trump Administration Delays Threaten Funding for HIV Research

The networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine.
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 4:33 pm

Pete Hegseth’s ‘Vast Overcorrection’

A Special Forces veteran joins the columnist David French to assess Pete Hegseth’s leadership.
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 2:04 pm

‘This Is Nuts.’ An OpenAI Insider Explains Why He Quit.

David Robinson, who wrote OpenAI’s safety protocols, resigned last week over safety concerns.
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 1:48 pm

The Start-Up That Wants to Build ‘Microrobots’ With A.I.

Atomic Machines is training artificial intelligence on materials and designs — and then using it to build tiny physical devices.
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 9:06 am