What is a Trade War—and Could Trump Really Win One?
Thanks to dueling tariff threats, China and the U.S. move closer to direct economic confrontation.
Why Are Women So Much Less Likely to Commit Gun Homicides?
Data show gun massacres by female shooters, like the one at YouTube headquarters, are a rarity.
Why Did a Massive Crack in the Earth Suddenly Appear in East Africa?
Sitting atop two retreating tectonic plates, the crack is now 50 feet deep and 65 feet wide in places.
Cambridge Analytica Improperly Harvested Data of Up to 87 Million Facebook Users
Social networking giant divulged that its privacy breach was much larger than first reported.
NYTimes Unearths Treasure Trove of Documents That Reveal Life Under ISIS Control
Journalists gathered and examined thousands of files left behind by Islamic militants in Mosul.
Artificial Intelligence Might Help Stop Shark Attacks
AI could help survey sharks, not kill them, according to advocates.
Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor Hit By Data Breach
The chains' parent company, Canada-based Hudson's Bay Co., announced the breach.
Parkland Students Struggle With Yearbook After Shooting
NYT followed editors, designers, writers & photographers as they toiled in aftermath of tragedy.
Hubble Space Telescope Finds Most Distant Star Ever Seen
The star, dubbed Icraus, is nine billion light years away from Earth.
Did ‘Stranger Things’ Creators Plagiarize Short Film?
The director of 'Montauk' is accusing the Netflix hit series of ripping off his idea.
How Martin Luther King Jr. Changed a Sanitation Worker’s Life
The NYT looks at the direct impact MLK had on one man's world.
Witness to Martin Luther King’s Assassination Breaks Silence
Mary Ellen Ford watched the aftermath of the shooting at the Lorraine motel.
YouTube HQ Shooting Is Terrible Twist Over ‘Demonetization’
A woman shot three people, then herself, at YouTube's California headquarters.
Lost Letter Surfaces From Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Speech
The letter on which civil rights icon based his 'Mountaintop' speech is revealed 50 years after his death.
True Story of Events at Chappaquiddick Lost to History
The facts behind the car crash involving Senator Ted Kennedy remain murky.
National Enquirer Publisher Defends Attempt to Silence Karen McDougal
Parent company of the gossip glossy claims it is magazine's First Amendment right.