Login
What Should the Rules for A.I. Companies Actually Be?
26 October 2026 at 14:52
Five experts on how best to limit a rapidly evolving technology.
Normal view
The Grace We Seek but Have Forgotten
25 October 2026 at 05:00
We hurt one another, we fail one another, but we still have to figure out how to live with one another.
Drivers Are Livid After Vote to Ban NYC’s Horse Carriages
23 October 2026 at 14:57
The City Council voted 40 to 7 to ban the carriages from Central Park starting in 2028. But the carriage drivers vowed to fight their loss of livelihood in court.
A ban on carriage horses has been debated for years but finally received the needed political support after a tourist died in a fall over the summer.
© Lucia Vazquez for The New York Times
Does Congress Need to Approve the Arch? Trump Says It Did 100 Years Ago.
23 October 2026 at 10:02
The administration says the arch fulfills the “historic design intent” of a proposal from the 1920s. But does it honor history or flout it?
A photograph circa 1931 of Arlington Memorial Bridge with proposed columns by the architect William Mitchell Kendall drawn to scale.
© Collection of The New York Historical
New York City Passes Horse Carriage Ban, Ending a Central Park Tradition
22 October 2026 at 23:35
A passenger’s death in June became the impetus for the City Council to ban the practice, but the bill will likely face a court challenge before being implemented in 2028.
The proposed ban on horse carriages gained steam after the death of Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old passenger who was thrown from a carriage.
© Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes
22 October 2026 at 15:33
A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up.
Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. On Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a record $25 billion penalty for abusing consumer privacy.
© Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times
James Talarico’s Texas House Record: Partisan Fights, Bipartisan Laws
22 October 2026 at 10:00
He described himself as a progressive fighter. Now, he is seeking Republican votes.
© Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Cornell Case Highlights Shifting Federal Title IX Enforcement
21 October 2026 at 20:04
From Barack Obama to Donald Trump, ideology has infused the interpretation of the federal law banning sex discrimination on college campuses.
An allegation of a gang rape at Cornell in 2024 has put renewed attention on the 54-year-old law known as Title IX.
© Lauren Petracca for The New York Times
