# Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:18:51 GMT ## Will Trump’s Endorsement of Netanyahu Fire Up His Campaign or Fizzle? - President Trump said Benjamin Netanyahu was a “Great Warrior,” as he faces a tough re-election bid for prime minister. But the Trump brand is not what it once was in Israel, analysts say. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:19:36 GMT ## Israeli Police Detain 10 Over Violent Settler Attacks in West Bank - Israel has faced pressure, including from the United States, to investigate the attacks. Rights groups say most inquiries into extremist assaults on Palestinians go nowhere. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:06 GMT ## Latest Climate Report Warns of Major Upheaval to California Way of Life - The dire projections come from the state’s Climate Change Assessment, which analyzes the impacts of changing weather patterns on the nation’s most-populous state. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:51:52 GMT ## France Officials Acknowledge ‘Failure’ Around Riots - The interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, acknowledged that the police had been underprepared and said he had offered to resign. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:47:58 GMT ## Anthropic’s I.P.O. Charity - The artificial intelligence giant plans to contribute 5 percent of its stock into a philanthropic fund. But its generosity depends on the A.I. boom continuing. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:47:20 GMT ## What to Know About the Search for Amelia Earhart’s Plane - A satellite image sent researchers to a remote Pacific atoll, but their findings brought no resolution to the decades-old search. Here’s what to know. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:38:38 GMT ## A Bad Combination - We take a look at the human face of America’s utility bill crisis. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:15 GMT ## Inside Putin’s Plan to Cripple Ukraine This Winter - Moscow seems to be seizing an opening to plunge Ukrainian cities into cold and darkness to try to inflict immense human suffering. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:10 GMT ## Inside Russia’s Plan to Cripple Ukraine This Winter - Constant Méheut, a correspondent for The New York Times based in Kyiv, obtained a war plan that shows how Russia will attempt to force Ukraine into surrender this winter. Méheut joined Natalie Kitroeff on “The Daily” to talk about how Russia’s campaign could unleash a potentially devastating humanitarian crisis. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:08 GMT ## NYT Connections Answers for October 20, 2026 - Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:08 GMT ## Israel’s High-Stakes Election, and How Illegal Gold Is Getting Into the Global Market - Plus, the search for “superhabitable” planets. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:03 GMT ## NYT Strands Hints for October 20, 2026 - Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:03 GMT ## Today’s Wordle Hints for October 20, 2026 - Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:03:24 GMT ## Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines Injured After Attack, Prime Minister Says - A suspect is in custody and the country’s counterterrorism team was activated after Helen Haines, 65, was struck by a car outside her office. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:15:28 GMT ## Ukraine Uses F-16s to Shoot Down Russia’s Jet-Powered Drones - The fighters are a key tool against Moscow’s latest weapon of choice. But deploying the multimillion-dollar planes to counter drones is an imperfect fix. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:30:59 GMT ## France’s Far Right Seizes the Moment as Rioting Stuns the Country - The National Rally, already ahead in the polls, presented itself as the party best placed to restore law and order. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:30:53 GMT ## Shopkeepers Pick Up Pieces After Riots in France - More than a thousand shops in France were damaged after antigovernment protests devolved into riots and looting. Business owners were left to pick up the pieces. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:04:09 GMT ## María Corina Machado on Venezuela’s Future and Her Relationship With the Trump Administration - Blocked from entering her country, Venezuela’s opposition leader spoke with The Times about her efforts to return and her relationship with the Trump administration. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:52:43 GMT ## That Huge Republican Cash Edge? It’s in Senate Races, Not House Races. - With Republicans seen as less likely to hold their majority in the House, the party is focusing more on the battle for the Senate, where it is vastly outspending Democrats on ads. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:04:02 GMT ## Vital Early Voting Period Begins in Texas - Early voting in Texas, where the outcome of the Senate race could determine which party controls the chamber, will run through Oct. 30. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:04:02 GMT ## The Real Reason Trump Asked for Kimberley Guilfoyle’s Resignation - The exiled ambassador didn’t defy the president. She mimicked him. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:03:57 GMT ## Art Basel Las Vegas? The Fight Over Miami Beach’s Fair - After 18 months of negotiations and warnings that it might relocate to Nevada, the Art Basel fair will remain in Miami Beach through 2031. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:03:55 GMT ## Ellie Kemper: Nora Ephron Wrote to Amuse Herself - The actress and comedian riffs on the essay Nora Ephron wrote for The Times in 2008. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:03:51 GMT ## How a Comedian and Production Assistant Lives on $30,000 in Brooklyn - Losing his day job was bad for Janald DuFont’s bottom line, which in turn has been good for his comedy. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:03:50 GMT ## I Have Never Seen the Online Right So Happy - Online right-wingers are doxxing and smearing the accuser in the Cornell rape case, in tactics that reek of desperation. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:03:47 GMT ## Who’s Winning the Race for Congress? - It’s Oct. 19 — 15 days from the midterms. Here’s the state of play. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:03:44 GMT ## Republicans in Ohio Are Worried About Turnout. Here’s What They’re Doing About it. - To boost Senator Jon Husted, who is in a tight race to keep his seat, some Republicans who were making a jobs pitch have pivoted to focus on socialism. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:03:40 GMT ## Should Phones Be Banned at Concerts? - Phoebe Bridgers has prohibited phones and other tech from her current tour. Should other artists follow her lead? # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:03:38 GMT ## Book Review: ‘Love and Death in the American Novel,’ by Leslie A. Fiedler - With its bracing studies of fiction’s secrets, this 66-year-old work of literary criticism still surprises and delights. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:03:33 GMT ## Renting in White Plains to Be Close to Family, and a Lichtenstein - A retired couple wanted to stay in the New York suburbs to be near their children and grandchildren. The impressive artwork in the lobby was a bonus. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:13:08 GMT ## ‘A Ticking Time Bomb’: An Economic Crisis Looms in Indonesia - Once a model of economic stability, Indonesia now faces growing hardship at home as President Prabowo Subianto’s policies shake investor confidence. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:33:05 GMT ## Polls Show Democrats Ahead. Are They ‘Right’ This Time? - Polls are inherently imprecise, but they don’t have a record of systematically overestimating Democrats in recent nonpresidential elections. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:02:39 GMT ## CUNY Has Raised $312 Million. The Chancellor Explains Why. - New York City’s public university cannot exist on tax dollars and tuition alone, its chancellor says. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:02:39 GMT ## As Alberta Holds a Referendum on Separatism, Premier Danielle Smith Has Alienated Both Sides - By hedging her position on secession, Premier Danielle Smith risks a backlash from both her conservative base and from pro-Canada voters. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:02:31 GMT ## U.S. Political Money Funnels to Indian Bots to Lure Voters - At least three dozen videos of people on the street expressing support for a Democratic candidate appeared millions of times on social media. It was unclear who paid for them. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:14:52 GMT ## How Penélope Cruz Masterminded One of the Most Versatile Careers in Hollywood - As a young actor, she was determined to avoid being typecast as a “sex bomb.” Thirty years later, she’s in total control of the women she plays. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:02:24 GMT ## A Family Compound in the California Desert - In Palm Desert, Calif., a couple built a 10,000 square foot residence they hoped would compel their adult children to visit. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:02:18 GMT ## Does My Suit Make Me Look MAGA? - A reader wonders if he needs to rethink what he wears. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:02:11 GMT ## What Can We See in All the Recent Art About AIDS? - Nearly five decades after the disease first appeared, many filmmakers, writers and others are finding new meaning in catastrophe. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:02:07 GMT ## Word of the Day: sedentary - This word has appeared in 37 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:02:04 GMT ## Ken Paxton Has Tried to Overturn Tight Elections. He’s in One of His Own. - The Texas attorney general’s powers could come under scrutiny in a close Senate contest, though election experts say courts would likely constrain him. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:59 GMT ## How Bad Is Another Case of Covid? - Repeated infections are “a fact of life” at this point, experts say. But they warn there is no such thing as a risk-free case. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:56 GMT ## The Internet Loves This Ancient Seed Oil. Is It Worth the Hype? - Wellness influencers claim it can help regrow hair and lower blood pressure. Here’s what the science says. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:31:03 GMT ## Can This International Force Stop Haiti’s Gangs? - A new U.N. military force is fighting to wrest control of the Haitian capital from violent gangs. Previous efforts by international troops failed to restore security. Can this one succeed? # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:54 GMT ## 15-Minute Lesson Plan: ‘The Uses of Horror’ - Can horror stories both reflect our anxieties and help us process them? # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:52 GMT ## Rent Is High Enough Without Junk Fees - Tenants apply for an apartment listed at one price, only to find that they owe their landlords even more. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:49 GMT ## Horror Novels Filled With Slow- Burn Dread - Our columnist on new horror fiction, including the latest from Stephen Graham Jones and Tananarive Due. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:45 GMT ## It’s Sliced Cheese on Bread. And It’s Rocking Copenhagen’s World. - The Danish capital is obsessed with this stripped-down snack, and the city’s top bakeries won’t stop until they’ve perfected it. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:42 GMT ## The Republican Party Is a Mess. It Will Emerge Stronger for It. - The G.O.P. will not always be focused around the strong personality and charisma of Trump. # Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:35 GMT ## How Did Life Arise? Three Turning Points in Early Evolution - Where did it start? How did it grow complex? Why did it get big? Three moments in Earth’s early history when evolution suddenly, inexplicably turned up the dial.