Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations

Under President Trump, an agency intended to keep Americans safe has diverted resources from combating child abuse, trafficking and terrorism.

By Nicholas Nehamas, Michael H. Keller, Alexandra Berzon, Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 15, 2025

Can you sort 8 historical events?

We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.

Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in Mexico.

By Dan Fagin and Jonathan Corum

Times Insider

Can You Stare at a Work of Art for 10 Minutes?

A year and a half ago, a team of Times journalists had a simple ask: Look — really look — at a work of art for 10 minutes. The response has blown them away.

By Sarah Bahr

The Dogs of 8,000 B.C. Were Amazingly Diverse

The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in place roughly 10,000 years ago, a new study suggests.

By Emily Anthes