March 1, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei raised questions about leadership succession as attacks on Iran, and its responses, continued.
The killing of Iran’s supreme leader and other top Iranian officials came after close intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel, according to people familiar with the operation.
A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.
Some Iranians said on social media that they were privately mourning the supreme leader. But displays of exuberance broke out in cities across the country.
Now that Iran has declared that its supreme leader is dead, it is unclear which of his possible successors might rise.
The Christians known as viruiuchi prostaky see electricity, cars, higher education and much else as distractions from what really matters.
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The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.
The Los Angeles police did not offer details on the death of a student at Reseda High School, but a family said that a 12-year-old girl attending the school died after being struck with a water bottle.
Californians of Iranian descent said they welcomed the possible end of an oppressive government in Tehran that their families had fled.
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Republicans largely supported the decision, while Democrats mostly opposed it — but divisions appeared in both parties.
Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events.
The court is set to decide a major case that could scramble the country’s congressional maps. One crucial factor for this year’s elections is when the ruling lands.
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The nearly decade-old conspiracy theory does not align neatly with the facts emerging from the documents. That does not seem to matter.
Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr have been delivering the news together in Western Australia since 1985 — a Guinness World Record.
Tankers have begun to steer clear of the region and the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to push up energy prices.
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When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.
Sara Robinson left Brooklyn for Staten Island to afford an apartment where she could live by herself, but she still has to keep a tight budget.
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The awards show didn’t mention racist slurs when it told the audience that a man with Tourette’s might make “involuntarily noises.”
Jeffrey Epstein joined Mr. Cavett’s wife in an effort to create a PBS documentary on the talk-show legend. But then the producers did a background check on the financier.
To reach young audiences raised on social media, leagues are giving content creators access to marquee moments.
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To see Cameroonian chicken and plantains is to want Cameroonian chicken and plantains.
Nigella Lawson’s recipe is a five-star classic for a reason.
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