AI Supercharges Deepfake Nudes—Unleashing a New Form of Bullying Among Kids

As ‘nudify’ tools proliferate online, parents and schools are struggling to protect young victims

The Knicks’ 53-Year Wait for a Championship Is Over—and It Took One Final Miracle

New York went over half a century of misery and haplessness without a title. But despite trailing by double digits, the Knicks took down the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday to conquer the basketball world

Here’s How Long It Will Take for AI to Reach Its Potential

There are plenty of reasons to believe artificial intelligence will be slower than its biggest boosters believe, but faster than the skeptics say

The American World Cup Introduced Ad Breaks—and Everyone Absolutely Hates It

Soccer has always been defined by free-flowing, unbroken action. But for the World Cup in America, FIFA is using ‘hydration breaks’ to shoehorn in commercials.

SpaceX, Now Worth $2.1 Trillion, Pulls Off Goldilocks Debut

Elon Musk became world’s first trillionaire as investors bought into moonshot AI vision in IPO

Switzerland’s Radical Proposal on Immigration: Cap the Population

A referendum Sunday on keeping permanent residents below 10 million people reflects a growing discontent in the West; ‘Most people are left behind’

David Hockney, a Trans-Atlantic Titan of Art, Dies at 88

His depictions of Southern California features earned him the mantle of one of the fathers of British pop art

The U.S. and Soccer? Well, It’s Complicated.

From a forgotten match in deepest Brazil to the arrival of global superstars on American shores, the U.S. has grown from soccer backwater into host of the biggest World Cup in history.

Rent Is So High, New Yorkers Are Living With Nuns

Convent boarding houses are affordable and clean, but there are rules: curfews, chores and sometimes nuns who vet boyfriends

Trump Cancels Iran Strikes, Says Tehran Has ‘Approved’ Talks

President says Tehran’s leadership and other parties negotiating a deal to end the conflict approved ‘discussions and final points’

The ‘Colosseum’ of Ear-Splitting Noise and Flying Trash That Will Open the World Cup

There is no more iconic stadium at this tournament than Mexico’s hulking Estadio Azteca, which has hosted Pelé, Maradona and generations of terrified American players

Jared Kushner’s $5 Billion Albanian Reality Check

A luxury resort project in Albania triggers the ‘flamingo revolution,’ a prosecutor’s probe and an EU warning

ECB Becomes First Major Central Bank to Raise Rates Since Inflation Resurgence

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has dramatically altered the paths for central banks around the world

The World’s Great Powers Are Learning They Have Limits

As technology levels the field between stronger and weaker nations, old-fashioned wars of conquest might no longer be possible

The Fading Fun of Trump 2.0

From empty concert stages to fractured group chats, the president’s cultural movement is hitting an establishment wall

Three Days of Clashes Show the Iran Conflict Is Entering a Dangerous New Phase

President Trump warns Iran will ‘pay the price’ for not reaching a deal as both sides aim to tread a line betwen pressure and war

The Airline Analyst Who’s Getting Paid to Watch Soccer

The World Cup is a logistical highwire act for the man in charge of scheduling flights at American; ‘I’ve never watched more sports in my life.’

Trump Says U.S. ‘Must’ Respond After Confirming Iran Shot Down Apache Helicopter

Two crew members scrambled aboard drone boat after two hours in water

Lebanon Is Teetering at the Abyss of a New Civil War

A ceasefire agreement with Israel requiring the government to dismantle Hezbollah reignites sectarian tensions

The Clash Between a Giant Coal Plant and Houston’s Booming Suburbs

A Texas power station is a major producer of the pollutant sulfur dioxide. Neighbors are taking notice.