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Olivia Estrada, the on board manager, carries plates of food to the dome car for guests aboard a Patrick Henry Creative Promotions private rail car as it travels from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, on May 19, 2026. Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)

The quiet allure of private rail

October 2, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

Private rail cars traveled 429,000 miles on Amtrak in fiscal year 2025, according to the American Association of Private Rail Car Owners, accounting for $2.5 million of Amtrak’s $3.9 billion...

FILE — An Amazon truck drives along Second Avenue at 83rd Street in Manhattan, Nov. 20, 2025. Amazon on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, settled a lawsuit brought by the District of Columbia over claims it made slower deliveries in the city’s low-income neighborhoods, as the e-commerce giant faces pressure from government officials over how it runs its vast logistics network. (Lucia Vazquez/The New York Times)

Amazon settles lawsuit over claims of slow deliveries to low-income areas

October 1, 2026 at 6:13 p.m.

Under the terms of the settlement, Amazon will refund $7.25 million in Prime membership fees to affected customers.

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who was a member of the House select committee that investigated the January 2021 attack on the Capitol, speaks during a rally on the National Mall in Washington, June 6, 2025. A federal financial watchdog is investigating Kinzinger for bets in a prediction market on whether President Joe Biden would pardon him before leaving office. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

Financial watchdog investigates former US Rep. Adam Kinzinger for Kalshi bet

October 1, 2026 at 6:11 p.m.

A federal financial watchdog is investigating former Rep. Adam Kinzinger for bets in a prediction market on whether President Joe Biden would pardon him before leaving office.

Dario Amodei, chief executive of Anthropic, stands backstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. Dario Amodei has warned about the safety risks of artificial intelligence for years, but President Trump has called potential serious threats from the technology a “hoax.” (Dave Sanders/The New York Times)

Trump to dine with Anthropic co-Founder, who has warned of AI risks

September 27, 2026 at 7:59 p.m.

President Donald Trump is expected to have dinner Sunday night with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who sparked the ire of the president earlier this month when he called for a...

Sunkist Fruit Gems, a century-old candy, are discontinued

September 25, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Sunkist Fruit Gems are being discontinued by Ferrara, a Chicago-based candy company that also owns Jelly Belly, Brach’s and Nerds. The company attributed the sunset of the candies to a...

Yuma Morii, right, of Japan, makes his way onto the Verrazzano Narrows bridge with runners in the men’s elite division make their way from the start line during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

The New York City Marathon route is changing. Here’s what’s different.

September 22, 2026 at 1:29 p.m.

For the first time since 2011, the New York City Marathon course is changing. Here's what to know.

Merriam-Webster.com is displayed on a computer screen on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in New York.

Merriam-Webster dictionary adds looksmaxxing, cuffing season and more definitions

September 21, 2026 at 10:37 a.m.

Merriam-Webster, the venerable dictionary that traces its roots to a time before looksmaxxing and yacht rock, has added those words along with chili crisp, shapewear and cuffing season, to its...

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, on Friday, September 18, 2026. Lawyers for the Kennedy Center told a federal judge on Sept. 17 that a temporary closure was urgently needed to protect the public after a five-foot section of plaster fell from the ceiling during a recent storm. (Al Drago/The New York Times)

How President Donald Trump broke the Kennedy Center

September 20, 2026 at 4:10 p.m.

Trump’s threats this past week suggest that saving face, not lives, better explains why he shuttered the Kennedy Center on Tuesday for what officials said would be a temporary closure.

Bryan Biehl, who lost nearly $70,000 gambling online, more than half of it on the gambling platform DraftKings, at his home in West Chester, Pa., on June 15, 2026. A New York Times investigation found that DraftKings used data science to determine who received betting incentives, but has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction. (Christopher Leaman/The New York Times)

How DraftKings uses AI to target gamblers likely to lose

September 19, 2026 at 11:04 a.m.

How DraftKings Uses AI to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose

President Donald Trump speaks during the RNC Midterm Convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republicans are now the ‘elitist’ party, voters say

September 19, 2026 at 10:57 a.m.

For years, Democrats have been derided as the “liberal elite.” The dynamic might be shifting.

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