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FILE — A banner of President Donald Trump reading “Make America Safe Again” hangs on the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Feb. 20, 2026. The Trump administration on Monday, March 2, abandoned its attempts to impose potentially crippling executive orders against law firms that refused to capitulate to the president, walking away from its appeal of victories the firms had won against the White House. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

Trump Administration abandons efforts to impose orders on law firms

March 2, 2026 at 7:54 p.m.

The Trump administration on Monday abandoned its attempts to impose potentially crippling executive orders against law firms that refused to capitulate to the president, walking away from its appeal of...

Mr. Clean, the bald, broad-shouldered cleaning mascot, retires

February 25, 2026 at 11:21 a.m.

After 68 years, Mr. Clean, the bald, strapping mascot of the household cleaning products bearing his name, announced his retirement in a social media post.

Tom Pritzker hosts an evening of dinner and conversation with University of Chicago faculty leaders at the Park Hyatt Chicago on April 8, 2013. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/baiduhai)

Architecture Prize responds after Tom Pritzker’s Epstein ties surface

February 24, 2026 at 2:36 p.m.

A spokesperson said the announcement of the next laureate, which typically occurs in the first week of March, would be delayed slightly.

A group of parents who said their children were harmed by social media gather outside of a tech addiction trial at California Superior Court of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, said on Wednesday that users spent a lot of time on Instagram because of its value, as he was grilled about child safety issues in front of a jury. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times)

Homeland Security wants social media sites to expose anti-ICE accounts

February 19, 2026 at 10:07 a.m.

In recent months, Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, have received hundreds of administrative subpoenas from DHS.

FILE — Boneless wings in two sauces served at a restaurant in Brooklyn, Sept. 19, 2012. A reasonable person would understand that boneless wings are chicken nuggets coated in Buffalo sauce, a judge said on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Josh Haner/The New York Times)

Illinois judge rules boneless wings are still wings after Chicago man files lawsuit

February 18, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

In an opinion heavy on chicken puns, a district court judge ruled that the boneless wings at Buffalo Wild Wings could indeed be called wings.

Reginald Chapple, superintendent of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park, in KingÕs former office at the Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge in Atlanta, Feb. 5, 2026. The long-neglected Masonic lodge that served as the home base for KingÕs activism will soon be open to visitors. (Alyssa Pointer/The New York Times)

Martin Luther King landmark in Atlanta is revived at a tense moment for historical sites

February 17, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

A building where Martin Luther King Jr. wrote speeches and mapped out strategies for the fight for civil rights has been restored and added to the Martin Luther King Jr....

Thomas J. Pritzker announces a $75 million commitment from the Pritzker Foundation to support the new Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago on May 28, 2019. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Tom Pritzker, citing Epstein connection, steps down as Hyatt’s executive chair

February 16, 2026 at 6:47 p.m.

Thomas J. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, stepped down from his role Monday as executive chair of the Hyatt Hotels Corp., becoming the latest person felled...

Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada watch their scores after competing during the pairs figure skating short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Figure skating is a young woman’s sport. Park Ridge native Deanna Stellato-Dudek wants to change that.

February 16, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

In many ways, the story of Deanna Stellato-Dudek’s quest for a gold medal in Olympic figure skating is just like any other. So far, so familiar — except for one...

A government supporter waves a national flag during an April 19 march in Caracas, Venezuela.

Venezuelan housing prices jump as emigres consider buying

February 16, 2026 at 9:44 a.m.

Buying property in his home country was once “unthinkable” for Carlos Peñalver, a Venezuelan electrician who left for the United States four years ago as the economy of Venezuela faltered....

Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, center, winner of the gold medal in the men's giant slalom, jumps in celebration on the podium flanked by silver medalist Marco Odermatt, left, of Switzerland and bronze medalist Loic Meillard of Switzerland at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Bormio, Italy. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)

An Olympics of firsts: Brazil and Kazakhstan claim surprise gold medals

February 14, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in northern Italy have delivered emotional firsts over the past two days for countries that are less than winter sports powerhouses.

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