WordleBot’s Word Switch: ‘Slate’ Is Out, and ‘Crane’ Is Back In
Credit…Eden Weingart/The New York TimesTwo weeks ago, we introduced WordleBot 2.0, an update to our (mostly) beloved and still occasionally …
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Archie Roach, Who Lived and Sang the Aboriginal Blues, Dies at 66
One day in 1970, Archie Cox’s high school English class in Melbourne, Australia, was interrupted by a voice from the intercom: “Could Archibald …
Job Market Cooled but Was Still Strong in August
Job growth slowed in August but stayed solid, suggesting that rising interest rates and fear of a possible recession are leading companies to …
College Football Playoff Will Expand to 12 Teams
The College Football Playoff, already a financial gusher for the country’s most powerful conferences, will triple in size to 12 teams no later …
Bueckers Says She’ll Stay in School. (That’s Where the Money Is.)
Some college basketball fans have been wondering whether Paige Bueckers, the star UConn guard who will miss the season with a knee injury, would …
Poem: Nationhood
This prose poem by Laura Da’ juxtaposes the loss of land and Shawnee culture with the birth of the speaker’s son. It deploys flat and …
Biden and Trump: ‘Contrasting Visions for America’
More from our inbox: Would Iran Abide by a New Nuclear Deal?Ukrainian Attacks in CrimeaNew York’s Ruined SkylinePresident Biden blamed his …
Iran Seizes, Then Releases Two U.S. Drones, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — Iran seized two American maritime drones operating in the Red Sea on Thursday, three U.S. defense officials said, the latest naval …
Richard Roat, Seen on ‘Cheers,’ ‘Friends’ and ‘Seinfeld,’ Dies at 89
Richard Roat, a versatile character actor whose half-century-long career was punctuated by notable guest appearances on three of the most popular …
Kazuo Inamori, Major Industrialist in Postwar Japan, Dies at 90
TOKYO — Kazuo Inamori, one of the great Japanese industrialists of the postwar generation, who founded two multibillion-dollar companies and …