│ ► Trump-Iran Timeline: Key Moments            
│ Leading Up to War                             
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
President Trump’s aggressive stance toward     │
Iran, during his first term and since          │
returning to office last year, is key to       │
understanding the conflict.                    │

│ ► 6 Killed in Crash of U.S. Refueling         
│ Plane in Iraq, Military Says                  
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
The crash was not caused by hostile or         │
friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said. All  │
six crew members died, it said, bringing the   │
number of U.S. service members killed in the   │
Iran conflict to at least 13.                  │

│ ► Wall Street Bankers Offered Lucrative       
│ Access to Join the Pentagon                   
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
A presentation from a headhunting firm aimed   │
to recruit Wall Street investors to the        │
Pentagon by offering “unmatched access”        │
to government officials and fund-raising       │
opportunities among foreign sovereigns.        │

│ ► Pete Hegseth Says ‘the Sooner David         
│ Ellison’ Buys CNN, ‘the Better’               
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
The remarks fueled concerns that CNN’s         │
prospective new owner may shift its coverage   │
in a Trump-friendly direction.                 │

│ ► Cuban President Acknowledges Talks          
│ With Trump Administration                     
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
President Miguel Díaz-Canel, whose country     │
is rapidly running out of fuel, said the       │
talks were based on “respect for the           │
political systems of both countries.”          │

│ ► After Latest Attack, Some Jews Wonder       
│ How Much More Security Is Possible            
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
“We are synagogues — we are houses of          │
worship,” one rabbi said. “We are not          │
Fort Knox.”                                    │

│ ► What We Know About the Synagogue            
│ Attack in Michigan                            
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
The attacker who drove into Temple Israel in   │
West Bloomfield Township, a 41-year-old        │
naturalized U.S. citizen, is dead. No one      │
else was killed.                               │

│ ► His Harvard Lab Was Thriving. Then          
│ Came the Cuts.                                
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all  │
his research funds when the White House        │
cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly         │
unprepared for the upheaval that followed.     │

│ ► 'That's When the Boos Started': The         
│ Oscars Speech That Lost the Room              
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Days after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Michael  │
Moore used his moment in the spotlight to      │
rail against the war. Here’s what he and       │
others onstage remember.                       │

│ ► Go Behind the Scenes of This Year’s         
│ Best Picture Oscar Nominees                   
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
In these videos, directors walked us through   │
pivotal sequences from their 2026 Academy      │
Award-nominated films.                         │

│ ► When a President Gets Addicted to           
│ Regime Change                                 
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Venezuela gave Trump a taste of success. This  │
isn’t the first time an American president     │
has gotten hooked on overthrowing foreign      │
governments.                                   │

│ ► N.C. Sheriff Poised to Pull Off             
│ Stunning Upset in Consequential G.O.P.        
│ Primary                                       
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
A formal tally on Friday showed Sam Page       │
ahead of Phil Berger, the powerful longtime    │
leader of the State Senate. A recount is       │
expected but experts say that is unlikely to   │
flip the results.                              │

│ ► At Dinners, Over Jokes With Comedians,      
│ Epstein Honed His Networking                  
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
In the years after his 2008 conviction for     │
soliciting prostitution, Jeffrey Epstein       │
rebuilt his reputation by hosting gatherings   │
with leaders in all sorts of trades,           │
including comedy.                              │

│ ► Home Prices Are Falling in a                
│ California Enclave. So Is the Ground.         
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
The soil keeps shifting in Rancho Palos        │
Verdes, Calif. For the right buyer, that       │
presents a great opportunity, at least for     │
the time being.                                │

│ ► They Want to Rebuild. Can They Afford       
│ to Prevent the Next Fire, Too?                
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Palisades fire victims want to raise money     │
for disaster hardening. Their idea could be a  │
model — if it can get past L.A.’s most         │
vexing housing problems.                       │

│ ► A New Lifeline Helps Inmates                
│ Transition to Life Outside the Bars           
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Medicaid is now paying for health care in      │
jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’     │
return to the community. Corrections and law   │
enforcement officials say they’re all for      │
it.                                            │

│ ► John F. Burns, Prize-winning Foreign        
│ Correspondent for The Times, Dies at 81       
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
In a 40-year career that brought him two       │
Pulitzers, he reported from trouble spots      │
around the world, eloquently conveying the     │
chaos of war.                                  │

│ ► A.I. Chatbots Want Your Health              
│ Records. Tread Carefully.                     
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Following rivals like Amazon and OpenAI,       │
Microsoft is upgrading its artificially        │
intelligent assistant to track your health.    │
There are benefits and risks to consider.      │

│ ► The Death Penalty Is Even More              
│ Horrifying Than You Think                     
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
The surge in capital punishment is a cruel     │
and unjust development.                        │

│ ► Trump Will Destroy Washington if            
│ It’s the Last Thing He Does                   
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Trump’s plans for Washington bring to mind     │
what Mussolini did — and tried to do — to      │
Rome.                                          │

│ ► A Dangerous Bottleneck                      
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Iran is turning the Strait of Hormuz into a    │
battlefield, proving that a short and          │
surgical war with Iran could be a fantasy.     │

│ ► How Do You Feel About Traveling Right       
│ Now? We Want to Know.                         
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
With spring and summer travel season           │
beginning amid a war in the Middle East, a     │
partial government shutdown and more, we’d     │
like to hear how your travel plans are         │
changing.                                      │

│ ► Phones ‘Ringing Off the Hook’ for           
│ Ukraine Defense Firms as Mideast Seeks        
│ Help                                          
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Ukraine wants to leverage its defense          │
expertise into security partnerships and to    │
reap potentially vast profits for its arms     │
industry.                                      │

│ ► Seeking Any Edge, BTS Fans Hunt for         
│ Tickets From Seoul’s Internet Cafes           
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
The K-pop supergroup’s upcoming reunion        │
concert prompted a rush for the cafes, which   │
offer solid connections and a sense of         │
community.                                     │

│ ► Former Green Beret Behind a Failed          
│ Coup in Venezuela Is on the Run               
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
The U.S. government said the military          │
veteran, Jordan G. Goudreau, had been missing  │
for months, and that an ankle monitor          │
assigned to him had been found hidden in a     │
piece of furniture.                            │