Housing rights experts say a community restricted to white residents is illegal, but the creators believe they could win a potential challenge in court in the current political climate.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/realestate/arkansas-white-housing-return-to-land.html
The shanty boat was bound for New Orleans, but the destination mattered less than the challenges, chance encounters and lessons learned along the way.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/louisiana-boats.html
The I.R.S. says churches can now support candidates during services, but many denominations still forbid it. A Wisconsin pastor learned the hard way.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/church-endorsements-irs-kenosha.html
Edward R. Martin Jr.’s conduct is part of a pattern in which top administration officials try to use the vast powers of the government to cast the specter of criminality on President Trump’s enemies.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/trump-letitia-james-weaponization-czar.html
These five people are among those leading the president’s efforts to put his stamp on national cultural institutions, buildings and policies.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/arts/design/trump-cultural-leaders-smithsonian-ballroom-garden-kennedy-center.html
Republican state lawmakers argue that Democratic lawmakers violated 30-day disclosure rules in the California Constitution.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/california-republicans-lawsuit-redistricting.html
Romeo and Juliet are shy and graceful, leaping over fences, hunting for rodents and catching at least one Canada goose.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/nyregion/central-park-coyotes.html
The media mogul spoke at length for the first time about selling her family’s empire, Paramount’s settlement with President Trump — and getting her reputation battered along the way.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/business/media/shari-redstone-paramount-trump-settlement.html
The Knight Foundation and other top organizations are aiming to provide $50 million to stabilize the stations most at risk from the recent federal government funding cuts.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/business/the-race-to-rescue-pbs-and-npr-stations.html
The cable TV network’s new name, MS NOW, became the subject of mockery soon after it was announced on Monday.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/business/msnbc-ms-now-rebranding.html
To close the deal, Nexstar will need approval from the Federal Communications Commission, which could cement its position as the biggest provider of local TV in the U.S.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/business/media/nexstar-tegna-deal.html
Meta internally announced a new restructuring of its artificial intelligence division amid internal tensions over the technology, people with knowledge of the matter said.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai.html
At $500 billion, OpenAI would become the world’s most valuable privately held company.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/openai-chatgpt-stock-sale-valuation.html
When OpenAI released a new version of ChatGPT, people were quick to protest its colder responses. Acknowledging the emotional attachment with chatbots, the company quickly backtracked.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/business/chatgpt-gpt-5-backlash-openai.html
This quirky East Village newcomer conjures a thoughtful, sometimes dark, take on traditional coastal cooking. Also, doughnuts and Japanese city pop.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/dining/dining-smithereens-restaurant-review.html
And while we’re at it, let’s think about the phrase “land swap.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/opinion/ukraine-russia-war-territory.html
After he was paralyzed in an accident, his use of marijuana for medical purposes led him to become one of the nation’s most influential cannabis activists.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/richard-lee-dead.html
A small, preliminary study found that marathoners were much more likely to have precancerous growths. Experts aren’t sure why.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/health/running-colon-cancer.html
Inspired by the TV serial killer, Jacob Power wrote out detailed murder plans and dug graves. Still, prosecutors could not charge him with attempted murder.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/jacob-power-dexter-murder-plans-uk-laws.html
Finding a 50 Series card at retail price is rare, and including Borderlands 4 for free is legendary loot.https://www.wired.com/story/pny-rtx-5070-deal/