New Nonfiction Books to Read This Year

By: Miguel Salazar and Laura Thompson — 7 January 2026 at 13:56

Memoirs by Sylvester Stallone and the founder of Barstool Sports; essays from celebrated novelists Jesmyn Ward and Jayne Anne Phillips; and more.

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Marine Park in Ontario Warns It May Euthanize Beluga Whales Without Cash Infusion

By: Vjosa Isai — 7 October 2025 at 02:49

The government has barred Marineland from shipping its whales to an aquarium in China so the park is threatening to put the whales down.

Beluga whales swimming in a tank at Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 2023.

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Trump Drops Nominee for U.S. Attorney, Ed Martin, After Republicans Balk

By: Glenn Thrush， Alan Feuer， Maggie Haberman and Devlin Barrett — 8 May 2025 at 17:13

The means of Ed Martin’s ascent as the leading prosecutor for the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington was his path out of power.

Ed Martin has used his authority to upend the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, as well as dismantle and delegitimize the Jan. 6 inquiry.

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1984: The Year Pop Stardom Got Supersized

By: Jon Pareles — 7 December 2024 at 10:00

In a peak moment of pop monoculture, synthesizers pumped up songs and MTV forever changed how artists were seen. Here’s how — and why.

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And the Winner Is … the Slowest!

By: Cara Buckley — 2 July 2024 at 13:38

Cargo ships off California are reducing speeds as part of an unusual race designed to protect some very large local residents.

A humpback whale in the Santa Barbara Channel, off the coast of California, last year.

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Haley, Biden, Trump: 5 Takeaways From Campaign Finance Filings

By: Chris Cameron — 1 February 2024 at 10:03

Nikki Haley has run a lean operation, President Biden has a financial edge on Donald Trump, and Ron DeSantis spent $160 million before bowing out.

Nikki Haley speaking in New Hampshire. Her campaign has been relatively frugal, which has kept her in the race against Donald J. Trump longer than any other rivals.

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Haley Gets a Trump Matchup, but Now Faces the Trump Machine

By: Lisa Lerer， Jazmine Ulloa and Michael C. Bender — 22 January 2024 at 10:03

As Nikki Haley celebrated Ron DeSantis’s departure from the Republican primary, Donald J. Trump turned his firepower toward his final rival.

Nikki Haley is the last woman standing in the Republicans’ presidential race, but she faces a tough challenge in toppling Donald J. Trump.

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Last Exit Before Trump: New Hampshire

By: Nate Cohn — 22 January 2024 at 10:03

Tuesday’s primary election will probably decide whether there will be a race at all.

Newport, N.H., last week.

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The Trump Train Is Getting Very Crowded

By: Gail Collins and Bret Stephens — 22 January 2024 at 10:02

So is the bus.

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Why Haley Could Win and Why Trump Could Win New Hampshire

By: Jane Coaston — 22 January 2024 at 10:01

Why is New Hampshire actually competitive? How has Donald Trump changed politics there? Jane Coaston interviews Dante Scala about what matters this week.

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A Border Wall to the North? Republicans Want to Discuss.

By: Jazmine Ulloa — 22 January 2024 at 10:01

Presidential candidates, warning of terrorists, criminals and traffickers, have drawn a national spotlight to the nation’s border with Canada. But proposals for a southern-style wall have not exactly appeared to catch on.

U.S. Route 3 ends at the Canadian border in Pittsburg, N.H.

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Trump Takes Aim at Haley as Primary Enters Final Phase in Iowa

By: Shane Goldmacher — 7 January 2024 at 15:57

Nearly a week before the state’s caucuses, a frenzy of campaigning belies a seemingly static G.O.P. race, with former President Donald J. Trump the prohibitive front-runner.

Former President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Mason City, Iowa, on Friday. Mr. Trump remains the front-runner for the Republican nomination, even as he faces 91 felony counts across four criminal cases.

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