Well that was something. Covered a lot of trials. Never seen one that ended quite like this. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Lindsay Clancy Trial Live Updates: Judge Declares Mistrial in Triple-Murder Case
The decision, which resulted from a hung jury, means the prosecution can decide whether to try her again. The defense failed to secure a stay of the decision from a higher court.
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Pretty sure if I turned this trial into a Law & Order script they'd reject it for implausibility at this point. Anyway, catch up here and follow the latest developments. There have been... a lot. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Lindsay Clancy Trial Live Updates: High Court Hears Emergency Appeal to Block Mistrial
The defense argued that Judge William Sullivan should investigate a lone holdout on the jury before declaring a mistrial, which would allow the prosecution to continue to pursue a murder conviction. A...
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Good time to catch up on the dramatic developments in the Lindsay Clancy murder case with our live updates, and see what happens next. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Lindsay Clancy Trial Live Updates: After Judge States Intent to Declare a Mistrial, Defense Mounts Final Appeal
The judge’s decision came after jurors sent another note saying they had not been able to reach a verdict. The judge gave the defense an hour to request a stay.
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Experts love to ding journalists for not using the words or terminology only they understand, thinking that makes it "incorrect." They don't acknowledge that our expertise is translating this stuff into everyday language so readers can actually understand it.
Here's an unpaywalled version of John Branch's definitive story on the alarming new study about the prevalence of CTE in NFL players. It's high. It's very high. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...
At Least 1 in 4 NFL Players Gets CTE, Major New Study Finds (Gift Article)
The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.
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The order comes after ICE officers killed two people over the past week in Houston and the coastal city of Biddeford, Maine, amid a recent surge in immigration arrests. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...
ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week
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We've got updates on three different ICE shootings today. The latest was in Maine early this morning. We still don't have any statement from the federal government, but state and local officials are demanding an independent investigation. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...
ICE Agent Kills Person in Vehicle in Biddeford, Maine, State Officials Say
The killing occurred in Biddeford, about 20 miles south of Portland. The Trump administration has stepped up immigration enforcement nationally in recent weeks.
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Wonderwall seems appropriate for England after that last 20 minutes
My job doesn't often involve "fun" stories. Here's an exception that was extremely fun to work on! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In the United States, Every World Cup Team Is a Home Team (Gift Article)
At block parties, backyards and beer halls, an expanded tournament gave immigrant diasporas large and small the chance to revel in support of their home countries.
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I spent my birthday in George, Washington, with 4,500+ men at Freedom Con: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/u...
Where Testosterone and the Bible Are the ‘New Punk Rock’
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Student cheating is becoming impossible to detect as some A.I. companies coach young adults on how to get away with it. Inside a new arms race: "humanizers" and "autotypers" face off against AI detectors. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
Student Cheating Is Becoming Impossible to Detect in an A.I. Era
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What's life like in six-week hantavirus quarantine? An American passenger talks to us as he settles into his new one-room temporary Nebraska home. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...
Day 1 in Quarantine: Tested for Hantavirus, Treated to Starbucks
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In South Texas, Andrea García and her siblings are carrying on in a home reshaped by fear, loss, and new responsibility. Edgar Sandoval reports on American citizens now raising themselves, as the Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...
Their Parents Were Taken by ICE. The Children Had to Raise One Another.
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Gotta love a PR pitch that includes the phrase "if you're covering this" and a link to my desk's own story that I've been working on all day.
Sharing something less gloomy than usual. This was fun to edit. These guys have an uphill battle, but are very good at branding! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...
Where Corn and Soybeans Rule, the ‘Oat Mafia’ Fights for Turf
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Breaking: The Trump administration is pulling its immigration agents out of Minnesota. Here's the latest. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President’s Border Czar Says Minnesota Enforcement Surge Is Ending
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Minnesota is in court right now asking a federal judge to expel immigration agents from the state after they've killed two Minneapolis residents this month and terrorized the city. You can follow the arguments live through this gift link. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Minneapolis Live Updates: Trump Sends Border Czar to Oversee ICE Operations
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Alex Pretti, 37, was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about his work and his patients. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Alex Jeffrey Pretti Knew He Wanted to Help Others
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Here's the latest about yesterday's killing of a V.A. nurse by federal agents in Minneapolis, including a judge's remarkable order blocking federal authorities from destroying evidence that the state wants in order to investigate the shooting. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Minneapolis Live Updates: State Seeks Access to Evidence as Federal Officials Blame Shooting Victim
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Continuing updates on the killing of a 37-year-old Minneapolis man by federal agents. Our video investigations team is continuing to review and analyze footage from the scene. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Federal Agents Kill a 37-Year-Old Minneapolis Man
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In interviews, nurses and doctors in the Twin Cities said federal agents have broken hospital protocol, refused to provide warrants and gotten into shouting matches with staff. Some compared the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown to the coronavirus pandemic. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
Inside Minnesota Hospitals, ICE Agents Unnerve Staff
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