timef 01/24/2026
- Interest in Law School Is Surging. A.I. Makes the Payoff Less Certain. nytimes.com2026-01-24 22:56:42
The number of applicants has risen more than 40 percent over the last two years, despite new limits on student loans and uncertainty over how artificial intelligence will affect legal work.
- Why the Power May Not Go Out Until After the Storm Has Passed nytimes.com2026-01-24 22:43:25
The steady accumulation of snow and freezing rain and a rise in demand for electricity can cause problems long after the sky clears, energy experts said.
- Will Leaving My Terrible Job Make Me Look Flaky? nytimes.com2026-01-24 18:01:57
And, picking up the slack for a colleague with long Covid.
- U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada nytimes.com2026-01-24 18:01:01
U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.
- Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’ nytimes.com2026-01-24 18:00:11
The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people.
- Travel Math: When Flying Costs as Much as the Train, Who Wins? nytimes.com2026-01-24 18:00:07
Amtrak says dynamic pricing has helped strengthen its finances, but travelers often grumble at the cost, especially for last-minute travel. Still, the train has a secret weapon: avoiding the airport.
- Tremors in Japan Prompt Treasury to Weigh Currency Intervention nytimes.com2026-01-24 08:36:18
New York Fed inquiries about the cost of exchanging yen for dollars signaled to traders on Friday that the U.S. government might make a large purchase of the Japanese currency.
- Pedro Sanchez, Who Helped Feed the Developing World, Dies at 85 nytimes.com2026-01-24 06:11:35
A soil scientist, he partnered with the United Nations and other organizations to bring productive agricultural practices to uncooperative terrain.
- TikTok Updates Its Terms and Conditions in the U.S. nytimes.com2026-01-24 04:33:33
The changes came after the app’s Chinese parent company spun out an American entity to run TikTok in the United States.
- Saudi Arabia-Backed LIV Golf to Hold Tournament at the Trumps’ New Jersey Resort nytimes.com2026-01-24 04:23:08
It will be the latest in at least half a dozen events that the breakaway league has held at Trump Organization resorts in the past four years.
- TikTok Updates Its Terms and Conditions in the U.S. nytimes.com2026-01-24 04:15:53
The changes came after the app’s Chinese parent company spun out an American entity to run TikTok in the United States.
- Louis E. Brus, Nobel Laureate Who Illuminated the Nanoworld, Dies at 82 nytimes.com2026-01-24 03:42:09
He accidentally created some of the first quantum dots, tiny semiconductors that now power many electronics.
- For His Next Act, Darren Walker Is Heading to Hollywood nytimes.com2026-01-24 01:40:01
Anonymous Content, a production company whose top investor is Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective, has named Darren Walker as president and chief executive.
- Airlines Cancel Hundreds of Flights In Anticipation of Powerful Winter Storm nytimes.com2026-01-24 01:33:10
Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights over the weekend in anticipation of frigid weather and ice and now across much of the country.
- Trump Wants U.S. Investment in Venezuela, but Sanctions Still Complicate It nytimes.com2026-01-24 01:16:10
With tight business restrictions still in place, companies may find it challenging to even assess what opportunities exist for them in the South American nation.
- For Greenland Tourism, Trump’s Interest Creates Uncertainty nytimes.com2026-01-24 00:53:32
Bookings to the island increased last year, and there are plans for two new airports. Threats from President Trump may change that.
- Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional nytimes.com2026-01-24 00:51:47
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.
- Would a California Billionaire Wealth Tax Help or Hurt? nytimes.com2026-01-24 00:00:05
California Democrats are fighting over a proposed wealth tax. Can our panel of experts sort out the merits?
