NYTIMES (Farnaz Fassihi) - U.S. and Iran to Hold Talks in Oman on Friday
The White House confirmed a meeting would take place after days of conflicting reports on the talks’ timing, location and format.
NYTIMES (Erika Solomon, Leily Nikounazar and Sanam Mahoozi) - ‘It’s Collective Punishment’: Iran Exacts Heavy Price on Protest Supporters
The authorities are making mass arrests, seizing assets and hunting down doctors who treated protesters. Some Iranians keep showing defiance anyway.
NYTIMES (Reid Forgrave) - Jessie Diggins is the Olympian Testing the Limits of Endurance
Jessie Diggins has become the best-ever American cross-country skier because of what she pushes her body through.
NYTIMES (Jennifer Schuessler) - How Trump Brought the Fight Over American History to Philadelphia
The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the Founding Era be erased?
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis and Ian Stewart) - Major Nuclear Arms Treaty Expires, and Federal Prosecutor in Minnesota Says ‘This Job Sucks’
Plus, Savannah Guthrie makes a plea to her mother’s abductor.
NYTIMES (Alan Feuer, Mattathias Schwartz and Zach Montague) - Surge in Immigration Cases in Minnesota Pushes Prosecutors and Judges to Brink
Remarks by a prosecutor opened a revealing window onto how the courts in the state are buckling under the weight of a deluge of cases arising from the Trump administration’s campaign.
NPR (Ari Daniel) - Searching for dinosaur secrets in crocodile bones
Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process: Count up the growth rings in the fossilized bones. But new research into some of dinosaurs' living relatives, like crocodiles, suggests that this method may not always work.
NEWSNATIONNOW (SAM METZ, Associated Press) - Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Here’s why the fighting persists
At least 556 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since a U.S.-brokered truce came into effect in October.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Associated Press) - US-Russia nuclear pact expires, prompting fears of new arms race
The termination of the New START Treaty could set the stage for what many fear could be an unconstrained nuclear arms race.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Michael Bartiromo) - Bill Gates denies Epstein allegations, says he regrets 'ever knowing' him
Gates said he only ever had “dinners” with Epstein, as he believed Epstein might be interested in securing donations for the Gates Foundation.