Bill Gates Explains His Plans to Close the Gates Foundation in 2045
In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision — amid the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid — to accelerate the end of his giving.
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What to Know About Bill Gates’s Plans to Shut Down the Gates Foundation
The billionaire philanthropist says he will accelerate his giving — but then dissolve his organization in 20 years, decades earlier than he originally planned.
Overnight Clashes Strain Diplomacy Efforts for India and Pakistan
The United States and other regional players converged to try to head off war between the neighboring nuclear powers. But more clashes seemed to keep hostilities roiling.
For Embattled Starmer, U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Will Count as a Win
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spent months nurturing his relationship with President Trump. Is that about to pay off?
‘Summer of 69’ Review: A Crash Course in Carnal Knowledge
Jillian Bell’s feature directorial debut centers on a nerdy teenager who hires a stripper for a sexual education, but the movie favors modesty over vulgarity.
‘Juliet & Romeo’ Review: Tragedy Executed as Farce
This movie musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers is no “& Juliet” — that is, it’s no fun.
‘Clown in a Cornfield’ Review: Stalkers
In this underbaked slasher film, killer bozos terrorize teens in the American heartland.
Documentary Identifies Israeli Soldier as Shooter of Palestinian American Journalist
After Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in the West Bank in 2022, the Israeli military never revealed the identity of the soldier who fired at her. A documentary said it had confirmed his name.
An Entertainment Tax
Why Hollywood recently got the Trump tariff treatment.
A First-Person View of a Deadly Gaza Strike, and a Severe U.S. Flu Season
Plus, the best player in the W.N.B.A. now has her own shoe.