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On September 17, 2026, scientists reported finding a gene-editing defense system in viruses.
Scientists discovered CRISPR in bacteria and other microbes, where it is used as a defense against viruses.
CRISPR gene-editing technology has been used to create lifesaving cures, more productive crops, and allergy-free dogs.
A.G. Sulzberger is the sixth Ochs-Sulzberger family member to lead The New York Times Company since its purchase in 1896.
Donald Trump personally sues news organizations over their coverage.
A.G. Sulzberger is the publisher of The New York Times and chairman of The New York Times Company.
During a visit to The New York Times, Donald Trump told staff he considers the newspaper "a great, great American jewel, a world jewel."
Donald Trump directed his administration to use government power to investigate, subpoena, and prosecute journalists.
Donald Trump has accused reporters of treason.
Segregationists filed numerous lawsuits intended to bankrupt The New York Times for its coverage of the civil rights movement.
President John F. Kennedy spied on a New York Times reporter.
Associates of William 'Boss' Tweed offered The New York Times's publisher a bribe, valued at over $100 million in today's money, which was rejected.
President Richard Nixon attempted to block the publication of the Pentagon Papers.
The administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama used courts to attempt to force New York Times reporters to reveal confidential sources.
As of September 2026, The New York Times continues to report from Afghanistan and Iraq.
The U.S. has lost nearly 3,500 newspapers and a vast majority of local journalism jobs in the last two decades.
For the two decades following the 9/11 attacks, New York Times journalists lived full-time in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In the 1870s, William “Boss” Tweed worked to block a New York Times exposé that would lead to his downfall.
The press is the only profession explicitly protected in the U.S. Constitution.
On September 11, 2001, New York Times reporters moved toward the World Trade Center as the towers collapsed.