The Saturday Essay

'Where are her feet?'

We asked 16 kids to rate the VMAs red carpet — and now we can't unsee what they saw. And yes, there were lots of belly buttons.

MONEY ON THE TABLE

The lucrative careers some Americans are overlooking

Editor's Picks / Must Reads

US-China pledge to cut toy tariffs could give battered industry a Christmas miracle

TEHRAN LINK

Foiled UK base plot raises questions over Iran's alleged role

Top Stories

The broadcast journalist filed a landmark suit against Roger Ailes, then CEO of Fox, a decade ago.

Gretchen Carlson beat Roger Ailes, took on Congress, and keeps winning | Exclusive

An anti-climate campaign

Secretive conservative groups are filing dozens of records requests at public universities, demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide

Prosecutors are reopening the case of an alleged 2024 rape at Cornell University as outrage mounts at the lack of charges

EXCLUSIVE

Madonna's family make intervention after forgetful VMAs comeback

'Is it time for some transparency?': Watch as Man City chief challenged by Sky News over Premier League verdict

Sports

Aaron Judge makes bold Yankees playoff proclamation as he tries to convince brass he's ready

Nato prepares for Russian missile attacks at sea

'GREAT BRITISH GRID'

Andy Burnham to announce plan to lower energy bills for Brits

New York Metro

Woman beaten to death in Central Park ID’d as beloved homeless artist famed for painting birds

AMD acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs AI firm in deal worth $8.2 billion