Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military

Drug syndicates have used .50-caliber ammunition, produced at a plant owned by the U.S. Army and then smuggled across the border, in attacks on Mexican civilians and police.Four police officers, two civilians and 19 cartel members died during a 2019 gun battle in the Mexican town of Villa Unión.

B Ben Dooley, Isabella Cota and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

Super Bowl Halftime Is the World’s Biggest Stage. He Designs It.

From Prince’s giant symbol to Kendrick Lamar’s streetlamps, the set production designer Bruce Rodgers “makes the impossible possible.”“People are hungry for spectacle and excitement and things they can talk about the next day,” said Bruce Rodgers, who works with the N.F.L. and artists to design the

E Emmanuel Morgan

The 2026 Super Bowl Ads (So Far), Ranked

Here is our critic’s survey of this year’s Super Bowl commercials, from best to worst to A.I.George Clooney pitches Grubhub in one of two Super Bowl ads directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

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Vanity Fair

Behind the scenes at the Westminster Dog Show, the entrants were affectionate. Or at least they acted like it.

M Melissa Kirsch

Trump Reverts to Diplomacy With Iran, but the Road Is Narrow

Iran is skilled at prolonging negotiations over its nuclear program, and seems to be hoping President Trump is out for a quick win, rather than a prolonged regional war.Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, center, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, with Oman’s foreign minister

S Steven Erlanger

What’s Up With This Big Freeze? Some Scientists See Climate Change Link

A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East.Pedestrians walked the snow-covered streets of Jersey City, N.J., during last month’s winter storm. Some scientists say there is a link betwe

E Eric Niiler

A Mosque Bombing Undercuts Pakistan’s Bid for Security

Pakistan has made headway against the Islamic State and other militants, but a bloody suicide attack showed how fragile its progress has been.A funeral on Saturday for victims of a suicide bombing at a mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, the day before. The attack killed at least 31 peop

E Elian Peltier