TIME's new cover: Admiral Samuel Paparo is preparing for a war he hopes never to fight. His mission: prevent conflict with China. “If I do my job right, history will never know my name,” he tells TIME in an exclusive interview time.com/article/2026/09/24/…

Far from substantiating the President’s claims of widespread fraud, the results the effort is producing appear to underscore how rare non-citizens registering or casting ballots is. time-magazine.visitlink.me/i…

Major TV networks are resuming their pool coverage of President Donald Trump this week, however there is still uncertainty surrounding CNN's access. time-magazine.visitlink.me/3…

Can you trust AI to handle your flights? The Federal Aviation Administration wants to find out. The U.S. is facing a shortage of air traffic controllers—and this new AI system, nicknamed 'SMART,' is meant to support the ones we do have by streamlining data so they can make more proactive decisions. But some are objecting to having the tech involved in our air safety. TIME reporter Harry Booth dives in for AI, Explained by Humans.

On Monday, Pope Leo XIV contradicted President Trump by saying that the concerns about AI development are not "fake news." He continued on to say that he is "relatively optimistic" that conversations will continue about AI's threat to humanity.

All the must-read works of fiction and nonfiction to look forward to this fall time-magazine.visitlink.me/C…

Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Tom Cruise's latest film, 'Digger', has a million moving parts and nothing to say. time-magazine.visitlink.me/5…

For the first time, in 2027, TIME will publish the Fastest Growing Companies U.S. ranking, in partnership with Statista, a leading international provider of market and consumer data and rankings. The ranking will recognize U.S. companies with exceptional revenue growth between fiscal years 2022 and 2025. time-magazine.visitlink.me/w…

"Iran remains under enormous military and economic pressure, but its setbacks in its traditional centers of influence have not ended its ability to impose costs elsewhere," writes Hamidreza Azizi. time.com/article/2026/09/29/…

A bucket list is great for keeping track of big goals in life, like going sky-diving, learning to speak a new language, or taking a trip to see the northern lights. However, spend enough time staring at everything you haven’t done yet and your yet-to-do’s can start to feel like you’re falling behind. That bothered Simon Sinek. About 15 years ago, he started keeping a reverse bucket list: a record of all the great experiences he already had, like seeing a complete rainbow instead of just part of one. He calls looking at this list that he keeps on his phone “joy scrolling.” A reverse bucket list gives you a reason to notice the lovely and unexpectedly funny things that happen in the middle of an ordinary day, which are easy to miss when you’re always looking ahead, according to TIME reporter Angela Haupt. Read more here: time-magazine.visitlink.me/e…

This pathway has resulted in millions of people—who never intended to use AI in the first place—unwittingly becoming acclimated to a new chatbot reality. time.com/article/2026/09/29/…

John Fetterman, who Democrats fear might join the GOP, is targeting Republican donors with "reject Socialism" emails ahead of a possible re-election bid in 2028. time.com/article/2026/09/29/…

"We can have a system of air travel that is more reliable, resilient, competitive, and fair. It starts with acknowledging that the airline industry is essential infrastructure, and that it should be regulated as such," writes Ganesh Sitaraman time.com/article/2026/09/29/…

We asked experts what could be behind that lingering feeling of mucus in your throat, why your go-to remedies might not help, and how to get relief time.com/article/2026/09/29/…

More than a third of U.S. counties have no general surgeons, according to a new study time.com/article/2026/09/29/…

A reported monthslong breach in the Defense Department’s human resources database exposed personal information of millions of military personnel and those related to them, including their Social Security numbers and job details time.com/article/2026/09/29/…

U.S. and China to cut tariffs on $60 billion of goods time.com/article/2026/09/29/…

The Trump Administration says its new rule will reduce car prices. But Americans’ savings down the road will depend on broader economic conditions and fuel costs. time-magazine.visitlink.me/w…

SpaceX achieves a long-promised orbit, with the moon and Mars the long-term goal. time-magazine.visitlink.me/a…

Trump’s focus on Canada’s unemployment rate comes amid a prolonged trade standoff between his Administration and Carney’s government. time-magazine.visitlink.me/N…

"The debate over pacing the frontier cannot be settled neatly. Reasonable people can argue it convincingly from either side: the risks are real, but if one company slows, another actor will advance," writes Ravi Kumar S, Babak Hodjat, and Jeff DeMarrais. time-magazine.visitlink.me/m…