After Floods, Grand Canyon Opens on a Limited Basis. What to Know. NYT > Top Stories By: Ceylan Yeğinsu 31 August 2026 at 17:18 As the search for missing visitors continues, the National Park has shut down hotels and much of its terrain, but visitors can still enter. © J. Baird/National Park Service, via Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesGrand Canyon National Park was partially open for day use on Monday after flash flooding killed one person and prompted a search-and-rescue operation for at least 15 people.
Is the U.S. Open More Valuable to New York Than the Knicks? NYT > Top Stories By: David Waldstein 30 August 2026 at 10:00 It’s complicated. But the answer is: Maybe. © Hiroko Masuike/The New York TimesThe U.S. Open is playing its part, after the Knicks’ N.B.A. championship and World Cup matches, in a particularly sporty summer around New York.