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Helene Cooper

@helenecooper18.5K followers

NYT correspondent. Author, The House at Sugar Beach and Madame President. Gooner.

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HOW U.S. MILITARY, RACING THE CLOCK, SAVED AN AIRMAN

Account of Complex Mission After Iran Downed a Jet

View Front PageNew York Times • APR 6, 2026

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Hegseth’s Purge of Top Officers Depletes Army at Critical Time

With:Eric Schmitt,Greg Jaffe,Adam Entous

New York Times•AUG 26, 2026

Concerns grow over conditions aboard long-deployed carrier

The USS Abraham Lincoln has been at sea for an uninterrupted 240 days amid reports of supply shortages and suicide attempts.

With:Eric Schmitt,John Ismay

Philadelphia Inquirer•AUG 14, 2026

Iran Adapted Air Attacks To Puncture U.S. Defenses

Dwindling Supply of Interceptors as Bases Faced Waves of Missiles and Drones

With:Eric Schmitt

New York Times•AUG 12, 2026

U.S. STRIKES IRAN IN COUNTERATTACK

Hitting Weapon Sites Day After Attack on Ship

With:Euan Ward,Jenny Gross,Pranav Baskar

New York Times•JUN 27, 2026

HOW U.S. MILITARY, RACING THE CLOCK, SAVED AN AIRMAN

Account of Complex Mission After Iran Downed a Jet

With:Julian E. Barnes,Eric Schmitt,Erika Solomon,Greg Jaffe

New York Times•APR 6, 2026•Lead Story

The paper highlights the logistical and operational success of the U.S. military in a tense geopolitical scenario, pairing it with an analysis of the broader strategic consequences of the event.

American Combat Jet Shot Down Above Iran; One in Crew Is Rescued

Another From Plane Unaccounted For

With:Thomas Fuller,Eric Schmitt

New York Times•APR 4, 2026•Lead Story

The paper leads with a factual, dual-pronged approach, reporting a direct military confrontation while simultaneously detailing the administration's request for historically high defense spending.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Helene Cooper in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.