$articles = App\Article::latest()->get();
or
$articles = App\Article::latest('updated_at')->get();
or
$articles = App\Article::latest('published_at')->get();
you can also retrieve a limited number of articles like this:
$articles = App\Article::take(3)->latest('published_at')->get();
https://laracasts.com/series/laravel-6-from-scratch/episodes/18?autoplay=true