New York Times Top Stories
How ‘Les Mis’ Became So Successful
We look at the story behind its more than 15,000-show run.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMyanmar Military Paraglider Bombs Buddhist Festival, Killing Dozens
The junta targeted a festival in the Sagaing region where people were also protesting army rule, according to witnesses and the civilian government in exile.
New York Times Top StoriesNobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Scientists Who Created New Molecular ‘Rooms’
The prize was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks.”
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Right Uses Charlie Kirk’s Death to Further Their Policies
The mayor of Lima, Peru, held a Charlie Kirk memorial — filled with attendees bused in from poor neighborhoods — as he sought help from the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesComey Goes to Court, and Gold Prices Hit Record High
Plus, how job applicants are tricking A.I.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State
Charging an electric car battery is usually cheaper than going to the gas pump. But it depends on where you live.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat the Shutdown Is Really About
Obamacare premiums could double for millions of Americans if the law isn’t changed. Neera Tanden walks Ezra Klein through the shutdown’s policy stakes.
New York Times Top StoriesComey to Appear in Court in Case That Has Roiled Justice Dept.
The case against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, was deemed too thin by a previous federal prosecutor, who quit under pressure from President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesMeet ‘Porky,’ Lima’s Right-Wing Mayor Embracing Trump’s MAGA Movement
By embodying President Trump’s brash style, Rafael López Aliaga has become a leading candidate to be Peru’s next president.
New York Times Top StoriesTom Friedman on the Only Way to Solve the Israel-Hamas War
Can Donald Trump end the “worst war” with the latest round of peace talks?
New York Times Top StoriesCivil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative says it would be “dishonorable” to remain silent in the face of President Trump’s efforts.
New York Times Top StoriesOakland, California, Residents Are Fed Up With Illegal Dumping
Many residents say that illegal dumping has inundated Oakland, Calif., a city with more garbage than almost anywhere else.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Syria, a Crackdown on Gunfire at Weddings
Marriages and other glad occasions in Syria are often celebrated by firing shots in the air. But after nearly 14 years of war, people want the guns to go silent.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court to Consider Illinois Mail-In Balloting Lawsuit
The case, one of several challenges to mail-in ballot rules lodged by allies of President Trump, involves an effort to exclude votes received after Election Day.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s H-1B Visa Fee Could Strain Universities and Schools
Higher education leaders and public-school superintendents say they depend on skilled foreign workers to fill critical roles.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Is This Lake ‘Burping’?
For hundreds of years, people who have lived near Seneca Lake in upstate New York have reported hearing loud booms coming from the water. No one is exactly sure why.
New York Times Top StoriesJosh Johnson to Trump: He’s Not ‘Puff Daddy’ Anymore
The “Daily Show” host found comedic fodder in an Oval Office event about mining in Alaska, at which the president wound up talking about Sean Combs.
New York Times Top StoriesFra Angelico and the Miracle of Faith Made Visible
A once-in-a-generation exhibition in Italy shows how the Renaissance painter believed something with his whole heart, and then made it manifest.
New York Times Top StoriesCheer Up, or Else. China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics
As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work, marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Yorkers Observe Oct. 7 Anniversary With Eye Toward Peace Talks
People gathered in remembrance of hostages held by Hamas and in protest of Israel’s destructive campaign in Gaza as negotiators discussed a possible agreement to end the war.
New York Times Top StoriesEx-Husband Contradicts a Man Appealing Conviction in Pelicot Rape Case
The man said he did not know Gisèle Pelicot had been drugged. Her ex-husband, who admitted drugging and raping her and inviting strangers to join him, testified that the man knew.
New York Times Top StoriesAir Traffic Staffing Shortages Disrupt Travel for Second Straight Day
The national air space has long been reeling from a staffing crisis among air traffic controllers, as the F.A.A. grapples with a shortage of about 3,000 controllers.
New York Times Top StoriesJohn B. Gurdon, 92, Dies; Nobelist Paved Way for Cloning of Animals
His work in the manipulation of cells laid the foundation for stem cell biology and regenerative medicine and led to the first cloned large mammal, a sheep named Dolly.
New York Times Top Stories3 Key Takeaways From the Bondi Hearing
The session before a Senate panel featured more fireworks than facts as Democrats and the attorney general repeatedly clashed.
New York Times Top StoriesCarney and Trump: A Collision Avoided, Save for a Nasty Comment or Two
The Canadian prime minister came to Washington determined to take the heat out of the relationship. He mostly succeeded, at least for now.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Confirms Neil Jacobs, ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist, to Lead NOAA
Neil Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics after an investigation into an incident that centered on an altered hurricane forecast map in 2019.
New York Times Top StoriesPam Bondi Goes on the Attack During Senate Hearing
At a Senate committee hearing, the attorney general avoided answering pointed queries by repeatedly laying into her questioners and casting her responses as a defense of the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesHealth Care Politics Bolster Democrats in Shutdown Fight
Even President Trump has conceded that he and his party could face political pain from rising premiums, stiffening Democrats’ spines as they demand a subsidy extension.
New York Times Top StoriesMars Orbiter Captures Rare Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
3I/ATLAS, only the third object from beyond our solar system ever spotted from Earth, was viewed from Mars by an orbiting European spacecraft.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Israel, the Anniversary of Oct. 7 Was Quiet but Inescapable
Also, the Supreme Court seemed skeptical of a ban on conversion therapy. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.