New York Times Top Stories
Inflation Measure Favored by the Fed Cooled in August
The Personal Consumption Expenditures Index climbed more slowly, after cutting out food and fuel prices for a sense of the underlying trend.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAll Gas, No Brakes in A.I. + Metaverse Update + Lessons From a Prompt Engineer
A.I. companies deliver yet another batch of impressive updates.
New York Times Top StoriesWall Street on Edge After Worst Month of the Year
A series of potential problems, including rising oil prices and labor strikes, have prompted a much warier mood among investors.
New York Times Top StoriesIPOs, Inflation Data and More Are at Risk in a Shutdown
Important economic data could be delayed, as could regulators’ decisions on mergers and new public listings.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Gen. Charles Brown Became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The four-star Air Force fighter pilot will take over from Gen. Mark A. Milley as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
New York Times Top StoriesUEFA Opens a Door to Russia’s Return in Soccer, and Faces a Backlash
The angry reactions to a vote by European soccer’s governing body to partially lift its ban on Russian teams could be a preview of fights in other sports.
New York Times Top Stories‘The Mosquitoes Are Winning’
Public health crises don’t operate on the same timetable as academic journals.
New York Times Top StoriesMost National Parks Will Close in Shutdown
The Department of the Interior expects to furlough most of the 20,000 park workers. Some states, including Arizona, plan to use their own funds to keep sites open.
New York Times Top StoriesBombing Kills at Least 30 at a Religious Gathering in Pakistan
The bombing, which officials believe was a suicide attack, was the latest sign of the country’s deteriorating security situation.
New York Times Top StoriesA Sri Lankan Baker’s Baguette Conquers France
After 17 years in France, Tharshan Selvarajah has yet to apply for citizenship. But he has made bread for President Emmanuel Macron.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Palantir Became a Front-Runner for the UK’s Multimillion-Dollar NHS Contract
Palantir, the analytics company chaired by Peter Thiel, has courted N.H.S. England with pandemic help and assertive lobbying. Its big reward may be yet to come.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Lawyer Trying to Hold Gunmakers Responsible for Mass Shootings
Josh Koskoff’s legal victory against Remington has raised the possibility of a new form of gun control: lawsuits against the companies that make assault rifles.
New York Times Top StoriesOur System Makes It Clear That Some Voices Are More Equal Than Others
The history of thwarted majorities is very instructive.
New York Times Top StoriesThe ‘Bristle Reaction’ Is a Common Intimacy Killer in Relationships
For couples in long-term relationships, the “bristle reaction” can make physical connection difficult, experts say.
New York Times Top StoriesA Silver Lining From the Pandemic: A Surge in Start-ups
New research suggests that big shifts in consumer and company behavior — and maybe federal stimulus dollars — have fueled entrepreneurship.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Lying Boss and Your Bottom Line
Telling customers that the staff makes more than the owners isn’t just petulant, it’s harmful.
New York Times Top StoriesArmenia Finds Itself Cast Adrift in a Tough Neighborhood
While the Caucasus nation might want to reduce its reliance on Russia for a more reliable ally, Western nations have offered moral support but little else.
New York Times Top StoriesWith a Shutdown in View, McCarthy Plays a Weak Hand
The G.O.P. speaker, whose style is to placate his detractors, does not have the Republican votes to keep the government open. He may call the vote anyway.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Orleans Seeks to Avert Crisis as Saltwater Nears the City
A saltwater wedge is moving up the drought-drained Mississippi River, threatening public health in New Orleans and beyond.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Need to Talk About Joe Biden
Biden signaled he would be a ‘transition’ president. How’s that going?
New York Times Top Stories5 Hotels Where Fall Takes Center Stage
Setting is everything when it comes to autumn getaways, and these hotels will put you in the right place at the right time.
New York Times Top StoriesWorried About Living in a Flood Zone? Try a House That Floats.
Eventually, coastal cities threatened with rising tides and bigger storms could use not just the waterfront, but also the water, as places to build housing.
New York Times Top StoriesDogTV Is TV for Dogs. Except When It’s for People.
The channel hopes to tap into a huge new audience of pandemic puppies, but also makes sure to try to appeal to viewers who can actually operate a remote.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Market for Nazi Memorabilia Is Huge, Lucrative and Very Disturbing
An SS dagger. Auschwitz cups. Hitler’s globe. If an object played a material role in the Third Reich, then it’s probably for sale. Why do we allow it?
New York Times Top StoriesBook Review: ‘How to Say Babylon,’ by Safiya Sinclair
In “How to Say Babylon,” Safiya Sinclair recalls her ascetic Jamaican upbringing and the literature that opened up her world.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Izium, Ukraine, Fear Remains a Year After Russian Retreat
In Izium, in eastern Ukraine, the buildings are in ruins and services are spotty. Barely recovered, its residents worry that more mayhem may lie ahead.
New York Times Top StoriesA Statue Draped With Snakes? In Italy, It Happens Every Year.
Held in a small, mountainous village, this festival has it all: snakes, charmers, religion, science. See for yourself — and try not to squirm.
New York Times Top StoriesU.A.E. Talks Peace in Sudan War, but Secretly Backs One Side
From a remote air base in Chad, the Emirates is giving arms and medical treatment to fighters on one side in Sudan’s spiraling war, officials say.
New York Times Top StoriesVulnerable New Yorkers Suffer as Some Services Decline Under Mayor Adams
Some critical services in New York City are growing less reliable under Mayor Eric Adams, from long waits for food stamps to fewer sexual health clinics.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa
A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.