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What Happens Next to Feinstein’s Seat?
Under California state law, the governor has the authority to name a successor.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAs Mayor, Feinstein Made San Francisco ‘Vibrant,’ City Leaders Say
She was relentless,” said one longtime leader of the city’s business community.
New York Times Top StoriesEric Adams is Criticized for Storm Response As NYC Floods
Mayor Eric Adams did not publicly discuss the coming storm until nearly 24 hours after weather officials first warned of potential flash flooding in New York.
New York Times Top StoriesFDA Wants to Oversee Lab Tests It Says Put Patients ‘At Risk’
Genetic testing that reveals potential cancer risks or other maladies with no regulatory oversight is among the targets of the agency’s proposed review.
New York Times Top StoriesDuane Keith Davis Is Charged With Murder in Tupac Shakur Case
The man, a former gang leader named Duane Keith Davis, has said the four shots that killed the rapper in 1996 came from the vehicle he was riding in.
New York Times Top StoriesSome New York City School Buildings Flooded, and One Had to Evacuate
The school day was disrupted for hundreds of thousands of students, and some families wondered whether classes should have been canceled.
New York Times Top StoriesLegal Arrangement in ‘Blind Side’ Case Is Terminated
A judge ended a nearly 20-year-old conservatorship that had given a couple broad authority over the affairs of the former N.F.L. player Michael Oher.
New York Times Top StoriesMost Authors of Major Superconductor Claim Seek Retraction
Eight of the 11 authors are asking to retract a paper on a room-temperature superconductor, but Ranga Dias, the physicist who led the research, continued to defend the findings.
New York Times Top StoriesDuane Keith Davis Is Charged With Murder in Tupac Shakur Case
The man, a former gang leader named Duane Keith Davis, has said the four shots that killed the rapper in 1996 came from the vehicle he was riding in.
New York Times Top StoriesPhotos From an Overwhelming Morning of Rain in New York
Subway lines came to a halt and major roadways turned into lakes as heavy rainfall soaked New York City and the surrounding region.
New York Times Top StoriesFact Checkers Take Stock of Their Efforts: ‘It’s Not Getting Better’
The momentum behind organizations that aim to combat online falsehoods has started to taper off.
New York Times Top StoriesA Founder of the Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Is Arrested
Su Zhu, a founder of Three Arrows Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund that collapsed last year, was arrested in Singapore.
New York Times Top StoriesIn city schools, ground floors flooded and one school had to evacuate children.
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New York Times Top StoriesWhat I’m Reading: Apples, Private Actors and Marina Abramovic
A retrospective of the performance artist’s work at the Royal Academy of Arts in London captures boundaries being violently tested and redrawn.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?
Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and do it in just a few months. But governments are wary.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Weekender
An interview with the “Golden Bachelor.” Also: Las Vegas is reinventing itself again and Stephen Sondheim’s final musical.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Navy Will Start Testing SEALs for Illicit Drug Use
For the first time, everyone in Naval Special Warfare, not just trainees, will face random screening for performance-enhancing drugs, believed to be widely abused in the ranks.
New York Times Top StoriesMichigan School Shooter Is Found Eligible for Life Sentence Without Parole
A judge found that Ethan Crumbley, who at 15 killed four high school students, had little chance of rehabilitation.
New York Times Top StoriesA Backyard Gardener Grows Pawpaws in Brooklyn
The exotic-tasting fruit, though native to North America, is hard to come by. But in one man’s backyard near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, dozens fall each year.
New York Times Top StoriesKey GOP Megadonor Network Will Hear Pitches From DeSantis and Haley Camps
The network, the American Opportunity Alliance, will meet in Dallas, as its biggest donors weigh whether investing in any non-Trump candidate remains a worthwhile investment.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump Is Complicating McCarthy’s Attempts to Avoid a Shutdown
The former president has been publicly pushing a shutdown, but his views are shaped by his own handling of the 2018 shutdown.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Laws on Social Media
The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship by tech platforms, violate the First Amendment.
New York Times Top StoriesU.A.W. Will Expand Strikes at Ford and G.M.
The United Automobile Workers union said more of its members would walk off the job two weeks after it began strikes at the Big Three automakers.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Will Replace Dianne Feinstein in Her California Senate Seat?
Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged to pick a Black woman to fill the seat, but has also said he would not choose any of the current Democrats running for Senate.
New York Times Top StoriesDianne Feinstein, 90, Dies; Oldest Sitting Senator and Fixture of California Politics
She achieved remarkable political breakthroughs as a woman, becoming San Francisco’s first female mayor and the first woman elected to the Senate from California.
New York Times Top Stories18 New Books to Read in October: Jesmyn Ward, John Grisham, Michael Lewis and more
Buzzy new novels from Jesmyn Ward, Tananarive Due and Daniel Clowes; biographies of Madonna and Sam Bankman-Fried; John Grisham’s sequel to “The Firm”; and much more.
New York Times Top StoriesPhotos: See Key Moments in Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Political Career
In her decades-long political career, Ms. Feinstein led San Francisco in the wake of political assassinations, kept the C.I.A. accountable for torture and held sway over Supreme Court nominations.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Administration to Offer Fewest Offshore Oil and Gas Leases in History
A new plan to sell offshore drilling rights will be limited to three spots, all in the Gulf of Mexico.
New York Times Top StoriesFlash Flood Warning in Effect As Storm Brings Heavy Rain to New York City
A flash-flood warning was in effect for much of New York City on Friday morning, as commuters navigated flooded roadways and subway disruptions.
New York Times Top StoriesSenator Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90
The California Democrat, the oldest member of Congress, had suffered a precipitous decline in health in recent months.