New York Times Top Stories
In Gaza, a Question of Strategy and Morality
Israel has every right to defend itself and fight terrorists. But is this really the best way?
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesI Fought for the I.D.F. in Gaza. It Made Me Fight for Peace.
An Israeli veteran reflects on his experience the last time Israeli troops entered Gaza in force.
New York Times Top StoriesA Dispatch From the Muslim Girl Scouts of Astoria
A young activist in Queens supports Palestinian aspirations.
New York Times Top StoriesListen Early to ‘This American Life’: And the Call Was Coming From the Basement
Zombie raccoons, David Sedaris and haunted houses.
New York Times Top StoriesAntisemitism Surges in China Online and in State Media
China’s state-run media has blamed the United States for deepening the crisis, while perpetuating tropes of Jewish control of American politics.
New York Times Top StoriesGhostly Presence
In a time when everything’s gone virtual, Halloween costumes represent an old-fashioned commitment to the physical world.
New York Times Top StoriesDesperate for Air Defense, Ukraine Pushes U.S. for ‘Franken’ Weapons
To meet the demand, the U.S. is producing so-called FrankenSAM systems that marry advanced Western weaponry with Soviet-era items still in Ukrainian stockpiles.
New York Times Top StoriesThe House G.O.P Has Its Leader. But Can He Be a Rainmaker?
The former speaker, Kevin McCarthy, was a prolific fund-raiser for his House colleagues. The new speaker, Mike Johnson, doesn’t yet have the same juice.
New York Times Top StoriesTop 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Oct. 21-27
This week’s toughest challenge may have been a little bombastic.
New York Times Top StoriesThe ‘Silver Lining to the Pandemic’ for Working Mothers
The share of women working has reached a record high, with the biggest increases among mothers of children under 5.
New York Times Top StoriesMeg Ryan on Her New Rom-Com, ‘What Happens Later’
She always had concerns about the happily-ever-after ideals of the genre. Now as a director she’s pushing its boundaries to examine issues of aging and regret.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Fans Ever More Fickle, Sports Leagues Warm to Rule Changes
Baseball’s pitch clock is just one example of how professional sports are competing for public attention in an ever-evolving entertainment world.
New York Times Top Stories‘A Bright Light in a Dark Time’: A New School for Uvalde
More than a year after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, the community is breaking ground on a new campus.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Muddies Israel-Hamas War in Unexpected Way
Fakes related to the conflict have been limited and largely unconvincing, but their presence has people doubting real evidence.
New York Times Top StoriesBlue-Collar Workers Are the New Social Media Stars
A new crop of popular social media personalities includes a trucker, a shepherd and a commercial fisherman. What they earn from sponsorships is just a nice bonus.
New York Times Top StoriesJoey Evans Is Back. This Time He’s a Struggling Artist.
A new “Pal Joey” at City Center has reimagined the never-quite-satisfying script to make Joey (Ephraim Sykes) a forward-thinking Black jazz singer.
New York Times Top StoriesChapter 2: Chasing Dreams at a Steep Cost
She escaped an abusive betrothal, but her family’s reputation was suffering for it.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Cohen Testimony Sets Stage for Trump’s Criminal Hush Money Trial
Michael D. Cohen, Donald J. Trump’s former fixer, was not an essential witness in Mr. Trump’s civil fraud trial this week. He will be when he takes the stand in a Manhattan criminal case.
New York Times Top StoriesEarly Voting Begins in New York: Here’s What to Know
Although no citywide offices are being contested this year, the New York City Council is up for election, and voters statewide will consider two ballot questions.
New York Times Top StoriesSuspect in Maine Shooting Is Found Dead, Ending Sprawling Manhunt
The body of the man suspected of killing 18 and injuring 13 others in Lewiston was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound late Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Mike Johnson, Religion Is at the Forefront of Politics and Policy
The new House speaker has put his faith at the center of his political career, and aligned himself with a newer cohort of conservative Christianity that some describe as Christian nationalism.
New York Times Top StoriesTeam Trump Revives Attack Ads Against DeSantis in Iowa
A super PAC supporting Trump is shifting its strategy again, with less than three months before the state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses.
New York Times Top StoriesProtesters in NYC Fill Grand Central to Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza
A large demonstration, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, came as Israel ramped up its military operations inside Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesHawaii Settles Sex Discrimination Case With High School Female Athletes
The landmark class-action case was one of the farthest-reaching challenges to high school sports under federal Title IX protections.
New York Times Top StoriesOn Race, House Speaker Mike Johnson Says His Views Were Shaped By Raising a Black Child
The new House speaker has kept his oldest son out of the public eye — except when the Republican talks about race.
New York Times Top StoriesIran’s Proxy Forces Across the Middle East
A “Shiite Crescent” stretches from Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula through Iraq, Syria and Lebanon and back down to the Gaza Strip.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Shooting, Maine Senators in the Spotlight on Guns
The shooting in Lewiston that left 18 dead prompted the town’s conservative Democratic representative to embrace an assault weapons ban, but Senators Susan Collins and Angus King are still resisting.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen King: The Maine Shootings Show We Are Out of Things to Say
Every mass shooting is a gut-punch; but such things can and will happen anywhere and everywhere in this locked-and-loaded country.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Hosts China’s Top Diplomat Ahead of Expected Xi Meeting
Wang Yi met with the president and other senior officials amid talk of cooperation within a frosty relationship.
New York Times Top StoriesDid A.I. Write Product Reviews? Gannett Says No.
Writers and editors at Reviewed, a product recommendation website, say that the company used artificial intelligence to create reviews last week.