New York Times Top Stories
He Thought His Chuck Close Painting Was Worth $10 Million. Not Quite.
A bittersweet ending for Mark Herman, the dog walker who was given the painting: It finally sold, but for far less than he had envisioned.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhat a US-China Climate Deal Means for COP28
It could deliver a jolt of ambition ahead of the global talks.
New York Times Top StoriesBook Review: ‘Living the Beatles Legend,’ by Kenneth Womack
A new biography resuscitates the colorful, tragic life of Mal Evans: roadie, confidant, procurer, cowbell player.
New York Times Top StoriesAt 98, Dorothy Wiggins Is a Social Media Star
Dorothy Wiggins needed a hobby after the death of her husband. Now she’s big on TikTok and Instagram.
New York Times Top StoriesA Really Great Polenta Finishes Off Strong
Infused oil gives a final kick to this dish with roasted-until-golden mushrooms and charred tomatoes.
New York Times Top StoriesV.A. Recruits Millionth Veteran for Million Veteran Program Genetic Database
Diverse data from the Million Veteran Program has already contributed to hundreds of medical studies, and the V.A. is continuing to recruit more participants.
New York Times Top StoriesAntisemitic and Anti-Islam Hate Speech Surges Across the Internet
Fueled by the conflict between Israel and Gaza and stoked by extremists, hate speech has spiked on social media platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram, researchers said.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat I’m Reading: A History Of Forced Population Transfers
A history of forced population transfers sheds light on present conflicts.
New York Times Top StoriesSailors Trade Tips on How to Stop Orca Attacks on Boats
With a pod of the sea creatures ramming boats in the Strait of Gibraltar, some crews are turning to homegrown solutions. Can playing heavy metal really keep them away?
New York Times Top StoriesThe Cost of Streaming
Hollywood is simultaneously booming and suffering.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Shows Videos of Gaza’s Al-Rantisi Hospital, Claiming It Was Used by Hamas
Israel released two videos from inside Gaza’s main children’s hospital that showed weapons and explosives. Gazan health officials denied the hospital was used for military purposes.
New York Times Top StoriesA Strategy to Treat Big Tech Like Big Tobacco
More than three dozen states have come together in a lawsuit against Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Troops Enter Gaza Hospital, and More
Plus, Biden and Xi Jinping prepare to meet and the House passes a plan to avoid a shutdown.
New York Times Top StoriesHostages Must Be at the Center of Every Conversation About This War
We will not rest until all the captives taken on Oct. 7 are freed.
New York Times Top StoriesUK Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Is Unlawful, Supreme Court Says
Britain’s highest court said a contentious plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda should not go ahead, in a major blow to the governing Conservative Party.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden’s Goal in Meeting With Xi: Avoid a Spiraling Conflict
Hints of how the two leaders will try to nudge toward agreements on some issues have emerged, even as officials have tried to lower expectations.
New York Times Top StoriesOverturning Roe Changed Everything. Overturning Affirmative Action Did Not.
Dobbs has now altered the outcome of two straight elections. The decision in Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard did nothing of the kind.
New York Times Top Stories‘Erase Gaza’: War Unleashes Incendiary Rhetoric in Israel
Experts say that inflammatory statements by prominent Israelis are normalizing once-taboo ideas such as the killing of civilians and mass deportations.
New York Times Top StoriesLull in Russian Bombing Brings Sleep to Kyiv Residents
An unusually long lull in Russian bombing has left people in the Ukrainian capital feeling well-rested, healthier and more productive, at least for now.
New York Times Top StoriesHow David Zaslav Blew Up Hollywood
A merger put him in the driver’s seat at Warner Brothers, one of the industry’s biggest studios. It has been a wild ride.
New York Times Top StoriesFact-Checking Haley and DeSantis in Their Race to Rival Trump
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, have attacked each other with misleading claims on dealings with Chinese companies, energy and refugees.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat One Photo Shows About a Gaza Hospital in Chaos
A single photograph captures the horror of a hospital in Gaza that is running out of everything but patients.
New York Times Top Stories‘Modern Love Podcast’: He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him
For years, Jessica Slice had dumped any guy who was kind to her. Could she break the cycle?
New York Times Top StoriesEs Devlin Imagines Worlds That Don’t Exist
The stage designer and artist Es Devlin brings decades of work to life in an experiential monograph and exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt in New York.
New York Times Top StoriesStorms, Rising Seas and Salty Drinking Water Threaten Lower Louisiana
Where the Mississippi River ends, the compounding threats of drought and climate change put pressure on communities that feel forgotten.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump and His Allies Plan to Wield Power in 2025
Donald J. Trump and his allies are already laying the groundwork for a possible second Trump presidency, forging plans for an even more extreme agenda than his first term.
New York Times Top StoriesBehind CNN Turmoil, a Series of Shattered Friendships
David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, was friends with some of the network’s biggest names. That didn’t matter when their jobs were on the line.
New York Times Top StoriesSo Thieves Nabbed Your Catalytic Converter. Here’s Where It Ended Up.
The pollution control devices contain valuable metals, making them a hot commodity for recycling. Some beneficiaries of the thefts look the other way.
New York Times Top StoriesStop Corporatizing My Students
Equating successful education with successful business is changing not only what gets taught, but whom.
New York Times Top StoriesU.K. Inflation Slows to 4.6 Percent, Lowest in Two Years
Inflation is expected to continue to slow, but central bank officials have said they will keep interest rates high.