New York Times Top Stories
Boom in A.I. Prompts a Test of Copyright Law
The use of content from news and information providers to train artificial intelligence systems may force a reassessment of where to draw legal lines.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesBanks Should Have Better Customer Relations When Closing an Account
When banks close checking and credit-card accounts because of “suspicious activity,” chaos and anxiety ensue. It doesn’t have to be this way.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Artist in Residence on A.I.’s Territory
Alexander Reben is taking his tech-savvy perspective to OpenAI, a company that some in the art world believe is a threat to their future.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Philadelphia, Chinatown’s Champions Fear New Arena for 76ers
Chinatowns in the United States and Canada have long been squeezed by development projects. Will a proposed arena in Philadelphia’s struggling downtown be the next?
New York Times Top StoriesAs War Rages in Ukraine, Denmark Turns an Office Park Back Into an Arsenal
The conflict and surging arms production in Russia have spurred demand for ammunition manufacturing across Europe.
New York Times Top StoriesChick-fil-A’s Closed-on-Sunday Policy Prompts a Highway Rest Stop Revolt
New York’s overhaul of its busy Thruway stops includes several Chick-fil-A restaurants. But lawmakers appear to be too late to force a change in the chain’s business hours.
New York Times Top StoriesPhilippine Poverty and Farm-Based Economy Have Roots in Colonial Era
Decades after independence, the Philippines lacks the kind of factory economy that has lifted up other Asian nations, tying millions to farm work.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Greggs, a Super Affordable Bakery Chain, Became a U.K. Culinary Icon
A festive pop-up restaurant is the latest crowd-pleasing stunt from Greggs, a mass-market bakery that is riding out Britain’s cost-of-living crisis with gusto.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere Was the Israeli Military When Hamas Attacked?
A Times investigation found that troops were disorganized, out of position and relied on social media to choose targets. Behind the failure: Israel had no battle plan for a massive Hamas invasion.
New York Times Top StoriesWorkers on a Philippines Coconut Farm: Born Poor, Staying Poor
In the groves of the Philippine island of Mindanao, people living in rural areas struggle to feed themselves in the same way as their ancestors.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Team Prepares to File Challenges on Ballot Decisions Soon
The cases in Colorado, Maine and other states are requiring former President Donald J. Trump to devote resources already spread thin across four criminal indictments.
New York Times Top StoriesA Midwestern Republican Stands Up for Trans Rights
Ohio’s governor reminds Republicans that they’re supposed to support parents’ rights, even if their children are trans.
New York Times Top StoriesPalestinians in Southern Gaza Face Dangers Where They Seek Shelter
Many residents feel that no place is safe after an airstrike in an area of southern Gaza where Israel had ordered people to seek shelter.
New York Times Top StoriesWillie Ruff, Jazz Missionary and Professor, Dies at 92
A master of the French horn, a rarity in jazz, he toured the world with the pianist Dwike Mitchell and taught music at Yale.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Blocks Iowa’s Ban on School Library Books That Depict Sex Acts
Authors and activists said the Republican-backed law infringed on free speech. The judge said the ban imposed a “puritanical ‘pall of orthodoxy’ over school libraries.”
New York Times Top StoriesMaine Law ‘Required That I Act’ to Disqualify Trump, Secretary of State Says
Barring former President Donald J. Trump from the primary ballot was a hard but necessary call, Shenna Bellows said in an interview.
New York Times Top StoriesGerry Holzman, Master Carver of a New York Merry-Go-Round, Dies at 90
He conceived and worked for 20 years — with about 1,000 volunteers — on the Empire State Carousel, featuring more than 20 handmade wooden riding animals native to New York.
New York Times Top StoriesMayor Adams’s Effort to Limit Migrant Buses Faces Obstacles
A move by Mayor Eric Adams meant to slow the surge of new arrivals being sent to New York from Texas encounters logistical hurdles within 24 hours.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Launched a Large and Complex Air Attack on Ukraine
Also, Ohio’s governor blocked a ban on transition care for minors. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesDoes This Body Butter at Sephora Really Attract Spiders?
A Sol de Janeiro moisturizer has garnered attention after reviews claimed it attracted Wolf spiders. Experts say it’s likelier that the season is leading to more human-spider interactions.
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y.C. Officials Reassure Revelers Ahead of New Year’s Eve Festivities
Amid near-daily protests in the city, officials said there were “no specific credible threats” related to the annual ball drop in Times Square.
New York Times Top StoriesJermaine Jackson Is Accused of Sexual Assault in Lawsuit
In a complaint filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, Rita Barrett says the musician raped her at her home in 1988. Mr. Jackson has not yet responded.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Military Releases New Details on Killing of 3 Hostages
In the latest disclosure on the shooting by Israeli soldiers of three hostages, the military said 15 minutes elapsed between the killing of the first two and the third.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Supreme Court May Rule on Trump’s Presidential Run
The legal issues are novel and tangled, experts said, and the justices may be wary of knocking a leading presidential candidate off the ballot.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Maine, Questions Over Decision to Push Trump Off the Ballot
Some voters were alarmed at the state’s decision to disqualify former President Donald J. Trump. But others applauded it. “I like that Maine took a stand,” said one.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden’s Christian ‘Persecution’? We Assess Trump’s Recent Claims.
Former President Donald J. Trump has repeatedly accused the Biden administration of criminalizing Christians, and Catholics in particular, for their faith. Here are the facts.
New York Times Top StoriesNikki Haley Erases Civil War History
Questions about the Civil War seemed to trip up the Republican candidate for president.
New York Times Top StoriesJim Ladd, Free-Form Radio Trailblazer, Is Dead at 75
An institution of the airwaves in Los Angeles and beyond, he capitalized on the freedom the FM band offered in the 1970s to blaze his own path.
New York Times Top StoriesMichael Cohen Used Fake Cases Cited by A.I. to Seek an End to Court Supervision
Donald Trump’s former fixer had sought an early end to court supervision after his 2018 campaign finance conviction. He enlisted the help of Google Bard.
New York Times Top StoriesOhio Governor Blocks Bill Banning Transition Care for Minors
Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of the bill, which also prohibited transgender girls and women from sports teams that correspond with their gender identity, is a rare move by a Republican governor.