New York Times Top Stories
These Democrats and Republicans Have Something in Common. It’s a Bar.
It has been a bad decade — or three — for political nightlife in Albany, N.Y. Can a Manhattan P.R. man bring back the bipartisan schmoozefest?
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHere’s Why Taiwan’s Elections Have Me Worried About the Future
I will go to the polls on Saturday worried about our future and whether we can preserve and maintain what we’ve achieved.
New York Times Top StoriesTaiwan Party, Reviled by China, Faces Test of its Staying Power
The Democratic Progressive Party has transformed Taiwan into a bastion against Chinese power. Now it is promising a mix of change and continuity.
New York Times Top StoriesTaiwan Election: Why It Matters, and What It Could Mean for U.S. and China
The vote for a new president could reshape the complicated, risky balance between Taiwan, China and the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesEmbracing Love While Becoming Their Authentic Selves
Spencer Hatcher and Crystal Carmichael met in 2012 through a dating app, and at the time, both were going through transitions in their lives.
New York Times Top StoriesStudents Sue Harvard, Calling It a ‘Bastion’ of Antisemitism
A group of students, citing a litany of instances on campus they claimed were antisemitic, said that Harvard professors had long promulgated antisemitism in their courses, among other claims.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Are the Houthis and Why Is the U.S. Attacking Them?
The Iranian-backed rebel group has launched dozens of attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea since the war between Israel and Hamas started.
New York Times Top StoriesRead Biden’s Full Statement on the Strikes in Yemen
The president directed U.S. military forces to strike a number of targets used by the Houthi militia after attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Criminally Charges EBay in Cyberstalking Case
The case involves eBay employees trying to intimidate a Massachusetts couple who write and produce an e-commerce newsletter. The company will pay a criminal penalty of $3 million.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Missiles Strike Targets in Yemen Linked to Houthis
The American-led strikes came in response to more than two dozen Houthi drone and missile attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea since the Israel-Hamas war began.
New York Times Top StoriesFani Willis Faces Upheaval in Trump Georgia Inquiry
Accusations involving her relationship with the lead prosecutor she hired are seen as unlikely to derail the case but could cause serious distractions.
New York Times Top Stories‘Cooking With Lynja’ TikTok Star Dies at 67
Older than most social media stars, she attracted a large following with her Cooking With Lynja videos, which were both wholesome and zany.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Dreams of Economic Disaster
Why, exactly, do so many Americans admire this guy?
New York Times Top StoriesFact Checking Nikki Haley’s DeSantis Lies Website
During this week’s debate in Iowa, Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, tirelessly promoted a website to fact-check Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. We took a closer look, and here’s what we found.
New York Times Top StoriesPurina Rebuts TikTok Rumors About Pet Food Safety
As reports of dog illnesses linked to Purina’s Pro Plan food caused a stir on TikTok in recent weeks, a Purina spokeswoman said that the rumors “are not true and that our food is safe to feed.”
New York Times Top StoriesDid Ron DeSantis Shake His Wife’s Hand?
Their businesslike grasp of hands set off chatter at Wednesday’s debate — and showed the risks of interacting with your family when you’re a presidential candidate.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Rebuked the Judge in His Fraud Trial
Also, Bill Belichick is out after 24 years with the Patriots. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Alabama, Nick Saban Leaves Behind a Legacy Beyond Football
Alabama’s longtime football coach won more national championships than anyone in modern history and helped change the image of the state.
New York Times Top StoriesBlinken Talks a Grand Vision for Mideast Peace but Hits a Wall in Israel
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken conducted marathon diplomacy around the region, but Israeli leaders, focused on war with Hamas, showed no interest in meeting demands like Palestinian statehood.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Happens When There Is No Food: Experts Say Severe Malnutrition Could Set in Swiftly in Gaza
Nutrition experts say the progression from hunger to severe malnutrition can be rapid, especially in children.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Campaign to Send Top Allies to Iowa to Spread Democrats’ Message
The Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota are expected to appear on Monday, as Republicans hold their caucuses.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Learned From Bogotá’s Buses
Transformative projects don’t conform to election cycles. They’re not the work of any single person.
New York Times Top StoriesDrought Touches a Quarter of Humanity, U.N. Says, Disrupting Lives Globally
The crisis, worsened partly by climate change, has been accompanied by soaring food prices and could have consequences for hunger, elections and migration worldwide.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Press Conference Aired as His Civil Fraud Trial Comes to a Close
The coverage was a stark reminder that the former president’s legal troubles offer an outsize media platform as he pursues the Republican nomination.
New York Times Top StoriesHunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty to Tax Evasion Charges
Last month, a grand jury in California charged Mr. Biden, President Biden’s son, with evasion of a tax assessment, failure to file and pay taxes, and filing a false or fraudulent tax return.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Silent Glamour of Melania Trump’s Mother, Amalija Knavs
In public, Amalija Knavs did not adhere to the stereotypes of an American grandmother.
New York Times Top StoriesRight Wing Pressures Johnson to Abandon Spending Deal to Avert Shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson said he was talking with his ultraconservative colleagues about walking away from the agreement he struck with Democrats but had “made no commitments.”
New York Times Top StoriesGrand Jury Declines to Indict Ohio Woman Who Miscarried at Home
In a case that had drawn international attention, Brittany Watts had been charged with abuse of corpse after miscarrying and disposing of the nonviable fetus.
New York Times Top StoriesTackling Climate Change in the Birthplace of Oil
Azerbaijan is where the petroleum era began.
New York Times Top Stories$3 Billion of New Bitcoin Funds Change Hands in First Trading Day
The products, known as exchange-traded funds, were approved by federal regulators this week, a watershed moment for the crypto industry.