New York Times Top Stories
A Game, a Parade, a Shooting: The Story of America in Three Acts
When the Super Bowl was followed by a shooting at the winning team’s victory celebration, disparate elements of American culture collided.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesJimmy Carter’s Long Goodbye
The former president is on the verge of having spent a year in hospice care, once again confounding expectations in a life that has lasted nearly a century.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Prison Certain and Death Likely, Why Did Navalny Return?
An activist who thrived on agitation, he feared irrelevancy in exile. Winning new respect as he continued to lambast the Kremlin from behind bars cost him his life.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat a Reported Trump Plan on Restricting Abortion Would Mean
The idea, a federal ban after 16 weeks, is not very popular — nor would it stop very many abortions.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Great Compression
Thanks to soaring housing prices, the era of the 400-square-foot subdivision house is upon us.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Allies Plan New Sweeping Abortion Restrictions
His supporters are seeking to attack abortion rights and abortion access from a variety of angles should he regain the White House, including using a long-dormant law from 1873.
New York Times Top StoriesCPAC Straw Poll Will Ask About Trump’s Ideal Running Mate
The poll question at the prominent gathering of conservatives points to his front-runner status — and just how much he controls the political right.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Loophole for Grandparents in the New FAFSA Rules
Even amid the botched rollout of the new financial aid form, a rule change will let some grandparents help pay for college without compromising aid eligibility.
New York Times Top StoriesHaley’s Attacks on Trump Over Veterans Aren’t Working, and Could Help Biden
The former governor has sought to link Donald Trump’s disparaging comments about her about husband’s military service to his history of disrespectful comments about a key Republican voting bloc.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Administration Is Said to Slow Early Stage of Shift to Electric Cars
The change to planned rules was an election-year concession to labor unions and auto executives, according to people familiar with the plan.
New York Times Top StoriesA Mortgage After 65: A ‘No Brainer’ or a Big Risk?
Fueled by once-low rates, more older Americans have mortgage debt, according to new research. But the downsides can be significant, some experts say.
New York Times Top StoriesAlonzo King’s ‘Deep River’ to Premiere at Rose Theater
The choreographer’s contemplative “Deep River,” performed by Lines Ballet at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater, swims along, brimming with hope and love.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Donald Trump, the Recriminations Will Be Televised
The former president’s trials aren’t being aired. That isn’t stopping him from turning them into a political reality show.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Red Wine Actually Good for You? How the Drink Affects Heart Health
For a glorious decade or two, the drink was lauded as good for the heart. What happened?
New York Times Top Stories‘We’re Going to Stand Up’: Queer Literature is Booming in Africa
Even in countries where homophobia is pervasive and same-sex relationships are illegal, authors are pushing boundaries, finding an audience and winning awards.
New York Times Top StoriesAs a Son Risks His Life to Topple the King, His Father Guards the Throne
A student’s vow to overthrow one of Africa’s last ruling monarchs faces a roadblock: his own father, a soldier sworn to protect the throne.
New York Times Top StoriesJam Master Jay’s Murder Trial Exposes the Double Life of the Run-DMC DJ
In the years before his death, the Run-DMC D.J. Jam Master Jay secretly turned to the drug trade to keep providing financial support to relatives and friends, according to testimony.
New York Times Top StoriesAvdiivka, Longtime Ukraine Stronghold Ukraine, Falls to Russia
With Ukraine’s forces at risk of encirclement, the top military commander ordered a retreat. In startlingly candid accounts, soldiers described disarray and despair.
New York Times Top StoriesVirginia Home Explosion Kills One Firefighter, Injures 11 Others
Fire crews were responding to reports of a gas leak in a suburb of Washington when the home exploded. At least 11 other people, including nine firefighters, were injured.
New York Times Top Stories‘Shawshank’ in China, as You’ve Never Seen It Before
A stage adaptation of the film featured an all-Western cast, was performed in Chinese and raised questions about translation, both linguistic and cultural.
New York Times Top StoriesHighlights From the Decision in Trump’s Fraud Case
Across 92 pages, the judge, Arthur F. Engoron, took Mr. Trump to task several times — both for his business practices and his comportment in the courtroom.
New York Times Top StoriesGov. Kathy Hochul Apologizes For Israel-Hamas Analogy to Canada
In remarks made at a Jewish philanthropy event, Gov. Kathy Hochul said that if Canada attacked the United States as Hamas did Israel, “there would be no Canada the next day.”
New York Times Top StoriesKansas City Parade Shooting and Gun Violence: Young Victims, Young Suspects
In the Super Bowl parade shooting, many of the wounded were children, and the two people charged so far in connection with the gunfire are also under 18.
New York Times Top StoriesAME Church Leaders Call for End of U.S. Aid to Israel
The African African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishops Council says American financial assistance to help Israel fight its war in Gaza supports “mass genocide.”
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Testimony in Atlanta, Willis Receives Both Praise and Condemnation
After a tumultuous hearing, the Fulton County district attorney earned plaudits for the way she stood firm under pressure but drew doubts about her judgment under the glare of the national spotlight.
New York Times Top StoriesAleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Dies in Prison at 47
The Kremlin’s fiercest critic, whose work brought arrests, attacks and a near-fatal poisoning in 2020, had spent months in isolation.
New York Times Top StoriesTucker Carlson’s Lesson in the Perils of Giving Airtime to an Autocrat
The death of Aleksei Navalny, the Kremlin’s most vocal domestic opponent, prompted fresh criticism on Friday of the right-wing host’s recent interview with Vladimir Putin.
New York Times Top StoriesDonald Trump, the Business Fraud
A New York judge said his lies “shock the conscience.”
New York Times Top StoriesYale Apologizes for Its Connections to Slavery
The university also issued a historical study and announced steps to address this legacy, including new support for public education in New Haven, Conn.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Condemns ‘Putin and His Thugs’ for Navalny’s Death
The president said that while the United States was still gathering information about the Russian dissident’s demise, he would hold President Vladimir V. Putin responsible; but he has limited options.