New York Times Top Stories
How the Right Shapes the Immigration Debate from Panama
The treacherous migrant crossing in Panama is drawing packs of American activists who are distorting how immigration is perceived, and debated, at home.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesIn Ethiopia’s Tigray and Across Africa, Rape Has Been Used as a Weapon of War
Rape should not be used as a weapon of war — in any context.
New York Times Top StoriesOne Thing Keeping Democratic Strategists Up at Night
There is no question that a substantial number of minority voters are shifting to the right, but is it enough to cause party realignment?
New York Times Top StoriesStudy on ‘World’s Oldest Pyramid’ Is Retracted by Publisher
The study, based on research featured in a Netflix documentary, fueled debate over a site that is used for Islamic and Hindu rituals.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Everyone in New Jersey Politics Is Talking About ‘the Line’
Political leaders in New Jersey can use the state’s unique county-line ballot design to reward or to punish, encouraging fealty from candidates.
New York Times Top StoriesNassau County Transgender Athlete Ban Draws Mixed Reaction
A debate over transgender women and girls in sports in Nassau County spurred a legal fight, a visit from Caitlyn Jenner and a mixed response from residents.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Safety Incidents Are Increasing in New York City Schools
Incidents of student misconduct have risen in New York City since pandemic disruptions, though serious crimes in schools have decreased.
New York Times Top StoriesMONA Ladies Lounge Accused of Discriminating by Gender
Gender-based discrimination is central to the women-only art installation, in Australia, but one visitor claims it is also illegal.
New York Times Top StoriesWorld War II Artifacts Found in a Massachusetts Home Are Returned to Japan
The cache of artifacts was discovered in the attic of a veteran’s home after he died. The items were turned over to the F.B.I., which arranged for their return eight decades after the war.
New York Times Top StoriesSherrod Brown Can Breathe a Little Easier
The most vulnerable Republican won the Ohio primary, with some Democratic help.
New York Times Top StoriesCatherine, Princess Scapegoat
Princes might occasionally be turned into frogs, but princesses always seem to end up as villains or scapegoats.
New York Times Top StoriesFour Takeaways From the Biggest Primary Night Since Super Tuesday
A Trump-backed candidate won in the G.O.P. Senate primary in Ohio. Incumbents prevailed in Illinois. And the race to finish Kevin McCarthy’s term heads to a runoff.
New York Times Top StoriesKate Middleton, Britney Spears and the Online Trolls Doubting Their Existence
Whether it is just for kicks or propelled by genuine doubt, the unsupported claims about celebrities and public figures keep gaining traction online.
New York Times Top StoriesMainland Chinese Flocked to Hong Kong’s Top Talent Visa
The city created a visa to lure professionals from around the world. Most of the takers were Chinese seeking better jobs, better schools and greater freedom.
New York Times Top StoriesA Sweeping New Immigration Law Takes Effect in Texas
There was no immediate response along the border after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Texas police to arrest and deport migrants. Officials have not said when enforcement would begin.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Seeks to Delay Jan. 6 Civil Cases
The former president’s lawyers told the judge overseeing the proceedings it would be unfair to put on a defense now because it might reveal his strategy for the criminal case on related charges.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas’ Immigration Crackdown Recalls Arizona’s Divisive ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Law
The Supreme Court eventually struck down portions of Arizona’s law, which had set off a torrent of fear and anger.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Hong Kong, China’s Grip Can Feel Like ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’
As Hong Kong’s leaders embrace China’s top-down political culture, many believe the city’s dynamism and vitality are slipping away.
New York Times Top StoriesMexico Condemns Texas Law, and Says It Will Not Accept Deportations From the State
Mexico’s top diplomat for North America rejected the Supreme Court’s ruling, saying that immigration policy was something to be negotiated between federal governments.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Was Village Life in Britain 3,000 Years Ago
The superbly preserved remains of a Bronze Age settlement offer a glimpse of a “colorful, rich, varied” domestic life circa 850 B.C.
New York Times Top StoriesJonathan Majors Accused of Assault and Defamation in Lawsuit by Ex-Girlfriend
Grace Jabbari alleges several instances of violence by Majors, the former Marvel movie star. Majors’s lawyer said he was preparing a countersuit.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Arab Mandate for Palestine
There’s only one good way the war in Gaza ends.
New York Times Top StoriesDavid Breashears, 68, Who Braved Everest to Capture It on Film, Dies
He risked death on the slopes of the world’s highest mountain to produce the highest-grossing IMAX documentary of all time.
New York Times Top StoriesAlabama Republicans Pass Expansive Legislation Targeting D.E.I.
The measure would not only cut funding to diversity programs at public colleges, but also limit the teaching of “divisive concepts” surrounding race and gender.
New York Times Top StoriesDan Schneider Apologizes for Behavior After ‘Quiet on Set’ Documentary
In an online apology, the former Nickelodeon producer addressed the many accounts of inappropriate behavior related by actors and others during a recent docuseries, “Quiet on Set.”
New York Times Top StoriesA Nebraska Lawmaker Incites Outrage Over the Reading of a Book’s Rape Scene
The lawmaker, State Senator Steve Halloran, was criticized by both Republicans and Democrats for referring to two Democrats as he read the passage on the floor of the Capitol.
New York Times Top StoriesJustices Won’t Block Texas’s Immigration Law, for Now
Also, Hong Kong adopted sweeping laws targeting criticism. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesDNA From Discarded Gum Leads to Conviction in 1980 Oregon Murder
Robert Arthur Plympton was found guilty of murdering Barbara Mae Tucker, 19, who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and beaten to death on a community college campus near Portland.
New York Times Top StoriesNo Alternative for Rafah Invasion, Netanyahu Says, as Rift With U.S. Grows
A day after agreeing to President Biden’s request to send officials to Washington to discuss Rafah, the Israeli leader said there was no other option but to send forces into the crowded city.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden’s Israel-Gaza Policy Prompts Warning From Democratic Donors
More than 100 donors and activists, including a handful who have given six-figure sums to President Biden, signed a letter arguing that progressive anger could help Donald Trump.