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The Far Right Lost Badly and Wants Its Revenge
Bipartisan spending legislation approved by Congress represented a major defeat for ultraconservatives, who immediately turned on Speaker Mike Johnson.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesModi’s Party Doesn’t Control All of India. But He’s Working on It.
As an election nears, political strife between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition-held states is straining the federal formula that holds India together.
New York Times Top StoriesNCAA Tournament Expansion Means Less Cinderella Teams
Expanding the men’s tournament could push small schools like Oakland, which upset Kentucky this week, out of the action.
New York Times Top StoriesOcasio-Cortez, in House Speech, Accuses Israel of ‘Genocide’
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had called for a permanent cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, but had resisted labeling the conflict a genocide.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About ISIS-K, the Group That Claimed Responsibility for the Moscow Attack
The Islamic State affiliate has been a major threat to the Taliban’s ability to govern Afghanistan.
New York Times Top StoriesDiagnosis of Princess Kate’s Cancer Followed Familiar Pattern, Doctors Say
The Princess of Wales did not reveal the type of cancer she has, but oncologists say the disease is often identified during other procedures.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo Republicans Advance to a Runoff to Finish Kevin McCarthy’s Term
Vince Fong and Mike Boudreaux, who advanced to a special election in May, will also face each other in November to fill the former House speaker’s seat for a full, two-year term.
New York Times Top StoriesPrincess Kate’s Cancer Diagnosis Plunges Royal Family Into Uncertainty
First King Charles and now Catherine, Princess of Wales, are facing grave health concerns, stretching an already slimmed-down monarchy.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Oakland University Upset Kentucky, Students Bask in the NCAA Spotlight
Supporters of the little-known college on Friday celebrated its moment of fame after a shocking first-round win.
New York Times Top StoriesLaurent de Brunhoff, Artist Who Made Babar Famous, Dies at 98
After his father, who created the character, died, he continued the series of books about a modest elephant and his escapades in Paris for seven decades.
New York Times Top StoriesChicago Voters Reject Real Estate Tax Change to Fund Homeless Programs
The referendum, backed by progressives but criticized by the real estate industry, called for raising transfer taxes on properties that sell for more than $1 million.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Says ISIS Was Responsible for Deadly Moscow Concert Hall Attack
After a period of relative quiet, the Islamic State has been trying to increase its external attacks, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials.
New York Times Top StoriesNASA Is Recruiting a New Class of Astronauts
Victor Glover, a nine-year veteran of the astronaut corps who will fly around the moon in 2025, said the search for excellence and diversity were not mutually exclusive.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Princess Kate’s Diagnosis, Here’s How to Talk to Your Kids About Cancer
These conversations are among the more important and delicate discussions that parents can have, experts said.
New York Times Top StoriesWill the Rotters Keep Hounding Kate?
Cancer is a very personal thing, but the 42-year-old princess is a public figure saddled with an insatiable press corps.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Supreme Court and Young Voter Turnout
A 2013 ruling triggered a slew of laws that attached restrictions to voting.
New York Times Top StoriesHarry and Meghan Wish Princess Kate ‘Health and Healing’ After Cancer Diagnosis
Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and King Charles III offered Catherine messages of encouragement.
New York Times Top StoriesRichard Simmons’ Skin Cancer Diagnosis: What to Know About Basal Cell Carcinoma
The fitness celebrity Richard Simmons said he was treated for basal cell carcinoma. Here’s how to recognize and prevent it.
New York Times Top StoriesRetirees’ Pensions Were Restored. Debate About It Hasn’t Died.
A 2021 law providing aid for multiemployer plans underscores the partisan disagreement about how best to provide stability for older Americans.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Measles Cases Surpass 2023 Levels, C.D.C. Says
There are several factors driving the spread of the highly infectious virus, experts said.
New York Times Top StoriesGeorge Santos Says He Is Done With the G.O.P. (The Feeling Is Mutual.)
Mr. Santos said he would no longer seek the Republican line in a House race on Long Island, and planned to run as an independent.
New York Times Top StoriesGunmen Killed Dozens at a Moscow Concert Hall
Also, Princess Kate announced that she has cancer. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Warned About Possible Moscow Attack Before Concert Hall Shooting
Pro-Moscow forces had dismissed the alert as an attempt to scare Russians.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Call for Gaza Cease-Fire Runs Into Russia-China Veto
The American draft resolution before the Security Council did not go far enough to end the Israel-Hamas war, Russia and China said, after the United States had vetoed three earlier resolutions.
New York Times Top StoriesWyoming Bans Gender Transition Care for Minors
The governor signed a bill that prohibited the practice for children, making Wyoming the 24th state to have passed such a ban.
New York Times Top StoriesKate Middleton Is Yet Another Victim of the Royal Circus
Cancer complicates the image of perfection that was projected on her, and never for her benefit.
New York Times Top StoriesA Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming April 8. Here’s What to Know.
These are answers to common questions about the April 8 eclipse, and we’re offering you a place to pose more of them.
New York Times Top StoriesAs More Members Leave, House G.O.P. Will Be Able to Spare Just 1 Vote
The unexpectedly early departure next month of Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin came shortly after Speaker Mike Johnson had said he believed “that’s the end of the exits for now.”
New York Times Top StoriesF.B.I. Tells Passengers on Alaska Flight They May Have Been Crime Victims
Letters sent by the bureau’s Seattle office are a sign that the Justice Department’s investigation into Boeing, the maker of the plane whose fuselage panel blew off, is ramping up.
New York Times Top StoriesRead Princess Kate’s Full Statement on Her Cancer Diagnosis
The princess asked for privacy as she undergoes treatment, and said that “it has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family.”