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The Comedian Roy Wood Jr. on What’s Funny About 2024
A conversation about the power of Trump’s punchlines — and the jokes President Biden should be telling.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesUkraine and Russia’s Battle Over the Town of Chasiv Yar, Explained
Chasiv Yar has been under relentless attack by Russian forces. Controlling the town would put them in striking distance of key Ukrainian operational and supply centers.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Act Was Getting Stale. Being a Courtroom Victim Is Just What He Needed.
To win a political campaign, you want to put your candidate in a setting that provides a chance to excel. For Trump, that’s the trial.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the N.F.L. Draft Became a Trading Floor
Picks are likelier to be dealt than kept, as a “very strong inertia” has been replaced by complex models and frenzied swapping.
New York Times Top StoriesYou’ve Been Wronged. That Doesn’t Make You Right.
Never has our culture made the claiming of complaint such an animating force.
New York Times Top StoriesOne for the Ages: Sonia Delaunay’s Wearable Abstractions
A steamer trunk worth of clothing and textiles by the French-Ukrainian artist reveals the sartorial origins of abstraction.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Loss in the Emergency Abortion Case Could Become a Win for Biden
A ruling in the emergency abortion case heard at the high court on Wednesday could turn out abortion rights supporters to the polls.
New York Times Top StoriesWith New Salt and Sugar Limits, School Cafeterias Are ‘Cringing’
Many parents and nutritionists applauded stricter federal regulations, but food companies say the changes could increase costs and waste.
New York Times Top StoriesZendaya, Luca Guadagnino, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist on ‘Challengers’
Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, who play three entangled tennis pros, and their director, Luca Guadagnino, talk about ambition, jealousy and the “erotic amusement” of their new movie.
New York Times Top StoriesEnergy Dept. Aims to Speed Up Permits for Power Lines
The Biden administration has expressed growing alarm that efforts to fight climate change could falter unless the electric grids are quickly expanded.
New York Times Top StoriesLosing a Foot Never Held Her Back, Until She Tried to Join the Military
Amputees who try to join the U.S. armed forces are rejected, no matter how capable they are. Hannah Cvancara wants to change that.
New York Times Top StoriesVenice Access Fee: What to Know Before Your Day Trip
Venice is trying to mitigate overtourism with a small fee on busy days. City leaders hope it will make visitors more aware of the city’s fragility.
New York Times Top StoriesDavid Pecker Expected to Discuss Hush-Money Deal in Trump Trial
David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, will be back on the stand and is likely to discuss the publication’s contact with Stormy Daniels.
New York Times Top StoriesBlinken’s Visit to China: What to Know
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in China this week as tensions have risen over trade, security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesAntony Blinken Visits China
Tensions over economic ties are running high, threatening to disrupt a fragile cooperation between the U.S. and China.
New York Times Top StoriesThere Is No TikTok in China, Only Douyin. Here’s What It Is.
ByteDance owns both TikTok and Douyin, and although TikTok has more users around the world, Douyin is the company’s cash cow and a China mainstay.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope’s Policymakers Get Ready to Lower Rates, Regardless of the Fed
European Central Bank governors are highlighting cooler inflation as a sign the bank could cut interest rates before the Federal Reserve.
New York Times Top StoriesIf Arizona Repeals Its Abortion Ban, the Far Right Won’t Blame Trump
He’s the only one allowed to be wobbly on abortion.
New York Times Top StoriesEnduring Mayhem: Images From Year 3 of the War in Ukraine
A photographic chronicle of the third year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesColumbia Says Student Protesters Agree to More Talks and to Remove Some Tents
Nemat Shafik, the university’s leader, met privately with faculty members, who could soon decide to admonish her. Columbia’s board, though, made its support clear.
New York Times Top StoriesCampus Protests Over Gaza Intensify Amid Pushback by Universities and Police
There were nearly two dozen new arrests, mostly in Texas, as universities moved to prevent pro-Palestinian encampments from taking hold as they have at Columbia University.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter $15 Billion in Military Aid, Israel Calls Alliance With U.S. ‘Ironclad’
The money from Washington, which includes $5 billion to replenish Israel’s defenses and $1 billion for Gazan civilians, comes as Israel readies to invade Rafah.
New York Times Top StoriesFlooding Inundates Kenya, Killing at Least 32 and Displacing Thousands
The rain also killed farm animals and destroyed thousands of acres of crops.
New York Times Top StoriesArizona Charges Giuliani and Other Trump Allies in Election Interference Case
Those charged included Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, and the fake electors who acted on Mr. Trump’s behalf in Arizona after the 2020 election.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Respects Women, Most Men Say
Women do not see it that way, and that could matter this fall.
New York Times Top StoriesChicago Museum Says Investigators Have No Evidence Art Was Looted
In a court filing, the Art Institute of Chicago fought Manhattan prosecutors’ efforts to seize an important Egon Schiele drawing, denying that the Nazis had stolen it.
New York Times Top StoriesMcKinsey Is Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Work
Federal prosecutors are examining the consulting company’s role in helping “turbocharge” the sale of painkillers like OxyContin.
New York Times Top StoriesA Dangerous Game Is Underway in Asia
The new alliance structure Washington is pursuing in Asia won’t guarantee peace and stability — and may raise the risk of stumbling into a conflict.
New York Times Top StoriesDommaraju Gukesh Wins The Candidates’ Tournament
Dommaraju Gukesh, a 17-year-old grandmaster from India, is the youngest player ever to win the Candidates Tournament.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Ghost of the 1968 Antiwar Movement Has Returned
The suffering in the war in Gaza is unacceptable. Young people will make that point clear this summer in Chicago.