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‘The Interview’ Podcast: Anne Hathaway
On the debut of ‘The Interview,' the actress talks to David Marchese about learning to let go of other people’s opinions.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhat Would Jesus Do? Tackle the Housing Crisis, Say Some Congregations.
The “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement to build affordable housing on faith organizations’ properties is gaining steam in California and elsewhere.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Friendship Helped J.D. Vance Land on Trump’s VP List
The Ohio senator and Donald Trump Jr. have bonded politically and personally. It’s a relationship that could factor into the former president’s search for a running mate.
New York Times Top StoriesJoan Didion’s Best Books: A Guide
Her distinctive prose and sharp eye were tuned to an outsider’s frequency, telling us about ourselves in essays that are almost reflexively skeptical. Here’s where to start.
New York Times Top StoriesEchoing Their Client, Trump’s Lawyers Pursue an Absolutist Defense
Donald J. Trump demands praise and insists on total innocence, robbing his lawyers of time-honored defense tactics.
New York Times Top StoriesLessons in Democracy From F.C. Porto
A powerful president and a popular rival highlight an election that has already featured fights, arrests and accusations of intimidation.
New York Times Top StoriesSuddenly, Chinese Spies Seem to Be Popping Up All Over Europe
A flurry of arrests this week reflect the continent’s newly toughened response to Beijing’s espionage activities and political meddling.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin’s War Will Soon Reach Russians’ Tax Bills
Russia’s president has signaled an increase in income and corporate taxes that will help finance the war. The move reflects his firm control over Russian policy.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and Transgender People
The Health and Human Services Department finalized a rule prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, reversing a Trump-era policy.
New York Times Top StoriesBarnard Ends Suspensions for Most Student Protesters Who Were Arrested
The students had been among more than 100 who were suspended for participating in an encampment at Columbia University.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Gaza Protests on U.S. College Campuses Have Become So Contagious
Experts say the partisan political context in Washington is a driver behind the spread of protests at American universities even as overseas campuses have stayed relatively calm.
New York Times Top StoriesG.O.P. Asks Secret Service to Move Protesters Away From Convention Venue
The Republican National Committee said moving protesters farther away from the venue in Milwaukee would reduce the risk of confrontations.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Weinstein’s Overturned New York Conviction Help Him Appeal California Case?
Harvey Weinstein faced similar sex crimes charges in New York and California, but the arguments used to overturn one case may not help in the other.
New York Times Top StoriesTornado Strikes Nebraska, Leaving at Least 3 Injured After Building Collapses
Officials said at least one tornado touched down in Nebraska on Friday afternoon, a day after tornadoes battered other parts of the Midwest.
New York Times Top StoriesThree Questions About Politics and the Campus Protests
The encampments present a new wrinkle in a year already knotted by war abroad and domestic discord.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Officials Find No Live Bird Flu Virus in Initial Milk Tests
The early results suggest that pasteurization is killing the H5N1 virus in milk, something that regulators were not certain of.
New York Times Top StoriesColumbia’s University Senate Calls for an Investigation Into the Administration
The senators voted for a resolution that accused the administration of breaching the due-process rights of students and professors.
New York Times Top StoriesPecker Is Defiant at Trump Trial as Lawyers Try to Shake His Confidence
David Pecker, who was the keeper of Donald J. Trump’s secrets, insisted he had testified truthfully about his dealings with the former president.
New York Times Top StoriesParamedic Avoids Prison in Death of Elijah McClain
The sentencing marked the final chapter of a case that stretched over nearly five years and helped usher in sweeping public safety reforms.
New York Times Top StoriesParamount’s Chief Executive Bob Bakish Could Be Out Next Week
Once a staunch ally of Paramount’s biggest owner, Shari Redstone, Mr. Bakish’s relationship with her soured in recent months.
New York Times Top StoriesA Dispatch From Inside Columbia’s Student-Led Protest for Gaza
There might be problems in the student protest movement for Gaza, but they are not misguided in their goals.
New York Times Top StoriesBritney Spears and Her Father Settle Legal Dispute Over Conservatorship
Terms were not disclosed. The parties had been arguing over the payment of legal fees and James P. Spears’s financial oversight as his daughter’s conservator.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Has a Choice to Make: Rafah or Riyadh
Israel is facing one of the most fateful choices it has ever had to make.
New York Times Top StoriesA Strike Looms in a Battleground State
Also, Biden said he would be “happy to debate” Trump. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Hush-Money Trial: Takeaways From the 2nd Week in Court
A tabloid publisher’s testimony dominated a week that began with opening statements setting the stage for the first prosecution of a president.
New York Times Top StoriesPentagon Announces Additional $6 Billion in Military Aid for Ukraine
The funds will allow Kyiv to purchase weapons directly from American defense companies.
New York Times Top StoriesLeader of Federal Student Aid Office Steps Down After FAFSA Crisis
During Richard Cordray’s tenure at the agency, the botched rollout of the new FAFSA upended the college admissions process.
New York Times Top StoriesKristi Noem Defends Killing Her 14-Month-Old Dog and a Goat
In a forthcoming book, the South Dakota governor, seen as a potential vice-presidential pick, tells of shooting her hunting dog. And a goat.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Fox News, Student Protests Are a Familiar Target
On Fox and in other conservative outlets, the protests have given new lease to a long-running argument that students at elite universities are intolerant of conservative views.
New York Times Top StoriesWho is Rhona Graff, Trump’s Former Assistant Who Is Testifying Against Him?
Few people knew Donald J. Trump like Ms. Graff, a Queens native who made a career serving the defendant.