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Strong Labor Market Steadied Social Security and Medicare Funds
The social safety net programs continue to face long-term shortfalls as lawmakers wrestle over changes.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesFAA Is Investigating Boeing Over 787 Dreamliner Inspections
The agency said Boeing had disclosed last month that it might have skipped some required inspections of the wide-body jet.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Threatened With Jail: 5 Takeaways From His Hush-Money Trial
Prosecutors on Monday took the jury deep into the Trump Organization’s ledgers as the state’s case proceeds at speed.
New York Times Top StoriesLead in Beethoven’s Hair Offers New Clues to Mystery of His Deafness
Using powerful technologies, scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances in the composer’s hair that may have come from wine, or other sources.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Orders Partial Evacuation of Rafah, Fueling Fears of New Offensive
Hamas says it has agreed to a cease-fire plan that Israel said did not meet its demands, the latest in a long series of negotiating stumbles.
New York Times Top StoriesMIT Will No Longer Require Diversity Statements for Hiring Faculty
Applicants were required to explain how they would enhance diversity. Free-speech advocates and others said that requirement enforced groupthink.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Trial: 45 Seconds to Capture History
A challenge for news photographers, and more on how we are covering the trial.
New York Times Top StoriesGaza Isn’t Root of Biden’s Struggles With Young Voters, Polls Show
Young voters are far more likely than other Americans to support Palestinians. But few cite the conflict as a top source of discontent with the president.
New York Times Top StoriesKris Hallenga, Advocate for Breast Cancer Awareness Among the Young, Dies at 38
After being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer when she was 23, she became determined to educate other young people about early detection.
New York Times Top StoriesJurors in Trump Trial Hear Witness Tie the President to the Payment
Before prosecutors began presenting crucial records, the judge held Donald J. Trump in contempt, saying his complaints about the jury were “a direct attack on the rule of law.”
New York Times Top StoriesAssaults on German Politicians Raise Election-Year Worries
Recent attacks came to a head on Friday when a victim was left with broken bones. Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose Social Democrats have been a target, denounced the attacks as a threat to democracy.
New York Times Top StoriesPulitzer Prizes: 2024 Winners List
Here is the full list of winners and finalists.
New York Times Top StoriesThe New York Times and The Washington Post Win 3 Pulitzers Each
The prize for public service went to ProPublica for coverage of the Supreme Court. The Pulitzer board also issued a special citation for journalists covering the Middle East.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Faces Felony Charges Because He Hid Other Crimes, Prosecutors Say
Donald J. Trump faces 34 felony counts in his Manhattan trial, but none involve the other misconduct that prosecutors say he engaged in.
New York Times Top StoriesComing Soon to Little Island: An Arts Festival With Powerful Backers
The mogul Barry Diller, who paid for the park, will finance a summer season of music, dance, theater and more, shaped in part by the Broadway producer Scott Rudin.
New York Times Top StoriesJail for the Chief? There’s a Better Punishment.
Trump shouldn’t be allowed to use his punishment to play the martyr.
New York Times Top StoriesEuropean Oil Giants Consider Shifting Their Listings to the U.S.
TotalEnergies and Shell are contemplating the advantages of listing shares in the United States to strengthen what they say are low market valuations.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump-Allied Nonprofit Paid Millions to Companies Run by Insiders
The Conservative Partnership Institute’s three highest-paid contractors had connections to the group’s leaders or their relatives, raising concerns about self-dealing.
New York Times Top StoriesWorld’s Longest Baguette Is Baked in France
Whoops, we left out this part: It was almost 500 feet long, beating out a loaf baked in Italy in 2019.
New York Times Top StoriesStudy Suggests Genetics as a Cause, Not Just a Risk, for Some Alzheimers
People with two copies of the gene variant APOE4 are almost certain to get Alzheimer’s, say researchers, who proposed a framework under which such patients could be diagnosed years before symptoms.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Finds Trump in Contempt Again and Threatens Jail Time
Donald J. Trump again broke a gag order meant to bar him from attacking participants in his criminal trial, Justice Juan M. Merchan ruled. He threatened the former president with jail.
New York Times Top StoriesJeff Bezos, Doja Cat and Pamela Anderson Pregame the Met Gala
Designers, athletes and celebrities swapped stories on dress fittings and gala prep routines on the eve of fashion’s biggest party.
New York Times Top StoriesMaersk Says Expanded Houthi Attacks Are Forcing More Delays
The shipping company said the militia had recently tried to attack ships further from the shores of Yemen, putting more strain on logistics.
New York Times Top StoriesInquiry Into Johannesburg Fire Blames City Officials for Deadly Conditions
Although a resident confessed to setting the August 2023 blaze that killed 76 people in a dilapidated building, a report found that officials had ignored warning signs for years.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake Beef, Explained
The two rappers had circled one another for more than a decade, but their attacks turned relentless and very personal in a slew of tracks released over the weekend.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Meeting With Xi, E.U. Leader Takes Tough Line on Ukraine War
Ursula Von der Leyen, the European Commission president, pushed Beijing to help rein in Russia’s war in Ukraine after meeting with the Chinese and French leaders in Paris.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Anti-Met Gala Raises Funds for Medical Debt
The red carpet featured noncelebrity guests in homemade costumes. “This is a better function, with a better message,” one guest said.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Bad Are Ultraprocessed Foods, Really?
They’re clearly linked to poor health. But scientists are only beginning to understand why.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia to Hold Drills on Tactical Nuclear Weapons in New Tensions With West
Russian officials claimed the order was in response to comments from the West about the possibility of more direct Western involvement in the war in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesUChicago Says Free Speech Is Sacred. Some Students See Hypocrisy.
The president has allowed protest encampments. But they have also disrupted campus life, and he wants the tents down.