New York Times Top Stories
Colson Whitehead Cancels His Commencement Speech at UMass Amherst
The author said he made the decision after the university called the police to remove peaceful protesters from their encampments.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Lawyer Questions Stormy Daniels About Merchandise
Defense lawyers for Donald J. Trump, who has sold branded water, mattresses and steak, pressed Stormy Daniels about how she has capitalized on her account of a liaison with him.
New York Times Top StoriesFlorida Sheriff Releases Footage in Police Killing of Airman Roger Fortson
The footage shows that the airman was holding a gun when he opened his door to a deputy, who then began firing. The airman’s family has called the killing unjustified.
New York Times Top StoriesStormy Daniels Parries Trump Lawyer’s Attacks in Hush-Money Trial Testimony
In a second day of cross-examination, Ms. Daniels resisted the implication she had tried to shake down Donald J. Trump by selling her story of a sexual liaison.
New York Times Top StoriesFresh Off Defeat in Speaker Fight, Greene Relishes the Chaos She Wrought
The hard-right congresswoman from Georgia failed spectacularly in her bid to depose Speaker Mike Johnson. But for a figure who sees her power in creating chaos, the loss was the point.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Deep Change Happens
It starts with keeping our humanity and recognizing it in others.
New York Times Top StoriesGive Me Laundry Liberty or Give Me Death!
MAGA Republicans’ obsession with woke washing machines.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Higher Fed Rates Are Not Totally Off the Table
Fed officials still think their next move will be to cut rates, but they are not entirely ruling out the possibility that they might have to raise them.
New York Times Top StoriesChad’s Military Ruler Is Announced as Winner of Disputed Election
The Central African country’s incumbent president and his prime minister both ran. Shortly after the prime minister claimed victory, the president was declared the winner.
New York Times Top StoriesPresident Biden’s Biggest Blunder
The consequences of Biden’s decision to withhold munitions from Israel could be the opposite of what he intends.
New York Times Top Stories5 Takeaways From Stormy Daniels’s Testimony in Trump’s Trial
In a grueling day of cross-examination, Ms. Daniels sparred with Donald J. Trump’s lawyers, showing steely humor, but also vulnerability.
New York Times Top StoriesBreach Grows Between Biden and Israel’s Leaders Over Rafah Invasion
Defiant Israelis have vowed to do “whatever is necessary” in the Gaza Strip despite the American president’s threat to withhold weapons.
New York Times Top StoriesBreach Grows Between Biden and Israel’s Leaders Over Rafah Invasion
Defiant Israelis have vowed to do “whatever is necessary” in the Gaza Strip despite the American president’s threat to withhold weapons.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Gaza Talks Falter, Negotiators Look for a Deal or a Scapegoat
President Biden’s decision to withhold offensive weapons if Israel attacks Rafah has scrambled cease-fire talks. But much of the various sides’ recriminations may be to gain advantage — or shift blame.
New York Times Top StoriesApple Says Destructive iPad Ad ‘Missed the Mark’
People in the creative world widely panned a commercial showing a giant hydraulic press squishing objects ranging from paint cans to a piano.
New York Times Top StoriesAre R.F.K. Jr. Signature Gatherers Misleading New Yorkers for Ballot Access?
More than half a dozen New York City residents described encounters with people seeking their signature who did not make clear that their aim was to place the independent 2024 candidate on the ballot.
New York Times Top StoriesDonald Trump’s Lawyer Pressed Stormy Daniels
Also, a setback in Gaza cease-fire talks. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesEric Adams’s Brother Has a New Gig: Black-Tie Philanthropy
Bernard Adams has joined forces with a former model to start an organization that aims to improve New York City children’s access to arts and culture.
New York Times Top StoriesBianca Giaever Tries to Help Strangers in New York With Her Project ‘Free Help’
Bianca Giaever wasn’t feeling very helpful in her daily life, so she tried to do small favors for passers-by in Union Square. It got complicated.
New York Times Top StoriesWoman Who Says She Inspired ‘Baby Reindeer’ Character Denies Stalking
The show, a surprise Netflix hit that says it is based on real events, had inspired viewers to try to uncover the real identities of the characters depicted onscreen.
New York Times Top StoriesAnother Sriracha Shortage? Huy Fong Foods Halts Production.
Huy Fong Foods, the producer of the most popular variety of Sriracha sauce, has faced several supply glitches over the years.
New York Times Top StoriesTrevor Bickford, Man Who Attack NYPD Officers With Machete, Sentenced to 27 Years
Prosecutors said Trevor Bickford had come to New York from Maine to carry out an attack “in the name of jihad” on New Year’s Eve in 2022.
New York Times Top StoriesA Simple Fix for the Antisemitism Awareness Act
There is a simple way to fix the Antisemitism Awareness Act.
New York Times Top StoriesAt the Met, Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up in the Chemistry Lab
The immersive show features fragile dresses inside airtight vitrines, overcoats growing grass, pat-’n-sniff walls and a hologram. Does it work?
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael ‘Smashing Into Rafah’ Will Not Eradicate Hamas, Biden Aide Says
The president has grown increasingly wary of a major assault in the densely populated city in southern Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesCornell University President, Martha Pollack, Resigns
Martha E. Pollack said she would remain in office until July 1 and that the decision was “mine and mine alone.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe Doom vs. Optimism Debate
How to reconcile two new reports that seem to tell very different stories about the state of climate change.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Owns a Drawing That May Be Nazi Loot? A Judge Will Decide.
A drawing Egon Schiele made of his wife is the focus of a dispute among a Lehman foundation and heirs of two Jewish art collectors.
New York Times Top StoriesA Defiant Stormy Daniels Survives a Difficult Cross-Examination
Trump’s lawyer tried to pepper her with minor inconsistencies but didn’t land a real blow.
New York Times Top StoriesFinancier Found Guilty in Trump Media Insider Trading Trial
Bruce Garelick was convicted of securities fraud for leaking confidential information about a merger involving the parent company of Truth Social, Donald Trump’s social media site.