New York Times Top Stories
Big Tech Keeps Its A.I. Data Center Spending Boom Alive
An apparent breakthrough in efficiency from the Chinese start-up did not make tech’s biggest companies question their extravagant spending on new data centers.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow Going to Commercial During the Super Bowl Works
TV advertising is the lifeblood of the league, but knowing when to pause the games is a task undertaken by N.F.L. executives, network producers and on-field officials.
New York Times Top StoriesModi’s BJP Leads in Elections in Delhi Region
Control of the assembly in New Delhi seems likely to change hands, in an election that has showcased the cutthroat nature of Indian politics.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Pauses Elements of Trump Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.
Judge Carl Nichols temporarily blocked plans to put 2,200 employees on paid leave and recall nearly all agency workers abroad. He also temporarily reinstated 500 workers already on leave.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He’s Revoking Biden’s Security Clearance
The president suggested that he was acting in retaliation for his predecessor’s pulling of his security clearance shortly after the Jan. 6 riot.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He’s Revoking Biden’s Security Clearance
The president suggested that he was acting in retaliation for his predecessor’s pulling of his security clearance shortly after the Jan. 6 riot.
New York Times Top StoriesCritics Choice Awards 2025’s Unforgettable Looks: Ariana Grande, Demi Moore, and More
Jellyfish gowns, Old Hollywood suits, tube tops and more.
New York Times Top StoriesMusk Wields Scythe on Federal Work Force, With Trump’s Full Blessing
The president defended Elon Musk’s role in seeking to slash budgets and cut payrolls as the young aides burrowing into federal agencies came under scrutiny.
New York Times Top StoriesSept. 11 Plea Deal Includes Lifetime Gag Order on C.I.A. Torture Secrets
The clause is included in a disputed plea agreement between a Pentagon official and the man accused of planning the attacks that killed 3,000 people.
New York Times Top StoriesRight-Wing Crusade Against USAID Has Been Fueled by Falsehoods
As the Trump administration works to dismantle the aid agency, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman
The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Take Aim at Elon Musk
It’s the first sign of unified opposition for a rudderless and leaderless Democratic Party.
New York Times Top StoriesWill a Time Magazine Cover Drive a Wedge Between Trump and Musk?
The cover of the venerable newsweekly, long an object of fixation for the president, put Elon Musk behind the Resolute Desk.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Will Freeze Elements of Trump Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.
Judge Carl Nichols will temporarily block plans to put some 2,200 employees on paid leave and to recall nearly all agency workers posted abroad.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Justice Dept., Bove Emerges as Trump’s Enforcer
As the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove has overseen the forced transfers of senior officials and an effort to collect the names of F.B.I. agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases.
New York Times Top StoriesCritics Choice Awards Winners 2025: See the Full List
Here’s who went home a winner from the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards.
New York Times Top StoriesWoman Arrested in Connection With Super Bowl Reporter’s Death
Adan Manzano, a reporter for Telemundo Kansas City, was found dead in a hotel room near New Orleans. A woman he was last seen with has been charged with stealing his credit card and phone.
New York Times Top StoriesSmall Plane With 10 Dead Found Crashed in Alaska
The wreckage of the plane, which disappeared on Thursday, was found about 34 miles southeast of Nome, the authorities said.
New York Times Top StoriesCritics Choice Awards 2025 Red Carpet Photos: Cynthia Erivo, Zoe Saldaña and More
See what the biggest stars of film and television wore to make their entrances at the Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler in Santa Monica, Calif.
New York Times Top StoriesTony Roberts, Nonchalant Fixture in Woody Allen Films, Dies at 85
He had an acclaimed Broadway career in musicals and comedies, but moviegoers knew him mostly as the tall, self-assured, easygoing pal to Mr. Allen’s insecure heroes.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Defended Musk’s Cost-Cutting Effort
Also, a judge paused job cuts at U.S.A.I.D. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesChicks Raised to Lay Eggs Are Lost in Fire at a Large Farm in Ohio
The chicken-raising facility in western Ohio was licensed to house about 280,000 young hens. The destruction came amid egg shortages linked to an avian influenza outbreak.
New York Times Top StoriesStream Near Buenos Aires Turns Red, ‘Like a River Covered in Blood’
A stream south of the Argentine capital turned a freakish vermilion this week, prompting concerns about pollution. Officials said it could be the result of “some type of organic dye.”
New York Times Top StoriesYoung Aides Emerge as Enforcers in Musk’s DOGE Team Efforts
Much of the billionaire’s handiwork — gaining access to internal systems and asking employees to justify their jobs — is being driven by a group of engineers operating in secrecy.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter DeepSeek Upended the Market, Is It Worth Investing in A.I.?
After the arrival of a less costly A.I. model from China, U.S. markets and academics are wrestling with the ultimate economic value of the technology.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says Nippon Steel Will Make Major Investment in U.S. Steel
President Trump supports the Japanese company’s taking a stake in the American steel maker after the U.S. blocked a $14 billion takeover bid.
New York Times Top Stories2 Killed as Tornadoes Sweep Through East Tennessee
The tornadoes, which also injured three people and caused widespread damage, reached wind speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Singular Magic of Torrisi: New York City on a Plate
Sam Sifton takes you through a meal at Torrisi, where the story of the five boroughs is channeled through the food.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump and Musk Upend Washington, Congressional Phones Can’t Keep Up
In the three weeks since President Trump took office and gave Elon Musk free rein inside the federal government, millions of calls have poured in to members of Congress, jamming the system.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Live Bird Markets Ordered to Close After Bird Flu Is Found
The order affects roughly 80 markets in New York City and in several nearby counties. Gov. Kathy Hochul described it as a “proactive” step to help curb the spread of bird flu.