New York Times Top Stories: Posts

New York Times Top Stories

A Sly Stone Primer: 15 Songs (and More) From a Musical Visionary

The Sly & the Family Stone leader is the subject of a new documentary directed by Questlove. Here’s what to know about his brilliant career and crushing addiction.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

A Promising New Development for the Millions of People with Liver Disease

Recent research suggests that a new approach could help even patients with advanced forms of fatty liver disease.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

A New York Home Designed for a Real-Life Couple and Their Imaginary Muse

How to revive an 18th-century upstate farmhouse without resorting to cliché? By pretending a made-up person lives there too.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Hispanics Bolted to the Right in 2024. Can Democrats Win Them Back?

Amid the turmoil and controversies of President Trump’s opening weeks, Democrats see an opening with working-class voters wooed by Mr. Trump’s movement.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel)

When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Her Discovery Wasn’t Alien Life, but Science Has Never Been the Same

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 years later, she’s pursuing new research on the boundaries of life.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

John Oliver Interrupts Jon Stewart’s Monologue on ‘The Daily Show’

The British host of “Last Week Tonight” said he wanted to be “the first to welcome America to its monarchy era.”

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

France Is in a Deep, Deep Hole

Malaise is all around.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

China’s ‘Ne Zha 2’ Shatters Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion

The runaway success of “Ne Zha 2” is another sign that Chinese audiences are choosing domestic movies over Hollywood blockbusters.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Push to Drop Adams Charges Reveals a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway

Eric Adams cultivated a close relationship with President Trump. Now, U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan have been told to drop the corruption case against the New York City mayor.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Mace Takes to House Floor With Charges of Rape and Sexual Predation

The South Carolina Republican used her floor privileges to lodge shocking accusations against her former fiancé and three other men.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

More Than 150 World War II Bombs Found Under Playground in England

The devices found during construction work were practice bombs, which can be harmful. Officials said there could be more.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Senate Advances Gabbard, Signaling Quick Confirmation

The test vote indicated that despite early reservations even among some Republicans, the former Democratic congresswoman had the necessary support to be confirmed in a vote expected by Wednesday.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Plane Crash at Scottsdale Airport Kills 1 and Injures 3, Officials Say

The left main gear of one of the jets failed during its landing, causing it to veer and crash into a larger jet, airport officials said.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Democrats Don’t Need a Perfect Message Against Trump, They Need to Show Some Fight

What Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries can do is convey the enormous danger of this moment, immediately. Schumer is changing course already.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Went to Bat for a Self-Described Racist

Trump’s acolytes place qualified civil servants on leave and reinstate a far-right troll.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump Says He Could Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt Over Gaza Development Plan

The president turned up the pressure on the two nations to agree to his proposal for them to house the Palestinian population of Gaza and said the Palestinians would not have the right to return to the territory.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump Pardons Rod Blagojevich, the Former Illinois Governor

The pardon was the latest overture between the president and the former governor, who is still known in Chicago simply as “Blago.”

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Eric Adams Curried Favor With Trump for Months

Mr. Adams has refrained from criticizing President Trump or his policies, even urging top aides not to do so, and has signaled a desire to work with the new administration.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Eric Adams Urges N.Y.C. Officials to Avoid Criticizing Trump Administration

In response to concerns about his cooperation with the Trump administration, Mayor Eric Adams on Monday told top aides that being confrontational could hurt New York City.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Adams May Get His Charges Dropped, but His Re-election Fight Remains

It is unclear if the request to drop the indictment against the New York City mayor will sway enough disaffected voters to his side.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

DNA and a Thumbprint Help Authorities Solve 2003 Long Island Murder

A former neighbor of Edna Schubert, 88, who was beaten to death in her Suffolk County home, was arrested after a retired detective urged the use of new technology in the case.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Fiery Directives Under Trump’s Justice Dept. Signal a Significant Shift

The new tone of the department, current and former officials say, appears to promise a campaign of intimidation against career employees viewed as insufficiently loyal.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Israeli Hostages’ Accounts of Abuse Raise Alarms for Remaining Captives

Freed hostages have told of starvation, and relatives of others held in Gaza say officials have relayed accounts of torture.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Deportation Flights Return Migrants From U.S. to Venezuela

The flights, which left Fort Bliss in Texas, represent a significant victory for President Trump, who has vowed to carry out sweeping deportations.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump’s New Tariffs Target Foreign Metals

Also, Elon Musk led a bid to buy OpenAI. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Joy Rider Who Damaged Rare Plants in Death Valley Dunes Remains at Large

National Park Service officials have yet to identify the person or people who drove onto Eureka Dunes, a protected area with endemic plant species, more than a month ago.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Westminster Dog Show 2025: Behind-the-Scenes Photos

With the event returning to Midtown Manhattan for the first time since 2020, thousands of dogs flooded the city with a single goal in mind: best in show.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion

The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Bus Plunges off Bridge in Guatemala City, Killing at Least 53

The bus collided with other vehicles on a main bridge in Guatemala’s capital before falling into a ravine early Monday morning.

Continue Reading…