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White House Rose Garden: Photos of the Key Historical Moments
A look at key moments at the White House’s signature outdoor setting amid reports that it may be turned into a Mar-a-Lago-like patio.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Toughens Rules for Release of Migrant Children
A new policy requires the fingerprinting of all adults who will be living with a migrant child in the United States. Advocates for immigrants say it could fuel overcrowding in shelters.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Sierra Nevada Just Had an ‘Epic Snow Day’
The mountain range straddling California and Nevada has had mostly warm storms this winter. Finally, a cold one has piled up multiple feet of snow.
New York Times Top StoriesA Night at the Kennedy Center, Just After Trump’s Takeover
It’s still called the Kennedy Center. But after President Trump’s takeover, drag performers protested outside while audience members inside worried about what might be in store.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Considers Paving Grass at White House Rose Garden to Match Mar-a-Lago
The president has been discussing plans to rip up the grass in one of the White House’s most iconic locations and put in a hard surface to serve as a patio like the one at his Florida home and club.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Pushed Ahead With Mass Layoffs
Also, a man in Chile was briefly “swallowed” by a whale. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesHigh Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears
After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident.
New York Times Top StoriesEleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54
By watching the brain process information, she discovered that a specific region plays a key role in spatial navigation — and that it can be strengthened like a muscle.
New York Times Top StoriesMany Want Hochul to Force Adams From Office. She Isn’t So Sure.
Although Gov. Kathy Hochul has the power to begin removal proceedings against Mayor Eric Adams, doing so would test history, time and her own preference.
New York Times Top StoriesOpenAI Rejects Elon Musk’s Bid to Gain Control of the Company
Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI’s board, said the artificial intelligence company was “not for sale.” Mr. Musk and other investors had offered $97.4 billion earlier this week.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Emil Bove’s Battle Against Danielle Sassoon Is So Self-Defeating
This kind of conflict was inevitable. It is extremely surprising, however, that the conflict would be sought and stoked just weeks into Trump’s four-year term, and for the sake of protecting Eric Adams.
New York Times Top StoriesA Philip Johnson House Is on the Market in Newburgh, N.Y.
Wolfhouse, as it is known, was built in the late 1940s and recently restored. Its asking price is $2.9 million.
New York Times Top StoriesDiplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine
Diplomats at the Munich Security Conference were uttering “appeasement,” with all its historical resonance, to describe the Trump administration’s approach to negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says Auto Tariffs Coming April 2
The president did not specify how much the tariffs would be or which nations could be targeted.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Emil Bove’s Battle Against Danielle Sassoon Is So Self-Defeating
This kind of conflict was inevitable. It is extremely surprising, however, that the conflict would be sought and stoked just weeks into Trump’s four-year term, and for the sake of protecting Eric Adams.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Pleads Guilty in Shooting of Teen Who Went to the Wrong Door
Andrew D. Lester, a Kansas City resident in his 80s, was charged with felonies in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a teen who rang his doorbell.
New York Times Top Stories‘Joyful Chaos’: Couples Flock to Courthouses to Wed on Valentine’s Day
At a midnight ceremony and in courthouses and city buildings booked months in advance, couples exchanged vows in civil ceremonies as Valentine’s Day fell on a Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesBracing for a Shutdown Fight, Democrats Warn Their Votes Are Not a Given
As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put Republicans on the spot.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises
The president says the VAT system used across Europe gives other countries unfair trade advantages. Here’s how the system started.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Tariffs Could Worsen Europe’s Economic Slowdown
The trade threats could reduce exports to the United States and dampen investment in Europe, dealing a blow to growth at a time when the continent is already facing a lackluster economy.
New York Times Top StoriesVance Tells Europeans to Stop Shunning Parties Deemed Extreme
His comments, a week before Germany’s elections, seemed to specifically target efforts to sideline the hard-right Alternative for Germany.
New York Times Top StoriesA Rupture on the Right Over Prosecutors and the Rule of Law
Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s classic 1940 speech, “The Federal Prosecutor,” figured in Thursday’s showdown in the Eric Adams case.
New York Times Top StoriesMayor Adams May Avoid a Criminal Trial. He Still Faces Political Peril.
The criminal case against Mr. Adams may be in jeopardy, but his political future now seems more imperiled amid heightened calls for his resignation or dismissal.
New York Times Top StoriesRare February Downpours Expected in Kentucky and Tennessee This Weekend
A developing springlike storm will bring a flood risk that is highly unusual for this time of year. Tornadoes, ice and snow are also forecast.
New York Times Top StoriesLeda Athanasopoulou’s Patmos Home Reflects Centuries of History
As the island of Patmos continues to evolve, one local designer considers just how much of the past to incorporate into her home.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Cracks Down on Diversity Initiatives Celebrated in His First Term
Top Education Department officials during the president’s prior administration routinely hailed diversity efforts. Now employees who participated in them have faced reprisals.
New York Times Top StoriesIsabella Rossellini: “Conclave” Scene Stealer and First-Time Oscar Nominee
A scene-stealing role in “Conclave” brought her unexpected acclaim, and tears, at age 72. But she has built more than a life onscreen.
New York Times Top StoriesBarbie Hsu, Taiwanese Actress and Star of ‘Meteor Garden,’ Dies at 48
Her role in the teen drama catapulted her to fame as a pop idol. She was also a TV host and appeared in films.
New York Times Top StoriesCovering the Devastation of Water, and Then Fire
Isabelle Taft, a reporting fellow for The New York Times, writes of the parallels and differences in covering hurricanes and wildfires.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer
Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals” from the use of fertilizer made from sewage sludge.