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Layoffs Expand at Federal Agencies, Part of Trump Purge
Mass firings have rocked multiple agencies as President Trump and Elon Musk ramp up plans to drastically slash and reshape the federal work force.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesJudge Refuses to Immediately Reinstate Inspectors General Fired by Trump
Judge Ana C. Reyes, a Biden appointee, excoriated lawyers representing the former government watchdogs for how they handled their emergency request, but let the lawsuit proceed on a slower timeline.
New York Times Top StoriesAs California Storm Brings Mudslides to LA, a Car Plunges Into the Pacific
Southern California took stock on Friday of the damage from an intense bout of rain. Among the most dramatic scenes: a Fire Department vehicle that was swept to the sea.
New York Times Top StoriesVance Shocks Europe With Support for Far Right, in Message Familiar to U.S.
The vice president’s speech in Munich, expressing support for far-right, anti-immigration parties and criticizing suppression of conservative voices, was a global extension of his core political themes.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Bill Would Force Insurers to Pay Full Coverage Without Requiring Itemization
A proposed new law would release homeowners from the onerous process of listing every object lost in a destroyed home.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Career Prosecutors Signed a Dismissal Request in Eric Adams Case
Lawyers in the Justice Department’s public integrity section came to believe that to save their jobs, one of them would have to sign the official request to dismiss corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
New York Times Top StoriesJudges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges. Maybe Not for Adams.
Judge Dale E. Ho will weigh the request after the resignation of Manhattan’s U.S. attorney and her accusations of misconduct.
New York Times Top StoriesArmy Helicopter Might Have Missed Critical Instruction Before Midair Crash
Investigators said that an air traffic controller had instructed the Black Hawk crew to pass behind a nearby passenger jet, but that information might have got lost.
New York Times Top StoriesProtesters Rally Against Deletion of ‘Transgender’ on Stonewall Website
Hundreds of people gathered at the Greenwich Village site to condemn what they saw as a chilling strike against the symbolic heart of the gay rights movement.
New York Times Top StoriesJay-Z Accuser Drops Rape Lawsuit Against Him and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
The anonymous plaintiff’s account was attacked as inconsistent after an NBC report called details from her account into question.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite 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 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.