New York Times Top Stories
The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself
How did a successful, financially sophisticated banker gamble his community’s money away?
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWith ‘Companion’ and ‘Novocaine,’ Jack Quaid Makes Comedy Painless
With his movies “Companion” and “Novocaine,” the young actor is showing he can do comedy, pain and a mix of the two.
New York Times Top StoriesIs This Common Herbicide Harming Your Health?
The science on glyphosate, best known as Roundup, still isn’t settled.
New York Times Top StoriesCambodia’s Stolen Statues Are Coming Home to an Overflowing Museum
Foreign institutions and collectors are returning artifacts with deep spiritual meaning for Cambodians. Where and how to display them remain open questions.
New York Times Top StoriesPope Francis Has ‘Peaceful Night’ After Pneumonia Diagnosis, Vatican Says
The Vatican said Francis had slept well and eaten breakfast. A further medical update is expected later on Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen Colbert Laughs Off New York Mayor’s Staffing Woes
This week, Colbert said, Eric Adams’s problems “stopped being funny and started becoming hilarious.”
New York Times Top Stories‘Time for Him to Go’: New Yorkers Sour on Eric Adams
Dozens of interviews suggested that the drumbeat of negative news stories about the mayor had turned many New Yorkers against him.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge to Scrutinize Adams’s Dealings With Trump’s Justice Department
At a hearing Wednesday, Judge Dale E. Ho is expected to examine the extraordinary events leading up to the government’s request to drop charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge in Adams Case Has Faced Trump Administration in Court Before
Dale Ho, who will decide whether the Justice Department can drop corruption charges against Eric Adams, argued successfully against Trump policy in a 2019 Supreme Court case.
New York Times Top StoriesCongo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?
This is not the first time the world has overlooked violence in Congo.
New York Times Top StoriesHas America Become a Threat to Europe?
The Trump administration has many Europeans worried that the U.S. is no longer a trusted ally.
New York Times Top StoriesJet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same lake was recently the site of devastation and misery after a rebel offensive.
New York Times Top StoriesHurricane, Dog Who Protected Obama White House From Intruder, Dies at 15
The jet-black Belgian Malinois drew widespread attention a decade ago when he wrestled a man to the ground on the White House lawn.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Declines to Block Musk Team’s Foray Into Federal Agencies
A coalition of states had sought to temporarily block Elon Musk’s operatives from having access to sensitive data and ordering mass firings.
New York Times Top StoriesCourts Force a Window Into Musk’s Secretive Unit
Elon Musk has described his operation, tasked with a drastic government overhaul, as “maximally transparent.” But legal filings have shown an effort to wall him off from scrutiny by downplaying his role.
New York Times Top StoriesRight-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as ‘Breath of Fresh Air’
Many of President Trump’s media allies were quick to celebrate this week’s negotiations, a contrast to the deep unease expressed by the foreign policy establishment.
New York Times Top StoriesPGA Tour and LIV Golf Look for Merger Deal Under Trump
A tie-up involving the tour and LIV Golf was stalled under President Biden. They’re aiming to forge a new agreement under President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesASAP Rocky Found Not Guilty of Shooting Former Friend in Assault Trial
The rapper had faced two felony counts of assault with a firearm in connection with a 2021 altercation in Los Angeles.
New York Times Top StoriesDOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
The biggest single line item on the website of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.
New York Times Top StoriesHP to Buy Humane, Maker of the Ai Pin, for $116 Million
Humane, which marketed its Ai Pin as the next big thing after smartphones, had raised $240 million from investors, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman. The pin will be discontinued.
New York Times Top StoriesHochul May Deploy National Guard as Wildcat Strikes Hit 25 N.Y. Prisons
Corrections officers, without their union’s approval, refused to show up for work to protest what they say are hazardous conditions and severe staff shortages.
New York Times Top StoriesBrazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup
Brazil’s attorney general charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with trying to overturn the vote. He now faces potential arrest.
New York Times Top StoriesJFK Library in Boston Temporarily Closed After DOGE Cuts, Kennedy Family Says
The cuts affected five probationary employees, a relative said. The Trump administration has targeted such workers for firing across the federal government.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy
As peace talks opened in Saudi Arabia, President Trump made clear that the days of isolating Russia are over and suggested that Ukraine was to blame for being invaded.
New York Times Top StoriesPope Francis Has Bilateral Pneumonia
The condition, which entails pneumonia in both lungs, is potentially grave, according to health experts.
New York Times Top Stories5 Factors That May Shape Hochul’s Decision on Adams’s Fate
Amid increasing calls to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is weighing a complicated set of considerations.
New York Times Top StoriesKorean Victim of WWII Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan’s Apology Dies
She campaigned for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her, mostly Korean, during World War II.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Airplane Passengers Should Know About Flight Safety Amid Crashes
A spate of airplane crashes has raised travelers’ anxieties about flying. Experts say aviation remains comparatively less risky than other forms of transport and offer tips for staying safer.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
A longtime Wall Street executive, Mr. Lutnick will take on a broad portfolio that includes defending U.S. business interests and overseeing restrictions on technology exports.
New York Times Top StoriesAnne Marie Hochhalter, Paralyzed in Columbine Shooting, Dies at 43
Fiercely independent, she publicly discussed the long-term effects of gun violence and spoke of forgiveness.