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The Rush Is on for Oregon Truffles
Pete Wells joins the pack of dogs and humans trying to sniff out these culinary treasures.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesElon Musk Suggests DOGE Team Will Scrutinize Social Security and Entitlement Spending
In an interview with Larry Kudlow, Elon Musk claimed that fraud in Social Security and other major programs was “the big one to eliminate.”
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Republicans Work to Hold Together in Vote on Spending Bill
Republicans were pressing rank-and-file lawmakers to fall in line behind a stopgap measure that would mostly keep government funding at current levels through September.
New York Times Top StoriesArchaeologists Unearth Oldest Jewish Ritual Bath Found in Europe
Discovered outside Rome, the bath, which is thought to be a mikvah, could be more than 1,600 years old.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.
A short-term spending bill, a 10-year budget plan and Musk’s cost-cutting team are all progressing at once.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. and Ukraine Hold Talks After Drone Attack on Moscow: What to Know
The United States, Ukraine and Russia have very different ideas about what a potential agreement to end, or at least pause, the war should look like.
New York Times Top StoriesSeparatists Hijack Train Carrying Over 400 Passengers in Pakistan
The authorities were struggling to reach the remote site of the ambush in the country’s southwest, and the passengers’ fate was not immediately known.
New York Times Top StoriesSome Vegans Were Harmed in the Watching of This Movie
A film critic who provides “vegan alerts” for animal cruelty goes beyond onscreen violence. Milk and eggs are problematic, too.
New York Times Top StoriesMy 10-Day Crash Course on Surviving the Apocalypse
I wanted to learn how to prepare for disaster. It turned out I needed skills, yes — but the first thing was learning how to breathe.
New York Times Top StoriesKatie Porter Will Run for California Governor
The former congresswoman is the most prominent candidate so far to start a campaign in the 2026 contest. But the race could be upended if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run.
New York Times Top StoriesKatie Porter Will Run for California Governor
The former congresswoman is the most prominent candidate so far to start a campaign in the 2026 contest. But the race could be upended if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run.
New York Times Top StoriesSouthwest Will Begin Charging for Checked Bags, Ending a Beloved Policy
Customers with the highest loyalty status will be spared from the fee, but others will have to pay for checked bags for flights booked from May 28.
New York Times Top StoriesHundreds of Civilians in Syria Take Shelter at Russian Air Base
Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound. Thousands have fled violent unrest in the country’s coastal region.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Pandemic Upended Our Lives
Whether you fled a crowded city or thought a puppy was the answer, the glimpses of another life we got during Covid have faded away.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy the I.C.C. Arrested Duterte Despite Questions Over Jurisdiction
Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was arrested on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. But questions of jurisdiction complicate the matter.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s New Charm Offensive, and a Drone Attack on Moscow
Plus, a D.O.J. dust-up over Mel Gibson.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Covid Taught Us
We look at how the world changed — and what studies revealed about how we live.
New York Times Top StoriesRamadan in the West Bank: Displacement and Despair
An Israeli military operation has uprooted tens of thousands of Palestinians who can’t break their fast in their own homes and don’t know when, or if, they will ever return.
New York Times Top StoriesPardons and Paybacks Are Trump’s Two Modes of Justice
Only the norms of history and the customs of decency constrain a president — or, as in this case, they don’t.
New York Times Top StoriesMichigan Lieutenant Governor Begins Campaign for State’s Top Job
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, a software engineer from Detroit, entered a growing Democratic primary field for governor in a period of uncertainty for his party.
New York Times Top StoriesDid Covid Open the Door to a Measles Outbreak?
Measles vaccination rates among kindergarteners have been falling since the Covid-19 pandemic. Teddy Rosenbluth, a health reporter at The New York Times, explains why that has experts worried.
New York Times Top Stories3 Charts That Show Students Still Struggle After Covid
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. students haven’t recovered, and it’s widening inequality in our country. Sarah Mervosh, an education reporter at The New York Times who focuses on K-12 schools, explains in three charts how the pandemic had a lasting impact in the classroom.
New York Times Top StoriesIn ‘Long Bright River,’ Amanda Seyfried Serves and Protects
The actress’s role as a Philadelphia beat cop in this Peacock series seems like an odd fit, but that’s the point. “I just wanted to prove to myself that nothing can feel too foreign,” she said.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Corporate D.E.I. Movement Was Destined to Fail
A former Anheuser-Busch executive explains how his experiences soured him on the corporate D.E.I. movement.
New York Times Top StoriesDubai Is a Vision of the Future
The city is dramatically rewriting the story of skilled migration.
New York Times Top StoriesNissan, Facing Mounting Challenges, Replaces Its C.E.O.
The automaker said on Tuesday that Makoto Uchida would step down. The company has said it would slash global production capacity and cut thousands of jobs.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Korean R&B Singer Wheesung Is Found Dead at 43
The artist was known for popularizing the musical genre in the country, but convictions for drug abuse damaged his image.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Bombards Russia, Forcing Moscow Airports to Close
The mayor of the Russian capital called the attack the war’s largest against the city. It appeared to be a reminder of Ukraine’s power to strike as its president proposes an air truce.
New York Times Top StoriesMore Universities Are Choosing to Stay Neutral on the Biggest Issues
Instead of speaking out on the hot-button debates of the day, more schools are making it a policy to stay silent as political pressure mounts against higher education.
New York Times Top StoriesAmong American Jews, a Schism Over ICE Arrest of Columbia Activist
Some organizations applauded the move. But the raid chilled other American Jews, even some who consider themselves supporters of Israel.