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Trump Should Stop Iran’s Nuclear Threat With a Deal
The Trump administration should back away from threats and engage Iran in an effort to bring a diplomatic halt to its nuclear weapons capability.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow the High-Stakes Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte Unfolded
The man who ordered the Philippines’ bloody war on drugs is now in a cell at The Hague. Getting him there was far from a sure thing.
New York Times Top StoriesCanada Condemns China’s Execution of 4 Canadians on Drug Convictions
Canada’s foreign minister said the government would continue to ask for leniency from China for other Canadians in similar situations.
New York Times Top StoriesD.H.S. Detains a Georgetown University Academic
Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national teaching on a student visa, was deemed “deportable,” a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said.
New York Times Top StoriesThe University of California Will Stop Requiring Diversity Statements in Hiring
The statements had risen in popularity as colleges sought to improve campus culture, but they drew criticism from conservatives who argued they were a political test.
New York Times Top StoriesReinstated, but Not Back to Work: Fired Workers Linger in ‘Limbo’
More than a dozen federal agencies have reinstated employees and immediately placed them on administrative leave, according to court filings.
New York Times Top StoriesNonprofit’s Leader Convicted of Siphoning Off $240 Million in Federal Food Aid
Aimee Bock was accused of overseeing a scheme that exploited lax pandemic-era controls, and reaped millions with fake invoices for nonexistent meals.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Said to Sign Order Aimed at Dismantling Education Department
The order will lay the groundwork for eventually shuttering the agency, reassigning some of its primary duties.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says Houthis in Yemen Will Be ‘Annihilated,’ as U.S. Keeps Up Strikes
The president warned Iran to stop arming the militant group, which has been attacking ships in the Red Sea.
New York Times Top StoriesTakeaways From the Kennedy Files
The big reveal from almost 64,000 documents was that there wasn’t much of a reveal at all.
New York Times Top StoriesStudents at Elite Schools Tell Sex-Offender Teacher How He Scarred Them
Winston Nguyen, who taught math at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pressuring students from several private schools to send him lewd images.
New York Times Top StoriesShielded Kennedy Files Hid Spies, Not Conspiracies
Newly unredacted documents reveal details about Cold War spycraft, not a second gunman on grassy knolls. The revelations have “nothing to do with who killed Kennedy,” one expert said.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fed Sees Higher Inflation and Lower Growth
Also, Zelensky agreed to a limited cease-fire in a call with Trump. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesCouple Who Abused Adopted Children Are Sentenced to Decades in Prison
The West Virginia couple, who are white, forced their adopted children, who are Black, to perform heavy labor and stand for hours with their hands on their heads, prosecutors said.
New York Times Top StoriesAstronomers Get ‘More Than a Hint’ That Dark Energy Isn’t What They Thought
New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent result reinforces it.
New York Times Top StoriesLos Angeles Faces Nearly $1 Billion Deficit as It Rebuilds From Fires
Shifting federal policies, combined with the cost of January’s wildfires, have created “serious financial headwinds” for the city, officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesMusk Donates to G.O.P. Members of Congress Who Support Impeaching Judges
Amid a controversy over whether President Trump will abide by court rulings, Elon Musk gave the maximum to the campaigns of Republicans who back ousting judges who impede the administration.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Call Chuck Schumer’s Senate Leadership Into Question
Leaders in the upper chamber of Congress occasionally have to take a political beating to protect their members in tough spots, like the showdown over government funding.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerica Is Aggravating the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
Our silence about Sudan and the cancellation of U.S. aid comes painfully close to complicity.
New York Times Top StoriesDonald Trump Jr. Mixes Business and Politics in Serbia, as Protests There Rage
President Trump’s oldest son visited Belgrade, the site of a Trump International Hotel project, and pushed back on calls for the country’s president to resign.
New York Times Top StoriesHumiliation as Propaganda: Videos of Shackled Detainees Have History in El Salvador
A video showing rough treatment of deportees over the weekend was an extraordinary depiction by U.S. standards, but not by El Salvador’s.
New York Times Top StoriesBea Bongiasca Turned Her Apartment Into a Giant Jewelry Box
The jewelry designer Bea Bongiasca’s Milan studio is a celebration of color and creativity.
New York Times Top StoriesK.W. Lee, Journalist Who Gave a Voice to Asian American Communities, Dies at 96
His reporting sought to humanize and unite Asian Americans. It also led to the release of a Korean immigrant on death row.
New York Times Top StoriesStocks jump as Fed stays on a predicted path.
New York Times Top StoriesJudges Overseeing Trump Policy Cases Fear for Their Safety Amid Threats
Federal judges are worried that online threats against judges who oversee high-profile cases challenging Trump administration policies may lead to real-world violence.
New York Times Top StoriesRace for IOC Presidency Turns Increasingly Harsh as Decision Day Looms
With the winner instantly becoming the most prominent sports official in the world, the high-stakes campaign for president of the International Olympic Committee has turned increasingly harsh.
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Department Moves to Unseal MLK Jr.’s FBI Surveillance Records
The request, which comes on the heels of an executive order by President Trump, represents a sharp reversal for the F.B.I. and the department.
New York Times Top StoriesJury Finds Greenpeace Liable for Hundreds of Millions in Damages
A lawsuit by pipeline giant Energy Transfer claimed Greenpeace had played a major, costly role in protests nearly a decade ago. Greenpeace has said a loss could put it out of business.
New York Times Top StoriesTallying the Dead Once Again: Photos From the Gaza Strikes
For two months, a cease-fire spared Palestinians the grim task of identifying bodies. With Israel resuming its assault, they are back at it.
New York Times Top StoriesMenaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Efforts
Canada’s draft deal to participate in Europe’s defense industry will bring contracts to Canadian manufacturers and help lessen dependence on the United States.