New York Times Top Stories
French Schools Will Finally Teach Sex Education
For 25 years, France has said schools must teach sex ed. Now the government is at last putting a curriculum in place.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He Won’t Fire Officials Involved in Leaked Signal Chat
President Trump told NBC News he would not fire anyone involved in a group chat that inadvertently disclosed plans for U.S. airstrikes to a journalist.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Executive Editor Who Was the Last of His Kind
When Max Frankel ascended to The Times’s top spot in 1986, he set out to respect traditions as the paper entered a period of vast transformation.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Institute of Peace Staff in U.S. Fired as Trump Seeks Nonprofit’s End
Nearly all of the institute’s U.S.-based staff members were fired and asked to sign a separation agreement, according to notices reviewed by The Times.
New York Times Top Stories‘No Cake, No Entry’: More Than 1,000 Picnic to Celebrate the Love of Cake
No crumbs were left behind at Cake Picnic in San Francisco on Saturday as attendees gawked, photographed and ultimately ate 1,387 cakes.
New York Times Top StoriesSyria’s Leader Appoints New Government After Ousting Assad
The choice of cabinet officials was seen as a litmus test for whether the rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad would deliver on a pledge to create a government representative of all Syrians.
New York Times Top StoriesWoman and 2 of Her Children Are Killed in Brooklyn Car Accident
The victims were walking Saturday on the border of the Gravesend and Midwood neighborhoods when two cars collided and one veered into their path, the police said.
New York Times Top StoriesSpecter of Auto Tariffs Spurs Some Car Buyers to Rush Purchases
“Prices are going to shoot up now,” one shopper said. But some dealers said that economic concerns might be keeping people away.
New York Times Top StoriesNo Second Lady, No Problem: Greenland’s Dog Sled Race Goes Barking On
One of Greenland’s national pastimes was nearly hijacked this week after the White House said the Second Lady would attend. She didn’t. But a lot of people talked about this as the mushers did their work.
New York Times Top StoriesJohnny Mathis Is Retiring From Touring After Almost 70 Years of Crooning
Mr. Mathis, 89, a pioneer of romantic ballads, is leaving the stage because of his age and memory problems, his website said.
New York Times Top Stories‘Should I Fire Him?’ Inside Trump’s Deliberations Over the Fate of Michael Waltz
In public, President Trump has defended his national security adviser. But behind the scenes, he has been casting around for advice.
New York Times Top StoriesMyanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors
Aid workers delivered the first shipments of help to Myanmar, but will have to cross a country buckled by the disaster and divided by civil war, arms dealers and drug syndicates.
New York Times Top StoriesF.A.A. Investigates After Air Force Jets Near Delta Plane Activate Safety Alert
Four jets came close enough to the Delta flight, which was taking off from Washington’s Reagan National Airport, to set off a collision-avoidance alert.
New York Times Top StoriesThe gutting of U.S.A.I.D. is likely to hinder recovery efforts in Myanmar.
New York Times Top StoriesSean Kingston and His Mother Are Convicted in $1 Million Fraud Scheme
Mr. Kingston, who is best known for his 2007 hit single “Beautiful Girls,” and his mother were charged with defrauding sellers of high-end vehicles, jewelry and other goods, prosecutors said.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Is Claire Shipman, the New Interim President of Columbia?
The former television journalist and co-chair of the university’s board of trustees takes the helm at a time of significant peril for the institution.
New York Times Top StoriesSearch for Survivors at Collapsed Bangkok Building
The collapse of a 30-story building under construction was “not normal,” an engineering expert said. It was one of the biggest projects ever done by a Chinese state-owned company.
New York Times Top StoriesUtah Bans Most Flags, Including Pride, at Schools and Government Buildings
The new law is among the most restrictive governing displays of flags, and is part of a polarizing debate focused on the Pride flag and other expressions of L.G.B.T.Q. support.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Order Could Cripple Federal Worker Unions Fighting DOGE Cuts
The move added to the list of actions by President Trump that use the powers of his office to weaken perceived enemies.
New York Times Top StoriesPartial Eclipse Captivates Much of the Northern Hemisphere
The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa.
New York Times Top StoriesFirst Cancer Threatened Her Life. Then Came Medical Freedom.
With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, what was once a fringe movement now controls the halls of power.
New York Times Top Stories‘A Tiny Bit of Math’ Might Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests
Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be even better.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
New York Times Top StoriesVolunteer Rescuers in Mandalay Sift Through Earthquake Rubble
Volunteers gathered to help, some coming in from other cities, to do whatever they could in the city near the epicenter of the powerful quake.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Presses French Companies to Comply With Trump’s Anti-Diversity Policies
A letter from the American Embassy in France gave firms that do business with the U.S. government five days to indicate their agreement.
New York Times Top StoriesPension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash
At a time of resistance to environmental, social and governance goals, pension funds have become a bulwark against efforts to sideline climate risks.
New York Times Top StoriesEarthquake Devastates Myanmar’s Cultural Sites
The authorities said that thousands of buildings had been damaged, including about 150 mosques and pagodas.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Democrats Are in Denial About 2024
Party leaders have embraced convenient excuses. This perilous political moment requires more self-reflection and honesty.
New York Times Top Stories8 Pieces of Free Advice for Trump’s National Security Team
Trust your staff, admit mistakes, don’t embarrass the president.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Trump White House’s Signal Problem
A national security scandal is manageable. A bunker mentality spells doom.