New York Times Top Stories
The Brooklyn Stroll Club Has Brought Together Fathers in Search of Friendship
For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesGreg Norman Talks LIV Golf, the PGA Tour and the Masters
The founding LIV Golf commissioner talked with The Times soon after stepping down as chief executive of the Saudi-backed tour that fractured the sport.
New York Times Top StoriesBefore a Fatal Helicopter Crash, 2 Midair Breakdowns and Unpaid Bills
The charter firm whose helicopter plunged into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five, had been struggling financially, records show.
New York Times Top StoriesEndorsement by Mayor Adams Appears to Lift Sales of Kash Patel’s Book
The F.B.I. director saw sales of his book about the government’s “deep state” rise by nearly 800 percent after Mayor Eric Adams lavished praise on it.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Police Chase and Fiery Crash, an Agonizing Wait to Learn the Worst
Francisco Guzman Parra’s relatives worried that he was the driver killed when a stolen car rammed into an Upper Manhattan building. It took several days to find out.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Taiwan’s Small Exporters, the Uncertainty’s as Bad as the Tariffs
The island’s many small factories have thrived by being frugal — and flexible. But President Trump’s unpredictability is testing their limits.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About U.S. Talks With Iran Over Its Nuclear Program
The two sides are set to negotiate on Saturday, though expectations for a breakthrough are modest, and distrust high.
New York Times Top StoriesBoeing Helped Power Russia’s Economy. Could It Return?
Moscow is hinting that the company would be welcome back as part of a thaw under President Trump. Industry skepticism runs deep.
New York Times Top StoriesBrice Oligui Nguema Is Favored to Win Gabon Election
A military officer who seized power but promised to step down is expected to win the presidential vote on Saturday.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter L.A. Fires, Edison Wants to Bury Power Lines in Altadena and Malibu
Southern California Edison is echoing calls from homeowners to move spark-prone electrical equipment underground. Company officials estimated the cost at more than $650 million.
New York Times Top StoriesAlice Tan Ridley, Subway Singer on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Dies at 72
The mother of the actress Gabourey Sidibe, she spent decades singing full time as a busker in the New York City subways.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Directive Calls to Turn Border Land Into ‘Military Installation’
The plan would put a strip along the southern border under Pentagon control, allowing the military to detain migrants for trespassing on a military base until Border Patrol agents could arrest them.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Says One DOGE Member Can Access Sensitive Treasury Dept. Data
Nineteen state attorneys general had sued to block Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing Treasury systems that include Americans’ bank account and Social Security information.
New York Times Top StoriesMenendez Brothers Win Ruling in Bid for Resentencing
The men, who killed their parents in 1989, are pursuing several efforts to be released after decades in prison.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Continue Defiant Stance on Seeking Return of Deported Man
The Trump administration clashed with a federal judge, refusing to comply with her demand for a road map to release a Maryland man it inadvertently deported to a Salvadoran prison last month.
New York Times Top StoriesLuigi Mangione Says Bondi’s Death Penalty Bid Is an Instagram Stunt
Lawyers for the man accused of killing a health insurance executive in Manhattan said the attorney general was putting “partisan politics over justice.”
New York Times Top StoriesFreed From Prison by Trump and Now Facing the Prospect of Going Back
At a hearing this week, witnesses described behavior by Jonathan Braun that could result in his being locked up again.
New York Times Top StoriesElon Musk and Social Security’s Effort to Curb Illegal Immigration
As Elon Musk continues to argue that Social Security drives illegal immigration, a new effort at the agency aims to curb it.
New York Times Top StoriesMilitary Judge Throws Out Sept. 11 Case Confession as Obtained Through Torture
The critical question of whether the prisoner’s 2007 interrogations could be used at his capital trial has shadowed the case for years.
New York Times Top StoriesMikal Mahdi Executed by Firing Squad in South Carolina
Mikal Mahdi’s execution came about a month after the first person in state history was killed in such a manner. Before that, no person had been killed by a firing squad in the United States in 15 years.
New York Times Top StoriesF.B.I. Suspends Bureau Employee on Patel’s So-Called Enemies List
The employee was a longtime counterintelligence analyst who had worked on the F.B.I.’s investigation examining Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
New York Times Top StoriesJoseph Boskin, Scholar of Humor and April Fool’s Prankster, Dies at 95
To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his “Andy Warhol moment.”
New York Times Top StoriesThousands of Voters Must Verify Information in Contested Election, N.C. Supreme Court Rules
The number of ballots in question exceeds the slim margin by which the Democrat incumbent, Justice Allison Riggs, won.
New York Times Top StoriesA Judge Ordered the U.S. to Detail Its Efforts to Return a Deported Man
Also, some Apple employees are worried about the company. Here's the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Declines to Block Immigration Enforcement Operations in Places of Worship
The ruling cast doubt on claims by a coalition of Christian and Jewish groups that their congregations were at heightened risk of becoming targets for raids under the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled
A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.
New York Times Top StoriesA Tragic End to a Helicopter Pilot’s New Adventure
Seankese Johnson, 36, was killed along with five passengers when the sightseeing helicopter he was flying suddenly crashed into the Hudson River near Jersey City.
New York Times Top StoriesIn U.S.- China Tariffs Standoff, Trump Showed Xi He Has Limits
Xi Jinping, who rules with absolute authority, has shown he is willing to let the Chinese people endure hardship. President Trump revealed he has limits.
New York Times Top StoriesFive More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump
Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft agreed to do free legal work on causes the White House supports.
New York Times Top StoriesImmigration Judge Rules Khalil Can Be Deported, but Legal Hurdles Remain
The decision by a judge in Louisiana is an early victory for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, but a broader challenge is still being heard in federal court in Newark.