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The World Mourned Pope Francis
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New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHarvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding
Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the Deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador
President Trump’s aides have dug in on insisting that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was lawfully sent to a prison in El Salvador after the administration had admitted to an “administrative error.”
New York Times Top StoriesSteve Hilton, Former Fox News Host, Is Running for California Governor
Mr. Hilton is the second prominent Republican to enter the wide-open race. He faces difficult odds in the Democratic-led state.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Happens After the Pope Dies? A Visual Timeline of Rituals and Traditions
After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.
New York Times Top StoriesWatchdog Group Asks Judge to Preserve Signal Chats by Top Trump Officials
The request by American Oversight came after revelations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information on upcoming strikes in more than one group chat.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Calls Concern Over Hegseth’s 2nd Signal Chat Episode ‘Waste of Time’
The president said he had confidence in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after The New York Times reported that he had shared details about a military strike in another group chat.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Airstrike Hits Yemeni Capital, Killing 12, Houthi Health Officials Say
Witnesses said an airstrike on Sunday hit a densely populated area adjacent to the Old City in Houthi-dominated Sana.
New York Times Top StoriesPope Francis’ Will Says He Wishes to Be Buried in Simple Tomb in Rome
Pope Francis stipulated that he be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, where six other popes are buried.
New York Times Top StoriesE.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals
The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Wrestles With Challenge to Affordable Care Act Over Free Preventive Care
The justices heard arguments in a constitutional challenge to a task force that decides what treatments are covered at no cost.
New York Times Top StoriesNadine Menendez Is Found Guilty of Taking Bribes and Obstructing Justice
Ms. Menendez had been charged with her husband, Robert Menendez, a former New Jersey senator convicted in July of trading his political influence for gold, cash and a Mercedes-Benz.
New York Times Top StoriesSix Men Are Charged After Woman Was Dragged From Idaho Town Hall
The plainclothes guards were involved in the forcible removal of a woman from a meeting hosted by local Republicans in Coeur d’Alene, prosecutors said.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Election Nears, Canadians Confront News Void on Facebook and Instagram
Hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing pages such as Canada Proud is thriving on Facebook as the election nears.
New York Times Top StoriesVance’s Visit to India Sparks Hopes for Trade Deal Amid Trump Tariff Pause
Those tariff clouds? Indians wish them away as they welcome Vice President JD Vance for a four-day visit.
New York Times Top StoriesPope Francis Was a Champion, if an Imperfect One, for Gay People
He helped L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics feel more at home in their church. And that also meant that their families and friends also felt more at home.
New York Times Top StoriesFor a Times Reporter Who Covered Him, Francis Was Always a Surprise
An unlikely choice to be pope championed causes and challenged orthodoxy, keeping allies and critics alike on their toes.
New York Times Top StoriesICE Can’t Enter Rikers for Now, Judge Rules
After meeting with President Trump’s border czar, Mayor Eric Adams supported allowing U.S. immigration authorities to reopen offices at Rikers Island.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Pope Francis Had Sharply Different Views, and Sharp Disagreements
The pope and the president remade the Catholic church and American politics in their outsider images, but their relationship was defined by their remarkable clashes.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Pope Francis Catalyzed the Catholic Right in the U.S.
His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.
New York Times Top StoriesRFK Jr. Plans to Phase Out 8 Commonly Used Food Dyes
The petroleum-based dyes are used in hundreds of thousands of items including cereals and sports drinks. The health secretary is expected to release more details on Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesPope Francis’ Legacy in the U.S.
Pope Francis’ transformative vision for the American church made it more open, but also energized conservative resistance that further divided it.
New York Times Top StoriesKristi Noem’s Bag, With Security Badge and $3,000, Is Stolen
The homeland security secretary was dining at a Washington, D.C., restaurant. She also lost her passport and keys.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Security Chief Accuses Netanyahu of Making Improper Requests
In a scathing court affidavit, the head of the Shin Bet said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed him to spy on anti-government protesters.
New York Times Top StoriesEl Paso Gunman in Walmart Shooting Sentenced to Life in Prison
Both federal and state prosecutors took the death penalty out of consideration for a self-described white supremacist who carried out one of the deadliest attacks on Hispanic people in U.S. history.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Declines to Hear Case on Age Limits for Carrying Guns
An appeals court had struck down a Minnesota law that applied to 18- to 20-year olds, saying it violated a new Second Amendment test focusing on history.
New York Times Top StoriesCan a Judge Hold the White House in Contempt of Court?
The Trump administration has arrived at the cusp of what a judge suspects is outright defiance of court orders. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explores what could come next.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Renews Threats Against New York in Congestion Pricing Fight
The administration has demanded the tolling program end by late May, arguing that it unfairly burdens working-class commuters.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Candidates to Succeed Francis.
Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of which direction the Roman Catholic Church might take.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Carolina Says PFAS-Contaminated Farmland Should Be Superfund Site
For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.”