New York Times Top Stories
They Caught the Flu, and Never Came Home
The virus leads to an estimated 36,000 deaths in the United States each season — many of them so sudden that families are left reeling.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThese Apes Are Matriarchal, but It Doesn’t Mean They’re Peaceful
Females reign supreme in bonobo society by working together to keep males in their place.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Cuts Threaten Meals and Services for People With Disabilities and the Aging
A tiny agency responsible for overseeing these services is being dismantled as part of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of his department.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Cybercriminals Who Organized a $243 Million Crypto Heist
How luxury cars, $500,000 bar tabs and a mysterious kidnapping attempt helped investigators unravel the heist of a lifetime.
New York Times Top StoriesNorth Dakota Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Library Books
The bill, which divided Republicans, would have required most libraries to keep material deemed sexually explicit away from minors.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Charged With Arson in Vast New Jersey Wildfire
A 19-year-old was accused of setting wooden pallets on fire and leaving before the fire was extinguished, sparking what could become the largest blaze in the state in nearly 20 years.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Jails General Who Criticized Army’s Senior Command
Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, a popular battlefield commander, was fired after airing grievances against superiors.
New York Times Top StoriesA Judge Released Him From Prison. The D.A. Wants to Lock Him Back Up.
After Andre Brown’s 40-year sentence was overturned, he went free. The Bronx district attorney appealed, and now he is set to return to prison and leave his wife and children.
New York Times Top StoriesStocks Stall as China Calls Reports of U.S. Tariff Talks ‘Baseless’
Markets moderated after Chinese officials pushed back on comments from President Trump and others suggesting that tariffs may ease via negotiations.
New York Times Top StoriesKristi Noem’s Handbag Was Snatched From Beneath Her Chair, D.H.S. Says
Ms. Noem “could feel this person as they snatched her bag,” a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Tariffs Expected to Grind Germany’s Economy to a Halt
The German government scaled back its prediction for 2025 to zero growth, citing the turbulence caused by U.S. tariffs, as well as stubborn bureaucracy and high energy prices.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Aims at Cuomo, Beginning Ad War in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race
Zohran Mamdani, who won attention for a series of online campaign videos, is the first candidate to air a broadcast ad in the Democratic primary race.
New York Times Top StoriesIf America Walks Away from Ukraine, What Will Europe Do?
Europeans see Ukraine’s security as vital to their own and want to defend the principle of no border changes by force, even if President Trump does not.
New York Times Top StoriesD.N.C. Will Send More Cash to Red States, Aiming to Strengthen Party’s Reach
A 50-state program announced by the Democratic Party seeks to build on past efforts and help recruit candidates to take on Republicans in less-friendly terrain.
New York Times Top StoriesSmoke From New Jersey Wildfire Blankets New York City
The air in the city is unhealthy for some groups because of a fire that has been burning in the Pine Barrens since Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine’s Next Steps
The U.S. is urging Ukraine to take a deal that favors Russia.
New York Times Top StoriesMourners Pay Respect to Pope Francis as Cardinals Fine Tune Funeral Plans
The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda and to decide on the logistics of mourning for Francis were gathering pace.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Latest Demands on Ukraine, and a White House Crypto Contest
Plus, how to actually fall asleep.
New York Times Top StoriesAn E.U. Deforestation Rule Has Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Scrambling
The measure will require geolocation data to show that beans aren’t linked to deforestation. Farmers say they need more time to prepare.
New York Times Top StoriesMarkets Fade as China Calls Reports of U.S. Tariff Talks ‘Baseless’
Stocks pulled back from recent gains fueled by comments from President Trump and others suggesting that they might ease steep tariffs.
New York Times Top StoriesZelensky’s Red Line on Crimea Tied to Political Realities at Home
In Ukraine, memories of Russia’s annexation are fresh and resentments run high, leaving the country’s president few choices on the latest American peace plan.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Anti-Woke Right and the Free Speech Con
DeSantis walked so that Trump could run.
New York Times Top StoriesLeaders of Mental Health Giant Promised Big Bonuses to Deal With Federal Investigations
Acadia Healthcare’s chief executive was awarded a $1.8 million bonus to respond to “unprecedented governmental inquiries” into allegations of holding psychiatric patients against their will.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Have You Learned About America in Trump’s First 100 Days?
Opinion columnists reflect on the lessons they’ve learned about America in the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Pope Francis, Progressive Christians Feel Vulnerable
Catholics and Protestants who saw Pope Francis as a guiding moral figure are losing their voice.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Four Democrats Who Saved the Party Before Would Do It Again
How Democrats found their way out of the political wilderness once before, and how they could do it again now.
New York Times Top StoriesPhoebe Gates, the Daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates, Steps Into the Spotlight
Phoebe Gates, the youngest and most stylish of Bill and Melinda Gates’s children, steps into the spotlight as a founder of a new online shopping tool.
New York Times Top StoriesA New Medical Discipline in Israel: How to Receive Hostages
From the first haircut to emotional support, a regularly updated guide covers what health professionals have learned about helping ex-hostages transition from captivity to freedom.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Attack on Kyiv Kills 9, Ukrainian Officials Say
The overnight assault on Ukraine’s capital was the deadliest since last summer, and comes as the United States has threatened to walk away from the peace process.
New York Times Top StoriesFrom New York to Jamaica: One Man’s Deportation Under Trump
Two decades had passed since Nascimento Blair was last in his homeland. Much had changed, including Mr. Blair himself.