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Why Does the Met Gala Get a Better Tax Deal Than a Soup Kitchen?
The charitable tax deduction is distorting American philanthropy.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Withdraws Surgeon General Nomination and Announces New Pick, Dr. Casey Means
The president said on social media that he would nominate Dr. Casey Means, confirming that he had withdrawn the nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, his first pick, a former Fox News contributor.
New York Times Top StoriesClarence O. Smith, a Founder of Essence Magazine, Is Dead at 92
As president, he helped persuade companies like Estée Lauder and Ford to advertise in the pages of the first mass-circulation magazine directed at Black women.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Conclave’s First Day Ended With a Puff of Black Smoke
Also, India and Pakistan traded blows. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesHelicopter Broke Apart Before Crashing Into Hudson River, Report Says
A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board did not provide an explanation for the crash, which left six people dead.
New York Times Top StoriesLas Vegas Got More Than a Third of its Annual Rainfall in Just Four Days
A man was swept away by the flooding rains, the police said.
New York Times Top StoriesPro-Palestinian Demonstrators Occupy Columbia University’s Main Library
The students appeared to be attempting to rekindle the protest movement of last spring.
New York Times Top StoriesPakistan’s Defense Minister Welcomes U.S. Help to Ease Tensions With India
The comments from Khawaja Muhammad Asif came after India said its forces had struck nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir in response to a terrorist attack last month.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says U.S. Won’t Drop Tariffs Ahead of China Talks
The Treasury secretary and trade representative plan to meet with Chinese officials this weekend to discuss trade and economic matters.
New York Times Top StoriesDetained Tufts Student Must Be Moved to Vermont, Court Rules
Rumeysa Ozturk, an international student from Turkey, was detained in Massachusetts in March and later taken to Louisiana. The ruling said she must be transferred within a week.
New York Times Top Stories‘Taking Her Voice’: Hilaria Baldwin Revisits Her Accent Controversy
In a memoir that tries to wrest control of her story, Ms. Baldwin says she was “canceled” via online sleuths who looked for inconsistencies in her Spanish accent.
New York Times Top StoriesA Look Inside the Papal Conclave: Paper Ballots and Sacred Oaths
Inside the secretive meeting, cardinals will use an array of objects, many steeped in tradition, as they elect the next pope.
New York Times Top StoriesA Most Sensitive Subject in the White House: Where Is Melania?
Mrs. Trump has spent fewer than 14 days at the White House since her husband was inaugurated 108 days ago.
New York Times Top StoriesWaiting for the Smoke That Heralds a New Pope
As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the faithful and the curious gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
New York Times Top StoriesTyre Nichols’s Death: 3 Former Officers Acquitted of All State Charges
The former Memphis officers were acquitted of all charges, including second-degree murder, in the beating death of Mr. Nichols.
New York Times Top StoriesUltraprocessed Foods Linked to Early Symptoms of Parkinson’s
A new study did not prove that the foods caused the disease, but experts said it was a step toward understanding how food choices affect brain health.
New York Times Top StoriesIndia Strikes Pakistan After Kashmir Terrorist Attack: What We Know
India’s actions came in response to a deadly terror attack two weeks ago in Kashmir, a territory that it has long fought over with Pakistan.
New York Times Top StoriesIndia and Pakistan May Have an Offramp After Their Clash. Will They Take It?
The question now, analysts say, is whether the two sides will claim victory as Pakistan asserts that it downed Indian jets and gauges the toll of India’s strikes.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Voting Fraud Charges
A county judge, two City Council members and a former county election administrator are among Ken Paxton’s targets as he elevates his “election integrity” accusations to criminality.
New York Times Top StoriesHegseth’s Use of Passwords Raises New Security Concerns
Revelations about the defense secretary’s passwords came after he discussed details of planned U.S. airstrikes on a messaging app.
New York Times Top StoriesThe C.E.O. of Detroit Axle Gave Trump’s Tariffs a Chance. Now He’s Nervous.
The chief executive of Detroit Axle, which sells car parts that are mostly imported from China, is adjusting his business and hoping for a new trade deal.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Internet Can’t Resist the Conclave (the Real Thing)
In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes about the secretive gathering of cardinals in Vatican City.
New York Times Top StoriesThree Conservative Catholics on the Conclave and the Future of the Church
A discussion about Pope Francis’ pontificate and who will be elected the next pope.
New York Times Top StoriesJim Dent, Long-Driving Golfer, Dies at 85
Honing his skills on segregated courses, he became one of the few Black golfers in the pro ranks, following the lead of Charlie Sifford, Pete Brown and Lee Elder.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Is Said to Target Park Service Grants
Dozens of programs, many linked to climate change and diversity, have been designated for elimination by DOGE, according to people with knowledge of the plan.
New York Times Top StoriesAre We Headed for Recession? Economists Look Everywhere for Signs.
Mainstream measures have been slow to detect the impact of tariffs and uncertainty, leaving economists to scour earnings calls and private-sector data sources.
New York Times Top StoriesLibya’s Rival Governments Both Deny Deal to Take Deported U.S. Migrants
U.S. officials have said the Trump administration plans to send immigrants to the divided country on military flights as soon as this week.
New York Times Top StoriesJohnson Rules Out an Aggressive Plan to Cut Medicaid as G.O.P. Moderates Waver
The Republican speaker’s decision underscored the resistance in his party to politically painful reductions to the program, and drew a backlash from the hard right, which is demanding deep cuts.
New York Times Top StoriesReal ID Requirement Finally Comes to U.S. Airports
Many fliers showed up early for extra screening or brought passports, smoothing the rollout of the long-postponed requirements. Those who didn’t have Real IDs got a warning.
New York Times Top StoriesSyrian President Makes First Visit to Europe Since Assad’s Fall
The visit is a boost to Ahmed al-Shara’s attempts to bring Syria back into the international fold but comes amid continuing turmoil there.