New York Times Top Stories
David H. Souter, Republican Justice Who Allied With Court’s Liberal Wing, Dies at 85
He left conservatives bitterly disappointed with his migration from right to left, leading to the cry of “no more Souters.”
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era
Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that would make electric vehicles cheaper and more convenient than conventional cars?
New York Times Top StoriesBaffled by the Trump Tariffs, C.E.O.s Lean on the Word ‘Uncertainty’
With little ability to see how far the Trump administration is taking its disruptive policies, corporations and investors face higher risks, our columnist says.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Can Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Win in China Talks?
President Trump hailed an agreement with Britain as a breakthrough — but far tougher negotiations, including with China, beckon.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Threatens More Sanctions on Russia if It Does Not Agree to an Extended Truce
President Trump made his threat in a post on Truth Social that came after a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesMeet Pope Leo XIV
We guide you through coverage of the new pontiff and his views.
New York Times Top StoriesMeet Pope Leo, and Why Bill Gates Is Giving Away His Money Faster
Plus, a Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top Stories2 Men Found Guilty of Felling Britain’s Sycamore Gap Tree
Prosecutors said the men had committed the “act of deliberate and mindless criminal damage” together and filmed it on a cellphone.
New York Times Top StoriesA Tension Unlike Anything Felt in Decades
A reporter recalling a war from his childhood finds the fear familiar, but the weapons more high-tech and the fog of disinformation far thicker.
New York Times Top StoriesBritain’s Roller-Coaster Ride to a Trade Deal With Trump
At times during weeks of thorny negotiations, the efforts of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government seemed destined to fail.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Hakeem Jeffries Break Through?
The House minority leader would much rather talk about Medicaid and taxes than looming autocracy.
New York Times Top StoriesPope Leo XIV, First American Pontiff, Will Face a Fractured American Church
Pope Leo’s relationship with the ascendant Catholic right in the U.S. could be a prominent issue in his papacy.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Biggest Medicaid Cut Left for House Republicans Would Hit Red States Hardest
Now, Trump’s big budget bill might require particularly painful cuts in the South.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter the Blast
Exploring a photograph of the aftermath of a deadly airstrike at a Gaza City restaurant.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. v. Google: What Both Sides Argued in a Hearing to Fix Its Search Monopoly
The Justice Department and Google are wrapping up a three-week hearing that could have a major impact on the search giant and how people gather information online.
New York Times Top StoriesHow iPhone Apps Are Changing After a Recent App Store Ruling
A federal judge’s recent ruling has made it possible for apps to sell software and subscriptions outside the App Store without having to pay a commission.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Apple Created a Legal Mess When It Skirted Judge’s Ruling
Court documents show the company commissioned a sham report and lied on the stand to justify its actions, which will cast a shadow over future lawsuits.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Competes With Meta? Its Future Depends on the Answer.
At a landmark antitrust trial, a judge is weighing how to define competition for the social media giant in order to decide whether it broke the law.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the TV Hit ‘Fallout’ Became a Champion of Made-in-California
The show’s producer, Jonathan Nolan, has put himself at the forefront of Hollywood’s push to get California to approve $750 million in tax rebates.
New York Times Top StoriesThe NYC Apartment Where Christo and Jeanne-Claude Cast Their Spells
The couple’s lives are preserved in a SoHo building where for decades they plotted their monumental projects.
New York Times Top StoriesThe State Law Taking a Financial Toll on California Budgets
The law set off a wave of child sex abuse litigation that has pushed some public institutions to the brink of financial crisis. School districts face up to $3 billion in claims.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Seeks to Strip Away Legal Tool Key to Civil Rights Enforcement
President Trump has ordered federal agencies to halt their use of “disparate-impact liability,” which has been used to assess whether policies discriminate against different groups.
New York Times Top StoriesCan You Pass the Army’s New Fitness Test?
The exercises are challenging, but they can be a great way to gauge your overall strength and speed.
New York Times Top Stories‘How Do I Survive?’: Tariffs Threaten U.S. Market for Traditional Chinese Medicine
Dispensary owners say a protracted trade war would harm a niche but popular sector in which imported herbs are prescribed to treat colds, pain and other ailments.
New York Times Top StoriesAmid Blockade, Trump and Israel Mull Divisive Aid Plan For Gaza
Two months after Israel blocked all aid to Gaza, U.S. and Israeli officials are considering a new food distribution plan. The U.N. says it is unworkable.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin Aims to Project Power at Military Parade Marking Victory Over Nazi Germany
The Russian president is seeking to use the event to depict himself as a global leader despite Western efforts to isolate him and a failure to win the war in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesTrade War Shock Is Scrambling China’s Exports
Shipments of goods out of China slumped in April, including a big decline in exports to the United States, as President Trump imposed sky-high tariffs.
New York Times Top Stories‘Justice for Cwecwe’: Report of a Child’s Rape Enrages South Africans
A mother’s call for justice has challenged a culture of shame and inspired a nationwide movement to tackle the crisis of sexual violence.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Celebrates the First American Pope
“We have an American pope and a Russian president,” Jimmy Kimmel said, calling it “an historic era.”
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Trump Should Keep in Mind on His Big Middle East Trip
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is behaving in ways that threaten U.S. interests in the region.