New York Times Top Stories
The Stock Market’s Boomerang Month Has Put Investors in a Bind
Although they long for more clarity about tariffs, investors feel they can’t sit on the sidelines as stocks climb.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Cuts Additional $450 Million in Grants to Harvard
The latest broadside from the federal government comes as Harvard faces multiple investigations from across the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesC.I.A. Rejects Diversity Efforts Once Deemed as Essential to Its Mission
The Trump administration is dismantling programs that some former directors believed helped sharpen the agency’s competitive edge.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s China Deal Eases Tariffs but Doesn’t Resolve Future Uncertainty
A 90-day pause on punishing tariffs could restart trade between the world’s largest economies. But it is not enough to resolve uncertainty about the economy.
New York Times Top StoriesRobert Benton, Influential Director and Screenwriter, Dies at 92
After collaborating on the script for “Bonnie and Clyde,” he went on to write and direct “Kramer vs. Kramer” and “Places in the Heart.”
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Bombards Gaza Seeking to Kill Top Hamas Leader, Officials Say
Israeli officials said the military had launched an attack targeting Mohammad Sinwar, one of Hamas’s top remaining commanders in Gaza and the brother of a leader killed last year.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation
Israel’s government has publicly dismissed warnings of extreme food shortages after it blocked aid deliveries, but an internal analysis concluded that a crisis looms if food supplies are not restored.
New York Times Top StoriesZelensky Asks Trump to Attend Peace Talks, but Putin’s Plans Remain Unclear
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that if President Trump attended the talks, it would put pressure Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, to meet face-to-face.
New York Times Top StoriesTesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm Made $198 Million Selling Stock as Profit Fell
Robyn Denholm sold Tesla stock in recent months while Elon Musk, the chief executive she oversees, worked for President Trump and alienated many car buyers.
New York Times Top StoriesI Planned a Lecture About Freedom. Then Trump’s D.E.I. Police Intervened.
The Trump Administration’s decision to stop funding for a Danish lecture series showed its determination to extend its control to the smallest of ventures.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Pandora Is Surviving Trump’s Trade War
Pandora, the Danish jewelry company, said it was “battle ready,” with plans to raise prices and reroute shipments from the United States, but tariffs could potentially cost it millions of dollars.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Invented the Game. Will They Be Allowed to Play It in the Olympics?
Lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028, on American soil. Why won’t the I.O.C. let Indigenous North American teams compete?
New York Times Top StoriesChasing Tax Cuts, Trump and Republicans Want to Make States Pay
G.O.P. leaders are exploring cuts to federal aid, leaving some states fearful that their budgets cannot absorb billions of dollars in new costs.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Appoints Outside Official to Take Over Deadly Rikers Island Jail
Laura Taylor Swain, a federal judge, seized control of New York City’s lockups, which have been rife with violence and dysfunction.
New York Times Top StoriesA Toxic Pit Could Be a Gold Mine for Rare-Earth Elements
Mining continues at the Continental Pit. Nearby is the Berkeley Pit, a site for acid mine drainage that poses an opportunity for extracting valuable metals.
New York Times Top StoriesBook Review: ‘Original Sin,’ by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson
“Original Sin,” by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, depicts an aging president whose family and aides enabled his quixotic campaign for a second term.
New York Times Top StoriesGermany Bans Far-Right ‘King of Germany’ Group and Arrests Its Leaders
Members of a group calling itself the Kingdom of Germany, which was targeted in nationwide raids, reject the existence of the German state and want to set up a parallel one.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Trial, Cassie Is the Star Witness
The music mogul’s former girlfriend accused him of years of abuse in a bombshell 2023 lawsuit. Now she’s taking the stand at his federal trial.
New York Times Top StoriesShamelessness Is Trump’s Superpower
Donald Trump is well on his way to becoming one of the most corrupt presidents in the history of the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Inflation Stable Ahead of Expected Jump From Tariffs
Economists and policymakers are bracing for inflation to re-accelerate as companies adapt to President Trump’s trade war.
New York Times Top StoriesPresident Trump’s Visit to the Middle East
Mr. Trump has few meetings directly about pressing geopolitical challenges. Instead, he’s in the Persian Gulf to make deals.
New York Times Top StoriesJerome Powell, a Potential Winner from the Trade Reprieve
The markets have come around to the Federal Reserve chairman’s cautious approach to lowering interest rates. President Trump could be a tougher convert.
New York Times Top StoriesKim Kardashian to Testify at Paris Trial for 2016 Robbery
The reality TV star and entrepreneur is expected to describe how she was tied up at gunpoint as jewelry worth millions was stolen in a 2016 attack.
New York Times Top StoriesElon Musk and Sam Altman Among Business Leaders at Trump-Saudi Lunch
Many of the executives — including representatives of four of the 10 biggest U.S. companies by market value — are seeking business from Saudi investors and a chance to lobby top Trump officials.
New York Times Top StoriesTariff Flip-Flops
Despite President Trump’s claims, America seems to need other countries’ trade as much as they need ours.
New York Times Top StoriesA Lavish Welcome for Trump in Saudi Arabia, and a Standoff at the Library of Congress
Plus, California’s crackdown on homelessness.
New York Times Top StoriesSchumer to Slow Trump Justice Dept. Nominees Over Qatari Jet
The Senate Democratic leader plans to demand answers on Qatari influence in the United States and call for testimony from the attorney general.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s Not Just a Feeling: Data Shows Boys and Young Men Are Falling Behind
Boys’ educational achievement, mental health and transitions to adulthood indicate that many are not thriving.
New York Times Top StoriesGérard Depardieu Found Guilty of Sexual Assault
The French actor was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on the set of a movie in which he starred in 2021. He was given a suspended sentence of 18 months.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Could Lose $12.5 Billion In International Travel Spending This Year, Tourism Council Says
Border detentions and confusion over visas are deterring international visitors, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, and the price tag for their hesitancy could be steep.