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Inside the I.V.F. Deliberations at the White House as Key Report Nears
Trump aides have discussed requiring insurers to cover the procedure, though one leading medical group says it has been shut out of the process.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesApple’s Alibaba A.I. Deal Provokes Washington’s Resistance
The Trump administration and congressional officials have raised concerns about a deal to put a Chinese company’s artificial intelligence on iPhones.
New York Times Top StoriesArizona Democrats Brace for a Bumpy Campaign as Governor Faces Re-election Fight
Members of Gov. Katie Hobbs’s own party are worried about her re-election chances in a state that flipped to President Trump. The state party is in turmoil, too.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat if a Grocery Store Was More Like a Farmers’ Market?
A farm stop in Ann Arbor, Mich., has found success with its local-first approach. But is the model replicable?
New York Times Top StoriesAt Mexico’s 2 Legal Gun Shops, a Conflicted View of Firearms Is on Display
While Mexicans have a right to own guns, they can only be legally bought at two military-run and tightly regulated stores, an effort to better control possession in a country awash with black market weapons.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Drone Strikes Shuttle Bus in Ukraine
The strike came hours after the first face-to-face talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations since the early days of the war.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Could the NJ Transit Strike Cost Commuters and Businesses?
The longer New Jersey Transit engineers are off the job, the more businesses that rely on commuters will suffer.
New York Times Top StoriesA Haven for High School Girls’ Wrestling, Filled With Grit and Pride
The Lucha Wrestling Club in the Bronx provides a safe place for an aggressive sport. The Bronx has more public high school girls’ teams than any other New York City borough.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial, Will Sordid Testimony Help Prove a Criminal Conspiracy?
Casandra Ventura’s description of Sean Comb’s sex marathons and abusive behavior is expected to provide the foundation for the prosecution’s racketeering case.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Combs Trial, Will Sordid Testimony Help Prove a Criminal Conspiracy?
Casandra Ventura’s description of Sean Comb’s sex marathons and abusive behavior is expected to provide the foundation for the prosecution’s racketeering case.
New York Times Top StoriesGunfire in Gaza as Israel Says Its Troops Are Mobilizing
The shots were heard in central Gaza early Saturday, hours after the Israeli military said its troops were preparing for a major advance into the territory.
New York Times Top StoriesInside Trump’s Trip to the Middle East: Adulation and Not a Whiff of Protests
At every step of President Trump’s whirlwind tour, he has been treated with the kind of honor and respect he has long desired.
New York Times Top StoriesUnder Fire From Trump’s Tariffs, Ammo Makers in a Balkan Valley Hunker Down
Companies that make ammunition in the Bosnian city of Gorazde fear they may not survive the tariffs imposed on the goods that they send to their biggest market — the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesU.A.E. Is Pouring Money Into Africa, Seeking Resources and Power
As the United States and other economic powers reduce their investment, aid and presence in Africa, the United Arab Emirates is wielding its wealth.
New York Times Top StoriesAudio of Special Counsel Interview Adds to Renewed Debate of Biden’s Fitness as President
A 2023 audio recording released by Axios comes on the heels of other recent disclosures that have prompted recriminations among Democrats over their handling of the matter.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Push to Defund Harvard Prompts Clash Over Veteran Suicide Research
The proposed termination of medical research funded by the V.A. is part of the Trump administration’s broader pressure campaign against the university.
New York Times Top StoriesCher Wants a Better Home for L.A.’s Elephants. Not Tulsa.
A lawsuit is seeking to stop Los Angeles Zoo officials from shipping their two surviving elephants to another zoo in Oklahoma. Cher and other advocates want them to go to an animal sanctuary.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublican Revolt Reflects a Core Party Divide Over Spending and Debt
Whether the ultraconservatives dig in and force big changes to the megabill carrying President Trump’s agenda or capitulate, as they have in the past, will determine the fate of their party’s signature legislation.
New York Times Top StoriesCouple Imprisoned Girl for 7 Years and Kept Her in Dog Cage, Police Say
Investigators, who did not identify the teenager, now 18, said they believed she had been sexually abused by her stepfather.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump Departs the Middle East, He Takes Aim at Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen
President Trump went on a social media posting spree after four days overseas, where he basked in the kind of lavish praise that so delights him.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang
The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.
New York Times Top StoriesSecret Service Questioning Comey Over Social Media Post About Trump
Administration officials had said the post — a picture of seashells forming the numbers “86 47” — amounted to an assassination threat by the former F.B.I. director.
New York Times Top StoriesA Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Plan to Release Audio of Biden Special Counsel Interview
Republicans have demanded that the government release the recording of a 2023 interview in a classified documents inquiry, arguing that it might offer evidence of a decline in Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s mental acuity.
New York Times Top StoriesMelania Trump Statue Vanishes in Slovenia
The bronze sculpture, erected near Ms. Trump’s hometown in eastern Slovenia, was chopped off at the feet and stolen, the police said.
New York Times Top StoriesMoody’s Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating Below Triple-A
The downgrade means that each of the three major credit rating firms no longer gives the United States its best rating.
New York Times Top StoriesJustices Extended Block on Deportations Under Wartime Law
Also, a New Jersey Transit strike left commuters scrambling. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesWoman Charged in Telemundo Reporter’s Murder Gets 25 Years in Another Case
Danette Colbert, who is awaiting trial in the death of Adan Manzano before the Super Bowl, had her probation revoked in a 2021 case under Louisiana’s repeat offender law.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Who Championed Biden’s Re-election Bid Now Seek Atonement
With their party facing record low approval ratings, many top Democrats are trying to reposition themselves from Biden boosters to truth-tellers of what really happened in 2024.
New York Times Top Stories10 Inmates Who Escaped From New Orleans Jail May Have Had Help, Officials Say
The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the inmates, who escaped from a cell wall where a toilet had been removed, should be considered “armed and dangerous”