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4 Summer Books We’re Looking Forward To
Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, previews four books we’re anticipating this summer.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThe Enduring Appeal of the American Drive-In
Has anything really changed at drive-in theaters across the country? A photographer based in Bozeman, Mont., visited a few to find out.
New York Times Top StoriesDeepfake Laws Bring Prosecution and Penalties, but Also Pushback
Dozens of A.I.-related regulations enacted in the past two years now lead to fines, incarceration and legal challenges from the likes of Elon Musk.
New York Times Top StoriesJeff Goldblum Says Jeff Goldblum is ‘Not a Performance’
In a wide-ranging interview on Popcast, the actor and musician insisted that the immutable Jeff Goldblum persona is “not a performance” — it’s his lifeblood.
New York Times Top StoriesAlberta Separatism Push Roils Canada
The country is just emerging from a period of political turmoil with a new prime minister in place. But now Alberta, a conservative Western province, is planning a referendum to break away.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Novels to Read This Summer
Taylor Jenkins Reid heads to space, Megan Abbott climbs a pyramid (scheme) and Gary Shteyngart channels a 10-year-old. Plus queer vampires, a professor in hell and an actress’s revenge.
New York Times Top StoriesRoof of 14th-Century Drum Tower Partially Collapses in China
The Drum Tower in Fengyang County, which dates to the 14th century, is one of many historical sites that have been renovated as cultural tourism has boomed.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite Afrikaners Are Trump’s Kind of Oppressed Minority
The race-baiting grift is alive and well in South Africa.
New York Times Top StoriesPope Leo Brings More than Linguistic Gifts. He Has Cultural Fluency.
Pope Leo’s fluency in English, Spanish and Italian will help him govern the global church — and the Vatican.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Apple Threat Complicates India’s Tariff Negotiations
Apple and India have invested years and billions of dollars in teaming up against China. India sees it as a strength. To President Trump, it looks like leverage.
New York Times Top StoriesBill Would Give Newborns $1,000 in ‘Trump Accounts’
The money would be invested on children’s behalf in the financial markets for them to use once they had grown up.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo Israeli Embassy Staffers Shot and Killed Outside Event in Washington, Officials Say
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that the shooting occurred near an event held at the Capital Jewish Museum.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Casts Himself as a Protector of Persecuted White People
President Trump publicly dressed down the president of South Africa based on a fringe conspiracy theory, providing a vivid distillation of his views on race.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Claimed a Video Showed ‘Burial Sites’ of White Farmers. It Didn’t.
During a meeting with South Africa’s president, President Trump played the video as evidence of racial persecution. A Times analysis found he misrepresented the contents of the video.
New York Times Top StoriesJim Irsay, Longtime Owner of the Indianapolis Colts, Dies at 65
He took over the business from his father in 1997 and turned the team into one of the best in the league, with a Super Bowl win during the 2006 season.
New York Times Top StoriesInspector Let Recruits Who Failed Psychological Exam Join the N.Y.P.D.
Terrell Anderson, the former head of a unit charged with assessing candidates, has been transferred. He has been praised as an innovative officer.
New York Times Top StoriesEnd of Federal Oversight Plan for Minneapolis Police Draws Criticism Over Timing
The Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the plan just days before the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Fights to Keep Mahmoud Khalil From Holding His Month-Old Child
A judge ordered the Trump administration to let Mr. Khalil meet with his wife and infant son before a hearing on his immigration case. It was unclear whether they would be separated by plexiglass.
New York Times Top StoriesWarning Sirens Were Silent Ahead of Deadly Tornado in St. Louis, City Says
Mayor Cara Spencer placed the city’s emergency manager on administrative leave pending an investigation into the failure to warn residents.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Oval Office Meeting With South Africa’s President
John Eligon, Johannesburg bureau chief, recounts what he witnessed in the Oval Office when President Trump confronted the visiting President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa with an elaborate presentation attempting to falsely prove a “genocide” against white Afrikaners.
New York Times Top StoriesInside Trump Officials’ Debate Over Abrego Garcia’s Deportation
A Maryland man’s deportation to El Salvador set off a fierce debate among officials in three cabinet agencies, despite agreement there had been a mistake.
New York Times Top StoriesCraig Steinley, VP of Appraisal Institute, Voted Out After Harassment Claims
Calls for Craig Steinley to step down from the Appraisal Institute began immediately after The New York Times revealed claims of improper touching from multiple women.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Federal Cuts Threaten Natural Disaster Support Americans Rely On
President Trump’s efforts to downsize the government threaten essential functions that Americans have come to rely on before, during and after natural disasters.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Could Happen As Federal Oversight of Police Departments Ends
The Justice Department ended efforts to push for reform in Minneapolis, Louisville and several other cities. But does federal involvement make a difference in policing?
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Clashed With South Africa’s President
Also, the Justice Department ended oversight of local police in several cities. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says the U.S. Is Close to Brokering a Congo-Rwanda Peace Deal
After decades of conflict between two African countries, President Trump and an adviser said the two sides, with U.S. help, had created an agreement that was now being finalized.
New York Times Top StoriesHow ‘No Tax on Tips’ Would Affect Waiters, Drivers and Diners
Proposed changes making their way through Congress would benefit many employees, but some details are still in flux.
New York Times Top StoriesChicago Suburb Plans to Acquire Pope Leo XIV’s Childhood Home
The village of Dolton, Ill., has stepped in to buy the modest house where Pope Leo XIV spent some of his childhood. It may also use eminent domain.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I.-Generated Reading List in Chicago Sun-Times Recommends Nonexistent Books
A summer reading insert recommended made-up titles by real authors such as Isabel Allende and Delia Owens. The Sun-Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer have apologized.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Finds Trump Administration Violated Court Order With Deportation Flight to South Sudan
Lawyers for some of the eight migrants deported Tuesday said they were told they were being sent to South Sudan. People familiar with the plane said it had landed for now in Djibouti.