New York Times Top Stories
Is Civil War Coming to Europe?
How the continent’s divisions compare to America’s own factions.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThere Are Limits to Republican Lawmakers’ Reach, Even in Texas
Republican factions united to pass most but not all of their conservative priorities in this year’s legislative session, illustrating the limits of right-wing governance.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a 3D-Printed Rifle Ended Up in the Middle of the Baltic Sea
An island resident designed and made a 3D-printed gun, an example of how enthusiasts abroad embrace firearms technology nurtured in the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Backs Off Effort to Collect Data on Food Stamp Recipients
In response to a federal lawsuit, the Agriculture Department said it would refrain, for now, from demanding that states turn over the personal information of people receiving assistance.
New York Times Top StoriesTaylor Swift Never Rerecorded ‘Reputation.’ Thank God.
After buying back her master recordings, the superstar says she has no plans to finish remaking her sixth album — her most inventive, shocking and risky yet.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Washington Post Plans an Influx of Outside Opinion Writers
A new program, known internally as Ripple, would open The Post to journalists at other publications and influential writers on Substack.
New York Times Top StoriesTroop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 1.4 Million, Study Finds
With high casualty figures and the slow pace of Russia’s territorial gains, President Vladimir V. Putin could face years more of a grinding war of attrition in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesICE Detains Family of Suspect in Colorado Attack
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agency would be investigating whether Mohamed Sabry Soliman’s family had information about his plans.
New York Times Top StoriesPolice Hunt for Father After 3 Missing Girls Are Found Dead in Washington State
The bodies of the girls, ages 5, 8 and 9, were found at a campground in Chelan County on Monday. Their father is being sought on murder and kidnapping charges.
New York Times Top StoriesSmoke From Canadian Wildfires Blankets the Upper Midwest
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and parts of Nebraska and Michigan were under air quality alerts on Tuesday, with advisories for more vulnerable groups to stay indoors or limit outdoor activity.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Charges 2 Chinese Students With Smuggling Fungus
An arrest by the F.B.I. comes as the Trump administration has promised to crack down on Chinese academics.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About China’s Halt of Rare Earth Exports
Since early April, China has stopped almost all shipments of critical minerals that are needed for cars, robots, wind turbines, jet fighters and other technologies.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Korea’s New President Will Face Deep Divisions and the Trump Administration
Lee Jae-myung will be one of the most powerful presidents in decades in South Korea, but the country faces deep divisions, along with challenges from the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesDickey’s Franchise Owners Detail Barbecue Chain’s History of Broken Promises
Dickey’s, the world’s largest barbecue chain, has a history of deception and broken promises, according to dozens of its franchise owners.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Is South Korea’s New Leader?
After months of political turmoil in South Korea, Lee Jae-myung has won the presidential election by a wide margin. Mr. Lee’s campaign has ridden a wave of anger against former President Yoon Suk Yeol after he tried to impose martial law in December.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Proposal in Iran Nuclear Talks Allows Some Enrichment of Uranium
An outline by the Trump administration would allow Iran to continue enriching uranium at low levels while a broader arrangement is worked out that would block the country’s path to a nuclear weapon.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Attacks Rand Paul, Working to Rally G.O.P. Support for Policy Bill
The president has been pressing Republicans in the Senate to move quickly to embrace sprawling legislation that carries his domestic agenda, including by savaging opponents online.
New York Times Top StoriesThe White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.
Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to the administration’s executive order about “restoring a gold standard for science.”
New York Times Top StoriesHarvard Students Seek ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Outside the School’s Gates
Steps from Harvard’s campus, an institute backed by conservative donors says it is trying to fill an intellectual void.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump Says He’s Stamping Out Antisemitism, He Advances Similar Tropes
President Trump’s effort to punish Harvard over antisemitism is complicated by his own extensive history of amplifying white supremacist figures and symbols.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Perks of Being Harvey Weinstein’s Publicist
Juda Engelmayer took a job that leading crisis communications pros didn’t want. Now he’s the pied piper of pariahs.
New York Times Top StoriesNewark’s Mayor Sues a Top Trump Lawyer, Claiming Malicious Prosecution
The mayor, Ras Baraka, is suing Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, who dropped charges against him soon after his arrest near an immigration jail.
New York Times Top StoriesA DNA Technique Is Finding Women Who Left Their Babies for Dead
Genetic genealogy is identifying the mothers of deceased newborns found abandoned, shedding light on crimes that went unsolved for years. Women now may face lengthy prison sentences for decades-old chapters of their pasts.
New York Times Top StoriesTesla Protesters Claim a Victory as Elon Musk Leaves Trump’s Side
The activists behind the Tesla Takedown campaign say they intend to expand beyond protests at the company’s showrooms.
New York Times Top StoriesHotel Security Officer Says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Paid Him $100,000 for Cassie Assault Footage
The music mogul has been accused of using a brown bag filled with cash to buy surveillance video of him beating up Casandra Ventura.
New York Times Top StoriesFrom No Hope to a Potential Cure for a Deadly Blood Cancer
Multiple myeloma is considered incurable, but a third of patients in a Johnson & Johnson clinical trial have lived without detectable cancer for years after facing certain death.
New York Times Top StoriesBlack Families Are Leaving New York. Can a Pastor’s Plan End the Exodus?
In the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, a pastor is devoting his time to building affordable housing for his congregation.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere South Korea’s Likely New President Lee Jae-myung Stands on Trump and North Korea
Facing a complex set of thorny challenges at home and abroad, Lee Jae-myung says he will deal with them with “pragmatism.”
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Says It Struck Crimea Bridge
It would be the third time Ukraine had struck the bridge. The claim comes two days after one of the country’s most ambitious operations of the war, deep inside Russia.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine’s Drone Strike on Russia Aims to Change Putin’s Calculus
Kyiv’s attack on the country’s bomber fleet appeared designed to show Russia’s leader that continuing the war carries big risks for Moscow.