New York Times Top Stories
If Elon Musk and Donald Trump Make Up, Don’t Be Surprised
For all the insults that Mr. Musk and Mr. Trump traded on Thursday, don’t be surprised if they make up again days from now. In the meantime, they both benefit.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWho Is Yasser Abu Shabab, the Leader of the Israeli-Backed Militia in Gaza?
Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin man in his 30s, holds sway in eastern Rafah, an area close to a key border crossing between Israel and Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Pledge to Not Tax Overtime Could Become Federal Law
Once a seemingly offhand remark at a campaign rally, President Trump’s pledge to not tax overtime could become federal law.
New York Times Top StoriesCoal and Gas Plants Kept Open Under Trump’s Energy Emergency
The grid operators that draw power from the plants said they never asked for them to remain open, and consumers may have to absorb extra costs.
New York Times Top StoriesEverything Millennial Is Cool Again
JNCO Jeans, big hair, “Sex and the City” and recession pop: Peak Millennial is back and the era’s trends are taking on a new life.
New York Times Top StoriesWatch Five Highlights From the Met Opera Season
Memorable performances included a pair of Strauss operas, a suave villain, a star soprano in “Fidelio” and a new conductor in “Le Nozze di Figaro.”
New York Times Top StoriesAndrew Cuomo Was Contrite About His Sexual Harassment Scandal. Not Anymore.
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo left office in 2021 amid a wave of sexual harassment allegations. As he runs for mayor, he is counting on voters’ having moved on.
New York Times Top StoriesSean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Ex-Girlfriend Will Continue Testimony About Unwanted Sex
Testifying under a pseudonym, “Jane,” the woman has described “hotel nights” involving drugs and encounters with escorts that she told the mogul she did not want to continue.
New York Times Top StoriesOur New Podcast
In “The Protocol,” we explore the controversial debate over health care for trans youth.
New York Times Top StoriesTornadoes Cause Significant Damage Near Lubbock in Texas
Severe weather is expected to continue through the weekend from the Plains to the Southeast.
New York Times Top StoriesXi to Trump: Rein in the Hawks Trying to Derail the Tariff Truce
China sought to depict a call between Xi Jinping and President Trump as an appeal from one strongman leader to another to run a tight ship and stay on course.
New York Times Top StoriesCan We Trust a Jobs Report From the Trump Administration? Yes, With Caveats.
Current and former employees at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau and other agencies say they have confidence in the numbers.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Allows Limited Exports of Rare Earths as Shortages Continue
Beijing has approved more export licenses for the critical minerals and magnets in recent days, but supplies remain scarce and factories in the West are running out.
New York Times Top Stories‘The Protocol’: The Story Behind Medical Care for Transgender Kids
A new six-part podcast explores the story of medical treatment for transgender young people — how the care began, the lives it changed, and the legal and political fights that could end it in the U.S.
New York Times Top StoriesMusk vs. Trump, and a Surge in Whooping Cough
Plus, a Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesDesperate and Hungry Palestinians Recall Deadly Shooting Near Gaza Aid Site
Nearly 50 people have been reported killed and 300 others wounded in incidents near the Israeli-backed distribution center, which was designed to keep food out of the hands of Hamas.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Revels in Trump and Musk’s Public Feud
Stephen Colbert indulged in schadenfreude as he described the back-and-forth as a “full-scale flame war” between “the world’s most famous besties.”
New York Times Top StoriesVideos Show Chaos Around Israeli-Backed Gaza Food Sites
Danger and desperation are clear in imagery near the aid sites. Dozens of Palestinians were killed in at least two instances after Israeli troops opened fire near the sites.
New York Times Top StoriesWill White Men Rush to Court After Justices’ Latest Ruling? Not Likely.
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for members of so-called majority groups to bring discrimination cases, but experts say the impact is likely to be limited.
New York Times Top StoriesAfricans See Trump’s New Travel Ban as ‘A Big Slap in the Face’
Seven of the 12 countries on President Trump’s new list are on the continent, where some said the policy was discriminatory and would unfairly affect their future.
New York Times Top StoriesDeficit Politics Returns in Debate Over Trump Tax Cuts
The legislation that Republicans are trying to push through Congress could swell the very fiscal imbalance that party leaders have promised to tame for years.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump’s Tariffs Reshape Trade, Businesses Struggle With Economic Uncertainty
Policymakers and business owners are navigating a highly uncertain moment for the economy, wary of overreacting but watchful of a meaningful downturn.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Removed Crypto Warnings from Retirement Plans. Will It Affect 401(k)s?
Regulators under President Trump are taking a neutral position on crypto, retreating from the Biden administration’s more cautionary stance.
New York Times Top StoriesFired by D.O.G.E., More Federal Workers Are Flooding the Job Market
The drastic, sudden pullback in federal dollars is collapsing opportunities for many who’ve spent years in public service.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s a Really Bad Time to Be an Expert in Washington
The Trump administration has eviscerated the expert class that generated alternative views in its best moments, and engaged in groupthink at its worst.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Trump and the New Right Declared War on Bureaucrats
Why anti-managerialism is back.
New York Times Top StoriesA Professor Was Fired for Her Politics. Is That the Future of Academia?
Maura Finkelstein is one of many scholars discovering that the traditional protections of academic freedom are no longer holding.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Decades of N.B.A. Finals, This Photographer Has Been Courtside
The photographer Nathaniel Butler reflects on his enduring images of stars like Bill Russell, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.
New York Times Top StoriesDoctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.
A federal investigation found a Kentucky nonprofit pushed hospital workers toward surgery despite signs of revival in patients.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Engineering Marvel, Decades in the Making: A Rail Line to Kashmir
Officials say the train will help the troubled region, but many Kashmiris see it as a tool to entrench the Indian government’s control.