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Amid LA Protests, Conspiracy Theories and Fake Images Spread Online
Disinformation spreading on social media platforms has stoked an already tense situation.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesYounger Democratic Candidates Bring New Energy, but Also New Risks
A youth movement in Iowa is aiming to appeal to voters who have abandoned Democrats in the Trump era. There are pitfalls for people who grew up sharing everything online.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Year’s Pride Festivals Are Brought to You by Small Businesses
With corporate sponsors retreating, smaller companies are helping to fill the gaps, not only to support L.G.B.T.Q. people but also their local economies.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Trump’s ‘Patriotic’ Hiring Plan, Experts See a Politicized Federal Work Force
Political appointments inherently take into consideration loyalty to the president or the party. But expanding those types of questions to the career civil service is a significant departure.
New York Times Top StoriesCameras Complicated the Truth in Images. A.I. Will Kill It.
A trust apocalypse is here.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Find the Best Travel Bargains
The key is to adopt an “off-travel” mind-set and use off-season, off-peak, off-road and other offbeat strategies.
New York Times Top StoriesGang Violence Grips Peru as Extortions and Killings Rise
Gangs are preying on local businesses demanding money and unleashing violence if they refuse. A surge in extortions has traumatized many parts of the country.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Travel Writer’s Dilemma: Share, or Gatekeep?
In today’s overtouristed world, should a professional traveler broadcast his discoveries or hide them away?
New York Times Top StoriesMeta Is Creating a New A.I. Lab to Pursue ‘Superintelligence’
The new lab, set to include Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, is part of a reorganization of Meta’s artificial intelligence efforts under chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Mamdani Persuade New York to Elect Its Youngest Mayor in a Century?
Zohran Mamdani has won over young, left-leaning New Yorkers with his energy and progressive ideas. But is he capable of running the largest city in the country?
New York Times Top StoriesA Killer Within Easy Reach
Pesticides are a leading means of suicide. The tiny nation of Suriname is working to restrict access to one of the most common and dangerous ones.
New York Times Top Stories10 Questions With Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani, a progressive state lawmaker who is running for mayor of New York City, visited The New York Times for an interview.
New York Times Top StoriesJon Stewart to Los Angeles: ‘Is Your City Ever Not on Fire?’
The “Daily Show” host said “a heavy-handed MAGA migrant-trawling operation” had provoked the protests in “our most flammable city.”
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Plans to Deport Gaza Aid Boat Passengers, Including Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on the intercepted ship were taken to an airport to be flown home, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesYoung Israeli Hostage Says Finding Faith Helped Him Survive Hamas Captivity
How Omer Shem Tov, who was 20 years old and not particularly religious when taken hostage, survived 505 days in captivity.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Moves to Allow Terminally Ill People to Die on Their Own Terms
A bill permitting so-called medical aid in dying passed the State Legislature and will now head to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her signature.
New York Times Top StoriesDefying Trump’s Firing, Smithsonian Says It Controls Personnel Decisions
The Smithsonian is challenging the president’s authority to dismiss the leader of the National Portrait Gallery but says it will look into his complaints.
New York Times Top Stories700 Marines Are Deploying to LA Protests to Join Federal Response
The Pentagon mobilized 700 Marines and 2,000 more National Guard troops even as the president said the situation was “under control.” Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the escalating response.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Is What Autocracy Looks Like
The president didn’t bother to wait for a crisis to launch an authoritarian crackdown.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Order Sending National Guard to L.A.
The state’s attorney general argued that local law enforcement had been capable of handling the situation and could have requested support from state partners had it been necessary.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Newsom Skewer Each Other After National Guard Deployment to LA Protests
President Trump said that Gov. Gavin Newsom should be arrested for his governance of California, while Mr. Newsom issued a barrage of retorts online.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Pushes Texas to Redistrict, Hoping to Blunt Democratic Gains
A rare mid-decade redistricting push has unnerved some Texas Republicans, who worry a drive to harm Democrats could end up endangering G.O.P. incumbents in 2026.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Stefanik Running? She Attacks Hochul as ‘Worst Governor.’
Representative Elise Stefanik made a rare visit to Albany, N.Y., on Monday to outline a vision for New York that may form the basics of a Republican campaign platform next year.
New York Times Top StoriesCanada Commits Billions in Defense Spending to Meet NATO Target, Mark Carney Says
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to hit the alliance’s 2 percent spending threshold this year, seven years ahead of a previous schedule.
New York Times Top StoriesWaymo Limits Service in San Francisco as LA Protests Spread
The self-driving taxi company also said its vehicles were in the wrong place at the wrong time in Los Angeles after protesters set fire to several of the cars there.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Pivots From Musk to Newsom
One constant in President Trump’s second term is that the subjects of his quarrels are ever-changing.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Clashed With Trump Over Protest Response
Also, marine heat waves are spreading across the world. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesJennifer Lyell, Southern Baptist Church Sexual Abuse Whistle-Blower, Dies
Jennifer Lyell died at 47 on Saturday. As her denomination started its annual meeting this week, there was no mention of her from the dais.
New York Times Top StoriesRFK Jr. Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
The U.S. health secretary chose to “retire” members of a committee that makes significant decisions about who receives immunizations, including the vaccines for children.
New York Times Top StoriesLeaders of ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Group Are Convicted of Coercion Charges
Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz were charged with engaging in a forced labor conspiracy related to the sexual wellness company OneTaste.