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Brian Wilson and Beach Boys’ Style Showed What California Living Looked Like
In Pendleton shirts and khakis, Mr. Wilson and the Beach Boys showed the world what easy Southern California living looked like.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Opens Investigation Into State Farm
The state’s insurance regulator says the volume of complaints against the company following this year’s catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles prompted the inquiry.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy the Pro-Palestinian Movement Is Featured at Some Immigration Protests
The forces stirring action on the streets this week have been led by labor groups. But the voices at some rallies represent a wide range of causes.
New York Times Top StoriesCalif. Senator Forcibly Removed and Handcuffed After Interrupting Noem
Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, was shoved out of a room and handcuffed after he disrupted Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, during a news conference.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Some Ozempic Households, the Weight Loss is Contagious
Patients taking the drugs are finding their families are benefiting, too.
New York Times Top StoriesAir India Crash Survivor: ‘I Don’t Know How I Am Alive’
Viswash Kumar Ramesh, 38, who sustained multiple injuries, a doctor said, was the only passenger out of 242 people on board the plane to walk away.
New York Times Top StoriesOne Person Survived a Fiery Plane Crash in India
Also, federal agents handcuffed a senator and forced him to the floor. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesA Timeline of Iran and Israel’s Recent Attacks
Officials in the U.S. and Europe believe that Israel may be preparing another strike on Iran, even as nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran continue.
New York Times Top StoriesHundreds Dead in Air India Plane Crash
The London-bound Boeing Dreamliner went down moments after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, with 242 people aboard. Dozens more on the ground perished as the plane exploded on the campus of a medical college.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Sues New York Over Law Barring ICE From Courthouses
State lawmakers passed the ban in 2020 when President Trump in his first term escalated arrests of undocumented immigrants at state and local courts.
New York Times Top StoriesFather Charged in Death of 2-Year-Old Boy Found in NYC’s East River
On Wednesday, police divers pulled the body of Montrell Williams from the East River.
New York Times Top StoriesChaos at Site of Air India Plane Crash
“We didn’t know what to do — it was like our brains stopped working,” said one intern who escaped the building after an Air India jet crashed, killing at least 260 people.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s New ‘Apprentice’ Boardroom: The Oval Office
The stately room has long been a site of diplomacy. But the reality-star president often does not come there to make friends.
New York Times Top StoriesG.O.P. Senators Want Fewer Cuts to Food Aid, Teeing Up a Fight with the House
Republicans whose constituents rely on nutritional assistance worry that cuts to those programs approved by the House will saddle their states with huge costs and harm low-income children.
New York Times Top StoriesBrian Wilson Wrote the California Dream, but He Didn’t Live It
An artist nearly synonymous with Los Angeles made his name crafting songs playing up his home state’s beachy vibes. His inner life, however, was anything but sunny.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Immigration P.R. Campaign Enters a New Militarized Phase
The government’s visuals appear intended to persuade migrants without legal status to leave the country, while also making clear the administration will not tolerate resistance.
New York Times Top StoriesSoaring Temperatures Threaten Crops, So Scientists Are Looking to Alter the Plants
Genetically altering crops may be key to helping them adapt to extreme temperatures. But shrinking funds and social acceptance stand in the way.
New York Times Top StoriesElizabeth Warren: Trump Is Right About This One Thing
The debt ceiling is a political cudgel that serves no economic function. It’s time to abolish it.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the 2020 George Floyd Protests Are Haunting Democrats in 2025
No longer demanding cuts to police budgets or straining to show solidarity with protesters, Democrats are taking a far more cautious approach.
New York Times Top StoriesA Night Out for Trump at the Theater, With a Pocket of Dissent
Opening night of “Les Misérables” was meant to celebrate the president’s takeover of the Kennedy Center. But he also was forced to encounter his critics.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Caused the Air India Plane Crash?
Safety experts said investigators would be looking at why and how the plane started descending during its take off.
New York Times Top StoriesFlights Grounded at Boston’s Logan Airport After JetBlue Plane Rolls Off Runway
A ground stop was in place at the airport, its operator said, after a JetBlue plane veered into a grassy area after landing. There were no injuries, an official said.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Scientist Released After Four Months in Federal Custody
Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, still faces criminal charges for failing to declare scientific samples she was carrying in her suitcase.
New York Times Top StoriesA G.O.P. Plan to Sell Public Land Is Back. This Time, It’s Millions of Acres.
Senate Republicans want to sell the land to build more housing in the West, but the idea is contentious even within their own party.
New York Times Top Stories‘Jane’ Says Life With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Soured After Seeing Video of Cassie Assault
The woman who dated Sean Combs until his arrest last fall is facing what are expected to be her final questions from the mogul’s lawyers on Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Blocks California E.V. Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State
California leaders said the state intends to challenge the move in court, and to find new ways to move drivers toward electric vehicles.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Sides With Teenager in School Disability Discrimination Case
Disability rights groups had followed the case closely, warning that arguments by the school district could threaten broader protections for people with disabilities.
New York Times Top StoriesLawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Seek Sanctions Against Trump Officials
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s lawyers asked the judge in the case to appoint a special master to investigate the failure by Trump officials to comply with her instructions.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Companies Are Bracing for Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Sectors including construction, hospitality, health care and manufacturing are on high alert. Economists are worried about the labor market and growth.
New York Times Top StoriesGoogle DeepMind and National Hurricane Center Join on New A.I. Model
The National Hurricane Center will experiment with the company’s DeepMind program to enhance the work of its expert meteorologists.