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Air India: Is There a Safest Seat in a Plane Crash?
With all eyes on the sole survivor of Air India Flight 171, aviation insiders say that in an air catastrophe, “all bets are off” and seat choice matters little.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA Sprawling Israeli Intelligence Effort Underpinned the Iran Strikes
Years of intelligence collection, infiltration of Iran with commandos and weapons, and tracking of targeted commanders and scientists made the wide-ranging attacks possible.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Trump Loves a Man in Uniform
As thousands of soldiers prepare to march in President Trump’s military parade, what exactly will we see?
New York Times Top StoriesThe F.D.A. Is Reviewing Infant Formula for the First Time in Decades
The agency’s commissioner has implied that some of their ingredients may be harmful. Is that true?
New York Times Top StoriesForecasters Warn It May Rain on Trump’s Military Parade
Thunderstorms and extreme heat could disrupt outdoor plans around the country this weekend.
New York Times Top StoriesSmithsonian Museum Director Trump Said He Fired Decides to Step Down
The Smithsonian has said it retains power over personnel decisions, but Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the National Portrait Gallery, has decided to depart.
New York Times Top StoriesExonerated in Alice Sebold’s Rape, He Lost a Chance to Tell His Story
Timothy Mucciante, a former lawyer convicted of fraud, helped exonerate Anthony Broadwater of rape in 2021. Soon after, their friendship fell apart.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Musical Mysteries Brian Wilson Left Behind
The Beach Boys mastermind has been the subject of pop scholarship and major boxed sets, but some corners of his oeuvre remain unreleased.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Think About What’s Happening With Iran and Israel
There are a number of factors to consider as we make sense of what’s happening with Iran and Israel — and the possibility for very good and very bad outcomes.
New York Times Top StoriesShe Confronted a History of Enslavers in Her Family. Here’s What Happened.
Debra Bruno’s story illuminates the often overlooked history of slavery in the North.
New York Times Top StoriesArmy Celebrates With Parade as It Faces an Uncertain Future
The service is experiencing an identity crisis after 20 years of war, and as the president warns of threats to America from within.
New York Times Top StoriesKanye West Arrives at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial in Support of Music Mogul
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been one of the few celebrities to publicly defend Mr. Combs, who is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani and Lander Will Cross-Endorse Each Other in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race
Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander, the two leading progressive candidates in the race, hope their partnership will help them leverage the ranked-choice voting system to defeat Andrew M. Cuomo.
New York Times Top StoriesStolen From Buddhist Monks, Sacred Painting Is Returned by Chicago Museum
Korean officials discovered the painting in the Smart Museum’s collection at the University of Chicago. It was stolen from a temple nearly 35 years ago.
New York Times Top StoriesFormer L.A.P.D. Chief: Deploying Troops Was a Profound Mistake
Dispatching troops risks escalation, tragic error and lasting damage to public confidence.
New York Times Top StoriesThere’s a Good Chance Crypto Is Spreading in Your Retirement Account
Bitcoin and other digital assets are quietly growing in many nest eggs, with the encouragement of the Trump administration. Hidden risks are mounting, our columnist says.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Attacks Iran
Plus, we explain what to look for during Trump’s military parade.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael’s Stunning Attack on Iran, and India Plane Crash Survivor Speaks
Plus, Friday’s news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Purge at One Obscure Panel Could Disrupt U.S. Vaccinations
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, dismissed 17 scientific advisers to the C.D.C. Critics fear newly appointed members will roll back vaccine recommendations.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Passenger in Seat 11A Became the Only Survivor of the Air India Plane Crash
Viswash Kumar Ramesh was one of 242 people on the 787-8 Dreamliner that went down shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India. Somehow, he walked away.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Forces Expand Fighting to a New Region of Eastern Ukraine
It’s the first time in three years of war that Russian troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region, a sign of battlefield momentum.
New York Times Top StoriesMeta Is Building a Superintelligence Lab. What Is That?
Mark Zuckerberg has reorganized his company’s ambitions around a hypothetical future that is suddenly the talk of Silicon Valley.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere’s the Inflation From Tariffs? Just Wait, Economists Say.
Are predictions for a jump in consumer prices too early, or just wrong?
New York Times Top StoriesObama Isn’t Going to Save You
We no longer have the country that made Obama possible.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Fees on Floating Garages Are Trump’s Latest Effort to Revive U.S. Shipbuilding
President Trump is targeting special foreign-made vessels called ro-ros, which transport vehicles, but the fees could raise the price of cars up to $300.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
Generative A.I. chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes and endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the technology can deeply distort reality.
New York Times Top StoriesGrieving Relatives of India Air Crash Victims Wait for Bodies to Be Identified
Families lined up for hours to give DNA samples so the authorities could match names to victims of Thursday’s crash, which killed at least 269 people.
New York Times Top StoriesDeadly Air India Plane Crash: Photos and Video
A passenger flight traveling from Ahmedabad, a city in western India, to London crashed shortly after takeoff.
New York Times Top StoriesIn N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race, Top Democrats Take On Trump and Their Own Party
The primary has taken on national implications, with the top two candidates tapping into Democratic voters’ hunger for a fight.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Reviews Trump’s Night at the Theater
Jimmy Kimmel said that Trump “going to see ‘Les Misérables’ right now is like Kanye going to ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’”