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Death Toll Rises to 11 in San Antonio Flooding
Several people were missing on Friday as search efforts continued a day after flash flooding overwhelmed the area.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesDara Birnbaum, Video Artist Who Showed the Power of Mass Media, Dies at 78
As early as the 1970s, she demonstrated that mass media was fair game as artistic material, and that its power could be turned against itself.
New York Times Top StoriesFoday Musa Suso, 75, Dies; Ambitious Ambassador for West African Music
A master of the kora who worked with Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass, his career was powered as much by experimentation as by reverence for tradition.
New York Times Top StoriesNational Parks Are Told to Delete Content That ‘Disparages Americans’
Internal documents reviewed by The New York Times say that “negative” information at parks and other national site must be removed or covered by Sept. 17.
New York Times Top StoriesPrison Reform Left Women Behind. Then Prosecutors Stepped In.
California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in 2018. Few women benefited from these laws, until now.
New York Times Top StoriesIran Retaliated Against Israel With a Barrage of missiles
Also, Washington prepares for a major military parade. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesHarris Yulin, Actor Who Perpetually Played the Bad Guy, Dies at 87
As an award-winning actor and director, he appeared in scores of stage plays, movies and TV shows over six decades, most often as unsavory characters.
New York Times Top StoriesMuch of Iran’s Nuclear Program Remains, at Least for Now
The first phase of the attack did not hit the most likely repository of Iran’s near-bomb-grade nuclear fuel.
New York Times Top StoriesMexico’s President Calls Image of Flag in Protests a ‘Provocation’
On Friday, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico broadly criticized images of disturbances on U.S. streets that featured the Mexican flag as a “provocation.”
New York Times Top StoriesBloomberg Gives $5 Million to Super PAC Supporting Andrew Cuomo
The contribution by Michael R. Bloomberg is the largest to a super PAC in the New York City mayor’s race this year and follows his endorsement of Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor.
New York Times Top StoriesKaren Read Trial: Jury Begins Deliberations
The Boston-area woman was accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat’s the Deal? Nippon’s Bid for U.S. Steel Becomes a Merger Mystery.
President Trump’s foray into the takeover could reshape the future of foreign investment in the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesAndrew Cuomo for Mayor? Bill de Blasio Has Thoughts, None of Them Good.
In a candid interview, former Mayor Bill de Blasio strenuously argued that former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo should not be elected to lead New York City: “He is a vindictive person,” Mr. de Blasio said.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About ‘No Kings’ Protests Ahead of Trump’s Military Parade on Saturday
Organizers have planned demonstrations in cities and towns across the country on the same day as President Trump’s parade in Washington to celebrate the Army.
New York Times Top Stories10 Questions With Bill de Blasio About Andrew Cuomo’s Run for Mayor
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a searing interview that his political nemesis, Andrew M. Cuomo, should not be mayor of New York City.
New York Times Top StoriesLives Lost in India Crash: Expectant Grandparents, a Boy Selling Tea
At the hospital in Ahmedabad, family members were giving DNA samples, waiting for official confirmation of their loss in the Air India disaster, and remembering their loved ones.
New York Times Top StoriesA Billionaire Island Where Bezos and Kushner Live Is Fighting Over Sewage
Indian Creek Village, the “Billionaire Bunker” near Miami, couldn’t get approval to discharge its waste into a neighboring town’s sewer lines. So the village quietly persuaded state lawmakers to come to the rescue.
New York Times Top StoriesShock and Grief in U.K. After Air India Plane Crash: ‘I Didn’t Really Believe It’
The fatal flight was bound for England, where family and friends of the 241 victims on board, including 52 British nationals, were left searching for answers.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Talks Big on Global Diplomacy, but His Goals Are in Tatters
The president said he would bring a quick end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and get China to bend on trade and Iran on its nuclear program. Instead, conflict is escalating.
New York Times Top StoriesAir 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 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.