New York Times Top Stories
Oil Prices Drop, but Iran-Israel Conflict Raises Many Risks
Industry experts are examining possible scenarios, including one in which the price of oil doubles this year.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesToymakers Team Up With Artists for Tariff-Proof Toys
Seeking adult fans with money to spend, companies like Mattel and Lego are working with artists to make exclusive — and expensive — versions of their products.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia’s Wildfires Could Be Brutal This Summer
Experts say there could be more large wildfires than usual this year. Here’s why.
New York Times Top StoriesTrumps Promote American Bitcoin, a New Crypto Mining Venture
The debut of American Bitcoin, a mining firm backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has heightened the ethical concerns swirling around the Trump presidency.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Tick Situation Is Getting Worse
As temperatures rise, ticks of all kinds are flourishing in ways that threaten people’s health.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Trade and Tax Policies Start to Stall U.S. Battery Boom
Battery companies are slowing construction or reconsidering big investments in the United States because of tariffs on China and the proposed rollback of tax credits.
New York Times Top StoriesBusiness Lobbyists Scramble to Kill $100 Billion ‘Revenge Tax’
Critics contend that the measure will scare off the foreign investment that President Trump wants to attract.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial Dismisses Juror Over ‘Lack of Candor’
The juror, who said he lives in the Bronx, later said he moved to New Jersey. The mogul’s lawyers said his removal would reduce the diversity of the jury.
New York Times Top StoriesTerry Moran Says He Doesn’t Regret Posts Criticizing Trump Administration
In his first interview since losing his job at ABC News, the longtime TV correspondent, newly popular on Substack, says he does not regret his social media post criticizing the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesPangolins Should Receive Endangered Protections, U.S. Officials Say
The armored mammals are trafficked for their scales and meat.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Vance Boelter, the Minnesota Shootings Suspect, Was Caught
A two-day manhunt ended Sunday night as police captured the suspect, Vance Boelter, in a field. No force was used.
New York Times Top StoriesSotheby’s to Auction a Ceratosaurus, With Millions and More on the Line
The 150-million-year-old specimen is valued at up to $6 million. Some paleontologists worry this auction and earlier ones are driving fossil market speculators.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Army Was the Only Life She Knew. Trump’s Trans Ban Cast Her Out.
Maj. Erica Vandal’s superiors called her “a superb officer.” The president said transgender soldiers like her lack the “honesty,” “humility” and “integrity” to serve.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Investigators Arrive at Scene of Plane Crash in India
Officials said they had found the cockpit voice recorder that may provide crucial clues about what caused the Air India flight to crash, killing at least 270 people.
New York Times Top StoriesSahel Crisis Goes Coastal as Insurgents Push Toward the Atlantic
Insurgents are expanding from West Africa’s Sahel region toward Atlantic coastal nations such as Ivory Coast, creating new terrorism hot spots and displacing millions.
New York Times Top StoriesManhunt Ends for Minnesota Suspect, and Israel-Iran Conflict Ramps Up
Plus, Pope Leo’s hometown shout-out.
New York Times Top StoriesWith No Clear Off-Ramp, Israel’s War With Iran May Last Weeks, Not Days
Israel and Iran both have little incentive to stop and no obvious route to outright victory. Much depends on President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani and Blake Will Cross-Endorse in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race
Zohran Mamdani, a front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, will announce a second cross-endorsement with Michael Blake, a former state lawmaker.
New York Times Top StoriesSlain Minnesota Lawmaker Remembered as Pragmatic Problem Solver
Colleagues described Representative Melissa Hortman as a skilled, conciliatory lawmaker who was at once steely and warm.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Strategy in Law Firm Cases: Lose, Don’t Appeal, Yet Prevail
The handful of notable firms that were targeted by the president for punishment but chose to fight have uniformly won. Nine others have nonetheless pledged almost $1 billion in free legal work.
New York Times Top StoriesOur Advice to Voters in a Vexing Race for New York Mayor
New Yorkers deserve better than the status quo.
New York Times Top StoriesFrance’s Macron Faces Dilemma With Intention to Recognize Palestinian State
The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.
New York Times Top StoriesImmigration Raids Add to Absence Crisis for Schools
New research shows that after recent deportation sweeps, parents kept their children home — with big impacts on how all students learn.
New York Times Top StoriesEveryone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?
Either way, let’s not be in denial about it.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.
The technology’s ability to read and summarize text is already making it a useful tool for scholarship. How will it change the stories we tell about the past?
New York Times Top StoriesEquipment Outages Vexed Newark Airport Controllers for Years
Records show that air traffic controllers handling Newark Liberty International Airport flights have grappled with equipment outages since at least 2023, an anxiety-causing situation they call “plug and pray.”
New York Times Top StoriesHarvard Will Ask a Judge to Block Trump From Barring International Students
The university is hoping for a broad court order that would keep the White House from using workarounds to prevent foreign enrollment.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the N.B.A. and the M.L.B. Shattered America’s Sports Culture
The major sports leagues are destroying one of our few remaining sources of shared community.
New York Times Top StoriesInside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security
The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts — and how longtime employees responded.
New York Times Top StoriesStocks Tread Cautiously as Investors Watch Oil Prices
As Israel and Iran exchanged more attacks, stock markets mostly rose even as worries remained about possible oil supply interruptions.