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Dalai Lama Succession: How the Next Tibetan Spiritual Leader Will Be Chosen
The Tibetan spiritual leader may announce a succession plan intended to thwart Chinese interference.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesDalai Lama Tightens Grip on Reins of Succession in the Face of Chinese Pressure
The aging Tibetan spiritual leader is looking to prevent Beijing from taking advantage of a power vacuum that might arise after his death.
New York Times Top StoriesParamount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
President Trump sued Paramount over a “60 Minutes” interview with his opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris.
New York Times Top StoriesLack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Russia to Replenish Its War Chest
President Trump has issued no new restrictions on Russia this year, in effect allowing Moscow to acquire the money and materials it needs in its conflict with Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Faces the Biggest Test Yet of His Second-Term Political Power
If President Trump gets his domestic policy bill over the finish line, it will be a vivid demonstration of his continuing hold over the Republican Party.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Pauses Some Weapons Transfers to Ukraine
The White House cited Pentagon concerns that some American arms stockpiles were dwindling too low. Among the affected weapons were air defense systems, bombs, missiles and artillery rounds.
New York Times Top StoriesWith CEQA Scaled Back, California Hopes for a Housing Boom
After scaling back a landmark environmental law, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state leaders are hoping for a construction boom.
New York Times Top StoriesSea Spiders Lack a Key Body Part and a Missing Gene Could Explain Why
Scientists have long sought to understand why sea spiders keep some of their most important organs in their legs.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Disaster That Just Passed the Senate
Trump’s “big beautiful bill” would gut Medicaid, nutrition assistance and clean energy credits. All for what?
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says Israel Agrees to Conditions for Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal
In a social media post, the president said the United States and Israel were finalizing a proposal to Hamas. The announcement comes ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington next week.
New York Times Top StoriesSocial Security Backs Off Listing Living Migrants as Dead
Instead, the agency is flagging as “unverified” the Social Security numbers of thousands of people who lost their temporary legal status.
New York Times Top StoriesAlabama Violated Constitutional Rights of Death Row Inmate, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appellate panel said that Michael Sockwell was eligible to be retried because prosecutors systematically eliminated Black potential jurors at his 1990 murder trial.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation
The money, which was allocated by Congress, helps pay for after-school programs, support for students learning English and other services.
New York Times Top StoriesLucy the Pig, a Celebrity on Staten Island, Can Stay at Home for Now
Health officials told Lucy’s owners that she would have to leave the city. After the family, the neighborhood and its political representatives protested, a temporary reprieve emerged.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Falsely Claims Mamdani Is an Illegal Immigrant and Threatens to Arrest Him
President Trump claimed that the New York mayoral candidate, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was “here illegally,” his latest effort to promote false conspiracy theories about political opponents.
New York Times Top StoriesAli Shamkhani, Top Iran Official, Survived Israeli Strike
Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani was seen struggling to walk with a cane at a funeral procession this weekend for military commanders killed in the 12-day war.
New York Times Top StoriesStorms Threaten to Bring Heavy Rain Across the Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday
Forecasters warned of flash flooding across Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
New York Times Top StoriesOn Pivotal Day for His Bill, Trump Leaves Washington for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
President Trump’s visit to the migrant detention center in the Everglades was meant to highlight the issue that binds his party to him more than anything else — immigration.
New York Times Top StoriesPenn Agrees to Limit Participation of Transgender Athletes
In a deal with the Trump administration, the University of Pennsylvania will not allow transgender women to participate in women’s sports.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Senate Muscled Through Trump’s Big Policy Bill
Also, heat waves are punishing India. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesRichard A. Boucher, Veteran State Department Spokesman, Dies at 73
Working for six secretaries of state, he was known for explaining and defending U.S. foreign policy in a noncombative tone, without interjecting his own opinion.
New York Times Top StoriesColumbia Cyberattack Appears Politically Motivated, University Says
The attacker, described as a “hacktivist,” shut down computer systems and stole student data last week.
New York Times Top StoriesJury in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial Reaches Verdict on All Counts but Racketeering Conspiracy
The judge decided the jury should keep deliberating on a racketeering conspiracy charge after it said there were “unpersuadable opinions on both sides.”
New York Times Top StoriesKodak, Once the Picture of a Dying Brand, Is Having a Moment
The company’s name has become synonymous with a failure to adapt to the digital revolution. But overseas, its logo has become an unlikely retro fashion statement.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Prosecutors Have Charged Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs With Racketeering Conspiracy
Prosecutors aimed to show jurors that Sean Combs ran a criminal enterprise responsible for years of sex-trafficking, drug distribution and other crimes.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Yorkers Embraced Ranked-Choice Voting. Mamdani’s Win Proves It.
Here are five takeaways from New York City’s second experience with ranked-choice voting, and how it helped Zohran Mamdani secure a decisive victory.
New York Times Top StoriesLatest in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial: Timeline and Testimony
The music mogul has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. Here’s what has happened in court.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Really Means
Will liberals keep making excuses for Mamdani?
New York Times Top StoriesColumbia Will Pay $9 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over U.S. News Ranking
Students said they had been overcharged for their educations as a result of incorrect data that they said the school had used to artificially inflate its ranking.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Judge Halts RFK Jr.’s Mass Firing Efforts at H.H.S. For Now
In an order on Tuesday, a judge found the Trump administration’s plans to drastically change the structure and mission of the Department of Health and Human Services was probably unlawful.