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Gas Station Explosion Rattles Rome, Injuring Several
Several people were injured, including eight police officers and a firefighter, officials said. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMove Over, $100 Lobster Salad. In the Hamptons, These Melons Cost $400.
Gourmet grocery stores are upping their game in the Hamptons, serving a welcoming wealthy clientele.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Trump’s America, Who Gets to Call Themselves American?
His politicization of the name America taps into a long, well, American tradition, as old as the nation itself.
New York Times Top StoriesIran’s Quiet Campaign of Domestic Terror
The regime is sending a chilling message: Dissent equals death.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy China Isn’t Lecturing Trump About His Costly Bill
Beijing has a history of warning Washington about the safety of its Treasury holdings. This time it may have reasons to stay silent, at least publicly.
New York Times Top StoriesFrom Cooking on TV to Feeding the Front Line in Ukraine
This chef appeared on TV before joining the army when Russia invaded in 2022. Now he makes his borscht for troops instead of cooking show judges.
New York Times Top StoriesGermany’s Rheinmetall, a Maker of Autos and Arms, Is Forging Stronger U.S. Ties
Rheinmetall, an automotive and arms maker, is using a partnership with the builder of F-35 fighter jets to move into aviation and expand its presence in America.
New York Times Top StoriesImmigration Agents Appear to Urinate in Public at a California School
School officials have demanded answers from federal agencies. It was the latest example of how locals have scrutinized the actions of immigration agents.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says Call with Putin Yields No Progress on Ukraine Cease-Fire
The apparent impasse came during a roughly hourlong conversation between the leaders on Thursday morning.
New York Times Top StoriesPark Service Is Left Short-Staffed in Peak Travel Season
Layoffs and departures after pressure from the Trump administration have left sites struggling, with the remaining employees each doing the work of two or three people.
New York Times Top StoriesTeenage Aviator Detained After Landing in Antarctica, Chile Says
Ethan Guo, 19, had been documenting his attempt to fly solo to all seven continents on social media. He is no longer in custody but has no easy way to leave an island off Antarctica’s coast.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application
Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat running for mayor of New York City, was born in Uganda. He doesn’t consider himself Black but said the application didn’t allow for the complexity of his background.
New York Times Top StoriesJim Shooter, Editor Who ‘Saved the Comics Industry,’ Dies at 73
He brought order and profits to Marvel in the 1980s and helped establish the genre as a popular-culture tent pole for decades to come.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Trump Administration Justified Ignoring the TikTok Ban
In purporting to license otherwise illegal conduct by tech firms, President Trump set a precedent expanding executive power, legal experts warned.
New York Times Top StoriesThe House Passed Trump’s Big Bill, Showcasing His Power
Also, the U.S. labor market remained robust. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesDispute Over Golden Globes Heats Up
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which ran the awards show until a couple of years ago, has voted to investigate the deal that sold the event to a joint venture.
New York Times Top StoriesMexico Confirms Arrest Warrant for Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr.
The well-known Mexican boxer was detained by U.S. immigration agents in California on Wednesday, days after fighting a high-profile contest against the former YouTuber Jake Paul.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Lets Trump Deport Eight Migrants to South Sudan
The court’s order followed a broader one last month allowing removals to countries with which migrants have no connections.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Becomes First Country to Recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban Government
Afghanistan has remained largely isolated since the Taliban seized power nearly four years ago, despite subtle signs of increased cooperation with countries like China and India.
New York Times Top StoriesHamas Has a New Leader in Gaza. His Next Test: Cease-Fire Talks.
The rise of Izz al-Din al-Haddad in the chain of command suggests the group will hold firm to its position demanding a total end to the war before releasing all remaining hostages.
New York Times Top StoriesHow A.I. Could Make Us Dumber
It’s not an education if A.I. does your thinking for you.
New York Times Top StoriesThese Republicans Savaged Their Party’s Bill, Then Voted for It
Many Republicans had harshly criticized President Trump’s marquee bill extending tax cuts and slashing social safety net programs — almost right up until the moment they voted for it.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Make China Great Again
Beijing must be delighted by how the U.S. is surrendering the future of electricity to it.
New York Times Top StoriesAlternate Juror at the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial: ‘I Understand’ the Verdict
A Manhattan man who did not deliberate but heard all 28 days of testimony said in an interview that he was not persuaded by the prosecution’s case.
New York Times Top StoriesExplaining the Roll Cloud Spotted in Portugal This Week
A “roll cloud” spotted off the coast of Portugal looked like something out of a movie. Here’s the science behind it.
New York Times Top StoriesMichael Madsen, Actor Known for ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Kill Bill,’ Dies at 67
He had the air of a throwback actor, a timeless Hollywood heavy who seemed to have stepped out of a 1940s film noir.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Putin Discuss Iran and Ukraine in Phone Call
New York Times Top StoriesA Potential Tropical Depression Brings Heavy Rain To Florida
The National Hurricane Center is tracking a “disturbance” that could intensify in the coming days.
New York Times Top StoriesAppeals Court Lets Trump Remove Another Democrat From Independent Agency
The ruling cited a Supreme Court decision in May that allowed President Trump to sideline Democratic appointees from several other nonpartisan agencies.
New York Times Top Stories‘Trump Has Betrayed His Working-Class Voters’: What Our Conservative Writers Really Think of Trump’s Bill
Seven writers on the best and worst provisions in Trump’s bill.