New York Times Top Stories
Trump’s New Order on Epstein Files, and Colbert’s Canceled ‘Late Show’
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesFloods and Heavy Rain Kill Dozens in Pakistan
Relentless rain began on Wednesday, causing flooding in several cities and across vast rural stretches in the province of Punjab.
New York Times Top StoriesUK, France and Germany Plan for a Post-U.S. Future
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are building parallel diplomatic institutions to defend Europe as President Trump retreats from the continent.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Are the Druse: The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions
Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now, members are at the heart of the region’s shifting power struggles.
New York Times Top StoriesDebate Ignites at U.S. School Over Netanyahu’s Hall of Fame Status
Recent comments by the Israeli prime minister and a Fox News commentator about their suburban Philadelphia high school have inflamed a debate.
New York Times Top StoriesA Movie About the Year America Went Fully Berserk
From the director of “Midsommar,” a nightmare vision of our national descent.
New York Times Top StoriesNPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making
The cuts speak to President Trump’s grip on his party but also to the sweeping changes in media.
New York Times Top StoriesTariffs on Russia Could Hurt Wary U.S. Farmers
President Trump’s plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on Russian goods could raise the cost of urea, a key fertilizer in corn and other row crops.
New York Times Top StoriesExtra! Extra! Read All About Last Newspaper Hawker in Paris
Ali Akbar started selling papers on the streets in 1974. He is still at it, winning over Parisians and presidents with persistence, humor and his signature catchphrase: “Ça y est!”
New York Times Top Stories‘Democrats Don’t Need to Become G.O.P. Lite’
The party is getting pummeled. But it can fight back.
New York Times Top StoriesOne of These BRICS Is Not Like the Others
President Trump’s attacks on the group of emerging economies, which includes Brazil, Russia and China, have put one member — India — in an uncomfortable spot.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Harvard and Trump Head to Court, the Government Piles on the Pressure
President Trump suggested a deal was coming, but officials are still demanding more from Harvard, including extensive information about international students, staff payroll and protests.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Harvard and Trump Head to Court, the Government Piles on the Pressure
President Trump suggested a deal was coming, but officials are still demanding more from Harvard, including extensive information about international students, staff payroll and protests.
New York Times Top Stories‘A Chorus Line’ and ‘Chicago’ at 50: Who Won?
The slinky jailbirds and Broadway hopefuls in these two classic shows have been fighting it out since 1975.
New York Times Top StoriesTruemed, a Start-Up Run by an RFK. Jr. Aide, Gives Tax Breaks for Meat and Mattresses
The start-up, called Truemed, helps people buy meat and mattresses with money that isn’t subject to federal income tax. But does the tax break apply?
New York Times Top StoriesHeath Insurers Are Denying More Drug Claims, Data Shows
Offering a rare glimpse inside the hidden world of rejected insurance claims, new data shows a steady uptick among major private insurers.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump-Driven Chaos Comes to U.S. Attorney’s Offices in Waves
In Manhattan, Brooklyn, Albany and Newark, confusion has reigned as prosecutors are fired or walk out, and U.S. attorneys serve in limbo while awaiting confirmation.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Gets to Wear a Mask?
The tension over masked federal immigration agents expanded on Long Island, where police officers are now permitted to mask up — but no one else is.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen Colbert Laments the End of ‘The Late Show’ on CBS
CBS “will be ending ‘The Late Show’ in May,” Colbert told his audience on Thursday. He kept the announcement brief and light.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Impact of Defunding NPR and PBS
Congress just voted to claw back $500 million in funding for public broadcasting. Benjamin Mullin, a media reporter for The New York Times, explains what will happen now to NPR, PBS and the many local stations that rely on the funding.
New York Times Top StoriesOnly 5 Fingers Playing Piano, but the Sound of So Many Hands
Nicholas McCarthy overcame rejection to make a professional career playing the surprisingly vast repertoire for left-hand piano.
New York Times Top StoriesBefore Trump, Indonesia Had Another Trade Headache: China
Long before President Trump wielded tariffs as a weapon to punish Indonesia, the country was fighting back a flood of cheap Chinese goods.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Tells Bondi to Seek Release of Epstein Grand Jury Testimony
The attorney general plans to ask a court to release the papers. But even if the request succeeds, it would fall far short of critics’ demands to release all investigative materials.
New York Times Top StoriesArmy Special Operations Warns Retired Members of Terror Threat
The alert, issued to retired service members who served in Iraq or Syria and live in Florida, did not specify what kind of threat or which terrorist group was involved.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Trump Can’t Shake Jeffrey Epstein
The journalist Will Sommer examines the perfect storm of the Epstein files, Trump, QAnon and MAGA.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Republicans Dangle Possible Vote on Epstein Files, After Voter Backlash
The House Rules Committee laid the groundwork for an eventual vote to call for release of the Epstein files, reflecting Republican uneasiness with the president’s refusal to divulge information from the investigation.
New York Times Top StoriesFans React to Colbert ‘Late Show’ Cancellation With Puzzlement and Anger
Many questioned the timing of and motivation for the announcement, noting that Mr. Colbert hosted the most-watched show in late night television.
New York Times Top StoriesNewsom Wants California to Counter Texas on Redistricting
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California should redraw its own congressional districts if Texas tries to gerrymander its lines. His idea faces long odds.
New York Times Top StoriesA Timeline of What We Know About Trump and Epstein
Donald Trump was friendly for at least 15 years with Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019.
New York Times Top StoriesMusk Clears Final Hurdles for Tesla and Starlink in India
In the first tangible inroads Elon Musk has sought for years in India, Starlink passed a final regulatory hurdle and Tesla opened its first India store.