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Thailand and Cambodia Trade Fire Despite Cease-Fire Promises
President Trump said on Saturday that both countries had agreed to a halt in the fighting. But on Sunday morning, skirmishes erupted once more.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesRight-Wing Influencers Say Ghislaine Maxwell Is Key to Unlocking Epstein Case
Some conservative influencers have celebrated the move to approach the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, but it comes with risks.
New York Times Top Stories11 People Injured in Stabbing at a Michigan Walmart, Officials Say
One person was in custody, the State Police said on social media. It was not clear what set off the attack.
New York Times Top StoriesIllinois Man Convicted in Killing of Palestinian American Boy Dies in Custody
Joseph Czuba, who was convicted of killing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi in 2023, died two months after a judge sentenced him to 53 years in prison. He was 73.
New York Times Top StoriesAmid Growing Fury Over Gaza, Israel Says It Is Easing Aid Restrictions
As starvation rises in Gaza, prompting global outrage, Israel’s military said it would restart airborne aid delivery there and make land deliveries less dangerous.
New York Times Top StoriesSeven Charged in Child Abuse Ring Run From an Alabama Bunker, Officials Say
A sheriff called it the worst child abuse case he’d seen in his 33-year career. Victims as young as 3 are now in state care and getting medical, emotional and psychological support.
New York Times Top StoriesE.U. Cuts Aid to Ukraine Over Corruption Concerns
The $1.7 billion reduction capped a tough week for President Volodymyr Zelensky as he deals with Ukraine’s governance issues.
New York Times Top StoriesInfection From Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Boy in South Carolina
A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while swimming in a reservoir.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the Hack at Tea, an App Where Women Share Red Flags About Men
A data breach exposed photos and ID cards of women who signed up for a fast-growing app for women to share details of men they might date.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Test Can See a Heart Attack in Your Future
Coronary artery calcium testing can reveal plaque in arteries, offering a more precise estimate of a patient’s risk. Yet the test remains underused.
New York Times Top StoriesJames Leprino, ‘Willy Wonka of Cheese’ Who Revolutionized Pizza, Dies at 87
He turned a small family grocery store into a mozzarella empire, producing most of the cheese for American pizza chains like Domino’s, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut.
New York Times Top StoriesA Price Just for You, Specifically
“Surveillance pricing” — adjusted to what an individual customer is likely to pay — drew inquiries from the Biden administration. Now companies may feel emboldened to lean in.
New York Times Top StoriesCBS: Caving. Bowing. Scraping.
Don’t take on satirists — they always get the last laugh.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Isn’t Getting Rid of Chaos at the Border. He’s Redistributing It.
“The Opinions” round table discusses the president’s immigration policies and the emerging resistance to it.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Is Planning a Train Line to Connect Its Transit Deserts. We Walked All 14 Miles of It.
What would light-rail service change about the space that keeps us apart?
New York Times Top StoriesLittle Victories
We tend to confine our parties to milestones and cultural events, but there are countless micro-occasions worthy of commemorating.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Russia, Corruption Cases Follow Battlefield Failures
Officials in three of the five Russian regions bordering Ukraine have been accused of embezzling funds for border defenses.
New York Times Top StoriesNo Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population.
New York Times Top StoriesFrom Epstein to Obama, Trump’s Washington Is Consumed by Competing Conspiracies
President Trump is trying to divert attention from the Epstein conspiracy theory with new-and-improved one about Barack Obama and treason.
New York Times Top StoriesA Clash Over a Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With His Generals
Suspicions about leaks and a mistrust of senior military officers have defined much of the defense secretary’s first six months on the job.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Hulk Hogan Leg-Dropped the Digital Media Industry
His lawsuit over a leaked sex tape bankrupted Gawker Media — and helped inspire the American right’s ongoing war on the press.
New York Times Top StoriesDry Taps, Empty Lakes, Shuttered Cities: A Water Crisis Batters Iran
After a five-year drought and decades of mismanagement, Tehran is at risk of running out of water in several weeks, the government warned.
New York Times Top StoriesRemoval of Castro and Guevara Statues Ignites Outcry in Mexico City
The Cuban Revolution leaders joined forces in Mexico in 1955. A local mayor removed a memorial to them, drawing protests and condemnation from Mexico’s highest office.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List.
After Dan Pelzer died this month at 92, his children uploaded the handwritten reading list to what-dan-read.com, hoping to inspire readers everywhere.
New York Times Top StoriesSaving for College Once Felt Essential. Some Parents Are Rethinking Their Plans.
Generations of parents have opened 529 plans to save for their children’s educations. Now some are reconsidering the value of college and looking into other options.
New York Times Top StoriesHow 529 Plans Are Changing With Passage of Trump’s Policy Law
President Trump’s new policy law has broadened the uses of plans that were once primarily for saving for college. “They’ve become education savings accounts,” one expert said.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Democrat Wants Cognitive Standards in Congress. Her Colleagues Disagree.
Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez says age-related cognitive decline among elected officials is a major issue for voters.
New York Times Top StoriesA Kennedy Toils in Mississippi, Tracing His Grandfather’s Path
Joe Kennedy III, the grandson of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, says there is work to do in red states. He also has a few things to say about his uncle, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
New York Times Top StoriesPlastic Turf Fields Are Taking Over America
The debate over whether to install turf over grass fields has become a referendum on sports, health, the environment and the use of scarce public resources.
New York Times Top StoriesHouston’s Astrodome Was a Vision of the Future. It’s Past Its Prime.
Once a wonder of the world, the storied but moldering stadium has long been part of life in Houston. Is it worth saving?