New York Times Top Stories
What Would Recognizing a Palestinian State Mean?
The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA Fallen Officer’s Flag-Wrapped Body Makes a Somber Journey to a Mosque
The “dignified transfer” is a New York Police Department rite. Its choreography honors those who died for their fellow citizens.
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y.C. Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say
New York City has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation. But Monday’s mass shooting showed their limits, security experts said.
New York Times Top StoriesUniversity of California Settles With Jewish Students Over U.C.L.A. Protests
Jewish students and a professor said the university had allowed a hostile protest. After the settlement was announced, the Department of Justice separately said it had found the university violated civil rights laws.
New York Times Top StoriesArkansas Police Release Photo of ‘Person of Interest’ in Killing of Couple
A picture and a sketch show a person that the state police are seeking to question in the deaths of Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, in Devil’s Den State Park. Their daughters, 7 and 9, were not physically harmed.
New York Times Top StoriesCountries Scramble to Strike Trade Deals With Trump as Deadline Nears
It’s a race against time for some of America’s top trading partners who are negotiating furiously to reach agreements by Aug. 1.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says Gaza Will Get More Aid, but Israel Will Distribute It
The president has in recent days acknowledged there is “starvation” in Gaza, a break with Israeli officials who have faced deep criticism over the humanitarian crisis there.
New York Times Top StoriesEvery Vote Counts in Brooklyn. Even Those Cast by Dead People.
The New York Times found several questionable absentee ballots that were tallied in a Republican City Council primary, including one from a dead woman.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Familiar Suicide and Final Wish of the N.Y.C. Gunman
Shane Tamura is not the first former football player to shoot himself in the chest and request that his brain be examined.
New York Times Top StoriesN.C. Republicans Push Through Contested Agenda on ‘Veto Override Day’
The divided state’s new Democratic governor vetoed 14 bills this session, on guns, immigration, trans rights and more. Republicans are trying to enact them all anyway.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Park Avenue Shooting, Anti-Muslim Disinformation Spread Rapidly
Once it became clear that the only Muslim involved in the attack was one of the victims, right-wing commentators sought to shift the focus to Zohran Mamdani.
New York Times Top StoriesGhislaine Maxwell Lawyer Says She Will Only Testify for Immunity or Clemency
In a letter to Congress, the lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted co-conspirator says clemency would allow her to talk to lawmakers.
New York Times Top StoriesNYC Gunman Brings Issue of C.T.E. to NFL’s Door
Shane Tamura never played in the league, but the police believe he was seeking vengeance over the handling of head injuries in football.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Tariff Deals With E.U., U.K. and Japan Are a Blow to Canada’s Car Industry
Recent pacts with Britain, Europe and Japan mean that autos exported from those countries and regions face lower U.S. tariffs than Canadian vehicles do.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says Epstein ‘Stole’ Underage Victim from Mar-a-Lago Spa
President Trump acknowledged that Jeffrey Epstein recruited one of his victims, Virginia Giuffre, from Mar-a-Lago, and distanced himself from the allegations: “By the way, she had no complaints about us.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe Trump Presidency Takes a Better Turn
If Trump’s opponents want to be effective, we have to come to grips with realities that have so far eluded us.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Airdrops in Gaza Are Seen as a Risky Last Resort
Parachuting aid is expensive and inefficient, experts say, noting that at least five people in Gaza were killed in airdrop accidents last year.
New York Times Top StoriesSatellite Image Shows Gazans Mobbing Aid Trucks
Amid warnings of famine in Gaza, a satellite captures an image of hundreds Palestinians converging on an aid convoy.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the E.U. Wooed Trump With Flashy but Flimsy Numbers
The Trump administration has been talking up provisions of its deal with the European Union that would secure hundreds of billions of dollars in investments.
New York Times Top StoriesSt. Paul Hobbled by Cyberattack, Prompting National Guard Response
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota activated the National Guard to help the city of St. Paul address a cyberattack that was detected last Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesMayoral Candidates Navigate a Mass Shooting That Has Rattled New York
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, was in Uganda when the shooting took place, while the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, sought to project an image of crisis manager.
New York Times Top StoriesTop Lawyer for National Security Agency Is Fired
A far-right conspiracy theorist had amplified criticism of the lawyer and her previous work.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Urges the U.K. to Drill More Oil, Criticizing Its Energy Policy
President Trump said the North Sea was a “treasure chest,” but its high taxes were driving away oil producers.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Netanyahu Played Trump for a Fool in Gaza
This is the first Israeli-Palestinian war where the worst leaders on both sides are calling all the shots.
New York Times Top StoriesUK Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood In September, Unless Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire is Reached
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his country would act unless there was a truce, citing the “intolerable” humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesMorton Mintz, Muckraking Crusader for Consumers, Dies at 103
As a longtime Washington Post reporter and an author of 10 books, he held corporate America accountable for safe pharmaceuticals and cars.
New York Times Top StoriesOzempic Maker’s Stock Plunges 20% After Profit Warning
Novo Nordisk slashed its financial forecasts as it struggled to fight off competition in the United States. It also named a new chief executive, who highlighted the “urgency” of the moment.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Europe’s Leaders Coaxed Trump on Gaza and Ukraine
A tactic of deference and praise, along with a studied attempt to avoid any public blowups, coaxed President Trump into changes on key issues like Gaza and Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s E.U. Trade Deal Comes With Impossible Energy Promises
The European Union pledged to buy billions of dollars’ worth of energy resources from the United States. Experts say that’s unrealistic and could hurt Europe’s climate goals.
New York Times Top StoriesUK Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood In September, Barring Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said his country would make the move unless Israel agrees to a cease-fire with Hamas.