New York Times Top Stories: Posts

New York Times Top Stories

Russia’s Far East Suffers Some Damage From Earthquake and Tsunami

Regional authorities in one region declared an emergency after a tsunami hit the Kuril Islands, and the Kamchatka Peninsula was watching for volcanic activity.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Tsunami Reaches U.S., and Trump’s Former Lawyer Confirmed as Judge

Plus, how people are helping discover new species with their phones.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Tsunami Reaches U.S., and Trump’s Former Lawyer Confirmed as Judge

Plus, how people are helping discover new species with their phones.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump Administration Told Taiwan’s President to Avoid U.S. Stopover

The Taiwanese leader canceled U.S. transit visits after being urged to change his plans, two officials said. Washington has been in talks with Beijing over trade and a possible summit.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

President Lula on His Feud With Trump, Brazil’s Tariff Strategy and More

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued a fierce rejection of President Trump’s demands for Brazil, but said he was ready for dialogue.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Brazil’s President Lula Voices Frustration With Trump Amid Tariff Battle

Faced with threats of 50 percent tariffs and demands to end a criminal case, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he wouldn’t take orders from President Trump.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Senate Democrats Try to Force Release of Epstein Files With Little-Known Law

The move is part of an effort by Democrats to draw Senate Republicans into the debate over the release of the Epstein files, which has bitterly divided the House G.O.P. and wrought havoc in that chamber.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

In Massachusetts, a Work Stoppage Forces Judges to Dismiss Criminal Cases

Seeking higher pay, lawyers for indigent defendants won’t take new clients. As a result, judges must dismiss cases against people accused of crimes who lack lawyers.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Federal Investigators Set to Begin Hearings on D.C. Plane Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board is also expected to release a trove of documents related to the fatal midair collision in January between an Army helicopter and a regional jet at Reagan National Airport.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s July Meeting

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting despite badgering from President Trump to lower borrowing costs.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Democrats, This Is Our Moment to Lead. We Can’t Blow It.

This is the moment Democrats have been talking about for years.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.

The movement against ICE in Los Angeles — one that is starting to take root across the country — demonstrates a shift from symbolic protest to direct action.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Tsunami Warning Issued for Northern California

Waves were reported along a wide swath of the Northern California coast, including in San Francisco. The rest of the state was under a lesser tsunami advisory.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump’s Tax Bill Expands Farm Subsidies. Not All Farmers Will Benefit.

A $60 billion boost to farm subsidies will be a lifeline to some. But the way the funding will be distributed could worsen disparities between farms in an industry already struggling with consolidation.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Here Are the Best Rides at Universal’s New Epic Universe Theme Park in Orlando

A roller coaster aficionado tested all the rides at the new Universal theme park in Orlando and ranks them, from must-dos to mehs in a ride-by-ride guide.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

How Conservative Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old Law

The I.R.S. recently said that churches could endorse candidates from the pulpit, a shift from a longstanding interpretation of American nonprofit law.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Donor Organs Are Too Rare. We Need a New Definition of Death.

Once higher brain functions are irreversibly gone, does a person really exist?

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Palm Beach Billionaires Battle for Oceanfront Land

Before building the beachfront homes of their dreams, the superrich keep tearing down perfectly good mansions.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Midtown Manhattan Becomes America’s Stage for Acts of Violence

A small part of the nation’s largest city has drawn people bent on killing to draw attention to their causes. The man who shot four people at a Park Avenue office tower was the latest.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

An Evening at the Office, and Four Lives Ended by Gunfire

A police officer. A security guard. An executive. An associate. They were remembered for their “light,” for their passion and commitment.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

‘Anybody but Mamdani’: 5 Groups Emerge to Raise Millions in Attack Funds

Real estate titans and financiers are forming super PACs to try to defeat Zohran Mamdani. Some organizers say that they won’t succeed unless Mayor Eric Adams or former Gov. Andrew Cuomo drops out.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Colbert Mocks Presidential Memo About Religious Conversions at Work

Despite the Trump administration’s support for proselytizing at the office, Stephen Colbert doesn’t think it’s a good idea.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Tsunami Warning Issued for Northern California

The area includes Crescent City, which is particularly vulnerable because of its low elevation. The rest of the state was under a lesser tsunami advisory.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Israel Destroyed Gaza’s Health System. Palestinians Will Die for Years to Come.

Many in Gaza will not survive, not because of their injuries alone but because of the lack of a health care system to treat them.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Thailand and Cambodia Stepped Back From War, but Their Temple Fight Remains

Intense nationalism and disputed history — and maps — stoke the neighbors’ hostilities. Even a surge of international diplomacy has brought little hope of a lasting peace.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Reno Shooting Shatters Lives at a Bachelor Party

The police said that a gunman had shot randomly at a group that was preparing to head home to California after a bachelor party weekend. Three people died in the shooting, and three others were injured.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

How a Chinese Brand Reshaped Hong Kong’s Food Delivery Scene

Meituan, the Chinese food delivery giant, tested its global expansion in Hong Kong, where its Keeta service displaced a rival before moving to other markets.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Wednesday’s Earthquake Could Be One of the Largest on Record

It is the most powerful quake since the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan that triggered a 50-foot tsunami and the nuclear disaster at Fukushima.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Hawaii Declares Emergency After Earthquake Off Russia Causes Tsunami

Gov. Josh Green urged people in coastal areas to seek higher ground, with waves expected to reach the state within hours. “Do not wait,” he said.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

NISAR — a NASA-India Collaboration — Will Study Earth With Radar. Here’s How to Watch the Launch.

A new Earth-observing satellite, built by NASA and India’s space agency, will be sent into orbit on Wednesday.

Continue Reading…