New York Times Top Stories
A French Beach Town’s Plea to Tourists: Keep Your Clothes On
“A little restraint, please!” wrote the mayor of Les Sables d’Olonne, who is leading an effort to stop visitors from wandering the town in just their swimwear.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Sharpens Sanctions Threat on Russia, While Admitting It May Not Work
“We’re going to put sanctions,” the president said, even before a deadline he had given Russia this week to engage in cease-fire negotiations had passed.
New York Times Top StoriesAir Traffic Controllers Urged Safety Changes Years Before D.C. Crash
Air traffic control managers told the National Transportation Safety Board that F.A.A. leaders rebuffed efforts over the years to address hazardous conditions that played a role in the Jan. 29 crash.
New York Times Top Stories‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows
An annex to a report by the special counsel John H. Durham was the latest in a series of disclosures about the Russia inquiry, as the Trump team seeks to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein files.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump, Term-Limited, Amasses $200 Million War Chest for Political Ambitions
The money is meant to beat Democrats, but some Republicans worry it could be used to beat Republicans, too.
New York Times Top StoriesArt Spiegelman, John Waters and Other Banned Artists on How Censorship Changed Them
Nine artists on how American censorship changed their work and their lives.
New York Times Top StoriesSmithsonian Removes Reference to Trump’s Impeachments, but Says It Will Return
President Trump’s impeachments were mentioned in an exhibit on the American presidency that museum officials said was outdated. A Smithsonian spokeswoman said a future exhibit would include “all impeachments.”
New York Times Top StoriesGrief Pervades a Somber Farewell to a Slain Police Officer
Didarul Islam, killed by a gunman at a Park Avenue tower in Manhattan, was eulogized for his service to his community, his department and his city.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Bringing Back the Presidential Fitness Test
The president signed an executive order on Thursday that would reinstate the test for schoolchildren.
New York Times Top StoriesFed Up With Netanyahu and Handling of Gaza War, Democrats Rebuke Israel
Votes in the Senate made clear that the longtime bipartisan consensus in support of Israel is, at least for the moment, in tatters.
New York Times Top StoriesAmazon Reports Strong Retail Demand, but Says Future Is Less Clear
Consumers spent more than expected on the e-commerce giant’s site, while margins tightened at the company’s all-important cloud computing division.
New York Times Top StoriesFinal Salute to a Fallen Officer: Images of Loss and Remembrance
The streets of a Bronx neighborhood filled with mourners who had gathered for the funeral of Didarul Islam, one of the victims of this week’s mass shooting in Manhattan.
New York Times Top StoriesApple Surprises Investors Worried That It Had Lost Its Touch
Despite recent criticism about its product outlook, the company reported strong sales of iPhones, Macs and services.
New York Times Top StoriesArab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State
“Hamas must end its rule in Gaza,” reads a declaration endorsed by the 22 member nations of the Arab League.
New York Times Top StoriesElite New York High School Admits 8 Black Students in a Class of 781
The city’s eight specialized high schools are regarded as crown jewels but also symbols of segregation. The number of Black and Hispanic students admitted to them dipped slightly from last year.
New York Times Top StoriesCDC Says Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again
The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesJust Hours Remain Before Trump’s Tariff Deadline
Also, the U.S. is paying more than 150,000 people not to work. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Democrats Can Be Relevant Again
If Democrats can come up with an alternative vision of how to repair the social and moral order, they might be relevant in the years ahead.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Unveils Plan for Enormous Ballroom Long Sought by Trump
Officials said a 90,000-square-foot addition to the East Wing would cost $200 million and be paid for by President Trump and other donors.
New York Times Top StoriesNashville Is a ‘Tough Place to Tunnel.’ Musk Is Digging Anyway.
State leaders fast-tracked plans by Elon Musk’s company for a tunnel to Nashville’s airport, ignoring the city’s concerns.
New York Times Top StoriesCanadian Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts Across the Great Lakes Region
The smoke is expected to remain over the northern and central Plains of the United States for the next couple of days, according to meteorologists.
New York Times Top StoriesRobert Wilson, Provocative Playwright of ‘Einstein on the Beach,’ Is Dead at 83
He upended theatrical norms with his own stunningly visualized works and his collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Philip Glass (“Einstein on the Beach”) to Lady Gaga.
New York Times Top StoriesFigma’s $20 Billion Sale Died. It Came Back to Go Public.
Figma, which makes a design platform, was on the verge of a big payday before regulators quashed the sale. On Thursday, it went public, with its stock opening up 158 percent.
New York Times Top StoriesBipartisan Pair of Senators Seeks $54.6 Billion in New Aid for Ukraine
The measure faces long odds given past Republican opposition to sending additional assistance to Kyiv, but it comes as President Trump has signaled a new openness to finding ways to back the nation.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Shift, Hochul Says Starvation of Children in Gaza Is ‘Unconscionable’
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York joined other staunch supporters of Israel who have recently condemned its role in creating the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
New York Times Top Stories15 Books for Kids Starting Middle School
From classics by Judy Blume and Mildred D. Taylor to graphic novels and mysteries, these 15 titles capture the nerve-racking first days of tweendom — and all the wonderful and terrible days that follow.
New York Times Top Stories12 Books for Kids Starting Kindergarten
Anxiety, making new friends, learning to share: These 12 titles will prepare young readers for whatever their first day of school may have in store.
New York Times Top StoriesKavanaugh Defends Supreme Court’s Terse Emergency Orders
Speaking at a judicial conference, the justice said that saying too much risked premature judgments, adding that the court had been trying various approaches.
New York Times Top StoriesUnnoticed Whistle-Blower Document Alarms Justice Department Veterans
A complaint concerning a top Justice Department official, Emil Bove III, went unnoticed for more than two months, raising worries that an internal watchdog has gone dormant.
New York Times Top StoriesRobert Wilson, Provocative Playwright and Director, Is Dead at 83
He upended theatrical norms with his own stunningly visualized works and his collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Philip Glass (“Einstein on the Beach”) to Lady Gaga.