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New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhy Starvation in Gaza Has Reached a Tipping Point
And what it could mean for the future of the conflict in the Middle East.
New York Times Top StoriesConspiracies Are Real. The Theories Can Be Traps.
Why it’s a mistake to quickly lock in on a single theory.
New York Times Top StoriesA Letter to the Future
Writing yourself a letter is a good way to identify the things in your life that matter — as well as those things that you can let go.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the New Texas Map Changes the Outlook for Control of the House
Democrats’ chances would be hurt if the map were approved, but they would still be favored.
New York Times Top StoriesLashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side
The president had been on something of a winning streak. But when faced with facts and foes that wouldn’t bend to his will, he responded with impatience and disproportionate intensity.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’
Republicans are pursuing every possible advantage, essentially trying to win elections long before people vote. In response, even some once-squeamish Democrats are talking about fighting ‘fire with fire.’
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Victims of Hamas and Hezbollah Attacks Sue UNRWA
Relatives of people killed in terrorist attacks accuse the agency that aids Palestinians of providing support to the armed groups.
New York Times Top StoriesDonor List Suggests Scale of Trump’s Pay-for-Access Operation
A new disclosure shows how corporations and individuals, including many in the crypto business, wrote big checks while seeking favor from the president.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter a Lag, Consumers Begin to Feel the Pinch of Tariffs
There are growing signs that President Trump’s levies are filtering through to consumer prices, as companies exhaust options for keeping them stable.
New York Times Top StoriesKen Marino and David Wain Are Rocking Out With Their Dad Jam Band
The members of Middle Aged Dad Jam Band are known for making people laugh. But they take their music seriously.
New York Times Top StoriesTrade Fueled Inequality. Can Trump’s Tariffs Reduce It?
The president has pitched his trade policies at workers who feel left behind by globalization. But that doesn’t mean trade barriers will revive factories and close income gaps.
New York Times Top StoriesIran Is Holding at Least 4 US Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say
Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024.
New York Times Top StoriesMike Huckabee, Israel’s Passionate Defender as Gaza War Drives Allies Away
Mr. Huckabee, a Baptist minister, is the first evangelical to serve as American ambassador to Israel. Christian conservatives and the Netanyahu government are pleased.
New York Times Top StoriesLeaving the City for the Farm Is a Hard Row to Hoe. But They Did It.
We spoke with several Sullivan County farmers about the urban lives they left behind, and what it means to tend the land in the 21st century.
New York Times Top StoriesAn American Team Went to Combat Haiti’s Gangs, Then Lost Two of Its Own
A Haitian American Navy veteran and his police officer cousin who were working in Haiti with Studebaker, an American military contractor, are missing and presumed dead.
New York Times Top StoriesA Day at Two San Francisco Malls, One That Died and One That Thrived
The downtown mall was long considered a thriving retail anchor, while the suburban-style one was an afterthought. They had a surprising role reversal.
New York Times Top StoriesNo Pets Left Behind: How a Dog’s Hurricane Rescue Changed Florida Law
A state trooper went to the aid of a bull terrier who had been abandoned as Hurricane Milton approached. Now the dog, named Trooper, is thriving, and his story inspired stricter animal protections.
New York Times Top StoriesSaving Hawaii’s History From the Ashes, One Object at a Time
Two years after deadly wildfires hit Lahaina, archaeologists, conservators and congregants have taken on a “CSI” challenge: saving thousands of cultural artifacts from landmarks and sacred sites.
New York Times Top StoriesTriangles, Crescents, Slivers: Can Odd-Shaped Lots Help Ease the Housing Crisis?
As needs escalate, more U.S. cities and states are making it easier to build on irregular and long-overlooked lots.
New York Times Top StoriesIndia Will Buy Russian Oil Despite Trump’s Threats, Officials Say
President Trump said last week that he would punish India if it did not cut off Russian oil imports, but he did not specify what the penalty might be.
New York Times Top StoriesHer Dispensary Was Set to Open. Then New York Got in the Way.
State cannabis regulators suddenly changed a rule governing how close dispensaries can be to schools, upending dozens of owners’ plans.
New York Times Top StoriesJudges Keep Restrictions on Los Angeles Immigration Arrests
An appellate panel upheld a finding that federal agents appeared to rely exclusively on race and other factors, such as speaking Spanish, in making arrests.
New York Times Top StoriesA Bid to Undo a Colonial-Era Wrong Touches a People’s Old Wounds
An Oxford museum’s collection of objects taken from the Naga people includes human remains. What to do with them now is not a simple matter.
New York Times Top StoriesFlaco Jiménez, 86, Grammy-Winning Master of the Tex-Mex Accordion, Dies
Fusing traditional Tejano sounds with blues, rock and country, he recorded with Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Ry Cooder.
New York Times Top StoriesJeannie Seely, Who Pushed Boundaries and Broke Hearts at the Grand Ole Opry, Dies at 85
She blazed a trail for women in country music with the candor of her songs and her bold fashion sense. She was also the first woman to host a segment on the Opry.
New York Times Top StoriesContractor Arrested in Connection With Death of Alabama 3-Year-Old in Hot Car
The child, who was in foster care, died on July 22 after being left in a vehicle. A contractor for the state’s Human Resources Department was charged with a felony on Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesAppeals Court Allows Trump Order That Ends Union Protections for Federal Workers
A famously liberal circuit court ruled in President Trump’s favor, authorizing a component of his sweeping effort to assert more control over the federal bureaucracy.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Passes Its First Spending Bills, but Battles Lie Ahead
Overwhelming bipartisan passage of $506 billion in federal funding masked a bigger fight ahead over funding the rest of the government before a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.
New York Times Top StoriesArmy Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash
Light pollution from Washington, and even the passenger jet’s dim lights, might have contributed to difficulties spotting American Airlines Flight 5342 before the two aircraft collided on Jan. 29, Army experts said.