New York Times Top Stories: Posts

New York Times Top Stories

Minimum Wage in L.A. Could Rise to $30 an Hour for Olympics

A union-backed effort would boost wages for hotel and airport workers. But with tourism down, and the city in a slump, hotel owners fear for their survival.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Avoiding Ultraprocessed Foods Might Double Weight Loss

In a new trial, people consumed more calories and had more cravings when they ate ultraprocessed foods.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Fire Breaks Out Beneath PATH Train in Jersey City

Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire ignited early Monday morning. Service was suspended on two lines for nearly five hours.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

What Is Cardiac Amyloidosis?

A quiet revolution in care is helping patients with cardiac amyloidosis, a form of heart failure that long stumped doctors.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

More than 140 African Migrants Feared Dead In Boat Disaster Near Yemen

The vessel capsized along a heavily traveled but treacherous route for Africans transiting the war-torn country to find work in the rich Gulf states.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

‘Victim-3’ in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Indictment Argues for His Release From Jail

Once part of the government’s case against the music mogul, a former girlfriend wrote to a judge in support of Mr. Combs’s request for bail ahead of sentencing.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

El Salvador’s Leader Is Autocrat to Some, Godsend to Others

Lawmakers approved constitutional changes abolishing term limits and allowing President Nayib Bukele to stay in power indefinitely. Why now?

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump’s Envoy Is Expected to Visit Russia as U.S. Pushes for Peace Deal in Ukraine

President Trump has given an ultimatum to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to end the war in Ukraine or face U.S. sanctions.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Nancy Mace Announces Run for Governor of South Carolina

The Charleston-area congresswoman was once a moderate Republican, but has more recently presented herself as a loyal supporter of President Trump.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump’s Gilded Age White House Ballroom Classicism

While the president is right to try to reclaim meaning in American architecture, Gilded Age neoclassicism is not the answer.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Tesla Awards ‘Good Faith’ Shares to Musk Worth $29 Billion

The “interim” package announced on Monday was intended to help retain Elon Musk, whose previous pay plan was invalidated by a judge. The car maker’s chief has hinted that he needed a larger stake in the company.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

System Upgrade

We explore the new vibe in Silicon Valley.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

From Triumph in Iran to Starvation in Gaza: Netanyahu Squanders His Moment to Halt the War

Six weeks after Benjamin Netanyahu scored a victory over Iran, the Israeli leader is now pushing for an “all or nothing” deal with Hamas. But he has not made the compromises needed to make it happen.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump ‘Wants His Own People’ in Charge of Jobs Data, and the Ex-Fox Host Turned U.S. Attorney

Plus, why airlines are making everything “premium.”

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

A Weakened Hezbollah Resists Pressure to Give Up Its Weapons

The Lebanese militant group has lost much of its power since the recent war with Israel. But it is balking at demands to surrender whatever is left of its once formidable arsenal.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

An Oval Office Replica Opens, Without Trump’s Gilded Flourishes

The White House Historical Association recently unveiled its replica of President Trump’s Oval Office, but it mirrors the office from his first term, before he festooned it with gold.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

As the Supreme Court Focuses on the Past, Historians Turn to Advocacy

Spikes in the number and influence of briefs filed by historians have prompted questions about the role scholars should play in litigation.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Democratic Group Calls on Blue States to Draw New House Maps

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is pressing legislatures to counter Republicans’ redistricting efforts in Texas and elsewhere.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Democrats Disagree (Again). This Time, It’s About School Vouchers.

A moderate group that has tried to rally Democrats around school choice faces divisions over private-school vouchers.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

You Are Contaminated

The toxic byproducts of human civilization are everywhere. Even in our bodies.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

‘It’s Completely Unappealing’: Why the Senate Is Broken

Creative obstructionism in the Senate, says Tina Smith of Minnesota, has become “a fine art” that has nearly paralyzed the institution.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

New Firm Seeks to Confront Trump on Executive Power

The Washington Litigation Group is the latest nonprofit group to join the legal challenges against the president, with a strategy of focusing on appeals early in the case.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

16 Handles’ CEO and YouTuber Danny Duncan are Trying to Save Frozen Yogurt

The frozen treat was inescapable a decade ago, then seemed to vanish. But one C.E.O., with help from the YouTuber Danny Duncan, is firing up the fro-yo time machine.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

12 Years After Bankruptcy, a Changed Detroit Is Picking a Mayor

Several candidates want to replace Mike Duggan, the only mayor the city has had since its financial crisis. Detroit’s next challenge, residents say, will be reviving forgotten neighborhoods.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Community Colleges Have Been Hit by Trump’s War on Elite Universities

Measures intended to punish elite universities are inflicting collateral damage on the nation’s two-year colleges, which educate 40 percent of all undergraduates.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Inside the Epicenter of ICE Detentions in NYC

Immigration crackdowns have unfolded in broad daylight across the country, but in New York City, most detentions have been quietly concentrated in a single building. Luis Ferré-Sadurní takes us to the epicenter of these detentions.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

The ‘Troublemaker’ Behind Netflix’s Biggest Gamble

Brandon Riegg pushed the streaming service to invest in live shows and sports, transforming Netflix into something more like a traditional TV network.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

A.I. Has Ushered in Silicon Valley’s ‘Hard Tech’ Era

Goodbye to the age of consumer websites and mobile apps. Artificial intelligence has ushered in an era of what insiders in the nation’s innovation capital call “hard tech.”

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump’s Immigrant Crackdown in New York: More Arrests, Longer Detention

More than half of the immigrants arrested in the New York City area since Jan. 20 do not have criminal convictions or charges, new data shows.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Many Jewish Voters Back Mamdani. And Many Agree With Him on Gaza.

Zohran Mamdani won over Jewish voters in New York City who were energized by his economic agenda and unbothered by — or sympathetic to — his views on Israel and Gaza.

Continue Reading…