New York Times Top Stories
Grand Canyon Wildfire Spreads to More Than 126,000 Acres
The Dragon Bravo fire has been burning for more than a month, fueled by record-low humidity that has hampered containment efforts.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAllan Ahlberg, Whose Children’s Books Were Best Sellers, Dies at 87
Over five decades, he produced some 150 books, many of them illustrated by his wife, Janet Ahlberg, including classics like “Each Peach Pear Plum.”
New York Times Top StoriesBritish Opera Company Cancels ‘Tosca’ Collaboration in Israel After Criticism
The Royal Ballet and Opera said it was scrapping performances in Tel Aviv next year, after nearly 200 staff members signed an open letter criticizing its stance on the war in Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerica Will Suffer From Trump’s Assault on Facts
The Trump administration is engaged in an increasingly wide-ranging campaign against data that contradicts its political agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesEric Adams Assembles Religious Leaders to Bless His Candidacy
New Yorkers of various faiths heaped praise on the incumbent mayor, whose path to re-election appears steep, and compared him to biblical figures.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Democrats Look to Redraw House Map Amid Texas Redistricting War
It was unclear how the agency would respond. Democratic lawmakers left the state to stop Republicans from redrawing district maps to their advantage.
New York Times Top Stories4-Day Manhunt Yields No Confirmed Sighting of Montana Suspect
The man accused of fatally shooting four people in a bar disappeared into a rugged forest. An official said the search for him was law enforcement’s “top focus.”
New York Times Top StoriesIon Iliescu, Who Steered Romania After Revolution, Dies at 95
As a three-term as president, he guided the country toward democracy, but he was called an authoritarian at heart and accused of brutality during the revolt that put him in power.
New York Times Top StoriesAkiko Takakura Survived Atomic Bombing. This is Her Story.
Akiko Takakura survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This is her story, in her words.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy the G.O.P. Isn’t Doing Many Town Halls
The booing started in seconds at Representative Mike Flood’s town hall in Lincoln, Neb. Annie Karni, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times, reports from the auditorium after the Republican congressman’s town hall, which she said was one of the most raucous political events she’s ever witnessed.
New York Times Top StoriesF.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats
It was unclear how the agency would respond. Democratic lawmakers left the state to stop Republicans from redrawing district maps to their advantage.
New York Times Top StoriesGhislaine Maxwell Opposes Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Papers
The disgraced financier’s former companion said disclosure would harm her legal rights. “Jeffrey Epstein is dead,” her lawyers wrote. “Ghislaine Maxwell is not.”
New York Times Top StoriesUpstaged by Raccoons? The Joys of Playing Shakespeare in Central Park.
‘You realize you’re being upstaged by an animal that’s completely unpredictable’: As the Delacorte Theater reopens, actors and others recall their favorite memories.
New York Times Top StoriesOpenAI to Open-Source Some of the A.I. Systems Behind ChatGPT
In a major shift, the company is “open sourcing” two A.I. systems, freely sharing the technology with outside researchers and businesses.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Oversight Committee Issues Subpoenas for Epstein Files
The committee’s Republican chairman requested that the documents from the Justice Department and former government officials be delivered by Aug. 19.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Imports Slid in June on Higher Tariffs
Imports from other countries fell around 4 percent from the previous month as President Trump’s steep tariffs discouraged businesses from ordering goods.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Raging Gifford Fire, Like Many, Began Near a Highway
The wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest grew to 82,000 acres on Tuesday. Officials are still trying to determine the cause.
New York Times Top StoriesColumbia and Brown to Disclose Admissions and Race Data in Trump Deal
A widely overlooked part of a settlement with the two universities could profoundly alter how elite schools determine who gets accepted.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Fight Against Chikungunya Virus Tests a City’s Post-Covid Patience
In a citywide campaign to curb a mosquito-borne virus, residents of Foshan face inspections and warnings for failure to comply.
New York Times Top StoriesTitan Submersible Deaths Were Preventable, Coast Guard Report Says
The 2023 implosion killed five people on a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic, prompting a sprawling search of the north Atlantic Ocean.
New York Times Top StoriesDoes Japan Want American Cars? Trump’s Push to Open Foreign Markets Faces Test.
President Trump is celebrating deals that lower trade barriers on American staples like cars. Experts question how much of an effect this will have.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Wanted for Tennessee Quadruple Homicide Is Arrested
The authorities had been searching for Austin Drummond in connection with the killing of four people and the abandonment of a baby in a yard.
New York Times Top StoriesOzzy Osbourne Died of a Heart Attack, Death Certificate Shows
The document also notes that he suffered from Parkinson’s disease.
New York Times Top StoriesE.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy
If finalized, the move would escalate the Trump administration’s efforts to claw back billions of dollars in climate grants awarded under President Biden.
New York Times Top StoriesMike Flood Heckled at Town Hall Over Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill
Most Republican lawmakers are avoiding town hall meetings, reluctant to confront energized Democrats and answer tough questions. When Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska gave it a try, the booing started in seconds.
New York Times Top StoriesTrumps Claims Discrimination by Banks Ahead of ‘Debanking’ Crackdown
JPMorgan and Bank of America rejected Trump Organization deposits, the president said, fueling his displeasure with Wall Street.
New York Times Top StoriesBooks for Kids Starting Preschool
These back-to-school reads will help children tackle first-day nerves, new teachers, letters, numbers and more.
New York Times Top StoriesRestaurant Review: Kwame Onwuachi’s Dōgon in Washington D.C.
Dōgon is bigger and more polished than its New York cousin, and every bit as ambitious.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About India’s Trade in Oil With Russia
President Trump accused India of aiding Moscow’s war on Ukraine by purchasing Russian energy, derailing trade talks between India and the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Era of A.I. Propaganda Has Arrived, and America Must Act
Documents show that GoLaxy has emerged as a leader in technologically advanced, state-aligned influence campaigns.