New York Times Top Stories
Kennedy’s Crusade Against Food Safety Rule Threatens Supplement Industry
By going after an obscure regulatory designation he describes as a “loophole,” Mr. Kennedy has put an industry he champions on the defensive.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTheir Last Love Token: A Dinosaur Rebuilt From Its Excavated Bones
When his wife died, the paleontologist Barry James poured his grief into the reconstruction of a triceratops skeleton that they had started together.
New York Times Top StoriesHow One Company Maintained a Monopoly on U.S. Fire Retardant
Perimeter Solutions sought to undercut rivals, leaving federal officials worried about their reliance on a single company for a crucial product.
New York Times Top StoriesWar Shattered His Face. Technology Helped Reconstruct It.
Volodymyr is a Ukrainian marksman whose face was shattered by a Russian bomb in 2023. After multiple surgeries and titanium implants, he has returned to active duty near the closest point of the front line of the war with Russia. Calling in from there, he describes his recovery to Marc Santora, an international editor for The New York Times.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen Colbert Says Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Cost the G.O.P. Its Popularity
“When they learned that, Republicans immediately saw the light, sprang into action, promised to tax the rich and restore people’s health care,” he joked.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Sends His Envoy to Russia With Sanctions Deadline Looming
The envoy, Steve Witkoff, is making his fifth visit this year. He has managed to secure some prisoner exchanges but made no clear progress so far on ending the Ukraine war.
New York Times Top StoriesLegionnaires’ Outbreak in Harlem Kills 2 and Sickens More Than 50
The source of the illness has not been conclusively identified more than a week after people began getting sick.
New York Times Top StoriesVideo Forces Pakistan to Confront ‘Honor Killings’ and Gender Violence
Women in Pakistan die every day for supposedly dishonoring their families, and arrests are rare. But Bano Bibi’s defiant last words were caught on video.
New York Times Top StoriesEighty Years of Nuclear Weapons Is Enough
The nuclear taboo is on the verge of collapse.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Promise of Palestinian Statehood Is Ringing Hollow
Recognition will come with strings attached and little chance for holding Israel to account.
New York Times Top StoriesMary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch Jr. Advance in Detroit Mayoral Election
Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch Jr. will face off in a November election. Mike Duggan, Detroit’s mayor for a dozen years, is not seeking re-election.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Is a Nation of Savers. Many Are Drowning in Debt.
As Beijing pushes consumer lending to stimulate the economy, millions of Chinese borrowers, especially the young, are falling into debt spirals.
New York Times Top StoriesRFK Jr. Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
That kind of shot was first used during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the health secretary has been sharply critical of the technology.
New York Times Top StoriesCuomo Calls for Gaza Aid and Says ‘Some People’ Blame Israel for Crisis
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo appeared to criticize Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Hours later, he distanced himself from his remarks.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Threatens Federal Takeover of D.C. After Member of DOGE Assaulted
President Trump shared a photograph that appeared to show a 19-year-old software engineer shirtless and bloodied, after an attempted carjacking.
New York Times Top Stories3 Years Before Midtown Manhattan Shooting, Nevada Police Had Gunman Committed
The Las Vegas police released documents and records describing the mental health breakdowns that the man who killed four people in a New York building had faced earlier.
New York Times Top Stories4 Dead After Medical Transport Plane Crashes in Arizona
The plane was landing at Chinle Municipal Airport in the Navajo Nation in Arizona to pick up a patient for a medical transfer. It was not immediately clear what had caused the crash.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Live Updates: R.F.K. Jr. Cancels mRNA Vaccine Contracts
New York Times Top StoriesNFL Will Get a Stake in ESPN in a Complex Deal
The network and sports league announced a deal that gives the N.F.L. an ownership stake in ESPN. In exchange, the network will control some of the league’s media outlets.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York City Carriage Horse Collapses and Dies on Manhattan Street
The death of the 15-year-old mare named Lady was being investigated by the city’s health department, officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Are Earthquakes Happening in New York and New Jersey?
The recent temblors were classified as “weak,” and may have been connected to a bigger earthquake last year in the area.
New York Times Top StoriesOfficials Move to Open Inquiry on Trump’s ‘Russia Hoax’ Grievance
Such an investigation would have to overcome a number of legal and practical hurdles, but an order by Attorney General Pam Bondi asking for a grand jury inquiry in Florida accomplishes political objectives.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Canada No Longer Able to Rely on U.S., Carney Pushes New Markets
Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested he’s unlikely to add additional retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, but he is trying to help affected companies develop new products and find new buyers.
New York Times Top StoriesBolsonaro House Arrest Casts Shadow Over Brazil-U.S. Trade Talks
The Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order could complicate efforts to negotiate over President Trump’s punishing tariffs, set to go into effect this week.
New York Times Top StoriesUp on the Roof, Trump Surveys the Home He’s Making His Own
White House reporters looked up from the driveway to see a familiar figure in a most unfamiliar location.
New York Times Top StoriesAt the Tesla Diner, the Future Looks Mid
The new Los Angeles restaurant from the electric car giant is a smash burger and content machine, drawing Elon Musk’s fans and protesters.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Committee Issued a Subpoena for the Epstein Files
Also, Tennessee executed a prisoner despite ethical health concerns. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesHumanities Endowment Funds Trump’s Priorities After Ending Old Grants
The $34.8 million allocated by the National Endowment for the Humanities leans toward presidents, statesmen and the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary.
New York Times Top StoriesICE Offers, Then Quickly Withdraws, Cash Bonuses for Swiftly Deporting Immigrants
The short-lived effort underscored the mounting pressure on ICE to meet President Trump’s aggressive deportation targets.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere Can Gaza Go From Here?
No thoughtful person can be pro-Palestinian without also being anti-Hamas.