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New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesIsrael Hasn’t Prosecuted a Single Suspect for the Oct. 7 Attack
Israel has extensively documented the 2023 Hamas-led assault and is believed to be holding at least 200 Palestinians suspected of involvement. Not one has been charged or put on trial.
New York Times Top StoriesInside Trump’s D.C. Takeover, and the White House Takes On the Smithsonian
Plus, why that old song suddenly has a new music video.
New York Times Top StoriesIn ‘And Just Like That…’ a Craven Era Took Its Revenge on Youth and Hope and Fun
Every generation gets the “Sex and the City” version it deserves.
New York Times Top StoriesPakistan Is in Trump’s Good Graces, but for How Long?
President Trump hosted the South Asian nation’s army chief and seeks deals on critical minerals and crypto. But Pakistan is also tightening its military partnership with China.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a U.S. Senate Race Is Shaping the Fight Over Redistricting in Texas
Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying to be the tougher candidate on Democratic lawmakers who left Texas, as potential Democratic rivals seek their own spotlight.
New York Times Top StoriesRonaldo Moves From Unwedded Bliss to Engagement in Conservative Kingdom
The soccer star has been living in the country with Georgina Rodríguez, the mother of his children, testing the boundaries of social change in the conservative Islamic kingdom.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Putin Could Decide Others’ Fates, Echoing Yalta Summit
In 1945, the map of Europe was redrawn in Yalta without input from the affected countries. Ukraine and Europe fear a repeat in Alaska.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Has Made Himself Commander in Chief of the Chip Industry
President Trump has become the semiconductor sector’s leading decision maker, from new fees on exports to China to a brief demand for a C.E.O.’s firing.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Wants to Take Over the Fortune 500. What Can Go Wrong?
Our commander in chief has decided to also command the Fortune 500.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Trump’s Deal With A.I. Chipmakers
Nvidia and AMD will give the Trump administration a cut of chip sales to China in a deal that raises questions about national security and trade policy goals. Tripp Mickle explains.
New York Times Top StoriesMeat Is Back at Eleven Madison Park, After 4 Vegan Years
The Manhattan restaurant drew global praise and skepticism with its climate-minded, all-plant menu. Now its chef wants to be more welcoming — and popular.
New York Times Top StoriesCompanies Are Pouring Billions Into A.I. It Has Yet to Pay Off.
Corporate spending on artificial intelligence is surging as executives bank on major efficiency gains. So far, they report little effect to the bottom line.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Hardest Part of Setting a Guinness World Record? Getting People to Show Up.
When it comes to mass-participation events, would-be record setters are finding it harder than ever to draw a crowd. But it’s still fun to try.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Strange Beauty of New York’s Bodega Ramps
These humble, concrete blobs, designed to ease entry into delis and other stores, can resemble glaciers, pancakes or clamshells and affirm the civic compact.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York City Companies All but Stopped Hiring in First Half of the Year
Fewer than 1,000 private-sector jobs were added, the slowest growth in the labor market outside a recession and the pandemic since 2003.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Fallon Isn’t Optimistic About the Trump-Putin ‘Listening Exercise’
That’s how the White House described the upcoming Alaska talks. Fallon said “listening and exercise are Trump’s two favorite things, so this should go well.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Doubling Down on Sanctions. Putin Is Laughing All the Way to Alaska.
There is something Putin cares about more than money.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Will Discuss Ukraine With European Leaders Ahead of Putin Meeting
Chancellor Friedrich Merz and several allies will host the president for a video call, the latest in a summer-long effort to hold ranks in supporting Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesHeavy Rain Causes Flash Flooding in Chattanooga
The mayor of Hamilton County, Tenn., declared a state of emergency as rescue crews pulled people out of submerged cars and homes.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump to Meet Putin at U.S. Military Base in Anchorage
The American and Russian presidents will meet face to face at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska on Friday, according to a White House official.
New York Times Top StoriesFact-Checking Trump’s False and Misleading Claims About Crime in D.C.
The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital.
New York Times Top StoriesHuman Rights Report Under Trump Blunts Language on Israel and El Salvador
A collection of U.S. reports on human rights offenses trimmed or omitted past language on violations in El Salvador, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and Israel, all seen as partners by President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesFatal U.S. Steel Plant Explosion Raises Questions of Mill’s Safety History
The mill, which is part of the recent merger between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, has faced scrutiny from federal and local regulators.
New York Times Top StoriesSix Convicted in 2017 Fire That Killed 41 Girls in Guatemala Group Home
The girls were locked in a classroom in a government-run group home for at-risk youth. The officials were charged with child abuse, dereliction of duty, manslaughter and other counts.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Deploys National Guard for Local Crime After Calling Jan. 6 Rioters ‘Very Special’
President Trump said he needed to send in the Guard to secure the nation’s capital. But on Jan. 6, 2021 — the most lawless day in recent Washington history — he had a very different reaction.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Video Shows Uvalde School Chief Trying to Negotiate With Gunman
The video, part of a trove of materials that authorities had refused to release, shows the minutes in which a commander tried to talk to a gunman barricaded in a room with dozens of children.
New York Times Top StoriesD.C. Officials Discuss Federal Police Takeover and National Guard Deployment
Mayor Muriel Bowser said city leaders were focused on how to make the most of the additional federal support.
New York Times Top StoriesCuomo’s Attack on Mamdani’s Apartment Struck a New York Nerve
The attacks in the New York City mayor’s race may have veered into the personal, but they also reflected a larger debate on who should benefit from government regulation of housing costs.
New York Times Top StoriesFormer Adams Aide Pleads Guilty in Corruption Investigation
Mohamed Bahi pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is one of several people in Mayor Eric Adams’s orbit who were swept up in investigations.