New York Times Top Stories
This Evangelical Pastor Wants to Replace Women’s Right to Vote
Trump isn’t just shaping the nation; he’s also changing the evangelical church.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Allows Mississippi Law on Children’s Use of Social Media, for Now
A trade group representing sites like Facebook and X said the law ran afoul of the First Amendment.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Accessible Is Traveling by Amtrak?
Many people with disabilities depend on Amtrak to travel across the country, but the journey can still present obstacles. Gabe Castro-Root outlines some of the challenges disabled passengers encounter while traveling.
New York Times Top StoriesD.C. Police Move to Share Limited Information With Federal Immigration Officials
Chief Pamela A. Smith’s order effectively serves as a carve-out to how the department enforces a broader ban that prohibits the local police from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.
New York Times Top StoriesPlan to Add 9,500 Homes to Midtown Expected to Get City Council Approval
The plan would open a swath of Manhattan, including the garment district, to residential development.
New York Times Top StoriesTroops in Washington Remain Largely Unseen So Far
Federal agents are assisting the local police, but a surge in National Guard troops hasn’t hit the streets.
New York Times Top StoriesEchoes of Old Walls Appear, Briefly, in Britain’s Arid Soil
Unusually dry conditions are revealing the outlines of old walls at British historical sites. Climate change is making the lines, called “parchmarks,” more frequently visible.
New York Times Top StoriesFact-Checking Trump’s Epstein Defenses
In the face of mounting discontent over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Trump has turned to deflection, denial and downplaying.
New York Times Top StoriesToronto Film Festival Cancels Screenings of Israeli Documentary About Oct. 7 Attack
The event’s organizers said the producers of the film, which includes footage of atrocities recorded by Hamas fighters during the attack, had failed to obtain the rights to the videos.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Orders Liquidation of Infowars to Pay Sandy Hook Families
The order comes after a series of legal setbacks for the families of Sandy Hook victims as they tried to collect money owed to them by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Says More Aid Is Entering Gaza, but Relief Groups Warn of Bottlenecking
Israel says its has allowed more aid into Gaza in recent days, and food prices are dropping, but humanitarian groups warn it is not enough.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Tariffs Set to Hit Ireland, Where Drugmakers Play Tax Games
Manufacturing in Ireland has long helped many American drug companies pay lower taxes. But that strategy was designed for a world without President Trump’s tariffs.
New York Times Top StoriesSt. Patrick’s Cathedral to Unveil Mural Celebrating City’s Immigrants
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan’s art commission hits a hot button. “I thought they might say, ‘We don’t want to wade in these waters’ — and the opposite happened,” the painter said.
New York Times Top StoriesFlorida to Open Second Immigrant Detention Center Called ‘Deportation Depot’
The state says it will run the new center from an empty prison that could hold 2,000 federal detainees. This one will be called “Deportation Depot.”
New York Times Top StoriesHow Train Riders With Disabilities Are Faring on Amtrak
Passengers are facing blocked wheelchair space, getting stuck in doors and suffering other indignities 35 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act became law.
New York Times Top StoriesSyria Violence in March Amounts to War Crimes, U.N. Report Says
An inquiry found that members of the new government’s forces took part in killing Syrian civilians during sectarian fighting in March, but found no evidence that they acted on government orders.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Seeks to Add Trade and Arms Control Into Trump-Putin Talks
Over recent months, the Kremlin has been trying to move the diplomatic focus away from Ukraine to bilateral issues, such as trade and strategic stability.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Some Patients, the ‘Inner Voice’ May Soon Be Audible
In a recent study, scientists successfully decoded not only the words people tried to say but the words they merely imagined saying.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Auctioneer and the Treasury Chief: How Billy Long Fell Short at the I.R.S.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought total control over the I.R.S., an agency where Mr. Long, the new commissioner, had started to put his own mark on the job.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Who Faked His Death and Fled to Scotland Is Convicted of Rape
Nicholas Rossi lived for years as a fugitive before being extradited. A jury in Utah found him guilty of a 2008 sexual assault.
New York Times Top StoriesTaylor Swift and Drake Promote Albums on Podcasts in Media Landscape Shift
The two megastars recently sat for hourslong video conversations on streaming platforms, but took different approaches to what they revealed.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Does Trump Want to Meet With Putin, and What Are the Risks?
President Trump wants to be seen as a peacemaker, but the meeting comes with enormous stakes.
New York Times Top StoriesEven Taylor Swift Can’t Resist Podcasts, the Celebrity Safe Space
For stars promoting their projects, podcasts have become an appealing alternative to late-night TV and glossy magazines.
New York Times Top StoriesRevisiting Carrie Bradshaw’s Apartments in ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘And Just Like That’
The end of “And Just Like That …” means the end of a real estate portfolio that includes a cozy Upper East Side studio and a grand Gramercy townhouse.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Cryptocurrency Could Be Coming for Your Bank Account
We explain the benefits and the risks.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Settlers Unleash Record High Attacks in West Bank
Extremists are carrying out one of the most violent campaigns against Palestinian villages since the U.N. began keeping records.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Steps Up Its Battlefield Attacks, and America’s Drinking Drops to Record Low
Plus, a C.I.A. secret up for auction.
New York Times Top StoriesAlaska’s Ukrainian Refugees Brace for Putin’s Arrival in Their Safe Harbor
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was not invited to the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, but 1,000 Ukrainian refugees in Alaska will be watching with trepidation.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Wants to ‘Take Back’ D.C., but the Federal Government Already Controls Much of It
The president and his allies have berated local officials. Yet the federal government has often made it harder for those officials to manage the capital.
New York Times Top StoriesFed Faces High Bar for Big Cuts Despite White House Pressure
The Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates in September. But signs of stickier inflation could limit how much relief officials can ultimately provide to borrowers.