New York Times Top Stories
Trump Is Testing D.C.’s Home Rule. What Is It?
The city’s limited self-governance has set the stage for the president’s police takeover.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTwo Decades of Putin Playing the West
For more than 20 years, Western leaders have played right into Putin’s hands — and given one a shake.
New York Times Top Stories4 Takeaways From the Week Trump Took Control of D.C.’s Police
The administration’s grip on the city has only tightened as the week has worn on, while pushback has begun to intensify.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Blocks F.T.C. Investigation of Media Matters
The agency began looking into the liberal watchdog group’s research critical of Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, in May.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Welcomes Putin With B-2 Fighter Jet Flyover and Red Carpet
President Trump clapped for his guest, Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, as he stepped foot in the United States for the first time in a decade.
New York Times Top StoriesMAHA Draft Report Brings Relief to Some, Chagrin to Others
A draft of an upcoming White House report on children’s health was not as harsh toward the agriculture industry as some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s allies had hoped.
New York Times Top StoriesNY Weed Dispensaries Sue Regulators Over Misinterpretation of State Rules
Last month, dozens of cannabis businesses were told they were located too close to schools after state officials realized they had misinterpreted regulations.
New York Times Top StoriesSenator Josh Hawley Begins Child Safety Inquiry Into Meta’s A.I. Bot
Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, said he would look into whether the social media company’s artificial intelligence technology endangers children.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Putin Meet in Alaska
Also, D.C. sued Trump over his takeover of the city’s police. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesTommy McLain, the King of Swamp Pop, Dies at 85
Playing a blend of rock, R&B and zydeco, he had a hit in 1966 with “Sweet Dreams” and inspired Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe, among many others.
New York Times Top StoriesPriscilla Presley Locked in Feud With Former Business Partners
Elvis’s ex-wife has traded lawsuits in a financial dispute with former advisers that has grown ugly with an allegation that she prematurely “pulled the plug” on her late daughter, Lisa Marie.
New York Times Top StoriesOfficers Clear More Homeless People from Sites Around Washington
Local police now under federal oversight dismantled encampments, discarding tents and other belongings.
New York Times Top StoriesMayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans Is Indicted, Her Lawyer Says
LaToya Cantrell has been under a corruption investigation that has cast a shadow over her final term as mayor. The specific charges were not immediately clear.
New York Times Top StoriesAir Canada’s Flight Attendants Reject Call for Arbitration
Their union says one of its core demands, to receive pay for groundwork, is unlikely to be introduced in arbitration. The airline began canceling flights ahead of the potential strike.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Air Canada Strike Looms, Here’s What Travelers Need to Know
A strike by the carrier’s flight attendants could disrupt 130,000 travelers a day, including international fliers. Here’s what to know if your flight is affected.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Depicted Youth Crime in D.C. as Rampant. Here’s What the Data Shows.
Concerns came to a head during the pandemic, when carjackings surged and many of those arrested were children. Carjackings and other crimes have declined considerably.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump Tightens Hold on Kennedy Center, Top Theater Producer Resigns
Jeffrey Finn, a Broadway producer who has overseen theater programming at the Washington venue since 2016, will leave next month.
New York Times Top StoriesCongressional Democrats Move to End Trump’s Control of D.C. Police
The legislation has little chance of success, given that Republicans control Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump-Putin Summit Signals Return to Imperial Thinking
The two leaders are bringing some old-world approaches to bear on a 21st-century conflict.
New York Times Top StoriesA $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply
The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has disrupted the global supply chain that provides a therapeutic food, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.
New York Times Top StoriesDoes Your Face Need Work? She’ll Tell You.
Melinda Farina, known as the Beauty Broker, sends Hollywood actresses and everyday women to doctors around the globe. In her world, the knives are always out.
New York Times Top StoriesFed Chair Faces Scrutiny — and Bats — at Major Policy Speech in Mountain Forum
A colony of bats recently took up residence at the storied Jackson Lake Lodge, where central bankers and economic policymakers will convene next week for an exclusive gathering.
New York Times Top StoriesGovernor Hochul Pardons Laotian Immigrant to Stop His Deportation
The man had been convicted of manslaughter as a teenager after he admitted to fatally shooting a man during a pool hall confrontation in Brooklyn, arguing it was self-defense.
New York Times Top StoriesUnited Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal
Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.
New York Times Top StoriesFlash Floods in Pakistan Kill at Least 60 People in a Single Day
The country has faced heavier rain during monsoon seasons, which scientists have attributed to climate change.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know Ahead of the Trump-Putin Summit
We have a primer on today’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.
New York Times Top StoriesMasaoki Sen, a Kamikaze Volunteer and Japan Tea Ceremony Grandmaster, Dies
A pilot who never flew on a suicide mission during World War II, Mr. Sen went on to become a grandmaster of Japan’s tea ceremony and used the platform to oppose all wars.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Raids Target D.C. Homeless Camps
It was unclear how widespread or effective the raids were, after district officials and advocates had spent much of the day trying to clear the camps, urging people to go to shelters ahead of the raids.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Could Happen at the Trump-Putin Summit, and a Game of Chicken Over Voting Maps
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump-Putin Meeting: What Time, Where and How to Watch
The leaders of the United States and Russia will hold talks at an American military base in Alaska and are expected to hold a news conference afterward.