New York Times Top Stories
Jeff Hiller Came Out of Nowhere. It Only Took 20 Years.
His role in the dramatic HBO comedy “Somebody Somewhere” earned him his first Emmy nomination. It was also, more or less, his first major role.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhy Does It Seem Like Jellyfish Are All Over the East Coast?
“I don’t think it’s time to push the panic button yet,” an expert said, after rising reports of swarms and stings for beachgoers in parts of the Eastern Seaboard.
New York Times Top StoriesPodcasting Is a Talent Business. SiriusXM Is Intent on Winning.
The company famous for car radio and Howard Stern has recently climbed the podcast charts by betting hundreds of millions of dollars on shows like “Call Her Daddy” and “SmartLess.”
New York Times Top StoriesA Critic of Universities Is Rallying to Defend Them in the Trump Era
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has long been a critic of progressive campus culture. Now it’s taking on new, and surprising, targets.
New York Times Top StoriesNathaniel B. Palmer, a U.S. Icebreaker, May Have Sailed Its Last Expedition
The decommissioning would leave the United States with no icebreaker to study the southern seas and cede scientific leadership to rival countries like China.
New York Times Top StoriesCongo Has Astronomical Rates of Sexual Violence. Now Victims Have Lost Access to Care.
The conflict that has put rebels in control of much of the east of the country has left victims with no legal recourse and dismantled many of the clinics that offered care.
New York Times Top StoriesPair of Immigration Raids Disrupt a New Jersey Shipping Hub
In Edison, thousands of immigrant workers toil in hundreds of warehouses, sorting millions of boxes arriving from nearby ports.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Two or Three Days, a Surfer’s Paradise in New York City
Thanks to Hurricane Erin, conditions are ideal for the urban surfer: giant waves and no swimmers.
New York Times Top StoriesThaksin Shinawatra, Former Thai Premier, Cleared of Insulting Monarchy
But the reprieve for Thaksin Shinawatra, who remains a political force, did not mean that the legal troubles for him and his family were over.
New York Times Top StoriesErik Menendez Has Been Denied Parole. Here’s What to Know.
A California parole panel said Mr. Menendez should not be released from prison, 36 years after he and his brother, Lyle, killed their parents. Lyle’s parole hearing is Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center in Florida to Shut Down for Now
A judge ruled that the state and federal governments acted illegally by not conducting an environmental review before building the center in the Florida Everglades.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable
The Trump administration highlighted material dealing with topics like sexuality, slavery and immigration.
New York Times Top Stories‘Twelfth Night’ Review: Lupita Nyong’o in Illyria
The actress is luminous, alongside her look-alike brother Junior Nyong’o, Sandra Oh and Peter Dinklage, in Shakespeare’s comedy at the newly revived Delacorte Theater.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Budget Office Is Withholding H.I.V. Funds That Congress Appropriated
Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated it will release less than half of that.
New York Times Top Stories‘Flying Blind’: Trump Strips Government of Expertise at a High-Stakes Moment
President Trump has few sources of independent advice just as he is trying to broker an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, perhaps the trickiest negotiation of his presidency.
New York Times Top StoriesNoem’s Spending Rule Causes Delays at Homeland Security Dept.
The secretary’s requirement that she personally approve any expense over $100,000 has created a backlog of “mission critical” contracts, records show.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Kills Islamic State Operative in Rare Raid in Syria
The Pentagon provided few details about the operation. But counterterrorism raids — as opposed to airstrikes — typically involve helicopter-borne commandos.
New York Times Top StoriesSee Trump’s Deployment of the National Guard, Other Federal Agents in Washington, D.C.
Times journalists reviewed hundreds of images and videos of law enforcement agents to determine what they have been doing on the ground.
New York Times Top StoriesTaking on the Fed, Trump Combines Retribution Tactics With a Power Play
The president’s second term has been marked by his eagerness to go after his foes and his assertions of presidential authority. Both traits are on display as he seeks control over the central bank.
New York Times Top StoriesFamily of Slain New Jersey Woman Who Reported Harassment Says Police ‘Failed’
Dr. Lauren Semanchik told the police that she was “especially uncomfortable” because her ex-boyfriend was a state trooper. She and her boyfriend were later shot to death.
New York Times Top StoriesMinnesota’s Democratic Party Revokes Endorsement of Mayoral Candidate
State Democratic officials withdrew the endorsement of a Minneapolis mayoral candidate who has drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayoral hopeful.
New York Times Top StoriesRed Envelopes With Cash Are Changing Hands at Adams Campaign Rallies
New York Times reporters witnessed supporters of Mayor Eric Adams handing out cash-filled envelopes. Sometimes, that money went to reporters from Chinese-language outlets.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Democrats Pass Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans
State lawmakers moved quickly to create new districts that could help Democrats flip five congressional seats. Their plan still requires voter approval.
New York Times Top StoriesA Half-Billion-Dollar Fine Against Trump Was Thrown Out
Also, Texas and California raced to gerrymander their maps. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesState Dept. Unlawfully Withheld Visas Under Trump’s Travel Ban, Judge Rules
The ruling involved a subset of applicants who had won the right to apply for a visa under a lottery system aimed at fostering diversity.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Rise of Right-Wing Nihilism
Rather than conserve or build, some people just want to destroy.
New York Times Top StoriesHurricane Erin Is Heading Out to Sea. People Are Riveted Anyway.
The Category 2 hurricane isn’t expected to make landfall. Still, it’s drawing notice as the first named storm to reach hurricane strength this year.
New York Times Top StoriesF.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents
The plan appears to be part of a broader effort to shift the agency’s focus from tracking national security threats to fighting crime.
New York Times Top StoriesGavin Newsom’s Redistricting Ballot Fight Raises $6.2 Million Online
The figure makes plain how a gerrymandering push that began in Texas but spread nationwide has energized the Democratic base.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Says Alina Habba Has Acted Without Legal Authority
Defense lawyers had questioned whether Alina Habba, a Trump loyalist, was legally authorized to run the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey.