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Rodion Shchedrin, Composer Who Captured Russia’s Soul, Dies at 92
Mr. Shchedrin drew on Russian literature for stage works and was an eager experimenter, inspired by folk tales, religious mysticism and melodrama.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAppeals Court Declines to Block Trump From Freezing Foreign Aid
The court voted not to revisit a fight over billions in frozen funds, but simultaneously revised an earlier order to give nonprofits that sued a narrow path forward in the case.
New York Times Top StoriesA Tariff Loophole on Cheap Imports Has Closed. How Will It Affect Shoppers?
The end of the “de minimis” exemption — which allowed packages less than $800 to enter the U.S. tariff-free — is leading to confusion.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Mailing a Letter to the U.S. Becomes a Global Headache
A driver’s license renewal, a box of specialty candy, even early Christmas presents — all are caught up in the confusion caused by a new Trump administration customs rule.
New York Times Top StoriesAugust in Paris: When the City Empties Out, Locals Left Behind Rejoice
With many away for long vacations, the capital is transformed into a sleepy, roomy, more friendly place.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Is Trying to Expand Its Social Safety Net. Yet Many Chinese Are Worried.
A move to force employers to pay into benefits for their employees has left people worrying that small businesses will close and jobs will be lost.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas House Advances Anti-Abortion Bill
Legislation aimed at curtailing mail-order abortions in Texas cleared a decisive hurdle, part of a broader push by abortion opponents to limit the procedure even in states where it is legal.
New York Times Top StoriesLawyers for Abrego Garcia Seek Gag Order Against Trump Officials
The request came after President Trump and several of his top aides had attacked Mr. Abrego Garcia as a threat, even though federal judges have ruled that he is not a danger to the public.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Plans Immigration Crackdown in Chicago
The plans involve sending in hundreds of homeland security officers and using a naval base as a staging area.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Minneapolis Church Shooting, Families Seek Healing and Comfort
Families and neighbors sought comfort on Thursday. “Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today,” the father of a victim said.
New York Times Top StoriesPediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out
A network of hospitals and cancer centers dedicated to early phase trials of novel treatments will no longer receive federal funding.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Threaten Denver Public School Funding Over Transgender Bathroom Policy
The department gave Denver Public Schools 10 days to ban transgender students from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity.
New York Times Top StoriesSalmonella Outbreak Linked to Eggs Sickens 95 People
The outbreak, which was traced to eggs distributed in California and Nevada, has spread to 14 states, according to the C.D.C.
New York Times Top StoriesCVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States
The country’s largest pharmacy chain said it needed a C.D.C. panel to recommend the shots before it could offer them nationwide.
New York Times Top StoriesThai Court to Rule on Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s Future in Office
Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing a legal challenge that’s seen as an important test of her powerful family’s standing with Thailand’s old guard.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the C.D.C., a Growing Sense of Despair
After six months of turmoil, the loss of the new director and a round of high-profile resignations marks a new low, some employees said.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Orders New Federal Trial in Tyre Nichols Case
The ruling cited concerns about the appearance of bias, pointing to comments that the judge who presided over the trial of three former police officers reportedly made afterward.
New York Times Top StoriesDoctor Who Raped and Videotaped Patients Is Sentenced to 24 Years
Zhi Alan Cheng, who practiced at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens medical center, had a variety of illicit drugs in his apartment.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Distances Himself From Democratic Socialists’ National Agenda
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, is fending off attacks that seek to link him to some of the D.S.A.’s more controversial stances.
New York Times Top Stories3 Ways Hurricane Forecasts Have Changed Since Katrina
Modern technology has given meteorologists more detail than they’ve ever had on how storms behave. Here’s what they’re doing with it.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and His Officials Target Fed and CDC, Long Seen as Above Politics
Trump officials say the president is within his rights to fire officials who do not share his agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Proposes a ‘Gang-Suppression Force’ for Haiti
More than a year after a contingent of Kenyan police arrived in Haiti, the United States is proposing to replace the force with something bigger and better financed.
New York Times Top StoriesR.F.K. Jr.’s Firing of C.D.C Director Causes Chaos
Also, the search for a motive in Minneapolis. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesAnnunciation Catholic Church Reels From Deadly Minneapolis Shooting
Annunciation Catholic Church and School has been a neighborhood anchor in Minneapolis for more than a century.
New York Times Top StoriesFormer Yankees First Baseman Mark Teixeira Says He Will Run for Congress
The three-time All-Star, who hit more than 400 home runs during his career, says he hopes to fill the seat held by Representative Chip Roy, a Republican.
New York Times Top StoriesA.K. Best, Master of the Art of Fly Tying, Is Dead at 92
His meticulously crafted, lifelike designs were said to have “shaped the soul of modern fly fishing.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Has Lunch With Smithsonian Chief as He Presses for Museum Changes
Lonnie G. Bunch III met with the president at the White House as the cultural institution faces a push by the administration to review the content of its exhibitions.
New York Times Top StoriesFed Governor Lisa Cook Sues Trump Over Dismissal
Lisa Cook, who has not been charged with a crime, sought to retain her position, arguing her firing was “unprecedented and illegal.”
New York Times Top StoriesKennedy Ousted the C.D.C. Director. If Only That Were the End of It.
The firing of the C.D.C. director is the latest in a series of questionable decisions.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Signs Executive Order to Make ‘Federal Architecture Beautiful Again’
The order, which affects buildings like federal courthouses and agency headquarters, encourages classical styles rather than modernist aesthetics.