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How Charlie Kirk Remade Campus Conservatism
A spokesman for a mass-culture conservatism that seemed both more rebellious and more normal.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMexico City Gas Explosion Injures at Least 58, With 19 Badly Burned
The cause of the enormous blast, which created chaos in one of the capital’s most heavily populated areas, was thought to be an accident. No deaths have yet been reported.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerica Mourns Charlie Kirk
This is a moment to turn down the volume and reflect on our political culture.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia’s Brazen Drone Incursion Into Poland Needs a Response
Putin’s move has to be considered a test, and the West needs to think about how to counter it.
New York Times Top StoriesNorton Says Little as Bills to Clamp Down on D.C. Advance
At a heated committee session on bills exerting more federal control of Washington, the 88-year-old delegate sat quietly, reading with difficulty from a script.
New York Times Top StoriesPolice Arrest Suspect in Death of Queens Couple in Burning House
The arrested man is Jamel McGriff, 42. Investigators believe he killed a couple in their 70s, one of whom was found tied to a pole.
New York Times Top StoriesChronic Disease Deaths Have Fallen Globally, but Progress in U.S. Stalled
Among working-age Americans, death from chronic disease actually increased — a rarity among high-income countries, a new report shows.
New York Times Top StoriesEducation Department Ends Grant Funding Worth $350 Million for Minority-Serving Colleges
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the money supported programs that the administration believes unfairly support minority students.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Jersey Is the Latest State to Expand Access to Updated Covid Shots
Pharmacists will be allowed to give the latest vaccines to anyone over 3, rebuffing federal efforts to limit the number of those eligible.
New York Times Top StoriesCharlie Kirk Shooting: Visual Timeline, Maps and Photos
Maps and photos show how the shooting that killed Charlie Kirk on a university campus in Utah unfolded.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Passes Defense Policy Bill With Transgender, Diversity Restrictions
For the third year in a row, House Republicans pushed through a Pentagon policy measure that included conservative policy dictates.
New York Times Top StoriesCharlie Kirk, a Close Trump Ally, Was Shot Dead in Utah
Also, NATO said it shot down Russian drones over Poland. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesKennedy Report Won’t Solve America’s Food Issues, Experts Say
Food policy experts said the White House health report is full of promising ideas, but falls short in key ways.
New York Times Top StoriesRosa Roisinblit, Who Championed the Missing in Argentina, Dies at 106
She helped create the activist group Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, which sought to find relatives who had been killed or “disappeared” by the 1976-83 military dictatorship.
New York Times Top StoriesCharlie Kirk, Right-Wing Provocateur and Close Ally of Trump, Dies at 31
The founder of Turning Point USA played a central role in organizing young voters and giving shape to the pro-Trump agenda. He was fatally shot during a speaking event in Utah.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Rules for Transgender Boy in Bathroom Dispute
The interim order came after a decision in June on medical care for transgender youths and as the justices prepare to hear arguments on transgender athletes.
New York Times Top StoriesWitness’s Account of Charlie Kirk Shooting: ‘People Got Down in Waves’
Andrew Piskadlo, who estimated that he was about 80 feet away when the shooting happened, said the crack of the shot was not heard by all.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Organization Is Poised to Lose Bid for Central Park Skating Rink
President Trump’s company had tried to regain control of Wollman Rink, a city-owned property that it operated for more than three decades.
New York Times Top StoriesOpenAI Signs $300 Billion Data Center Pact With Tech Giant Oracle
The funding covers more than half of the A.I. data centers that OpenAI plans to build in the U.S. over the next several years.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Subway Had Its Safest Summer in Years. The White House Shrugged.
The U.S. Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, has called the subway crime-ridden, but Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said her message to him was, “We’ve got this.”
New York Times Top StoriesAt Least 2 Students Are Shot at Colorado High School, Authorities Say
The attack took place on the campus of Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colo., which is west of Denver, the police said.
New York Times Top StoriesFive Words From the Declaration of Independence National Conservatives Don’t Like
Five words from the Declaration of Independence that national conservatives don’t like.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Reflects on Life After 9/11 as a Muslim in New York City
Ahead of the 24th anniversary of Sept. 11, Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner to be the city’s next mayor, spoke about the importance of honoring the victims and the persistent Islamophobia the attacks provoked.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Economic Agenda Hinges on the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling
For the president, the power to issue limitless tariffs is at the heart of his second-term vision, from trade to foreign policy.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s Not You. It’s the Food.
We know the answer to chronic disease.
New York Times Top StoriesHarvard Is Told Research Money Could Flow Again, for Now
After a court victory, Harvard researchers were told some grants were being restored. But the battle over whether the government can halt the money is probably not over.
New York Times Top StoriesPrince Harry Reunites With King Charles for First Time in Over a Year
Harry and Charles had tea at Clarence House, the king’s London residence, on Wednesday afternoon, a palace official confirmed.
New York Times Top StoriesCBS News Weighs Major Role for Bari Weiss as Part of Deal to Buy The Free Press
The talks with Ms. Weiss, a founder of The Free Press, are the strongest sign yet that the new owner of CBS News intends to make major changes.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration to Appeal Ruling That Allows Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed
The administration contested a preliminary injunction, issued late Tuesday, that temporarily blocked President Trump from firing her.
New York Times Top StoriesNASA Rover Findings ‘Could be the Clearest Sign of Life’ on Mars
The agency’s scientists are still not saying they found fossils of Martian microbes, but analysis of the specimen collected by the Perseverance rover raises that possibility.