New York Times Top Stories
Taliban Bans Books by Women in Afghanistan’s Universities
More than 600 books, many of them written by women, are being purged, based on a contention that they conflict with Sharia principles.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesSchumer, Wary of Blowback, Holds Out on Mamdani
Will the Senate minority leader, the avatar of old New York politics, endorse the young, up-and-coming democratic socialist?
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Dismisses Trump’s $15 Billion Lawsuit Against The New York Times
The judge said that the complaint failed to contain a “short and plain statement of the claim.” Mr. Trump has 28 days to refile.
New York Times Top StoriesBrett James, Grammy-Winning Songwriter, Dies in Plane Crash in North Carolina
He had written hits for Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and other country stars. Two other people on the plane were also killed when it crashed into a field in Franklin, N.C., officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and China, in Vague Statements, Suggest TikTok Deal Could Move Ahead
The president wrote on Truth Social, “appreciate the TikTok approval,” after a call with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. But he also suggested the deal and other issues were still in progress.
New York Times Top StoriesCDC Vaccine Panel Postpones One Vote and Reverses Another Amid Confusion
Committee members delayed indefinitely a vote on a hepatitis B vaccine for newborns because they did not feel ready to make a decision.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Question Harvard’s Stability, Saying Federal Inquiries Raise Financial Risk
The administration’s latest attack on the nation’s oldest university comes as negotiations stall for a settlement to restore billions in frozen federal research funds.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Pressuring ABC Over Kimmel, Trump May Have Crossed a Constitutional Line
The Supreme Court has distinguished bully-pulpit persuasion, which is permissible under the First Amendment, from coercion and threats, which are not.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Fighter Jets Enter Airspace of Estonia, a NATO Member
Estonia’s foreign minister described the flights as an “unprecedented and brazen intrusion.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe S.E.C. Drops Efforts to Recoup Funds From Trump Clemency Recipients
Devon Archer, Trevor Milton and Carlos Watson were convicted in fraud schemes totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Now, they will not be required to pay back victims.
New York Times Top StoriesSoros Gives $10 Million to Newsom Redistricting Fight
The sum makes the Soros family the single largest funder so far in favor of the California effort to counter President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesBuses, Rats and Math Scores: Mayor Adams Had a Mixed Year, Report Says
The Mayor’s Management Report, a trove of statistics about crime rates, public health and many other issues, arrived at the tail end of Mayor Eric Adams’s re-election campaign.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Farm Aid Reaches 40 Years, It Deals With Familiar Farming Crises
Saturday’s star-studded concert will air on TV for the first time in years as the hotline for farmers gets more calls about a mix of complicated problems.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Xi Set to Finalize TikTok Deal
The two leaders spoke on Friday to discuss a deal to keep the wildly popular app from going dark in the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Can No Longer Tell Ourselves This Isn’t Really Happening
Laughter is now a government-regulated product.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope Announces New Sanctions to Ramp Up Pressure on Russia
The latest set of European Union restrictions are aimed at chipping away at Russia’s energy profits and ability to do business globally.
New York Times Top StoriesAgnes Gund, Who Oversaw a Major Expansion of MoMA, Dies at 87
A champion of contemporary art, she was the museum’s president for 11 years. She also founded the Art for Justice Fund, donating $100 million.
New York Times Top StoriesCharlie Kirk’s Base Was Young People. Now His Tent Might Be Expanding.
Since his death, the parents and grandparents of his original followers are discovering his work. They like what they see.
New York Times Top Stories‘Harrowing Beyond Description’: Dozens Killed While at Prayer in Sudan
A doctor who spoke with The Times last week was among those killed when a missile hit a mosque on Friday as paramilitaries stepped up their brutal siege of the city of El Fasher.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Race Is on to Make Rare Earth Magnets Outside China
After Beijing exerted its power over the valuable magnets as leverage, other countries started to add production, but only incrementally. And China is far ahead.
New York Times Top StoriesBattered but Undefeated, Hamas Remains a Fighting Force in Gaza
Some Israeli officials believe the military assault on Gaza City will deliver a decisive blow to the group, which continues to stage ambushes and guerrilla attacks.
New York Times Top StoriesF.C.C. Head Says Kimmel Not ‘the Last Shoe to Drop,’ and Musk Goes All In on A.I.
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Seek to Limit Trump’s War Powers After Venezuela Boat Strikes
Lawmakers have said that President Trump has not provided sufficient evidence about the threat posed by the vessels or the legal basis to use force against them.
New York Times Top StoriesHow China Stands to Gain as the U.S. Steps Away From the U.N.
U.S. funding cuts are straining the United Nations and giving Beijing an opening to strengthen its influence, at a fraction of the cost Washington once paid.
New York Times Top StoriesSpencer Cox Wants to Pull Our Politics Back From the Brink
The Utah governor is trying to model a different kind of leadership in a very dangerous political moment.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Outrage at Kimmel Grew to a Shout From a Whisper
Right-wing users on social media on Tuesday were frustrated but not yet apoplectic about Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue. Things changed.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Trump Administration’s Chilling Efforts to Punish Free Speech
If the American ideal of freedom means anything, it is that we can engage in an extremely wide range of political speech, including the tasteless and the offensive.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Charlie Kirk Could Mean for the Future of Marriage and Family
Erika Kirk said her husband aspired to “revive the American family.” Conservative activists wonder if Charlie Kirk’s legacy will lend new urgency to White House policy discussions.
New York Times Top StoriesCombs Sentencing Focuses Attention on Prostitution Law From 1910
Acquitted of more serious charges, Sean Combs was found guilty of violating a law enacted during a panic over “white slavery” that is now a common tool in sex crimes prosecutions.
New York Times Top StoriesPolitical Violence Isn’t New. But Something About This Moment Is.
Charlie Kirk’s assassination fits into American history. How does it fit into our politics?