New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 1:35 PM

America Has Entered an Entirely New Situation

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension exposes a chilling new reality of the media bowing to political pressure from the Trump administration, the New York Times Opinion columnist M. Gessen argues. “The only way for the media to resist is to band together to create a joint strategy to agree, for example, never to settle Trump’s lawsuits, to agree to defend one another, to provide individuals with institutional backing even if they weren’t working for a large institution when they were sued,” says Gessen.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 12:03 PM

‘We’re in the Most Dangerous Point for Free Speech in America’

Jimmy Kimmel’s removal looks more like a red scare than a culture clash.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 12:00 PM

What Wall Street Sees in the Data Center Boom

Data center capacity has become a barometer for both the health of the tech market and the risk of an A.I. bubble.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 11:00 AM

Robert Redford Was Everything You Hoped He’d Be

Redford and Newman, real movie stars with real values.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 11:00 AM

Confused About Vaccine Guidance? Doctors Are, Too.

Physicians are having tough conversations about vaccines.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 11:00 AM

The Aid Cuts Are Trump’s Most Lethal Policy

In desperate villages in southwestern Uganda, not only are aid cuts killing children every day, but the death toll is accelerating.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 10:51 AM

Cyberattack Slows Check-Ins and Threatens Delays at European Airports

A disruption to check-in and boarding systems at airports in Berlin, Brussels and London threatened to snarl travel.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 10:24 AM

Oil Sanctions Have Made Russia’s Shadow Fleet Swell

Restrictions have made it costlier for Russia to ship oil by sea. But they have also expanded the illicit shipping economy, with lasting consequences.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 10:10 AM

Some Europeans Fear Trump Aides Want a Far-Right Takeover

The continent’s leaders have concerns that U.S. officials are pushing for parties that support their views of nationalism and traditional values to come into power.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 10:07 AM

Standing Date

A weekly dinner party sounds so enticing, but establishing a ritual can be a challenge.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 9:02 AM

Seeing Through the Reality of Meta’s Smart Glasses

Mark Zuckerberg’s glitch-filled unveiling of computerized glasses revealed a company that may struggle to deliver on its promise for the future of computing.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 9:02 AM

What to Know About Charlie Kirk’s Funeral: Time, How to Watch and Speakers

The conservative activist will be honored in a public program on Sunday, with President Trump and several top administration officials expected to speak.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 9:02 AM

What to Know About Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Being Suspended

Tension grew at ABC after Mr. Kimmel’s remarks about the Charlie Kirk killing angered conservatives.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 9:02 AM

Being a High-Profile Comedian Right Now Is No Joke

With the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel on the heels of the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show, the landscape has unquestionably shifted for comics and hosts.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 9:02 AM

Inspired by Conservative Tactics, an Obscure Group Seeks Sway for Democrats

A liberal group that was spun off from a network funded by George Soros is looking to build off 2024 victories in Florida to help elect candidates to school boards and other local offices.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 9:02 AM

He Wrote a Biting Post About Charlie Kirk. The Fury Came Fast.

Residents of Palmetto Bay, Fla., have demanded the resignation of Councilman Stephen Cody, who wrote a post mocking Charlie Kirk’s support for gun rights.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 9:02 AM

Dozens of Nations Support France’s Mideast Peace Plan, but Not the Crucial Two

The French president has rallied 142 nations behind a road map for a two-state solution after the Gaza war ends. Missing from the list: Israel and the United States.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 9:02 AM

How Poland Scrambled the NATO Jets to Shoot Down Russian Drones

Western officials have concluded that the incursion was to probe their defenses.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 9:01 AM

Hamburger Helper Sales Rise as Americans Try to Save on Food

The price of beef and other grocery items are climbing, and consumers are turning to canned meats and a 1970s staple.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 9:00 AM

What to Know About the Visa Standoff Between Trump and the United Nations

The president of the Palestinian Authority won’t be able to attend the U.N. General Assembly after the Trump administration denied him a visa.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 9:00 AM

U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX

The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready for the mission, former NASA executives say.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 7:15 AM

Equipment Outage Disrupts More Than 1,000 Flights at Dallas Airports

A problem with telecommunications equipment forced the authorities to slow traffic at the city’s two main airports. Delays extended into Saturday.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 7:00 AM

4 Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into the J-1 Visa Program

Some American companies have used the cultural exchange program as a supply of cheap, exploitable labor, records and interviews show.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 7:00 AM

They Were Promised a Taste of America. They Got Abuse and Exploitation.

Every year, tens of thousands of young people are sent on visas to toil as farmworkers, housekeepers and office interns, all in the name of cultural exchange.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 5:21 AM

Pentagon Introduces New Restrictions on Reporter Access

The Department of Defense will force reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information that had not been formally authorized for release, or risk losing their credential to cover the military.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 4:01 AM

What U.S.-Korea Ties Mean on the 75th Anniversary of the Incheon Landing

Incheon, the site of a crucial battle of the Korean War, has a singular place in South Korea’s modern history and in its ties with the United States.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 20, 2025, 1:08 AM

Trump Says U.S. Military Attacked a Third Suspected Drug Boat, Killing Three

It was the third time this month that the president said the United States had struck a vessel in the Caribbean Sea.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 19, 2025, 11:34 PM

Ted Cruz Accuses FCC Chair of Mafia-Like Tactics Amid Jimmy Kimmel Fallout

The Republican senator warned that retaliating against media outlets over coverage that conservatives view as negative would set a “dangerous” precedent.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 19, 2025, 11:00 PM

With Calls for Retribution Over Kirk, Some See Rise of a ‘Woke Right’

Conservatives have pressed for consequences for those who make negative comments about Charlie Kirk. But a few on the right say they worry about limits on speech.

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New York Times Top StoriesSep 19, 2025, 10:43 PM

Trump Says the U.S. Will Institute $100,000 Fee for Skilled Worker Visas

Administration officials said the charge would help American workers’ wages by discouraging companies from using the visas to bring in lower-wage international workers.

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