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I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger
This is one of those moments in history.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesNepal Uprising Is Latest Challenge to India’s Backyard Diplomacy
The overthrow of Nepal’s government is the latest in a series of uprisings among India’s neighbors, creating a political churn that complicates its ties.
New York Times Top StoriesSeveral People Shot at New Hampshire Country Club
A suspect was detained after the shooting at the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, the police said. The victims’ conditions were unclear.
New York Times Top StoriesThousands Flock to Phoenix for Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service
On Saturday a steady stream of people, many who had traveled from other cities, made a pilgrimage to Kirk’s Turning Point USA office and the mortuary where his body lay.
New York Times Top StoriesThe H-1B Visa: Why Is Trump Adding a $100,000 Fee?
President Trump signed a proclamation on Friday adding a $100,000 fee to visas for skilled foreign workers. Immigration hard-liners have criticized the program for replacing American workers.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues
Here are some of the activist’s stances on climate change, immigration, gun control and other issues.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Support for Political Violence Is Not as High as It May Seem
A tiny percentage of Americans support it in any meaningful sense, despite what some polls may show.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Charged After Drive-by Shooting at Local ABC Station in Sacramento
Officers responding to the site of the shooting found that at least three rounds had hit the station’s window. No injuries were reported, and a motive was unclear.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Russia Revived a Cold War-Era Song Contest
A Vietnamese pop star won the Intervision Song Contest in Moscow on Saturday. The United States was meant to participate, but politics intervened.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.
New York Times Top StoriesDiane Martel, Inventive Director of Music Videos, Dies at 63
Over three decades, she worked with superstars such as Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey, and faced claims of misogyny with her video for Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s $100,000 H1-B Visa Fee Spurs Confusion and Chaos for Companies
The White House sought to clarify the proclamation on Saturday, but many companies remained cautious. “We are still flying in somewhat foggy conditions,” one attorney said.
New York Times Top StoriesEric Adams, Donald Trump and the Case That Broke American Justice
This is not just a New York story.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in the State
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to prevent federal agents from concealing their identities with masks. The law is expected to face a legal challenge.
New York Times Top Stories4 Men Sentenced in Warrant Scam Targeting Women From Prison
They used a drone to drop cellphones into a Georgia prison yard, where an inmate coordinated a scheme targeting women who were medical workers in multiple states, prosecutors said.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Ouster, Justice Dept. Independence Teeters as Trump Exerts Control
The forcing out of the prosecutor overseeing the cases of two Trump foes magnified questions about the politicization of U.S. attorneys. And it raised one more: Who might be next?
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Alito, in Rome, Says Religious Liberty Is Under Siege
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., a conservative Catholic, has visited Rome for decades, often teaching or participating in academic conferences.
New York Times Top StoriesArrest in Arizona Before Charlie Kirk Memorial Heightens Security Concerns
The man was arrested and released on bond. The incident heightened security concerns ahead of the event, which is expected to draw more than 100,000 people on Sunday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Escalates Attack on Free Speech
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, describes how the Trump administration’s pressuring of ABC to take action against Jimmy Kimmel is part of a broader crackdown by the administration since the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
New York Times Top StoriesMarian Burros, 92, Dies; Food Writer Famed for Her Plum Torte and More
At The Times and elsewhere, she combined recipe writing with reporting on topics like consumer protection and food safety. Her torte was a longtime fan favorite.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Outlines a TikTok Deal With a U.S. Board
A potential deal to reduce TikTok’s ties to China would give the app a new board with six American directors out of seven, the White House press secretary said.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Helped Oust a Dictator. Now the New Regime Is Coming for Them.
President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and his wife, who is co-president, have been arresting longtime loyalists, in an apparent quest to ensure no one outside the family rises to power.
New York Times Top StoriesGary Busey Sentenced to Two Years’ Probation for Sex Offense
The 81-year-old actor had admitted touching a woman’s buttocks over her clothing at a horror film convention in New Jersey in 2022.
New York Times Top StoriesTop Democratic Leaders Ask Trump for Meeting to Avert a Shutdown
After a Republican plan to keep funding flowing foundered in the Senate, Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer accused the president of standing in the way of a solution.
New York Times Top StoriesA Calm Before the Beer Taps Open at Oktoberfest
Until the taps open at Oktoberfest, it’s a nonalcoholic mix of card games, soft drinks and waiting.
New York Times Top StoriesA Benefit for the Palestinian Cause Filled an Arena. Are More Coming?
Onstage campaigning for an end to the war in Gaza is now common in the British music scene, and pro-Palestinian benefit shows can sell out huge venues.
New York Times Top StoriesFive-Alarm Fire on Brooklyn Waterfront Devastates Artists’ Warehouse
A row of converted 19th-century buildings filled with artists in the 1990s and transformed Red Hook. Now the work of more than 500 artists may be lost.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Want Your Best Breakup Lines
For a special Modern Love project, we’re looking for your most unforgettable lines from a breakup, either delivered or received — kind, bizarre, profound, haunting or funny.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Military Buildup in Caribbean Signals Broader Campaign Against Venezuela
Trump officials say the mission aims to disrupt the drug trade. But military officials and analysts say the real goal might be driving Venezuela’s president from power.
New York Times Top StoriesHere Comes the Sun Day
Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, climate activists are organizing a nationwide celebration of solar power on Sunday.