New York Times Top Stories
How Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution Spiraled Out of Control
Young people in Nepal rose up against corruption and inequality. But they say they did not expect the bloodshed, arson and government downfall that followed.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesJustice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions
In a rare interview, the justice reflected on the state of the nation, the challenges facing the Supreme Court and, at 89, his own history and legacy.
New York Times Top StoriesCuomo Calls for Rebuilding Rikers Island and Keeping the Jails Open
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to ditch New York City’s plan to replace the Rikers Island jail complex and use the sites for the proposed borough-based jails for affordable housing.
New York Times Top StoriesArab Mediators Believe Hamas Could Be Open to Partially Disarming
People familiar with the mediators’ thinking say the militant group could compromise on a long-held red line, as long as President Trump can guarantee that Israel would not resume fighting.
New York Times Top StoriesVoters Favor Deporting Those in U.S. Illegally, Poll Finds, but Say Trump Has Gone Too Far
A Times/Siena survey shows that a majority of voters believe the Trump administration is deporting mostly the right people, even as a majority also say the process has been unfair.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Intercepts Another Activist Flotilla That Aimed to Break Gaza Blockade
It was the second attempt in as many weeks to breach the restrictions around the Gaza Strip. Neither have succeeded.
New York Times Top Stories‘Les Misérables’ at 40: The Unlikely Story of a Hit
Critics initially panned it, but public love for the musical with songs like “One Day More” and “On My Own” has kept it going strong for four decades — and counting.
New York Times Top StoriesAt UK’s Conservative Party Conference, Tories Wonder About Their Future
The once dominant British political party has been outflanked by Reform, a right-wing populist rival. At the Tory annual conference, attendance was sparse.
New York Times Top StoriesHow ‘Les Mis’ Became So Successful
We look at the story behind its more than 15,000-show run.
New York Times Top StoriesMyanmar Military Paraglider Bombs Buddhist Festival, Killing Dozens
The junta targeted a festival in the Sagaing region where people were also protesting army rule, according to witnesses and the civilian government in exile.
New York Times Top StoriesNobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Scientists Who Created New Molecular ‘Rooms’
The prize was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks.”
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Right Uses Charlie Kirk’s Death to Further Their Policies
The mayor of Lima, Peru, held a Charlie Kirk memorial — filled with attendees bused in from poor neighborhoods — as he sought help from the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesComey Goes to Court, and Gold Prices Hit Record High
Plus, how job applicants are tricking A.I.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State
Charging an electric car battery is usually cheaper than going to the gas pump. But it depends on where you live.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat the Shutdown Is Really About
Obamacare premiums could double for millions of Americans if the law isn’t changed. Neera Tanden walks Ezra Klein through the shutdown’s policy stakes.
New York Times Top StoriesComey to Appear in Court in Case That Has Roiled Justice Dept.
The case against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, was deemed too thin by a previous federal prosecutor, who quit under pressure from President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesMeet ‘Porky,’ Lima’s Right-Wing Mayor Embracing Trump’s MAGA Movement
By embodying President Trump’s brash style, Rafael López Aliaga has become a leading candidate to be Peru’s next president.
New York Times Top StoriesTom Friedman on the Only Way to Solve the Israel-Hamas War
Can Donald Trump end the “worst war” with the latest round of peace talks?
New York Times Top StoriesCivil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative says it would be “dishonorable” to remain silent in the face of President Trump’s efforts.
New York Times Top StoriesOakland, California, Residents Are Fed Up With Illegal Dumping
Many residents say that illegal dumping has inundated Oakland, Calif., a city with more garbage than almost anywhere else.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Syria, a Crackdown on Gunfire at Weddings
Marriages and other glad occasions in Syria are often celebrated by firing shots in the air. But after nearly 14 years of war, people want the guns to go silent.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court to Consider Illinois Mail-In Balloting Lawsuit
The case, one of several challenges to mail-in ballot rules lodged by allies of President Trump, involves an effort to exclude votes received after Election Day.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s H-1B Visa Fee Could Strain Universities and Schools
Higher education leaders and public-school superintendents say they depend on skilled foreign workers to fill critical roles.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Is This Lake ‘Burping’?
For hundreds of years, people who have lived near Seneca Lake in upstate New York have reported hearing loud booms coming from the water. No one is exactly sure why.
New York Times Top StoriesJosh Johnson to Trump: He’s Not ‘Puff Daddy’ Anymore
The “Daily Show” host found comedic fodder in an Oval Office event about mining in Alaska, at which the president wound up talking about Sean Combs.
New York Times Top StoriesFra Angelico and the Miracle of Faith Made Visible
A once-in-a-generation exhibition in Italy shows how the Renaissance painter believed something with his whole heart, and then made it manifest.
New York Times Top StoriesCheer Up, or Else. China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics
As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work, marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Yorkers Observe Oct. 7 Anniversary With Eye Toward Peace Talks
People gathered in remembrance of hostages held by Hamas and in protest of Israel’s destructive campaign in Gaza as negotiators discussed a possible agreement to end the war.
New York Times Top StoriesEx-Husband Contradicts a Man Appealing Conviction in Pelicot Rape Case
The man said he did not know Gisèle Pelicot had been drugged. Her ex-husband, who admitted drugging and raping her and inviting strangers to join him, testified that the man knew.
New York Times Top StoriesAir Traffic Staffing Shortages Disrupt Travel for Second Straight Day
The national air space has long been reeling from a staffing crisis among air traffic controllers, as the F.A.A. grapples with a shortage of about 3,000 controllers.