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The Mortgage Fraud Case Against Letitia James, Explained
An indictment brought by a novice prosecutor and Trump loyalists against one of the president’s foes centers on a 2020 house purchase.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Taking the Nixon ‘Enemies List’ a Step Further
Nixon famously had an enemies list. But there’s a difference between what happened then and what is happening now.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Threatens to Impose New Tariffs on China and Cancel Meeting With Xi
The president proposed economic retaliation after Beijing imposed new restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals, which are vital supplies for U.S. makers of chips and batteries.
New York Times Top StoriesParisians Protest Shein’s First Physical Store
As the Chinese online fast-fashion retailer prepares to open a physical space in a venerable department store, France pushes to stem the company’s presence in the country.
New York Times Top StoriesBillions of Dollars ‘Vanished’: Low-Profile Bankruptcy Rings Alarms on Wall Street
The unraveling of First Brands, a midsize auto-parts maker, is exposing hidden losses at international banks and “private credit” lenders.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Young Lords Took Over Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx — Twice
In 1970, the Young Lords, a Puerto Rican civil rights group, seized a hospital in the Bronx — twice.
New York Times Top StoriesMelania Trump Says She Has Been Working With Putin to Reunite Missing Ukrainian Children
“President Putin and I have had an open line of communication regarding the welfare of these children,” the first lady announced.
New York Times Top StoriesDeaths Are Reported in Explosion at Tennessee Munitions Plant
A number of people were missing after a “devastating blast” at Accurate Energetic Systems, about 60 miles southwest of Nashville, a county sheriff said.
New York Times Top StoriesDavid Del Rio Leaves ‘Matlock’ After CBS Investigation
David Del Rio portrayed a young lawyer on one of television’s most popular shows.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Moves to Cancel Esmeralda 7, a Giant Solar Project
Known as Esmeralda 7, the project planned in the Nevada desert would have produced enough energy to power nearly two million homes.
New York Times Top StoriesMount Everest Just Recorded Some of Its Most Intense Snowfall Ever
A storm buried tents and stranded people on the mountain last weekend. Some experts think it might have set a record.
New York Times Top StoriesJohn Lodge, Moody Blues Singer and Bassist, Dies at 82
He wrote some of the band’s signature songs, including “Ride My See-Saw” and “I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band).”
New York Times Top StoriesUnder Trump, E.P.A. Explored if Abortion Pills Could Be Detected in Wastewater
Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency found that they could develop methods to identify traces of the medication if necessary — a practice long sought by the anti-abortion movement.
New York Times Top StoriesM.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse.
New York Times Top StoriesRenato Casaro, ‘Michelangelo of Movie Posters,’ Dies at 89
Few moviegoers knew his name, but directors like Sergio Leone, Sylvester Stallone and Quentin Tarantino considered his vivid work invaluable.
New York Times Top StoriesReport on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism
The head of a conservative watchdog organization acknowledged that its report did not find evidence that the network of liberal billionaire George Soros had broken the law.
New York Times Top StoriesSuperintendent, Devon Horton, Accused of Stealing Thousands From Illinois School District
The superintendent, now head of schools in DeKalb County, Ga., had been lauded for his efforts to help students of color. Prosecutors say he led a kickback scheme in suburban Chicago.
New York Times Top StoriesJames Comey. Letitia James. Who’s Next?
America is now in a dangerous period, in which the president can order investigations and indictments against his enemies.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fiscal Gambit at the Center of the Shutdown
It is a well-worn strategy to temporarily create a government benefit and hope that its eventual expiration will create a standoff like the shutdown fight.
New York Times Top StoriesIn the Wake of the Edmund Fitzgerald
The mighty ship, immortalized in song by Gordon Lightfoot, sank 50 years ago on Lake Superior. Our reporter spent a week on a Great Lakes freighter that survived the storm.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Aides and Officials Take Political Battles Online
President Trump’s long, avid embrace of social media has been eagerly adopted by his top aides, replacing longstanding governmental norms with online ones.
New York Times Top StoriesThe W.N.B.A Gets More Attention Now. That’s Not Always a Good Thing.
The league’s popularity has given rise to online sexism and racism — and misinformation that traffics in both.
New York Times Top StoriesLetitia James Is Among Prominent Black Women Targeted by Trump
Fani T. Willis, a district attorney who brought election interference charges against Mr. Trump, and Lisa Cook, who serves on the Federal Reserve Board, have also been investigated.
New York Times Top StoriesMachado’s Peace Prize Is Latest Nobel Honor for Female Democracy Campaigners
Women in Iran, Liberia, Yemen and Myanmar have been recognized for their activism, occasionally while they were in prison and faced serious personal risk.
New York Times Top StoriesFrance’s Domestic Instability Has Weakened Its Diplomatic Clout
President Emmanuel Macron’s inability to find a government that can pass a new budget is hobbling his efforts to influence Europe’s agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Letitia James, Now Indicted, Will Stay as New York’s Attorney General
New York state’s chief legal officer, now a criminal defendant, runs an 800-lawyer agency that is at the center of state government.
New York Times Top StoriesA Cease-Fire Begins
We explain the latest on the deal between Israel and Hamas.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Says Cease-Fire Is in Effect in Gaza
The statement came after Israel approved a deal between Israel and Hamas to pave the way for the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Is María Corina Machado, the Winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize?
Ms. Machado built one of Venezuela’s most important political movements, and lives in hiding from President Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian government.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela’s Maduro Offered the U.S. His Nation’s Riches to Avoid Conflict
Venezuela’s autocrat had proposed allocating his country’s oil wealth and other natural resources to the U.S. and ending deals with American adversaries to appease President Trump.