New York Times Top Stories
Circumcision Is Controversial. Of Course Kennedy Links It to Autism.
Circumcision is the latest example of Kennedy seizing on a hot-button issue that already has entrenched and aggressive internet partisans.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesU.S. to Take Control of More Companies as China’s Rare Earth Dominance Grows
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China’s dominance of rare earths calls for a more assertive American industrial policy.
New York Times Top StoriesG.O.P. Officials Condemn Racist and Homophobic Texts From Young Republicans Members
Some G.O.P. officials who participated in a monthslong online chat are losing their jobs or being pressured to resign.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerica Is Heavily Reliant on China for Raw Materials in Medicines
A new analysis found that nearly 700 drugs approved for use in the United States depend on chemicals solely produced in China.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Happens When Claudia Conway, Maddie Block and Children of Politicians Speak Out
The conversation heats up on social media.
New York Times Top StoriesFlorida Grand Jury Hears Evidence in Investigation of Charity Tied to Casey DeSantis
The inquiry is focused on $10 million that the charity received last year, then gave to political committees that helped Gov. Ron DeSantis defeat a ballot measure.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Tariff Threat and Trade Controls, China and U.S. Renew Game of Chicken
Xi Jinping’s need to project strength before a crucial meeting of Communist Party leaders may help explain why Beijing announced new rare earth controls.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans
Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.
New York Times Top StoriesNassau Police Charge Man With Raping and Killing Teenager in 1984
Theresa Fusco was left in the woods near the roller rink where she had worked. Three men were wrongly convicted, but authorities said they now have the real culprit.
New York Times Top StoriesL.A. County Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Raids
The move would allow county officials to provide financial aid to those affected by Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin Welcomes Syria’s New President in Moscow, While Still Harboring al-Assad
The meeting in Moscow between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria showcased the adaptability of two leaders once at odds.
New York Times Top StoriesMeta Removes Facebook Group That Shared Information on ICE Agents
The Facebook page was taken down for “violating our policies against coordinated harm,” according to Meta.
New York Times Top StoriesUnions to Ask Court to Block Trump Layoffs During Shutdown
Labor groups are set to square off against the Trump administration one day after the president renewed his threat to cut “Democrat programs.”
New York Times Top StoriesHow the UK’s Hurricane-Strength Storm of 1987 Became a Famous Weather Forecasting Failure
The Great Storm of 1987 was a forecasting blunder that left at least 18 people dead, felled 15 million trees and caused a billion pounds’ worth of damage.
New York Times Top StoriesClashes Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Kill at Least 12
The fighting, along the countries’ border, also injured more than 100 people. Tensions have sharply escalated over the past week. Both sides accused the other of striking first.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Says It Revoked Visas of Some People Who Criticized Charlie Kirk
The State Department’s X account listed six examples of people who it said had made comments about the assassination of Mr. Kirk, a right-wing activist, and said it was withdrawing their visas.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Bank C.E.O.s Like Jamie Dimon See Economic Trouble Ahead
Wall Street giants are reporting blowout results for their most recent quarter. But they are getting worried about what lies ahead.
New York Times Top StoriesMalala Yousafzai Thought She’d Never Fall in Love
The global activist gets candid in her new memoir. She spoke with us about struggling with panic attacks, finding her personal style and changing her mind about what marriage could be.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnaps, Torture and a Death
South Korea’s efforts are part of a widening international crackdown on criminal groups running online fraud schemes from Southeast Asia.
New York Times Top StoriesFirst Burials to Be Held for Israelis Returned From Gaza
Hamas has handed over the bodies of eight people, but says it is struggling to find the remains of others in Gaza after two years of war.
New York Times Top StoriesSyria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy
President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Shutdown Enters Its Third Week
Cuts to transportation and energy. Funding for food assistance and the military. Here’s the latest from the shutdown.
New York Times Top StoriesChicago’s Uprising Against ICE, and 80,000 Stolen Phones
Plus, there may be lead in your protein supplements.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Are Tomahawk Missiles, and Why Might Trump Give Them to Ukraine?
Largely used by naval forces for more than 40 years, Ukraine could receive a newly developed land-based launcher to strike Moscow and beyond.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Asks When Police Can Enter Without Warrant in Emergency
Montana is defending the actions of law enforcement officers who did not have a warrant when they responded to a possibly suicidal Army veteran.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Afraid of the A.I. Apocalypse Should We Be?
The researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky argues that we should be very afraid of artificial intelligence’s existential risks.
New York Times Top StoriesHow D’Angelo Made His Masterpiece, ‘Voodoo’
The singer, songwriter and producer’s 2000 album was the result of years in the studio listening to inspiring music, jamming and rediscovering his artistic purpose.
New York Times Top StoriesWill the Voting Rights Act Be Gutted? Supreme Court Could Decide Its Future.
If the justices decide that lawmakers cannot consider race in drafting maps, redistricting could result in congressional seats flipping from blue to red throughout the country.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Trump’s Peace Deal Really Means for Gaza
The war might have ended, one lawyer argues, but the occupation remains.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Tariff Fight With China Means Trouble for a Vast Wilderness in Brazil
Brazilian farmers are lobbying to roll back deforestation restrictions in order to sell more soybeans to the huge Chinese market.