New York Times Top Stories
On the Menu in New York: One Repair, Coming Right Up
The state leads the country in “repair cafes,” which bring neighbors together while keeping all manner of items out of the trash.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMeta Plans to Cut 600 Jobs at A.I. Superintelligence Labs
The cuts will not affect Meta’s newest A.I. hires, who are in some cases being paid up to hundreds of millions of dollars. The layoffs are focused on correcting an earlier hiring spree.
New York Times Top StoriesQueens Woman Arrested in Abandonment of Newborn in Penn Station Subway
The woman told the police she had given birth shortly before leaving the child in a busy passageway as rush hour died down. The baby’s umbilical cord was still attached.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Hits Kindergarten and Power Plants Hours After Trump Delays Summit
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said the overnight assault showed that Russia “clearly doesn’t feel enough pressure to stop prolonging the war.”
New York Times Top StoriesWomen Are Losing in Trump’s Economy
Massive cuts to health, education and immigration are disproportionately taking a toll.
New York Times Top StoriesNancy Pelosi Hasn’t Announced Her 2026 Plans. Scott Wiener Is Running Anyway.
Scott Wiener, a Democratic state legislator, says he can’t afford to keep deferring to Representative Nancy Pelosi.
New York Times Top StoriesHow President Trump Uses A.I.
The era of A.I. propaganda is here — and Trump is an enthusiastic participant.
New York Times Top StoriesWorkers and Employers Face Higher Health Insurance Costs
A new employer survey shows premiums for a family climbed in 2025 as companies and their workers pay more for coverage.
New York Times Top StoriesCivilian Massacres Follow Syrian Leaders’ Promises of Peace
Ten months after rebels toppled the long-entrenched Assad regime, little-checked bloodshed has led many Syrians to abandon hope that the years of brutality may be over.
New York Times Top StoriesLe Heist
How thieves were able to pull off an audacious robbery of priceless jewels from the Louvre in broad daylight.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s $230 Million Demand, and the Chaos Created by U.S.A.I.D. Cuts in Somalia
Plus, renegade parachutes at Yosemite.
New York Times Top StoriesLouvre Reopens for First Time Since Brazen Jewelry Robbery
French authorities are under growing scrutiny about whether security failings allowed four thieves to steal royal jewelry worth over $100 million.
New York Times Top StoriesWorkers and Employers Face Higher Health Insurance Costs
A new employer survey shows premiums for a family climbed in 2025 as companies and their workers pay more for coverage.
New York Times Top StoriesNo Kings Means No Kings. No Wonder Trump Hates It.
Who’s the patriot now?
New York Times Top StoriesBird Flu Is Back
After a quiet summer, the virus is hitting poultry flocks hard in the run-up to the holidays — and in the midst of a federal government shutdown.
New York Times Top StoriesHalloween Movie Watch Party: Let’s All ‘Scream’
Revisit Wes Craven’s 1996 classic this weekend and join us in the chat.
New York Times Top StoriesHalloween Movie Watch Party: Let’s All ‘Scream’
Revisit Wes Craven’s 1996 classic this weekend and join us in the chat.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Happens if Obamacare Subsidies Expire?
Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums. Margot Sanger-Katz, a health care policy reporter for The New York Times, explains why.
New York Times Top StoriesMembers of Congress Don’t Leave. We Need Term Limits.
Term limits would help bring our divided nation together.
New York Times Top StoriesObamacare Is Expensive. But So Is All Health Insurance.
The main difference is that most Americans don’t confront the full cost of their coverage.
New York Times Top StoriesPrior Authorization Is Confusing. This Memo Can Help Patients Understand.
Recently, we put together a template to help medical professionals explain a confusing process. Readers gave us very pointed feedback, so we updated it.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Suspicious Drones Plague Germany, Officials Are Unsure How to Respond
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, “We suspect that Russia is behind most of these drone flights” around vital sites like ports and airports.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Empowers Election Deniers, Still Fixated on 2020 Grievances
The president has placed proponents of his false claims into government jobs while dismantling systems built to secure voting, raising fears that he aims to seize authority over elections ahead of next year’s midterms.
New York Times Top Stories‘Medicaid Cut Me Off’: A Rural Health Center Faces New Pressures
As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like Delta Health Center in Mississippi will be stretched more thinly than ever.
New York Times Top StoriesColleges Face a Reckoning: Is a Degree Really Necessary?
Wyoming is one of many states that embraced a campaign to encourage more people to enroll in higher education. Some leaders and students wonder if it was a mistake.
New York Times Top StoriesDeforestation Is Imperiling Coffee Cultivation, Report Finds
A new report by an industry watchdog adds to growing scientific consensus that as forests are felled to make way for coffee farms, rainfall decreases and crops are more likely to fail.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Might Be Andrew Cuomo’s Last Debate. What Can New Yorkers Expect?
Even as Mr. Cuomo has ramped up attacks against the front-runner, Zohran Mamdani, and repeated calls for Curtis Sliwa to drop out, he plans to retain last week’s debate strategy.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Watch the Final NYC Mayoral Debate
Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa will meet onstage Wednesday night for the last time before the general election on Nov 4.
New York Times Top StoriesManagement of Guardian Angels Raises Questions About Sliwa’s Leadership
The Republican nominee to lead New York City is projecting a more serious outlook, but his longtime organization shows signs of a flawed stewardship.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Watches Trump Go ‘Hulk Smash’ on the White House
“That is it. We are not giving him the security deposit back,” Stephen Colbert said about the president’s building renovation plans.