New York Times Top Stories
A New Era of Strongman Rulers Has Begun
The meeting in South Korea will be between two powerful men who govern by impulse, not institutions — and that’s dangerous.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesBeyond Trade War, China’s Xi Looks to Press Trump on Taiwan
China’s leader wants to weaken American support for Taiwan. But first he will want clarity about President Trump’s stance toward the island.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Argues in Formal Appeal That His Conviction Was ‘Fatally Marred’
In 2024, a jury found that Donald J. Trump approved a scheme to falsify business records to conceal a hush-money payment to a porn star. He became the first felon president.
New York Times Top StoriesBill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’
In a memo, the Microsoft co-founder warned against a “doomsday outlook” and appears to have shifted some of his views about climate change.
New York Times Top StoriesJamaican Officials Worry That Not Enough People Are Evacuating Ahead of Melissa
As Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island nation, only a fraction of residents have headed to evacuation centers.
New York Times Top StoriesHunger and Cold Loom as Shutdown Imperils Funding for Antipoverty Programs
Within days, tens of millions of low-income Americans may lose assistance for food, child care and utilities if the federal government remains shut down.
New York Times Top StoriesElon Musk Challenges Wikipedia With His Own A.I. Encyclopedia
The billionaire launched his A.I.-powered version, Grokipedia, on Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Mamdani Rally, a Moment of Unity Goes Sideways for Hochul
Gov. Kathy Hochul received a tepid response from a stadium filled with Zohran Mamdani supporters, whose chants of “Tax the rich” interrupted her speech.
New York Times Top StoriesAFGE, Top Federal Workers’ Union, Sides With Republicans on Shutdown
The American Federation of Government Employees, in a shift, called on Congress to immediately reopen the government without the health care measures sought by Democratic lawmakers.
New York Times Top StoriesMilei’s Win in Argentina Signals Rebuke of the Past and Trump’s Impact
President Javier Milei emerged from the election with an even tighter bond with the United States and a bigger mandate to pass transformative economic plans.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s Unconstitutional, but Trump Keeps Musing About a 3rd Term
A president who has chafed at the limits on his power sees political benefit in talking about remaining in office.
New York Times Top StoriesA Powerful Storm Nears Jamaica
Also, the partisan redistricting battle keeps growing. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesWhich Is Better, One Long Walk or Many Short Ones?
A new analysis is one of the first to study whether spacing steps out or consolidating them was linked to better health outcomes.
New York Times Top StoriesA Student Publication at Harvard Invoked Hitler. Now It Has Been Suspended.
The Harvard Salient, a conservative outlet, used a phrase that echoed a speech given by Hitler. Its board paused its operations over material it called “reprehensible, abusive and demeaning.”
New York Times Top StoriesQualcomm Unveils New Line of Chips to Join the A.I. Boom
Qualcomm, which is known for its chips in smartphones, also announced a deal with Humain, a Saudi-backed A.I. company. The news sent Qualcomm’s share price soaring.
New York Times Top StoriesPolice Investigate Possible Arson at Home of Portland City Councilor
The police said a fire that damaged cars and a carport at the home of City Councilor Candace Avalos was “suspicious in nature.” No arrests have been made.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire the Top Copyright Official
An appeals court sided with the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, saying her role is to work with Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s China Deal May Avert a Crisis of His Own Making
The Trump administration is hailing a potential deal that may return the U.S.-China relationship to where it was before the president began a trade war against Beijing.
New York Times Top StoriesJack DeJohnette, Revered Jazz Drummer, Dies at 83
Endowed with spectacular range, he played with Miles Davis, led New Directions and Special Edition, and spent decades with Keith Jarrett’s Standards Trio.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Aims Drone Attacks at Civilians, a War Crime, U.N. Inquiry Says
In the city of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, small drones routinely target ordinary people by dropping hand grenades, and record video documenting their attacks, a U.N. commission reported.
New York Times Top StoriesJack DeJohnette: 7 Essential Recordings
The drummer and pianist, who died on Sunday at 83, was a master of many styles and an ever-evolving innovator.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Gives Mexico More Time to Change Trade Policies and Avoid Tariffs
Taxes on goods from Mexico had been set to go into effect at the end of the week.
New York Times Top StoriesBehind the Dismantling of the C.D.C.: Reform or ‘Humiliation’?
The agency has lost a third of its work force this year. The Trump administration maintains that the losses are necessary, but critics say that there is no real plan, only animosity.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Expect From Hurricane Melissa as It Makes Landfall
The storm is forecast to hit Jamaica as soon as Monday night before moving on to Cuba.
New York Times Top StoriesJohn Dickerson, Anchor and Correspondent, to Leave CBS News
He is a veteran anchor with a long family legacy at CBS, and his exit presages a series of changes expected at the broadcast news division.
New York Times Top StoriesTrapped Between U.S. and China, South Korea Feels Trade War’s Pressure
A preliminary tariff deal with President Trump called for a large investment in the United States, while China has warned Seoul not to side with Washington.
New York Times Top StoriesLawsuit Plunges New York Into the National Gerrymandering Fight
A suit filed by an election law firm contends that the state’s 11th Congressional District, represented by a Republican, is drawn in a way that disenfranchises Black and Latino voters.
New York Times Top StoriesTaylor Sheridan Signs Deal With NBCUniversal
Mr. Sheridan, a prolific TV producer, will leave Paramount when his contract expires, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.
New York Times Top StoriesA West Texas Children’s Clinic Where Vaccine Suspicion Is Encouraged
Parents who come to Pia Habersang’s practice in Amarillo shun vaccinations, with the encouragement of the clinic’s nurse practitioner; the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; and President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesStep by Step, How China Seized Control of Critical Minerals
China’s far-reaching rules already affect manufacturers of semiconductors, cars and many other products. They will soon become much broader.