New York Times Top Stories
The World Has Again Failed to Prevent Atrocities in Darfur
Reports are emerging of atrocities in Darfur. The Trump and Biden administrations could have tried harder to prevent them.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesLittle Word of a TikTok Deal Out of Trump-Xi Meeting
Neither President Trump nor Chinese officials indicated any new developments for the popular video app. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previously suggested they could “consummate” transfer of control from its Chinese owner.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Case of the Tiny Tyrannosaurus Might Have Been Cracked
Did certain small tyrannosaur fossils belong to “teen rex” or another species? New analysis of a recent fossil appears to have settled the debate.
New York Times Top StoriesHow States Are Preparing for a Freeze in Federal Food Assistance
The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will run out of money on Saturday. Some governors are shifting state money to cover part of the shortfall, bolster food pantries or both.
New York Times Top StoriesFor These Women, the American Dream Is in Mexico City
Thousands of foreign women have moved to the Mexican capital for a “life reset,” creating successful businesses and drawing more expats like them. Not all Mexicans are pleased.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Charges 19 With Flooding Washington Square Park With Drugs
Prosecutors said dealers had sold millions of doses of heroin and fentanyl. The police in New York have responded to dozens of overdoses in the park and surrounding area in recent years.
New York Times Top StoriesAs ICE Raids Upend L.A., Mexican Immigrants Vent, and a Diplomat Listens
Weekly public meetings at the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles have become a place where immigrants ask for help to a host of problems, big and small.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Tells Court It Has Money It Can’t Spend to Prevent Food Stamp Cuts
States have sued the federal government to force the release of aid during the shutdown, with a key hearing set for Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesVolkswagen, Hit by Tariffs, Reports $1.5 Billion Loss and Warns of Chip Shortage
Europe’s largest automaker said that a shortage of semiconductors could further hurt productivity.
New York Times Top StoriesCan New York City Buses Be Both Fast and Free?
Our reporter Larry Buchanan collects data on the B41 bus in Brooklyn to find out why New York City buses are the slowest in the nation and whether Zohran Mamdani’s campaign pledge to make buses free would speed them up.
New York Times Top StoriesGood Luck Finding a ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Costume This Halloween
Characters from the hit Netflix film are among the most coveted outfits this year, and scarcity has forced some to improvise.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael’s Ultra-Orthodox Set For ‘March of the Million’ Against Military Draft
Mass demonstrations are planned in Jerusalem on Thursday against efforts to end a decades-old exemption from military service for Israel’s Haredi religious students.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy a Cloud-Seeding Experiment to Fight Air Pollution in India Failed
Officials experimented with cloud seeding to try and reduce environmental pollutants as residents choke on filthy air.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Test Threat Could Fuel Nuclear Tensions With China
Beijing has been expanding its arsenal, and distrust between China and the United States over nuclear weapons has deepened, with little hope of an agreement.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Xi Ease Off the Trade War, but New Nuclear Threat Brings a Chill
The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Xi Agree to a Yearlong Trade Truce
The deal rolls back many tariffs and retaliatory measures.
New York Times Top StoriesWilders’s Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands
Geert Wilders suffered a loss of support as a center-left party staged major gains, an election result that could offer lessons for Europe’s far right.
New York Times Top StoriesThese Are the Best Places to Cheer for the New York City Marathon
Here’s our guide to picking a good cheering location, whether you are following one runner’s progress or looking for a good spot to park yourself for the day.
New York Times Top StoriesFrench Police Arrest 5 More in Louvre Jewel Heist Investigation
The authorities have detained seven suspects in total, but have not recovered the stolen jewels.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Tests, and Nvidia Crosses $5 Trillion
Plus, goodbye to “milk chocolate”?
New York Times Top StoriesHow Xi Walked Away From Trump Trade Talks Looking Stronger
By withholding soybean purchases and rare-earth exports, China extracted relief from U.S. tariffs and delayed export controls, without conceding much in return.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Xi, Hoping to Ease Trade War, Agree to 1-Year Truce
China agreed to suspend for a year some of its limits on exports of rare earth metals, while the U.S. halved its fentanyl-related tariffs.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Beef and Thousand Island Dressing: Trump’s Food Tour of Asia
The menus on the president’s tour of three countries in Asia reflected the culinary acrobatics the host nations performed to accommodate his palate and foreign policy goals.
New York Times Top StoriesCentrist Party Ties Dutch Election as Far-Right Party Loses Seats
The socially progressive Democrats 66 were neck and neck with the far-right party of Geert Wilders, who faced a significant setback in an election he forced.
New York Times Top StoriesA Month Without Data Muddles the Economic Picture
Tariffs and uncertainty were already making the economy hard to read. The loss of government data during the shutdown has made the situation much worse.
New York Times Top StoriesAndrew Cuomo, Scraping and Scrambling, Is Still Running as Andrew Cuomo
The former governor, a distant second in most polls of the New York City mayor’s race, is working harder to attract voters and remind them who he is.
New York Times Top StoriesHarlem’s Remarkable New Studio Museum Redefines 125th Street
After seven years and $160 million, the museum has an uplifting home on a street that has always been a barometer of Harlem’s fortunes and aspirations.
New York Times Top StoriesThere Are So Many Ways to Shut Down a Country
The moderate vs. progressive debate will not be solved on Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Search for Eternity: Heaven? Maybe Not, He Says. Monuments? Absolutely.
After a lifetime of scandal, the president expresses doubt that he will be admitted to paradise. But he appears increasingly intent on finding other paths to eternity.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat New Jersey Could Reveal About the Future of the Hispanic Vote
An off-year governor’s race will test the durability of the gains President Trump made in 2024, when the state’s majority-Hispanic townships all swung in his direction.