New York Times Top Stories
Would Elon Musk Work Harder for $1 Trillion Than $1 Billion?
Economists and psychologists say that compensation may not provide as powerful an incentive as is often assumed.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesIn Russia, Bookstores Offer a Shrinking Refuge as Censorship Tightens
Restrictions on publishers and sellers have grown more severe. Volumes are being pulled from shelves or redacted like secret documents, but bookstores remain important sources of community.
New York Times Top StoriesFAA Warns of Air Traffic Cuts Friday if Government Shutdown Continues
The plan, which officials said was intended to help air traffic controllers, could force the cancellation of thousands of flights as the administration seeks to pressure Democrats to end the shutdown.
New York Times Top StoriesRadiation May Be Unnecessary for Many Breast Cancer Patients
Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new study finds that some women at greater risk can safely avoid radiation.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Raise Concerns After Trump Officials Give Boat Strikes Briefing
The classified meeting did not relieve mounting unease among lawmakers over President Trump’s expanding campaign of lethal strikes against drug cartels.
New York Times Top StoriesFlorida Man Threatened James Comey and Letitia James, Complaint Says
Gregory Formicone, of Bradenton, Fla., used online comments to call for several of President Trump’s most prominent adversaries to be targeted, the authorities said.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Sets Limits on Chicago-Area ICE Facility at Center of Illinois Protests
After detainees described squalid conditions at the detention site, a judge ordered the government to provide showers, water, clean toilets and access to lawyers.
New York Times Top StoriesRemains of the Last American Hostage Held in Gaza Returned to Israel
Israeli officials told Itay Chen’s family last year that he was probably killed on Oct. 7, 2023, but relatives put off mourning until his body had come home.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy It Will Be Hard for Five Justices to Bless Trump’s Tariffs
The problem with giving any president basically unconstrained authority to raise revenue via tariffs.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublicans Point Fingers After Election Losses, but Not at Trump
Casting around for culprits, leaders in the party blamed their candidates, the government shutdown and a weak economic message.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump vs. Mamdani: President Sees a Capable Foil in New York’s Next Mayor
President Trump has berated Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, in public. But privately, Mr. Trump describes him as slick and a good talker.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Won. South Florida Expects a Real Estate Bump.
Some brokers and developers in the region are waiting eagerly to see if the election of a democratic socialist will drive more wealthy New Yorkers south.
New York Times Top StoriesMexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street
A video of a man touching the country’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, shocked many Mexicans and led her to file a report with the police.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Emboldened Mamdani Sheds Conciliatory Tone
Fresh from a stunning victory, Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, said in an interview that his supporters wanted “a politics of consistency” and aggressive action, including on taxing the rich.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Begins to Pick the Team That Will Help Him Run New York City
Zohran Mamdani has been planning his mayoral transition for months and appears poised to hire veterans of city government to key posts in his administration.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Supreme Court Casts a Skeptical Eye on Trump’s Tariffs
Also, Democrats seized on economic worries. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesFive Key Takeaways From the Supreme Court Tariff Argument
The Supreme Court justices grappled with the legality of President Trump’s tariffs in an oral argument that stretched for almost three hours.
New York Times Top StoriesHeavy Drinkers Develop Strokes Earlier, Study Shows
New research examined the link between alcohol and brain bleeds.
New York Times Top StoriesLawmaker Demands Accountability in Bloody Prison Beating Caught on Video
State Senator Julia Salazar of New York said the officers accused of assault and sexual abuse in a 2023 case should face consequences.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for South Sudanese
The program was first authorized for South Sudanese nationals in 2011. The Department of Homeland Security said that “renewed peace in South Sudan” and “improved diplomatic relations” justified the move.
New York Times Top StoriesEarly Blast of Winter Weather Heads East This Weekend
From Saturday through the start of next week, a cold snap is expected to spread from the Midwest to the East Coast.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Dig In on Shutdown After Election Wins
President Trump’s declaration that the closure had hurt his party on Tuesday appeared to have stiffened Democrats’ resolve and put at least a temporary damper on talks to end the crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trade Tensions Sent Automakers Scrambling for Chips
Carmakers and their suppliers are piecing together new supply chains after a Chinese-owned company in the Netherlands was caught in the middle of the trade war, revealing European vulnerabilities.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Blames Shutdown for Republican Losses on Election Day
Speaking to senators at a breakfast, President Trump acknowledged that the results of Tuesday’s races were not a positive outcome for his party.
New York Times Top StoriesFIFA Will Award Its Own Peace Prize Next Month in Washington
Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, has built a close relationship with President Trump, who has groused about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
New York Times Top StoriesAtmospheric River Brings Powerful Winds and Rain to California, Oregon and Washington
Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages, forecasters warned.
New York Times Top StoriesFrance Moves to Block the Shein Website Over a Sex Doll Scandal
The crackdown, ordered by the prime minister, added to the controversy over the Chinese fast-fashion retailer as it opened its first store in Paris amid chaotic scenes.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Berates Justice Dept. in Its Prosecution of Comey
The flashpoint was the Justice Department’s failure to turn over seized communications from a confidant of Mr. Comey’s, Daniel C. Richman, a law professor at Columbia University.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Military Draws Up Nigeria Plans, With Limited Options to Quell Violence
American forces are unlikely to be able to end a decades-long insurgency in Africa’s most populous country, despite President Trump’s order, officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Zohran Mamdani, Winning Is One Thing. Governing Will Be Quite Another.
Being mayor of New York City is often referred to as the second hardest job in the country, but the task may be even more complicated for Zohran Mamdani.