New York Times Top Stories
The Kennedy Center Crackup
A Trumpian drama has been playing out inside the performing arts center all year. It has been damaging for business.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWho Wrote That Headline? Maybe a Robot.
A.I. has taken newsrooms by storm, setting off industrywide soul-searching about its potential and pitfalls.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Supreme Court’s Gender Passport Ruling Isn’t About ID
And it defeats the basic purpose of the document.
New York Times Top Stories4 Arrested Over Disruption of Israeli Orchestra’s Concert
Several audience members shouted or lit flares as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Paris. After the concert, the ensemble received 10 minutes of applause and played the Israeli national anthem.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Resurrecting the Gatsby Era. The Hangover Could Be Brutal.
Donald Trump’s recent Gatsby party encapsulates this moment of economic peril.
New York Times Top StoriesHegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
The moves to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Astonishing Bull Market Will End One Day. Are You Ready?
Big stock gains have always been followed by big losses. Here are tips on how to prepare.
New York Times Top StoriesSerbian Lawmakers Approve Luxury Trump Hotel on Historic Bombing Site
Despite a fraud investigation into officials who endorsed the project, Parliament used an extraordinary provision in the Constitution to push the plans through.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Suspends Some Export Controls on Critical Minerals but Retains Others
The Chinese government followed through on promises it made publicly after a recent summit, but has not yet taken other actions sought by the White House.
New York Times Top StoriesJapanese Automakers Warn of Billions in Tariff Losses
Toyota, Honda and Nissan forecast big hits to their profits from higher tariffs that they acknowledged were likely ‘here to stay.’
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Sanctions Risk Straining Trump’s Chummy Relationship With Hungarian Leader
New U.S. penalties on Russian energy could be a sticking point as President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary meet.
New York Times Top StoriesA Nerve-Racking Week for SNAP Recipients, and Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Deal
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Drugs, Executions Near a Record High
Facing an influx of amphetamines, the kingdom has put hundreds of people to death, many of them foreigners convicted of low-level smuggling.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Germany Is Still Divided When It Comes to Russia
Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.
New York Times Top StoriesMore Democrats Need to Follow Pelosi’s Example and Retire
She has shown herself more willing than most to put aside her own ego for the greater good.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Job Market Is Cooling but Not Collapsing, According to Private Data
The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fed’s Recent Rate Decisions Have Been Divisive. It Is Likely to Get Worse.
The last three policy votes have featured some form of dissent, as officials grapple with how to weigh a softening labor market and resurgent inflation.
New York Times Top StoriesMass Layoffs Are Scary, but Probably Not a Sign of the A.I. Apocalypse
Despite fears that Amazon and other employers are already replacing workers with bots, the A.I. transition is likely to play out differently.
New York Times Top Stories‘The Jitterbug Seems Justified!’: 3 Writers on Democratic Elation and G.O.P. Alarm
What both parties should take away from a night of Democratic victories.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Idaho Grows Ever Redder, Boise Worries About Its Isolation
Two city councilors won re-election on Tuesday, though their support for a pride flag at City Hall had sparked challenges from the right. Still, Idaho’s deep embrace of President Trump has the city worried.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 2025 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
Take a peek at this year’s winners.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Can’t Stand Trump. But His I.V.F. Policy Might Help Them Have Children.
Even those opposed to President Trump were encouraged by his announcement of a discount on I.V.F. drugs, a policy that followed months of complex negotiations.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Tariffs Scar Canadian City Where Cars Have Been Made for Decades
An automaker’s decision to shift Canadian jobs to the United States has left workers in Brampton, Ontario, feeling betrayed and angry.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
The environmental group gave up its singular focus on climate change for a broader agenda. The ensuing internal strife left it weakened as it takes on the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesDeep Beneath Helsinki, the Playgrounds Are Really Bomb Shelters
Finland has spent decades digging caves into its bedrock. Now, as Russia rears its head, nervous Finns want to know: “Where’s my shelter?”
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Jailed for Placing Tiny Antiwar Signs in a Market Says She Would Do it Again
Freed in a major prisoner swap, Aleksandra Skochilenko said “the values of freedom of speech, of peace, could be more important than spending even 10 years in jail.”
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Exports Unexpectedly Falter as Prices Keep Falling
Exports of cars, solar panels and batteries remain strong, but prices are falling because of factory overcapacity in China.
New York Times Top StoriesRent-Stabilized to Rent-Free? Mamdani Could Be Headed to Gracie Mansion.
Five bedrooms. A ballroom. A full-time chef. The official mayoral residence in New York City could not be more different from Zohran Mamdani’s current home.
New York Times Top StoriesIn N.B.A. Betting Scandal, Internet Touts Played Old Game in a New Form
A Supreme Court decision created a sports gambling industry now worth $14 billion. Many are angling for a cut.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Laments the Effects of the Longest-Ever Government Shutdown
Stephen Colbert advised that anyone traveling for Thanksgiving “might want to leave now.”