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Saudi Ex-Intelligence Official Seeks American Help Spilling U.S. Secrets
Saad Aljabri, feuding with the de facto Saudi ruler, wants former U.S. officials to help him fend off Saudi corruption claims.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA.I. Isn’t the Only Thing Pushing Up Electricity Bills. (But It’s Mostly A.I.)
Calvin Butler, the chief executive of Exelon, one of the nation’s largest utility companies, is trying to keep the lights on.
New York Times Top Stories‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture.
New York Times Top StoriesIs This Artist the Joe Rogan of the Art World?
Joshua Citarella, the artist behind the podcast “Doomscroll” and the digital project Do Not Research, explains how online subcultures influence today’s politics.
New York Times Top StoriesA New Generation of Gamblers Searches for Help
The sports betting boom has drawn in millions of young men. Are recovery efforts for problem gamblers lagging behind?
New York Times Top StoriesLive From New York: Zohran Mamdani’s Got Jokes
New York City’s next mayor showed during the campaign that he has a sharp sense of humor. Keeping things light at City Hall could be trickier.
New York Times Top StoriesAmong Mamdani’s Many Upcoming Challenges: Fixing New York City’s Schools
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, will encounter dwindling enrollment, lackluster reading scores and federal officials spoiling for a fight.
New York Times Top StoriesPfizer to Acquire Obesity Drug Start-Up Metsera in $10 Billion Deal
The announcement of the deal signaled an end to the bidding war for Metsera between Pfizer and Novo Nordisk, the Danish maker of Ozempic and Wegovy.
New York Times Top StoriesUPS and FedEx Ground MD-11 Cargo Planes After Louisville Crash
The cargo airlines said they had taken the step to immediately ground the fleets on the recommendation of the plane’s manufacturer.
New York Times Top StoriesExercising Is the Worst
Exercise has never been fun, but our expectations for physical performance, what it means to be healthy, and what it means to age have gotten too high.
New York Times Top StoriesJohn Cleary, Wounded in Kent State Shooting, Dies at 74
He was shot in 1970 by the National Guard during a student protest over the Vietnam War that left four dead in Ohio. A photo of him lying on the ground and bleeding made the cover of Life magazine.
New York Times Top StoriesInside China’s Quest to Defy Aging with Longevity Labs and ‘Immortality Islands’
Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat I Learned From the ‘New Globalists’ of an Optimistic Nation
Few countries are excited about globalization anymore, but Vietnam is still into it — wholeheartedly. Do the reasons go beyond economic growth?
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Warns of a ‘Very, Very Dark Moment’ as He Hits Out at Trump
The former president, now a far less popular figure in his party, appeared in Nebraska for an overtly political speech that slammed his successor.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Appeals to Supreme Court to Block Order to Pay Full SNAP Benefits
The temporary ruling by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, blocking a lower court order to fully fund the aid, added to the uncertainty around the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
New York Times Top StoriesThe DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves
“The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived of life itself.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Courts Have Ruled in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments
Federal courts across the country have heard legal challenges to the mobilization of troops in Chicago, Portland, Ore., Los Angeles and other cities. Here’s how judges have ruled, so far.
New York Times Top StoriesA Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS
As Ms. Pelosi announced her retirement, she was celebrated for her long tenure in Washington. But back home, she was remembered for showing up at a terrifying moment when others turned away.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests
With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters were hampering President Trump’s policies.
New York Times Top StoriesCanada Culls Hundreds of Ostriches as a Court and a Kennedy Fail to Save Them
The birds, exposed to the avian flu, were killed after Canada’s Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal and a rescue effort by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fell short.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York State Officials Approve Proposal for Controversial Underwater Gas Pipeline
The contentious proposal, previously rebuffed by state regulators who expressed environmental concerns, was deemed acceptable on Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesA Democrat Pushing 80 Confronts the Young(er) and Restless
A fight brewing in Massachusetts could preview Democrats’ age battles.
New York Times Top StoriesVirginia Teen Narrowly Defeats Former Civics Teacher in County Election
Cameran Drew, 19, defeated his former high school government teacher, Kenneth Bell, by 10 votes for a seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors this week. There are no hard feelings.
New York Times Top StoriesRise in Kidney Disease Tied to Other Chronic Conditions, Study Finds
Rates of the disease have been rising for decades, driven in part by diabetes and high blood pressure.
New York Times Top StoriesPrince Harry Apologizes to Canadians for Wearing an L.A. Dodgers Cap
Harry, who referred to the episode as “Hat Gate,” was seen wearing the cap at a World Series game in Los Angeles between the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Trump’s Transgender Passport Policy After Supreme Court Ruling
A policy that requires passports to display a person’s sex assigned at birth will come into play during renewals and first-time applications.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Scale Back Demands for Ending Government Shutdown
After weeks of stalemate, Senate Democrats said they would be willing to reopen the government in exchange for a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Cozying Up to Trump, Leaders Hedge Their Reliance on Moscow and Beijing
President Trump has made it easier for countries that are close to Russia and China to build ties with the United States. Those countries are embracing the opportunity.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Pardons Darryl Strawberry, Former Mets and Yankees Slugger
The eight-time All-Star baseball player pleaded guilty in 1995 to one count of tax evasion. He was sentenced to six months of home confinement.
New York Times Top StoriesPelosi Was Among the Most Notable House Speakers
The first woman to hold the post also made history as one of the most significant speakers in modern times.