New York Times Top Stories
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
Howard Lutnick is helping push data center projects. His family companies are profiting from them.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHoliday Hiring Slows, Frustrating Job Seekers
Retailers are adding fewer of the seasonal roles that many Americans rely on to make ends meet.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Has a Legal Clause for Housing That Could Put NIMBYs in a Corner
For years, the state has been nudging its cities to build housing to address a severe shortage. Maybe what they needed was a shove.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Sanctions on Russian Oil Loom, India Prepares to End Its Buying Spree
India has been snapping up discounted Russian crude for three years, but U.S. sanctions that take effect on Friday are expected to end the lucrative trade.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter a Mysterious Death, a Family’s Quest for Answers Leads to a Tick
A JetBlue pilot’s illness looked like food poisoning, but it was actually an increasingly common tick-borne meat allergy that can be fatal.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Kimmel Prepares for Hurricane Epstein
Kimmel wondered if President Trump might “pull a Taylor Swift and give us ‘The Epstein Files: Donnie’s Version.’”
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Kimmel Prepares for Hurricane Epstein
Kimmel wondered if President Trump might “pull a Taylor Swift and give us ‘The Epstein Files: Donnie’s Version.’”
New York Times Top StoriesFranco Died 50 Years Ago, but He’s Still Winning New Fans in Spain
Young Spaniards are increasingly drawn to the dictator Francisco Franco. So the government is designing apps, games and T-shirts to promote democracy.
New York Times Top StoriesTop National Book Awards Go to Writing About the Middle East
Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” won in fiction, while Omar El Akkad’s reckoning with Gaza took the nonfiction prize.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Approves the Epstein Files Release, but Some May Be Withheld
The president sought to take credit for the legislation, despite months of pressure to kill it. The bill has significant exceptions that could mean many documents would stay confidential.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Mamdani Will Meet at White House on Friday
The meeting between Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and President Trump will come after the two men have fiercely attacked one another.
New York Times Top StoriesSaudi Arabia, Once Shunned, Has Corporate Titans Swooning for Deals
Some of the most prominent U.S. executives gathered at the Kennedy Center for an event promoting deal-making with the oil-rich kingdom.
New York Times Top StoriesFlorida Lawmaker Stole FEMA Funds for House Campaign, Prosecutors Say
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick misused $5 million in Covid-related funds during the pandemic in part to finance her campaign, according to the Justice Department.
New York Times Top StoriesNvidia Earnings Fuel Rally in Global Technology Stocks
The chipmaker’s profit surge and strong revenue forecast helped to ease fears that spending on A.I. infrastructure might be outpacing demand.
New York Times Top StoriesClimate Change Is Stressing Italy’s Cows, and Coming for Your Burrata
Extreme heat causes cows to produce less milk. This poses problems in cheese-obsessed Italy, especially as it tries to meet growing demand for favorites like burrata.
New York Times Top StoriesLarry Summers to Stop Teaching at Harvard While It Investigates His Epstein Ties
The former Harvard president had previously stepped down from other positions following revelations about his longtime connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
New York Times Top StoriesNASA Releases Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS Passing by Mars
With the government reopened, the space agency at last released pictures captured by a fleet of government spacecraft of an object that came from beyond our solar system.
New York Times Top StoriesRobert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92
The image immortalized a Vietnam Veteran’s joyous homecoming to his beaming family but hid the painful truth about a marriage that was about to end.
New York Times Top StoriesSaudi Arabia’s Prince Has Big Plans, but His Giant Fund Is Low on Cash
After nearly a decade of expensive, hit-and-miss investments, Mohammed bin Salman is overseeing a behind-the-scenes restructuring of the kingdom’s all-important wealth fund.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Does Trump, the ‘America First’ President, Keep Looking to Foreign Leaders?
Trump keeps showing he is not as isolationist as many supporters had hoped.
New York Times Top StoriesNewly Discovered Bach Pieces Are the Fruits of Decades of Detective Work
A pair of organ works that scholars believe were written by a teenage Johann Sebastian Bach were premiered in Leipzig this week and added to the composer’s official catalog.
New York Times Top StoriesF.B.I. Hunt Intensifies for Ryan Wedding, Snowboarder Accused of Being a Drug Kingpin
Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic athlete said to be a major cocaine trafficker, is accused of ordering the murder of a witness who was set to testify against him.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S.-Russian Peace Plan Would Force Ukraine to Cede Land and Cut Army
The 28-point proposal, which comes as the Trump administration tries to restart settlement talks, includes demands long rejected by Kyiv as nonstarters.
New York Times Top StoriesBelieve It or Not, That $12 Million Gold Toilet Was Bought by … Ripley’s
The entertainment company plans on displaying the toilet, saying its team is exploring “whether visitors may someday be allowed to use it.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe World Craves A.I. Chips
Also, a corruption scandal is roiling Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani and Tisch Agreed to Work Together. Here’s Where They Differ.
The New York City mayor-to-be, Zohran Mamdani, and the head of the Police Department, Jessica Tisch, have gaps to bridge on crime and policing.
New York Times Top StoriesStalled Contempt Inquiry Into Deportation Flights Springs Back to Life
The resurrected inquiry could finally get to the bottom of lingering questions such as: Did top Trump administration officials purposely ignore a court order?
New York Times Top StoriesMexico Is Now the United States’ Top Buyer
For first time in at least 30 years, the United States has exported more to Mexico than Canada, U.S. government data show, in a sign of how much North American trade has consolidated.
New York Times Top StoriesNvidia’s Profit Jumps 65% to $31.9 Billion. Is It Enough for Wall Street?
The company, which makes the computer chips essential to the artificial intelligence boom, also said revenue in its recent quarter rose to $57 billion.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Fawning Meeting With the Saudi Prince Was a Disgrace
Working with imperfect partners does not mean that the United States should cover up and lie about their misdeeds.