New York Times Top Stories
Jimmy Cliff: 8 Essential Songs
A giant of Jamaican music, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish reggae’s themes of struggle, resistance and uplift.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAn Auto Holy Grail: Motors That Don’t Rely on Chinese Rare Earths
Weary of being captive to geopolitics, car companies are looking for ways to replace powerful rare-earth magnets in electric motors.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuelan Diaspora Divided on Trump’s Military Strategy
Differences of opinion, complicated by unease over President Trump’s immigration policies, are creating tense divisions among Venezuelans in South Florida.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia’s Invasion of Ukraine Prompts Debate Over Europe’s Military
With Russia looming, governments race to rebuild armed forces that shrank after the Cold War, grappling with hard issues of economics, politics and military strategy.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin’s Win-Win: Take a Russia-Friendly Peace Deal, or Fight On
The Kremlin’s leader is standing back as Ukraine and Europe scramble to negotiate changes to a U.S. proposal to end the war.
New York Times Top StoriesSleep Apnea Linked to Parkinson’s Disease, New Study Finds
Those with the sleep condition were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. But one treatment was found to help.
New York Times Top StoriesWill Dressing Up Fix Flying?
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has introduced a campaign meant to encourage civility.
New York Times Top StoriesStudy Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break
Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last.
New York Times Top StoriesHealth Issues in Middle Age Can Be Linked to Pregnancy Years Earlier
Women with common pregnancy complications are at increased risk for cardiovascular and metabolic health problems later in life. But many patients remain unaware of the connection.
New York Times Top StoriesAlma Allen, American Sculptor, Is Selected for Venice Biennale
The choice of a relatively unknown artist based in Mexico City ends a chaotic, much-delayed selection process led by the State Department.
New York Times Top StoriesGrisly Killings of a Married Couple Spark New Sectarian Unrest in Syria
The government acted quickly to tamp down reprisals in the central city of Homs as it tries to manage repeated waves of bloodshed involving minority groups.
New York Times Top StoriesBolsonaro’s Arrest Exposes Limits to Trump’s Power
President Trump tried to keep the former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, out of prison. He failed, and now he is moving on.
New York Times Top StoriesRick Cotton, Head of the Port Authority, Is Stepping Down
Mr. Cotton oversaw the rebuilding of LaGuardia Airport and several other major infrastructure projects in the New York City region.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Crypto’s Slide Is Rattling Wall Street
Bitcoin and other digital tokens have lost more than $1 trillion in value in recent weeks, raising concerns about a wider market fallout.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon, Dies at 81
The Grammy Award-winning singer died of pneumonia, his wife said. His 1972 starring role in “The Harder They Come” helped bring reggae to a wider audience.
New York Times Top StoriesDharmendra, Bollywood Leading Man, Dies at 89
In a career spanning nearly seven decades and more than 300 productions, the actor became one of India’s best known and most versatile screen stars.
New York Times Top StoriesNegotiating Peace in Ukraine
We explain the Trump administration’s latest push to end the war.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Deadline for Ukraine, and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Abrupt Resignation
Plus, a new crash-test dummy.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Welcomes A.P.’s Photographers. Its Reporters? Not So Much.
The White House now has conflicting approaches for Associated Press journalists as it fights the news service in court over access to presidential events.
New York Times Top StoriesHis Right Foot: One Tiny Drawing for Sale, Maybe by Michelangelo
The Renaissance artist painted more than 100 figures in the Sistine Chapel ceiling, yet studies for only a handful remain. Could this five-inch drawing at Christie’s be one?
New York Times Top StoriesTed Danson and Mary Steenburgen Star in a Love Story, Onscreen and Off
Married for three decades, the actors get together as characters in the second season of “A Man on the Inside.”
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Disinformation Comes to Mexico, Seeking to Rupture US Ties
A U.S. government cable said that Kremlin-run outlets had scaled up their efforts across Latin America, seeking to turn people against the United States and garner support for Russia.
New York Times Top StoriesCory Booker on What It Takes to Believe in America Again
“If America hasn’t broken your heart, you don’t love her enough,” the New Jersey senator argues.
New York Times Top StoriesA Stand Against Coal Could Push Oakland Toward Bankruptcy
After Oakland, Calif., reneged on a contract allowing coal shipments, a Kentucky company went under. Courts say the city must now pay hundreds of millions of dollars.
New York Times Top StoriesCarville: How About a Sweeping, Aggressive, Unvarnished Platform of Pure Economic Rage
Democrats also have to shed the last vestiges of woke.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy a Man With U.S. Ties Fought for Russia in Ukraine
Col. Andrei Demurenko’s war story began at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., at a moment of hope and peace. It ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Best Baseball Team Behind Bars
The San Quentin Giants’ opponents are impressed. But what about the parole board that decides the players’ fate?
New York Times Top StoriesAmerica’s Caregivers Are in Crisis
Caregivers are at the brink of despair.
New York Times Top StoriesBillionaires Have a Bigger Role in Higher Education Under President Trump
A new set of billionaires with an interest in higher education has helped oust college presidents and even assisted the Trump administration in its effort to overhaul the industry.
New York Times Top StoriesThese Hospitals Figured Out How to Slash C-Section Rates
Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room.