New York Times Top Stories
How New York Can Protect Its Street Vendors
The city’s history can be understood through the people who sell food on sidewalks. Here’s how New York could set them up for success.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesU.S. Army Secretary Meets With Russian Envoys on Ukraine Peace Plan
The secretary, Daniel Driscoll, was in Geneva over the weekend for talks with a Ukrainian delegation.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Your Signature Dish Says About You
Like your astrological sign, what you bring says a lot about who you are.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fed and Big Tech Re-Raise Investors’ Spirits
Markets appear to be hoping again that the central bank will cut rates next month, and that the artificial intelligence boom has room to run.
New York Times Top StoriesAre Schools a Problem?
We look into the mental health crisis affecting American youth.
New York Times Top StoriesChina and Japan, With Trump in the Middle, Stoke an Existential Showdown
With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone to try to pry the U.S.-Japan alliance apart.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Retribution Campaign Hits a Major Roadblock, and Health Care Costs Set to Surge
Plus, what a social media break can do for your brain.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump Pushes to End Ukraine War, Europe Toils to Have a Say
Initially cut out of development of the 28-point peace plan, European leaders are now trying to recast its pro-Russia slant. So far, it seems to be working.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Plans Compounds to House Palestinians in Israeli-Held Half of Gaza
The project could offer relief for tens of thousands of Palestinians who have endured two years of war, but has raised questions about whether it could entrench the partition of Gaza into Israeli- and Hamas-controlled zones.
New York Times Top StoriesDrug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration
Internal documents reveal the impact on crime fighting as the Trump administration diverts special agents to its mass deportation agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season
New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel
The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
New York Times Top StoriesI Went to an Anti-Vaccine Conference. Medicine Is in Trouble.
A journey to the fringe of MAHA.
New York Times Top StoriesFaux Jewels and Slimming Belts: Why Shopping on TikTok Is a Lot Like QVC
The popular app’s online marketplace is growing rapidly in the United States, driven by TikTok’s popularity and influencer advertisements that look a lot like TV infomercials.
New York Times Top StoriesMapping the Brain’s Sense of What Goes On Inside the Body
Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders.
New York Times Top StoriesI’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.
My students’ easy access to chatbots forced me to make humanities instruction even more human.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutor Used Flawed A.I. to Keep a Man in Jail, His Lawyers Say
The case is among the first in which a prosecutor is accused of filing court papers marred by A.I.-generated mistakes.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Broken Promise to Confront Corporate Power
The Trump administration is using its antitrust powers mostly to protect Mr. Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesBoeing Tackles Quality With a ‘War on Defects’
Two years after a panel flew off a 737 Max, Boeing is doing more inspections, completing work in its intended order and making other changes. Can the company keep it up?
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Bombards Kyiv After Peace Talks End in Geneva
A missile-and-drone barrage killed at least six people in Ukraine’s capital, officials said, hours after officials said they had made some headway on a peace proposal.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Kimmel Is Charmed by the Trump-Mamdani Bromance
“What a turn of events!” Kimmel said of the president’s warm words for New York’s mayor-elect. “It was like he was giving a wedding toast to his new son-in-law.”
New York Times Top StoriesChallengers Take on N.Y. House Democrats, Targeting Their Ties to Israel
Several Democratic incumbents are facing primary battles after Zohran Mamdani’s win suggested that being pro-Israel was no longer a universal selling point.
New York Times Top StoriesDeported and Desperate to Be Reunited With Their Children
Across the United States, children have been left in the care of relatives and neighbors after deportations. In Venezuela, parents are clamoring for the return of their sons and daughters.
New York Times Top StoriesThomas King, Award-Winning Canadian Author, Says He Is Not Indigenous
Thomas King said he felt “ripped in half” on learning he had no Indigenous ancestry. The Canadian author has dedicated his career to writing about Indigenous people.
New York Times Top StoriesWarmed by Japan’s Support, Taiwan Takes Up Sushi Diplomacy
China closed off Japanese seafood imports after Japan’s new leader declared strong support for Taiwan. Suddenly, sushi is everywhere on Taiwanese social media.
New York Times Top StoriesBudget Will Be a Big Test for the UK’s Most Unpopular Chancellor in Decades
Rachel Reeves, who has had a bruising tenure as the country’s top economic official, is set to announce tax and spending measures that risk stoking more discontent.
New York Times Top Stories100 Notable Books of 2025
Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
New York Times Top StoriesAt a Congressional Hearing, Residents Detail the Trauma of the L.A. Raids
More than two dozen people described the upheaval the raids had caused in immigrant communities and aired accusations of mistreatment by agents.
New York Times Top StoriesJewish Leaders Rebuke Mamdani Over Response to Synagogue Protest
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
New York Times Top StoriesImages From Vietnam’s Year of Deadly Wet Weather
Scientists suggested that climate change could make central Vietnam a global hot spot for destructive storms. This year has seemed to prove the point.