New York Times Top Stories
Ilhan Omar: Somali Americans Aren’t Afraid of Trump’s Bigotry
Attacks on Somali Americans are a cruel distraction.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAs Health Care Subsidies Teeter, Congress Is Again at an Impasse
Democrats won an agreement for a floor showdown after the shutdown, but consensus still eludes the Senate. Will Republicans pay a political price?
New York Times Top StoriesCharles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101
As a 19-year-old medic, he won a Silver Star for his service during D-Day. Later, in the Korean War, he earned a Bronze Star.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Years of Debate, Vatican Says No to Women Deacons, at Least for Now
But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other leadership roles in the Catholic Church.
New York Times Top StoriesEurovision Is in Turmoil as Israel’s Participation Leads to Boycott
The Netherlands and Slovenia also said they would not take part in next year’s contest, meant to be its celebratory 70th edition.
New York Times Top StoriesFalse U.S.G.S. Report of 5.9 Earthquake Sends Phones Buzzing in Nevada
The United States Geological Survey quickly deleted the alert, saying it had been sent in error. “This isn’t a good look,” one earthquake expert said.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Cracks in the G.O.P. Are Widening
Bret Stephens, Frank Bruni and Aaron Retica on the gap between Trump’s interests and what matters to Americans.
New York Times Top StoriesBipartisan House Group Proposes Long-Shot Health Care Plan
Republicans and Democrats released a two-year plan to scale back and extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, but it faces long odds in the G.O.P.-led House.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Guidelines Endorse Self-Swab Alternative to Pap Smear for Cervical Cancer Testing
The recommendation comes after the first at-home test, a self-swab, received federal approval earlier this year.
New York Times Top StoriesSuspect Arrested in Inquiry Into Pipe Bombs in D.C. Ahead of Jan. 6 Riot
The suspect was described as a 30-year-old man from Prince William County, Va., and his arrest could ultimately provide an answer to one of the mysteries arising from the Jan. 6. attack.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Deal Making Is Getting Faster
Investors are deciding within 15 minutes whether to shovel millions into A.I. start-ups and taking entrepreneurs weight lifting and rock climbing to get deals done.
New York Times Top StoriesHer Roof Was About to Be Fixed. Then Immigration Agents Showed Up.
The Trump administration’s deportation agenda is reverberating beyond immigrant communities as agents begin fanning out around New Orleans.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump Threatens to Leave North American Deal, Groups Urge Him to ‘Do No Harm’
Hearings that began Wednesday in Washington reflected anxiety over the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact and whether the president could end up scrapping it.
New York Times Top StoriesYasser Abu Shabab, Militant Leader Backed by Israel, Is Killed in Gaza, Official Says
Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin man in his 30s, was at the center of an Israeli project in Gaza to build up anti-Hamas militias.
New York Times Top StoriesShe Was 8 When She Fled the Nazis. After 86 Years, It Inspired Her Art.
Cornelia Foss, better known as a confidante to other artists than as an artist herself, has put aside landscape painting for something far more visceral.
New York Times Top StoriesRuined Rice Fields and Broken Rail Lines: Sri Lanka Counts Cost of Cyclone
Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a headache for the island nation just recovering from an economic crash.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin Must Have Authorized Novichok Poisoning in Salisbury, UK Inquiry Finds
The death of a British woman from Novichok poisoning was the result of a botched assassination attempt authorized at the highest level, an official report said on Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesDeadly Attacks in Gaza Test Cease-Fire as Body of Another Captive Is Returned
Israel launched a military strike after it said Hamas militants attacked its soldiers, the latest clashes in the two months since a truce was signed.
New York Times Top StoriesPoll Suggests Voters May Blame Republicans More if Affordable Care Act Subsidies Go Away
About half of people covered under the Affordable Care Act say that if their health costs spike, it will have a “major impact” on how they vote in the 2026 midterm elections, a survey found.
New York Times Top StoriesImmigrants’ Fears
We explain how Afghan refugees in America are experiencing the fallout from a D.C. shooting.
New York Times Top StoriesF.D.A. Orders Recall of More than 1.5 Million Bags of Shredded Cheese
A warning over shredded cheese is the latest of hundreds in the U.S. food system. Understanding recalls can help shoppers determine what’s truly dangerous.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Childhood Vaccine Under Threat, and Trump’s Newest Push for Gas-Powered Cars
Plus, the race to save music history.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Happens if Vaccines Aren’t Recommended?
Advisers to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appear poised to make consequential changes to the childhood vaccination schedule. Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter at The New York Times, explains how this change could affect vaccine accessibility.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians
The Israeli government authorized 22 settlements in May, the largest expansion in decades, and Palestinian families are now being forced from their homes.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
The company said in a lawsuit that the Defense Department’s new reporting restrictions infringed on the constitutional rights of journalists.
New York Times Top StoriesSpain Sees Itself as a Beacon for Immigrants. So Do Many Latin Americans.
The government presents its migrant policy as a welcoming alternative to U.S. crackdowns. But activists say those arriving on boats from Africa are excluded from that embrace.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump to Host Congo and Rwanda Leaders for Peace Talks in Persistent Conflict
The president will meet with the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to advance a deal meant to end a long war in eastern Congo.
New York Times Top StoriesThe ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute
Having “real estate deal guys” as America’s negotiators on the war in Ukraine is a liability, not an advantage. You want a statesman.
New York Times Top StoriesBrooklyn Borough President Will Run for House Seat as Socialists Circle
Antonio Reynoso’s bid to replace Representative Nydia M. Velázquez will most likely be contested by a candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.
New York Times Top StoriesSnail Theft Hits France Before Holiday Rush
Shop owners say the thieves who took 990 pounds of snails must have been escargot cognoscenti.