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Our Petty, Hollow, Squalid Ogre in Chief
The White House has never had a more loathsome occupant.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesIndia Charges Pakistan-Based Groups in April Terrorist Attack in Kashmir
India claims that Pakistan sponsored the terrorists responsible for killing 26 people in the disputed region, an accusation Pakistan denies.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Many Top Law Schools, Black Student Enrollment Continues to Drop
The New York Times examined data from 18 of the nation’s top law schools and found that first-year Black enrollment had increased at only four, including at Harvard.
New York Times Top StoriesA Second Doctor Is Sentenced in Matthew Perry Ketamine Case
The doctor, Mark Chavez, who had used fraudulent prescriptions to acquire the drug and conspired to sell it to Mr. Perry at inflated prices, was sentenced to three years of supervised release.
New York Times Top StoriesSydney Attackers Motivated by “Islamic State Ideology,” Officials Say
Investigators said they were also looking into a trip to the Philippines that the father-and-son attackers took last month.
New York Times Top StoriesIn a Remote Jungle, the Gruesome Poaching of Rare Elephants
More than a dozen Bornean elephants have been killed — including five beheaded — in Malaysia in the past 18 months, the authorities say.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Is Seeking Exemption From a European Climate Law, Officials Say
Diplomats told E.U. officials that the bloc’s law on methane, a potent greenhouse gas, would hurt American oil and gas companies.
New York Times Top StoriesRome’s New Subway Stops Are Part Museum, Part Station
Part station, part museum, two new subway stops in Rome offer riders the chance to see ancient artifacts unearthed in digging for the stations.
New York Times Top StoriesHegseth Declines to Show Lawmakers Boat Strike Video
The defense secretary joined the secretary of state on Capitol Hill to deliver the first classified briefings to include all members of the House and Senate on the maritime attacks.
New York Times Top StoriesDonald Trump May Be About to Pick the Least Important Fed Chair in Decades
Consensus may be a thing of the past. And that’s good.
New York Times Top StoriesWrong Turns and Long Nights: Inside the Search for the Brown University Attacker
After determining that a man they had detained was not the killer, Rhode Island officials have searched for more evidence and released photos of a possible gunman.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Plan Calls For Enhanced Military, With U.S. and European Backup
The latest proposal is designed to deter future Russian aggression. But Russia is not part of the talks and has shown little willingness to negotiate.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Top Aides Publicly Defend Susie Wiles After Explosive Interviews
President Trump praised his chief of staff as doing “a fantastic job,” and more than a dozen members of his cabinet have posted defenses of her on social media.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight
The Trump administration singled out European tech firms by name and promised economic consequences Tuesday unless the E.U. rolls back tech regulation and lawsuits.
New York Times Top StoriesM.I.T. Professor Is Fatally Shot in His Home
The professor, Nuno F.G. Loureiro, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Tuesday morning. The authorities said they had opened a homicide investigation.
New York Times Top StoriesRob and Nick Reiner: A Father-Son Relationship in Several Acts
Some who worked on the semi-autobiographical “Being Charlie” saw challenges play out on the set.
New York Times Top StoriesHeart Association Revives Theory That Light Drinking May Be Good for You
The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful.
New York Times Top StoriesFrance Passes Welfare Budget Law, Giving Government Rare Win
Sébastien Lecornu, the third French prime minister in less than a year, succeeded where his two predecessors failed — at least for now.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Dismisses Rise in Unemployment
The Trump administration looked to recast elements of a dour jobs report Thursday as a sign of strength.
New York Times Top StoriesAustralia, After a Mass Shooting During Hanukkah, Looks for a Path Forward
Jews are fearful of more violence and Muslims are wary of a backlash after the mass shooting at Bondi Beach killed 15. Can Australia steer its way toward stability?
New York Times Top StoriesArctic Report Card Marks Record Temperatures and Rainfall in Arctic
A yearly checkup on the region documents a warmer, rainier Arctic and 200 Alaskan rivers “rusting” as melting tundra leaches minerals from the soil into waterways.
New York Times Top StoriesTrinidad and Tobago Sides With U.S. in Battle Against Venezuela, Military Tool Suggests
The United States and Trinidad say U.S. Marines installed a radar in Tobago to combat drugs — but this war materiel isn’t designed for operations based at sea or on land.
New York Times Top StoriesRob Reiner Gave Us Great Reasons to Go to the Movies
“This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “Misery”: Reiner delivered an incredible number of accessible, original and adult movies that we still cherish.
New York Times Top StoriesTakeaways From Susie Wiles’s Vanity Fair Interviews Describing Trump World
During 11 interviews with Vanity Fair over President Trump’s first year back in office, Ms. Wiles, his chief of staff, opened up about the president, the people around him and their internal fights.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope May Roll Back Combustion Engine Ban
A proposal to revise an E.U. law requiring carmakers to stop producing combustion engines by 2035 would offer some relief to automakers, but it sets back the region’s climate goals.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen King on Rob Reiner’s ‘Stand by Me’
In Rob’s hands, “Stand by Me,” my most autobiographical novel, rang true.
New York Times Top StoriesBrown Shooter Still at Large After Nearly Three Days
The authorities are still looking for the gunman who killed two students at Brown University. Investigators are expected to release more video footage on Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesNetflix Adds Podcasts in Deal With iHeartMedia
The streaming service now has about 30 video podcasts lined up for 2026, including the influential radio show “The Breakfast Club.”
New York Times Top StoriesFighting for Femininity, Not Feminism on the New Women’s Right
A group of young conservatives feel that the pressures they face as 20-something women have been made worse by the liberal feminism that defined their youth.
New York Times Top StoriesWatching ‘Liberation’ With a Women’s Movement Pioneer, My Mom
In researching her new Broadway play, Bess Wohl interviewed my mother. After a performance, we all discussed the play and its themes.