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Birthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers
New research suggests that having a pet can actually make people more likely to become parents.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAt Tokyo Zoo, Visitors Worry Pandas Could Be China’s Next Target
Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over Taiwan could get in the way of sending more.
New York Times Top StoriesE.U. Leaders Debate Plan for Ukraine Financed by Frozen Russian Assets
The European Council convenes on Thursday, and at stake is a contentious deal to back Ukraine and its war effort in 2026 and 2027.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Is Feeling Strong and Senses an American Retreat
Beijing is using its messaging tools to show off its prowess at building infrastructure and project power, taking advantage of what it says is “deep anxiety” in U.S. policies.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Military Announces 4 Killed in 26th Boat Strike
The attack on Wednesday brings the total number killed to at least 99 since the Trump administration began bombing boats suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Government Admits Liability in Deadly D.C.-Area Air Collision
A federal court filing says the Army crew piloting a Black Hawk helicopter could have avoided the nighttime accident in January if it had been able to see and avoid a commercial jet.
New York Times Top StoriesFact-Checking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on the Economy
The president cited misleading statistics to insist, wrongly, that prices were coming down.
New York Times Top StoriesFact-Checking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on the Economy
The president cited misleading statistics to insist, wrongly, that prices were coming down.
New York Times Top StoriesAustralia to Crack Down on Hate Speech After Bondi Attack
New legislation will be drafted to target those who promote violence and to increase penalties for hate speech, the prime minister said Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesFull Transcript of President Trump’s Speech on the Economy
The president sharply attacked his predecessor while insisting that his own record contained nothing but victories.
New York Times Top StoriesPeter Arnett, Pulitzer-Winning War Correspondent, Dies at 91
He won the prestigious award for his daring coverage of the Vietnam War for The Associated Press, and went on to cover conflicts for CNN for nearly two decades.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Government Admits Liability in Deadly D.C.-Area Air Collision
A federal court filing says the Army crew piloting a Black Hawk helicopter could have avoided the nighttime accident in January if it had been able to see and avoid a commercial jet.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Pressed Georgia Speaker to Overturn State’s Election Vote in 2020 Call
During much of the 12.5-minute call, President Trump reiterated his claims that he had won Georgia, a state he lost by more than 11,000 votes that year.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesn’t Want the Public to See
The Pentagon has released plenty of video clips that show American missiles blowing boats suspected of carrying drugs out of the water. But the “double tap” strike on Sept. 2 is being kept under wraps.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Unveils Presidential ‘Walk of Fame’ With Jabs at Biden and Obama
The White House unveiled plaques near the Oval Office that describe U.S. presidents with varying levels of accuracy, depending on President Trump’s opinion of them.
New York Times Top StoriesGhislaine Maxwell Asks a Judge to Throw Out Her Sex-Abuse Conviction
Ms. Maxwell, who conspired with Jeffrey Epstein in a sex-trafficking scheme, argued that she had been denied a fair trial.
New York Times Top StoriesICE Must Allow Lawmakers to Inspect Detention Centers, Judge Rules
Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that two policies announced in June appeared to unlawfully bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits at immigration detention facilities.
New York Times Top StoriesSearch for Unidentified Killer at Brown University Stretches to 4th Day
Officials said that they were working with physical evidence, including DNA, and that they were seeking a second man who appeared to have crossed paths with the possible suspect’.
New York Times Top StoriesMarjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump Jr. and More Conservative Figures Announce Their Engagements
Several prominent conservative figures have announced that they are engaged this week, news often celebrated by President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesTwelve Men Saturated East Harlem Housing Project With Drugs, U.S. Says
For more than three and a half years, officials said, the men used the Johnson Houses as “an open drug market” to sell crack cocaine and fentanyl.
New York Times Top StoriesBodies of Rob and Michele Reiner Were Found in Master Bedroom, Police Say
After finding the slain couple, investigators focused on their younger son, Nick, as a suspect. He was formally charged with murder on Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil Fields Sets Off a Nationalist Reaction
President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a country where the resource holds a mythical status.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Rejects Measure to Bar Strikes Inside Venezuela
The Democratic measure was defeated mostly along party lines, along with another resolution that would have halted the military’s escalating campaign of boat attacks.
New York Times Top StoriesDan Bongino to Step Down as FBI Deputy Director
The departure of Dan Bongino had seemed inevitable since August, when the White House hired Missouri’s attorney general, Andrew Bailey, to share his job as deputy director.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Finds That Retribution Isn’t Always So Easy
In some ways, Trump’s broader flexing of power has achieved what he set out to do. But his attempts to push prosecutions of rivals have been far less successful.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Seeks to Increase Denaturalizations
Also, New York will allow the terminally ill to end their lives. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesJack Smith Defends Trump Prosecutions in House Deposition
Even adversaries of Jack Smith, the former special counsel, conceded that his tight-lipped, painstaking approach made tripping him up particularly difficult.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would prioritize “those who’ve unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship.”
New York Times Top StoriesCanada’s Population Shrinks Amid Tightened Immigration
The government has greatly restricted the number of work and study permits issued to foreigners following an unpopular immigration boom during the pandemic.
New York Times Top StoriesLet’s Go Beyond Trump’s Vile Words About Rob Reiner
We must do far more to address the national crisis of addiction that leaves so many households in despair as well as danger.