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Border Patrol Agents Shoot 2 in Oregon, and Trump Says, ‘I Don’t Need International Law’
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New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAn Interview With the President
Four New York Times reporters sat down with President Trump for a nearly two-hour interview.
New York Times Top StoriesRunway Wall Caused All the Deaths in 2024 South Korean Plane Crash, Report Says
A computer simulation ordered by the government showed that everyone on board would have survived if the concrete berm had been made of materials that easily broke apart.
New York Times Top StoriesIran’s Supreme Leader Says Protests Are Happening to ‘Please’ Trump
After days of fierce protest in cities around Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed the demonstrations as vandalism and wanton destruction.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Many Republican Voters Support Trump’s Use of Force in Venezuela
They don’t like nation building, but they do want to project American power.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Sins of the Moderates
How are we classical liberals of left, right and center supposed to behave in this new world?
New York Times Top StoriesWary of Investing in Venezuela, Big Oil Heads to the White House
The amounts of money, time and political uncertainty trouble executives at large Western oil companies, who plan to meet with President Trump on Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesThe War Over the Weedkiller Roundup Might Be Headed to the Supreme Court
Bayer has asked the justices to decide whether federal law shields the company from lawsuits over its Roundup herbicide and cancer. Democrats and MAHA activists aren’t happy.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the Latest Jobs Report
Data on the labor market in December will be closely watched for clues on the state of the economy.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Is Trump’s One Small Trick to Destroy American Democracy
The president is claiming borderless license to turn on his perceived enemies, both foreign and domestic.
New York Times Top StoriesRFK Jr. Weakens U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The group has significant influence over the medicines and screenings Americans get.
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y.P.D. Fatally Shoots Man Who Drew a Fake Gun in the West Village
Officers shot the driver of a BMW that had been involved in a motor vehicle incident after he drew an imitation firearm, the police said.
New York Times Top StoriesFor the Hero of the Bondi Beach Attack, a Whirlwind Visit to America
After the Hanukkah massacre in Australia, the rabbi and the Muslim hero who saved lives made a visit to New York that was part religious pilgrimage, part media outreach.
New York Times Top StoriesZohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul Are Pals Right Now. Will It Last?
The legislative session that began this week poses a significant test of the most closely watched collaboration in state and city politics.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Is Distracted by Kristi Noem’s Oversized Cowboy Hat
“Why is Kristi Noem always in some sort of cosplay outfit?” Seth Meyers asked on Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesInside Myanmar’s Gilded Capital, Empty Streets and Moldy Corners
Myanmar’s junta created a capital to withstand an invasion. Now, the military struggles to project an image of control over a crumbling nation.
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y.P.D. Fatally Shoots Blade-Wielding Man in Hospital, Officials Say
The man had cut and then barricaded himself in a blood-spattered room with a patient and a security guard at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, the police said.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Appears to Use Nuclear-Capable Missile in Ukraine
If confirmed, the use of the missile would be an ominous threat to Ukraine and its Western allies.
New York Times Top Stories‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: The Doctors Will See You Now
Doctor Robby is back for one final shift before he goes on sabbatical. What could possibly go wrong?
New York Times Top StoriesThe Next Phase of Trump’s Renovations: A New ‘Upper West Wing’
Besides changes to the White House, President Trump also said he planned to tear up the brick walkways in Lafayette Park and replace them with granite.
New York Times Top StoriesOnce Again, a Newfoundland Town Rescues Stranded Passengers
After 9/11, Gander took in thousands of people whose flights were diverted. History repeated on a smaller scale this week.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About the Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Officials in Minnesota said that federal agencies had denied them access to evidence from the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman on Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore.
The shootings in a city previously targeted by the Trump administration come as Minneapolis grapples with a federal agent’s fatal shooting of a woman a day earlier.
New York Times Top StoriesFamilies of Slain Idaho Students Sue the University the Killer Attended
A new lawsuit claims that Washington State University, where Bryan Kohberger was a Ph.D. student, failed to take decisive action on earlier complaints that he was stalking women.
New York Times Top StoriesAmid Opening Sprint, Mamdani Paused to Socialize With Steven Spielberg
Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York, made a private visit to the billionaire film director’s Central Park West apartment this week.
New York Times Top StoriesIran Is Cut Off From Internet as Protests Calling for Regime Change Intensify
As protests swelled around the country, Iran’s internet was shut down, and the heads of its judiciary and its security services warned of a harsh response amid calls for “freedom, freedom.”
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Awards Major Lithium Project to Investors With Links to Trump
Ronald S. Lauder, a billionaire friend of Mr. Trump, is among the investors. The move comes as the Trump administration looks for investment opportunities in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesCongress Tries, but Fails, to Take a Stand for Its Own Powers
House votes to override a pair of Trump vetoes were an unusual bid by some in the G.O.P. to assert their own branch’s prerogatives. But they fell short.
New York Times Top StoriesNASA Will Bring I.S.S. Astronauts Home Early After Medical Issue
After canceling a spacewalk planned for Thursday, the space agency’s administrator said it was erring on the side of caution and bringing a crew of four home in the coming days.
New York Times Top StoriesMinnesota Man Is Freed After Serving 25 Years for Murder He Did Not Commit
The state’s conviction review unit concluded that Brian Pippitt, 63, was not involved in the 1998 murder of an 84-year-old woman, for which he was serving a life sentence.