New York Times Top Stories
China’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side
He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for researchers who push boundaries.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhy China Is Suddenly Obsessed With American Poverty
State media, embracing the gaming phrase “kill line,” is asserting China’s political superiority over the United States, deflecting focus on China’s own economic challenges.
New York Times Top StoriesSynagogue Is Vandalized Days After Anniversary of L.A. Wildfire That Leveled It
Graffiti denouncing Zionism was discovered Sunday on a wall of the campus, which has not yet been rebuilt after the Eaton fire.
New York Times Top StoriesLabor Secretary’s Aides Placed on Leave in Misconduct Investigation
The Labor Department is investigating a complaint alleging misconduct by Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
New York Times Top StoriesElle Simone Scott, Chef and Cooking Show Stalwart, Dies at 49
She was the first Black cast member on the PBS show “America’s Test Kitchen,” and used her influence to help other female chefs of color.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Resistance Libs Were Right
Trump’s message, the emotional core of his movement, has always been textbook fascism.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Plans for Venezuelan Oil Run Headlong Into Reality
President Trump’s fixation on Venezuela’s oil raises the question of how much “energy dominance” is really worth nowadays.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Has Another Justification for the Shooting of Renee Good: Disrespect
President Trump suggested that Renee Good’s “highly disrespectful” attitude toward law enforcement played a role in her fatal shooting by an ICE agent.
New York Times Top StoriesPitching Crypto and Needling Mamdani: Adams’s Post-Mayoralty Takes Shape
Two weeks ago, Eric Adams was in Times Square to lead the New Year’s Eve ball drop as his last act as mayor. He returned on Monday to promote a new business interest.
New York Times Top StoriesFBI’s ICE Shooting Inquiry Examines Renee Good’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
Former department officials warned that such a broad inquiry raised the specter that forms of political protests could be criminalized.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Brings Affordability Push to Arts With Pick to Lead Film Office
Rafael Espinal, the current head of the Freelancers Union, will serve as the new director of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Are Sending 1,000 More Immigration Officers to Minnesota
The Customs and Border Protection officers are joining 2,000 other officers and agents at the Department of Homeland Security who have recently been deployed to the Minneapolis region.
New York Times Top StoriesTop Fed Official Conveys Little Urgency for Immediate Rate Cuts
The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady when it meets at the end of the month, keeping tensions high with President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesFormer Congressional Employee Accused of Stealing 240 Phones
A Maryland man used his government job to order new cellphones worth over $150,000 and then sell them to a pawnshop, federal prosecutors said.
New York Times Top StoriesNotable Republicans Criticize Investigation of Fed Chair
Also, Iran said it is ready for war, but open to negotiate. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.”
New York Times Top StoriesIn This Town, the Groundhog May Never See Its Shadow Again
Since Milltown Mel died, a New Jersey town has faced a groundhog crisis. Now the governor has vetoed an effort to bring in out-of-state replacements.
New York Times Top StoriesArson Suspect Targeted Mississippi Synagogue for Its ‘Jewish Ties,’ F.B.I. Says
The suspect, Stephen Spencer Pittman, was turned in by his father, who said his son had laughed as he confessed to the fire that damaged the synagogue, investigators said.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Cuts to Energy Projects in Blue States Were Unlawful, Judge Rules
The Energy Department canceled $7.5 billion in Biden-era energy spending, largely in Democratic-led states, during last year’s government shutdown.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Attack on the Federal Reserve Is Already Backfiring
And the market is gently shrugging.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Blocks Trump Effort to Stop Rhode Island’s Revolution Wind Project
The ruling means that construction can continue on Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
New York Times Top StoriesLawyer Whom Maduro Didn’t Hire Is Booted From His Case
Last week, a lawyer came forward claiming to represent the unseated president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. The judge overseeing the case settled the matter on Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Explores Diplomacy With Iran While Weighing Strikes, Officials Say
Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of Iran, said his government was ready to negotiate with the United States. Iranian security forces are cracking down on protests.
New York Times Top StoriesRichard Marx Is No Softy
The singer and songwriter who struck it big in the MTV era has a new take on the Great American Songbook — and a lot of wickedly funny revelations about his life.
New York Times Top StoriesMinnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Deployments
The two Democratic-led states claimed in separate lawsuits that the immigration enforcement campaigns violated the Constitution.
New York Times Top StoriesLeaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel
The executive council of the American Historical Association said the resolutions, including one accusing Israel of ‘scholasticide’ in Gaza, would put the group at risk.
New York Times Top StoriesWorld Court Hears Groundbreaking Genocide Case Against Myanmar
The case was brought to the World Court by a country not directly affected by the alleged genocide of the Rohingya, a precedent for similar claims against other countries, including Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesDan Bongino, No Longer at the F.B.I., Will Return to Podcasting
The former F.B.I. deputy director, who had hosted a right-wing, pro-Trump podcast, will restart the show after a rocky tenure at the law-enforcement agency.
New York Times Top StoriesKelly Sues Pentagon Over Threats of Punishment From Hegseth
Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from disciplining him for a video warning about illegal military orders.
New York Times Top StoriesApple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products
Apple was facing increasing questions about its plans for artificial intelligence as other big tech companies invested tens of billions in the technology.