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Gabriel Barkay, 81, Dies; His Discoveries Revised Biblical History
One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Announces Members for Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Including Rubio and Kushner
The president also tapped a U.S. general to lead an international peacekeeping force that will be deployed to disarm Hamas and occupy Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesAI Attack Ad in Texas Senate Race Shows John Cornyn Dancing With Jasmine Crockett
A video from Ken Paxton, a Republican primary challenger to Senator John Cornyn of Texas, depicted A.I.-generated imagery of the senator twirling with Jasmine Crockett, a Democratic Senate candidate.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Kennedy Center Rebrands It’s Mired in Black Tape
After the institution’s board declared it the Trump Kennedy Center, a lot of signage around the building is in the midst of a makeover.
New York Times Top StoriesHow ICE Tensions and Immigration Politics Could Shape 2026 Midterm Elections
Three reporters discuss the Minneapolis chaos and how it could play a role in the midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but Neither Got What They Really Wanted
President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president.
New York Times Top StoriesSyria’s President Affirms Kurds’ Rights, in Overture to the Minority
President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement comes after days of deadly clashes between government and Kurdish forces that have underscored the difficulty he faces in uniting the country.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Boardings of Oil Tankers Reflect Hard Lessons Learned at Sea
Videos show U.S. forces descending quickly from helicopters onto the tankers, two years after a tragic boarding attempt.
New York Times Top StoriesEdison Files Claims Against Los Angeles County and Others on Eaton Fire
Southern California Edison said its equipment most likely started the Eaton fire but asserted that government agencies and other businesses shared liability for the devastation.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Who Attacked ‘Grandpa Vicha’ in San Francisco Is Found Not Guilty of Murder
Instead, the man was convicted of lesser charges, including involuntary manslaughter, in the death of Vicha Ratanapakdee. The killing became a symbol of rising attacks against Asians during the pandemic.
New York Times Top StoriesNo Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds
The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
New York Times Top StoriesWestJet Backpedals on Economy Seats That Don’t Recline
WestJet, Canada’s second-largest carrier, backpedaled on a new seating plan after videos of crammed travelers went viral on social media.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Sets Convicted Fraudster Free for a Second Time
Also, the C.I.A. director met Venezuela’s new leader in Caracas. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesDeported Student Hopes to Return After U.S. Acknowledges Error
A federal prosecutor apologized this week, saying an ICE officer made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.
New York Times Top StoriesSome U.Va. Board Members Asked to Resign as Gov. Abigail Spanberger Takes Power
After months of upheaval at the state’s flagship university, a new Democratic governor appeared ready to shake up the school’s leadership.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Delays Forced Collections on Student Loan Defaults
The Education Department has temporarily paused a plan to seize tax refunds and begin garnishing the wages of borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court to Decide if the Pesticide Roundup Is Shielded From Lawsuits
The case could affect thousands of claims that the widely used weedkiller causes cancer.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani’s Push to Halt Sale of 5,000 Apartments to Big Landlord Fails
The sale of the apartments, whose residents had complained of neglect by management, to a troubled firm is an early test of the new mayor’s ability to deliver for tenants.
New York Times Top StoriesICE vs. Ice: Protesters in Minneapolis Find an Ally in Winter
Temperatures are expected to plunge to around zero degrees this weekend. Minnesotans say they will be out in the street, using the weather to their advantage.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
New York Times Top StoriesA $12.6 Billion Budget Gap May Complicate Mamdani’s Affordability Plans
The New York City comptroller, Mark Levine, said that poor budgeting practices by the previous mayor, Eric Adams, had left the city with looming deficits.
New York Times Top StoriesA Conservative Critiques Trump’s First Year
The conservative political analyst Yuval Levin gives Ezra Klein his review of Trump’s first year back in office.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat’s Next for Cuba, Now That Its Main Oil Supplier Is Gone?
The Soviet Union was Cuba’s benefactor for decades. Venezuela took up the slack, and Mexico has supplied “humanitarian aid.” But the world is changing rapidly, our columnist says.
New York Times Top StoriesWill the ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Good Be Prosecuted?
With the Trump administration unlikely to bring a federal case against the ICE agent who killed Renee Good, our criminal justice reporter Jonah Bromwich explains some of the obstacles for any Minnesota prosecutors trying to charge the agent.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Strikes Force Kyiv Schools to Close Amid Rolling Blackouts
Russia has targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in past winters, but this year intensified its attacks as temperatures in Ukraine plunged well below freezing.
New York Times Top StoriesIran Protests Quelled Since Deadly Crackdown, Residents Say
“There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained.
New York Times Top StoriesUnder Fire From Trump and Their Base, Minnesota Democrats Decry an ‘Invasion’
Officials denounced the Trump crackdown at an unofficial congressional hearing in Minneapolis. Administration officials have accused local leaders of promoting violence against ICE agents.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Praises Hassett, but Casts Doubt on Making Him Fed Chair
The blowback set off by the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the central bank, has shaken up the race to replace him.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Lawmakers Meet With Danish Prime Minister on Greenland
Seeking to calm tensions, Republicans and Democrats affirmed that they supported Denmark’s control of Greenland as President Trump vowed to buy it or take it over.
New York Times Top StoriesPowell, an Unlikely Foil, Takes On Trump
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, this week tapped a groundswell of support that has been years in the making.