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Justices Allow California to Use a Voting Map That Helps Democrats
Also, hundreds of federal agents are set to withdraw from Minneapolis. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThis Is the Real Reason Susie Wiles Talked to Me 11 Times
What did her unguarded remarks reveal about the Trump White House?
New York Times Top StoriesJersey City Faces a Stunning Budget Deficit, Report Shows
The city’s new mayor, James Solomon, is blaming his predecessor, Steven Fulop, who just became the head of an influential business advocacy group in New York City.
New York Times Top StoriesDutch Queen Joins the Military
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
New York Times Top StoriesDoctors’ Group Endorses Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Minors
The A.M.A.’s announcement followed a similar recommendation from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Other medical groups argued for a more personalized approach.
New York Times Top StoriesBlanche Marvin, 100, Dies; Critic Was, Maybe, ‘Streetcar’ Inspiration
She was a ubiquitous presence at London theaters and claimed to have inspired the name — and final words — of Tennessee Williams’s Blanche DuBois.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Forcing the Clintons to Testify on Epstein, Comer Sets a New Precedent
The Republican chairman’s successful targeting of a former president who faces no charge of wrongdoing was the sort of tactic typical in an autocracy where leaders fear being jailed when they are out of power.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Washington Post Eliminates Its Sports Department
The Post is laying off or reassigning all the reporters and editors in its sports section, days before the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in Italy.
New York Times Top StoriesGoogle Profit Jumps 30 Percent on A.I. Gains
Profits rose to $34.5 billion last quarter, as the tech giant gained ground with its Gemini system, bolstering its search business and YouTube.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo Quit Human Rights Watch Over Shelved Report Criticizing Israel
Omar Shakir and Milena Ansari said they had quit over the stalled publication of a report that concludes it is a crime against humanity to deny Palestinians the ability to return to the territory that is now Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York and New Jersey Governors Resolve Fight Over Appointees
The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will vote this week to confirm Kathryn Garcia as the executive director and Jean Roehrenbeck as the deputy executive director of the agency.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Chooses a Liberal Jewish Leader to Run Antisemitism Office
Phylisa Wisdom, the executive director of the New York Jewish Agenda, shares Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of Israel’s treatment of Gaza, but supports its right to exist as a Jewish state.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Will Endorse Hochul for Re-election This Week
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s support could lend a needed jolt of progressive energy to the governor’s re-election campaign and further cement the once-unlikely partnership between them.
New York Times Top StoriesICE’s Surveillance State Isn’t Tracking Only Immigrants
The nationwide nativist dragnet has a long list of targets.
New York Times Top StoriesDavid A. Ross Resigns from Art School After Epstein Email Release
David A. Ross said he remained “ashamed” for having been “taken in” by Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Ross resigned his position at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
New York Times Top StoriesNigeria Attack Leaves More Than 160 Dead
The raiders stormed a rural community in central Nigeria, killing dozens and setting homes on fire in one of the country’s worst recent attacks.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map
The state’s Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesEducators Sue to Keep Immigration Agents From Schools and Bus Stops
The lawsuit is challenging a Trump administration policy allowing federal agents near locations such as schools, churches and hospitals.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Convicted of Trying to Assassinate Trump Gets Life Sentence
Federal prosecutors told the judge that Ryan Routh had “plotted painstakingly” to ambush Donald J. Trump in 2024 at his golf course near West Palm Beach.
New York Times Top StoriesMickey Lolich, Hero of the 1968 World Series, Dies at 85
A Detroit Tigers pitcher, he was famous for his ample waistline — and for his three complete-game wins in defeating the Cardinals, making him the Series’ M.V.P.
New York Times Top StoriesEmployment Commission Investigates Nike for Discrimination Against White Workers
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has worked under President Trump to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
New York Times Top StoriesEpstein Helped Woody Allen’s Daughter Get Into College, Emails Show
Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, agreed to help Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn’s daughter after Jeffrey Epstein connected them, emails released by the Justice Department show.
New York Times Top StoriesSan Francisco Bay Area Is Skeptical ICE Won’t Target the Super Bowl
Leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area have passed “anti-ICE” ordinances, and activists have planned protests and rapid response efforts ahead of the big game.
New York Times Top StoriesMelinda French Gates Addresses New References to Bill Gates in Epstein Files
Messages in the latest Epstein files suggesting that Bill Gates had engaged in extramarital sex brought up “painful” memories, his former wife said in an interview. Mr. Gates has denied the claims.
New York Times Top StoriesHave You Been Impacted by the Affordability Crisis? Tell Us.
We want to hear about how costs are having an impact on your life.
New York Times Top StoriesBorder Czar Says He Is Pulling 700 Immigration Agents Out of Minneapolis
About 2,000 personnel will be left in Minnesota, where President Trump’s immigration crackdown has generated outrage.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload
The prosecutor, Julie T. Le, told a judge that she and her colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office were overwhelmed by the White House’s immigration operation in Minnesota.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Convicted of Trying to Assassinate Trump Gets Life Sentence
Federal prosecutors told the judge that Ryan Routh had “plotted painstakingly” to ambush Donald J. Trump in 2024 at his golf course near West Palm Beach.
New York Times Top StoriesBright Horizons Child Care Centers Face Dozens of Alarming Complaints
In New York City, health officials have moved to shut down one center where workers were charged with child abuse. Records show that problems extend across the network.
New York Times Top StoriesHochul Chooses Adrienne Adams to Join Her Re-election Ticket
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that Ms. Adams, the former New York City Council speaker who recently ran for mayor, will be her running mate as lieutenant governor.