New York Times Top Stories: Posts

New York Times Top Stories

Thanks Olympics. We Needed This.

The Games have brought a much needed injection of awe, a welcome breather from a barrage of disturbing news.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Will Trump’s Order on Housing Help?

Matthew Goldstein, a reporter for The New York Times who has focused on the financialization of the housing market, looks at a new executive order on housing by President Trump.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Donald Trump, Pagan King

The president is returning to an ancient world, before morality mattered and when human actions were governed only by power.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

After Trump’s Cuts, Some Former Federal Workers Are Now Seeking Office

A collection of former civil servants are waging first-time campaigns this year. Some said that President Trump’s attacks on the work force motivated them to run.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Under Trump, ICE’s Work Force Grew as Other Immigration Agencies Shrank

With more ICE agents and fewer judges and asylum officers, the balance of the federal immigration apparatus has shifted.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump Decries a ‘Nation of Renters’ but His New Policy Promotes One

President Trump’s recently announced executive order that would bar big investors from acquiring single-family homes includes an exemption that allows them to build homes for rent.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

How Hate Groups Are Using Online Games to Recruit Kids

Fringe movements are using games and other online platforms to draw growing numbers of children to their causes, new data and dozens of interviews show.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Rachel Scott Wants to Dress the New New York Woman

Rachel Scott, the new designer of Proenza Schouler, wants to dress the city for the future — and for the world.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Students and Teachers Hid in School for Hours During British Columbia Shooting

The shooting in Tumbler Ridge was one of the deadliest in Canada’s history. Seven people, including the suspected shooter, were found dead at the local secondary school.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Canada Launched Major Gun Reforms in 2020 After Its Deadliest Mass Shooting

The country’s deadliest mass shooting, in Nova Scotia, precipitated the creation of a comprehensive program after 23 people, including the attacker, died.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

The Bangladesh Elections Are on Thursday. Here’s What to Know.

Bangladesh is holding national elections for the first time since 2024, when a student movement ousted the prime minister.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days

No flights would be allowed to or from the airport for 10 days under a flight restriction order that cited unspecified “special security reasons.”

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Canada Launched Major Gun Reforms in 2020 After Its Deadliest Mass Shooting

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

When It’s Finally Cold Enough to Race Ice Yachts

On the Navesink River, a long and frigid winter has allowed a 135-year-old rivalry to be renewed.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Canada launched major gun reforms in 2020 after its deadliest mass shooting.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Late Night Mines Trump’s Million Mentions in the Epstein Files

“A million times? There’s not even that many references to Hamlet in the play ‘Hamlet,’” Jordan Klepper said on “The Daily Show.”

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Top Border Official Praised Agent Who Shot Chicago Woman, Evidence Shows

A Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez five times, claiming that she tried to run him over. Newly released videos and text messages reveal fresh details about what happened.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

A Peaceful Mountain Town in Western Canada Is Shaken by Deadly Shooting

Tumbler Ridge sits at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, and is surrounded by expansive mountain ranges and a geological park.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Man Accused of Killing His Father Said He Was on a ‘Mission From God’

In a courtroom in Ireland, prosecutors detailed the rambling, manic confessions of Henry McGowan, the New York man charged with murdering his father in a luxury hotel.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Away From Pomp of Olympics, Homeless Shiver on Streets of Milan

Six homeless people have died in the Italian city in recent weeks, highlighting the widening inequality as the Games unfold there.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. Investors Are Slow to Back Him.

A French logistics behemoth promised $20 billion for the United States, but a year into President Trump’s second term, only a fraction of the money has arrived.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Hong Kong Activist Anna Kwok’s Father Convicted of National Security Crime

In her first interview about her father, the exiled Hong Kong activist Anna Kwok said the authorities were targeting her family to try to silence her.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Tumbler Ridge is a small, remote town surrounded by wilderness.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

House Defeats Republican Bid to Block Votes on Trump’s Tariffs

Three Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting a bid by G.O.P. leaders to continue skirting a law that requires the House to vote promptly on measures challenging President Trump’s tariffs.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

California Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Covert Work on China’s Behalf

The man, Mike Sun, corresponded with Chinese government officials, monitored the visit of Taiwan’s president to California and backed the election of a city council member, according to court documents.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

N.Y.P.D. Officer Is Charged With Assault and Misconduct Over 2 Episodes

Police Officer Quran McPhatter slapped a handcuffed prisoner and threatened a man who complained about the officer’s driving, prosecutors said.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon

In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video

The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Guatemala to End Use of Cuban Doctors, Under U.S. Pressure

The program, nearly 30 years old, had allowed Cuban medical workers to fill critical needs in Guatemala, while reaping income for Cuba.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

The Whiskey World Is Reeling, but Uncle Nearest Has Bigger Troubles

A new report paints a grim financial picture of Uncle Nearest, a high-profile brand named for an enslaved distiller. But its founder disputes the findings.

Continue Reading…