New York Times Top Stories
Do Drug Cartels Actually Use Drones at the Border?
U.S. officials warn that cartel-operated drones on the border pose a major threat. Mexican officials are less certain. Analysts say the answer is likely in between.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesShare Your Memories and Photos of Six Flags Over the Years
We’re asking readers about their memories of trips to their local amusement parks for an upcoming story.
New York Times Top StoriesFlexibility and Rising Costs Are Keeping Mothers at Work
Labor force participation for women with small children continues to float above prepandemic levels, thanks to flexible work setups — and rising costs.
New York Times Top StoriesIntelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication
A whistle-blower has accused Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, of blocking distribution of a report that Jared Kushner’s name came up in an intercepted communication about Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesGuard Troops Fully Withdraw From Chicago, Portland and Los Angeles
President Trump initially deployed the troops in those cities to support law enforcement efforts to tamp down protests against immigration raids and protecting buildings.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Companies Are Eating Higher Education
Human intelligence — the thing we as educators are duty bound to defend and advance — is under attack.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope’s Leaders Gather At Munich Summit, Reeling From Trump’s Criticism
Officials gather on Friday for Europe’s biggest annual security summit, where a speech by Vice President JD Vance last year started an unraveling of trans-Atlantic relations.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration to End Surge of Immigration Agents in Minnesota
The announcement came more than two months into an operation that has led to tense protests, thousands of arrests and three shootings in the Democratic-led state.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Launches Civil Rights Investigation Into L.A. Eaton Fire Response
The state’s attorney general will examine whether emergency responders failed to adequately warn the residents of West Altadena, a Black middle-class neighborhood that was devastated in a 2025 blaze.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Actions Test the Fragile World of Air Travel
Last minute announcements and abrupt changes by the Trump administration have caused confusion in an already strained U.S. aviation system.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat is Israel Doing in Africa?
The region has become a critical theater for global rivalries amid Israel’s recognition of breakaway Somaliland and Washington’s counterterrorism efforts.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
The Environmental Protection Agency repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being. It means the agency can no longer regulate them.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the E.P.A.’s Big Attack on Climate Regulation
The Trump administration has repealed the scientific determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to combat climate change.
New York Times Top StoriesBrooklyn Diocese Agrees to Mediation to Settle Over 1,000 Abuse Claims
The diocese, which also includes Queens, also said it would set aside hundreds of millions of dollars to settle accusations of child sexual abuse.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Temporarily Blocks Hegseth From Punishing Mark Kelly Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video
Judge Richard J. Leon found that attempts to discipline Mark Kelly for a video that warned against following illegal orders would violate the senator’s First Amendment rights.
New York Times Top StoriesSenators Press Officials on Agents’ Approach to Protesters
New York Times Top StoriesStrong Storm Is Forecast to Hit the South This Weekend With a Risk of Heavy Rain
It’s finally warming up, which means the storm will most likely bring rain instead of more dreaded ice. But forecasters warned that there may be a lot of it.
New York Times Top StoriesAlcohol’s Effects on the Body: What Does Drinking Do to Your Health?
From the moment you take a sip, drinking starts to influence your biology. Here’s an inside look.
New York Times Top StoriesCrypto Super PAC Targets Al Green, a Texas Democrat Who Voiced Concerns
A crypto-backed super PAC plans to spend $1.5 million against Mr. Green, a member of the House Financial Services Committee who has expressed concerns about cryptocurrency.
New York Times Top Stories4 Months Trapped in a Hospital for an Obsolete Way of Treating Their Disease
Health workers in developing countries know that isolating tuberculosis patients is an outdated and potentially harmful practice, but lack the resources to move away from it.
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y.C. Officials Condemn Stonewall Pride Flag Removal Ahead of Rally
Activists and officials plan to re-raise the flag on Thursday, setting up a defiant response to the Trump administration’s assault on diversity initiatives.
New York Times Top StoriesJames Van Der Beek’s Death Underscores Early-Onset Colorectal Cancers
The actor James Van Der Beek, who died on Wednesday at 48, was among a growing number of adults under 50 diagnosed with the disease.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About the Victims of the Tumbler Ridge Mass Shooting in Canada
The attack at a secondary school and a private residence in the small, remote community in British Columbia has left families stunned and grief-stricken.
New York Times Top StoriesOn Trump’s Tariffs, Supreme Court Hurries Up and Waits
The justices put the case on a fast track at the administration’s urging. But they don’t seem in a rush to rule on the president’s signature economic program.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Questions Health Care Firm for Profiting Off Program Meant for Poor
The program was meant to help hospitals provide for poor patients by offering drug savings. But critics say a Texas company has turned it into a big business, driving up costs for patients and insurers.
New York Times Top StoriesAmericans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims
Research from the New York Fed confirms that U.S. companies and consumers are bearing tariff costs, despite the president’s assertions otherwise.
New York Times Top StoriesHenry McGowan Found Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity in Father’s Murder
Henry McGowan of New York City was charged in the death of his father in an Irish hotel. He had struggled with mental illness for several years.
New York Times Top StoriesYoungstown, Ohio, Has Been Freezing Because of a Broken Utility
An insolvent, broken utility left downtown buildings in Youngstown freezing in recent weeks. Gov. Mike DeWine has attributed the problems to an archaic system.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Disdain for Borders Is Triggering Alarms Over Financial and Tech Sovereignty
European leaders have been compelled to address the possibility of once-remote risks to the financial networks and technology that undergird their economies.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Korean Court Rules Against Women in LG Inheritance Lawsuit
The widow and two daughters of LG’s former chairman sought to invalidate an inheritance agreement, claiming they were deceived into forfeiting their rightful inheritance.