New York Times Top Stories
Z? Zo? Mam? Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a Man of Many Nicknames.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been given a bevy of nicknames by New York City’s tabloid newspapers and political class. Which will stick?
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA Japanese City Received 21 Gold Bars With Instructions: Fix Your Water Pipes
An anonymous donation of $3.6 million worth of gold highlights frustration with Osaka’s aging waterworks. It will only finance repairs to a fraction of the pipes that need to be replaced.
New York Times Top Stories‘Grease 2,’ the Giddy, Raunchy Flop That Brought Us Michelle Pfeiffer
The highly anticipated 1982 sequel failed to meet expectations at the time but has since charmed an adoring following with its ambitions dance numbers and nonstop ear worms.
New York Times Top StoriesNew A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000
The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Texas School Vouchers Could Make Child Care More Affordable
Republicans have embraced vouchers, while Democrats have criticized them. But as thousands of preschool parents vie for the funds, the state program may help a progressive goal.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Are So Many Teen Girls Still Tearing Their A.C.L.s?
For years, ligament tears have been a crisis among young athletes — even though a few simple exercises can prevent them.
New York Times Top StoriesGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s Plan to Build a Prison in Arkansas Divides GOP
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants to build a huge, pricey prison to hold the inmates incarcerated under her tough-on-crime agenda, and she hopes to oust fellow Republicans on Tuesday to do it.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Ukrainians Saving Lives With the Flip of a Switch
Many in Ukraine assume that air-raid alarms are automated. A rare look inside an emergency-response center reveals the specialists who do the lifesaving work.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Wants Germany in Its Corner. It’s Not That Easy.
China’s play for U.S. allies has a problem: As Germany’s leader showed, Europe’s grievances with Beijing may run deeper than its frustration with Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Fixates on How Long Trump Spoke
“This time, Trump spoke and everyone else fell asleep,” Jimmy Fallon said.
New York Times Top StoriesBright Horizons Let Some Staff Work Without Full Vetting, Records Show
Inspectors found several instances in which child care staff members were working in classrooms even though they had not completed all of the required background checks.
New York Times Top StoriesJapan Is Redefining Its Place in the World
Sanae Takaichi’s political rise presages a stronger Japan that could reshape the strategic balance in Asia and help deter Chinese aggression.
New York Times Top StoriesNorth Korea’s Kim Jong-un Hints at Improving U.S. Relations — With Caveats
The North Korean leader said that his country can get along well with the United States as long as Washington accepts it as a nuclear weapons state.
New York Times Top StoriesPresident Emmanuel Macron’s Cultural Legacy At Risk After Louvre Chief Resigns
President Emmanuel Macron has championed a refurbishment of the museum, but the fallout from a sensational heist has put his plans at risk.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Trump, Military Strike in Iran Could Serve Symbolic Purpose
Some officials in the Trump administration hope an attack would force Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program. Others have doubts.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Gorton and Denton By-Election Comes at a Bad Time for Keir Starmer
A parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton, outside Manchester, will test support for Britain’s prime minister at a moment of intense political pressure.
New York Times Top StoriesOne Nation, an Anti-Immigration Party in Australia, Rises in Polls After Bondi Massacre
The foreign roots of the men accused of killing 15 at a Jewish event have helped make Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party more palatable for some Australians.
New York Times Top StoriesA Deal or War? Crucial Talks to Begin Between U.S. and Iran
President Trump has kept up a steady drumbeat of threats and built up U.S. troops in the region. Iran’s task is to give him a win but also preserve some semblance of nuclear enrichment.
New York Times Top StoriesHong Kong Court Overturns Jimmy Lai’s Fraud Conviction, in Rare Win
Mr. Lai was sentenced on Feb. 9. Weeks later, a court quashed a separate fraud conviction against him, a ruling that did not shorten his imprisonment.
New York Times Top StoriesPatel Fires F.B.I. Personnel Tied to Inquiry Into Trump and Classified Records
The firings are part of a rolling barrage of retribution aimed at those who worked on the two federal prosecutions of President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Fantasy State of the Union
Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms
The president appears to be undermining Americans’ faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Surgeon General Pick Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines
Also, the Cuban Government says it killed four people aboard a U.S. boat. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesTSA PreCheck Is Back, but Global Entry Is Paused. What’s Going On?
Blaming a partial government shutdown, officials suspended the expedited arrival program this week, but some travelers are seeing inconsistencies at airports.
New York Times Top StoriesAntonio Tejero Molina, 93, Dies; Spanish Colonel Led Failed Coup
He held Spain’s Parliament hostage for 18 hours on Feb. 23, 1981, before surrendering after it became clear that he had little support from the country’s armed forces.
New York Times Top StoriesBird Flu Strikes California Elephant Seals for the First Time
Thirty seals, primarily weaned pups, have died since late last week, scientists said.
New York Times Top StoriesAnn Godoff, a Top Editor and Publisher of Best Sellers, Dies at 76
Considered an “author’s publisher” at Random House and then Penguin, she cultivated the careers of dozens of celebrated novelists and nonfiction writers.
New York Times Top Stories‘Tax the Rich’ Rally Draws 1,500 to Albany, but Not Mamdani or Hochul
Busloads of New Yorkers flooded the State Capitol to press state leaders to raise taxes on corporations and high earners to help fund various initiatives.
New York Times Top StoriesNvidia’s Quarterly Profit Hits $43 Billion on Strong A.I. Chips Sales
Total profit for the fiscal year was $120 billion, the company said. Three years ago, it was just $4.4 billion.
New York Times Top StoriesCasey Means, Surgeon General Nominee, Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines at Senate Hearing
Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, author and supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said that “anti-vaccine rhetoric has never been part” of her message.