New York Times Top Stories
Health Care Has Become the Lifeblood of the Labor Market
An aging population is drawing workers to medical and social care, creating reliable jobs and revealing weakness for the rest of the economy.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesNew Novels to Read This Spring
New novels from Tana French, Emma Straub, Ben Lerner, Solvej Balle, Shannon Chakraborty, Tom Perrotta, Elizabeth Strout — and plenty more.
New York Times Top StoriesPardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump
One inmate paid lobbyists and lawyers with ties to the president’s team and walked free. Others are following his blueprint, but it is not always clear who can deliver.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere Corn and Soybeans Rule, the ‘Oat Mafia’ Fights for Turf
Farmers in the Upper Midwest are investing in homegrown oats. It’s good for the land. But can it work as a cash crop?
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Gas Prices, Up 11% in a Week, Pile Pressure on Trump
The average price of a gallon of gasoline jumped again on Friday, to $3.32 per gallon, hitting its highest level in a year and a half.
New York Times Top StoriesLebanon at ‘Tipping Point’ as It Seeks to Disarm Hezbollah
The country is waiting to see if the government seizes on this moment to disarm the Iranian-backed armed group and how the militants will respond.
New York Times Top StoriesDruski Talks About His Influences, Hollywood Ambitions and Timothée Chalamet
The comedian is building a galaxy of collaborators — Timothée Chalamet, Kai Cenat and Justin Bieber — and telling us how they fit into his future.
New York Times Top Stories180,000 New Yorkers May Lose Food Stamp Benefits Under New Work Rules
Social workers are scrambling to alert recipients and help them find jobs before their aid is eliminated under President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy law.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter a Brutal Winter, Worse News for Oyster Farmers
The deep freeze on the East Coast will still be felt during the summer. Long Island oysters will be in short supply.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Isn’t Sad to See Kristi Noem Leave Homeland Security
“Sounds like someone’s about to become the FIFA secretary of homeland security,” Stephen Colbert joked.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerica Won’t Save Iran
The most likely outcome of the American-Israeli bombing campaign is not the advent of liberal democracy but something worse.
New York Times Top StoriesIndia Is Turning Back to Russian Oil
India’s trade deal with President Trump was supposed to end its imports of oil from Russia. But then the conflict in the Middle East has cut off alternative supplies.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Announces He Is Replacing Noem With Oklahoma Senator
The president said he would replace Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, with Senator Markwayne Mullin, after Ms. Noem was grilled by Republicans at a congressional hearing.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump Out-Putins Putin, Russia’s Global Influence Erodes
The conflict in Iran may give Moscow a short-term boost economically and in Ukraine. But it has also shown the limits of Russia’s partnerships.
New York Times Top StoriesJamil Jivani, a Friend of JD Vance, Channels Charlie Kirk With Young Men
Jamil Jivani, a Conservative rookie member of Parliament, follows an American playbook to win over young men on college campuses.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Had a Purple Heart, PTSD and a Rap Sheet. He Had to Leave the U.S.
After a long battle with drug addiction, Sae Joon Park felt settled in a new life. But he was deported last year and is now fighting to get back to Hawaii.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Good Times Are Over in China’s Liquor Capital
Once celebrated for its fiery spirits, the town of Maotai has reeled from a bad Chinese economy, changing tastes and a crackdown on boozy official banquets.
New York Times Top StoriesRepresentative Tony Gonzales Will Not Seek Re-election
Several House members had called for Mr. Gonzales, a Texas Republican, to step down after texts emerged showing his pursuit of a staff member who later killed herself.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Restarts Diplomatic Relations With Venezuela
Washington has rapidly warmed up ties with Venezuela — and applied major pressure on it — since capturing the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, two months ago.
New York Times Top StoriesTimeline: The Rise and Fall of Kristi Noem as Trump’s DHS Secretary
The homeland security secretary, who was fired by President Trump Thursday, helped fulfill his border pledges, but also drew negative attention to his administration.
New York Times Top StoriesDOJ Releases Missing Interviews With Woman Who Made Claims Against Trump in Epstein Files
The pages had been withheld from the trove of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because of what officials called a mistaken determination that they were duplicates.
New York Times Top StoriesNot Just Oil: In Venezuela, U.S. Interior Secretary Pushes for Mining Access
Venezuela is home to large reserves of rare earths, gold and other valuable minerals that the Trump administration wants to exert more control over.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Kristi Noem Should Do After President Trump Fired Her
It’s hard out there for a MAGA woman.
New York Times Top StoriesMinnesota Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Welcome Kristi Noem’s Firing
Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis said “Good riddance” after Ms. Noem’s ouster. Gov. Tim Walz and others said they still wanted a “complete overhaul” of the department.
New York Times Top StoriesEx-Executive at Blood Filter Start-Up Is Charged With Covering Up Deaths
ExThera attracted cancer patients to Antigua with the promise that its devices could cure them. Its former chief regulatory officer faces up to three years in prison.
New York Times Top StoriesSteve Daines’s Switcheroo Starts New Fight in Montana Senate Race
Minutes before the Senate filing deadline, Senator Steve Daines withdrew his re-election bid and an ally jumped in. Even some fellow Republicans criticized the 11th-hour switch.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Pick Of Mullin For D.H.S. Sets Off Political Scramble in Oklahoma
The president’s choice of Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her at the Department of Homeland Security could trigger a cascade of aspirants for his seat.
New York Times Top StoriesSuperfood Fuels Mating Frenzy for Critically Endangered Kakapo
Kakapos, which are reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, are found only in New Zealand. They feed on the fruit of the rimu tree.
New York Times Top StoriesNot Just Oil: In Venezuela, U.S. Interior Secretary Pushes for Mining Access
Venezuela is home to large reserves of rare earths, gold and other valuable minerals that the Trump administration wants to exert more control over.
New York Times Top StoriesSenator Blumenthal Pushes to Investigate Kristi Noem for Perjury
Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Democrats had evidence to suggest Kristi Noem lied under oath during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.