New York Times Top Stories
How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the military’s war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesIn Criminal Cases, Moss Is Often Underfoot and Overlooked
A group of scientists and law enforcement officials are pointing to the role moss can play to help solve crimes.
New York Times Top Stories‘I’m Flabbergasted by the Relentless Pessimism’: 3 Opinion Writers on Iran
Is Trump triumphing or has he committed a grave error? A debate on the Iran war.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Russia’s Scorched-Earth Attacks Put Ukraine’s Power Grid Near Collapse
Strikes on Ukrainian energy systems have tripled this winter. Continuous repairs and Western aid staved off a total breakdown.
New York Times Top StoriesCoders Coded Their Job Away. Why Are So Many of Them Happy About It?
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
New York Times Top StoriesVideos of ICE Shooting in Texas Capture a Confused and Fatal Encounter
Officials said a 23-year-old Texan had intentionally run over an officer, a claim his family and friend denied. Newly released footage leaves the truth murky.
New York Times Top StoriesA Call for Reporting Tips Rankles Pentagon Officials
A Washington Post appeal for information about the military qualified as prohibited “solicitation,” according to defense officials.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Weight-Loss Drugs Don’t Work
Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have been hailed as miracle treatments. But one in 10 people are what scientists call “non-responders.”
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Oil Prices Surged Even After the Release of Strategic Reserves
Reserves or no reserves, the outlook remains bleak as long as a major oil and gas trade route remains virtually closed.
New York Times Top StoriesAt 13, He Was Selling Sneakers. At 18, He’s Facing Terror Charges.
In February, Emir Balat disappeared from the online marketplace he frequented. Weeks later, he was arrested in a homemade-bomb attack near Gracie Mansion.
New York Times Top StoriesCould Free Child Care Last the Full Day? Some Working Parents Hope So.
New York City will start offering free child care for 2-year-olds this fall. A question for the Mamdani administration is whether it will be available past 2:30 p.m.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Was Convicted in a Fatal Hit and Run. Why Isn’t He in Prison?
A New Jersey jury found Harris Jacobs guilty of leaving the scene of an accident after he struck a pedestrian with his S.U.V. But jurors would not have the final word.
New York Times Top StoriesAt China’s Big Political Meeting, a Rare Debate About Inequality
China’s plan to raise pensions for farmers by less than $3 a month prompted rare criticism from lawmakers about the country’s threadbare social safety net.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Kimmel Addresses the Notion of a Drone Strike on California
“Isn’t this how ‘Ironman 3’ started?” Kimmel said after the F.B.I. warned state officials tobb prepare for a retaliatory Iranian drone strike on the West Coast ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards.
New York Times Top StoriesCuba Doesn’t Have to Be Next
Catastrophe in Cuba is not a foregone conclusion.
New York Times Top StoriesTop-End Auction Sales Help Pull Global Art Market Out of Slump, Study Says
The top drivers included a $2.2 billion auction week in New York and strong fall fairs, according to the annual Art Basel and UBS report.
New York Times Top StoriesA Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care
As medical costs rise, more than 80 million people have made sacrifices like skipping meals and driving less, a new survey finds.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Afford Housing in London: Multiple Roommates, No Living Room
High prices have pushed more Londoners to live with roommates well into their late 20s and 30s — if they can afford to move out of their parents’ homes at all.
New York Times Top StoriesWashington State Passes ‘Millionaires’ Tax’
It would be the first income tax in Washington, affecting an estimated 20,000 households. Some of the wealthiest are leaving for Florida.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Tour of States Is About More Than the Midterms
Beyond talking about the economy and voters’ hardships, the president is showing that he still has control over the Republican Party.
New York Times Top StoriesRené Redzepi Steps Down at Noma Amid Allegations of Past Abuse
After 23 years running the Copenhagen restaurant, widely considered one of the most innovative and important in the world, the chef is resigning.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Bombards Lebanese Capital in Latest Round of Strikes
Lebanon’s health ministry said at least seven people were killed in the Beirut attacks early Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesNoma Faces Los Angeles Protest Over Allegations of Past Abuse by Its Chef
At the vaunted restaurant’s pop-up in the Silver Lake neighborhood, fallout from recent reports continued.
New York Times Top StoriesLooting Lululemon: Thieves Target Athleisure Stores in New York City
Thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise was stolen in a series of recent thefts at Lululemon and Alo stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn, the police said.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo People Die After Paid Plasma Donation at Clinics in Canada
Grifols, a Spanish health care company, operates clinics in Canada that collect blood plasma from donors in exchange for an honorarium.
New York Times Top StoriesStrong or Weak? How Trump Picks His Battles.
Despite his tough talk, President Trump has consistently made allowances for countries he sees as powerful or dominant.
New York Times Top StoriesEx-Officer Who Took Nude Images From Phones in Traffic Stops Is Sentenced
The former Missouri police officer, Julian Alcala, was sentenced to two years in prison and now faces civil lawsuits from several of the 20 victims the authorities identified.
New York Times Top StoriesInitial Military Investigation Faults the U.S. For a School Strike in Iran
Also, world leaders agree to tap oil reserves. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump Is Using the Paxton-Cornyn Race to Squeeze the Senate Over the SAVE Act
The president has yet to make an endorsement in the contest between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton as he tries to push the Senate to pass a bill requiring voters to show identification at the polls.
New York Times Top StoriesCharlie Kirk’s Group Expands Into High Schools. G.O.P. States Are Signing On.
Turning Point USA, the right-wing campus group, is partnering with Arkansas and Indiana, the latest of several states to have similar arrangements.