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What to Know About Iran’s Kharg Island
The Persian Gulf island, targeted by U.S. strikes, is home to Iran’s main oil export terminal. Any disruption could jolt global energy markets.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHis Film Is Spain’s Submission to the Oscars. He’s Not Sure How Spanish It Is.
Spanish cinema has entered a new and more diverse era, film experts say. Oliver Laxe, the director of Oscar-nominated “Sirat,” embodies the shift.
New York Times Top StoriesMargareta Magnusson,91, Dies; Wrote of Cleaning Up Before Dying
Her best-selling book encouraged people to tidy up homes and lives as death approached — as a gift for loved ones and to revisit memories.
New York Times Top StoriesTikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
New York Times Top StoriesTikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Endorsement, Trump Clears Oklahoma Senate Path
The move, as other Republicans confirmed they would not run, all but assured Representative Kevin Hern would succeed Senator Markwayne Mullin.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Academy of Art Gives Away Money Donated by Jeffrey Epstein
The school also said that it would review policies about philanthropy and donor engagement after new revelations about the disgraced financier were made public.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s War Alliance With Israel Is Reshaping the Middle East. But It Carries Risks.
President Trump is the first American leader to embrace fighting a full-fledged, joint war with Israel. Washington has tried to avoid that level of coordination in the past.
New York Times Top StoriesBefore Deadly Old Dominion Shooting, Parallel Lives of 2 Soldiers Diverged
Lt. Col. Brandon Shah flew hundreds of combat missions as a war-zone helicopter pilot before being shot and killed in his Old Dominion University classroom by a radicalized military veteran.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Michigan Synagogue Attacker Was a Quiet Restaurant Worker
Days before the antisemitic violence, an imam recalled seeing Ayman Mohamad Ghazali at a service for his relatives who had been killed in the war in Lebanon.
New York Times Top StoriesTemple Israel Staff Raced to Save Lives in Michigan Synagogue Attack
“I didn’t breathe until I knew all of the kids were OK,” one teacher recalled after a truck crashed through the doors of a Michigan synagogue this week.
New York Times Top StoriesGunman in Old Dominion Shooting Appeared to Target ROTC, Court Records Show
Before opening fire in a university classroom, the gunman asked people if they were there for a Reserve Officers Training Corps event, court documents said.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Describes ‘Isolation’ and ‘Loneliness’ After Anti-Muslim Attacks
Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded to Islamophobic comments from Senator Tommy Tuberville and a Texas congressman, saying they were dehumanizing Muslims.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fall of Noma’s Chef Reverberates in the Restaurant World
In the industry where René Redzepi reigned, fellow chefs are debating how, and how much, restaurant kitchens can change.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Temporarily Blocks Trump Demand for Student Race Data
A group of Democratic attorneys general had sued to overturn the Trump administration’s new policy that demanded the past seven years of student application data.
New York Times Top StoriesChemical Smell at Control Center Halts Traffic at Washington and Baltimore Airports
The ground stops, which also affected the airport serving Richmond, Va., were expected to last until at least 7 p.m., according the F.A.A., which said the smell had affected air traffic controllers.
New York Times Top StoriesCharges Dropped Against Teenagers Whose Teacher Died in Prank Gone Wrong
The teacher’s relatives said they supported “getting the charges dropped for all involved” after a student prank led to his death last week in Georgia.
New York Times Top StoriesMarines Issue Findings on California Shrapnel Incident
The October episode sent shrapnel onto California Highway Patrol vehicles on Interstate 5 during a celebratory exercise conducted for Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About AI Political Campaign Ads During Election Season
Wait, that’s not the real James Talarico …
New York Times Top StoriesProtesters Accused of Antifa Ties Found Guilty of Support for Terrorism
The guilty verdicts marked the first time that terrorism charges had been successfully brought against purported members of antifa.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Quashes Justice Dept.’s Subpoenas of Fed, Crippling Its Pursuit of Trump’s Rivals
Judge James E. Boasberg derided the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington for pursuing a case against Jerome H. Powell that appeared to be motivated by President Trump’s desire for vengeance.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Is Sending More Troops to the Middle East
Plus, Cuba is in talks with the U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Softens Call for Protesters to Take Over Iran
President Trump said protesters risk getting shot “right through the head,” a change in tone from his earlier comments that Iranians must seize the chance to take over their government.
New York Times Top StoriesOverlooked No More: Eleanor Abbott, the Creator of Candy Land
She invented the game nearly 80 years ago to distract children who were suffering in the hospital during a polio outbreak.
New York Times Top StoriesBobby Douglas, Pathbreaking Olympic Wrestler, Dies at 83
In 1964, he was one of the first three African Americans to compete in wrestling at the Games. He went on to have a distinguished coaching career.
New York Times Top StoriesKennedy Center’s President, Richard Grenell, Is Leaving After a Tumultuous Year
Since Richard Grenell was appointed by President Trump, the arts center has endured a wave of cancellations and departures. It will soon close for lengthy renovations.
New York Times Top StoriesA New Trump Envoy Stirs Fears of U.S. Meddling In Brazil’s Elections
Darren Beattie, the U.S. policy adviser on Brazil, planned to visit former President Jair Bolsonaro in prison and meet his son, who is also seeking the presidency.
New York Times Top StoriesMe, Myself and My A.I. Sloppelgänger
Grammarly made a deepfake of my mind. I’m fighting back.
New York Times Top StoriesMore Marines and Warships Being Sent to Middle East, U.S. Officials Say
Iran’s response to days of aerial bombardment and long-range artillery strikes has proved more resilient than Trump administration officials anticipated.
New York Times Top StoriesTracing the Sweet Origins of Candy Land and Its Creator
The writers of an Overlooked obituary about the game’s creator recount how they stumbled upon her and then proceeded to reconstruct her life.