New York Times Top Stories
In Sleepy Town on Strait of Hormuz, War Rages Just Over Horizon
For centuries, an Omani exclave has been defined by a peculiar duality: rugged isolation and proximity to one of the world’s most important trade routes.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThe German Military Tightens Its Social Media Rules
Military members sharing clips on Instagram and TikTok have helped recruit badly needed new soldiers, but Bundeswehr officials said they are concerned about security.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Invisible Bottleneck: A Helium Shortage Threatens the Chip Industry
With a third of the global supply offline because of the war in Iran, gas companies are scrambling to assure critical A.I. chip makers there will be no disruptions.
New York Times Top StoriesStocks Sink and Oil Dips After Trump Delays Threat to Bomb Iran
President Trump said on Thursday he would delay an imminent deadline to begin attacking Iran’s power grid.
New York Times Top StoriesSalzburg Festival Fires Its Artistic Director
The board terminated Markus Hinterhäuser’s contract early, leaving the leadership of the world’s largest classical music festival in limbo for now.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Signature Is Set to Be Added to America’s Currency
President Trump is poised to be the first sitting president to have his signature appear on the U.S. dollar.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Ethics Panel Holds Rare Public Hearing on Democrat’s Conduct
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is charged with stealing $5 million in FEMA money for her campaign.
New York Times Top StoriesKennedy’s Vaccine Agenda Hits Roadblocks, Diminishing His Clout
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism is posing challenges for the Trump administration. Top health jobs are unfilled, and a court has blocked his vaccine schedule changes.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Stays Pentagon’s Labeling of Anthropic as ‘Supply Chain Risk’
The decision is an early victory for the artificial intelligence company in a rancorous legal battle with the Department of Justice.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat’s on Trump’s Mind During a Cabinet Meeting? Sharpies, Iran and Inflation.
President Trump waxed on about the virtues of the pen, calling it more economical and a better instrument than the fancier writing tools preferred by his predecessors.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He Will Order T.S.A. Agents Paid as Funding Deal Stalls
President Trump’s announcement came as talks on Capitol Hill over funding the Department of Homeland Security faltered, and airport lines continued to grow.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He Will Sign Order to Pay T.S.A. Agents as Travel Frustrations Grow
President Trump said he would sign an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agents, with an intensifying crisis at airports ahead of a busy travel weekend.
New York Times Top StoriesD.H.S. Funding Lapse Leads to Longest Partial Shutdown in History
If the shutdown continues after this weekend, it will be longer than any previous shutdown, partial or full.
New York Times Top StoriesSardi’s Sells Its Name and Takes a Brief Intermission
The longtime owner of the restaurant, a Theater District mainstay, is bowing out, and the Shubert Organization plans to reopen after a renovation, with the celebrity caricatures intact.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Renames Cesar Chavez Holiday After Sex Abuse Revelations
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to rename Cesar Chavez Day as “Farmworkers Day,” moving quickly before the March 31 holiday.
New York Times Top StoriesSheriff in California Seizes More Ballots, Ignoring State Attorney General
Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff and a Republican running for governor, is examining votes from 2025 after unsubstantiated claims of fraud.
New York Times Top StoriesHigh School Athlete Is Shot Dead While Playing With Friends
A boy, the son of a New York police officer, may have been playing with a gun when it accidentally went off, killing Ka’Mardre Coleman, 16, according to prosecutors and the boy’s lawyer.
New York Times Top StoriesWall St. Bonuses Soared to $49.2 Billion. New York Hoped for Even More.
The city was counting on a 15 percent rise in bonuses to produce tax revenues to fill its budget gap. The actual increase was 9 percent, the state comptroller said.
New York Times Top StoriesG.O.P. Senator Weighs Forcing Congress to Vote to Authorize the Iran War
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is drafting a formal authorization for the use of military force in Iran, seeking to put some parameters around the operation as the Trump administration has boxed out Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Gives Iran More Time to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
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New York Times Top StoriesIran Keeps a Tight Grip on Strait of Hormuz, Pressuring Shipping and Energy Sectors
Iran has allowed a small number of vessels to pass, but that won’t alleviate pressure or risk for the shipping industry and energy markets any time soon.
New York Times Top StoriesScientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers.
The episode, involving a group of sperm whales, adds to evidence that humans aren’t the only species that gets some form of assistance during and after delivery.
New York Times Top StoriesStandoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump’s Freestyle Diplomacy
A jumble of emissaries — a friend, a family member, a dove and a hawk — on the Iran crisis reflects President Trump’s improvisational approach.
New York Times Top StoriesAir Canada C.E.O. Apologizes for English-Language Condolences After Plane Crash
Michael Rousseau said he was “deeply saddened” that his inability to speak French had diverted attention from the families’ grief.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Stocks Have Their Biggest Drop Since Start of Iran War
The S&P 500 tumbled 1.7 percent on Thursday and oil prices continued rising as investors fret about when the war would end.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Questions Why U.S. Is Blocking Maduro’s Defense Funding
The U.S. government has blocked Venezuela from paying for its former leader’s defense lawyers. In a hearing, a judge said repeatedly that the former president’s right to his own defense was “paramount.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe Disgusting Reason a Staten Island Creek Turned Bright Green
The emerald tint to the Clove Lakes Park stream helped confirm long-held suspicions about what might be leaking from toilets.
New York Times Top StoriesSeeking a Sounding Board? Beware the Eager-to-Please Chatbot.
A new study of popular AI models shows that their feedback on social situations is far from impartial.
New York Times Top StoriesSafety Experts Considered LaGuardia Challenging but Not an Outlier
Regulators, pilots and others in aviation have worried about the kind of runway accident that happened at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Defends His Use of Mail-In Voting: ‘Because I’m President’
President Trump wants to restrict voting by mail, which he says amounts to “cheating.” But he defended his own use of the practice in a special election this week.