New York Times Top Stories
Clean Energy Companies Are Trying to Survive the Trump Era
Offshore wind is out. Geothermal power is in. And many climate technology start-ups are looking for ways to carry on without federal backing.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesKaela Berg, a Flight Attendant, Runs for Congress One Layover at a Time
Kaela Berg is part of a crop of working-class candidates that Democrats hope can help the party win back blue-collar voters.
New York Times Top StoriesAre New York’s Environmental Concerns Worsening a Housing Shortage?
Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing to exempt a majority of new housing from state environmental reviews, arguing that sufficient safeguards are in place at the local level.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Vote Sets Up Clash With the Senate on D.H.S. Funding, Prolonging Shutdown
Republicans revolted over a Senate measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security and passed a rival bill, dimming the chances of a quick end to the crisis crippling airports.
New York Times Top StoriesIranian Strike on U.S. Base in Saudi Arabia Injures 12 American Troops, Officials Say
The combined missile and drone attack amounted to one of the most serious breaches of American air defenses in the course of the monthlong war with Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesBank of America Pays $72.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit by Epstein Victims
The suit claimed the bank had overlooked signs that Mr. Epstein’s accounts were being used to further his abuse of young women.
New York Times Top StoriesClavicular, an Internet Narcissus, Is Arrested After Posting a Fight Video
The influencer, known for promoting handsomeness, is accused of arranging a brawl between two women. Separately, the authorities are investigating a video showing him shooting an alligator.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Antitank Mines Discovered in Neighborhood in Iran
Photos and video verified by The New York Times show mines dispensed by cluster bombs in a village a few miles from a missile site.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Analyzed the Deadly Crash at LaGuardia
Our graphics reporter Lazaro Gamio breaks down the second-by-second analysis leading up to the deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Agrees to Drop Charges Against Officers in Breonna Taylor’s Death
The Trump administration had asked the court to dismiss the charges, describing them as an example of “weaponized federal overreach” by the Biden administration.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Agrees to Drop Charges Against Officers in Breonna Taylor’s Death
The Trump administration had asked the court to dismiss the charges, describing them as an example of “weaponized federal overreach” by the Biden administration.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Long of a Wait at Security? For Many Passengers, It Was Anyone’s Guess.
As T.S.A. staff shortages continued on Friday, some airports saw interminably long wait times, while others barely had a wait at all, adding to travelers’ confusion.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Accused of Killing Loyola University Chicago Student to Remain in Jail
Jose Medina, who is accused of being in the country illegally, is charged with murder in the death of Sheridan Gorman, a freshman at Loyola University Chicago.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Will TSA Workers Be Paid? Here’s What We Know
President Trump on Friday directed the Homeland Security Department to pay thousands of airport security officers.
New York Times Top StoriesActress Says She’s Found Her Secret Online Abuser: Her Husband
Collien Fernandes said her spouse had posted deepfakes of her. The account, disputed by her husband, spurred outrage, protests and parliamentary debates in Germany.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Offers More Aid to Farmers, a Key Support Bloc Hurt by Tariffs and War
The president announced new loan guarantees at a White House event that appeared intended to reassure a group that has found itself caught in the crosshairs of some of his major policies.
New York Times Top StoriesArrest Warrant for Ex-Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Is Voided
The court decided the warrant was invalid, because it came after the former governor, Matt Bevin, had filed to disqualify a judge from his child-support case, accusing her of bias.
New York Times Top StoriesHegseth Criticized for Removing Four Officers From Promotion List
Bitter rifts have opened over the defense secretary’s campaign to reverse policies that he says are prejudiced against white officers.
New York Times Top StoriesRobert Trivers, Eccentric Scientist Who Probed Human Nature, Dies at 83
A visionary evolutionary biologist, he drew comparisons to Charles Darwin with his theories on the genetic roots of seemingly detrimental behaviors like self-deception.
New York Times Top StoriesCPAC Considers Vance, Rubio and Life After Trump
The president’s potential successors “are mortal men,” one attendee said.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Vows to Pay T.S.A. Workers as Partial Shutdown Continues
Also, consumers are feeling the costs of the Iran war. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesCannonball with Wesley Morris: ‘Love Story’ Is Actually a Horror Story
The nightmare began when she said, “I do.”
New York Times Top StoriesOutside Kennedy Center, Jane Fonda and Joan Baez Raise Voices in Protest
The pair joined in a gathering of artists and others who denounced censorship and faulted President Trump’s growing influence over the nation’s cultural life.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York City Ballet Pulls Out of Kennedy Center Performances
The decision by the company, one of the most prestigious in the country, is the latest in a wave of high-profile cancellations at the center.
New York Times Top StoriesKennedy Center Performer Asks Judge to Toss Case He Calls ‘Retaliatory’
A jazz drummer who called off a performance in protest of the center’s being renamed for President Trump said the president’s allies had sued him as punishment.
New York Times Top StoriesTechnology Weakens Our Minds. It’s Time to Resist.
Just as we changed our thinking around physical fitness, we need to change our attitude toward cognitive fitness.
New York Times Top StoriesAt CPAC, the ‘America First’ Crowd Ponders Giving War a Chance
The Conservative Political Action Conference has been an America First gathering for years, but with President Trump pursuing war in Iran, organizers have tried to make a shift, with mixed results.
New York Times Top StoriesGovernment Trolls Sling Memes in the Online Trenches of Mideast War
Officials in Tehran and Washington alike are trading taunts in English, often using American pop culture references.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Being Struck by Plane, Last Firefighter Is Released From Hospital
The two veterans of a specialized unit that responds to emergencies at LaGuardia Airport have been released from the hospital.
New York Times Top StoriesU.N. Report Documents Sectarian Violence in Syria That Killed Over 1,700
Investigators said the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa had done little to address the extrajudicial killings and torture of Druse civilians in July 2025.