New York Times Top Stories
On Social Media, Democratic Politicians Are Letting the F-Word Fly
In person, on social media and in campaign ads, Democratic politicians are swearing with glee. It is usually aimed at President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMamdani Asserts Control Over N.Y.P.D., Saying He Would Overrule Tisch
Although Mayor Zohran Mamdani often seems to defer to his police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, he insisted that he had the final say in policing matters.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen Colbert Skewers Trump’s ‘Double-Sided’ Cease-Fire
“The Late Show” host asked if being double-sided wasn’t a prerequisite: “I believe there’s a word for a single-sided cease-fire and it’s ‘murder.’”
New York Times Top StoriesHow War in the Middle East Paralyzed an Asian Food Giant
Vietnam, the world’s No. 2 rice exporter, cut production as power prices surged. Even with a temporary cease-fire in Iran, worries linger over the world’s food supply.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Wants Orban to Win. That’s Why He Might Not.
Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule could be coming to a close.
New York Times Top StoriesClean Energy Team Wins Salt River Project Election in Arizona
Proponents of renewable power will control the Phoenix area utility’s policymaking for the first time after they won an unusually contentious race that drew attention from national groups.
New York Times Top StoriesHalf of Gen Z Uses AI, but Their Feelings Are Souring, Study Shows
A new study from Gallup found that young adults have grown less hopeful and more angry about artificial intelligence.
New York Times Top StoriesNo, Britain Is Not Having a Christian Revival
A study said church attendance had soared among British young people, a trend reversal that excited religious conservatives around the world. Turns out it wasn’t true.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Fertility Rates Drop to Another Record Low
The fertility rate has been falling since 2007, in large part because of a plunge among teenagers.
New York Times Top StoriesIs the Strait of Hormuz Reopening? What to Know Under Iran-Cease Fire.
Vessels are wary of passing the coast of Iran in the strait, given the fragile agreement, and the number of ships traveling through it has even dropped.
New York Times Top StoriesNo Charges for Wisconsin Mayor Who Removed Ballot Drop Box in 2024
A special prosecutor said a review of the incident found there was not sufficient evidence to charge Doug Diny, the mayor of Wausau.
New York Times Top StoriesHawaii Doctor Convicted of Attempted Manslaughter in Attack on Wife
Gerhardt Konig, 47, an anesthesiologist from Maui, attacked his wife, Arielle Konig, on a hiking trail near Honolulu, prosecutors said. He claimed it was self-defense.
New York Times Top StoriesDisagreement Over Lebanon’s Inclusion in Cease-Fire Threatens to Unravel It
The U.S. says the deal didn’t include the country, but Iran says it did. Israel is bombarding Lebanon, and Iran wants to show it supports its allies.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Acknowledges ‘Troubling’ Job Losses in 100 Days’ Interview
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is focused on economic justice. Some budget watchdogs and business leaders want him to concentrate on economic development.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Deadline Looms for U.S. and Iran as Truce Wavers
Fractures were already emerging in the limited cease-fire. Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation in talks this weekend.
New York Times Top StoriesMartin Gugino, Activist Shoved by Buffalo Police at 2020 Protest, Dies
Mr. Gugino, 81, had filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the city of Buffalo and members of its police force after officers fractured his skull at a Black Lives Matter protest.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Finds Himself With Fragile Iran Cease-Fire After the Scramble to Make a Deal
After careening from one diplomatic extreme to another, President Trump finds himself with a fragile deal that is already showing signs of fraying.
New York Times Top StoriesGilgo Beach Killer’s ‘Unusual’ Deal Could Help Solve Other Murders
Rex Heuermann agreed to talk to behavioral analysts at the F.B.I. when he pleaded guilty. The unit has interviewed Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Richard Speck.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Strait of Hormuz Open Again? Maybe, but Few Ships Are Using It.
There were conflicting reports about the status of the vital shipping waterway in the cease-fire with Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Court Denies Anthropic’s Motion to Lift ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label
The ruling was a setback for the artificial intelligence start-up in its battle with the Defense Department over the use of A.I. in warfare.
New York Times Top StoriesHasan Piker Can Stream, but Can He Stump?
The progressive and popular Twitch streamer, who is controversial with some Democrats, tests his political influence on the 2026 campaign trail.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Might Be the Most Economically Destabilizing War in Decades
Even if this cease-fire holds, the war’s shocks may last for years.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Cease-Fire, Iranians Are Left to Pick Up the Pieces
Hours after a tenuous pause to a nearly six-week war, Iranians expressed relief and trepidation about the future. Some fear the government will crack down on its domestic critics.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Is Funding the 2026 Midterm Elections? A Lot of the Money Is Untraceable.
A lot of the money flowing into the political system is ultimately untraceable.
New York Times Top StoriesParts of Hawaii Face a Foot or More of Rain From Yet Another Storm
Last month was one of the wettest Marches on record for the state, leading to widespread flooding and evacuations. More rain is hitting this week.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Is Being Tested
Also, a Times investigation seeks to unmask Bitcoin’s creator. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Knew About Pakistan’s Cease-Fire Post on X Before It Was Sent
Pakistan’s prime minister posted a public plea on X for President Trump to extend his Tuesday evening deadline for Iran. The White House was directly involved in shaping the message.
New York Times Top StoriesIn 20 Minutes, Gilgo Beach Killer Admits to Murdering 8 Women
As he pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Rex Heuermann gave the same one-word answer each time he was asked how he killed one of his victims.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project
ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump’s new ballroom.
New York Times Top StoriesJim Whittaker, First American to Reach Everest’s Summit, Dies at 97
As an executive with the outdoor-supply retailer REI and an experienced climber, he conquered Mount Everest in 1963, when fewer than 10 people were known to have done so.