New York Times Top Stories
How Airlines Turned First-Class Seats From Freebies to a Profit Engine
Airlines used to give away most of their nicest seats, but they have increasingly found ways to persuade people to pay a lot for them.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesState Judges Turn to Guns in New Era of Judicial Threats
A Times examination reveals thousands of threats against state judges, in addition to assaults and fatal attacks. Judges say local law enforcement agencies often can’t offer adequate protection.
New York Times Top StoriesTracking 7 of Mamdani’s Biggest Campaign Promises
Zohran Mamdani based his successful campaign for mayor of New York City on several central pledges. Here’s an early look on where those stand.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Kimmel Salutes Melania’s White House Surprise
The first lady addressed her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in a prepared statement that the talk show host called “better than her movie.”
New York Times Top StoriesXi Seeks to Sway Taiwan, and Trump, With Message of Stability
Ahead of a summit with Donald Trump, the Chinese leader is using a rare meeting with a Taiwanese politician to cast Beijing as a peacemaker and squeeze the island’s president.
New York Times Top StoriesGaza’s Rubble Is the Grave of Its Future
Six month’s after the cease-fire, ordinary Gazans contemplate their future while living with the wounds of war.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Putin, Iran Is Something Close to Irreplaceable
Vladimir Putin has spent years building a coalition of the discontented on the premise that authoritarian states can outlast Western pressure. Iran is his proof of concept.
New York Times Top Stories‘Death of a Salesman,’ With Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, Is Perfect for Our Time
Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy returns to Broadway, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf. Yet again, it is a triumph.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the U.S. Military Draft Pool and Automatic Registration
For decades, draft-eligible men ages 18 to 25 have been required to register with the Selective Service System. Most states offer a registration option on driver’s license applications.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Attacks Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly Over Iran War Criticism
In a lengthy social media post, the president attacked Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and others in starkly personal terms. He also criticized the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal.
New York Times Top StoriesAfrika Bambaataa, Often Called the ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop,’ Is Dead
A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Rejects Hegseth’s Second Attempt to Restrict Reporters at Pentagon
A federal judge gutted a set of rules that were adopted after the court declared an earlier press policy unconstitutional, in a case brought by The New York Times.
New York Times Top StoriesAmid Trump’s Threats, NATO Labors to Survive the Iran War
President Trump is citing the unwillingness of European nations to back the United States in the conflict as another reason to scale back or abandon the alliance. And he still wants Greenland.
New York Times Top StoriesStudent Hit by Projectile During ‘No Kings’ Protest Lost an Eye, Lawyer Says
The student, Tucker Collins, 18, was observing demonstrators in Los Angeles when he was struck, the lawyer said.
New York Times Top StoriesFlorida Attorney General Investigates OpenAI and ChatGPT Over F.S.U. Shooting
The state’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, said ChatGPT “may likely have been used to assist” the suspect in last year’s shooting at Florida State University.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin Announces Orthodox Easter Cease-Fire, but Ukraine Is Skeptical
The cease-fire would be in effect this weekend, the Kremlin said, but each side accused the other of violating a similar pause announced last year.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela Approves New Law to Open Mining to Foreign Investors
The move opens the country’s coveted mineral fortune up to foreign investors, the latest move that Venezuela’s leadership has taken to satisfy the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Agrees to Hold Talks With Lebanon
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New York Times Top StoriesZelensky Sees Small Window for Peace
Talks to end the war in Ukraine could resume soon, said President Volodymyr Zelensky as he expressed skepticism about a breakthrough.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Charter Allows RFK Jr. to Reclaim Vaccine Policy Despite Court Ruling
The charter, published on Thursday, alters the makeup and purpose of the panel, opening the door for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reclaim his revision of national vaccine policy.
New York Times Top Stories‘We Are Fierce Competitors’: Live Nation Case Reaches Closing Arguments
Thirty-four states accused the concert giant of suffocating competition and driving up ticket prices. The company denies being anything but big.
New York Times Top StoriesVictim in ICE Shooting Suffered at Least Six Wounds, His Lawyer Says
Agents shot Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez in Patterson, Calif., this week. His lawyer said Thursday that they fired at Mr. Hernandez before he tried to flee.
New York Times Top StoriesMelania Trump Says She Was Not a Victim of Jeffrey Epstein
Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of victims. She called on Congress to continue investigating.
New York Times Top Stories‘This War Isn’t Over’: 3 Opinion Writers Debate What Has to Happen Next in Iran
Will the shooting really stop? What should be Trump’s red lines? A discussion on where America’s war on Iran stands.
New York Times Top StoriesRiders Worry About Partial Shutdown of Penn Station During World Cup
NJ Transit users will be barred from Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan for four hours before the start of each of the matches at MetLife Stadium.
New York Times Top StoriesWomen in Their 20s May Not Be Having Babies, but by 45 Most Probably Will
There are reasons to believe the record-low U.S. birthrate could be only temporary as today’s young women postpone pregnancy.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Secrecy Includes Reasons for Recusal
Justices often don’t disclose why they disqualify themselves from hearing cases. Their silence echoes the court’s unexplained emergency orders.
New York Times Top StoriesThese Chimps Began the Bloodiest ‘War’ on Record. No One Knows Why.
A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.
New York Times Top Stories137-Year-Old Piece of Eiffel Tower to Be Auctioned in Paris
A section of the landmark’s original staircase will go up for auction next month and could sell for a towering sum.
New York Times Top Stories5 Takeaways From the U.S. Push Against the Far Left
The Trump administration has made countering antifa and other far-left groups a counterterrorism priority, despite increasing threats from the Middle East.