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Fallout of War Piles Economic Pain Onto Europe’s Political Stress
Europe is finding itself on the outs with Russia, China and the U.S., in what’s amounting to its very own “Mean Girls” moment.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow Recovery Personnel Will Secure Artemis II Capsule at Sea After Splashdown
As the spacecraft bobs in the Pacific Ocean, recovery personnel from NASA and the U.S. Navy are out at sea, tracking the capsule and other pieces of jettisoned hardware.
New York Times Top StoriesEight Arrested in Connection With Deadly California Fireworks Explosion
The explosion last July in Esparto, Calif., killed seven people. Five of the eight arrested, including a former local police officer, have been charged with murder.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter splashdown, bring in the Navy divers.
New York Times Top StoriesWorld Leaders Push to Save Iran Talks Amid Israel’s Attacks in Lebanon
President Trump’s cease-fire with Iran appears at risk as Vice President JD Vance heads to Pakistan for discussions with Iranian officials.
New York Times Top StoriesBanks Warned About Anthropic’s New, Powerful A.I. Technology
In an unusual move, the Treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chair gathered bank executives to caution about cyberthreats posed by artificial intelligence.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat the Cease-Fire Means for Iran
Emerging from weeks of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, an emboldened Iran has 10 demands for talks during the tenuous cease-fire, according to Iranian state media. Our reporter Erika Solomon assesses Iran’s position.
New York Times Top StoriesF.A.A. Says Military Can Use Anti-Drone Lasers in U.S. Airspace
An interagency dispute over the use of high-energy lasers near airports led the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily close the airspace twice in Texas this year.
New York Times Top StoriesIran Unable to Find Mines in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says
The lost mines have prevented Iran from quickly complying with President Trump’s demand to allow more ships to pass through the waterway.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Moves Top Aide James Blair to Political Operation Ahead of Midterms
Mr. Blair will “lead the charge from the outside,” the president said on social media. The move comes as Republicans are bracing for a potentially difficult November election.
New York Times Top StoriesEric Swalwell Faces Sex Assault Accusation as He Runs for California Governor
Eric Swalwell, a Democratic congressman, denied the account of a former staff member published by The San Francisco Chronicle. Supporters began to withdraw their endorsements, and several campaign officials have quit.
New York Times Top StoriesEric Adams, Citizen of the World, Becomes an Actual Citizen of Albania
Mr. Adams, the former mayor of New York City, has expressed fondness for Albania, visiting the country in his last weeks in office.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Racing to Redefine ‘America First’ in a Time of War
Washington has been debating the thrust of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy for more than a decade, with the only consensus being that “America First” means whatever the president says it does.
New York Times Top StoriesArtemis II Astronauts Are Set to Arrive Home
Also, Iran adds a new condition as JD Vance heads to peace talks. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesDavey Lopes, Base-Stealing Maestro, Is Dead at 80
He was one of baseball’s most efficient thieves, and part of a storied infield quartet with the Los Angeles Dodgers, playing in four World Series.
New York Times Top StoriesThomas S. Langner, Who Linked Social Ills to Mental Illness, Dies at 102
He helped lead what became known as the Midtown Manhattan Study, which showed that mental impairment is highly correlated with low socioeconomic status.
New York Times Top StoriesFacing Many Crises, Pakistan Tries to End a Big One — in Iran
A nation with a stalled economy, a terrorism problem and two hostile neighbors is set to host the first formal U.S.-Iranian talks since the war began.
New York Times Top StoriesEliot Engel, a 16-Term Bronx Liberal in Congress, Dies at 79
After defeating a Democratic fixture in a 1988 primary, he rose to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee, then was toppled himself in 2020, undone by an overheard comment.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says First Lady ‘Had a Right’ to Talk About Epstein
President Trump said in an interview that he had known his wife wanted to address rumors about the late sex offender at some point, but that he had not known exactly what she would say.
New York Times Top StoriesFred Drasner, a Feisty Leader of The Daily News, Is Dead at 83
A former New York cabdriver who never lost his edge, he was co-publisher alongside Mort Zuckerman as he took on rival papers in the so-called tabloid wars.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Opening the Strait of Hormuz Won’t Immediately Lower Gas Prices
Our energy reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains why, even if the flow of energy is restored through the Persian Gulf, it will take months to carry out repairs across dozens of energy sites in the region.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Be Mayor in 100 Days: Mamdani Grapples With a Learning Curve
Zohran Mamdani has accrued a long list of quick accomplishments as mayor of New York City, but he has also abandoned some key campaign promises.
New York Times Top StoriesPotential Democratic 2028 Candidates Condemn Trump’s ‘War of Choice’ in Iran
At a convention in New York, several Democrats mulling presidential bids rallied around opposition to President Trump’s decision to attack Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesBurned Before, Democrats Abruptly Revive the Idea of Impeaching Trump
Democrats in Congress have assiduously avoided talk of a third impeachment of President Trump, concerned that it would distract from their midterm campaign message. That tide seems to have turned.
New York Times Top StoriesOfficials Release Design for 250-Foot Arch in Washington, as Trump Seeks Another Imprint
The president has proposed the arch, which would rise on a Washington roundabout across from the Lincoln Memorial, as a way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocratic Socialists Win Court Battle as Elections Near
The ruling in New York rescinds a $212,000 fine issued to the Democratic Socialists of America over its fund-raising tactics in the 2022 elections.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy the Scary Inflation Numbers Might Not Be Quite So Scary as They Seem
I believe the gas tank is half full.
New York Times Top StoriesHomeland Security Workers Get Paid, but the Next Check Is Uncertain
The lack of clarity has frustrated employees as Congress battles over how to fund the department.
New York Times Top StoriesMolotov Cocktail Is Hurled at Home of OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman
The device burned an exterior gate of the house in San Francisco, the police said, and it was unclear whether the artificial intelligence executive was home. The authorities arrested a suspect.
New York Times Top StoriesSee Photos From All 10 Days of NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission
Over 10 days, the astronauts of NASA’s lunar flyby mission have achieved the near impossible.