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A Disputed Jet Deal and Pressure From the Trump Administration Shake Peru’s Government
Pressure from Washington helped drive a disputed deal forward, triggering resignations and raising questions about sovereignty.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAppeals Court Says Trump’s Ban on Asylum Claims at Border Is Illegal
The ruling could force the Trump administration to begin processing new applications from asylum seekers at the southern border.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael-Lebanon Cease-Fire Tested by Escalating Clashes
The U.S.-mediated cease-fire halted an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, but their intensifying attacks on each other could put the truce at risk.
New York Times Top StoriesWere Neanderthals Able to Hunt Elephants? The Proof Is in an Ancient Bone
A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, teamwork and a calculated kill.
New York Times Top StoriesTurkey Passes Legislation to Bar Children Under 15 From Social Media
The government says the measure, which must be signed into law by the president, will protect minors. Critics worry it will threaten free speech and privacy online.
New York Times Top StoriesGoogle Commits to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic
The investment comes as the A.I. start-up looks to keep up with accelerating demand for its business and coding products.
New York Times Top StoriesA New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait.
Blocking the narrow waterway between Russia and Alaska could help stabilize a vulnerable system of ocean currents, scientists found in a study.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Are Prediction Markets, and Why Are They Causing Controversy?
The indictment of a soldier who bet on the U.S. operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela put renewed focus on a new way to gamble, and a new way to cheat.
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Department Drops Criminal Investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
The decision to end the inquiry into Jerome H. Powell’s handling of the Federal Reserve’s renovation could allow Kevin M. Warsh, the president’s pick for Fed chair, to be confirmed.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Putin Orders That the Economy Be Fixed, Russia Grasps for Solutions
Another interest-rate cut highlights the narrowing path for the country’s central bank amid the strains of immense wartime spending.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions for Death Penalty
The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.
New York Times Top StoriesBoth Iran and U.S. Blockade Strait of Hormuz
The foes are trying to exert control over the narrow passageway. Most ships aren’t moving. Here’s what to know.
New York Times Top StoriesDeb Haaland’s Historic Run for New Mexico Governor Hits a Primary Snag
The former interior secretary seemed to have an easy path to becoming the first woman and Native American to be New Mexico’s governor — until Sam Bregman challenged her.
New York Times Top StoriesNetanyahu Reveals He Had Prostate Cancer and Underwent Radiation Therapy
The Israeli leader had surgery in 2024 for an enlarged prostate. More recently, follow-up care detected a tumor, his office disclosed on Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump Officials Pushed Health Savings Accounts, RFK Jr. Aide Ran Wellness Company Poised to Benefit
Calley Means remained president of a company that relied on health savings accounts last year as the Trump administration developed policies to expand them.
New York Times Top StoriesIt Was Just a Podcast. Now, It’s Kelce Land.
When Amazon gutted its podcast company, it built a new department that made creators kings, starting with the football stars Jason and Travis Kelce.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Everyone, Including Trump, Is Talking About Airline Mergers
A few carriers are making a lot of money while many are struggling. President Trump and industry executives seem to think mergers may be the answer.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Kevin Warsh Could Shrink the Fed’s Footprint in Financial Markets
President Trump’s nominee to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve wants to overhaul the central bank, including its more than $6 trillion balance sheet.
New York Times Top StoriesBrian Scott Lorenz Convicted of Murder at Third Trial for Deborah Meindl’s Death
Brian Scott Lorenz was convicted of murdering Deborah Meindl, a 33-year-old nursing student who walked into her Tonawanda, N.Y., home on a cold February afternoon and never walked out.
New York Times Top Stories5 Tall Tasks for Apple’s New C.E.O.
John Ternus will face many of the same issues that Tim Cook has grappled with for years.
New York Times Top StoriesPolymarket Bets on Paris Temperature Prompt Investigation After Unusual Spikes
The authorities said a Paris airport weather sensor may have been tampered with as large wagers were placed on the betting site.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Peril of Piloting Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz
Controllers for shipping companies face a daunting decision as they try to free vessels trapped in the Persian Gulf: “Basically you’re sending someone unarmed into war.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Extends Waiver Allowing Foreign Ships to Move Goods Between U.S. Ports
The move was intended to ensure the flow of fuel in the United States, but some economists say it might reduce gas prices for consumers only a small amount.
New York Times Top StoriesIgnoring the War Has Been Working for Long-Term Investors
The U.S. stock market’s quick rebound this month may be fragile, but riding out the market’s disconcerting waves has been a sound strategy.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Expected to Reject Bill Involving Police at School Protests
The bill, which is on track to receive Mr. Mamdani’s first veto as mayor, would compel the Police Department to release plans on how it intends to manage protesters near educational facilities.
New York Times Top StoriesTariffs Raised Consumers’ Prices, but the Refunds Go Only to Businesses
Many families felt the sting of the president’s now-illegal tariffs, but companies have said little about whether they will share the $166 billion coming back to them.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Creates Office to Fight Deed Theft in New York City
The office will seek to crack down on the practice, in which people fraudulently take ownership of others’ homes.
New York Times Top StoriesA Man, a Howitzer and His Battle to Fire It Into the Adirondack Woods
In the mountains of northern New York, many local residents are weary of the military activities near an old missile silo and wary of the prospect of a howitzer range.
New York Times Top StoriesYouth Suicides Drop
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New York Times Top StoriesWho’s Getting a Tariff Refund?
Following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down several Trump administration tariffs, importers have begun applying for their share of $166 billion in refunds. As our economic policy reporter Tony Romm explains, consumers are unlikely to see much of that money returned to their own pockets.