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Gold Standards
We explore a Times investigation into the gold market.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThe Rise of the High-Range, Less Expensive E.V.
Even as the electric vehicle market has slumped, there are more long-range E.V.s under $40,000 than ever before.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Started the War. The Rest of the World Is Feeling the Effects.
In just eight weeks, much of the global economy has been knocked sideways. America has mostly been spared from the tumult.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Economy Starts to Show Cracks From Iran War
China’s strategic reserves of oil and natural gas have insulated it somewhat, but its manufacturing-based economy is beginning to falter.
New York Times Top StoriesCanada Is a World Leader on Clean Gold, if You Don’t Look Too Closely
The Royal Canadian Mint says its gold is North American and impeccably sourced. So why is some of it from a Colombian drug cartel?
New York Times Top StoriesTop Iranian Official in Russia for Talks With Putin on Middle East War
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, will meet with President Vladimir V. Putin for “necessary coordination,” as negotiations with the U.S. to end the conflict have stalled.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Chaos at the Correspondents’ Dinner, and How the U.S. Mint Is Buying Drug Cartel Gold
Plus, marathon runners shatter a world record.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Will Require Meta to Unwind Acquisition of AI Start-Up Manus
The impact of the ruling was not immediately clear, but it could send a chilling signal to Chinese tech founders seeking to partner with foreign companies.
New York Times Top StoriesEven Before the Gunfire. Many Guests Bore the Scars of Political Violence
Gunfire at a press gala on Saturday underscored the ever growing club of political figures whose lives have been upended by violence.
New York Times Top StoriesGrievance Propelled Gala Attack Suspect Across Country, Authorities Say
A man who has worked as a tutor and graduated from the California Institute of Technology is being held by authorities in connection with the armed attack at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
New York Times Top StoriesBeekeeper Gets Jail After a Swarm Is Unleashed During an Eviction
The woman, who is a beekeeper, was sentenced to six months after being convicted of using the bees as a weapon against deputies during a 2022 eviction.
New York Times Top StoriesBernie Sanders Pressures Democrats to Reject Super PAC Support in Primaries
The independent senator from Vermont says top Democrats should tell candidates they will otherwise lose access to party resources.
New York Times Top Stories60 Countries to Meet on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels but Are Excluding the U.S.
The Trump administration was not invited to the gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia. A White House spokeswoman called the green transition “destructive.”
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Watch Next in the Nationwide Redistricting Battle
All eyes are on Florida and Virginia, where a special session and courtroom proceedings set for this week factor into the battle for the House in the midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesOprah Winfrey Moves Her Podcast (and Books and Products) to Amazon
The multiyear deal with Ms. Winfrey signifies the tech giant’s growing ambitions in video podcasts.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Trump Wants Unqualified U.S. Attorneys
Revenge-based criminal cases against the president’s enemies have not come to fruition. That’s where the U.S. attorneys come in.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Reviews Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Criminals
Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes.
New York Times Top StoriesInside a Once-Grand Building That Housed the Vulnerable for a Century
A shelter for men near Bellevue Hospital is closing. It is a symbol of an approach to homelessness that the Mamdani administration hopes to leave behind.
New York Times Top StoriesEric Swalwell, Tony Gonzales and Accountability in the Post-Post-#MeToo Era
What constitutes unacceptable behavior? And how many accusers does it take for an allegation to be believed? Societal standards remain nebulous.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Best Books of 2026 So Far: ‘Kin,’ ‘London Falling’ and More
The nonfiction and novels we can’t stop thinking about.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Keeps Getting Hotter. Utilities Can Still Cut Off the Power.
A new statewide policy detailing when utilities can stop service for unpaid bills during heat waves has resulted in weaker rules for New York City.
New York Times Top StoriesAre Movies Really Getting Darker? Let’s Shine Some Light on the Issue.
Movie watchers are often left wondering why today’s films look murkier than films of years past. Here’s how some experts diagnose the issue.
New York Times Top StoriesA Virtual Escape for Rikers Inmates
The New York jail complex uses video games as part of its strategy to reduce violence with programming for good behavior.
New York Times Top StoriesHomeowners Fight for Control of Their Community in China
They signed petitions, organized rallies, and held strategy sessions over karaoke, debating how far to push the authorities in their dispute with a developer.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Military Strikes Another Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3
The United States has carried out dozens of boat strikes since September against people the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Billionaire Tax Has Enough Signatures to Land on Ballot, Backers Say
The measure calls for placing a one-time 5 percent tax on the assets of California residents with at least $1.1 billion. Opponents are backing competing measures to counter the tax.
New York Times Top StoriesCan King Charles Help Heal the U.S.-British Rupture?
Not since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, traveled to Washington after the Suez Crisis has a visit by the British monarch come at such a fraught time in Anglo-American relations.
New York Times Top StoriesCan King Charles Help Heal the U.S.-British Rupture?
Not since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, traveled to Washington after the Suez Crisis has a visit by the British monarch come at such a fraught time in Anglo-American relations.
New York Times Top Stories8 Memorable Moments From Past British Royal Visits to the U.S.
With King Charles III and Queen Camilla set to arrive for a state visit with President Trump, we look back at some major moments in previous royal trips to the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Rising Chinese Automaker Not Named BYD
Geely is challenging the giant BYD by adapting quickly to swings in demand and energy prices, seizing on interest in electric vehicles prompted by the war in Iran.