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Last on King Charles’s U.S. Tour: A Potluck and a Win for Scottish Whisky
King Charles III and Queen Camilla had a ceremonial farewell at the White House before attending a block party in Front Royal, Va.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHere’s What States Might Do After the Voting Rights Decision
The effect of the Supreme Court’s ruling could be as little as one House seat in Louisiana in 2026, but pressure is building on Tennessee and South Carolina Republicans to act.
New York Times Top StoriesNigerian Military Runs a Fulani ‘Concentration Camp,’ Group Says
Amnesty International said about 1,500 people have been detained by the military for three months and that many of those who have died from disease and starvation have been children.
New York Times Top StoriesA Democratic Version of the Tea Party Is Emerging
No one should underestimate the white-hot fury of the party’s voters.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Bans Prediction Markets for Its Members and Staff
Senators voted unanimously to prohibit betting practices in the chamber after some users made hundreds of thousands of dollars online by accurately predicting U.S. military actions.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Homeland Security Shutdown Ends
Also, Maine’s governor bows out of a crucial Senate race. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Least 5 Are Injured in Stabbing at a High School in Washington State
Foss High School in Tacoma, Wash., was on lockdown on Thursday after a stabbing, a school spokeswoman said.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Many in Maine, No Tears Over Mills’s Exit From Senate Race
Voters who watched Gov. Janet Mills struggle to gain traction in the Democratic Senate primary said they were unsurprised — and in many cases, relieved — to see her exit.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Banksy Statue Causes Stir in Central London
The statue depicts a man marching with a flag that covers his face. It appeared in a section of London near statues of 19th-century British military and colonial figures.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Seven Years, First U.S. Direct Flight Lands in Caracas
President Trump banned commercial flights to Venezuela during his first term, but the flights are the latest step in re-establishing ties between the two countries.
New York Times Top StoriesHezbollah Using Fiber-Optic Drones Against Israeli Targets
The Lebanese militant group is attacking Israeli troops with explosive drones controlled by fiber-optic cables, like those commonly used in the war in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesDecoding the King: Brits Hear Subtle Rebuke to Trump that Americans Might Miss
Royal watchers in Britain called the visit of King Charles III to America a master class in understated criticism.
New York Times Top StoriesSheinbaum’s Dilemma in Mexico: Defy the U.S. or Arrest an Ally
The Trump administration wants President Claudia Sheinbaum to arrest a Mexican governor. She is faced with few good options in response.
New York Times Top StoriesBritney Spears Is Charged With D.U.I. Involving Drugs and Alcohol
Officers in California observed the pop star driving fast and erratically in March. After she was arrested, she checked herself into a treatment facility.
New York Times Top StoriesChonkers the ‘Food-Motivated’ Sea Lion Plops Into San Francisco
Wildlife experts have been tracking the Steller sea lion since he appeared last month at a popular tourist spot near the end of Fisherman’s Wharf.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Peak Gerrymandering Could Look Like Now
The redrawing of America’s congressional districts is sure to escalate after the Supreme Court’s decision, with some maps that would have seemed laughable a year ago.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Voting Rights Ruling Could Fuel New Era of Redistricting Wars
The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics.
New York Times Top StoriesMills Exit Is a Blow to Schumer as Democrats Question His Strategy
Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and minority leader, considered the Maine governor his top recruit for winning the majority. Critics said her collapse showed he is out of touch with the party’s voters.
New York Times Top StoriesHegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval
The defense secretary testified on the eve of the 60-day mark of the war, a major statutory deadline for the president to withdraw forces or seek approval from Congress to continue the fight.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Conservatives on the Supreme Court Weakened the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court just overturned Louisiana’s congressional voting map, landing the latest blow to the landmark Voting Rights Act. Abbie VanSickle, a reporter covering the court for The New York Times, explains.
New York Times Top StoriesCamp Mystic Says It Will Not Reopen This Summer After Fatal Texas Floods
In a statement, the camp said it told Texas regulators that it was “withdrawing its application for a summer 2026 camp license” after 28 people died in flooding last summer.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Courtroom at the OpenAI Trial
A New York Times tech reporter shares a dispatch from the press gallery of the showdown between Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
New York Times Top StoriesIs A.I. a Threat to Humanity? Not in This Trial.
One of Elon Musk’s abiding fears is that A.I. could one day threaten humans. But the jurors deciding his suit against OpenAI probably won’t hear about it.
New York Times Top StoriesA ‘Bachelorette’ Season Hangs in the Balance as Abuse Claims Are Aired
Television executives have not ruled out a revival of Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of the reality show, but a custody battle has kept her volatile former relationship in the spotlight.
New York Times Top StoriesNile Rodgers Explains How He Wrote ‘We Are Family,’ ‘Le Freak’ and More
The co-founder of Chic, the de facto house band of New York’s late-70s disco boom, talks about taking inspiration from the city’s club scene.
New York Times Top StoriesJeffrey Epstein’s Possible Suicide Note Hidden from Public View
An inmate said he discovered the note after Mr. Epstein was found injured in his jail cell, weeks before his death. It’s now locked in a courthouse.
New York Times Top StoriesThree of Nashville’s Finest Writers Explain How Country Hits Get Written
Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark and Josh Osborne talk about songwriting as a day job and the art of telling simple truths in a single line.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General
Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Passes Stalled Homeland Security Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown
Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democrats to push it through.
New York Times Top StoriesEpstein Victims’ Pursuit of Justice Finds a New Venue: Albany, N.Y.
Two victims of Jeffrey Epstein will testify at the State Capitol next week in support of a bill that would enable them to seek punitive damages from his estate.