New York Times Top Stories
With Iran, the U.S. Stands to Lose Its Reputation, Its Friends or Its Soul
President Trump has overextended the empire dangerously.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Shouldn’t Expect Much From His China Trip
China no longer looks to an erratic America as a model to emulate, but as a distraction to be managed.
New York Times Top StoriesKathryn Stockett Has Finally Followed Up ‘The Help’
It was a blockbuster hit, yet she says she was “fired” by her publisher. After a spell in Bali, she’s back on home turf with “The Calamity Club.”
New York Times Top StoriesAn Insurgency Threatens U.S. Mining Ambitions in Pakistan
Attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army could derail Pakistan’s plans for a billion-dollar mining deal with the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesA Perilous Train Ride Home in Pakistan on the Jaffer Express
We witnessed crossfire while waiting for the Jaffer Express, a vital lifeline through Balochistan. For many, it’s the only way home.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He Is Reviewing Iran’s Latest Offer but Doubts It Is Acceptable
The comments came one day after Mr. Trump flatly rejected the proposal. He later clarified he was only briefed on the “concept of the deal.”
New York Times Top StoriesDelayed Louisiana Primaries Stoke Confusion at Ballot Box
On the first day of early voting, some glimpses of voter bewilderment came into focus, part of a dizzying scramble playing out days after a major Supreme Court ruling.
New York Times Top StoriesPlanning a World Cup Watch Party at a Bar? The ‘FIFA Police’ Are Lurking
Some businesses advertising watch parties in Canada’s two host cities are wary of running afoul of FIFA’s copyright, which protects advertising “World Cup” events.
New York Times Top StoriesSpirit Airlines Cancels All Flights, Stranding Passengers
The budget carrier abruptly canceled flights early on Saturday, leaving passengers to rush to make other plans. “Even if they go back into business, never again,” one traveler said.
New York Times Top StoriesIt Just Got Harder to Get an Abortion for Every Woman in America
A ruling by a federal appeals court has blocked access to abortion pills via telemedicine.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Race Is On to Find the Treasure Buried in San Francisco
From the Gold Rush to the A.I. boom, San Francisco has always drawn those seeking riches. Now, people are deciphering riddles and digging up the city to find a box filled with cold, hard cash.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Video Analysis Suggests Suspect in Correspondents’ Dinner Attack Fired First
A Times analysis of footage released by the F.B.I. on Thursday night appears to show the assailant shot at a Secret Service officer, who then returned fire.
New York Times Top StoriesPulling Thousands of U.S. Troops Out of Germany Is Bad for America
Trump’s reduction of U.S. troops in Germany is more than just another bilateral spat.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Head-Turning Hats of the 2026 Kentucky Derby
Ahead of the 152nd annual horse race at Churchill Downs, attendees trotted out some eye-catching ensembles.
New York Times Top StoriesAbortion Providers Forced to Adapt After Court Ruling Blocks Pill Access by Mail
The Fifth Circuit Court’s ruling, which is being appealed, reinstates a requirement that patients visit a health care provider in person to obtain mifepristone, upending abortion access in the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Asked to Restore Access to Abortion Pill by Mail
A federal appeals court temporarily halted a Food and Drug Administration regulation that has greatly expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
New York Times Top StoriesSteve Clark, Olympic Swimmer Shadowed by Depression, Dies at 82
A three-time gold medalist in the 1960s, he was a champion when athletes were expected to be stoic and vulnerability was viewed as a sign of mental weakness.
New York Times Top StoriesEveryone Who Could Be in Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’
President Trump plans to build a park along the Potomac River featuring life-size statues of 250 Americans.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. to Withdraw 5,000 Troops From Germany. But Thousands Will Remain.
The U.S. military has tens of thousands of personnel in Germany, more than in any other foreign country but Japan. Their significance extends well beyond Europe.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Cannabis Industry’s New Best Friend? President Trump
The administration’s decision to relax federal regulations on medical marijuana comes with big tax breaks for many cannabis companies, and could drive new investment in the budding sector.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners
The Persian Gulf countries and Israel have faced repeated Iranian attacks during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The State Department move bypassed congressional review.
New York Times Top StoriesSlouching Toward Kamala Harris
The Democrats’ fundamental condition is a late-Trumpian stasis.
New York Times Top StoriesHis Majesty and Our Travesty
The real king delivers a needed royal lesson on democracy.
New York Times Top StoriesRural America Is Getting Blindsided by Data and Detention Centers
Namely, immigrant detention centers and data centers.
New York Times Top StoriesHow We Chose What to Ask and When to Challenge Tucker Carlson
“The Interview” host Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks about her preparation to interview Mr. Carlson and some judgment calls she had to make in real time.
New York Times Top StoriesPublic Offering
How often do you talk to strangers? What’s stopping you?
New York Times Top StoriesTucker Carlson Discusses Breaking With Trump, the Iran War and Antisemitism
The conservative media commentator split with the administration over the war in Iran. Will the breakup last?
New York Times Top StoriesTakeaways From The Times’s Interview With Tucker Carlson
He spoke about the rupture with President Trump and what it portends for the conservative movement. Here are the key moments from our conversation.
New York Times Top StoriesHegseth’s and Moulton’s Parallel Lives Collide Over Iran
The defense secretary and Representative Seth Moulton, a Democrat, debated the Iran war through the prism of their shared experiences fighting Iraq.
New York Times Top StoriesShipwreck Reveals Fate of Vanished World War I Coast Guard Cutter
The Tampa disappeared in 1918 with 131 British and American personnel and civilians aboard. It was the largest single American naval combat loss of life in World War I