New York Times Top Stories
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Give Us the Aliens
Is that too much to ask for?
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHer Self-Experiment with Drug Detox Almost Broke Her
Against expert advice, people are using new and unpredictable synthetic drugs to experiment on themselves in hopes of becoming free of addiction.
New York Times Top StoriesTed Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87
As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Is Gas So Much More Expensive in Some States Than Others?
Shipping, taxes, competition and environmental regulations all play a part in the cost of gasoline. That can lead to stark differences in pump prices.
New York Times Top StoriesWeather Service Races to Rehire as Storm Season Arrives
After deep cuts last year, the agency is hiring hundreds. But fears linger that it isn’t equipped for imminent tornado and hurricane threats.
New York Times Top StoriesHoward Lutnick to Face Questions From Congress About Epstein Ties
The commerce secretary is set to be interviewed Wednesday in a closed-door session with the House Oversight Committee
New York Times Top StoriesYou Can’t Be Born Here. You Can Only Die.
The existential pain of losing birth services.
New York Times Top StoriesA Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come.
Scientists say as glaciers retreat in a warming climate, landslide-generated tsunamis are likely to become more frequent.
New York Times Top Stories3 People Are Evacuated From Cruise Ship With Hantavirus Outbreak
Three people with possible symptoms of the disease were evacuated on Wednesday morning from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius.
New York Times Top StoriesJohn Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn’t Exist
Guess who benefits from a “colorblind Constitution.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe Cruise From Hell
We look into the hantavirus crisis onboard the Hondius.
New York Times Top StoriesPresident Trump’s Sudden U-Turn, and a $1 Billion Ballroom Proposal
Plus, a visit to the “Gates to Hell.”
New York Times Top StoriesWorld Cup Dynamic Ticket Pricing Drives Argentine Soccer Fans To Extremes
Dynamic ticket pricing has made this year’s tournament the most expensive in history, pushing Argentine fans to extremes.
New York Times Top StoriesGuy Goma’s Accidental BBC Interview Lives On After 20 Years
Guy Goma thought he was interviewing for an I.T. job when he found himself on air on the BBC. What came next was familiar to anyone who has been unprepared at work.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Romania, Living With Weapons of War Spilling Into NATO Territory
Four years of battle in Ukraine is taking a toll on neighboring Romanians. Even if the war has not crossed the border, drones have done so.
New York Times Top Stories‘Not a Perfect Union’: Neil Gorsuch on America at 250
David French and the Supreme Court justice discuss how the ideals of 1776 shaped — and strain — the country today.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerican Factories Lag in Adopting A.I. This Drugmaker Is an Exception.
A Bristol Myers Squibb plant that makes cancer drugs was the only manufacturer in the U.S. recognized for innovation by the World Economic Forum this year.
New York Times Top StoriesIn ‘Rocky Horror,’ Luke Evans Finds His Ballad of Sexual Liberation
What does it take to play Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Show” on Broadway? Fishnets, five-inch heels, and an endless supply of glitter.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Longevity Secrets Helping Athletes Blow Past the Limits of Age
With cutting-edge sports medicine and sci-fi gadgetry, more and more athletes are figuring out how to extend their careers.
New York Times Top StoriesTofersen, a New Treatment for A.L.S., Reverses Symptoms for Some
The drug is for a small subset of patients. But evidence that breathing and strength can get better for some of them is remarkable for a paralyzing, usually fatal disease.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Did a State Auditor Become the ‘People’s Rockstar’?
Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure in 2024 authorizing Diana DiZoglio, the state auditor, to closely scrutinize the State Legislature. Lawmakers are resisting.
New York Times Top StoriesIf Kids Need GLP-1s, We’ve Already Let Them Down
The debate over treatment in kids is missing a bigger problem.
New York Times Top StoriesReclaiming the Name of the Black Hero Who Inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’
After 42 years of slavery, Josiah Henson escaped to Canada, where he wrote a memoir, founded a school and led others to freedom. But his home long bore the name “Uncle Tom,” to the offense of many.
New York Times Top StoriesA Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires
After Watergate, Congress tried to curtail the role of money in politics. But a pivotal Supreme Court case nipped it in the bud. Years later, new details are emerging on how wealthy Americans were conferred with a “right to spend” on elections.
New York Times Top StoriesRenewables Are Gaining on Fossil Fuels, IRENA Report Finds
Sources like wind and solar can now deliver continuous power, according to a new report. And, they’re often a bargain compared with fossil fuels.
New York Times Top StoriesPollution Worsened in South Bronx After Congestion Tolls, Study Finds
Columbia University researchers said that sensors detected a 2 percent increase in toxic particles in the air. M.T.A. officials disputed the report.
New York Times Top StoriesTrial Begins for Man Accused of Running Secret Police Outpost for China
Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen, is accused of working on behalf of the Chinese government to target dissidents. A co-defendant has pleaded guilty.
New York Times Top Stories5 Takeaways From the California Gubernatorial Debate
Seven candidates sparred in the first nationally televised debate in the 2026 California governor’s race. Many tried to launch attacks in a last-ditch effort to gain ground on their opponents.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Cringes at Trump’s Chatter in Front of Children
“How are you talking about nuclear war in front of children?” Desi Lydic asked after the president discussed the Iran conflict in a room full of students on Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesMy Father Wrote Letters to the Cuban Government. Here Is Mine.
Please do not take the fact that I am writing this letter to you as a defense of U.S. policy toward Cuba, much less a call for American intervention.