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Trump Panel Recommends FEMA Respond to Fewer Disasters
A White House task force also called for speeding up aid, but some of its ideas would require action by Congress to become reality.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHouse Republican Proposes Bill to Wind Down the Iran War
Representative Tom Barrett, a Michigan Republican facing a tough re-election race, introduced a bill to impose limits on the use of military force in Iran and end the fighting this summer.
New York Times Top StoriesIn L.A. Mayor’s Race, Karen Bass Faces Vocal Rivals and a ‘Disgruntled Electorate’
The mayor of Los Angeles is running for a second term as a former ally and a reality TV star tap into widespread voter angst.
New York Times Top StoriesGerman Tourist Wins Lawsuit After Not Getting a Lounge Chair by the Pool
A tourist won a refund after a court ruled that the hotel’s staff had failed to stop guests from reserving sun beds using towels.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Stocks and Bonds Are Responding Differently to the Iran War
Stock investors are betting that companies will make enormous profits, despite the war. But investors in bonds, including U.S. Treasuries, have other concerns.
New York Times Top StoriesMore People Are Getting Health Advice From TikTok and Instagram. Is That a Good Thing?
Half of U.S. adults under 50 now get wellness advice from influencers. A new report examines their qualifications.
New York Times Top StoriesGraham Platner and Susan Collins Duel in High-Stakes Maine Senate Race Ads
In strikingly different ads, Graham Platner argued that “Susan Collins’s charade is over” while Senator Collins highlighted the economic benefits she has brought to Maine.
New York Times Top StoriesHantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness
The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Debt Hits a Concerning Milestone, and Experts Say Trump’s Policies Could Worsen It
The debt is outgrowing the size of America’s economy. The president’s policies could accelerate the country’s fiscal headaches, experts say, unless policymakers intervene.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal and State Officials Discuss Closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The immigrant detention center in the Everglades, which Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, opened last July, may be too expensive to keep operating.
New York Times Top StoriesEmployees With Medical Conditions Challenge C.D.C. In-Office Requirement
The health agency has been particularly strict in abolishing at-home work, overriding accommodations that were granted years before the pandemic.
New York Times Top StoriesRubio Meets Pope Leo Amid Growing Tensions Between Trump and Vatican
The meeting at the Vatican followed President Trump’s condemnation of Pope Leo XIV for opposing the war in Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesAbout Half of Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer Don’t Get Treatment, Study Finds
New drugs have made America’s deadliest cancer more treatable than ever. So why aren’t they reaching patients?
New York Times Top StoriesSurprising Signs of an Atmosphere Around a Tiny World, Billions of Miles Away
A gradual dimming and brightening when a star passed behind it suggested the mini-Pluto was wrapped in a thin layer of air.
New York Times Top StoriesNew NTSB Report Into Deadly China Eastern Crash Suggests Struggle in Cockpit
A report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board offers new details about the China Eastern Airlines crash in 2022, which killed all 132 people on board.
New York Times Top StoriesIs the Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni Legal Fight Over? Not So Fast.
Lawyers for Ms. Lively and Mr. Baldoni have said the two sides settled much of the contentious dispute. But one major disagreement remains.
New York Times Top StoriesICE Agents Barred From Wearing Masks in New York Under State Budget Deal
State and local officials will also be prohibited from formally cooperating with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement under the agreement.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York’s $268 Billion Budget Deal Includes New Second-Home Tax
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a handshake budget deal with state lawmakers that also seeks to push back on federal immigration enforcement in the state.
New York Times Top StoriesMississippi Storm Injures at Least 17 and Damages More Than 1,000 Buildings
State officials were assessing the damage on Thursday from a tornado cluster and storm that ripped through the region overnight and closed dozens of roads in several counties.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Ramps Up Threats Toward Ukraine Over Victory Day Parade
Kremlin officials said a large strike on Kyiv would be “inevitable” if Ukraine disrupted the May 9 event, a prospect President Volodymyr Zelensky has appeared to allude to.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat My Father’s Experience Taught Me About Memory and the Brain
In the final stages of his dementia, a long-lost memory from childhood returned, perfectly formed. What was going on in his brain?
New York Times Top StoriesChina Sentences 2 Former Defense Ministers on Bribery Charges
Gen. Wei Fenghe and Gen. Li Shangfu are likely to spend the rest of their lives in prison after receiving suspended death sentences.
New York Times Top StoriesNetherlands Tests Flight Attendant for Hantavirus as Officials Track Cruise Ship Outbreak
Global health officials are tracking people connected to a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship. One infected passenger had briefly boarded a flight from South Africa to the Netherlands before she died.
New York Times Top StoriesWorld in Waiting Game Over Iran Peace Proposal Response
An Iranian official said that Tehran would convey its reply through Pakistan, a key mediator. Another Iranian official earlier dismissed a reported proposal to end the war as a “list of American wishes.”
New York Times Top StoriesSurging Gas Prices Shake Americans, and How Ted Turner Unleashed 24-Hour News
Plus, the conflicting messages on the state of the war.
New York Times Top StoriesSticker Shock
We explore the rise in gas prices.
New York Times Top StoriesWorld in Waiting Game Over Iran Peace Proposal Response
An Iranian official said that Tehran would convey its reply through Pakistan, a key mediator. Another Iranian official earlier dismissed a reported proposal to end the war as a “list of American wishes.”
New York Times Top StoriesIn Hungary, Voters Exposed the Limits of China’s Ties to Orban
Beijing depended on Hungary’s outgoing leader, Viktor Orban, to gain a toehold in Europe. A giant battery factory proved a step too far.
New York Times Top StoriesA Legendary Investor on How to Prevent America’s Coming ‘Heart Attack’
Why Ray Dalio is bearish on the U.S.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump to Host Brazil’s President Lula at White House After Months of Ups and Downs
President Trump and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who have had a rocky relationship, will meet on Thursday for talks on security, trade and critical minerals.