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The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesRetail Giants Spend Billions to Make Stores Look Nicer
Walmart, Target and Dollar General are among those investing in remodeling thousands of existing stores, even as shoppers take their dollars online.
New York Times Top StoriesKansas City, a Car Town, Spends Millions on World Cup Transit
Security and other expenses are piling up for host cities. In the smallest metro area staging games, the bill includes temporary bus systems in two states.
New York Times Top StoriesDrilling Into the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica
Ten people. Eight weeks. Three thousand feet to pierce a fast-melting Antarctic glacier.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Were Promised New Septic Tanks. Trump Called It ‘Illegal DEI.’
The Justice Department ended a deal that had helped fund a solution to the sewage crisis in rural Alabama. “Almost like we are starting all over again,” one activist said.
New York Times Top StoriesBill Cassidy Sold His Soul and Got Nothing in Return
A doctor and senator who voted to confirm Robert Kennedy still was snubbed by Trump in the Republican primary in Louisiana.
New York Times Top StoriesCursive Club, Where Students Learn With a Flourish
Students are practicing cursive in clubs after school and in libraries after it was cut from the Common Core curriculum. Some states are reintroducing it into schools.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Rise as Prospects for U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Fizzle
Oil prices rose and stock futures ticked down as investors reacted after the two sides failed to agree on a U.S.-Iran peace deal.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Win Eurovision With Just a Few Hundred Voters
Exclusive voting data shows that, despite Eurovision’s assurances, an Israeli campaign could easily have influenced last year’s contest.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Israel Turned Eurovision’s Stage Into a Soft Power Tool
Israel’s efforts to influence Eurovision’s vote were broader and started years earlier than previously known.
New York Times Top StoriesNeed to Hire an Architect or Designer? Try Dumbo.
A Brooklyn neighborhood with waterfront views and pricey apartments has become New York City’s latest design hub, with more than 160 architecture and design firms.
New York Times Top StoriesAirbnb Turns to Black Leaders in Its Bid to Make a Comeback in New York
The multibillion-dollar corporation is partnering with influential Black pastors as it seeks to regain a foothold in the city’s short-term rental market.
New York Times Top StoriesCubans Deserve America’s Generosity, Not Its Cruelty
If Americans knew what Cuba was enduring, they would demand an end to the U.S. blockade.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Middle Powers Fear from the Trump-Xi Summit
Asian nations worry that the president might trade security commitments for better economic terms with China during his planned meeting with Xi Jinping this week.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerican Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Are Flying Back to the U.S.
The passengers will be monitored in Omaha at the country’s only federally funded quarantine center.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Top Restaurant Trends in New York City for 2026
Hip crustaceans, dessert trends and the never-ending reservation battle were among the things our chief critic took note of.
New York Times Top StoriesA List of 100 Best Restaurants? For These Marathon Eaters, It’s a Dare.
As rankings proliferate, a cadre of completists have made it their mission to sample every single place on them.
New York Times Top StoriesThailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra Is Out of Prison. What Will He Do Now?
Mr. Thaksin has long been a foil to Thailand’s conservative establishment. He still holds significant influence, with his political party a member of the governing coalition.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says Iran’s Response to Latest U.S. Proposal ‘Totally Unacceptable’
The United States and Iran have been discussing a 30-day extension to their cease-fire and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
New York Times Top Stories6 Bodies Found in a Boxcar in Texas, Officials Say
The bodies were discovered in the city of Laredo, and it was not immediately clear what the cause of death was, the authorities said.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Rise as Prospects for U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Fizzle
Oil prices rose and stock futures ticked down as investors reacted after the two sides failed to agree on a U.S.-Iran peace deal.
New York Times Top StoriesAbraham Foxman, Warrior Against Antisemitism, Dies at 86
For almost three decades, he led the Anti-Defamation League, winning access to presidents and prime ministers and meeting with Pope John Paul II.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Nebraska’s ‘Blue Dot’ Roiled a Democratic House Primary
A speck of blue on an otherwise red area in some presidential elections, the dot is now dividing candidates in a key midterm contest.
New York Times Top StoriesFearing an All-Republican Governor’s Race, Democrats Push for New Primary Rules in California
The prospect of Democrats getting shut out of the general election for governor has spurred an effort to eliminate the state’s “top-two” open primary approach.
New York Times Top StoriesCan the Country’s ‘Dirtiest Hotel’ Get a Clean Slate?
For decades, the Hotel Carter in Times Square was the site of squalor and crime. Now rundown and empty, its future is tied up in litigation but some hope for a rebirth.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Commissioner Under Pressure, F.D.A. Opens Door to Flavored Vapes
Though illicit e-cigarettes have flooded in from China, the new policy could allow major tobacco companies to sell from prime shelf space at thousands of stores.
New York Times Top StoriesLebanese Mourn Eight Members of One Family Killed in Israeli Strike
Israel has escalated attacks on Lebanon since Thursday, further unraveling a truce in its war with Hezbollah. Among those killed on Saturday was a 6-month-old infant, relatives said.
New York Times Top StoriesConsumers Lean on a ‘Hamster Wheel’ of Credit to Manage Rising Costs
As prices increase for gas, groceries and other staples, more and more households are borrowing to get by.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Is Considering Pausing the Federal Gas Tax to Lower Prices, Energy Secretary Says
The tax is a little over 18 cents a gallon for gasoline. With the average national price above $4.50, the measure will provide little relief.
New York Times Top StoriesA Quietly Radical Experiment in Criminal Justice
Hawaii might have the answer.