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How New York City Is Solving Its Budget Crisis
A generous influx of state resources from Gov. Kathy Hochul and a new tax on luxury second homes will help Mayor Zohran Mamdani address a projected $5.4 billion deficit.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump and Xi Enter China Summit Distracted by Iran War
The war in Iran has cast a shadow of uncertainty on both superpowers, dimming early hopes that they could begin to address the larger issues that have frayed their relationship.
New York Times Top StoriesF.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns After Weeks of Pressure
The agency’s top food official will step in as acting commissioner, after Dr. Makary’s tumultuous run as the nation’s top food, drug, tobacco and medical device regulator.
New York Times Top StoriesPentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $29 Billion as Hegseth Deflects on Funding
The estimate from the Defense Department’s top budget official was $4 billion higher than two weeks ago. Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to say when the administration would request extra money for the Iran conflict.
New York Times Top StoriesOfficials Raise Quality Concerns About Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Repairs
Work on the iconic National Mall basin appears behind schedule. President Trump initially said he had picked the contractor, then said he did not know it.
New York Times Top StoriesWildfires Strike Florida, Georgia and America’s ‘Wood Basket’
Large fires, fueled by a record breaking drought, have been destroying homes and timber plantations in Southeastern states.
New York Times Top StoriesHegseth to Accompany Trump on Trip to China
Defense secretaries have previously traveled with presidents on overseas trips, to provide advice and represent the U.S. military.
New York Times Top StoriesStudent Is Fatally Stabbed in University of Washington Housing Complex
Police officers responding to a call found the student dead in the laundry room of an off-campus residential building. Investigators are now searching for a suspect.
New York Times Top StoriesMysterious Meddling in Democratic Primaries Has G.O.P. Fingerprints
A new super PAC with ties to Republicans is intervening in Democratic primaries, in one instance helping a sex therapist in Texas accused of antisemitism.
New York Times Top StoriesA Text System Sent Safety Alerts to Private Schools. Now, It’s Silent.
New York City’s emergency management agency, which ran the alert network, said it needed to free up personnel to help translate messages for the World Cup.
New York Times Top StoriesOur Favorite Moments From This Year’s Tony-Nominated Broadway Shows
Here are some of the brilliant moments our writers can’t shake from this year’s batch of Tony-nominated productions.
New York Times Top StoriesKuwait Accuses Iran of Trying to Infiltrate Its Territory
Kuwait’s interior ministry said a group of armed Iranians arrived at Bubiyan Island in the Persian Gulf on May 1 aboard a rented fishing boat and exchanged fire with Kuwaiti soldiers.
New York Times Top StoriesPerson Fatally Struck by Frontier Airlines Jet at Denver Airport Is Identified
The individual, a 41-year-old man, breached a fence at the airport on Friday minutes before being struck by a Frontier Airlines jet, officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesRaffensperger Event Is Disrupted by ‘Active Threat,’ Bomb Squad on Site
The discovery of a suspicious object disrupted a campaign stop for Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state in Georgia, who is running for governor.
New York Times Top StoriesMore Cancer Patients Are Taking Ivermectin. Mel Gibson and Joe Rogan Might Be Why.
Prescriptions for antiparasitic drugs spiked after the actor claimed it cured his friends of cancer, a new study finds.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Really a Cybersecurity Risk?
Anthropic said that Claude Mythos was too dangerous to release to the public. That claim has reopened an old debate over cybersecurity.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. and Humans Battle It Out in a Cybersecurity Showdown
Experts and college students used A.I. agents to try to break into and defend computer networks in a national competition. The agents did all right on their own, too.
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Department Charges Shipowner in Baltimore Bridge Collapse
The criminal charges are the latest legal fallout after the 2024 crash, which killed six men who were working on the Key Bridge.
New York Times Top StoriesJen Kiggans, Virginia Republican, Faces Uproar Over Radio Host’s Racist Remark About Jeffries
Representative Jen Kiggans, a Republican in a tough re-election fight, faced criticism after she agreed with comments by a local radio host that included a racist line about Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader.
New York Times Top StoriesCPI Shows Inflation Accelerating to 3.8% Annually in April After Weeks of War in Iran
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier as higher energy costs replaced tariffs as the driver of higher prices for Americans.
New York Times Top StoriesMacron Makes a Bid for New Partners in Africa
The French president visited Kenya this week for a summit designed to build stronger ties with Anglophone African countries.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Rise on U.S.-Iran Standoff
President Trump has declared the cease-fire on “life support,” and investors are taking a cautious approach as the economic effects of the war become more apparent.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton Mocked for Calling Del Taco Order a ‘Street Taco’
Steve Hilton, a Republican front-runner for governor, posted a video of his Del Taco order. Social media users accused him of misunderstanding the state’s Mexican food culture.
New York Times Top StoriesRex Reed, Film Critic Known for Acerbic Reviews, Dies at 87
He fawned over Old Hollywood stars and sparred with Frank Sinatra. Nora Ephron marveled at his ability to get his subjects to say the things they did.
New York Times Top StoriesOregon Prepares for a Challenging Summer of Water Shortages and High Fire Risk
After a warm winter that brought more rain than snow, the state’s snowpack was the lowest it has ever been.
New York Times Top StoriesEBay Rejects GameStop’s $55 Billion Takeover Bid
The online marketplace eBay called the cash-and-stock proposal “neither credible nor attractive.”
New York Times Top StoriesWho Owns the Strait?
We take a look at the laws governing waterways.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Iran War Is Taking the Color Out of Japan’s Best-Known Snack Bags
The food giant Calbee said shortages of naphtha, a crude-oil derivative used in inks, were forcing it to switch to black-and-white packaging for its salty products.
New York Times Top StoriesEBay Rejects GameStop’s $55 Billion Takeover Bid
The online marketplace called the cash-and-stock proposal “neither credible nor attractive.”
New York Times Top StoriesHow Iran’s Internet Blackout Is Crippling Its Economy, and the Fight Over Fruit-Flavored Vapes
Plus, how everything became a subscription.