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Battle Over the Strait of Hormuz Leaves Safe Passage a Gamble
Vessels are traveling without transmitting critical information meant to keep the waters safe, maritime intelligence experts say.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesIn San Francisco, the Tents of Homeless People Are Disappearing
Mayor Daniel Lurie and city leaders have enforced bans on camping and moved people off sidewalks to reduce visible homelessness. Critics say too many homeless people are housed in jail.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration to Tap Longtime ICE Official to Lead Agency
David Venturella’s appointment is in line with a push by Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, to keep his department under the radar and out of headlines.
New York Times Top StoriesWaymo Is Fixing All of Its Self-Driving Taxis to Avoid Floods
The company will recall its software after one of its robotaxis entered a flooded road during a heavy downpour in San Antonio last month.
New York Times Top StoriesKash Patel Denies Lying and Excessive Drinking in Heated Exchanges With Democrats
The remarks, at a hearing ostensibly about the coming budget for law enforcement agencies, veered from sedate exchanges about operational matters to ugly personal confrontations.
New York Times Top StoriesJason Collins, First Active N.B.A. Player to Come Out as Gay, Dies at 47
His achievements on the court were eclipsed by an essay he wrote in Sports Illustrated in 2013 in which he declared: “I’m a 34-year-old N.B.A. center. I’m Black and I’m gay.”
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Report Finds That Sexual Violence by Hamas Was Widespread
A two-year investigation by a team of researchers in Israel concluded that sexual violence by Hamas and its allies was widespread during and after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
New York Times Top StoriesNATO, Please Help. Trump Has No Strategy for Iran.
NATO should overcome its distaste for President Trump and sends its navies to help open up the Strait of Hormuz.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Carolina Lawmakers Halt Redistricting Efforts
Some Republicans had worried that carving up the district held by Representative James E. Clyburn, the state’s only Democratic congressman, could backfire on them.
New York Times Top StoriesInflation Accelerates as Iran War Drives Up Energy Costs
Also, Russia keeps attacking U.S. companies in Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesThe South Carolina Republican Who Defied Trump on Redistricting
Politicians are fighting viciously for power, said Shane Massey, leader of the State Senate. “To what end?” he asked, warning of eroding fundamental American values. “I’m voting no.”
New York Times Top StoriesFlorida Plans to Close ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Vendors Are Reportedly Told
The Department of Homeland Security has determined the state-run immigration detention facility is too expensive, and some private vendors have struggled to front costs.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities
Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.
New York Times Top StoriesObama Enters Texas Senate Fight With Support for Talarico
The former president, who has looked to elevate a new generation of Democrats, met with James Talarico and a candidate for governor, Gina Hinojosa, who are trying to flip Texas.
New York Times Top StoriesHantavirus Outbreak Is Resurrecting Covid-Era Misinformation Tactics
Experts say A.I. tools have made it even easier for influencers and others to spread false messages online.
New York Times Top StoriesSee How Trump Is Renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
A rundown of the problems at the pool and what President Trump is trying to do to fix them.
New York Times Top StoriesConan O’Brien Will Return as Oscars Host
It will be the first time anyone has done the job for three straight years since Billy Crystal in the early 1990s.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Hantavirus Cruise Passenger Is Spending His Quarantine in Nebraska
Jake Rosmarin, a travel influencer from Boston, is one of 15 passengers from the virus-stricken cruise ship being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska.
New York Times Top StoriesMusk Lawyer’s Question for Sam Altman on the Stand: Are You Trustworthy?
Mr. Altman, the C.E.O. of OpenAI, said on Tuesday that he worried Elon Musk wanted control of the A.I. lab.
New York Times Top StoriesA Dying Son, His Detained Parents and a Race to Reunite Before the End
From his hospital bed in Chicago, Kevin Gonzalez had a final wish to see his parents. But they were in immigration detention in Arizona after illegally crossing to see their son.
New York Times Top StoriesP.C.O.S. Has Been Renamed P.M.O.S. Doctors Hope It Will Improve Care for Millions.
The condition has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or P.M.O.S., to better reflect its wide-ranging health effects.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Young People Are Breaking Into Scientology Churches for TikTok
The police in Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and elsewhere are responding to incidents related to a TikTok trend involving running through Scientology buildings.
New York Times Top StoriesAlabama Governor Sets New Primary Elections for Four House Seats
Gov. Kay Ivey scheduled special House primaries for August after the Supreme Court cleared a path for Alabama to use a 2023 congressional map with one majority-Black district.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Is Much Weaker Than It Seems. That’s the Problem.
History shows there is no more productive national asset than freedom.
New York Times Top StoriesHow 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 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.