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What to Watch in Saturday’s Republican Senate Primary in Louisiana
Senator Bill Cassidy, who has drawn President Trump’s ire, is fighting for political survival.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhich Countries Are Profiting From the Iran War Oil Shock
An analysis of oil export data offers clues about which nations have benefited from higher prices, and which have lost a lot of revenue.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Nature Cruise Turned Into a Nightmare
The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius set off alarms for a world still traumatized by Covid. For those on board, the danger was much closer.
New York Times Top StoriesJosh Tyrangiel book excerpt: How OpenAI and Khan Academy Made a Chatbot
Inside a collaboration to bring artificial intelligence into the classroom.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Congress, a Sexual Harassment ‘Minefield’ Persists, Aides and Former Staff Say
Nearly 10 years after Congress instituted measures to make it easier for women to lodge harassment complaints, lawmakers and aides say the behavior is still rampant.
New York Times Top StoriesA Bitter Land Commissioner Race in New Mexico Over 9 Million Acres
A Republican candidate for the state land commissioner post has Democrats worried that protected state and federal land could be opened to industry.
New York Times Top StoriesPolitical Money Is Flowing to Influencers. But From Whom?
Social media stars have become a magnet for campaigns and political groups that want to push priorities without disclosing where their money is going.
New York Times Top StoriesHave You Experienced Sexual Harassment in Congress? Share Your Story.
The New York Times would like to hear from people who work on Capitol Hill who have experienced or witnessed sexual harassment or other inappropriate behavior of a sexual nature in their workplaces.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says a Top ISIS Leader Was Killed in a U.S.-Nigerian Mission
The leader, whom the State Department designated a terrorist in 2023, had been hiding in Africa, President Trump said.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Turns Taiwan Arms Sales Into Bargaining Chip With China
The president said a potential arms deal for Taiwan was a “very good negotiating chip” in talks with Beijing. His words raise questions about the steadfastness of U.S. support.
New York Times Top StoriesLong Island Rail Road Strike Shuts Down Busiest U.S. Passenger Rail Service
This is the first strike on the service in more than 30 years. It comes after three years of failed contract negotiations, two federal interventions and a volley of last-minute bargaining.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s Been a Wild Week in British Politics. What Happens Next?
Nobody has yet challenged Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership, but his leading rival, Andy Burnham, finally has a route to Downing Street.
New York Times Top StoriesPlot Was ‘Targeting Heart’ of New York’s Jewish Community, Tisch Says
Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch spoke after prosecutors said they had arrested a man planning to attack a Manhattan synagogue.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Were These C.E.O.s in Beijing With Trump?
Some of America’s most powerful C.E.O.s accompanied President Trump to Beijing during his summit with President Xi Jinping of China. Our reporter Ana Swanson explains what they were hoping to gain from the trip.
New York Times Top StoriesOpenAI Bought Company That Offered A.I. Tools for Cloning Voices
The acquisition, Weights.gg, was a sort of social network for creating and sharing artificial intelligence algorithms.
New York Times Top StoriesF.A.A. Says Better Scheduling Can Address Air Traffic Control Staffing Issues
In a new report, the F.A.A. says that by increasing controllers’ active work hours per shift, it could reduce its target for a fully staffed work force by over 2,000 positions.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Effort to Reinstate New Voting Map
State officials had asked the justices to step in to allow the state to use a congressional map in the midterms that was drawn by Democrats and recently approved by voters.
New York Times Top StoriesHospital Will Open First ‘Detransition’ Clinic in Legal Settlement With Texas
Texas Children’s Hospital was under investigation for billing practices on gender-transition treatments. The settlement was expected to end that inquiry.
New York Times Top StoriesSmithsonian Adds Back Impeachment Language to Label on Trump Portrait
The language had been removed from wall text in the National Portrait Gallery, but it’s back as the museum unveiled changes to its exhibition on U.S. presidents.
New York Times Top StoriesClaudine Longet, Entertainer Who Shot Olympian Boyfriend, Dies at 84
A singer and actress, she drew wide attention for the fatal 1976 shooting of Spider Sabich. She was convicted of negligent homicide.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Push to Indict Raúl Castro, Cuba’s Former President
Mr. Castro, Cuba’s former president, could soon face charges in the 1996 killings of four volunteer airmen who were members of a humanitarian group that searched for migrants at sea.
New York Times Top StoriesIran-Backed Commander Accused of Plotting U.S. Attacks
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New York Times Top StoriesJack Douglas, Producer for Aerosmith and Lennon, Dies at 80
A onetime Beatlemaniac, he helped shape the sound of hits like “Walk This Way” and “(Just Like) Starting Over.”
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Strike Targeted Top Hamas Leader in Gaza, Officials Say
Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the target of an Israeli strike in Gaza City, took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last year. Israeli officials said he was also an architect of the Oct. 7 attack.
New York Times Top StoriesTina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Gov. Jared Polis
Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted the sentence of Ms. Peters, a former county clerk serving a nine-year sentence for her role in a plot to examine voting machines after the 2020 election.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Weighs $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden
Critics denounced the highly unusual plan, which has yet to be finalized or approved, as a vast political slush fund financed by taxpayers.
New York Times Top StoriesAhead of U.S. 250th Anniversary, More National Guard Troops to Arrive in D.C.
Federal officials say that hundreds of additional agents, officers and National Guard troops will be deployed ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday celebration.
New York Times Top StoriesNPR Podcast Host Ramtin Arablouei Exits Amid Workplace Inquiry
Ramtin Arablouei, a co-host of “Throughline,” left the network after an employee made a human resources complaint about his behavior.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook
Amid stepped-up surveillance flights, a visit of the C.I.A. director and an energy embargo, the White House is trying to increase pressure on Cuba.
New York Times Top StoriesPhotos: Cuba Plunges Into Darkness as U.S. Cuts Off Oil Supply
The United States has choked off Cuba’s fuel supply, plunging the already impoverished island into an acute energy crisis.