New York Times Top Stories
Two New Studies Ask: Did the iPhone Cause Birthrates to Decline?
Modern smartphones rolled out in 2007, the year that fertility rates began falling. Two studies say that is not a coincidence.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThe American Family Is at a Breaking Point. Our Politics Have Finally Noticed.
Society has treated parenting as a private endeavor. But what if raising children is also a public good?
New York Times Top StoriesThey Got Platner’s Endorsement for Maine Governor. What Did They Do With It?
The crowded race for governor has barely qualified as background noise in recent months, drowned out by the high-stakes, turbulent campaign for U.S. Senate.
New York Times Top StoriesB.F.I. Preserves ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ and More Videos in Archive of Viral Moments
The British Film Institute assembled more than 400 videos in an archive of culturally significant internet moments. See what made the cut.
New York Times Top StoriesThe A.I. Classroom Is Quiet. Way Too Quiet.
A.I. tutoring is seductive, but ultimately ineffective.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Your Next Diagnosis May Be Guided by an A.I. Helper
OpenEvidence, a fast-growing start-up, is using artificial intelligence to help doctors find answers to clinical questions for diagnosis and treatment.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Liberals Get Wrong About the Middle Class
The middle class is larger than you think, and growing.
New York Times Top StoriesWant an A.I. Degree? Here’s What You Should Think About.
The programs are popping up on campuses across America. What they teach varies.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Degree Programs Surge as Colleges Seek Students and Relevance
Colleges from North Dakota to New Jersey are trying to get students to sign up for A.I. degrees. What they teach varies widely.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump, Mamdani and the Knicks: A Manic Monday Awaits New York
When the Knicks return home for Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, much of New York City will be watching, including some well-known guests.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Subway Expansion a Century in the Making
The next phase of the Second Avenue subway, first proposed in the 1920s, could finally be completed by 2032, creating a new transit hub in Harlem.
New York Times Top StoriesYoung Knicks Fans Rejoice Over Their Team’s Run for the Ages
New Yorkers under 30 know about the past pain and suffering. But now they have reason to believe.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin Restricted the Internet. It Has Not Gone to Plan.
In destroying what remained of a relatively free internet, Vladimir Putin has broken a longstanding social contract.
New York Times Top StoriesOur Favorite Photos From the Tony Awards
As Broadway’s brightest gathered for the industry’s biggest night, here’s an up-close look at what you couldn’t see on TV.
New York Times Top StoriesSearching for Shade When It’s 125 Degrees
Every season brings a new struggle for people in Dadu District, Pakistan, an area prone to sandstorms, drought and flooding.
New York Times Top StoriesA ‘Miraculous Transformation’: How Kim Jong-un Fortified North Korea
He used the pandemic to ruthlessly tighten his grip on the country. Then he energized its economy by leveraging Russia’s war in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesOne Is the Pope, the Other an Atheist. They Both Oppose Trump.
Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain, who meet on Monday, have recently clashed with President Trump. Their motivations, however, may be different.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Surges, Asian Stocks Sink After Iran Strikes Israel
Oil prices jumped and stocks plunged after Iran fired missiles at Israel, raising doubts about the future of fragile cease-fire in the Middle East.
New York Times Top StoriesNithya Raman Overtakes Spencer Pratt in Race for L.A. Mayor
Ms. Raman, a progressive lawmaker, pulled into second place in the race to see who will face Mayor Karen Bass in November. There are more votes to be counted.
New York Times Top StoriesTony Award Winners 2026: The Updating List
The Tony Awards are underway at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
New York Times Top StoriesRobert Coles, Pulitzer-Winning Child Psychiatrist, Is Dead at 97
His five-volume “Children of Crisis” series, published between 1967 and 1977, drew on his conversations with American children whose voices were not often heard.
New York Times Top StoriesTony Awards 2026 Red Carpet: See the Looks of Broadway’s Biggest Stars
Broadway’s biggest names have started to arrive for the 79th Tony Awards. Here’s what they wore to walk the midnight blue carpet.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Defends Compensation Fund and Iran War in ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
In a lengthy interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the president again vowed that gas prices would go down when the war in Iran ends.
New York Times Top StoriesKnicks Watch Party at MSG Is Canceled as Game 3 Security Ramps Up for Trump
President Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani are expected to attend the game on Monday at Madison Square Garden. A viewing party on Friday led to more than a dozen arrests.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats in Congress Grapple With Concerns Over Platner Allegations
Representative Ro Khanna said that he believed the account of a woman who accused Graham Platner of physically threatening behavior, and urged his campaign not to criticize her.
New York Times Top StoriesBruce Springsteen Talks About His Place in American Music
As he opens an expansive cultural center not far from the Jersey Shore boardwalk, the singer describes himself as “a small link in a big chain.”
New York Times Top StoriesLawsuit Aims to Stop U.F.C. Fights at White House on Trump’s Birthday
A federal lawsuit said the event, set for June 14, was unlawfully planned and designed to benefit Mr. Trump and his allies.
New York Times Top Stories5 Takeaways From Scott Pelley’s Times Magazine Interview
Mr. Pelley, who was at CBS News for 37 years, including as a White House correspondent and a “60 Minutes” correspondent, spoke in his first extended interview since he was fired.
New York Times Top StoriesBruce Springsteen Opens His Music Center
Jon Bon Jovi, Public Enemy and others joined him to ring in the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, a $50 million archive and cultural hub.
New York Times Top StoriesIranians Sink Into Despair Facing War Deaths and Skyrocketing Inflation
An imploding economy is causing hopelessness among both pro- and anti-government Iranians. And for those who wished for regime change, the letdown is palpable.