New York Times Top Stories
Doris Matsui to Face Mai Vang in General Election for Sacramento House Seat
Mai Vang, a progressive member of the Sacramento City Council, will challenge Ms. Matsui, the 81-year-old incumbent, in the general election.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesFor America’s 250th, Let’s Get Something Clear About Our National Identity
It depends on both ideas and cultural inheritance.
New York Times Top StoriesAir Canada Pilot Accused of Flying for 17 Years Without Proper License
The pilot, who retired last year before the investigation, held some valid flight credentials, officials said, but not the one required to be a captain.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Strikes Iran After Trump Vowed to Retaliate
Also, meet NASA’s Artemis III crew. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesMeta A.I. Bug Allowed Hackers to Take Over Instagram Accounts
The flaw, which Meta said it had fixed, allowed anyone to take over Instagram accounts using a bug in the company’s new artificial intelligence software.
New York Times Top StoriesEverybody Is a Loser in This Mideast War
None of the participants in the recent wars of the Middle East can claim victory. All are to blame.
New York Times Top StoriesPro-Israel Group Pushes for Haley Stevens in Michigan Senate Race
The main super PAC tied to the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee released its first ads backing Ms. Stevens, a moderate congresswoman locked in a tight three-way primary.
New York Times Top StoriesBlanche Was Once Seen as Tempering Trump’s Tactics. Now He’s All In.
The ascendancy of Todd Blanche shows how the practices that were initially deemed out of bounds even in President Trump’s Justice Department seem to be the order of the day.
New York Times Top StoriesF.D.A. Clears Sunscreen Ingredient Long Used in Europe and Asia
Dermatologists say bemotrizinol offers advantages over other compounds in sunscreens currently on the market.
New York Times Top StoriesAre You Traveling to the U.S. for the 2026 World Cup? We’d Like to Hear From You.
Tell us about your experience buying tickets, finding a place to stay, making travel arrangements and, if you’re coming to the U.S., dealing with entry requirements.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Accuse Republicans of Meddling in Maine’s Second Congressional District Primary
A mysterious group has spent $500,000 to elevate a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary race for a key House seat.
New York Times Top StoriesMeet the NASA Astronauts in the Artemis III 4-Person Crew
NASA’s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three of them have extensive experience in space, while the other was a backup on Artemis II.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Votes to Advance $70 Billion G.O.P. Immigration Bill
The test vote cleared the way for final passage of Republicans’ megabill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Trump’s term.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Good That Can Come From Platner’s Candidacy
The Senate race in Maine is a chance to do away with inconsistent standards applied according to political bias.
New York Times Top StoriesCan NASA Really Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2028?
Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
New York Times Top StoriesParamount CEO David Ellison Pledges Editorial Independence for ‘60 Minutes’
David Ellison told Lesley Stahl, one of three remaining correspondents for the news program, that he would respect the show’s editorial decisions after a tumultuous stretch.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks
With the cease-fire proving tenuous, negotiations between the two nations are in flux, but have advanced to outline potential paths forward on difficult questions about Iran’s nuclear program.
New York Times Top StoriesAnthropic Releases ‘Safe’ Version of Its Mythos A.I. Technology
Called Claude Fable 5, it is twice as expensive as the company’s previous flagship system.
New York Times Top StoriesSocial Security Benefits Could Be Cut in 6 Years Unless Congress Acts
The trust fund for the program, which supports roughly 68 million Americans, is on schedule to be depleted in the next six years. Benefits could be cut on average by 22 percent.
New York Times Top StoriesShe’s Set to Swim the Entire 900-Mile California Coast — Sharks Permitting
Swimming 900 miles won’t be “the worst way to spend four months,” Catherine Breed says — as long as the great whites, jellyfish and elephant seals leave her alone.
New York Times Top StoriesWatchdog Group Skeptical of Vows to End Trump Administration’s $1.8 Billion Fund
The group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, doubled down on its request to a federal judge to issue a formal order stopping the fund from being set up.
New York Times Top StoriesIf Winning Is Everything, Is Anything Off Limits?
The “fake news” revolution is in full swing.
New York Times Top StoriesBill Gates Said to Have Hired Ex-House Oversight Chief to Advise on Epstein Testimony
Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, has retained Jake Greenberg, the former top investigative counsel to the House Oversight Committee.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Strikes Lebanese City of Tyre as U.S.-Brokered Truce Falters
The bombardment followed Israeli evacuation warning for the entire city, a day after Iran threatened to attack Israel again if it kept up its offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
New York Times Top StoriesBillionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever
Elon Musk’s potential new status as a trillionaire demonstrates in real time why there has been such a rapid rise in the concentration of wealth at the top.
New York Times Top StoriesDutch Authorities Block $115 Million Deal by a U.S. Tech Company
The Netherlands blocked a U.S. company from buying a Dutch firm that handles its national ID system, saying it would create a “threat to the public interest.”
New York Times Top StoriesNetanyahu’s Bow to Trump’s Iran Pressure Spurs New Criticism
Opponents attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for halting strikes against Iran after a call with President Trump, saying that he was letting the United States make Israel’s decisions.
New York Times Top StoriesSomali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry
“I had the right papers and everything,” Omar Abdulkadir Artan said in his first interview since he was turned back. He would have been the first Somali to referee a game in the tournament.
New York Times Top StoriesWord Choices
We explore six sentences that have shaped the American story.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Holdup at the Center of the Iran Talks, and Trump’s Baseless New Claims of Voter Fraud
Plus, “I’m busy, but you can talk to my A.I. twin.”