New York Times Top Stories
It Was 1973, and the Knicks Were Heading to Game 5 …
Lifelong fans reminisced on the team’s last championship win. “When the Knicks won, it was like a different New York City,” one said.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThe Scientific Quest for Perfect World Cup Pitch
Every match must be played on natural grass that gives players as consistent a surface as possible, no matter the venue. Cue the years of sod studies.
New York Times Top StoriesI’m a 53-Year-Old Woman. Stop Telling Me I’m Invisible.
There’s never been a better time to be a middle-aged woman.
New York Times Top StoriesDoes U.F.O. Disclosure Threaten Faith?
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ and the God-and-aliens debate.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Kick SpaceX Out of Your 401(k)
It is impossible to beat the stock market. But if you want to divest your retirement of Elon Musk-related companies, here is the best way to do so.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Spectacle of Trump at 80
An octogenarian president for a 250-year-old republic.
New York Times Top StoriesJeffrey Epstein Haunts the White House
A sleazy situation that Trump can’t wish away.
New York Times Top StoriesDetroit Is the Last City That Knows How to Dance
Dance floors are flooded with selfies and poseurs. But in one city, it’s still a place to feel free.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Soccer Changed America and America Changed Soccer
Thanks to immigrants and the internet, Americans gained entry to a universe beyond our borders.
New York Times Top StoriesUnfinished Business
We like it when projects are completed, but what if we could abide comfortably in the toiling and striving it takes to get them there?
New York Times Top StoriesA Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say
A strike this week in Venezuela killed a gang leader known as Niño Guerrero who was wanted in the United States, officials in both countries said.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the Ebola Outbreak
Aid agencies are racing to help health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus is known to have killed at least 140 people, but the true toll may be far higher.
New York Times Top StoriesSeth Rogen Knows the Secret to Marriage — and Being Rich in Hollywood
After three decades in the industry, the actor-writer-director-producer has figured a lot out.
New York Times Top StoriesWages Are Falling. Wealth Is Surging. No Wonder Americans Are Unhappy.
As Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, workers are facing higher prices and fears of A.I.-driven job losses.
New York Times Top StoriesWith a Deal Seemingly Close, the U.S. Faces an Iran More Willing to Withstand Pressure
The war has produced regime change, but Iran’s new leaders are more willing to take risks and believe they have already absorbed the worst that America and Israel can deliver.
New York Times Top StoriesMega I.P.O. Frenzy Could Be a Harbinger of a Stock Bubble
Rampant enthusiasm is buoying tech shares to levels that defy gravity. Invest with caution, our columnist says.
New York Times Top StoriesDespite US Help, Little Oil Has Gone Through Strait of Hormuz
President Trump said more than 200 commercial vessels had safely traveled through the strait. That’s still far fewer than before the start of the war.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Losing Ground With White Working-Class Voters on the Economy
A review of polling data shows an extraordinary swing among white working-class voters on the president’s handling of the economy.
New York Times Top StoriesDavid Hockney and the Bliss of Not Standing Still
“As important as the boys and the pools and the light,” a memoirist writes, “the most important thing was becoming the driving.” It would inspire an obsession with moving focus into the future.
New York Times Top StoriesHas There Ever Been a Crazier Sports Moment for New York? Actually, Yes.
In the spring of 1994, the World Cup arrived, the Knicks were great and so were the Rangers. And in the middle of it all, an infamous White Bronco chase.
New York Times Top StoriesA Family Ravaged by Land Mines in Myanmar
Bu Ri lost a leg to a mine in Myanmar decades ago. More recently, six other members of his family have suffered a similar fate or worse, in a sign of the devastation wreaked by civil war.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Yorkers Are Going on the Road With the Knicks for Game 5
One resale site said that more than 48 percent of its tickets to the game in San Antonio had been sold to people from New York and New Jersey.
New York Times Top StoriesAnthropic Blocks Foreign Nationals from Using Its Mythos and Fable A.I.
The San Francisco company said on Friday night that the federal government ordered the suspension of the two A.I. systems, citing national security concerns.
New York Times Top StoriesGene Shalit, Film Critic Bristling With Hair and Puns, Dies at 100
One of the nation’s most recognizable characters, he delivered his wacky commentary for more than 40 years on the “Today” show.
New York Times Top StoriesMusk Is the World’s First Trillionaire. Who Was the First Billionaire?
John D. Rockefeller, the Gilded Age oil baron, became America’s first billionaire in 1916. Like Elon Musk’s ascension, the milestone made headlines.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs and Depictions of Slavery
The ruling accused the Trump administration of engaging in censorship by taking down materials at parks across the country.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Legal Setbacks, Kennedy Center Must Soon Decide on Trump’s Name
Two courts denied the arts center’s request to suspend the Friday deadline for taking the president’s name off the building’s marble facade.
New York Times Top StoriesAfghans Hold Rare Public Protests Against Taliban Rules
The United Nations said it was “deeply concerned” about the arrests of dozens of women, and reported that two people were killed in protests organized to support them.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Says It Will Restart Asylum and Immigration Processing
The response came after a federal judge rebuked officials for failing to immediately comply with the order he issued last week.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat the SpaceX I.P.O. Means for OpenAI and Anthropic
Strong investor interest in SpaceX could be good news for the A.I. rivals, which have signaled that they, too, intend to go public this year.