New York Times Top Stories
Why Maine Has Turned Into Such a Tight Race
A Times/Siena poll reveals several crosscurrents in a key contest for Senate control.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Upholds Mississippi Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballot Law
The justices had been asked to examine the legality of the state’s grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots.
New York Times Top Stories$22,000 Per Hour: Assistants Use a Legislative Loophole to Outearn Surgeons
A law meant to end surprise medical billing has led to large paydays for some surgical assistants, who can earn far more than the doctors they help.
New York Times Top StoriesVoters Think A.I. Is Terrible. In Campaigns, It’s Everywhere.
A.I.-generated images are the public face of this election overhaul. Behind the scenes, campaigns are using the technology to analyze voter data, craft campaign materials and write custom messages.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Rejects Trump’s Request to Appeal $5 Million Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case
President Trump had asked the justices to intervene after a jury found that he had sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope Heat Wave: Forecasts, Warnings and How to Stay Cool
A heat wave responsible for shattering numerous temperature records in Western Europe continued its shift east.
New York Times Top StoriesComcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal, Ending a Long Union of Cable and Media
The media business, which owns NBC News and Universal Pictures, will be separated from Comcast’s cable and internet business, following a trend in the media industry.
New York Times Top StoriesMigration Woes
We look into the anti-immigrant movement in South Africa.
New York Times Top StoriesA Frantic Search for Survivors in Venezuela, and Fires Scorch Western U.S.
Plus, microdramas are trying to go mainstream.
New York Times Top StoriesPakistan Attacks Afghanistan, Killing More Than 30
The Taliban said that airstrikes left 36 civilians dead, while Pakistan claimed that its assault killed 32 militants, in the latest in a monthslong conflict.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Warsh Has Begun to Change the Fed
Just weeks into his job as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin M. Warsh has embraced some of the central bank’s conventions while signaling seismic shifts ahead.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Ohio City Revived by Haitian Immigration Sees an Uncertain Future
In Springfield, Ohio, some residents see the end of an economic boom after the end of a humanitarian program for immigrants. Others see still darker possibilities.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Emerges as a Relative Winner From Strait of Hormuz Crisis
A report examines how the war in Iran has weighed on Asian economies, but left China in a more advantageous position.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Final Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Is Sharply Divided
The justices will decide this week whether President Trump can end the guarantee of birthright citizenship and fire a leader of the independent Federal Reserve.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Trump Vibe Shift Was Just a Mirage
The country does not love its president.
New York Times Top StoriesCould GLP-1 Drugs Help You Live Longer?
Experts are intrigued by the theory. Here’s what early research suggests.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael and Iran Have Divided Democrats and Republicans. Will They Ever Be the Same?
Raging internal debates over foreign policy threaten both parties’ fortunes in November — and in 2028. Is a major ideological shift underway?
New York Times Top StoriesWhatever You Do in Russia, Don’t Talk About the War
As Ukraine brings the war home to Russia, officials hesitate to designate shelters and blast sirens, downplaying the conflict’s consequences with euphemisms.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Best Movies of 2026 So Far, and Where to Watch Them
Now is a good time to catch up on films you may have missed. Our critics have thoughts.
New York Times Top StoriesDid American-Style ‘Gentle Parenting’ Spoil French Children?
As positive parenting takes over France, one psychologist’s call for a return to discipline has set off a furious debate.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. ‘Employees’ Might Disrupt Work in Unexpected Ways
Scholars say the “unknown unknowns” of using artificial intelligence in the workplace may be undermining the technology’s advertised benefits.
New York Times Top StoriesLiberals Are Preaching Moral Values. What Took Them So Long?
Until recently, the language of morality belonged to social conservatives. But the history of liberalism suggests that values have been at its core all along.
New York Times Top StoriesParents Can’t Give Their Kids Everything. Siblings Can Help.
There are virtues in growing up in a pack.
New York Times Top StoriesFor These Teens in Mexico, Soccer Is Life. Now, the Cartels Want In.
In Celaya, Mexico, local cartels have turned soccer fields into bloody battlefields as they have co-opted a local league for teenagers as their latest business endeavor.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Rise on Possible Deal to Suspend Attacks in Gulf
Oil prices edged higher after an American official said the U.S. and Iran had agreed to halt attacks in a key shipping lane, raising hopes that hostilities would not escalate.
New York Times Top StoriesDeep Under the Rubble, Rescuers Find an 11-Year-Old Boy Alive
A Colombian rescue team worked for six hours to recover the child, Moises, from under nearly 10 feet of rubble in La Guaira. His rescue was captured on video.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Is Strangling Our Economy
So much money is being poured into A.I. that the rest of the economy is starting to suffer.
New York Times Top StoriesBill Maher Set to Receive Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center
Mr. Maher, a frequent critic of President Trump, is receiving a top comedy award at the institution that once bore the president’s name.
New York Times Top StoriesPhilippe Stern, Heir to the Patek Philippe Watch Brand, Dies at 88
In an era of electronic timepieces, he marketed $40,000 handmade watches as status symbols, breathing new life into a struggling industry.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Venezuela, a Community Comes Together to Search for Earthquake Survivors
Volunteers in a middle-class neighborhood in Caracas used drills, picks and hammers to break through concrete, trying to find anyone in need of rescue.