New York Times Top Stories
NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up
A rescue mission will soon be underway for NASA’s Swift telescope.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThis Baker’s Business Is Booming (and It’s Not Just Because of the Cannon Fire)
Justin Cherry’s breads are in demand this semiquincentennial, as is his knowledge of historical baking methods.
New York Times Top Stories‘Chaos Will Follow’ Ruling Allowing Trump Firings, Dissent Predicts
In a rare dissent from the bench, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that the Supreme Court undid “centuries of political practice,” and that the court concluded that the federal government had been acting in “open defiance of the Constitution.”
New York Times Top StoriesIn San Francisco’s A.I. Era, Even $180,000 Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough
As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, tech workers making six figures are grousing that they cannot compete with the new A.I. elite. Some doubt they can afford to stay.
New York Times Top StoriesScale of Venezuela Earthquakes Death Toll Could Take Weeks to Emerge
Experts pointed to several indications that the twin earthquakes were particularly lethal, including the number of people reported missing and the extent of building damage.
New York Times Top StoriesNaomi Osaka Serves Up a Fashion Slam at Wimbledon
The tennis player once again offered some on-court couture.
New York Times Top StoriesFrance Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say
First estimates published by the national health agency listed hundreds more deaths per day compared with the daily death rate in previous months.
New York Times Top StoriesPlatner Has Slight Edge Over Collins in Tight Maine Senate Race, Poll Finds
The Maine race, which both parties see as key to winning control of the Senate, is extremely close as the sprint to fall begins, a Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll found.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy 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 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.