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Prosecutors Show New Evidence in Charlie Kirk Case
Also, China and Russia seek to inflame the data center debate. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAs U.S. Steps Up Attacks on Iran, Prospect of All-Out War Rises
American officials said they were trying to safeguard maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it had responded by firing at U.S. bases in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Star Just Ate a Planet, and It’s Not Done Yet
A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds.
New York Times Top StoriesVolkswagen Is Cutting Production as Sales in China Plunge
The German automaker has struggled to compete with fast-growing Chinese companies that offer more affordable and sophisticated electric vehicles.
New York Times Top StoriesA Proposed Rule Would Politicize Medical Research. Scientists Are Not Happy.
In tens of thousands of comments, researchers, doctors and others warned the rule could hamper progress on important health issues.
New York Times Top StoriesPalestinian Authority Sets Date for First Major Elections in 20 Years
Analysts expressed skepticism that the vote would take place as planned. In 2021, Mahmoud Abbas, the authority’s leader, scheduled and then canceled a similar election.
New York Times Top StoriesMAGA’s Birthright Meltdown Is in Full Effect
Is the right giving up on America?
New York Times Top Stories‘There’s No Graham Platner Without Donald Trump’: 3 Writers on the Fiasco in Maine
How much have the rules of politics changed?
New York Times Top StoriesErika Kirk Requests All Evidence in Husband’s Killing to Be Shown Publicly
A lawyer for Charlie Kirk’s family said disclosure would help quell conspiracy theories, but the judge ruled that not all evidence would be shown in the courtroom or on a livestream.
New York Times Top StoriesWally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87
As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.
New York Times Top StoriesChina, Russia and Others Seek to Inflame Debate Over A.I. Data Centers
State actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Summer, Midtown Manhattan Is Taking Center Stage
Midtown, with its high-rise office buildings and tourist hotels, isn’t hip, but it has become the site of a series of dramatic spectacles this year.
New York Times Top StoriesGrocery Stores Lower Prices as Consumers Pare Spending
While shoppers may get better deals on some items, it’s unlikely their overall grocery bill will fall.
New York Times Top StoriesMaine Democrats Hope to Replace Platner as Senate Nominee. Has That Ever Worked?
Graham Platner is one of just a handful of candidates in recent decades who have withdrawn from a Senate race after securing a major party nomination.
New York Times Top StoriesGaza Aid Worker on His Way to Watch World Cup Killed by Israeli Strike
The Israeli military said it had struck a Hamas militant but was aware of reports that “uninvolved civilians” were harmed.
New York Times Top StoriesToo Many Books?
Mendel Uminer faced a crisis when his landlord objected to the 10,000 volumes in his New York studio apartment.
New York Times Top StoriesA Chinese Spacecraft Captures First Image of Quasi-Moon
A Chinese spacecraft has captured the first image of the asteroid Kamo‘oalewa.
New York Times Top StoriesUkrainians Cautiously Welcome Trump’s Announcement About Air-Defense Systems
President Trump said the United States would license Ukraine to produce Patriots, which can intercept ballistic missiles. But it could be months or years before those are ready.
New York Times Top StoriesA $3.2 Trillion Deal-Making Frenzy Is Spurred by the A.I. Economy
This year’s boom represents the most spent on global deal-making in a six-month period in a decade. But questions persist about whether it can continue.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Graham Platner Experiment Failed
The Graham Platner experiment has failed. “There have been so many errors of judgment at every step of the way,” the columnist Michelle Goldberg argues following the implosion of the senate candidate’s campaign in Maine.
New York Times Top StoriesRenewed Fighting With Iran Shows Cracks in Peace-Trade Rally
Investors have taken heart from the fragile cease-fire between the United States and Iran before. Will they do so again?
New York Times Top StoriesPlatner’s Exit Sets Off Scramble for New Senate Candidate in Maine
The state Democratic Party has said it will pick a replacement through a nominating convention before a July 27 deadline. Candidates are already lining up.
New York Times Top StoriesFactory Fire in China Causes ‘Significant’ Casualties, Xi Says
At least a dozen people appeared to be trapped on the roof of a shoe factory, in video released by state news media.
New York Times Top StoriesAs France and Morocco Take the Field, Colonial Past and Global Present Will Mix
History hangs over the World Cup quarterfinal between France and its former protectorate. These days, national teams intermingle and overlap.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Germany and Japan Can Teach Ukraine About Patriot Missiles
Two American allies already have permission to build the American interceptors, a license that President Trump says he will also grant to Kyiv.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Platner Campaign Imploded, and New Questions About Trump’s Qatari-Donated Jet
Plus, what Meta’s new A.I. push means for your Instagram pictures.
New York Times Top StoriesAre We at War Again?
We look at the state of the conflict with Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesBonnie Tyler, Who Sang ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Dies at 75
With a voice both weathered and operatic, she minted 1980s pop anthems like “Total Eclipse” and “Holding Out for a Hero.”
New York Times Top StoriesAt NATO Summit, Trump Puts on a Show While Europe Gets Down to Business
While President Trump insulted allies and demanded loyalty, the military alliance moved quietly closer to accepting more European responsibility for defense.
New York Times Top StoriesSifting Through Venezuela Earthquakes’ Rubble, and the Ashes of a Revolution
The devastation of Ms. Zúñiga’s city in Venezuela follows the demise of her political project. The revolution is over, but the human ties that help her cope remain.