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Mediators Trying to Pull U.S. and Iran Back From Brink, Officials Say
Days of strikes by the two countries have given way to an uneasy pause as Qatari mediators seek to salvage the tattered U.S.-Iran truce.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, and Why Grocery Stores Are Scrambling
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesMoscow Still Has Art and Culture. Just Don’t Say ‘Ukraine.’
An eerie limbo prevails at small art shows, independent theaters and private political clubs, where the war is the elephant in the room.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the World Cup Made Me Norwegian
At this stage of the competition, switching national loyalties can be as easy as changing jerseys.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Some Women in Maine Are Mourning the End of Graham Platner’s Campaign
They believe the accuser, but they also grieve the demise of a campaign that promised that politics could be different — and they blame those who failed to find a less flawed candidate.
New York Times Top StoriesHow American Socialism Changed, and Stormed the Democratic Party
The movement was better at critiquing the system than reshaping it. But it has never had this much mainstream political power.
New York Times Top StoriesHow American Socialism Changed, and Stormed the Democratic Party
The movement was better at critiquing the system than reshaping it. But it has never had this much mainstream political power.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Venezuela Earthquakes, a Youth Baseball League Counts the Dead
Children who played for Venezuela’s youth baseball league, a symbol of national pride, have been left injured, orphaned or dead.
New York Times Top StoriesJerrold Nadler: Penn Station Won’t Fund Itself
Penn Station needs massive fixes, but the Trump administration is going about it all wrong.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Olivia Wilde Builds Comic Tension in ‘The Invite’
The director and actress discusses a tense scene from her dinner-party comedy, in which she stars with Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.
New York Times Top StoriesFighting Fires With Figures, These Experts Are Trying to Stop Europe from Burning
A team of engineers, foresters and scientists is helping the continent prepare for wildfires from a giant science park in Italy. Their arsenal includes satellites, weather models and expert analysis.
New York Times Top StoriesNine Years Later, They’re Still Restoring a House Bought at Auction
First-time buyers from the Bay Area won an abandoned house at a Kingston, N.Y. tax auction. Eight years later, they’re still restoring it.
New York Times Top StoriesIran’s Supreme Leader Remains Absent, a Void at the Top of the Regime
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear at his father’s funeral this week, fueling speculation about his physical condition and leaving a power vacuum in a divided country.
New York Times Top StoriesBayeux Tapestry Arrives in U.K. After Maximum-Security Operation
The 11th-century tapestry will go on display at the British Museum in September. Tickets for the exhibition have already been selling rapidly.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Launches Reusable Rocket, Clearing a Key Hurdle in Race With SpaceX
The launch and recovery of the Long March 10B could represent a long-awaited breakthrough for Chinese satellite companies.
New York Times Top StoriesContaminated Food, Unwashed Hands: Inside an ICE Detention Facility
Detainees at the Delaney Hall center in Newark have complained for months about dirty, unhealthy living conditions. Documents echo their claims.
New York Times Top StoriesRonny Chieng Tackles Trump's Two Air Force Ones
“Is that why there’s no gas in the world anymore? Because the president flies with an extra emotional support plane?” Chieng said on “The Daily Show.”
New York Times Top StoriesHelen of Troy Is Up to Her Old Tricks
She was a legendary beauty, but also so much more.
New York Times Top StoriesThe World’s Superpowers Are Scrambling for an Edge. It Makes All of Us Less Safe.
There’s a way for nations to avoid endless trade wars.
New York Times Top Stories12 People Die in Southern Spain Wildfire
The blaze broke out in Almería province in Andalusia and prompted a major operation to contain it. Heat waves across Europe this summer have raised the risk of wildfires, forecasters say.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group
The firings and a resignation render the Election Assistance Commission useless. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ballots will be counted in the midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group
The firings and a resignation render the Election Assistance Commission useless. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ballots will be counted in the midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About the ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Mr. Araujo was a father, a husband and a business owner who had moved to the United States 35 years ago from Mexico.
New York Times Top StoriesBombing Iran, Then a Tentative Accord Didn’t Work. Does Trump Have a Plan C?
The administration appears to be reverting to an all-stick, no-carrot approach. But it has yet to answer why it believes economic warfare and bombing will yield a different result this time.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. and Iran Are Fighting Again. Is the Cease-Fire Over?
Eric Schmitt, a New York Times National Security correspondent, analyzes recent skirmishes between the U.S. and Iran and whether they threaten ongoing negotiations for a peace deal.
New York Times Top StoriesMexican Man Fatally Shot by ICE Wasn’t the Intended Target
Officials say agents believed a passenger resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say
Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when the president travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft’s safety.
New York Times Top StoriesKirk Killing Suspect Confessed and Voiced Regret, Former Partner Says
Tyler Robinson came home on the day of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and anxiously paced the floor, Lance Twiggs told investigators in an interview that was played in court.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Workers Shore Up Midtown Building, Developer Reassures Investors
Crews installed “temporary shoring” on more floors in the building, and the developer of the project has reassured investors that the project will be completed on time.