New York Times Top Stories
Inside Herat, Where a Taliban Campaign Targets a Cosmopolitan Outpost
Afghanistan’s leader has exerted full control over a city that once enjoyed looser social norms, even under Taliban rule.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Sought an Iran War Exit. Putin Pushed On in Ukraine. Now Both Are Stuck.
The Iran and Ukraine wars underline the common limits of military force in achieving political ends, but also the differences between a dug-in Russian president and a vacillating American one.
New York Times Top StoriesHow an Election Fight in Arizona Could Affect the Nation’s Midterms
A bitter struggle between Maricopa County’s Republican-dominated Board of Supervisors and a Trump-allied official over control of elections has ramifications far beyond Greater Phoenix.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Gang of Thieves Pulled Off a Multimillion-Dollar Data Center Heist
The world’s most valuable assets are stored on rows of servers in giant, anonymous buildings. And they can be stolen.
New York Times Top StoriesYounger Voters Are Propelling the Democratic Socialist Surge in New York
Age seemed to be the predominant factor in the Democratic Socialists of America’s primary wins in House races in New York City.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Democratic Socialists Winning Elections Far From New York City
They won Democratic state legislative primaries in Buffalo and Syracuse, showing how the party’s messaging and ground game can work outside New York City.
New York Times Top StoriesSenator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, Dies at 71
Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness on Saturday evening, his office said. He served in the Senate for more than two decades.
New York Times Top StoriesThe World Is Cutting Ties With America. It’s Already Costing Us.
When other countries cut ties, Americans pay.
New York Times Top StoriesSerena Williams Is Back. Thank Goodness.
Until Serena Williams announced her return to tennis at 44, I never realized how much I needed her.
New York Times Top StoriesAs India Erases Its Colonial Past, Delhi’s Elite Feel Targeted
India’s government wants to shut down Delhi’s Gymkhana Club, which the prime minister calls a vestige of colonialism. Some members suspect a different motive.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies
Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war.
New York Times Top StoriesToronto Police Search For Active Shooter After 2 Killed at Street Festival
The shooting disrupted a weekend Latino celebration where hundreds had gathered on Saturday evening.
New York Times Top StoriesBlack Hawk Helicopters Rescue Hundreds From Summer Camp During Floods
The National Guard evacuated campers after flooding in Missouri that reminded some families of the devastating floods at Camp Mystic in central Texas last year.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Directed Patel to Oversee Investigation Involving Times Reporting
The F.B.I. director spent about eight hours at the White House Friday focused on the effort, which led to the subpoenaing of several Times reporters who wrote about the security of Air Force One.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Vigil, Sons of Man Killed by ICE in Houston Call for Accountability
The sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo recalled their father’s love of soccer and said they would “continue to keep fighting for him.”
New York Times Top StoriesHow Will Maine Democrats Replace Graham Platner? Here’s What to Know.
Mr. Platner’s withdrawal from a marquee Senate race, under pressure from his party, has set in motion an unusual competition to become the new nominee.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Posts on Singing Somali Schoolchildren Stir Anger in Minnesota
The state’s large Muslim and Somali communities expressed indignation after the president reposted a video of a kindergarten promotion ceremony, including comments noting the girls were in hijabs.
New York Times Top StoriesVideos Shed Light on Pursuit Before ICE Killing in Houston
Surveillance footage obtained by The Times shows ICE agents driving aggressively in unmarked vehicles, but the moment of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo remains murky.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Returned From China. We Realized Our Century’s Biggest Challenge.
A.I. demands a populist approach that treats the technology as a public project.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Secret Factory That Supplies Ukraine’s War Drones
With its mass-produced and inexpensive A.I. powered war machines, the German start-up Helsing SE illustrates a profound shift in military spending.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Sudan, a Preventable Atrocity
Hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan are bracing for their city to be overrun by a militia notorious for committing atrocities.
New York Times Top Stories‘Platner Is Vile.’ McConnell Is Missing. Welcome to American Politics.
What America’s embarrassments have in common.
New York Times Top StoriesWe’re Living in a Tick Nightmare. It’s Time to Go to War.
With ticks, we’ve barely begun to fight back. The longer we wait, the more territory they will claim across both our geographic and psychic maps.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Population Forecasts Are Grim. They’re Still Too Optimistic.
America is not prepared for population decline.
New York Times Top StoriesIran’s Top Diplomat in Oman for Talks on Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian foreign minister landed in Muscat on Saturday. A standoff over the strait this week set off heavy clashes between the U.S. and Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesAn American Politician is Blocked by Israeli Settlers in the West Bank
Representative Ro Khanna was barred from leaving for 90 minutes. Where past U.S. leaders toured the region to show support for Israel, today’s Democratic presidential aspirants are going to bolster their credentials as critics.
New York Times Top StoriesGravitational Pull
We think and dream and fuss and project entire worlds into existence. Meanwhile, the earth’s orbit continues and the sun goes on shining.
New York Times Top StoriesMick Jagger Isn’t Sure He Ever Lets the World See the Real Him
The legendary rock star, now 82, on how fame, touring and aging have changed him.
New York Times Top StoriesHow The Times Reported on Graham Platner
Two senior editors discuss the difficult effort to track down allegations against the leading Democrat for Senate in Maine and the questions that soon followed.
New York Times Top StoriesThe University Where Kirk Died Ponders How to Remember His Killing
Utah Valley University doesn’t want to be known as the place where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, and even a discussion of memorializing that day has provoked division.