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The Strange Phenomenon of ‘Terminal Lucidity’
As they near death, some dementia patients recover mental faculties assumed to be long lost. Researchers want to know why.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesU.S. Workers Are More Productive Than Ever. And That’s Without A.I.
Companies have been getting more out of employees for several years. Tight labor markets, digitization and remote work are among the reasons.
New York Times Top Stories75 Years Later, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ Remains a Great American Novel
Sure, “Catcher in the Rye” has its detractors. But the influence of its wised-up yet winningly innocent hero keeps it among the Great American Novels.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Promising Navy Drone Boat Program Got Mired in Politics
Navy acquisition reforms upended a $2.1 billion contract competition. When it was over, several companies with ties to the Trump administration had made the cut.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Housing Crisis Is Also a Retirement Crisis
A home has stopped being just a place to live — it has also become an asset.
New York Times Top StoriesAt 91, He’s Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Again.
Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders once set the record as the oldest person to complete the roughly 2,190-mile trail. Now, he’s back for his title.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Rises Above $85 a Barrel as Gulf Clash Escalates
Brent crude, the international benchmark, breached $85 per barrel for the first time in a month.
New York Times Top StoriesJon Stewart Mocks Mitch McConnell’s Recovery Photo
The “Daily Show” host called the image “totally believable evidence that Mitch McConnell is not only alive, but the happiest boy in the hospital.”
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine’s War Is in the Sky Now
The ground war in Ukraine has stalemated and the crucial fight has shifted to the skies — missiles and interceptors.
New York Times Top StoriesAgitation in Dementia Can Be Helped by Medical Cannabis, Study Suggests
A combination of THC and CBD eased symptoms in an especially frail population: patients with advanced dementia near the end of their lives.
New York Times Top StoriesDeportations by India Cause Tension Along Border with Bangladesh
India is driving out Bangladeshi immigrants it says are in the country illegally. Bangladesh is pushing back, leaving people stranded along the border amid increasing tensions between the countries.
New York Times Top StoriesPat Oliphant, Cartoonist Who Skewered the Powerful, Dies at 90
The winner of countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, he was described in 1990 as “the most influential political cartoonist now working.”
New York Times Top StoriesMaine ICE Shooting: What We Know About the Death of Joan Sebastian Guerrero
A federal immigration agent shot and killed a man in a car on Monday morning in Biddeford, Maine. It was the second fatal encounter in a week involving an agent and a person in a vehicle.
New York Times Top StoriesHealth Dept. Rescinds Freeze on $10 Billion for 5 Democratic States
The reversal of the funding pause came after the administration faced repeated setbacks in a suit challenging the decision, which could have jeopardized programs for low-income households.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocratic Senate Candidates in Maine Denounce Deadly ICE Shooting
The killing of a man in Biddeford quickly became an issue in the Senate race, with Democrats aiming to tie Senator Susan Collins to President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
New York Times Top StoriesGraham’s Death Complicates G.O.P. Agenda in Congress
Senators returned to the Capitol mourning their colleague, who played pivotal roles on multiple issues confronting lawmakers.
New York Times Top StoriesTension Emerges Among Democratic Socialists Over 2028 Endorsement
A meeting to decide on a plan to back a presidential candidate, most likely Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, turned acrimonious, and a proposal to poll members was rejected.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Ridiculous Rise of Victor Marx
Once started, the process of voter radicalization isn’t easy to modulate.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Denounces Trump’s I.R.S. Suit as Improper Exercise in Self-Dealing
The decision also recommended disciplinary action against the lawyers involved, including the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche.
New York Times Top StoriesHealth Officials in Michigan Identify ‘Potential Source’ of Cyclospora Outbreak
The illness, which has sickened thousands across much of the United States, is on track to contribute to the largest outbreak in recent history.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Strait of Hormuz Fee Could Double the Cost of Shipping
The potential expense of a 20 percent charge to move oil and other goods through the strait has stirred concern among shippers.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah
Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Cease-Fire Effectively Collapses as He Vows to Restart Blockade and Tolls
After several days of strikes, the president notified Congress that fighting had begun again and announced shipping fees that his administration previously deemed illegal.
New York Times Top StoriesICE Shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Through Open Passenger Window in Houston, Witnesses Say
A congresswoman and a lawyer relayed witness accounts that diverge from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s version of the fatal encounter.
New York Times Top StoriesLindsey Graham’s Death Transforms the Race for His Democratic Challenger
Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, has offered condolences to those who loved Mr. Graham while considering the political fallout from his death. Republicans are scrambling to arrange a new primary election.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Reimposes a Naval Blockade of Iran
Plus, Lindsey Graham’s sister was appointed to his Senate seat. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesHamas Forces Interfered With Aid Distribution, U.N. Says
A raid by armed personnel led the World Food Program to suspend its operations in one part of Gaza, the U.N. said. Hamas disputed the accusations.
New York Times Top StoriesFor 35 Years, Undocumented, and Chasing the American Dream
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo hoped to obtain legal status, his family said. He was killed last week by an immigration agent who was looking for a different man.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Announces New Attack on the International Criminal Court
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.”
New York Times Top StoriesBison Attacks Tourist at Yellowstone National Park, Tossing Him Into the Air
A man was hospitalized after a visibly agitated bull bison flipped him about eight feet in the air near a campground road.