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The Big Questions About Jeffrey Epstein: What The Times Has Learned
Here is what we know about the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity. Check back for updates.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Todd Blanche’s Order Granting Trump Immunity From I.R.S. Audits
Acting attorney general Todd Blanche’s decision to grant President Trump protection from I.R.S. audits is set to be a central issue in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Weather Shift Brings With It a Risk of Unhealthy Heat and Wildfires
Wednesday will bring some of the hottest temperatures of the year, and fire experts are warning of combustible conditions throughout the state.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Presses China to Free American Seismologist Accused of Spying
President Trump has urged Xi Jinping to release the scientist, Youlin Chen, the man’s family says. Dr. Chen studied the detection of North Korean nuclear tests.
New York Times Top StoriesFatal Encounters
We look at shootings by federal immigration agents.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Tick Higher as U.S. Reinstates Iran Blockade
The United States reinstated its blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz and shipping slowed to a crawl amid the renewed warfare in the critical waterway.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Flip-Flops on Strait of Hormuz Plan, and U.S. Cyclospora Outbreak Spreads
Plus, Chipotle is coming to Mexico.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Pounds Russian Ships in Its Campaign to Cut Off Crimea
After striking roads and railways, Kyiv is now focusing on sea routes as it tries to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Israel, the U.S.-Iran Hostilities Have Created an Uneasy Limbo
Officials see a return to full-blown war as preferable to an agreement that fails to curb the threats Iran poses to Israel. Meanwhile, they wait.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Israel, the U.S.-Iran Hostilities Have Created an Uneasy Limbo
Officials see a return to full-blown war as preferable to an agreement that fails to curb the threats Iran poses to Israel. Meanwhile, they wait.
New York Times Top StoriesSenator Mark Kelly Amasses Nearly $25 Million Campaign War Chest
The Arizona Democrat said he had raised and given away $10 million to fellow members of his party and committees as he mulls a presidential run in 2028.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Senate Should Reject Todd Blanche
Republicans should have the decency, patriotism and self-respect to vote against Mr. Blanche.
New York Times Top StoriesTodd Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle Ahead of Confirmation as Attorney General
Todd Blanche’s nomination is broadly a referendum on President Trump’s vision of the Justice Department as a projection of his power.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Latest Nominee for C.D.C. Director Will Face Senate Panel
Dr. Erica Schwartz supports vaccines and is seen as a mainstream choice to lead an agency that has been a target of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to change federal immunization policies.
New York Times Top StoriesPlatner Was Toxic. But Democrats Could Learn From His Politics.
His progressive, populist message was able to occupy a kind of middle ground in the party’s primary electorate.
New York Times Top StoriesA Year After DOGE Cuts, Social Security Is Trying to Stabilize
The agency has been quietly hiring workers again, and its leadership is focused on improving technology to ease workloads left by the departure of about 7,800 staff members.
New York Times Top StoriesCyclospora Cases Rise Rapidly, With No Source Yet Confirmed
The parasite, which has sickened thousands across the U.S., is notoriously difficult to track. Funding cuts haven’t made the job easier.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Has a $25 Million Bounty on His Head, But Is Also a U.S. Partner in Venezuela.
A list of alleged crimes has not prevented Diosdado Cabello, and other Venezuelan officials, from working with a U.S. government that once hounded them.
New York Times Top StoriesSmall Tribes Say They Lack the Clout to Secure Federal Recognition
The federal government can confer health care, education, housing and casino rights, but for small bands like many in the Pacific Northwest, recognition takes political muscle they don’t have.
New York Times Top Stories‘It’s Chaos’: What New York’s Suburbs Can Tell Us About the Mood of the Country
The midterms are looming. We asked people in New York City’s suburbs how they feel about the state of America.
New York Times Top StoriesThe American E.V. Has Been Crushed. Will It Take the U.S. Auto Industry With It?
The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Your First Apartment Is a Lemon
What New York homeowners can do before and after a purchase to avoid or mitigate shoddy construction.
New York Times Top StoriesShould Epstein’s Friends Be Punished? An Elite Harvard Club Is Torn.
At Harvard, students, alumni and professors debate whether a storied campus group should cut ties with one of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest associates, and whether Harvard itself should do the same.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Chip Champion to Raise Billions in Race for A.I. Control
CXMT, a linchpin in China’s drive to develop homegrown artificial intelligence technology, is aiming to raise nearly $10 billion in a blockbuster public offering in Shanghai.
New York Times Top StoriesParamedics Help Save Lives in New York. Can They Afford to Live There?
Some of New York City’s emergency medical workers make just $18 an hour. Their boss, Zohran Mamdani, has staked his mayoralty on making New York City more affordable for all.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Will Advance Bronx Bus Lane Project to Improve Transit Speeds
The road redesign to prioritize buses, the first such project in the borough, had been put on hold after the Trump administration objected to a similar plan in Manhattan.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Calls Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat ‘an Inheritance Jackpot’
“A Senate seat? Most people just get a garage full of damp boxes,” Michael Kosta said of Graham’s sister filling the late senator’s seat on “The Daily Show.”
New York Times Top StoriesThis Is a Forever War in the Making
The vague language of the U.S.-Iran cease-fire memo laid the foundation for the war’s resumption.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in Years
Economic growth of 4.3 percent in the second quarter, versus the same period last year, reflected a broad slump outside of the country’s export-oriented manufacturing might.
New York Times Top StoriesMissing From Prince Harry’s UK Trip: A Reunion With Prince William
Harry is clearly repairing his relationship with King Charles III, but the rift with his brother remains unresolved.