New York Times Top Stories: Posts

New York Times Top Stories

Democrats’ Top Senate Candidate in Maine Won’t Support Schumer for Leader

Troy Jackson, who is set to become the party’s nominee, also said in an interview that he was not sure he wanted the support of Senator Chuck Schumer in the general election.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds

New research also shows that children and high-risk adult populations have been particularly affected.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Oil Buyers Battered by the Iran War Energy Crisis Race to Build Buffers

As rising fuel costs clobber their economies, the Philippines and other developing countries in Asia are pushing to build strategic petroleum reserves to cushion against future shocks.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Pentagon Identifies Soldier Killed in Iran War as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton

Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, the 17th service member to be named, was killed during the disposal of a drone in northern Iraq.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

A Family’s Daring Escape From North Korea

Their resolve for freedom hardened during the pandemic, when they lived through a crippling food shortage and were forced to witness frequent public executions.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump Is Squeezing Canada. Don’t Expect Carney to Roll Over.

The president’s new tariffs on a top U.S. trading partner aim at gaining concessions, but the Canadian government, and the public, have been bracing for the escalation.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

In Venezuela’s Rubble, a Search for the Family Pets

Volunteers are reuniting pets with families, offering Venezuelans comfort amid loss and devastation.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Lives Lost

We look at the American casualties in the war with Iran.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Lebanese Troops Deploy in Israeli-Held Village Under New Cease-Fire Plan

The Israeli military withdrew from the village under a U.S.-brokered deal to transfer control of occupied areas back to Lebanon after months of war. But Hezbollah has rejected the truce.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Two Young Brothers and Their Search for Venezuela’s Dead

Winder and Deivi Delfín dug every day for 26 days to find the bodies of their mother, brother and grandmother.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

New UK Prime Minister Burnham Promises Hope and Change. The Hurdles Are High.

Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, promised policies that would give average Britons financial “breathing space.” His opponents are already doling out criticism.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

A New Threat to Global Shipping, and a Huge Drop-Off in Food Stamps

Plus, when A.I. writes your biography.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

When Protesters Speak, Zelensky Listens, in the Ukrainian Tradition

With anger high over the firing of the defense minister, the president’s office is signaling an openness to compromise.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Tuesday Forecast: Millions In Northeast Face Heavy Rain and Powerful Winds

Forecasters zeroed in on an area from Kentucky to New York as being the most at risk for dangerous weather.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Houthis in Yemen Edge Closer to Entering U.S.-Iran War

The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has declared a Red Sea blockade on Saudi Arabia, potentially opening up a new front in the war rippling across the Middle East.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump’s Kiss of Death

On top of everything else, the president is inept.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Cyclospora Spreads Through Human Feces. How Did It Get Into Our Food Supply?

The large number of cases suggests that excrement entered the food system on a “surprising scale.”

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

‘Too Rare to Care’? A New Center for Rare Diseases Hopes to Change That

A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Once Anti-Abortion, Now a Progressive: The Evolution of a Maine Democrat

Troy Jackson, who is expected to become his party’s nominee in the state’s marquee Senate race, has long been an economic populist, but his positions on social issues have changed markedly over time.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

What We Know About Tuesday’s Arizona Primaries

Arizona primary voters will chose nominees for governor, secretary of state and for key races that could determine control of the House.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Why States Are Making It Harder to Save Money With Solar Panels

The changes are costing homeowners money. But they also reflect a changing grid — and the need for home batteries.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Bill Maher Feuded With Trump. Did He Get the Last Laugh?

How the late-night host won comedy’s biggest prize — despite the White House’s objections.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency

The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

How a 911 Call Led to the Nation’s Strictest Trans Bathroom Law

People in Sandpoint, Idaho, don’t know how to characterize a woman’s brush with a transgender woman in a Y.M.C.A. locker room, but the emergency call that followed is still reverberating.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

I Thought ‘Menswear’ Was for Other Men. Then I Touched the Perfect Hat.

Lots of men are geeking out over very expensive clothes — and I became one of them.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

The Ordeal of a 42-Day Hantavirus Quarantine: ‘I Felt Like a Prisoner’

Eighteen Americans were isolated for weeks in a Nebraska quarantine facility after being exposed to the deadly virus on a cruise ship. Many found the experience traumatic.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

UK’s New Prime Minister Burnham Orders Cut in Taxes on Electricity

Prime Minister Andy Burnham moved quickly to confront the high cost of living. And President Trump wished him well after a phone call between the two leaders.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Seth Meyers Calls Trump ‘The Sports Reaper’

The late-night host joked that the president’s sports curse had struck again after he backed Lionel Messi of Argentina, which then lost the World Cup final to Spain.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

The World Cup in New York and New Jersey, by the Numbers

The World Cup brought hordes of soccer fans to town, and locals flocked to watch parties. But did the games deliver on promises of an economic boon?

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza

Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.

Continue Reading…