New York Times Top Stories
A ‘Zombie Court’ for Terror Cases Awakens
Dormant for 30 years, a little-known tribunal is hearing its first case.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow Haley Stevens’s Accent Became a Flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate Race
How the politics of raised a’s and disappearing g’s briefly came to dominate the Michigan Senate race.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Todd Blanche’s Attorney General Confirmation Is Stalled
The decision by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to grant President Trump protection from I.R.S. audits has become the central issue in his confirmation process.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Museum Boss Who Became a Trump Target, It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again
Kim Sajet left as director of the National Portrait Gallery when she found herself in the White House cross hairs. Now she’s watching another Smithsonian chief go through it.
New York Times Top StoriesABC Formally Rebukes F.C.C. for Review of TV Licenses
The network’s comments are part of its efforts to push back against the F.C.C.’s review of its local broadcast licenses.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Tariff Exemptions Include Diamonds, Oil and Gas, Copper and Other Items
A new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why.
New York Times Top StoriesWildfire in Suffolk, UK, Breaks Out a Few Miles From Nuclear Power Station
A large fire engulfed almost 250 acres of land in Suffolk, a scenic area on the coast. It was a few miles from a nuclear power station.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems
Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.
New York Times Top StoriesAttack on Egyptian Port Shows Suez Canal’s Vulnerability
The port where the Wednesday strike occurred is near the Suez Canal, through which a significant amount of the world’s shipping moves.
New York Times Top StoriesL.A. Warehouse Fire Leaves Behind Rats, Flies and an Unending Stench
The Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles is still dealing with the smell of rotting food and fears over possible toxins after a cold-storage facility burst into flames in June.
New York Times Top StoriesDOJ Seeks to Use Court to Deport Mother of Convicted ISIS Supporter
The case is an early test of a court that has never been used before, where much of the evidence is presented in secret and defendants cannot challenge how it was collected.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Economic Growth Slowed in the Second Quarter
Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.5 percent annual rate over the past three months, as war in the Middle East shook energy prices and supply chains.
New York Times Top StoriesFed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Eased During Pause in Iran War
Price pressures eased during a brief reprieve in the war with Iran, but the resumption of fighting suggests that inflation risks are still prevalent.
New York Times Top StoriesChina, Its Economy Stumbling, Signals Only Cautious Support
The ruling Politburo called for “more proactive” tax and spending policies but did not endorse broad action to address weak consumer spending.
New York Times Top StoriesA ‘Credibility Shock’ Looms Over the Fed
Bonds sold off sharply after the Federal Reserve’s latest rate decision, signaling growing turmoil between the markets and the central bank.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen A.I. Invaded ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fan Fiction, the Meltdown Was Epic
An anonymous X account posted a detailed breakdown of chatbot text in 38 popular stories inspired by the hockey romance. The fandom spiraled.
New York Times Top StoriesA Bay Area Pastor Made an A.I. Twin to Talk About God at Any Time
To meet the growing needs of his church, Justin Lester created an A.I. duplicate of himself. Every day he sees more people using it.
New York Times Top StoriesPoland’s Leader Says Russian Missile May Have Struck Its Territory During Ukraine Attack
Russian missiles have briefly entered Polish airspace in the past. Investigators have yet to definitively identify the object that struck Poland overnight.
New York Times Top StoriesRetribution
We look at the ongoing fight between the Trump administration and James Comey.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Strikes Ukraine With Missiles and Drones, Killing at Least 8
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that a family of five had been killed at home in the latest in a series of large-scale aerial assaults by Moscow.
New York Times Top StoriesWildfires in Greece Kill 3 Firefighters as Blazes Still Burn in France and Spain
Greece also worked to contain blazes on Lesbos and in the Peloponnese, where another firefighter died, in the midst of a brutal wildfire season for Europe.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the War With Iran Is Widening, and U.S. Hospitals See a Surge of Uninsured Patients
Plus, the horrendous smell plaguing one Canadian town.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Won’t America’s Aging Elite Retire?
How the elderly hoard the future.
New York Times Top StoriesWarsh’s Performance Falls Flat With Markets as Fed Holds Rates Steady
Kevin M. Warsh has made taming inflation the top priority of his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. But his hesitancy to embrace the possibility of higher borrowing costs has sparked a backlash.
New York Times Top StoriesApple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.
An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients
More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Fame, Press 1. For Infamy, Press 2.
Fauci and the D.S.A. have a lot to answer for.
New York Times Top StoriesAs China’s A.I. Gets Stronger, It Poses New Risks to Beijing
China’s A.I. rise is creating a new dilemma for Beijing. The open models that win influence abroad may pose risks to the country’s security and geopolitical strategy.
New York Times Top StoriesBipartisan Anger Grows at Pentagon’s Delayed ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanups
Hundreds of bases are contaminated with PFAS, which are linked to low birth weight and other risks. Politicians from both parties are demanding explanations.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Put Candy on a Diet?
“Healthy” confections, whether marketed as “better-for-you” or “functional,” have overwhelmed grocery and convenience stores, and even found their way into gyms and supplement shops.