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The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself
She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesDolly Parton’s Cautious Politics Resulted in Widespread Affection
Bipartisan tributes demonstrated the success of the singer’s long-running effort to stay out of party politics in a sharply divided country.
New York Times Top StoriesPrediction Markets and States Clashed, Setting Off a Furious Political Battle
A legal dispute over the future of Kalshi, Polymarket and others has drawn in the Trump administration, the president’s son and nearly every state attorney general.
New York Times Top StoriesRoy Cohn, Robert Mapplethorpe and a Trump-Era Dilemma Over Free Speech
When a respected biographer tried to use a Mapplethorpe photograph of Roy Cohn for a book cover, worries about the wrath of Mr. Cohn’s protégé, President Trump, intervened.
New York Times Top StoriesSaudi Arabia Appears to Be Preparing for a New War With the Houthis
Analysts say that weeks of Houthi attacks on Saudi targets have brought the kingdom and the Iranian-backed militia to the brink of full-blown conflict, and could open a new front in the Iran war.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic
Russia is the largest destination for stolen Canadian cars. Smugglers are meeting the demand of a booming black market.
New York Times Top StoriesScenes From a Destroyed Barbershop in Lebanon
Our reporter Abdi Latif Dahir visits a barbershop in Lebanon that was demolished in an Israeli airstrike in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
New York Times Top StoriesPhotos: A Deadly Flood Tears Through Nepal and Tibet
An ice avalanche that started high in the Himalayas tumbled thousands of feet, releasing vast amounts of energy that pulverized the ice into a significant volume of flood water.
New York Times Top StoriesPrince William Is Still Silent About His Brother, Harry. Can That Last?
Years of long-distance division between Prince William and his younger brother will be tested now that Harry has returned to Britain.
New York Times Top StoriesPrince William Is Still Silent About His Brother, Harry. Can That Last?
Years of long-distance division between Prince William and his younger brother will be tested now that Harry has returned to Britain.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Whiskey With His Captors, Cuban Dissident Lands in a Miami Maelstrom
The former political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is unpacking 4,000 paintings he brought to Miami from Cuba and dodging criticism from exiles who once welcomed him.
New York Times Top StoriesYayoi Kusama Was the Avant-Garde Radical Who Became a Pop Icon
In her mass-produced ubiquity, Kusama became one of her own dots, spreading her image into every corner of our culture.
New York Times Top StoriesYayoi Kusama, Japanese Pop Artist Known for Polka-Dot Paintings, Dies at 97
The Japanese artist’s polka-dot covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.
New York Times Top StoriesAs a Storyteller, Tim Curry Had the Gift
He was a blast to watch, whether playing a mad scientist in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a butler in “Clue” or a singing King Arthur in “Spamalot.”
New York Times Top StoriesNvidia’s Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. Spending
Quarterly revenue also more than doubled, to $96.22 billion, the company said, topping expectations on Wall Street.
New York Times Top StoriesWill Meta’s Changes Benefit Young Users’ Mental Health?
Psychologists said the changes were a symbolic victory, but warned their effectiveness might be limited.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Thought He Destroyed a Flock Camera, but It Was a Decoy, Police Say
A Florida man is facing three felony charges over the Aug. 20 vandalism of a plastic reproduction of one of the automated license plate readers, the authorities said.
New York Times Top StoriesAdministration Lawyer Chosen to Lead Panel Considering Trump Construction Projects
Mark Paoletta, also a close associate of Justice Clarence Thomas’s, has been named by President Trump to lead the National Capital Planning Commission.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Meta Settlement, Teens Divided on New Instagram and Facebook Restrictions
Young people said the platforms could be a space for gathering, but also a waste of time.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Real Winner of the Trade War With Canada
China is the real problem, and Washington needs all the allies it can find.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Persuades C.E.O.s to Join His Business Advisory Council
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who has struggled to win over Wall Street, intends to use the council to help him invigorate New York City’s economy.
New York Times Top StoriesSecret Service Officials Said to Be Put on Leave Amid Internal Inquiry
The agency’s top spokesman is among those on leave, according to two Trump administration officials. The agency said three people faced a misconduct investigation.
New York Times Top StoriesA Movement to Restrict Social Media for Children Has Taken Hold Globally
Governments around the world have passed or proposed a range of bans or restrictions on young teens using addictive social media platforms.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Once Launched a Grenade for Trump. Now He’ll Be White House Counsel.
Will Scharf has proved his loyalty to President Trump, even filming a TV ad in which he blows away documents from the president’s legal cases. His new role will be to provide in-house legal advice.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Allows Postal Service Effort to Restrict Mail Voting, for Now
The order came amid a spate of legal challenges, including one by Democratic state attorneys general, that could still result in the rules being blocked.
New York Times Top StoriesTim Curry Pioneered Fashion With His ‘Rocky Horror’ Performance
His performance as Frank-N-Furter, the cross-dressing mad scientist of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” was ahead of its time.
New York Times Top StoriesMeta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion Over Claims It Harmed Youths
Also, floods destroy villages in Nepal. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesDolly Parton’s Other Legacy: A Fortune Given Away, Dollar by Dollar
The country star supported early childhood literacy, disaster relief, the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and more.
New York Times Top StoriesTim Curry: A Life in Pictures
Curry thrived onstage and onscreen in meaty roles that brought him widespread recognition and generations of dedicated fans.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Darline Graham’s Politics Compare With Her Brother’s as She Runs for Senate
Senator Darline Graham has spoken far more about her desire to support President Trump’s agenda than she has talked about her brother’s political goals — or her own.