New York Times Top Stories
Corporate America Is Getting Hooked on Open-Source A.I.
Companies like AT&T are increasingly using cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over expensive ones from Anthropic and OpenAI.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesRussian Drone Strikes Office of Ukraine’s Intelligence Chief
The attack came as the American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were said to be planning imminent visits to Kyiv and to Moscow.
New York Times Top StoriesGloria Steinem Found Community and Clout Over the Dinner Table
Neither a home cook nor an enthusiastic eater, she used the dinner table as a place to forge relationships and foster change.
New York Times Top StoriesYemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalates
The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, appear to be trying to gain control of a port city near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key choke point for global trade.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Says It Is Cementing Its Foothold in Southern Lebanon
The recent capture of a strategic ridge has further entrenched the Israeli occupation of Lebanese territory, as efforts to broker lasting peace have floundered.
New York Times Top Stories‘I Don’t Want to Die This Way’: Stranded for 15 Hours at Sea
Two longtime friends rented jet skis for an hourlong excursion. They ended up fighting for their lives.
New York Times Top StoriesBuild First, Ask Later
We look at President Trump’s building spree in Washington.
New York Times Top StoriesNorth Carolina Set to Mail The Fall’s First Ballots As Trump Tries to Restrict Them
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Postal Service rule that could impede millions of mail voters. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in.
New York Times Top StoriesFamilies Turn to Symbolic Cremation After Nepal Floods
Thousands are missing, and some families have lost hope of recovering their bodies. To carry out his sacred duty, a son lights the funeral pyre for a straw effigy of his father.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Nepal Tunnel Rescue Operation
An Australian engineer advising the effort described how two men were freed after nine days trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant.
New York Times Top StoriesA Surge of Russian Sabotage Attacks in Europe, and Musk’s Political War Chest
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesClancy Trial Verdict May Hinge on a Single Holdout Juror
The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Gloria Steinem Can Teach Us
Steinem has died at the end of a decade that undid some of what she struggled for.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Battle to Use ‘Ms.,’ Gloria Steinem Had to Fight The New York Times
In the 1970s, Ms. Steinem confronted the newspaper’s executive editor about the honorific in an exchange of letters, pressing it to use the alternative to Miss or Mrs.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Bond Markets Are Pushing Up Rates. Will Central Banks Follow?
Around the world, rising bond yields reflect shifting expectations on how fast policymakers will raise interest rates.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Risk of Russian Sabotage in Europe: A Fight That Spirals Out of Control
Europe’s options are limited in responding to an unnerving series of plots and provocations. But the odds of unpredictable consequences are rising.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Fighting Russia Fiercely, He Wants to Forge Ukraine’s Path to Peace
Kyrylo Budanov, a decorated soldier and former military spy chief, advocates a negotiated settlement. Talks are expected to resume this month.
New York Times Top StoriesAlejandro Betancourt, Trump’s Partner in Venezuelan Oil Deal, Has Faced Investigations
Alejandro Betancourt has been targeted by multiple investigations. Now he’s the U.S. government’s unrivaled partner in President Trump’s bid to control Venezuelan oil resources.
New York Times Top StoriesTo Save Gaza, Resist Hamas
If Western supporters of the Palestinians want to help Gaza, denounce Hamas.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Nepal Tunnel Rescue Operation
An Australian engineer advising the effort described how two men were freed after nine days trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant.
New York Times Top StoriesA Paralympian Takes His Shot Despite Republicans’ Home Court Advantage
Josh Turek is trying to turn deep-red Iowa blue as he runs for the U.S. Senate.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Rebuilding After Climate Disasters Is No Longer Enough
But every crisis is an opportunity.
New York Times Top StoriesInside Mamdani’s Private Army of Public Influencers
Zohran Mamdani is seen as a social media wizard. Some of his popularity stems from an influencer operation run by the mayor’s office.
New York Times Top Stories‘Choosin’ Texas’ Is a Southern Hit. Just Don’t Call Texas Southern.
Ella Langley’s hit has become an anthem in Austin, a singalong in Nashville and a case study in how the Texas brand travels.
New York Times Top StoriesSandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman and the Other ‘Practical Magic 2’ Stars on the Unlikely Sequel
Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Joey King and Maisie Williams on the unlikely sequel, embracing their witchiness and their hopes for a third film.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Search for New Cures Is Broken
It is too hard for medical researchers to launch clinical trials.
New York Times Top StoriesBehind on 2030 Climate Goals, States Are Cutting or Even Scrapping Them
Ambitious aims have given way to political anxiety over rising costs for consumers.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Diesel Prices Set New High
Because of the war in Iran, the cost has climbed past the record it reached in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesWorkers Rescued From Tunnel in Nepal 9 Days After Flood
Rescuers pulled out two survivors as the search continued for hundreds missing inside hydropower projects that were buried in the flooding catastrophe last week.
New York Times Top StoriesSomething Alarming Is About to Happen in Germany
The government is seemingly incapable of stopping the far right.