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What Secret Audits Tell Us About How Ukraine’s Military Is Spending Its Money
The documents amount to an autopsy of the weapons-contracting process.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow a Memphis Gambling Raid Became a Sweeping Immigration Operation
More than 120 people were arrested at a Memphis cantina, in one of the biggest immigration operations in Tennessee this year.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy the United Methodist Church Is Suing a Thriving Texas Congregation
The fight reflects a larger American phenomenon: Churchgoers increasingly want decisions to be made at the local level, not by a national denomination.
New York Times Top StoriesIran’s Attacks Keep the Strait of Hormuz in a Lethal Stalemate
The U.S. military is helping oil get out of the Persian Gulf on tankers, but Iran is still attacking the ships and scaring operators away.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s War on Mail-In Ballots Has Voters Baffled. That May Be the Point.
From Oregon to Florida, officials are at once reassuring voters that their ballots are safe and encouraging them to use drop boxes or vote in person.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Hampshire Democrats Sound an Alarm: ‘We’re Losing’
The state has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 2010. But Chris Pappas, the likely Democratic nominee, anticipates a tough race against a well-known opponent, John E. Sununu.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept.
The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice
Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Battle to Save General Donahue From Hegseth’s Army Purge
Gen. Christopher T. Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career?
New York Times Top StoriesBook Review: ‘Switzy,’ by Emma Cline
In an impressive change of pace, Emma Cline’s new novel gets inside the head of a stoic businessman with dementia.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Ukraine, Fraud and Waste Are Rewarded With More Weapons Contracts
Secret military audits reveal a military procurement system riddled with mismanagement. In 2024 alone, Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to fraud and waste.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s Not Just the West Bank Settlers. It’s Israel.
Settler violence is reaching new heights.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Germany, Ulrich Siegmund Is Bringing the AfD to the Cusp of Power
Ulrich Siegmund, 35, once sold air fresheners. Now his far-right party is the favorite to win a state election in eastern Germany on Sunday.
New York Times Top StoriesElections in Germany Could Produce First Far-Right State Government Since Nazi Era: What to Know
Elections in Saxony-Anhalt, in the country’s east, could result in an outright majority for the Alternative for Germany party.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s New Graduates, Facing a Dire Job Market, Must Also Contend With A.I.
A record 12.7 million young people are looking for jobs as the country embraces artificial intelligence — and as the technology begins to upend the work force.
New York Times Top StoriesA Sympathetic Plaintiff and Well-Crafted Defense Dominated Clancy Trial
The defense lawyer for Lindsay Clancy showed empathy for his client in showcasing her mental health problems. That may have made all the difference.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Super PAC Will Spend $10 Million on Texas Senate Race
A financial filing announcing the TV and digital ad buy is the first general election spending by MAGA Inc. The group intends to boost the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton.
New York Times Top StoriesA Hard Decision for the Hard-Nosed Prosecutor in Clancy Triple-Murder Case
After a mistrial, Timothy Cruz must decide whether to retry Lindsay Clancy on first-degree murder charges, downgrade the charges or drop the case.
New York Times Top StoriesNepal Floods Buried a House. The Woman Inside Was Still Alive.
A rescue from a mostly buried house gave new hope to a town devastated by floods in Nepal. Earlier Saturday, another survivor had been pulled from a tunnel.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones
The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Strikes Three Iranian ‘Shadow Network’ Oil Tankers, Military Says
The U.S. military said it retaliated after Iran launched missiles at two warships. The strikes came days after the two sides exchanged some of their most intense fire in weeks.
New York Times Top StoriesOssoff and Talarico to Share Fund-Raising Event in Hollywood
The event with the Georgia and Texas Democrats will be hosted by Shonda Rhimes.
New York Times Top StoriesMissouri Asks Supreme Court to Allow Voting Map Benefiting Republicans
Missouri’s Supreme Court said a map redrawn to help Republicans could not be used in November and said voters should decide on the new boundaries.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Purest American Culture Lives on at Local Festivals
Turning hyperlocal traditions into public spectacle is a U.S. pastime.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Scared Should We Be of A.I. Right Now?
The dark and distressing way that Silicon Valley talks about A.I. can be traced to a philosophy that influenced many tech executives.
New York Times Top StoriesNot So Supreme, Mr. Roberts
Courting authoritarianism with a rapacious Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesHere Is Where Ukraine Peace Talks Stand, as a New Round Approaches
A deadly campaign of Russian and Ukrainian airstrikes has escalated since the last U.S.-brokered negotiations stalled in February.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Envoys Arrive in Moscow for Talks on Ukraine War
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesScenic Route
The season’s new releases give us a cultural road map, but the most rewarding reading, listening and watching comes from the detours.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Will Happen to Lindsay Clancy in the Long Term?
Even as a jury failed to reach a verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, her future is unlikely to include freedom, at least for a long time. But Americans have been divided over the goal of her confinement.