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Trump Posts Map Suggesting New Mexico Be Renamed as ‘New America’
The suggestion, posted on social media, appeared to be the latest in the president’s efforts to alter geographic names.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesFor a Photographer, the Towers Were an Ever-Present Focal Point
Keith Meyers spent years photographing the waterfronts in and around New York City. The twin towers became a constant backdrop.
New York Times Top StoriesGermany’s ‘Firewall’ Against the Far Right Is Being Tested Like Never Before
A blowout win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old strategy for sidelining extremists.
New York Times Top StoriesBears in Los Angeles Are Getting Their Close-Ups, Ready or Not
California has 60,000 black bears, and they are venturing far from their usual habitat in search of food and shelter. It’s the humans who have to adapt.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Went to Ukraine on the ‘Peace Express.’ Detours Are Likely Ahead.
The Trump administration had let the peace process enter such a freeze that a trip to Kyiv was just an initial step. Any new talks will happen alongside escalating fighting.
New York Times Top StoriesHappy Labor Day!
We’re loading up the grill.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Victory in German State, Far Right Needs Help to Take Power
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, does not have a straightforward path to governing Saxony-Anhalt, but a small populist party could clear the way.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Roy Cooper Winning in North Carolina? Not if You Ask His Aides.
Roy Cooper’s durable lead in a crucial Senate race is causing jitters.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Gas Prices Soar, These Drivers Squeeze Every Mile From Every Gallon
Gas prices have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war. Some drivers are using special techniques to maximize their miles per gallon and save at the pump.
New York Times Top StoriesFact-Checking Midterm Ads Referring to Jeffrey Epstein
Candidates have traded attacks on votes to releasing the Epstein files and political donations from those with links to Jeffrey Epstein.
New York Times Top StoriesCanada’s Retaliatory Tariffs Set to Take Effect as Trump Threatens to Escalate
New Canadian levies of up to 50 percent are expected to begin Tuesday, even as Washington warns of a new round of American tariffs.
New York Times Top StoriesAs War Grinds On, Trump Relishes Renovation Projects
President Trump is basking in the momentum of the various projects he has spurred around downtown Washington.
New York Times Top StoriesSocial Media in China Is Getting Really Dark
The Chinese Communist Party has spent years trying to make “positive energy” the dominant mood of the country’s internet. It’s no longer working.
New York Times Top StoriesSomewhere, Roy Cohn Is Smiling
Trump needed only one teacher.
New York Times Top StoriesThere Is Still a Void at Ground Zero. Here’s How We Fill It.
At 25 years, the World Trade Center is an undeniable feat of urban redevelopment. Now we can make it a real neighborhood.
New York Times Top StoriesErika Kirk: What I’ve Learned About Grief
It is there, always, but so is the beautiful gift of life.
New York Times Top StoriesRivian R2 Review: A Tidier (in Size and Price) SUV Is Ready for the Suburbs
The electric automaker’s new R2 takes what works from its bigger, costlier brother and adds a host of features with the mass market in mind.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Colorado School District Is Fighting Trump’s Anti-Transgender Push
Jefferson County, Colo., is one of the few public school systems to sue the Trump administration over demands that it revoke transgender protections or face funding cuts.
New York Times Top StoriesNoël Godin, Prankster Who Threw Pies at the Powerful, Dies at 80
Splattering figures like Bill Gates, Jean-Luc Godard and Bernard-Henri Lévy, he perfected the art of using whipped cream as a form of protest.
New York Times Top StoriesThere’s Something Better Than Happiness
We ought to make it a point not to stay in our happy place for too long.
New York Times Top StoriesNeighbors Rally After a Manhattan Preschool’s Corn Stalks Are Vandalized
The students at Mis Amiguitos preschool may never know why someone ripped their corn stalks from an Upper East Side sidewalk. But they turned it into an opportunity.
New York Times Top StoriesAndre Agassi Hated Tennis. Can He Have More Fun Playing Pickleball?
After years of relative quiet, the public is meeting “Andre 2.0” — a pickleball booster, an open book and a guy eager to build a less tortured relationship with competition.
New York Times Top StoriesWith a Gerrymander Vanquished, Wisconsin Democrats Aim for Control
The swing state of Wisconsin had one of the most undemocratic State Assembly maps in the country. Now Democrats have a chance to take control of the legislature.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Peru, the Trump Administration Sees the Limits of Its Anti-China Push
As Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels this week to Peru, its growing economic ties to China have raised tensions with the U.S., but show no signs of reversing course.
New York Times Top Stories9/11 Shaped Their Lives, Even Though They’re Too Young to Remember It.
They have no memory of the buildings missing from the skyline or airports without security lines. But they have strong feelings about how to regard the legacy of the attacks.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Labor’s Share of Wealth Is Shrinking
Workers’ share of our national income is declining rapidly but we’re not sure why.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Cargo Plane That Overran Its Runway, Killing 5 in Miami
The plane, which was operating as part of Amazon’s cargo fleet, flew from Puerto Rico to Miami. It crashed into several vehicles after overrunning the runway.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo Fatal NYPD Shootings in One Week. What Happens Next?
Two police shootings last week underscored the challenge police officers face in confronting emotionally disturbed people who are violent or threatening violence.
New York Times Top StoriesAfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt Sends a Signal to Europe
A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year, analysts said.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Arrested After Pushing Toward Democratic Candidate for Ohio Governor
A spokeswoman for the campaign of Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee, said “multiple people” were injured when an “armed individual” lunged at her during a county fair.