New York Times Top Stories
The Election May Be a Snoozefest, but Russians Fear What Could Follow
Russians are bracing for what the government might do on the military and economy after a vote that the Kremlin sees as legitimizing its policies.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThe World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S.
America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions.
New York Times Top StoriesSecurity Guards Offer Protection, But Get Paid Little in Return
A recent high-profile shooting outside a mosque and rising threats to houses of worship have focused attention on security guards. Now, unions are pressing for better pay and training.
New York Times Top StoriesDr. Nicole Saphier, Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee, to Appear Before Senate
Dr. Nicole Saphier is the third nominee for surgeon general, a position that has remained empty since President Trump took office last year.
New York Times Top Stories‘You’re Elected to Fight and Kill the Other Side’: How Congress Lost Its Way
Members from both parties say the legislative branch has descended into a state of dysfunction in the Trump era.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Trump, Jews Are Proving to Be a Very Useful Tool
Debates about Jews are never just about Jews.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Liftoff Scenario That Terrifies A.I. Doomsayers
“Recursive self-improvement” is the idea that artificial intelligence could learn to build and train itself, creating exponential new progress — and risk.
New York Times Top StoriesMothers’ Intrusive Thoughts Are Mostly Benign. Lindsay Clancy’s Case Is an Exception.
Experts say that after childbirth, intrusive thoughts are common and mostly benign. Lindsay Clancy’s story provides a disturbing exception.
New York Times Top StoriesJohn Malkovich and Sam Rockwell on ‘Wild Horse Nine’
The longtime friends talk about sinister characters and the politics that underpin the C.I.A. story at the heart of their new darkly comic drama, “Wild Horse Nine.”
New York Times Top StoriesHow 9/11 Helped Create Regional Clout for Iran
The American invasion of Iraq in 2003 paved the way for Tehran to dominate its neighbor and whetted its appetite to expand its influence across the greater Middle East.
New York Times Top StoriesJulia Louis-Dreyfus Is Ready to Make a Meal of Broadway
The actress, last onstage over four decades ago, had a “terrifying” desire to return to the stage. “Other Desert Cities” will be her Broadway debut.
New York Times Top StoriesHouthis Say They Downed a Saudi Fighter Jet and Deny Targeting Mecca
The Iran-backed militia in Yemen made its claim hours after a Saudi-led military coalition accused it of firing a drone near the Muslim holy city.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen Colbert Returns to Late Night on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
“People still do these shows?” Colbert said as he sat down for his first late night interview since his show ended.
New York Times Top StoriesJD Vance, Here’s a Catholic Politician You Should Get to Know
Andy Burnham is in some ways a throwback to U.S. Catholic politicians of past decades. He might be a signpost for the future.
New York Times Top StoriesOpenAI Considers New Financing at a $1.5 Trillion Valuation
The funding round would double the value of the start-up behind ChatGPT and establish it as the world’s most valuable private company.
New York Times Top StoriesIn the Age of A.I., Some in China Wonder if Learning English Is Worth the Trouble
A math teacher’s viral post prompted a debate over the language, which some see as an optional skill — and a symbol of Western dominance.
New York Times Top StoriesHelicopter Crashes in Los Angeles County, Killing 3
The authorities did not immediately confirm who was operating the helicopter or how many people were aboard. One person was taken to a hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Directs Trump to Halt War With Iran or Secure Congress’s Approval
It was the fifth time that a chamber of the Republican-controlled Congress has voted to rein in President Trump’s war powers as discontent with the conflict grows among voters.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump, the Supreme Court and the Postal Service: A History of Mail Voting
The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s effort to give it a new role in elections.
New York Times Top StoriesPentagon Inspector General Details U.S. Losses and Challenges in Iran War
Helicopters for evacuating casualties were pulled from four countries, and hundreds of military facilities were destroyed, according to a new report.
New York Times Top StoriesMark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown
On social media, Meta’s chief executive appeared to jab at Anthropic by saying that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Plans Blitz of $138 Million and Counting to Save Midterm Republicans
His powerful super PAC is suddenly spending heavily on some races, after drawing fire from some Republicans that the group might not throw its weight behind the party’s candidates.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
New York Times Top StoriesScrutiny of Jury May Complicate Future of Lindsay Clancy Case
The intense public focus on the jurors whose deadlock led to a mistrial could complicate any attempt to retry the case, and to seat jurors in other high-profile cases.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Defended A.I. Data Centers on Truth Social, and Commenters Clapped Back
The president’s posts about artificial intelligence on the social media platform he founded were met with an unusual volume of criticism.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs
The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Threatens to Cancel Kennedy Center Renovation
Also, the world is furious over rising prices. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesStopping the A.I. Threat Cannot Wait for Guardrails
China and the United States must work to repair the damage A.I. has done now, not look to future developments.
New York Times Top StoriesA T. Rex Walked Here: Teacher Finds Rare Footprints in North Dakota
Kent Hups, a high school science teacher in Colorado, discovered a 23-foot trackway of fossilized dinosaur footprints, which offer a glimpse of how the apex predator moved 66 million years ago.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Kills Bid to Impeach Trump as Democrats Split
Dozens of Democrats declined to register a position on articles of impeachment by one of their own members, Representative Al Green, that cited President Trump’s immigration crackdown.