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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThe Face of London in the 1960s Is Living Her Best Life
The face of London in the 1960s is living her best life at the age of 77.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Intelligence Warns of China Theft Over Sale of F-35 Jets to Saudis
Internal reports, including one from the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency, say China could acquire U.S. jet technology through spying or cooperation with Saudi Arabia.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas Abortion Ban Blamed in Pregnant Woman’s Death in Lawsuit
The lawsuit claims that state officials created a climate of fear that kept doctors from ending Tierra Walker’s pregnancy before she died.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Put Aside Rifts With El-Sayed, Uniting to Win in Michigan
Despite disagreements on Israel, more than a dozen Democratic senators met in Washington with the Michigan Senate nominee and emerged sounding optimistic.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Israel Wants More One-Ton Bombs From the U.S.
The Trump administration plans to deliver 60,000 of the powerful munitions at a time when opposition is growing in Washington to arms sales to Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Takes Up Bill to Regulate ‘Wild West’ of Collegiate Sports
Critics argue the legislation would limit the rights of college athletes while maintaining the power and financial gains of schools and coaches.
New York Times Top StoriesRising Seas Are Gobbling Up Beaches Around the World. A.I. Might Restore Them.
An experiment with roots at M.I.T. used A.I. and satellite images to grow a coastline in the Maldives. More projects are planned for Boston and Miami.
New York Times Top StoriesThese Mice Have Partly Human Brains
The animals may help reveal the causes of brain disease in people and point the way to treatments. But researchers already are calling for new ethical guidelines.
New York Times Top StoriesFed Signals Another Rate Increase Could Be Coming
Here’s how to read the Federal Reserve’s economic projections like a pro.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Holds Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas
Lawmakers unanimously agreed to the move without a formal roll-call vote just before leaving Washington to campaign for the midterm congressional elections.
New York Times Top StoriesE.U.-Canada Ambitions Face Reality Check
The bloc’s offer of “associate member” status to Ottawa shows how U.S. allies are pulling closer together. But their plans face significant obstacles.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the Victims in the NBC4 Helicopter Crash in Los Angeles
A journalist and pilot who were on board the news helicopter when it crashed had flown hundreds of hours together since 2023.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Least 21 Dead in Gaza After Building Collapse, Officials Say
The building was previously damaged by an Israeli strike, the local rescue service said. Its fall underscored the severe risks for many people living among Gaza’s ruins.
New York Times Top StoriesKennedy Center Is in Limbo After Building Was Abruptly Shuttered
The public is not allowed inside but some staff members continued to report to work after officials temporarily closed the main building, citing hazardous conditions.
New York Times Top StoriesMy Dumbphone Made My Life Better. It Made Everyone Else’s Worse.
An extended digital detox is freeing, but it can be hard on friends and family.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Fast-Tracked Deportation of Ecuadorean Politician Despite Torture Fears
The removal of José Serrano, a critic of President Daniel Noboa who has been accused of criminal activity, underscores how the Trump administration has asserted control over U.S. immigration courts.
New York Times Top StoriesThe G.O.P. Has Gone Off the Deep End
The Republican fringe is becoming the Republican mainstream.
New York Times Top StoriesNews Helicopter Crash in Los Angeles Underscores the Risks of Aerial Reporting
Swarms of helicopters traverse the vast region to capture its mayhem. Then, one became the story. “It was the day we all dread,” one pilot said.
New York Times Top StoriesMassive Black Holes May Have Started as Little Red Dots
A new simulation suggests little red dots, unusually compact objects seen in photos from space, might be one stage in the evolution of black holes.
New York Times Top StoriesBillions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.
The absence of the annual estimate on the tax gap could make it more difficult to assess whether more taxes are going unpaid since President Trump took office.
New York Times Top StoriesThe University of California Dumped the SAT. Let’s Not Bring It Back.
There are more intractable underlying issues to tackle.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I.’s Effect on the Work Force Is Showing Up in Wages
Lower wage growth and slower hiring in some sectors may be the result of artificial intelligence, especially for younger workers.
New York Times Top StoriesAnnie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81
Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.
New York Times Top StoriesTurkey Begins Broad Crackdown on L.G.B.T.Q. Community
The government has called the campaign an effort to protect families. Rights organizations have accused the authorities of criminalizing L.G.B.T.Q. people and of seeking to thwart political activism.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Outlines Plan for Signs Outside Smithsonian Museum
In a letter, the Interior Department detailed what it hoped to convey on 12 signs to be installed outside the National Museum of American History.
New York Times Top StoriesAaron Guckian Wins G.O.P. Nomination for Rhode Island Governor
Mr. Guckian, a self-described “compassionate conservative,” will face Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive, in the general election.
New York Times Top StoriesKosovo’s Former Leader Is Sentenced to 25 Years in War Crimes Case
A tribunal in The Hague found Hashim Thaci, who led Kosovo’s independence struggle in the 1990s, responsible for arbitrary detention, torture and murder.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Iran Shaping Up to Be a ‘Forever War’?
Our White House and national security correspondent, David Sanger, compares past “forever wars” that President Trump campaigned against with an Iran War that has no clear endgame.
New York Times Top StoriesGeography Is Power
We look at Yemen’s Houthi militia.