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King Charles Meets With A.I. Executives About Safety Risks
The gathering in Scotland brings together industry leaders amid a growing debate about the safety risks of unchecked artificial intelligence.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThe Hidden Human Cost of Kim Jong-un’s New Power
The North Korean leader’s financial and diplomatic leverage rests on the brutal exploitation of his own people, from coal miners to diplomats, at home and abroad.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Hidden Human Cost of Kim Jong-un’s New Power
The North Korean leader’s financial and diplomatic leverage rests on the brutal exploitation of his own people, from coal miners to diplomats, at home and abroad.
New York Times Top StoriesState Department Extends Visa Ban on Abbas, Other Palestinian Officials
The move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Ed Sheeran’s Tour Turned Into a Clash Over Palestinians and Antisemitism
Four supporting acts dropped out of Sheeran’s tour, citing the right to free speech after the rapper Macklemore was removed over pro-Palestinian comments he had made onstage.
New York Times Top StoriesThe L.A. Helicopter Crash Highlights a Sky Full of Hazards
The fatal crash of a news helicopter in Los Angeles on Tuesday brought to light the dangers such aircraft face in big cities.
New York Times Top StoriesOpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior
The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
The invitation by the E.U. for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of Mr. Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America’s closest friends.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Latest Threats Loom Over Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
This month, the president threatened to halt a broad swath of trade if interest rates were not cut, a possibility he resurfaced on Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesHuman-Caused Warming Played ‘Very Strong’ Role in Himalayan Floods, Report Finds
Rising temperatures contributed to the disaster by destabilizing the permafrost and ice around the collapsed rock, scientists concluded.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Cares More About A.I. Victory Than Safety
The coming US-China talks will do nothing to address A.I. risks.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Passes Bill Taking Aim at Data Center Electricity Costs
The measure would direct state regulators to consider rules requiring data centers to cover higher energy costs, but it would not compel them to do so.
New York Times Top StoriesFed Raises Interest Rates
Also, Saudi Arabia is scrambling to restore its oil supply. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesTakeaways From a Wild Primary Season
A look back at the good, the bad and the bizarre from the battles that helped set the stage for the coming midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesPeter Max, Trippy Artist of Counterculture Era and Beyond, Dies at 88
With work that breathed the spirit of the 1960s, he became fabulously wealthy from licensing his paintings and posters in all their euphoric Day-Glo glory.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Must Turn Over Communications With Rent Board, Judge Says
New York landlords are seeking to invalidate a city panel’s vote to freeze rents on rent-stabilized homes, arguing that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office improperly influenced the panel.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump 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 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.