New York Times Top Stories
China’s Xi Snubs a Troubled U.N. for Trump, Drowning Out Its Big Week
The U.S.-China summit offered a sharp contrast with the action at the faltering United Nations in a gridlocked New York.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow OpenAI’s Rogue A.I. Agents Tried to Trick a Robot Detector
A new report by a Bay Area start-up called Parse adds details to an incident that has shocked the A.I. world and led to calls for closer government regulation.
New York Times Top StoriesKennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.
New York Times Top StoriesJeff Probst Made ‘Survivor’ His Life’s Work. He’s Not Done Yet.
As the show’s 51st season begins, the host and showrunner discussed its future, sharing contestants with other shows and prediction market spoilers.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Carolinians: Do You Have a Short-Term, High-Interest Personal Loan? Share Your Bills.
We want to hear from borrowers who have taken out installment, payday or title loans, and those who work for companies that offer them.
New York Times Top StoriesCharges of A.I. Writing in a Lauded Novel, and a Fight Over the Literary Future
“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize.
New York Times Top StoriesHere’s How Trump Is Building a National Citizenship Database to Check Voters
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to deploy a system that merges personal data from across the government. Questions remain about its reliability.
New York Times Top StoriesBrain Science Shows Why 18 Is Too Young for the Death Penalty
Our brains don’t finish developing until we’re well into our 20s. That matters when deciding who gets the death penalty.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Tough Primaries, Democrats in Key States Feel Unified, New Polls Find
A majority of Democrats in Maine and Michigan said the primary process strengthened their party heading into November.
New York Times Top StoriesNot Long Ago, Trump Accused China of Election Meddling. Today, ‘Great Friendship.’
President Trump softened much of his stance toward China as he prepared to host its leader. But his disregard of a topic that has consumed him — the 2020 election — was particularly stark.
New York Times Top StoriesAt State Dinner for China’s Leader, Melania Trump Wears the Pants
And possibly makes history while doing so.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
New York Times Top StoriesBracing for Midterm Losses, Republicans in Congress Try a Pre-election Pivot
After nearly two years of allowing President Trump to set their agenda, G.O.P. senators are grasping for some quick action on cost-of-living measures they can show voters before November.
New York Times Top StoriesNetanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesIs China Really Stealing A.I. From American Companies?
As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, the leaders are expected to discuss claims that China is surreptitiously copying American A.I. technologies, a process known as distillation.
New York Times Top StoriesFed Faces Prospect of Another Interest Rate Increase Just Before Midterm Elections
Financial markets are placing nearly 70 percent odds on the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in late October.
New York Times Top StoriesCNN and CBS Will Resume White House Coverage After Standoff
Crews from CBS and CNN were planning to cover two events on Friday with President Trump and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Viral In-N-Out Spatula Hero Is Exactly Who You Imagined He Was
It started as a bizarre late-night standoff behind the counter of a fast food joint. It ended with no injuries — and free burgers.
New York Times Top Stories‘Hold My Legs’: How Ernie Sisto Shot a Sky-High Disaster
When a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945, a Times photographer leaned far out to get close up.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Truce With Trump Buys It Valuable Time
Easing tensions with Washington gives Beijing room to tackle economic troubles at home while reducing its vulnerability to American pressure.
New York Times Top StoriesXi Jinping Didn’t Bring a CEO Entourage. What That Says About China-US Relations.
American chief executives turned out in force to see Xi Jinping, while their Chinese counterparts were absent, a sign of how drastically business ties have changed.
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We talk about the best television of the 21st century
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Standoff With White House Reporters, and the Rise and Fall of ‘Pervert Glasses’
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesAlaskans Dismayed, But Not Moved, by Peltola’s Treatment of Her Staff
Voters interviewed in Anchorage and Fairbanks on Thursday said news that Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, had used offensive slurs would not change their vote.
New York Times Top StoriesPope Leo Signals Support for Journalists Targeted by Trump
Asked about the Trump administration’s restrictions on journalists, Leo told reporters accompanying him on a flight to France that they were “all welcome.”
New York Times Top StoriesRising Interest Rates Are Causing Alarm. Here’s What to Know.
History shows that the markets and the economy flourished when rates were even higher than today’s. But, our columnist notes, those times didn’t last.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Can Climate Change and Covid Teach Us About A.I. Doom?
From climate to Covid to A.I., we face a terrifying feeling of exponential growth spinning out of our control. Are we right?
New York Times Top StoriesStuck on the Battlefield, Russia Wages ‘Total War’ on Ukraine’s Economy
The economic damage from Russian strikes, resulting in lost sales, disrupted workdays and logistical snarls, is in the billions of dollars.
New York Times Top StoriesMichael Whatley, the Republican Senate Candidate in North Carolina, Sticks By Trump
Republicans in Senate battlegrounds have started to break with the president. Not Michael Whatley of North Carolina, even as his race seems at risk.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe?
The Senate nominee talks about his view for the future of the Democratic Party.