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How Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, and Why Grocery Stores Are Scrambling
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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Moscow Still Has Art and Culture. Just Don’t Say ‘Ukraine.’
An eerie limbo prevails at small art shows, independent theaters and private political clubs, where the war is the elephant in the room.
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The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibiliti...
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Helen of Troy Is Up to Her Old Tricks
She was a legendary beauty, but also so much more.
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Trump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group
The firings and a resignation render the Election Assistance Commission useless. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ba...
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What We Know About the ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Mr. Araujo was a father, a husband and a business owner who had moved to the United States 35 years ago from Mexico.
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Bombing Iran, Then a Tentative Accord Didn’t Work. Does Trump Have a Plan C?
The administration appears to be reverting to an all-stick, no-carrot approach. But it has yet to answer why it believes economic warfare and bombing ...
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New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say
Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when the president travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft’s safety....
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Mexican Man Fatally Shot by ICE Wasn’t the Intended Target
Officials say agents believed a passenger resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting.
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Prosecutors Show New Evidence in Charlie Kirk Case
Also, China and Russia seek to inflame the data center debate. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
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As Workers Shore Up Midtown Building, Developer Reassures Investors
Crews installed “temporary shoring” on more floors in the building, and the developer of the project has reassured investors that the project will be ...
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A Proposed Rule Would Politicize Medical Research. Scientists Are Not Happy.
In tens of thousands of comments, researchers, doctors and others warned the rule could hamper progress on important health issues.
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Volkswagen Is Cutting Auto Production as Its Sales in China Plunge
The German automaker has struggled to compete with fast-growing Chinese companies that offer more affordable and sophisticated electric vehicles.
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Palestinian Authority Sets Date for First Major Elections in 20 Years
Analysts expressed skepticism that the vote would take place as planned. In 2021, Mahmoud Abbas, the authority’s leader, scheduled and then canceled a...
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‘There’s No Graham Platner Without Donald Trump’: 3 Writers on the Fiasco in Maine
How much have the rules of politics changed?
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Erika Kirk Requests All Evidence in Husband’s Killing to Be Shown Publicly
A lawyer for Charlie Kirk’s family said disclosure would help quell conspiracy theories, but the judge ruled that not all evidence would be shown in t...
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Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87
As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octoge...
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China, Russia and Others Seek to Inflame Debate Over A.I. Data Centers
State actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.
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Grocery Stores Lower Prices as Consumers Pare Spending
While shoppers may get better deals on some items, it’s unlikely their overall grocery bill will fall.
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Maine Democrats Hope to Replace Platner as Senate Nominee. Has That Ever Worked?
Graham Platner is one of just a handful of candidates in recent decades who have withdrawn from a Senate race after securing a major party nomination....
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Gaza Aid Worker on His Way to Watch World Cup Killed by Israeli Strike
The Israeli military said it had struck a Hamas militant but was aware of reports that “uninvolved civilians” were harmed.
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Too Many Books?
Mendel Uminer faced a crisis when his landlord objected to the 10,000 volumes in his New York studio apartment.
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Ukrainians Cautiously Welcome Trump’s Announcement About Air-Defense Systems
President Trump said the United States would license Ukraine to produce Patriots, which can intercept ballistic missiles. But it could be months or ye...
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A $3.2 Trillion Deal-Making Frenzy Is Spurred by the A.I. Economy
This year’s boom represents the most spent on global deal-making in a six-month period in a decade. But questions persist about whether it can continu...
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Renewed Fighting With Iran Shows Cracks in Peace-Trade Rally
Investors have taken heart from the fragile cease-fire between the United States and Iran before. Will they do so again?
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Platner’s Exit Sets Off Scramble for New Senate Candidate in Maine
The state Democratic Party has said it will pick a replacement through a nominating convention before a July 27 deadline. Candidates are already linin...
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Factory Fire in China Causes ‘Significant’ Casualties, Xi Says
At least a dozen people appeared to be trapped on the roof of a shoe factory, in video released by state news media.
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As France and Morocco Take the Field, Colonial Past and Global Present Will Mix
History hangs over the World Cup quarterfinal between France and its former protectorate. These days, national teams intermingle and overlap.
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What Germany and Japan Can Teach Ukraine About Patriot Missiles
Two American allies already have permission to build the American interceptors, a license that President Trump says he will also grant to Kyiv.
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Can Trump’s Arch Be So Tall? A Panel May Redefine a Law to Get to Yes.
The proposed 250-foot arch would violate a height limit on Washington structures under the traditional reading of the law. But the panel, now led by t...
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How the Platner Campaign Imploded, and New Questions About Trump’s Qatari-Donated Jet
Plus, what Meta’s new A.I. push means for your Instagram pictures.
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At NATO Summit, Trump Puts on a Show While Europe Gets Down to Business
While President Trump insulted allies and demanded loyalty, the military alliance moved quietly closer to accepting more European responsibility for d...
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Sifting Through Venezuela Earthquakes’ Rubble, and the Ashes of a Revolution
The devastation of Ms. Zúñiga’s city in Venezuela follows the demise of her political project. The revolution is over, but the human ties that help he...
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Bonnie Tyler, Who Sang ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Dies at 75
With a voice both weathered and operatic, she minted 1980s pop anthems like “Total Eclipse” and “Holding Out for a Hero.”
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Preparing for ‘Weimar America’
“It may not be Hitler 2.0. It may not be Stalin 2.0. It might be something all American, but it’s not going to be what we’re used to,” the author Rod ...
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Inspector of Buckling Building Cited for Missing Problems at Other Sites
A New York Times review of city records shows that the firm, Domani Inspection Services, was repeatedly accused of breaking New York City rules.
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Oil Prices Rise Further After U.S. and Iran Trade Another Round of Strikes
Choppy trading in stocks and bonds also reflected anxiety among investors about the war’s effects on inflation and growth.
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Platner Suspends Senate Bid in Maine After Rape Accusation
Mr. Platner’s withdrawal, which comes after a woman accused him of rape, creates deep uncertainty in a race that both parties see as crucial to their ...
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Tanker Attacks Risk Overplaying Iran’s Hand, Analysts say
Iran’s history shows it is willing to dig in, even when it may suffer big losses.
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Graham Platner Suspended His Senate Campaign. Here’s What’s Next for Democrats.
The deadline to pick a new nominee is July 27 and candidates are already lining up. State party leaders said they would hold some form of nominating c...
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Second Person in a Week Killed by Federal Task Force in Memphis
Tennessee authorities are investigating both shootings involving agents working with the task force in Memphis.
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‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’: Inside the Implosion of the Platner Campaign
Graham Platner’s bid for the Senate inspired progressive Democrats. But the campaign, which he suspended Wednesday, was messy, disorganized and ultima...
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An Uncomfortable Lesson From Platner’s Campaign
The trouble in Maine goes beyond a single candidate.
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Which Country Has the Best-Dressed World Cup Fans?
At World Cup matches featuring teams from five continents, our photographer captured fans, flags, fringe, face paint and at least one horned helmet.
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Trump Says He’ll Ask Supreme Court to Rehear Citizenship Case, an Unlikely Event
The last time the justices granted a rehearing request after a case decision was in 1965. The court has only once reversed itself after rehearing a ca...
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Does a Sex Assault Claim Kill a Political Career? It Depends.
The swift exit of Graham Platner from the Maine Senate race followed Eric Swalwell’s similar exit from the California governor’s race, but Republicans...
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Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey
The Secret Service is said to have asked that the president not use the Qatari-donated jet when he left Ankara. The swap deepens questions about the r...
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Divisions Festered Within Iran Over Talks With the U.S.
Iran’s president and foreign minister were physically attacked this week by supporters of a hard-line faction that vehemently opposes any deal with th...
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As More Remains Are Found in Rubble From Venezuela Earthquakes, Horror Becomes Routine
Fearful that officials would tear down damaged buildings without accounting for any remaining bodies, Venezuelans are desperately digging for their re...
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When Might Graham Platner Drop Out? Here’s the State of Play.
Here’s what we know about the uproar in the Democratic Party’s bid to unseat Senator Susan Collins.
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Vance, in Wisconsin, Highlights Twin Fights, Against Fraud and Democrats
The vice president called Democrats “a party that is fighting for fraud,” even as he highlighted the case of a woman who was first indicted under the ...
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