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Republicans Are Building an Advantage in Redistricting. How Much?
Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.
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U.S. Conducts Third Boat Strike in 5 Days, Killing 2 and Leaving a Survivor
Of the 57 attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against boats accused of drug trafficking, there have rarely been survivors.
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U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows
The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects.
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In Kristin Smart Case, Soil Suggests Human Remains Once Present in Yard
A California sheriff said investigators were searching the backyard of a woman whose son was convicted of murdering Ms. Smart, who went missing in 199...
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Blake Lively Settlement Had No Financial Payout, Filing Confirms
Justin Baldoni’s company did not agree to make a payout as part of the deal that ended Ms. Lively’s lawsuit, but she is able to seek compensation thro...
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Norovirus Outbreak Sickens 115 on Cruise Ship
More than 100 passengers and 13 crew members on the Caribbean Princess reported being ill, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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After Frederiksen Falls Short in Denmark, Right-Leaning Politician Is Asked to Form Government
King Frederik X has appointed a right-leaning politician to try to form the next government.
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U.S. Targets Iran’s Missile and Drone Program With Sanctions
The new measures are focused on Chinese companies that supply Iran’s military with materials to make drones.
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Alabama Asks Supreme Court to Allow it to Use New Voting Map
State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama’s congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that dea...
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Lawmakers May Continue to Inspect ICE Detention Centers, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court declined, for now, to halt an order requiring D.H.S. to permit unannounced visits to immigration detention centers by Democrat...
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Facing Pressure, Trump Officials Reject Claims They’re Softening on Immigration
Immigration hard-liners have grown frustrated with the level of deportations and the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts, under its new secreta...
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Proposed Rule by Postal Service Could Allow Handguns to Be Mailed
The proposal comes after the Justice Department said this year that a century-old law banning the practice was unconstitutional. Democratic leaders ar...
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Virginia’s Top Court Delivers a Major Victory for Republicans
Also, what health experts want you to know about hantavirus. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
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The Next Frontier of Trump’s Assault on Free Speech
Hegseth has argued that military retirees are subject to freedom of speech restrictions. Let that sink in.
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Festus Mogae, Former Botswana President Who Tackled H.I.V., Dies at 86
He led the southern African nation for a decade and embraced a flagship American aid program credited with helping to eradicate the country’s AIDS epi...
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There Are Ants in This Canadian Hospital. Again.
A hospital in Manitoba had to postpone a “limited number of elective surgeries” after ants appeared there for the third time since 2024.
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Takeaways From the 2026 U.K. Local Elections
Results from municipal and regional elections signaled major gains for the right-wing populist Reform U.K. and steep losses for Labour.
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A Gun Derailed My Childhood. As an Adult, I Found Relief at the Range.
The guilt of my teenage conviction haunted me for decades. Learning to shoot helped me forgive myself as an adult.
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Can They Build ‘America First’ Without Nick Fuentes?
A small group of candidates and influencers met to forge a shaky new political movement — without its de facto leader and his groypers.
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7 Busy Parents Share Their Quickest Go-To Dinners
End-of-school year chaos has arrived. These 20-minute (or less) meals will get you cooking through it.
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Oil Slick Is Detected Off Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf
The slick, captured in satellite images near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, has raised concerns about the condition of Iran’s oil infrastructure.
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4 Takeaways From the Virginia Supreme Court Gerrymandering Decision
The ruling was a major lift to the G.O.P. efforts to build a structural advantage through redistricting.
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Trump Gave Out a No-Bid Contract to Turn D.C.’s Reflecting Pool Blue
President Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to repair the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial.
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David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100
Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist.
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Trump Administration Targets 12 Immigrants to Revoke Citizenship
The Americans are accused of fraud or other misdeeds that can qualify them to lose their citizenship, but denaturalization has been done rarely in the...
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Experts Stress Hantavirus Risk Remains Low As Officials Track Cruise Ship Passengers
Health officials are closely monitoring those who were exposed for symptoms of the virus, which does not spread easily between humans.
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Iran Says It Seized Oil Tanker Listed by U.S. as Sanctions Violator
A maritime tracking company said the move was likely performative, given the Chinese-owned ship has an “established history within the Iranian trade e...
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Trump’s Latest Tariff Setback Looms Over China Talks
For the president, a major legal defeat could undercut his leverage as he prepares to head to Beijing next week for high-stakes trade negotiations.
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ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment
The network’s argument, made to the F.C.C., is the most aggressive posture taken yet by a television network toward the Trump administration.
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Hantavirus Is Nothing Like Coronavirus, but It’s Bringing Some ‘Covid P.T.S.D.’
Experts have been quick to reassure the public after the deaths aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, but images and turns of phrase have rekindled...
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Purported Epstein Suicide Note Has Echoes of His Other Messages
The New York Times has not authenticated the note. But some of its phrases are similar or identical to ones Jeffrey Epstein used in emails and another...
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Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Rob Sand Is Worrying Iowa Republicans
Rob Sand, Iowa’s auditor, is campaigning for governor with a pragmatic message that eschews strict partisanship.
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Four Men Found Guilty of Haiti President’s Assassination
President Jovenel Moïse, 53, was gunned down in his bedroom in July 2021. His killing unleashed a yearslong spiral of gang violence and mayhem in Hait...
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In Huge Blow to Democrats, Virginia Court Strikes Down House Map
The decision by the state’s top court is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many ...
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Emirates Doubles Down on U.S. and Israeli Ties Amid Iran War
The United Arab Emirates has borne the brunt of Iranian attacks throughout the war, hardening the government’s resolve to reassess its list of friends...
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Gates Around Washington Square Park? Greenwich Village Is Divided.
The park in Manhattan, known for its regal arch and freewheeling spirit, has a hard-to-enforce midnight curfew.
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What’s at Stake in the UK’s Local Elections
The voting in England, Scotland and Wales is the biggest electoral test for Keir Starmer since he became prime minister in 2024.
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Farage Celebrates Reform UK’s Strong Performance in Local Elections
In early results, Nigel Farage’s Reform U.K. party has won more than 400 council races across England.
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What to Know About the Hantavirus Outbreak on an Atlantic Cruise Ship
Health authorities said three passengers from the MV Hondius had died after showing symptoms of the rare disease.
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Oil Prices Steady After U.S. and Iran Test Truce With Military Strikes
Oil prices rose after the United States attacked Iranian military sites in retaliation for Iran firing on U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz
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Artists’ Strike Closes Pavilions at Venice Biennale, Adding to Upheaval
The hottest exhibitions at the world’s major art exhibition were shuttered on Friday as part of a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
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Rubio Meets Meloni as U.S.-Italy Relations Strained and Trump’s Attacks on Pope
Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Rome this week after an unexpected spat between President Trump and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, onc...
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U.S. Schools Face a Crisis as the Number of Children Drops
With fewer students, many public school districts are confronting unfilled classrooms, and hard choices about school closures.
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Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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3 Hikers Dead After Volcano Erupts in Indonesia
Indonesian authorities said other climbers had safely evacuated Mount Dukono, which had been off-limits because of volcanic activity.
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Court Decision Leaves South Africa’s President Facing Impeachment Inquiry
Judges ruled that an impeachment hearing should be held over a case involving money stolen from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm six years ago.
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GLP-1s and the ‘Wild West’ of Wellness
One in eight American adults is taking GLP-1s. What does that mean for how we relate to our food, bodies and one another?
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Sewage Poured Into the Potomac. We Could Have Prevented It.
The American economy and the climate would both benefit from permitting reform.
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Philip Caputo, Who Wrote Blistering Vietnam War Memoir, Dies at 84
“A Rumor of War,” about his service as a Marine Corps infantry officer and published in 1977, relentlessly detailed “the things men do in war and the ...
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Is Trump About to Invite In the Biggest Predator in the World?
Chinese automakers do not belong on American soil.
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China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War
America’s ability to deter China in a war over Taiwan is weakened, Chinese analysts say, giving Beijing leverage in an upcoming summit with President ...
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