Karen Steinberg opens our solving weekend with her first solo themeless puzzle.
The severe weather stretched from Texas to Ohio, causing tornadoes and flooding across the central United States.
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A nonprofit group said the president misapplied a law in imposing those levies and portrayed its filing as the first lawsuit to challenge the Trump administration over its tariffs.
Amtrak said one of its trains hit three people on the tracks near Bristol Station. Service between New York’s Penn Station and Philadelphia’s main station was temporarily suspended.
The discovery makes the Palisades and Eaton fires, combined, the second-deadliest wildfires in California’s history.
More than 14,000 police officers have been deployed ahead of Friday’s decision by the Constitutional Court in the impeachment case of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
After hail, heavy rains and more than 30 tornadoes drenched the region, officials warned that a “generational flooding” disaster was possible.
About 130 employees of the Wilson Center were told they were being put on leave, just four days after workers for Elon Musk’s team entered the center.
Higher prices could also be coming soon for seafood, sugar and coffee. But it may be a while before importers and retailers can gauge the effects of the new fees.
El S&P 500 cayó casi un 5 por ciento el jueves, su peor caída desde junio de 2020, mientras los aranceles del presidente Trump, más elevados de lo esperado, desencadenan de nuevo la inquietud económica.
The TV celebrity doctor, a cardiothoracic surgeon, will take the reins at a time when the agency is facing cutbacks, especially for the poor, and scrutiny of its missions.
Convicted of fraud and facing the possibility of decades in prison, Charlie Javice was concerned about how a monitoring device would affect her job.
Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, the chief executive of First American Financial, was charged with assault. His lawyers say that the other man was harassing the executive’s wife.
The driver of a Honda CRV was found dead in a burning car in Upper Manhattan. The Police Department put new restrictions on automobile pursuits three months ago.
The Proenza Schouler alumna Alex McEachin’s new label, Accorda, aims for informal drama with fluid silhouettes and flashes of black Lurex.
An idealist, he founded The Texas Tribune, a model for nonprofit grass-roots news organizations nationwide, and the American Journalism Project, which supports them.
The president’s comment was a rare instance in which he and House Speaker Mike Johnson were not on the same side of an issue.
After being picked up in Massachusetts, Rumeysa Ozturk was moved to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government wants to argue its case to deport her.
A coalition of states sued over the Trump administration’s unexpected move to cut off the funds, which they said imperiled everything from childhood vaccination programs to opioid addiction treatment.
At least two Weather Service offices in Kentucky cited the continued threat of bad weather.
El mensaje de Pekín a EE. UU. es: no les tenemos miedo. Ustedes no son quienes creen que son, y nosotros no somos quienes creen que somos.
La presidenta de México aplaudió que las exportaciones de su país no se vieran afectadas por los aranceles anunciados el miércoles por el presidente Donald Trump.
The administration has now targeted five schools’ federal funding as part of a pledge to combat what it considers to be antisemitism on university campuses.
Letters informed grant recipients that funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities would be redirected to furthering “the president’s agenda.”
Also, a storm soaked the central U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
At least one siren in the southwestern part of the city was still out of service, and the Fire Department did not say how long repairs would take.
The judge, James E. Boasberg, said he was likely to wait until next week to rule on whether the White House was in contempt of court for having ignored his order.
A coot’s nest reveals that what humans throw away doesn’t really go away.
People familiar with the decision said Mr. Gibson, a supporter of President Trump, would be among 10 people with convictions to get back their gun rights.
A letter from the administration promised to withdraw funding from schools that allow certain D.E.I. programs. But what counts as D.E.I. may prove murky.
Nearly 30 tornadoes were confirmed in several states after the first wave of the storm and floodwaters overtook streets in Tennessee.
The case is among the last stemming from the 2022 trucker protests, which spawned many other criminal cases, lawsuits and a public inquiry.
Donald Trump is upending a world that has brought peace and stability for 80 years. What is it he doesn’t understand?
The review started in response to a joint bipartisan request last week from leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
People have avoided huge losses by holding old-fashioned, well-balanced investments, an approach our columnist is banking on for the future.
Plus, Bruce Springsteen’s “Lost Albums.”
American consumers are likely to see fewer choices on the shelves, and small producers may be the hardest hit.
Born into rural poverty, he climbed to the top of the art market. But he fell after being convicted of selling fake and stolen items.
Mr. Pappas, a 44-year-old Democratic congressman, is the first major candidate to enter the race to succeed the retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen.
European regulators are considering fining X more than $1 billion, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump.
Felipe Hoyos Foronda, who advertised cosmetic surgery services on social media, tried to flee the country after the procedure went wrong, according to an internal police report.
The president announced sweeping tariffs on Wednesday in an effort to reset global trading relationships. Here’s what you need to know.
The Israeli military said it was looking into reports about the deaths at a school-turned-shelter, which came as Israel was intensifying its offensive in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release hostages.
T Bone Burnett reviews Ian Leslie’s “John & Paul,” which explores the partnership of “two extraordinarily gifted young men.”
This anime series on Adult Swim is filled with fantastic fight sequences but also deeper musings about the nature of existence and divinity.
Saudi Arabia and other members of the OPEC Plus group accelerated their program to put more oil on the market, adding to a sharp fall in prices.
A new wave of tariffs could raise costs for energy producers, including oil and gas companies, as well as solar and wind firms.
The company’s move is one of the first and clearest examples of automakers using price increases to deal with the 25 percent tariffs President Trump imposed on car and auto parts imports.
This week in Newly Reviewed, Travis Diehl covers Kianja Strobert’s silver benches, Anna-Bella Papp’s elegant clay slabs and Amanda Rodriguez’s playful watercolors.
The number of shootings in the first three months of 2025 was the lowest since 1994, but rape numbers were up and more children were shot, according to police statistics.
It’s round two back at markets that have the best prepared foods for the days you’re not quite feeling restaurants.
After an active season in 2024, researchers at Colorado State University see another one on the way for 2025.
The video app is barreling toward a Saturday deadline to change its ownership under federal law or face a ban in the United States.
Mark Carney, a former central banker, also called on “like-minded countries” to form a new trading order without the United States.
Les pedimos a neurólogos y neurocientíficos que compartieran sus mejores consejos para proteger tu cerebro del deterioro. He aquí lo que nos dijeron.
What do a once-indicted mayor, a former governor and the Guardian Angels founder have in common? They all may be on the November ballot in the New York City mayor’s race.
Should every student be encouraged to pursue a four-year degree after high school? Teenagers weigh in.
The levies are expected to drive up costs for U.S. companies that rely on renewable energy technology from abroad and scramble supply chains worldwide.
Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who advance generic drug approvals were also dismissed.
What the controversy about Jasmine Crockett’s comments got wrong — and right
Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of the retired Yankees player Brett Gardner, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on vacation in Costa Rica. Here’s why the gas is so dangerous.
El presidente Trump dio a conocer unos aranceles radicales que incluyen medidas sobre decenas de países.
And what business executives are saying behind closed doors.
Custard-soaked malva pudding, a beloved South African treat, is the cake for right now.
Tal vez el presidente de Argentina no sea tan útil para Estados Unidos en economía o geopolítica, pero puede ayudarle a combatir las guerras culturales.
Readers react to news of the president’s move to reshape global trade.
The loophole has allowed retailers to send goods from China directly to U.S. shoppers without paying tariffs. Closing it could raise consumer prices.
Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs. But some scholars are skeptical.
The U.S. economy has largely withstood inflation and high interest rates. But tariffs could bring new price increases and put a damper on hiring.
It will cost an extra $714 billion in tariffs to bring shoes, TVs and all other imports into the United States, a new analysis of trade data shows.
Donald Trump ha elevado los derechos de importación estadounidenses a sus niveles más altos en más de un siglo. Aliados y adversarios se esfuerzan por entenderlo.
A pay strike by garbage collectors in Birmingham, Britain’s second-largest city, has left 17,000 tons of rotting trash on its streets, raising public health concerns.
Economists and legal experts question how the strongest economy in the world can be facing a national emergency over the trade deficit.
President Trump’s choice for solicitor general, D. John Sauer, has long pushed for restrictions on abortion and access to contraception.
Many sportswear brands shifted production away from China to avoid tariffs imposed years ago, but now they face punishing levies targeting alternative manufacturing hubs.
And with these crouton-heavy salads, hearty dips and easy-enough pizzas, I can.
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Ms. Jones has led the gilded magazine of culture, business and politics since 2017.
After Election Day, investors initially thought that Elon Musk’s close association with President Trump would help Tesla. Jack Ewing, a reporter who covers the electric vehicle industry, describes how, instead, Tesla’s stock gains have evaporated ...
With her kind eyes and guileless smile, Hélène Vincent plays a sweet old French lady. But looks can be deceiving in this François Ozon film.
His candid black-and-white images, prosaic yet provocative, captured the faces of a wide range of New Yorkers. He also took occasional side trips to the West.
The department, during the Biden administration, initially said it had concerns about the merger of two of the largest credit card companies in the U.S.
The actor stars as the title character in this new horror comedy series, playing a man charged with tracking down escaped demons.
Miller Gardner, who was 14, died last month at a resort in Costa Rica.
Across the country, companies have been installing giant batteries that help them use more wind and solar power. That’s about to get much harder.
Potentially “catastrophic” flash and river flooding is expected to continue as rain pummels the Central U.S. through Saturday, with the risk of more tornadoes.
From tariffs to ballots, he makes up his own rules.
El presidente Trump dice que los aranceles fomentarán la inversión en fábricas estadounidenses, pero según analistas los compradores de automóviles pagarán miles de dólares más.
The A.I. prediction world is torn between optimism and gloom. A report released on Thursday decidedly lands on the side of gloom.
Some of the more sparsely populated territories in the world that do little trade with the United States have been caught up in the trade war.
New research painted a more accurate picture of the megafauna that spread widely around the Americas before they went extinct.
El año pasado, el gobierno español anunció que dejaría de expedir visados por inversión, con el fin de combatir una crisis inmobiliaria que había puesto los alquileres y los precios de la vivienda fuera del alcance de muchos españoles.
The industry supplies low-cost clothing to the United States, and is a crucial part of the Asian countries’ economies.
The United States has steered an economic order for 80 years based on trade and trust, making the country the world’s financial superpower. That vision is now blurred.
Trump’s tariffs erect a wall between Americans and other people, obstructing the flow not only of goods but also of ideas, contacts, technology and friendships.
The company said it would offer customers the same prices it offers its employees on most of its vehicles.
The company counts on the sale of devices for three-quarters of its nearly $400 billion in annual revenue, and it makes almost all of its iPhones, iPads and Macs overseas.
These economies are deeply reliant on selling goods to the United States, and many of them were hit with especially steep taxes.
Ali Slagle’s genius recipe for microwave sticky toffee pudding takes only 10 minutes, from start to finish.
She used her wealth strategically to expand opportunities for women, underwriting the development of the pill and supporting the suffrage movement.
A British regulator said it would examine concerns about Sentebale, the charity Harry co-founded, looking at its chair as well as its trustees.
While on a hike with her family, a child stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet. It will go on display in an upcoming exhibition.
State education officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion that the administration deems unlawful, according to a new memo.
As he announced sweeping tariffs, President Trump claimed there had been a large decline in the price of eggs. That’s not the whole picture.
Javier Milei of Argentina might not be that useful for the United States on economics or geopolitics — but he can help to fight the culture wars.
The district attorney’s office in Fulton County, Ga., had cited a post in which the rapper referred to a gang investigator as the “Biggest liar in the DA office.”
During the 30-minute meeting, the far-right activist excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser.
Hungary said it would pull out of the International Criminal Court as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited the country.
The combination of lower oil prices and higher costs for essential materials like steel pipe threatens to squeeze domestic oil and gas producers.
European leaders have said they would prefer to negotiate. If that fails, their response could go beyond anything they’ve tried before.
The chip companies in Taiwan, the center of the global supply chain, are expected to face pressure from Washington to invest more in the U.S.
The singer and songwriter announced a boxed set featuring 83 songs, of which 74 have never been officially released in any form.
Punishing tariffs on Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and others in the region threaten their position as major manufacturing hubs for the American market.
Israel defended the moves as necessary security measures, but Syria accused it of trying to destabilize the country.
China vowed countermeasures and the E.U. promised a unified response, while Britain and Japan refrained from immediate retaliation.
Global markets were in a tailspin on Thursday as policymakers and trade partners expressed dismay over president’s latest trade-war salvo.
The Trump administration says sanctions imposed on Moscow mean the U.S. does little trade with Russia, but questions persist about the motivations.
The Trump administration has targeted at least nine foreign pro-Palestinian students and academics for deportation. Do you support these efforts, or do you think they are a violation of civil liberties?
The meeting between Kirill Dmitriev and Steve Witkoff was apparently the first time in years that a senior Russian official had traveled to the United States for talks with an American counterpart.
A new report by neonatal and toxicology experts casts doubt on the test results that were pivotal to the case against the British nurse.
In pressing forward with its assault on the territory, Israel hopes to squeeze Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages. But other objectives have emerged.
Mayor Eric Adams faced an uphill battle in the June 24 Democratic primary, which has drawn a crowded field of candidates. He will run for re-election as an independent instead.
Looking for something to do in New York? Catch Kylie Minogue at Madison Square Garden or celebrate the debut solo album from the centenarian Marshall Allen.
Paul Walter Hauser stars as a real-life contestant on “Press Your Luck” who pulled off an improbable trick.
Summer camp counselors run afoul of a masked killer in this limp, uninspired slasher throwback from Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk.
Fonda was the embodiment of America, the director Alexander Horwath posits in this documentary.
Misogyny and racism get their butts spanked in this bold, messy celebration of the Bay Area in the 1980s.
We explain the sweeping tariff announcement and the world’s reaction.
President Trump’s trade war adds another challenge to the incoming government’s attempts to revive Europe’s biggest economy.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who has long been treated like a pariah on the global stage, is visiting Bangkok barely a week after an earthquake that killed at least 3,000 people in his country.
President Trump said the levies would restore fairness. Experts warned they could destabilize the world economy.
Plus, a rare Beatles audition tape.
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Not even America’s closest trading partners were spared by a policy broadside that spooked investors and left policymakers scrambling to formulate responses.
In spite of a prolonged charm offensive by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Trump said that the U.K. would be hit with the universal base rate levied on all countries.
Police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid claims that members of his team worked simultaneously for the state of Qatar. He is not a suspect, but two of his media advisers have been arrested.
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Plus: wild hops in Venice, a Catherine Opie exhibition in New York and more recommendations from T Magazine.
Shaking off first-time, home-buying jitters, a couple with a budget of just over $1 million searched for a two-bedroom with room for guests and their dog.
Asking what voters think of a president’s performance is important, but so is gauging how they feel.
President Trump’s announcement went beyond most predictions, showing a greater willingness to follow his instincts even when critics — and some allies — consider failure a likely outcome.
The lawyer of the white supremacist who slaughtered 23 people in 2019 said his client was inspired by President Trump’s words, the same the president is using today.
La agencia de turismo del país, utiliza la clasificación de la felicidad para atraer a los viajeros, pero también da lecciones sencillas de cómo llevar la experiencia a casa.
Trending for spring: a jacket inspired by firemen.
In its first military action, the Trump administration showed itself to be reckless and unserious.
The ice-cold Cuban cocktail is revered by bartenders. So why don’t they sell more of them?
As with most confrontations, the merits in this clash are not one sided. But the Trump administration is acting in bad faith.
The president says “jobs and factories will come roaring back” because of his trade policies, but the economic story of the American 21st century has also been shaped by the deliberate pursuit of freer trade.
The president’s executive order demanding change at the institution presents a perilous test for Lonnie G. Bunch III, its secretary, whom the White House calls a partisan Democrat.
For these French teens, some young American beauty brands have become more relevant than their legacy French competitors.
The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the greatest contemporary art.
From Greenland to Canada, the merching of a protest movement.
Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.
The housing model provides a stable residence that formerly homeless people with mental illness and addictions can’t “fail out” of, though some describe feeling stuck.
I’ve sought to address what people believe but are often too afraid to say.
With costs high and supplies short, people are getting creative with Easter egg traditions.
The former Bolshoi star, the most high-profile dancer to leave Russia, is making a career at the Dutch National Ballet, where she is refining her intensity.
Sarah Snook, camera operators and other crew members bring to life multitudes on Broadway via an elaborate synthesis of live action, live video and recorded video.
A show at the Met offers a feminist revision of Chinoiserie, a decorative style that swept through Europe in the age of empires and seeded stereotypes of Asian women.
Couples who view health and mindfulness as key components of their everyday lives have worked to ensure that their weddings strongly reflect those values.
On California’s Central Coast, three storybook enclaves draw visitors with dramatic cliffs, sandy beaches, zany architecture and more.
Municipalities are encouraging office conversions with incentives and rule changes.
What happens when a woman’s freedom of choice collides with religious traditions — and the law?
If airlines must refund airfare up to 24 hours after purchase, why not hotels? A traveler finds that even two minutes is too late to cancel a botched reservation at a ski resort.
Thanks to the instant chemistry between Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff, the film pulls off their whirlwind romance.
In this overwrought action film by Shaz Khan, a mixed martial artist’s career is upended when his brother is killed.
A Shinji Somai contribution to a narrow soft-core subgenre crushes together the anonymity and violence, desire and trauma, that bind lives of alienation.
Ryan J. Sloan’s brooding thriller is a murky tale about an isolated woman, with many shades of Schrader, Nolan and Cronenberg.
Judy Greer stars in a searing drama about the mother of a school shooter and all the things we try not to say.
Easy everyday habits can help keep you sharp. And it’s never too late to start them.
The band’s singer and bassist recounts his personal struggles and the dramatic ins and outs of the trio’s history in a new memoir, “Fahrenheit-182.”
A growing body of evidence now shows that cannabis is destructive to male fertility.
It’s called “Doggerel” for a reason: “These are poems that speak to everyone, that pun and riff and make fun of themselves a bit as they reveal something about the world.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who is visiting Hungary despite facing an international arrest warrant, praised the move.
Japan has refrained from talk of striking back at U.S. tariffs. Trade experts say that is because its inflation-strained economy limits its options.
What do you think this image is communicating?
La amenaza de Trump de imponer aranceles a México socava su intención declarada de eliminar el “caos” en la frontera sur de Estados Unidos.
La implicación de Musk en la política de derecha contribuyó a una caída del 13 por ciento en las entregas en el primer trimestre, incluyendo fuertes descensos en lugares favorables a los vehículos eléctricos como Noruega.
A reporter shares the shifts she’s seen unfold since the start of the second Trump term.
Is it a hate crime for people to draw a swastika on a Tesla if they believe Elon Musk is a Nazi?
Charges of antisemitism and liberal bias, and dismay over cuts to the opera budget, have led to a small mutiny at Chautauqua Institution. And this was after the attack on Salman Rushdie.
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Kim Soo-hyun, one of Korea’s most famous actors, was in tears as he denied allegations of dating the actress Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor. Ms. Kim, 24, died by suicide this year.
Esta palabra ha aparecido en cinco artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
Stephen Colbert said that, thanks to President Trump, “America is finally free from the tyranny of being able to buy stuff from other countries.”
“The White Lotus” expone un fenómeno común en los grupos de amigos de décadas: nadie cambia nunca.
The start of a global trade war.
The secretary of state’s trip comes amid an abrupt shift in relations between the United States and Europe after close cooperation during the Biden era.
Unas embarcaciones que forman un largo puente desde aguas más profundas hasta la costa podrían ampliar las opciones de China para desembarcar en Taiwán.
Desde su enterizo morado hasta su labial rojo, estos son los atuendos y accesorios más icónicos de Selena.
After three doctors fell in love with a fresco by Fra Angelico, they pledged to restore it so it could get its due when a blockbuster exhibition opens this fall.
The scene in the Chinese territory is concentrated at a few beaches with inconsistent swell. One intrepid surfer says it’s all about “turning nothing into something.”
Emissaries of the “United States of Kailasa,” led by a fugitive holy man, were deported after negotiating 1,000-year deals with Indigenous groups.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has decimated the environment, causing floods, wildfires and pollution. An extensive legal effort now underway in Ukraine is seeking justice for the long-lasting ecological harm. To capture the ecological damage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Brendan Hoffman, a New York Times photographer, visited much of the front line over four months of reporting.
President Trump says the tariffs will encourage investment in U.S. factories, but analysts say car buyers will have to pay thousands more.
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Quotation of the Day for Thursday, March 3, 2025.
The visit comes as the Israeli prime minister faces an arrest warrant against him by the International Criminal Court.
The 34 percent tariff announced on Wednesday is in addition to two rounds of import taxes the president already imposed since January.
The death of the actress Kim Sae-ron has plunged her former boyfriend, the superstar actor Kim Soo-hyun, into the biggest crisis of his career.