The candidates felt pressure to differentiate themselves, with ballots going out to voters next week. The result was a more spirited battle than past debates.
Aún faltan seis meses para las elecciones, y algunos miembros del partido del presidente afirman que aún hay tiempo para enderezar el rumbo, pese al panorama desalentador.
NATO countries need to get their act together.
King Charles III presented President Trump with a golden bell. “Should you ever need to get hold of us,” the king said, “well, just give us a ring!”
Two months after the United States began a war meant to prevent Iran from ever building an atomic bomb, the fate of its stockpile of enriched uranium remains a mystery.
Arab digital creators on social media are turning out edgy material to cope with the conflicts and bring levity to a pain that often feels too raw.
In 2025, the world razed less forest than any other year in the last decade. The bad news: global warming is making wildfires more frequent and intense.
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The victim had protested against the widening role of the military, which activists say is reminiscent of the country’s decades-long dictatorship.
The City Council special election pitting Lindsey Boylan, backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, against Carl Wilson, a community activist, was not officially called. But the mayor said Mr. Wilson had won.
The agreement ends a two-year dispute between the Bay Area cities over the smaller airport’s rebranding.
Joseph Gangi shares a great Wednesday puzzle.
A Republican, Mr. Kempthorne rose to prominence as the mayor of Boise in the late 1980s and early ’90s, as the city became a haven for outdoor enthusiasts.
The call amounted to a rebuke of Speaker Mike Johnson, who has delayed action on a homeland security spending bill and suggested this week that it needed changes.
Six members of the Supreme Court were invited to the dinner, alongside top administration officials, billionaires and Republican lawmakers.
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it was pursuing charges against James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, for a deleted Instagram post displaying seashells arranged in a way that the administration claimed threatened the president.
Spring-herbed ravioli and Dover sole meunière are among the dishes at the dinner honoring King Charles III of Britain and Queen Camilla.
King Charles III delivered an address to a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday, becoming only the second British monarch to do so.
The chain’s chief executive credited its turnaround plan for improved U.S. same-store sales, but said higher gas and utility costs were a concern.
Timothy Brown said he had been humiliated and injured after he was punched and kicked by police during a wrongful arrest that was caught on video.
King Charles III gently pushed back against President Trump’s attacks on Britain and NATO.
Charles III’s address at a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday sprinkled well-crafted jokes among carefully chosen references to the United States and Britain’s shared history.
Las autoridades han abierto una vía hacia la ciudadanía para quienes puedan demostrar que tienen un antepasado nacido en Canadá. Millones de personas podrían optar a ella.
Erwin Bankowski and Karolina Bankowska, of New Jersey, commissioned a Polish artist to create counterfeit artworks that sold for a total of over $2 million.
In the trial’s first day of testimony, Elon Musk said greed led co-founder Sam Altman to pull the A.I. lab away from its nonprofit roots. OpenAI says that’s nonsense.
Also, James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, is indicted. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
Autoridades mexicanas dieron a conocer que había más extranjeros presentes en la redada antinarcóticos tras la que murieron dos hombres identificados como agentes de la CIA.
Federal investigators had said that the lack of a transponder on a fire truck played a role in a deadly collision with an Air Canada Express jet at LaGuardia.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget update keeps to his path of diversifying away from the United States.
Storms were racing across the Central United States on Tuesday.
Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke appeared in federal court in Manhattan, where he was accused of using classified information about Nicolás Maduro’s ouster to make money on Polymarket.
Nathan Chasing Horse had been convicted of charges including the sexual assault of women and girls and the possession of child sexual abuse imagery.
The agency’s prestigious research office is being dismantled by the Trump administration, a plan to dam the Bering Strait and more climate news.
A Times investigation shows how the U.S. and Canadian mints ended up buying gold that came from a Colombian drug cartel.
Progressives who expect their party to take control of Congress are putting forth a slate of bills aimed at helping lower costs for Americans, financed by tax increases on the wealthy.
The distinguishing feature of Cole Tomas Allen’s manifesto is its insipidity.
The collapse of the talks could pave the way for another spirits company, Sazerac, to open negotiations with Brown-Forman.
The department said it planned to release “a limited number of specially designed” U.S. passports that feature a picture of the president to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary in July.
As Aqueduct Racetrack winds down, Resorts World opens the first full-scale commercial casino in Queens, with live table games, dealers and cards.
A headset recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration uses a weak electric current to shock the brain. Some researchers hope it could challenge the current pill-centric paradigm.
Swift spoke with The New York Times about confessional songwriting, the inspiration behind some of her biggest hits and a writing quirk she can’t stand.
The label’s cruise show in Biarritz, France, offered a preview of what we may see on Monday.
We asked Times readers to share their best advice for a safe, satisfying and financially comfortable life — no matter how old you are or how long you live.
Elected to Congress in 1966 as a Republican from Michigan, he grew disenchanted with his party during the Nixon presidency and became a progressive Democratic senator.
The Justice Department has secured a new indictment of James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, after an attempted prosecution spurred by President Trump last year ended in failure. The new case stems from a social media post showing seashells on a beach that the Trump administration characterized as a threat against the president.
Iran’s embassy in London posted a message on social media inviting Iranians living in Britain to register for a ‘Sacrifice for the Homeland’ campaign.
The measures aim to crack down on Iran’s shadow banking system and Chinese purchases of Iranian oil.
President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, welcomed King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the White House with a 21-gun salute and a ceremony known as reviewing the troops.
Jessica Mann testified, for the third time in six years, about the day she says Mr. Weinstein raped her in a Midtown Manhattan hotel.
The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC has rocked the region, underscoring how the country, at odds with Saudi Arabia, is increasingly charting its own course.
La demanda de Musk contra Altman y OpenAI demuestra que la codicia total es el rasgo definitorio de Silicon Valley.
The group of oil-producing countries supplied more than 25 percent of the world’s oil before the war in Iran. Its members have influenced energy markets through the years.
In Washington and in federal court, the center is arguing that its planned two-year closure is crucial. Critics say it’s a result of declining attendance and fleeing artists.
Mexican officials revealed that four foreigners — not two — were present during a counterdrug operation in northern Mexico where a crash killed two men later identified as C.I.A. officers.
The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.
The House speaker cited concerns about “children being in school without measles and mumps and polio and chickenpox vaccines that have been working for decades.”
King Charles III of Britain addresses a joint meeting of Congress.
The decision reversed a lower-court ruling last year that temporarily blocked the deployment.
Adam Pendleton and Gabriela Hearst celebrated a recent collaboration with an evening-long tribute to the legendary musician and activist.
Damon Jones is among more than 30 people who were charged last fall in two sweeping indictments that targeted illegal gambling involving current and former N.B.A. players.
Mr. Trump expressed delight on social media on Tuesday after a British newspaper report said he was a 15th cousin of the British monarch.
The agency said the review was related to the network’s diversity and inclusion policies. But it came amid a fight between the president and the network’s late night host, Jimmy Kimmel.
The president and first lady took exception to a joke. Jimmy Kimmel defended it.
Faced with geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty and rising airfares, many travelers are changing destinations or canceling their trips entirely.
The New York Times Magazine named the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. Here are more contenders, including Billy Joel, Frank Ocean and Neko Case.
The question of whether undocumented immigrants can settle in the United States without facing arrest and detention is likely headed to the Supreme Court.
The new case stems from a photograph of seashells on a North Carolina beach.
Multiple countries took part in the exchange of prisoners, including a well-known journalist released to Poland, as the Trump administration’s outreach to Belarus continued to pay dividends.
President Trump ramped up his tariff campaign, one day after the Supreme Court invalidated a large chunk of duties he had previously imposed on most of the world’s imports.
Ali al-Zaidi, a political unknown, has been tasked with forming a new coalition government. Now, he must grapple with growing U.S. pressure to curb Iranian influence over Iraq.
King Charles III gave President Trump a framed, high-quality reproduction of the 1879 design plans for the Resolute Desk, which is still in the Oval Office.
The comedian Jimmy Kimmel defended a joke he made two days before the White House correspondents’ dinner where he said that Melania Trump had “a glow like an expectant widow.” The first lady and President Trump both called on ABC to fire Kimmel over the joke.
The president’s rhetoric on religion, along with hard-line immigration policies and the U.S. war in Iran, has splintered a coalition of Christian voters who returned him to the White House.
Pakistan, which has been waging an “open war” on its neighbor, did not acknowledge strikes on civilian areas Monday that officials said killed at least four people and wounded about 70 others.
Irreverent tributes filled with unvarnished truths and funny anecdotes, which run counter to more somber traditional obituaries, have gained attention for “how alive they feel,” a researcher said.
A conversation with Sean Westwood, a professor at Dartmouth who tracks political violence and Americans’ perceptions of it.
The group of Buddhist monks were arrested on Saturday at the country’s main international airport after a trip to Thailand that the authorities said was a cover for narcotics trafficking.
The Pentagon has also signed deals for using A.I. on classified networks with OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI, amid a dispute with Anthropic.
Las reservas estratégicas de petróleo y gas natural de China la han aislado un poco, pero su economía basada en la manufactura está empezando a tambalearse.
Prosecutors accused Dr. David Morens, a former adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, of hiding records related to the onset of the pandemic.
The tennis player Mackenzie McDonald has earned well up to this point, but high expenses and a short career timeline have prompted him, and others, to search for a backup plan.
La propuesta pedía a EE. UU. poner fin a su bloqueo naval, pero habría dejado de lado las cuestiones sobre el programa nuclear iraní, según funcionarios.
Americans are increasingly dealing with a dilemma: How to balance a long life with having enough money to live it happily.
The military has increased the number of secret fixed-wing attack aircraft and armed MQ-9 Reaper drones, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Elon Musk, Sam Altman and several other key artificial intelligence industry figures are slated to testify in the trial, which is expected to last several weeks.
With a new biopic crushing at the box office, a reflection on the industry’s selective memory around MJ. Plus, cowboy Crocs.
The Netflix comedy is produced by the Lakers executive Jeanie Buss and based loosely on her life. Season 2 arrives as both she and the team are in flux.
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Austrian prosecutors said the man plotted in 2024 to set off a bomb outside the concert, which was later canceled. He and another man still face separate charges.
Ms. Comey, a former federal prosecutor who handled cases against Jeffery Epstein and Sean Combs, claimed in her suit that she was fired for political reasons.
Liquefied natural gas transit has been effectively halted. A ship managed by Abu Dhabi’s state oil company managed to cross, said Kpler, a maritime data firm.
“I would not wish measles upon my fiercest enemy,” a reader writes of the recent resurgence.
A “Jeopardy!” streak ends. A royal visit. And have movies gotten darker?
Because of a February Supreme Court decision, General Motors said it would receive refunds on some of the tariffs it had paid.
A substantial mix of charred broccoli, salmon and soba catapults this salad out of side territory.
Assassination attempts against sitting presidents have tended to compound their political problems and isolate them from the public.
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The court filing links the security breach at the White House correspondents’ dinner to the lawsuit over President Trump’s ballroom project.
El gobierno del Golfo se ha quejado durante mucho tiempo de las cuotas del grupo, que los funcionarios consideran que limitan injustamente sus exportaciones.
Mr. Musk’s posts on X have pushed his narrative that OpenAI has lost its way.
Northeastern University is behind in responding to appeals this year. Keep asking for a better deal — at any school — and more time to make up your mind.
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Pizza Studio Tamaki will bring the charred and bubbled crust of Tokyo-style Neapolitan pizza to the East Village, seafood with art in Williamsburg and more restaurant news.
Often likened to Agent Mulder from “The X-Files,” he worked for Britain’s defense ministry and became a leading commentator on extraterrestrial matters.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are on the second day of their state visit, when Charles will meet privately with President Trump.
La broma dirigida a Melania Trump se grabó dos días antes de la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca, en la que un hombre armado intentó asaltar la gala de la prensa.
Data obtained by The New York Times shows that the Education Department resolved 30 percent fewer discrimination complaints in 2025 compared with the previous year.
The actor, who was honored at Film at Lincoln Center’s Chaplin Award Gala, denounced political violence after the attempted assassination of President Trump.
Ms. Comey, a former federal prosecutor who handled cases against Jeffery Epstein and Sean Combs, claimed in her suit that she was fired for political reasons.
The Southern Poverty Law Center is planning to challenge the larger story of deceit and hypocrisy the Trump administration has been telling about its use of paid informants, court papers suggest.
Diseñado para ayudar a las personas procedentes de países con problemas a permanecer y trabajar en Estados Unidos, el programa humanitario ha estado bajo la mira del gobierno de Trump.
The flights on Monday came a few weeks after two Apache crews were censured and then cleared for flying near the singer’s home.
A stylish woman in Upper Manhattan can’t be bothered with “tucking in shirts and all the things.”
Investigators obtained 22 search warrants to collect evidence as part of a fraud investigation in a state that has become a top concern for the Trump administration.
The Nord, a 464-foot vessel, appears to be tied to Aleksei A. Mordashov, a Russian steel mogul who is under American and European sanctions.
The Gulf government has long complained about the group’s quotas, which officials believe unfairly limited its exports. Its departure is expected to weaken OPEC’s influence.
The king is not planning to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein during his state visit because of “ongoing police inquiries” in Britain. The king’s brother was close to Mr. Epstein, a convicted sex offender.
The artificial intelligence giant has reportedly fallen behind on its own user and revenue targets, raising questions about its data center and I.P.O. plans
The Manhattan Theater Club production will bring the actress back to the stage next spring, four years after her last Broadway production.
We look at the list crafted by Times music writers.
On a state visit designed in part to repair U.S.-British relations, King Charles’s schedule does not include plans to see his younger son, who lives in the United States with his family.
El presidente Trump rompió un pacto diseñado para impedir que Irán construyera una bomba. Conseguir un acuerdo mejor ahora podría ser complicado.
What we know about the man in custody after the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner, and how the incident unfolded.
Plus, how millions of people could become Canadian.
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At a military base outside Portsmouth, England, a 24-hour service monitors the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and part of the Indian Ocean, responding to distress calls.
A sit-down with the former N.F.L. Players Association boss who negotiated $100 billion for athletes.
Rising fuel prices in the Philippines have disrupted daily commutes, forcing people to ditch their cars for overcrowded trains and minibuses.
Con Cuba sumida en una grave crisis económica, las personas cuyas propiedades fueron confiscadas por su gobierno comunista dicen que ha llegado el momento de resolver las espinosas reclamaciones de indemnización.
Social media helped put Trump over the top. What’s A.I. going to do to us?
Inside her Los Feliz home in the hills, the ‘Love Story’ actress showcases memories, mugs and mustaches.
For better or worse, the retro Replaced feels like a Sega Genesis game made with current technology.
It’s been a big year for the abundance movement, but what has it really achieved? Ezra Klein talks with his “Abundance” co-author Derek Thompson and with Marc Dunkelman, the author of “Why Nothing Works.”
Jessie Askew Jr. was sentenced to life without parole for a clumsy armed robbery with an unloaded gun. The man who sent him away was determined to bring him back home.
More people are using smart glasses to record, often secretly, in public. Is that ethical?
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady this week as Jerome H. Powell presides over what is likely to be his last meeting as chair.
The 30th Street shelter next to Bellevue Hospital has served homeless men for decades.
His late-night show ends next month after 11 seasons. He has lots of feelings.
The elections are still six months off, and some within the G.O.P. say there is still time to right the ship.
Geirr Tveitt’s reputation was tarnished by his nationalist politics. But a new generation of musicians is bringing this composer’s music to an international audience.
Investigators told lawmakers that the camp, where 28 people died in a flood last July, did not prepare for an emergency as required by the state.
What began in Japan as a quick, exciting working-class meal has morphed in American cities into an elaborate pampering of the well-heeled diner.
Young people aiming to build careers are entering fields they had not considered to find their footing.
Trump voters discuss their disappointment with the president’s second term.
From beauty influencers to the token political opposition, Russians are openly questioning President Vladimir V. Putin’s moves to hamstring access.
There are painstaking decisions to make before the oranges, blues and yellows are just where you want them.
The artist’s installation in South Central Los Angeles elevates familiar faces in the neighborhood with monuments of stone.
Is there such a thing as a comfort salad? These recipes say yes.
A cardigan worn by Ryan Gosling’s character in the hit science-fiction movie has become something of a breakout star — but you can’t just buy it.
Even the largest global supplier of liquefied natural gas can’t make up for the shortfall since the war in Iran cut off an important source.
Nobody can afford to be relaxed about their digital security anymore.
David Henry Hwang revised the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic 25 years ago. Now he gets to remedy some of his own remake’s flaws.
The resonance of the pontiff-versus-president imbroglio reveals a hunger for moral authority at a time that feels deeply disoriented and spiritually thin.
In “Project Maven,” Katrina Manson shows us how close we are to artificial intelligence picking targets and dropping bombs without human input.
The far right is conflating Israel with Jewishness.
The longest government shutdown in history, which began as a fight over immigration enforcement between Democrats and Republicans, has become a struggle among Republicans over tactics.
Shot in Chile, this series will be the first Spanish-language screen adaptation of the Isabel Allende novel. The star Alfonso Herrera said the story is more relevant than ever.
Mr. Musk’s lawsuit against Mr. Altman and OpenAI makes the case that all-encompassing greed is Silicon Valley’s defining feature.
The effort to dismantle Temporary Protected Status, or T.P.S., is part of a shift away from providing humanitarian assistance to people from troubled countries.
With Cuba in dire economic crisis, people whose properties were seized by its government decades ago say it’s time to resolve thorny compensation claims.
The Seoul-born gayageum player DoYeon Kim has become an in-demand collaborator for some of the biggest innovators in improvised music.
Once again, travelers can drive the full length of the scenic road in California after it was severed by a series of landslides starting in 2023.
The latest trend on Broadway is celebrity co-producing: A-listers who now have credits as backers of plays and musicals.
Apps that record visits are becoming popular, but they come with privacy and accuracy concerns.
The German writer Wolfgang Koeppen’s postwar trilogy crackles with life and unsparing details of a broken society.
Designed to help people from troubled nations stay and work in the United States, T.P.S. has been a target of the Trump administration.
Here’s what to know about the health benefits of both forms of exercise.
As Americans face soaring child care costs, Alex Adams wants to loosen rules and tighten spending. Critics say that will harm children and shutter day cares.
The United Parcel Service will not deliver inside two buildings on Staten Island where its drivers were assaulted decades ago. Residents are suing.
And he’s basically fine with it.
Investors parsed reports that President Trump told advisers that he was not satisfied with Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The artist shares stories behind his famous songs, the writing challenges he sets for himself and how he has sustained a hip-hop career.
The artist shares stories behind some of her biggest hits, her love of a “rant bridge” and how life in the public eye informs the stories she tells in her songs.
A train collided with another train near Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, killing 14 people, the authorities said. Rescue workers carried injured people out of damaged train cars.
Rescue teams searched for survivors overnight after two trains collided near Jakarta on Monday. The authorities said at least 84 people were injured.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived at the White House, where President Trump and Melania Trump welcomed them at the start of a four-day state visit marking America’s 250th birthday.
Volodímir Zelenski les está mostrando a los países europeos, y a otras naciones, cómo el mundo libre pos-Estados Unidos puede preservar su libertad e independencia.
El antiguo entrenador del grupo comparó a sus integrantes con atletas profesionales. “Es un trabajo que somete al cuerpo a mucho más esfuerzo del que la mayoría de la gente cree”.
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The event “was supposed to be an evening of fun and merriment,” Jon Stewart said, “until, like most things in America, it was interrupted by gunfire.”
Esta palabra ha aparecido en 57 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
This word has appeared in 54 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?