American producers are under pressure from investors to keep spending in check, and they are wary of drilling more wells because they are not sure oil prices will stay high.
Tim Cook hizo que Apple fuera rica. La pregunta para su sucesor es si puede hacer que vuelva a ser “cool”.
Congress questioned Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, over the war in Iran, an accusation of antisemitic remarks and women in combat.
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
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Pablo and The Harvard Crimson’s Dhruv Patel continue their investigation.
With the cease-fire fraying and Israel demolishing villages in the south, many Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon are putting aside their annoyance with the group and turning to it for protection.
The kingdom is pulling back from a costly and high-profile golf venture amid mounting financial concerns, raising questions about its plans.
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It becomes easier to embrace your authentic (and eccentric) self.
Zohran Mamdani studiously avoided the type of red-carpet welcome most mayors would prepare for a royal visit, reflecting his upbringing but also drawing some criticism.
The Dutch city has outlawed advertising that promotes lifestyles linked to high carbon emissions, which is a driver of climate change. It’s a first for a world capital.
Journalists at newspapers like The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee are refusing to let the chain use their names on summarized articles generated by a new A.I. tool.
The exit of Gov. Janet Mills kicked off the general election early in what is likely to be one of the most important, expensive and combative Senate races of 2026.
Chris Larsen, who hails from California, plans to spend $3.5 million to help Alex Bores, a New York congressional candidate at the center of a proxy war over A.I. regulation.
Cafes and coffee shops give Iranians affordable places to talk about their hopes, fears and the cost of living as well as to seek company in uncertain times.
Sofiane Pamart is on a mission to make his instrument as popular, and spectacular, as possible.
Bullyache’s show “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” about the violence of corporate life, combines choreography and theater with pop culture verve.
This superhero satire uses spurting blood, whale puppets and the occasional 11-foot penis to get more absurdly violent each season. The creator breaks down its most notorious set pieces.
This month’s rock music themed grid was co-constructed by Jeff Tweedy, who is best known as the frontman of Wilco.
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
Inflationary surges and economic slowdowns set off by the war in Iran, tariffs and other Trump policies have forced monetary officials to adjust, our columnist says.
City leaders and state lawmakers are pushing Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the wealthy, and they have floated several options.
A duplex penthouse in the heart of the city, a three-bedroom condo in a leafy neighborhood, and a four-bedroom house with a terraced garden.
Locals say rising ticket prices and a late start time for the Oaks race on Friday are hurting residents and restaurants. “The only thing I see is greed,” one steakhouse owner said.
The brutal assassin’s skull logo later took on new life as a political symbol. Mr. Conway was also responsible for the death of Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker’s love interest.
Yale’s Bicentennial Schlock collection offers a window into the star-spangled commercialism that swept the country 50 years ago.
Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits.
As the Trump administration guts weather agencies, a state’s low-cost flood tracking system offers a model for responding to deadly inundations.
A Brooklyn case has ignited a debate around the prevalence of deed theft, in which scammers fraudulently take ownership of people’s homes. Here’s what we know.
“Spider-Noir,” an installment of “The Terror” anthology and “Wuthering Heights” arrive, and “Battlestar Galactica” returns.
Barack and Michelle Obama commissioned 30 artists to create work for their campus, which starts visitor previews next week on the South Side of Chicago.
Ante la escasez de profesionales médicos y el envejecimiento de la población de EE. UU., miles de trabajadores de salud comunitaria evitan que las personas mayores se queden desatendidas.
Patricia Hochhauser will ride on Sunday in the Five Boro Bike Tour. It requires helmets, but she is particularly committed to their use after a serious scooter accident.
“Animal spirits” and American presidents.
Hobbled by a mysterious problem with his calf, a man traveled far and wide in search of answers.
The Trump administration is turning diplomacy into an asset to be leveraged.
This month brings Bruce Springsteen, the Dance Parade, Mother’s Day gospel and outdoor festivals galore.
A 19th-century military strategist should be required reading at the Pentagon.
Even before the rocket company holds a major initial public offering, many people own stock in it through so-called special purpose vehicles.
After 10 years away from the event, the superstar will return as a co-chair on Monday. Here’s what she has worn to make an entrance at her seven past gala appearances.
From Oprah to romantasy, we look back at two decades of hit books and literary trends.
Technology, history and human lives intersect in Lucrecia Martel’s examination of the death of an Indigenous leader in Argentina.
That’s “meta” with a lowercase m, by the way. After a weekslong promotional blitz for “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the scene on Monday may feel very familiar.
Thanks to a series of Supreme Court decisions, nearly 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies can — and do — use forced arbitration with consumers or workers.
The Metropolitan Museum and the party that has supported its fashion wing may be entering a new era.
The very first E.V. was born in the 1830s. By the 1900s, electric carriages were dodging horse droppings in Manhattan streets.
A writer recommends writing letters by hand. In the digital age, when, if ever, do you choose handwriting over typing, and why?
Need a Mother’s Day gift? Try one of these recent releases.
Sabrina Tavernise, a national writer-at-large, traveled to Saline Township, Mich., where the state’s first hyperscale A.I. data center is under construction. Residents are banding together to oppose the center, crossing political lines in surprising new ways.
Americans have soured on the projects, polls show, and the sentiment is profoundly bipartisan. How that will change our politics?
The Swedish appetite for sweets, caffeine and hanging out has led to a profusion of new convivial bakeries.
Eleven-year-old Genya plays the pretending game as she crams for an art school entrance exam in Chernobyl’s wake.
Republicans sliced Nashville into three G.O.P.-leaning congressional districts in 2022. After the Supreme Court decision on voting rights, Memphis could be next.
Bill McGlashan served time for trying to buy his son’s way into college during the Varsity Blues scandal. He hopes his new venture will restore his name — and save the planet.
With Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aiming to rein in the use of psychiatric drugs, psychiatrists are preemptively addressing how and when patients should quit taking them.
Moving the deposed civilian leader to a “designated residence” for the rest of her prison sentence is part of an effort by Myanmar’s regime to portray legitimacy.
The crew of a stricken South Korean flight faced a cascade of unforgiving decisions in the last moments. The kind other pilots might look at and ask: What would I have done?
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci y el director David Frankel hablan de ‘El diablo viste a la moda’, de la secuela y de quién es malvado en la vida real.
Michael B. Jordan voices a woodland creature who swaps species with a bird in this middling animated movie on Netflix.
Las piscinas y bañeras de hidromasaje son centros de vida social, una distinción cultural recientemente reconocida por la UNESCO. Algunos no están tan entusiasmados con la designación.
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Police in Alice Springs fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse an angry crowd demanding justice.
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The “Late Night” host expressed secondhand embarrassment after the president referred to the “beautiful ears” and “super hearing” of a NASA official.
El director venezolano Gustavo Dudamel dominó el escenario de la gala anual de primavera de la Filarmónica de Nueva York.
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The tradition, dating back thousands of years, is used by Indigenous Australians to greet visitors to their ancestral lands.
Recognition of Aboriginal Australians has become standard at most public events. Increasingly, the right is taking aim at the practice.
Los conservacionistas dicen haber registrado varios nuevos ejemplares adultos y cachorros de guepardos asiáticos, una subespecie en peligro crítico que solo se encuentra en Irán.
A.I. will drastically increase the power of small states and groups in conflict with the great powers.
Tras meses de agitación, muchos intentan seguir adelante con sus vidas mientras luchan en silencio contra el dolor, el estrés económico y la pérdida de esperanza.
The Modi administration’s systematic throttling of free speech sets a dangerous precedent for the world.
Antes del auge de los medicamentos GLP-1, los expertos en obesidad no estudiaban ese ruido interior que obliga a las personas a comer. Ahora que el ruido de la comida está cediendo, quieren entenderlo.
La fantasía de los hackers se hizo realidad cuando el nuevo modelo de IA de Anthropic demostró que podía detectar vulnerabilidades de software.
Recordamos los momentos más memorables que convierten la película original en una de las favoritas de los fans.
Quotation of the Day for Friday, May 1, 2026.
Delyan Peevski was a focus of protests that led to elections in April. A new government now promises to challenge his hold on power.
The arrests of nine people are reminders of the threat Russia poses in Europe at a time when Washington has shifted focus to the Middle East.
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European nations imposed temporary taxes in the 2022 energy shock when Russia invaded Ukraine, but whether they can effectively help households is up for debate.
My daughter left me way too young, so I find ways to keep her with me.
Madison Greco and Steven Lynch bonded over their love of professional wrestling. The bride’s favorite wrestler led their wedding ceremony in Las Vegas.
Matthew Quinn and Blair Carnahan took on redesigning their new home in just four months. Then they took on another major project: planning their nuptials there.
After connecting through an online post, Giuliana Cerullo and Abhipsit Srivastava met face-to-face and went on to build a relationship grounded in shared rituals that brought them closer.
Alyssa Levine and Liam Gallagher, both doctors, met through competitive swimming in 2010. A decade later, they felt sparks on Mount Shasta.
As central banks buy more gold, where to put all that heavy metal is an increasingly important question. Reserves must be secure and ready to trade in a crisis.
As risk has escalated, central banks have bought more gold to stash in reserve. A widening Middle East war could add to the urgency.
Will self-driving cars mark the end of a rite of passage for teens? On “Interesting Times,” the columnist Ross Douthat asks the author Andrew Miller whether the decline of manual driving signifies a broader shift toward the “safety focus and screenification of American youth.”
Self-driving cars can still make mistakes, sometimes with frightening consequences. On “Interesting Times,” the author Andrew Miller joins the columnist Ross Douthat to discuss the inhuman errors these cars sometimes make, and whether they can be hacked.
Rena Cohen opens our solving weekend with her themeless debut.
Wilson’s 2024 adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic, with music by the British singer-songwriter Anna Calvi, has a short run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Funcionarios de American Airlines, del condado de Miami-Dade, del gobierno de EE. UU. y del gobierno venezolano celebraron el paso más reciente en el restablecimiento de los lazos entre ambos países.
The top Senate Democrat and the Maine contender had what was described as a cordial conversation despite Schumer’s backing of his primary opponent.
The Department of Motor Vehicles says it could suspend or revoke permits for Waymo taxis and other driverless cars for continued violations.
This easy, buttery pistachio cake, topped with crunchy caramelized almonds, packs a punch of flavor, texture and perfume, especially from the cardamom seeds that permeate the batter.
In a landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, the origins of OpenAI are being examined. The Times’s technology reporter Cade Metz explains what’s behind it all.
The agency said staff members who had been let go or placed on administrative leave were now needed to prepare for hurricanes and the World Cup.
A former employee returned to a franchise in Grapevine, Texas, to process 800 phony refunds to his credit cards, the authorities said.
The secretary was also questioned over civilian deaths, an accusation of antisemitic remarks and women in combat.
Lawyers representing the abuse survivors warned their clients that the archdiocese would most likely file for bankruptcy if they did not agree to the settlement.
While the defense industry has announced plans to make more munitions, much of that expanded production will not quickly kick in.
El gobierno de Trump quiere que la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum detenga a un gobernador mexicano. Ella cuenta con pocas buenas opciones como respuesta.
In naming only an interim successor as acting attorney general, President Trump has established even greater incentives to execute his most extreme demands, current and former officials say.
A guide to getting a naturally sculpted look, using your hands, a gua sha tool or even a spoon.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla had a ceremonial farewell at the White House before attending a block party in Front Royal, Va.
Amnesty International said about 1,500 people have been detained by the military for three months and that many of those who have died from disease and starvation have been children.
A Democratic vision of the Tea Party is emerging.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, facing sharp criticism from Democrats over his handling of the war in Iran and its growing costs.
Senators voted unanimously to prohibit betting practices in the chamber after some users made hundreds of thousands of dollars online by accurately predicting U.S. military actions.
Senator Ron Wyden secured an agreement to seek the declassification of a recent intelligence court ruling about the FISA Section 702 program.
Five students were injured, four of them critically, after an altercation at Foss High School in Tacoma, Wash., the authorities said. A security guard was also injured.
Nearly half of private-sector workers do not have access to workplace plans. The order would make it easier for them to find and open accounts.
Also, Maine’s governor bows out of a crucial Senate race. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
Voters who watched Gov. Janet Mills struggle to gain traction in the Democratic Senate primary said they were unsurprised — and in many cases, relieved — to see her exit.
Thousands of children were unable to finish annual standardized tests, the second year in a row when technological issues emerged.
New York apartment buzzers are loud, often broken and haven’t been upgraded since the ’70s. But would we have it any other way?
The Lebanese militant group is attacking Israeli troops with explosive drones controlled by fiber-optic cables, like those commonly used in the war in Ukraine.
Royal watchers in Britain called the visit of King Charles III to America a master class in understated criticism.
Tim Cook made Apple rich. The question for his successor is whether he can make it cool again.
The statue depicts a man marching with a flag that covers his face. It appeared in a section of London near statues of 19th-century British military and colonial figures.
The effect of the Supreme Court’s ruling could be as little as one House seat in Louisiana in 2026, but pressure is building on Tennessee and South Carolina Republicans to act.
President Trump banned commercial flights to Venezuela during his first term, but the flights are the latest step in re-establishing ties between the two countries.
American Airlines 3599, the first nonstop flight between the United States and Venezuela since 2019, departed Miami for Caracas on Thursday. President Trump had banned direct commercial and cargo flights between the two countries during his first term.
The Silicon Valley company, which is undergoing a chief executive transition, also reported a 19 percent increase in profit.
The brothers from the Republic of Congo were released on Thursday after the school community appealed to local Republican politicians, their lawyer said.
Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla bid farewell to the U.S. on Thursday after a four-day state visit. The royal couple laid a wreath and flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
Un preso dijo que descubrió la nota luego de que Epstein fuera hallado herido en su celda, semanas antes de su muerte. Ahora se encuentra bajo llave en un tribunal.
Wildlife experts have been tracking the Steller sea lion since he appeared last month at a popular tourist spot near the end of Fisherman’s Wharf.
A sea lion whose size has earned him the nickname Chonkers has become a sensation at a popular tourist spot in San Francisco.
Officers in California observed the pop star driving fast and erratically in March. After she was arrested, she checked herself into a treatment facility.
The redrawing of America’s congressional districts is sure to escalate after the Supreme Court’s decision, with some maps that would have seemed laughable a year ago.
As Veselka goes back to 24-hour service, these three New York City restaurants never stopped carrying the torch.
The Trump administration wants President Claudia Sheinbaum to arrest a Mexican governor. She is faced with few good options in response.
Dozens of countries met this week to discuss how to end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, a goal that the Trump administration doesn’t share.
The singer, who has been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, began his career making music inspired by the game.
On finding new horizons and saving a disappearing language.
The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics.
In this off-kilter horror-comedy on Apple TV, a seaside village with eccentric citizens and a troubled past becomes a tourist hot spot.
The Supreme Court just overturned Louisiana’s congressional voting map, landing the latest blow to the landmark Voting Rights Act. Abbie VanSickle, a reporter covering the court for The New York Times, explains.
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The defense secretary testified on the eve of the 60-day mark of the war, a major statutory deadline for the president to withdraw forces or seek approval from Congress to continue the fight.
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
How much of your household income goes toward health insurance premiums?
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The passage of the landmark law in 1965 helped increase Black representation, especially in the South, according to a Times analysis.
Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and minority leader, considered the Maine governor his top recruit for winning the majority. Critics said her collapse showed he is out of touch with the party’s voters.
One of Elon Musk’s abiding fears is that A.I. could one day threaten humans. But the jurors deciding his suit against OpenAI probably won’t hear about it.
Students react to an essay about the relentlessness of raising children today, and share how involved they think parents should be.
Television executives have not ruled out a revival of Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of the reality show, but a custody battle has kept her volatile former relationship in the spotlight.
An inmate said he discovered the note after Mr. Epstein was found injured in his jail cell, weeks before his death. It’s now locked in a courthouse.
The Israeli military boarded multiple boats in a flotilla that was sailing from Barcelona to Gaza, the protest group behind the mission said. The group has repeatedly challenged Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.
The ousted civilian leader has been detained since a military coup forced her from power in 2021.
In a statement, the camp said it told Texas regulators that it was “withdrawing its application for a summer 2026 camp license” after catastrophic flooding last summer.
New data show that 1 in 8 Americans are using sleep aids such as magnesium, melatonin or C.B.D.
Andy (Anne Hathaway) y Miranda (Meryl Streep) vuelven a enfrentarse, pero ahora sus antagonismos palidecen ante un cambio mundial que trastorna sus vidas.
Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democratic cooperation to push it through.
The measure exposed rifts within the G.O.P., pitting lawmakers aligned with the Make American Healthy Again movement against those representing traditional agricultural interests.
Silky tofu-miso dressing, crispy rice salad and more meals I can’t stop thinking about — with close approximations from the New York Times Cooking archive.
Two victims of Jeffrey Epstein will testify at the State Capitol next week in support of a bill that would enable them to seek punitive damages from his estate.
Wesley Morris and the film curator, Eric Hynes, review “Michael” and consider better approaches to a Michael Jackson biopic.
Black Democrats in the South already face steep challenges when seeking political office. But the Supreme Court’s ruling could be felt for a generation.
A New York Times tech reporter shares a dispatch from the press gallery of the showdown between Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
Cole Tomas Allen’s lawyers said he was in 24-hour lockdown and asked for him to be placed in less restrictive conditions. Allen is due back in court on May 11.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement that Iran would establish “new legal frameworks” for the Strait of Hormuz. He also said his country would retain its nuclear capabilities.
Along with contemporaries like Anselm Kiefer, he mounted a frontal attack on Minimalism and Conceptualism, the dominant “cool” styles of the 1970s.
If President Trump flies to China as planned in May, the primary topic will clearly be the rippling economic effects of a war that Beijing has made clear it viewed as unnecessary.
Los consumidores ya empiezan a sentir el efecto dominó de la escasez de suministro energético, lo que ejerce presión sobre la economía mundial.
A new report is the latest effort by the Justice Department to argue that it is removing political bias from prosecutorial decision-making.
The jury of the world’s most important art exhibition had said it wouldn’t consider artists from countries whose leaders are accused of crimes against humanity.
Sampling the outpouring of responses to a guest essay, “Older Americans Are Hoarding the Nation’s Potential,” by Samuel Moyn. Also: A clash over a wind project.
Since his early days as a lawyer and in his first years on the bench, the chief justice has worked to limit the force of the Voting Rights Act.
In three U.S. cities, a new production of the playwright’s cabdriver drama “Jitney” will be imported from Italy.
Moscú y Kiev acordaron una tregua a principios de mes, pero cada parte acusó a la otra de múltiples violaciones.
The Trump administration says the cities shouldn’t be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that’s preposterous.
Corn estimates were off by 4.5 million acres last year. A lack of survey responses, not job cuts, led to the miss, the Agriculture Department said.
He worked on 13 Francis Ford Coppola films, including “The Godfather” trilogy and “Apocalypse Now,” and recreated the Las Vegas Strip for “One From the Heart.”
The changes stem from student loan provisions in a sprawling tax and domestic policy bill signed into law last year.
Fake invitations. Investment bank influencers. And the World Cup.
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a Kuwaiti-American, was held for several weeks after posting about the Iran war. Kuwait does not appear to have commented publicly on his case.
A crunchy, craveable dish from — who else? — the salad queen Hetty Lui McKinnon.
El Banco Central Europeo y el Banco de Inglaterra mantuvieron estables las tasas de interés el jueves, mientras buscan señales de posibles daños a más largo plazo.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine testify on Capitol Hill.
The New York Times has been publishing for 175 years. Some of that history may be sitting in a shoe box under your bed.
It was not immediately clear whether Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, would postpone the May 16 primary election for House races after the court ruled the state’s congressional districts unconstitutional.
Anna Wintour, Martha Stewart and others greeted the royal couple at the King’s Trust Gala, during their official state visit to the United States.
Dr. Sara Brenner is a physician, an F.D.A. official and a “MAHA mom” who has said people should not reflexively believe in the benefits of vaccines.
Track the latest polls in the Los Angeles mayoral election.
An exhibition at the Louvre shows how the two artists, working centuries apart, found common ground in the vital force of rough-hewed textures.
Thomasz Szabdo, 27, had pleaded guilty in connection with dozens of reports of false crimes involving politicians, election officials and others.
Jerome H. Powell will remain a governor at the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends, in a bid to guard against a further incursion by the Trump administration on the central bank’s independence.
The British police said the attack on Wednesday was being treated as terrorism, and they warned of rising antisemitic hate crimes.
Germany has hugely increased its military spending, aiming to be less dependent on Washington. Its support for U.S. attacks on Iran may also give it leverage.
Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party’s left and voters’ unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.
Buttery miso pan drippings add richness to this lively combination of crunchy greens, juicy grapefruit and sticky chicken.
Gross domestic product expanded at a 2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a period including first weeks of conflict in the Middle East.
Traders now think the Federal Reserve will keep steady interest rates, or perhaps even increase them, amid succession intrigue at the central bank.
Mr. Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” and other hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and ’80s.
Casa, a company founded by former Uber executives, says it uses artificial intelligence and a stable of handymen to take care of members’ homes.
The police are seeking a man who was last seen holding hands with the 5-year-old girl on Saturday night near Alice Springs.
The lawsuit seeks to block a state bathroom law that is the nation’s most restrictive, with penalties that could include a five-year prison sentence.