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U.S.

• California Judge Is Convicted of Fatally Shooting His Wife. Judge Jeffrey Ferguson of Orange County Superior Court faces 40 years to life for murdering his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, in August 2023, prosecutors said.
• ‘Utter Chaos’: Witnesses Recall Deadly Shooting at Annual Parade. Residents of a Chicago suburb described their memories of the day and its lasting effects on their lives during a sentencing hearing for the man responsible. He was absent.
• A Life ‘Shattered’: A Minnesota Man Who Lost His Visa Talks About His Detainment. An Indonesian man with a student visa and an American wife thought he would soon get a green card. Now, he could get deported over a 2022 arrest.
• Spain, a NATO member, increases military spending after years of resistance.
• Richard Branson Criticizes Trump’s ‘Erratic’ Tariff Policies. The British entrepreneur said the U.S. government’s unpredictable tariffs had “financially done a lot of harm” and driven the world to “the verge of a complete meltdown two weeks ago.”
• Durbin, No. 2 Senate Democrat, to Retire After 44 Years in Congress. Senator Richard J. Durbin’s departure will set off a primary for a rare open Senate seat in Illinois and open a top leadership slot. He said it was time to “face reality” and make way for someone new.
• At Elon Musk’s Behest, Voters Cast Ballots for a New Town: Starbase, Texas. It has been a rough patch for Mr. Musk, but he is about to realize a dream for SpaceX, its employees and for himself, his own town on the southern tip of Texas.
• Trump Says He Won’t Fire Powell. His Fed Battle May Not Be Over Yet. The president said he has “no intention” of ousting Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, but the administration’s willingness to challenge norms regarding the central bank’s political independence is causing concern.
• Big Law Firms Fighting Trump’s Blacklist Seek Quick and Permanent Relief. Perkins Coie and WilmerHale hope to convince a pair of federal judges on Wednesday that President Trump’s threats to their business are blatantly unconstitutional.
• A Coastal New England Town’s ‘Ornery’ Vandal: A Woodpecker. More than 20 vehicles in a town on Cape Ann, Mass., have been damaged by a woodpecker in mating season. “You still see him out here,” one resident said. “Peck, peck, peck, peck.”
• In California Jails, a Rash of Homicide and Negligence. The jails of Riverside County are plagued with unusually high murder rates and recurring security failures by an inexperienced staff.
• Wildfire Rages in Southern New Jersey. Thick plumes of smoke rose into the sky as flames engulfed the heavily forested Pine Barrens section of southern New Jersey.
• After the Wildfires, This High School Needed a Campus. It Found a Sears. Palisades Charter High School in California has held classes online since the fire in January. On Tuesday, students gathered at a new, temporary home, a retrofitted Sears.
• Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation. The president claimed that countries were sending their prisoners to the United States and that he needed to bypass the constitutional demands of due process to expel them quickly.
• Here’s what happened on Tuesday.
• Members of Congress Visit Graduate Students Being Held in Louisiana. Five Democrats met with Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk, who face deportation by the Trump administration.
• Kennedy Declares ‘Sugar Is Poison’ While Announcing Ban on Food Dyes. The health secretary is ratcheting up his campaign against the food industry.
• Critics Call Rubio’s Overhaul Plan a Blow to U.S. Values. A proposed reorganization of the State Department would eliminate an office whose official goal is to build “more democratic, secure, stable, and just societies.”
• What to Know About the Legal Battle Over a North Carolina Supreme Court Race. The Republican challenger has embarked on an extraordinary effort to reverse his election loss that critics say is testing the boundaries of post-election litigation.
• Trump will not target nonprofits in an executive order, the White House says.
• Trump Says He Has No Plans to Fire Powell. President Trump’s recent comments blasting Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, for being “late” to lower interest rates had raised questions about his fate.
• Minnesota Sues Trump Administration Over Limits on Transgender Athletes. The administration has said it would cut federal funds to states that allow trans girls and women to play on girls’ sports teams.
• Trump Rode In as a Dealmaker. Where Are the Deals? So far, the goals of many of President Trump’s negotiations have been unrealized, even those he said would be accomplished in a matter of days or weeks.

World

• Prelude to a Funeral. A single image captures the subtle changes in how the Roman Catholic Church buries a pope.
• A Perfect Day in a Gentle Meadow Is Shattered by Bloody Carnage. Victims and eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos and horror when militants killed 26 people in Kashmir as families, couples and friends took in a picturesque valley.
• Jordan Cracks Down on Muslim Brotherhood. The Arab monarchy had already taken steps toward disbanding the Islamist group in a 2020 court decision, but said it would now move to completely ban its activities.
• How to Watch the Funeral of Pope Francis. World leaders and the Catholic faithful from around the globe will attend the funeral on Saturday. Here’s how to watch it and what to expect.
• Powerful Earthquake Shakes Istanbul, Sending People Into Streets. No casualties or major damage were reported immediately after the magnitude-6.2 tremor. But it rattled nerves, with memories of the disastrous 2023 quake in the country’s southeast still fresh.
• Map: 6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Istanbul. View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
• Syria’s New President Talked to The New York Times. Here Are 3 Takeaways. Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of sanctions and suggested foreign fighters could earn Syrian citizenship.
• Ukraine Cease-Fire Talks in London Downgraded After Rubio Pulls Out. Planned diplomatic talks on Wednesday have been scaled back, raising new doubts about progress toward a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine.
• What to Know About the Tensions Over Kashmir. A terrorist attack in the disputed territory in 2019 brought India and Pakistan to the verge of war. There are fears Tuesday’s violence could do the same.
• Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-President Seeks New Allies. In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to the possibility of future military support from Russia and Turkey.
• Odes to Mexican Drug Lords Are Pop Hits, but the Law Is Turning Against Them. Mexican artists built enormous audiences singing about drug cartels and narco culture. Cities and states are now moving against the style.
• Canada’s Million-Dollar Real Estate Crisis. Soaring housing costs, with many homes nearing $1 million, have sparked an exodus from cities like Vancouver, and Canadians want their next prime minister to do something about it.
• Slaughter of Civilians in Kashmir Shatters an Illusion of Calm. India had claimed in recent years that its heavy-handed approach had brought peace to the long restive region. The attack on Tuesday showed that wasn’t true.
• Pope Francis’ Coffin Is Moved to St. Peter’s in Solemn Procession. Crowds flocked to pay their respects and bid farewell to the pontiff, who died on Monday at the age of 88.
• Catholics Expected a Revolution from Francis, Just Not the One He Gave Them. Liberals hoped he’d ordain women or allow gay marriage. Conservatives thought he’d tear up Church doctrine. But his papacy favored debate over radical action.
• Vatican Prepares a Simpler Funeral for Francis, Per His Wishes. A funeral will be held on Saturday for the pope, who changed the rules to make such ceremonies simpler than those traditionally observed.

New York

• Stray Bullet Kills Harlem Woman Who Stepped Outside to Check on Grandson. Excenia Mette, 61, walked out of her apartment building and into the middle of a shootout. She was an active member of the National Action Network.
• Eric Adams Campaigns at Legal Weed Shop With Troubled History. Before it was a legal dispensary where the mayor hoped to raise campaign funds, the site held an illicit weed shop raided by the city. Some of its operators are still around.
• Police Identify 2 Gilgo Beach Victims, a Mother and Her Toddler. The victims — Tanya Denise Jackson and her daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes — were found on Long Island, near the area where a serial killer operated.
• Adrienne Adams Lands Two Major Endorsements for N.Y.C. Mayor. Ms. Adams, the City Council speaker, will receive endorsements from Letitia James, the state attorney general, and from District Council 37, the largest municipal union.
• What Happens to Abandoned Boats in New York? A Parks Department official scours the shoreline looking for vessels that owners left behind. There are hundreds of them.
• What Do You Look for in an Apartment? Tell Us About It. As the busy summer rental season approaches, The New York Times wants to hear your must-haves and absolutely-nots when you’re looking for a place to live.
• Cuomo’s Campaign Strategy: Limit Appearances and Avoid Confrontation. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is embracing a so-called Rose Garden strategy in his tightly controlled campaign for mayor of New York City.
• Weinstein’s Retrial to Begin, Testing Legacy of #MeToo Movement. Prosecutors and defense lawyers are expected to make opening statements Wednesday in the sex-crime case of the fallen mogul Harvey Weinstein.
• Lorde Planned a Surprise Show in New York. Surprise: There Was No Show. The singer summoned fans to an impromptu performance in Washington Square Park Tuesday night. She neglected to get a permit. But there was one more surprise to come.
• U.S. Says Tren de Aragua Charges Will ‘Devastate’ Its Infrastructure. Federal prosecutors charged six members of the Venezuelan gang and 21 members of a violent splinter group.
• Wildfire Burns in 3,200 Acres of New Jersey Forest Area. The fire in the Pine Barrens led to the evacuation of 3,000 residents and the shutdown of a stretch of the Garden State Parkway.

Business

• C.E.O. Steps Down at Discord, the Social Chat App. Jason Citron was a co-founder of the company, which is said to be working toward an initial public offering at some point this year.
• Trump Takes On Improbable Task in Seeking Trade Deals Across the Globe. The president’s threats of tariffs have brought countries like Japan, South Korea and India rushing to negotiate, but they have sown chaos with bigger trading partners like China.
• ‘Conclave’ Streaming Numbers Jump After Pope Francis’ Death. Experts said that the 2024 film accurately portrayed the papal selection process.
• Britain Says It Will Not Alter Standards or Rush U.S. Trade Deal. The British government is hoping to reach an agreement with the United States to soften the economic blow British businesses are facing from higher tariffs.
• The Dispatch Buys SCOTUSblog, a Supreme Court Mainstay. The Dispatch, a right-of-center political news and commentary start-up, plans to keep the legal news website available at no cost. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
• U.S. Calls for Sweeping Reforms to I.M.F. and World Bank. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their missions.
• Investors Prefer the ‘Nice’ Trump, but Want Results. Global markets are rebounding as the president softened his protectionist rhetoric and his criticism of the central bank. But investors want to see results on trade.
• Boeing Reports Smaller Loss but Trade War Threats Loom. The plane maker, which has been trying to recover from a quality crisis, could lose orders in China as a result of President Trump’s tariffs.
• Elon Musk Warns Rare Earth Magnet Shortage May Delay Tesla’s Robots. China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture Optimus robots.
• Columbia Journalism Review Faces the Kind of Crisis It Usually Covers. The publication is now trying to find a successful business model without its top editor, who was abruptly fired last week.
• They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed. Three users who disagreed with the site’s owner saw views for their posts plummet.
• China Has an Army of Robots on Its Side in the Tariff War. Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries.
• Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Japan in a Tight Spot. Japan had long maintained deep economic ties with both China and the United States. Recent trade tensions may challenge that approach.
• Markets Gain After Trump Says He Has No Plans to Oust Fed Chief. Remarks by President Trump and his Treasury secretary fueled a rebound in global stocks, extending a surge that started on Wall Street.

Technology

• Trump Offers Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin. The offer, which caused President Trump’s memecoin to surge in price, was his family’s latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.
• YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’ The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments.
• Time-Saving New Phone Features You May Have Missed. From photo timers to music identifiers, here are a few new iPhone and Android tools to make your life easier.
• Apple and Meta Are First to Be Hit by E.U. Digital Competition Law. The European Commission said the Silicon Valley companies violated the Digital Markets Act, a law meant to crimp the power of the largest tech firms.
• Remember When Facebook Was Cool? Recalling a Bygone Era at Meta’s Trial. In the landmark antitrust case, tech executives have harked back to a Silicon Valley age when social apps like Facebook, Path, Orkut and Google Plus boomed.

Sports

• Kenyan Runner Will Try to Become First Woman to Break a 4-Minute Mile. A study suggested that Faith Kipyegon, the female record-holder, could do it under the right conditions. She is set to try in June.

Obituaries

• Marco Grassi, Who Brought Old Paintings Back to Life, Dies at 90. As a restorer who specialized in late medieval and early Renaissance paintings from Italy, he was in intimate touch with the paintings of long-dead masters.
• Arthur Fleischer Jr., Prominent Lawyer in Corporate Takeovers, Dies at 92. He was a top deal maker in the world of mergers and acquisitions, during the 1980s takeover boom and beyond. He also had a keen interest in art.
• Karen Durbin, 80, Dies; ‘Fearless’ Feminist Who Edited The Village Voice. A fierce advocate of sexual liberation, she pushed the alternative weekly to cover women’s issues, as well as gay rights and avant-garde culture.
• Barry Benepe, Who Gave New York Its Greenmarkets, Dies at 96. He brought farm-grown produce to the city’s streets, creating the largest network of farmers’ markets in the country and helping to revive neighborhoods.
• Roy Thomas Baker, Who Helped Produce ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ Dies at 78. Among the most successful music producers in the 1970s and ’80s, he helped churn out hits for acts like Queen, the Cars, Journey and Foreigner.

Briefing

• Thursday Briefing: Trump Lashes Out at Zelensky. Plus, the perfect pour-over coffee.
• Our Questions, and Yours. We answer five questions you had about the news.
• Wednesday Briefing: A Downgrade in Global Growth. Plus, the next big thing from Japan.
• Justices Appeared Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories. Also, the secretary of state announced major cuts at the State Department. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

Podcasts

• Chappell Roan’s Faithful Country Swerve. One of the defining pop stars of the new generation is getting frisky with a 1990s country sound, our critic says in his weekly review from the driver’s seat.
• A State Department Shake-Up, and Musk Pivots as Tesla Profits Plunge. Plus, YouTube turns 20.
• Trump Says They’re Foreign Gang Members. Are They? Who was really on the planes the administration has sent to El Salvador, and the secretive process behind the deportations.
• You’re Probably Thinking About Boundaries All Wrong. KC Davis, a therapist and author, on her new book, “Who Deserves Your Love.”

Science

• A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away. A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.
• The Physics of the Perfect Pour Over. Scientists used fluid dynamics to learn how to get the most flavor from pour-over coffee.
• How Bats Enjoy an In-Flight Beverage Service. Bats are not only masters of aerodynamic flight — they’re skillful at multitasking while flying, too.

Climate

• New Study Could Bolster Climate Laws to Make Polluters Pay. Vermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.
• Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds. Weakening or rolling back longstanding environmental regulations would worsen the problem, the American Lung Association assessment says.

Opinion

• The World Seems to Be Surrendering to Climate Change. The state of the climate future, Part I.
• How I Describe Myself Politically These Days. America needs to figure out how to dominate the industries of the future. Call me a “Waymo Democrat.”
• A Republican Senator Says It: ‘We Are All Afraid’ Readers react to the startling admission by Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Also: Private prisons for immigrants; noise in a Queens neighborhood.
• The Ugly Historical Echoes of Kennedy’s Comments on Autism. Kennedy implies that disabled people are a taxpayer burden.
• After Pope Francis: A Round Table With David French. Three religious thinkers on the state of Catholicism.
• The Very American Roots of Trumpism. The historian Steven Hahn puts Trumpism in the context of America’s long history of illiberalism.
• Gov. Josh Shapiro: Finding Moral Clarity After an Arsonist’s Attack. This level of violence has to stop.
• Trump Wants You to Think Resistance Is Futile. It Is Not. Every time we make ourselves into obstacles, we also make it a little less likely that the administration’s authoritarian fantasy becomes our reality.
• When the Supreme Court Spoke With One Voice. The federal judiciary is being forced to confront a fundamental question: what to do when its orders are defied.
• Mexico Is Becoming a Beacon. The country can take up welcoming values the United States has abandoned.
• What Happened to the Francis Revolution? Pope Francis proved to be far more cautious and conservative than many progressive Catholics had hoped for.

Arts

• Jelly Roll Should Be Pardoned for Drug and Robbery Offenses, Board Says. The Tennessee Board of Parole unanimously determined that the country star should be pardoned, but the decision is in the hands of the governor.
• Museum Told to Surrender Schiele Drawing to Heirs of Man Killed by Nazis. A New York judge found that the Art Institute of Chicago’s drawing by Egon Schiele had been looted from an Austrian Jew who died in a concentration camp.
• Review: From Kyle Abraham, Saxophones and Sculptural Shapes. On program of New York premieres at the Joyce Theater, Abraham’s contribution stands out and so do his dancers.
• Lorde Dances to Her New Single in Washington Square Park. The singer summoned fans on her social media to an impromptu performance in Washington Square Park Tuesday night.
• A Turner Prize Shortlist That J.M.W. Turner Might Have Appreciated. This year’s nominees for the prestigious art award include Mohammed Sami, an Iraqi painter, and Zadie Xa, a Canadian installation artist.
• ‘North of North’ Is a Warm Arctic Comedy. Set in a fictional Inuk community in Canada, this Netflix comedy shows abundant tenderness for its characters but also surprising depth and edge.
• ‘Andor’ Shows How a Resistance Is Built, One Brick at a Time. In the best of the Disney+ “Star Wars” series, returning for its final season, fighting fascism is more than just a joyride.
• Maggie & Terre Roche’s 1975 LP Is a Revelation. Why Is It Forgotten? “Seductive Reasoning,” a flop that preceded the Roches’ debut, has a fluctuating sonic palette, contributions from Paul Simon and the sisters’ most brilliant songwriting.
• A Philadelphia Glass Artist Has Made a Secular Sanctuary for the Ages. As the artist in residence at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, Judith Schaechter created a giant dome to spark joy. It’s now on view outside Philadelphia.
• Plates Full of Beauty and History in Upper Manhattan. New additions to Adriana Varejão’s acclaimed “Plate” series are showing at the Hispanic Society Museum and Library, in her first solo museum exhibit in New York.
• Glimpses of the Final Frontier at the American Museum of Natural History. Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is making the most of it.
• Detroit Art Institutions Resist Political Challenges to Diversity. Leaders at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and others say their core mission of elevating Black voices will not change.
• If You Think the School Lunch Battle is New — Go to Philadelphia. A science museum in the city looks back at the history of feeding children in schools and reminds us how fraught the efforts have been for more than 100 years.
• A California Museum Weighs the Promise and Perils of Tech. Set in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Computer History Museum long cheered the developments around it. Now, it’s taking a more nuanced approach.
• Theo Von Dismantles the Interview Show. The comedian and podcaster is one of the defining conversationalists of media’s new MAGA-friendly mainstream. But he can be harder to pin down, politically and culturally, than his bro-cast peers.
• Video Game Reviews of 2025. Our critics’ favorite games include the manic co-op adventure Split Fiction, the folklore-inflected South of Midnight and the tactically challenging Stone of Madness.
• Kimmel Likens the Selection of a New Pope to ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ The late night host also described the papal conclave as determining “who will be handed the keys to the popemobile” on Tuesday.
• Climate Activists Interrupt New York City Ballet Performance. Protesters interrupted an all-Balanchine program on the company’s spring season opening night, which coincided this year with Earth Day.
• ‘Andor’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: Rebel Rebel. The “Star Wars” series, back for its final season, shows how a revolution takes hold and how even in times of radical change, people have to keep living their lives.

Theater

• No Power? No Problem. Nicole Scherzinger Sings With Bullhorn on Broadway. The “Sunset Boulevard” star briefly entertained the crowd when “a technical malfunction on the sound side” forced the cancellation of a matinee performance.
• Review: Little Adds Up in the Elusive ‘Grief Camp’ Les Waters’s production for Atlantic Theater Company is marvelously realized, despite the limitations of the play’s often maddening script.
• Jeremy Jordan, Searching for Challenges Onstage. In “Floyd Collins,” playing a hardscrabble Kentuckian trapped while exploring a cave, the actor finds inspiration in the claustrophobic restrictions.
• ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Review: An Origin Story for the Stage. This Broadway production delivers lots of spectacle as it winds back to the teenage years of Henry Creel, an antagonist from the Netflix series.

Books

• Go to Mars, Never Die and Other Big Tech Pipe Dreams. In “More Everything Forever,” the science journalist Adam Becker subjects Silicon Valley’s “ideology of technological salvation” to critical scrutiny.
• Poems That Lean Into Calm and Joy Amid Life’s Chaos. In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life (and dogs), a gathering of hushed moments and a clutch of myth-inflected reveries.
• Being Married to Timothy Leary Was Tough. It Helped to Be High. Susannah Cahalan traces the life of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, who made her husband’s coffee, tripped with him and helped break him out of jail.

Movies

• Death, Taxes and Ben Affleck: ‘The Accountant’ Gets a Sequel. The director and the writer of the surprisingly successful “Accountant” franchise join Affleck to discuss its origins, getting ahead in Hollywood and learning to line dance.

Food

• Sometimes You Just Need a Great Big Salad. And Alexa Weibel’s chopped salad with jalapeño-ranch dressing is both very great and very big (flavor-wise).
• Just Don’t Call It ‘Tequila’ California agave spirits, a recent addition to the liquor cabinet, aim for a bigger slice of the market.

Style

• Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Secret About People’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
• My Fiancé Wants a Prenup After We Decided We Didn’t Need One. Help! A reader feels ambushed after her fiancé resurrected the idea of a prenuptial agreement with only weeks to go until their wedding. Also: He wants to split the legal bill.
• His Suits Come Alive From the Waist Down. Jack Sivan started his namesake tailoring and men’s wear business after freelancing for luxury labels like the Row.
• Does Your Plant Need a Nanny? A new crop of caretakers will spritz, polish and prune your houseplants — and even send photos while you’re away.

Magazine

• Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump Make More Sense Together Than You Think. The official Instagram announcement ritual felt odd, but the pairing might not be.
• The Most Luxurious Use of Eggs, by Way of Japan. Chawanmushi, a Japanese half-custard half-flan, treats the humble staples as the lavish ingredients they’ve always been.

Travel

• To Ship or to Check? That Is the Luggage Question. The convenience of shipping comes with a cost. But under some circumstances, it may be worth it — and there may even be some savings if you factor in other elements.
• The Latest Battleground for Luxury Tourism: Albania’s Adriatic Coast. Two major proposals led by Jared Kushner and a new airport championed by the Albanian government focus on an area prized for its biodiversity. Are they a sign of things to come?

Real Estate

• $800,000 Homes in California, Colorado and Vermont. An Italianate home in Martinez, Calif., an industrial condo in Denver, and an updated farmhouse in Shelburne, Vt.
• Meet the Bar Cabinet, the Bar Cart’s Luxe Older Sibling. Offering up an element of surprise, bar cabinets are impressive, functional showpieces.

Health

• Tariffs on China Aren’t Likely to Rescue Battered U.S. P.P.E. Industry. The few domestic companies that still make protective gear for health care workers have clamored for federal intervention. But they worry President Trump’s trade war with China won’t help.
• Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reports. Despite a 1 percent increase in 2024, U.S. birthrates remained in a historic slump, a trend that worries demographers and cultural critics.

Well

• The Sleep Trends Experts Think You Should (and Shouldn’t) Try. Mouth tape, melatonin, “worry journals” — here’s what might actually help you sleep.
• 17 Ways to Cut Your Risk of Stroke, Dementia and Depression All at Once. A new study identified overlapping factors that affect your odds of developing these brain diseases late in life.

Times Insider

• A White House Reporter on What It Takes to Cover Trump. Tyler Pager uses a deep bench of sources to break stories about immigration, economic policy and national security.

Corrections

• Corrections: April 23, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: He Explored Space Travel’s Mysteries, and Left One of His Own. Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

The Learning Network

• What Do You Believe In? A new series explores how people experience religion and spirituality now. What does belief look like for you?
• Shocking Television Deaths. What’s your most memorable TV character exit?
• Word of the Day: tetchy. This word has appeared in 37 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

En español

• Trump dice que los migrantes indocumentados no requieren juicio antes de ser deportados. El presidente afirmó que los países estaban enviando a sus presos a Estados Unidos y que necesitaba obviar las exigencias constitucionales del debido proceso para expulsarlos rápidamente.
• Vance esboza un plan de alto al fuego en Ucrania que favorece a Rusia. El vicepresidente JD Vance dijo que el plan congelaría el territorio a lo largo de las actuales líneas del frente del conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania, y que EE. UU. se retiraría si ambas partes no estaban de acuerdo.
• Esto es lo que hay que saber sobre las tensiones en Cachemira. El martes, milicianos mataron al menos a 26 turistas e hirieron a muchos otros en Cachemira. En el pasado, India ha culpado a Pakistán de ataques similares.
• Cómo ver el funeral del papa Francisco. El funeral de Francisco se llevará a cabo el sábado en la plaza de San Pedro, según ha indicado el Vaticano. Aquí te decimos cómo verlo y qué esperar.
• Trump se apoya en los tatuajes para identificar pandilleros. Es un criterio poco fiable, según los expertos. El gobierno estadounidense parece estar utilizando el arte corporal para deportar a personas que, afirman, son miembros del Tren de Aragua. Una medida que ignora décadas de protocolo, según los críticos.
• Un potente terremoto sacude Estambul y saca a la gente a las calles. Inmediatamente después del sismo no se registraron víctimas ni daños importantes, pero todavía está fresco el recuerdo del desastroso terremoto de 2023 en el sureste del país.
• El féretro del papa Francisco es trasladado a la Basílica de San Pedro. Miles de personas acudieron a presentar sus respetos y despedirse del pontífice, quien falleció el lunes a la edad de 88 años.
• Los narcocorridos son muy populares en México, pero ahora quieren prohibirlos. Los artistas mexicanos forjaron enormes audiencias cantando sobre los cárteles de la droga y la narcocultura. Ahora, ayuntamientos y estados se oponen a esa tendencia.
• Las hormonas sexuales son hormonas cerebrales y podrían ayudar a tratar el cerebro. Una comprensión cada vez mayor de cómo las hormonas “reproductivas” esculpen el cerebro podría transformar el tratamiento de las afecciones neurológicas.
• Homicidios y negligencias en las cárceles de California. Las cárceles del condado de Riverside están plagadas de tasas de homicidio inusualmente altas y fallos de seguridad recurrentes por parte de un personal inexperto.
• Las mujeres que piensan que el mundo necesita más bebés. Las asistentes a la convención del movimiento a favor de la natalidad eran relativamente pocas y estaban todas de acuerdo: la maternidad necesita reinventarse.
• Por décadas, su trastorno fue un secreto. Luego dio la cara en internet. Millones de personas se rascan la piel o se jalan el pelo compulsivamente. Las redes sociales están ayudando a algunas de ellas a recuperarse.
• Palabra del día: ‘tetchy’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 37 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Sheinbaum critica los anuncios antimigrantes del gobierno de Trump. Las apariciones de Kristi Noem, secretaria del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, en la televisión mexicana culpando a los migrantes de los males de EE. UU. provocaron una dura reacción de la presidenta mexicana.
• Costa Rica ofrece soluciones para los deportados por Trump: integrarse o irse. El país está tomando medidas para “proteger” a decenas de migrantes de naciones lejanas que fueron deportados de Estados Unidos y que hasta hace poco estaban detenidos indefinidamente.

Weather

• Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in New Orleans. Lingering storms drenched the city with over a month’s worth of rain, swamping roads and stranding drivers.

Gameplay

• Wordle Review No. 1,405. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, April 24, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 683. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, April 24, 2025.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Dress to the Nines. Brandon Koppy makes space for us.

Polls

• How Americans Feel About DOGE and Elon Musk. People like the idea of cutting government waste. But they dislike Mr. Musk, and they’re down on the Department of Government Efficiency.