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• Why Is There a Voting Rights Act? A Timeline. Here’s a look at some key events that led to and followed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
• Read Supreme Court’s Ruling and Dissent on Louisiana Voting Map. The justices, split along ideological lines, found that Louisiana’s voting map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
• Latest Round of Severe Weather Destroys Many Homes and Businesses in Texas. Officials in Mineral Wells, west of Dallas, were assessing the considerable damage on Wednesday morning.
• Road Closures and Traffic Delays Expected for Charles and Camilla’s Day in New York. The New York Police Department urged commuters to use public transportation during the royal visit on Wednesday.
• For a royal family in turmoil, the state visit could be a moment of positivity.
• The World War II Submarine Behind Charles’s Gift to Trump. The bell that King Charles III gave President Trump on his state visit came from a submarine that sank several Japanese ships in the Pacific War in 1945.
• San Antonio Is Booming. But Poverty Hasn’t Budged. The city’s rapid expansion brought new jobs and investment, but decades of low wages and limited access to education and housing have kept many residents from reaching the middle class.
• He Defied the State to Fortify His Mansion. Now He Wants to Be Governor. Rom Reddy has pushed to protect his beachfront mansion in South Carolina from what he calls “government overreach.” The fight, he said, inspired his political awakening.
• A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons. Scientists shared transcripts with The Times in which chatbots described how to assemble deadly pathogens and unleash them in public spaces.
• Oakland’s Airport Can Use ‘San Francisco’ in Its Name Under Settlement. The agreement ends a two-year dispute between the Bay Area cities over the smaller airport’s rebranding.
• Dirk Kempthorne, Former Idaho Governor and Interior Secretary, Dies at 74. 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.
• King Charles III Delivers Message of Unity to Congress. King Charles III delivered an address to a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday, becoming only the second British monarch to do so.
• This Time, the King’s Speech Was Full of Jokes. 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.
• Read the Indictment of James Comey. 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.
• More than 120 foreign leaders have addressed Congress. Not many have been kings.
• Trump Welcomes King Charles to White House. 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.
• Watch Live: King Charles Addresses Congress. King Charles III of Britain addresses a joint meeting of Congress.
• Trump Hosts Charles, a King and, Perhaps, His Cousin. Mr. Trump expressed delight on social media on Tuesday after a British newspaper report said he was a 15th cousin of the British monarch.
• A Brooch, Teaspoons and More: The King, Queen and the Trumps Trade Gifts. 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.
• Offbeat Obituaries Honor Loss With Levity (and Brutal Honesty). 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.
• The king’s visit comes amid foreign policy disagreements with the United States.
• F.B.I. Knew Civil Rights Group Informants Helped Bring Down Extremists, Lawyers Say. 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.
• Security is tight for King Charles’s U.S. visit.
• Hegseth and Kid Rock Ride Army Helicopters in Wake of Contentious Flyby. The flights on Monday came a few weeks after two Apache crews were censured and then cleared for flying near the singer’s home.
• F.B.I. Searches Businesses Around Minneapolis as Part of Fraud Inquiry. 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.
• Epstein Scandal Looms Over King Charles’s U.S. Visit. 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.
• One Person Appears to Be Missing From King Charles’s U.S. Itinerary: Prince Harry. 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.
• Texas Lawmakers to Question Camp Mystic’s Owners Over Deadly Flood. 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.
• Trump Push to End Key Humanitarian Protection Reaches Supreme Court. 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.
• What Is Temporary Protected Status? 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.
• King and Queen of England Visit White House. 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.
• Trump Is Dissatisfied With Iran’s Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz. The proposal would have set aside questions about what to do with Iran’s nuclear program.
• Read the Criminal Complaint and Affidavit Charging Cole Tomas Allen. Allen, 31, of Torrance, Calif., faces three counts, including two federal gun crimes and attempting to assassinate the president of the United States.
• Judge Delays Order to Force Penn to Turn Over List of Jews on Campus. The Trump administration had said it needed the information for an antisemitism investigation.
• DeSantis Proposes Florida House Map That Could Add Four Republican Seats. The Republican-controlled Legislature is meeting in Tallahassee this week to vote on the map, which would apply for the 2026 midterms if passed.
• Virginia High Court Weighs Legality of Congressional Map Approved Last Week. Oral arguments on Monday morning lasted about an hour. It was not clear how justices would rule.
• Human Remains Found in Tampa Bay in Search for Missing Student. The remains have not yet been identified, but a former University of South Florida student has been charged in connection with the murders of Nahida Bristy and Zamil Limon.
• Map: 3.3-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles Area. View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
• Woman Gets Jail After Unleashing Swarm of Bees During an Eviction. The woman, who is a beekeeper, was sentenced to six months after being convicted of using the bees as a weapon against deputies during a 2022 eviction.
• Bernie Sanders Presses Democrats to Swear Off Super PACs in Primaries. The independent senator from Vermont says top Democrats should tell candidates they will otherwise lose access to party resources.
• Eric Swalwell, Tony Gonzales and the Post-Post-#MeToo Era. What constitutes unacceptable behavior? And how many accusers does it take for an allegation to be believed? Societal standards remain nebulous.
• F.B.I. Patrols Neighborhood of Man Held in Connection to Gala Shooting. The F.B.I was seen at the home of a man held in connection with the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner. Residents of Torrance, Calif. said they were surprised to hear that the suspect appeared to be from their neighborhood.
• California Billionaire Tax Has Signatures Needed for Ballot, Backers Say. The measure calls for placing a one-time 5 percent tax on the assets of California residents with at least $1.1 billion. Opponents are backing competing measures to counter the tax.
• Powerful Storm Sweeps Across Texas and Kills 2, Displacing Dozens. Thousands remain without power as extensive damage occurred across two counties northwest of Fort Worth.
• Family of Suspect in Colorado Attack Released After Months in Detention. Two days after their release, the mother and her five children were again detained during an ICE check-in. A judge halted their removal and returned the family home.
• The Trump Administration Has Changed Almost Every Aspect of Food Stamps. Legislation and regulatory tweaks enacted over the past year have altered who is eligible, what recipients can buy and how much some receive in benefits, among other changes.
• The Hard Life of an Immigrant Whose Killing Became a Symbol for Trump. President Trump posted surveillance footage of Nilufa Easmin’s brutal killing by another immigrant to advance his agenda. Behind the rhetoric was a more nuanced story.
• Maps: Gunfire Near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. A gunman was apprehended outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton where President Trump was scheduled to speak.
• Trump Safe After Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner. President Trump was at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at a Washington hotel when a gunman opened fire. He was unharmed.
• Watch Live: Trump Speaks To Press After Reports of Shots Fired at Correspondents’ Dinner. President Trump gives a news conference after he was rushed from the stage after gunfire broke out in the hotel where the White House correspondents’ dinner was being held on Saturday night
• Texas Can Arrest People Who Illegally Cross at Mexico Border, Court Says. The court that paused a 2023 law allowing state and local police officers to arrest migrants has now ruled that the measure is legal, a decision likely to be appealed.
• 2 Police Officers Are Shot at a Chicago Hospital. The shooting left one officer in critical condition, officials said. The condition of the other officer was not immediately known.
• Every Black Republican Is Leaving the House, Erasing Diversity Gains. All four Black House Republicans are retiring after this year, a reflection of the striking and persistent lack of diversity in the G.O.P. ranks of Congress.
• The 85-Year-Old Widow Snagged by Trump’s Immigration Crackdown. In her first interview since being deported, Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, the French widow of a former G.I., recounted her experience in ICE detention.
• One of Two Missing Florida Doctoral Students Is Found Dead, Officials Say. The University of South Florida students were reported missing last week. A roommate of the student whose body was found was charged in connection with his disappearance.
• Two Men Plead Guilty in Harvard Medical School Explosion. Logan David Patterson, 18, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 21, pleaded guilty for the November incident in which they set off a commercial firework in a research lab.
• Wildfires Destroy Dozens of Structures in Georgia, Governor Says. Fires fueled by drought have burned tens of thousands of acres in southern Georgia and northern Florida, where officials said one blaze was blamed for the death of a volunteer firefighter.
• 31 Sloths Acquired by an Orlando Animal Attraction Died, Officials Say. Many of the deaths were attributed to a lack of heat at an unauthorized warehouse that Sloth World was using, officials said.
• Over 200,000 Heated Socks Sold at Costco Recalled After Reports of Burns. The socks, from the brand 32 Degrees, were linked to reports of first- and second-degree burns, according to U.S. product safety regulators.
• Maine Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Paused New Data Centers. Gov. Janet Mills said she rejected what would have been the nation’s first moratorium on data centers because it failed to exempt a project in a distressed mill town.
• Camp Mystic Notified That It May Not Receive License to Reopen. A review by state officials in Texas said the camp, hit by catastrophic flooding last year, was not in compliance with safety requirements.
• An Unthinkable Extreme of Domestic Violence: Killing Multiple Relatives. The Shreveport, La., slaying of eight children was an example of what experts call family annihilation.
• A Professor Union Grows Fast as It Ramps Up Its Fight Against Trump. The American Association of University Professors is drawing new members. The group’s critics say its political stances hurt its cause.
• Ex-Police Officer Planned Mass Shooting in New Orleans, Officials Say. Christopher Gillum had targeted a large festival there, the authorities said. He was arrested on Wednesday in a Florida hotel room before he could carry out his plans.
• 10 Injured as Shooting Erupts at Mall in Louisiana. The chief of the Baton Rouge Police Department said during a brief news conference on Thursday that the shooting appeared “targeted.”
• Map: 4.0-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southeastern Missouri. View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
• Bones of 3 Children Found in Woods May Have Been There for Years. The Memphis police chief said a chance discovery led investigators to more than a dozen bones belonging to three children between the ages of 3 and 7.
• He Was Exonerated in a Murder and Elected to Office. He May Never Serve. Calvin Duncan, who became a lawyer and an advocate for incarcerated people, was recently elected criminal court clerk in New Orleans. Lawmakers are racing to eliminate the role.
• After a Hero’s Fall, What to Do With the Art That Honored Him? Artists who created public depictions of the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez have had to revisit their works after accusations emerged of Mr. Chavez’s sexual abuse of girls in the movement.
• Pentagon Fires Navy Secretary. Navy Secretary John Phelan was fired on Wednesday after months of infighting with senior Pentagon leaders. He championed a major investment in new ships, including a “Trump-class” battleship.
• Kalshi Fines and Suspends 3 Political Candidates for Betting on Their Races. The prediction market said the candidates violated new rules. The platform and its competitors face growing scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators over how political betting is policed.
• Man Who Stole Kristi Noem’s Purse Gets 3 Years in Prison. Ms. Noem, the homeland security secretary at the time, was at a restaurant in Washington with her family when her bag was taken with $3,000 and her security badge inside.
• Man Is Sentenced to 20 Years in 1983 Killing of Oregon Woman. Teresa Peroni, 27, was last seen on July 4, 1983, in Selma, Ore. Marcus Sanfratello, the man seen with her that day, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter after his arrest last year.
• How Kevin Warsh Is Distancing Himself From Trump. Lawmakers questioned the ability of Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick for Fed chair, to lead the central bank independently. Colby Smith explains how Mr. Warsh tried to distance himself from the president.
• Hundreds of Mothballs Spread on Florida Beach, Wildlife Officials Say. The mothballs, which are toxic to wildlife, appeared on St. Pete Beach this week, according to the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Officials are investigating the episode.
• With G.O.P. in Dismay, Redistricting Fight Turns to Florida and the Courtroom. A victory for Democrats in Virginia has left Republicans grumbling about their strategy and looking to the next phase of a coast-to-coast battle.
• At Least 2 Dead in West Virginia Chemical Spill, Officials Say. A “chemical release” of hydrogen sulfide in Nitro, W.Va., left at least two people dead, officials said.
• Wildfires in Georgia Destroy Homes and Set Off Evacuations. The fires are also causing poor air quality, expected to last into at least Thursday, for a corner of the Southeast.
• Man Accused of Killing 3 in Spree Near Atlanta Dies in Jail. Olaolukitan Adon Abel, a 26-year-old Navy veteran, had been charged with killing a man and two women in a series of attacks across suburban Atlanta.
• 2 Are Dead After ‘Chemical Emergency’ at a West Virginia Plant. As many as 30 others were treated at a hospital and at the scene after a “chemical release” of hydrogen sulfide at a plant in Nitro, W.Va., the authorities said.

Elections

• What to Know About the Voting Rights Act. The 1965 law was mean to address fundamental inequities in American life, and was one of the signal accomplishments of the civil rights movement.
• Here’s the latest.
• Some states have their own Voting Rights Acts.
• Florida House Approves New Congressional Map in Party-Line Vote. The new map could give Republicans as many as four new seats in the state’s 28-member delegation, which already has 20 Republicans.
• Florida Lawmakers Debate Aggressive New Map as Supreme Court Decision Lands. The map would eliminate as many as four Democratic-held districts, including one that is heavily Puerto Rican. Republicans expressed confidence in the map’s legality.
• These states could have time to redraw their maps before the midterms.
• Supreme Court Deals Further Blow to Voting Rights Act. The court struck down Louisiana’s voting map as an illegal racial gerrymander in a move that could make it harder for lawmakers to create majority-minority voting districts.
• 5 Takeaways From the Latest Debate in the California Governor’s Race. 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.
• Adopting Trump’s Voice, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Let Ballroom Proceed. The court filing links the security breach at the White House correspondents’ dinner to the lawsuit over President Trump’s ballroom project.
• Deb Haaland’s Historic Run for Governor Hits a Primary Snag. The former interior secretary seemed to have an easy path to becoming the first woman and Native American to be New Mexico’s governor — until Sam Bregman challenged her.
• How ‘Yes’ Won a Narrow Victory in Virginia’s Redistricting Battle. Northern Virginia carried the measure to victory even as turnout in Democratic areas lagged and nearly all of the state shifted right from last year’s governor’s race.

Politics

• Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Abortion Clinic in Fight Over Donor Records. A crisis pregnancy group had asked the justices to allow it to sue in federal court over a demand for donor information by New Jersey officials.
• All Six Conservative Justices Attended Trump’s State Dinner. Their appearance seemed at odds with the chief justice’s oft-stated message that the court he leads avoids even the appearance of political splits.
• Comey Makes First Court Appearance After Second Indictment Against Him. The indictment against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, focused on a social media post that the Justice Department deemed a threat to the president.
• Pentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $25 Billion as Hegseth Berates Skeptics. During his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the war began, the defense secretary lashed out at lawmakers in both parties who have questioned the conflict.
• Springfield’s Haitian Workers and Businesses Face Uncertain Future. Haitians played a pivotal role in revitalizing the once struggling Ohio city. The end of Temporary Protected Status could be a setback for its future.
• ‘Excruciating and Agonizing’: A New Reality for Jewish Democrats. With Israel increasingly unpopular and antisemitism on the rise, Jewish politicians find themselves more and more under attack.
• Investigators Offer More Details of Gunman of Gala Dinner Attack. The details, combined with video, seem to suggest that the gunman was not the person who shot an officer in his protective vest.
• How the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Could Be Felt in the Midterms. Democrats will lose at least one blue-leaning district in Louisiana, and Florida is drawing a redder map. South Carolina, Tennessee and Missouri could try to draw new maps before voting begins.
• Here’s How the Supreme Court Has Handled Other Humanitarian Protection Cases. The court has allowed the Trump administration to end protections on a temporary basis in other cases while they are litigated.
• Anti-Haiti remarks by Trump figure in the Supreme Court arguments. The Trump administration argues its effort to end humanitarian protections for Haitians was based on foreign policy and national security, not race.
• How Temporary Is T.P.S.? While some from countries with Temporary Protected Status stay for many years, others have been sent home with little fanfare when their countries were deemed safe.
• Which Countries Have T.P.S.? The Trump administration has sought to end protections for people from 13 of the 17 countries that had the status.
• These are the lawyers who will be arguing the T.P.S. case. The justices will hear from the solicitor general, followed by lawyers for Syrians and Haitians.
• Officials Distorted Facts to Justify Deporting Haitians, Internal Emails Show. Emails revealed in a California lawsuit and now submitted to the Supreme Court show that an administration researcher privately disputed claims about Haitians.
• Arguments May Shed Light on the Court’s ‘Shadow Docket’ The Trump administration urged the justices to rely on earlier terse emergency rulings and explain “what to make of this court’s interim orders.”
• One Justice Has Personal Ties to Haiti: Barrett. Two of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s seven children were adopted from Haiti.
• T.P.S. Clampdown Is Part of Trump’s Broader Immigration Agenda. It is one of many ways the president has tried to make good on his pledge to deport record numbers of people in his second term.
• What to know about T.P.S. for Haitians and Syrians.
• King Charles Speaks of ‘Indispensable Alliance’ at State Dinner With Trump. President Trump held a state dinner honoring King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla. During the toast, the two leaders praised the enduring alliance between the nations.
• Judge Asks Justice Department: Will You Oppose Trump? A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to explain whether it intends to contest President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the I.R.S. over the disclosure of his tax returns.
• Supreme Court Considers Trump’s Plan to Revoke Deportation Protections. The Trump administration wants to terminate humanitarian protections known as Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of migrants from Haiti and Syria.
• At State Dinner, King Charles Charms the Court of Trump. 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!”
• White House Urges House to Quickly Fund D.H.S. 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.
• Full Guest List for Trump’s State Dinner With Charles and Camilla. Six members of the Supreme Court were invited to the dinner, alongside top administration officials, billionaires and Republican lawmakers.
• Trump Administration Issues Another Indictment Against Comey. 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.
• See the Menu for the British Royal State Dinner. Spring-herbed ravioli and Dover sole meunière are among the dishes at the dinner honoring King Charles III of Britain and Queen Camilla.
• Beneath King Charles’s Jokes and Decorum, a Subtle Rebuttal to Trump. King Charles III gently pushed back against President Trump’s attacks on Britain and NATO.
• Democrats Pitch ‘New Affordability,’ Looking to Widen Midterm Appeal. 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 Latest Place Trump’s Face Will Appear: Some U.S. Passports. 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.
• Treasury Dept. Issues More Sanctions on Iranian Oil Exports. The measures aim to crack down on Iran’s shadow banking system and Chinese purchases of Iranian oil.
• Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Tech Company. The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.
• Florida Republicans Refuse to Take Up DeSantis Bill Loosening Vaccine Mandates. 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.”
• National Guard Can Stay in Memphis, State Appeals Court Says. The decision reversed a lower-court ruling last year that temporarily blocked the deployment.
• Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Detention Policy, Creating a Split. The question of whether undocumented immigrants can settle in the United States without facing arrest and detention is likely headed to the Supreme Court.
• Trump Administration Secures New Indictment Against Comey. The new case stems from a photograph of seashells on a North Carolina beach.
• Jimmy Kimmel Defends ‘Widow’ Joke After Calls for His Dismissal. 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.
• Trump Tests the Limits of His Most Faithful Supporters. 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.
• Is the U.S. in a Politically Violent Age? What the Data and History Say. A conversation with Sean Westwood, a professor at Dartmouth who tracks political violence and Americans’ perceptions of it.
• Military Quietly Accelerates Boat Strikes, Deploying More Aircraft. 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.
• Hed: King Charles III and Queen Camilla Arrive at White House. King Charles III and Queen Camilla are on the second day of their state visit, when Charles will meet privately with President Trump.
• Civil Rights Cases Slow at Education Dept. Amid Trump’s Overhaul. 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.
• Republicans Brace for Brutal Midterms as Trump’s Popularity Slips. The elections are still six months off, and some within the G.O.P. say there is still time to right the ship.
• Why the Department of Homeland Security Is Still Shut Down. 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.
• Trump’s Top Child Care Official Wants a ‘Bonfire of Regulations’ 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.
• British Embassy Hosts Royal Couple, and a Few Hundred More, at Garden Party. King Charles III and Queen Camilla gathered with Washington’s famous and not so famous for an off-the-record evening.
• Investigators Seeking Attacker’s Motive Comb Through an Archive of Posts. Federal authorities are looking into whether Cole Tomas Allen posted on Bluesky as “coldforce,” who wrote and promoted liberal views that did not stand out on the left-leaning platform.
• King Charles Will Speak of ‘Reconciliation and Renewal’ During Address to Congress. The state visit of King Charles III comes at a moment of tension over the war in Iran between President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
• At a Moment of Chaos in Trump’s Washington, the Royals Come to Town. Presidents use state visits to show off all that is appealing about American culture. But the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner has cast a shadow over the visit.
• Charges Announced Against Press Gala Attack Defendant. On Monday, Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, announced three federal charges against Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in Saturday’s attack at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
• ICE Warehouse Plan Faces Delay Over Lack of Environmental Reviews. Officials have argued in court filings that the projects are exempt from federally required assessments, but are scrambling after a judge disagreed.
• Charges Against Assassination Suspect Based on Shotgun Shell and a Screed. The authorities say the California man stormed a black-tie gala on Saturday seeking to kill the president.
• The Billionaires Dominating California Politics. Between Sergey Brin and Tom Steyer, ultrawealthy people are trying to guide the state’s direction.
• Republicans Push for Trump’s White House Ballroom After Gala Attack. The attack on a press dinner in Washington, which is being called an attempted assassination of President Trump, has also renewed the fight over reopening the Homeland Security Department.
• Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Roundup Weedkiller Case. The case could help determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against the maker of a popular herbicide over claims that it causes cancer.
• President and First Lady Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over ‘Widow’ Joke. The joke was recorded two days before the White House correspondents’ dinner, where a gunman tried to storm the press gala.
• King Charles and Queen Camilla Arrive in the United States. The royals will spend four days in the United States, two of them in the capital.
• Employment Agency Pushes Discrimination Cases That Match Trump’s Agenda. Field staff at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission say they are being pressured to bring politically charged cases, even with little evidence.
• As Part of Royal Visit, Trumps Will Show Off the White House Bees. King Charles and Queen Camilla, both avid beekeeping supporters, will visit the White House-shaped hive on the South Lawn.
• Sergey Brin Moves to the Right, With a ‘MAGA Girlfriend’ by His Side. After once backing liberal causes, the Google co-founder has praised President Trump, donated to Republicans and spent $57 million to try to block a California billionaire tax.
• Even Before the Gunfire, Many Guests Bore the Scars of Political Violence. Gunfire at a press gala on Saturday underscored the ever growing club of political figures whose lives have been upended by violence.
• Grievance Propelled Gala Attack Suspect Across Country, Authorities Say. A man who has worked as a tutor and graduated from the California Institute of Technology is being held by authorities in connection with the armed attack at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
• What’s Next in the Nationwide Redistricting Fight. All eyes are on Florida and Virginia, where a special session and courtroom proceedings set for this week factor into the battle for the House in the midterms.
• Supreme Court Reviews Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Criminals. Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes.
• Dinner, Interrupted: Over Brunch, Journalists Reflect on a Chaotic Night. Moving to a new venue, or the East Wing? Plans for the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner are fluid following Saturday’s shocking events.
• Officials Investigating Writing Tied to Correspondents’ Dinner Attack. A man being held in connection with the attack wrote a note indicating potential targets and grievances, authorities say.
• What We Know About the Gunman at the White House Press Dinner. The authorities are investigating a motive for the attack by the suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen. Those who know him described him as a “completely average guy.”
• Security at Correspondents’ Dinner Worked as Intended, Experts Say. Officials noted that the suspect never made it into the hotel ballroom, where President Trump and hundreds of journalists were gathered for the White House correspondents’ dinner.
• ‘Shots Fired!’: Inside the Pandemonium at the Washington Hilton. Guests dived to the floor and took cover as Secret Service agents climbed over tables to protect some of the country’s most high-ranking officials, including President Trump.
• Most Guests Ducked for Cover. This Man Munched on His Burrata Salad. Michael Glantz, a top agent at Creative Artists Agency, calmly ate his appetizer during the commotion at the White House correspondents’ dinner. He had his reasons.
• The Hotel Where Reagan Was Shot in 1981 Becomes a Crime Scene Again. The Washington Hilton was the site of an assassination attempt against the 40th president.
• What Our Reporter Saw During the D.C. Shooting. Our reporter was with President Trump at the White House correspondents’ dinner when a gunman breached security. He describes the frantic scenes that unfolded.
• Social Media Captures Chaos and the Mundane After Shooting at Correspondents’ Dinner. Journalists and guests shared the surreal and confusing scenes from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner after gunfire erupted on Saturday.
• For Oz Pearlman, a Press Gala Not Even He Could Have Predicted. The mentalist was the featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents’ dinner. He was in the middle of a trick when gunshots rang out.
• White House Correspondents’ Dinner Is a Washington Institution. The dinner, a celebration of press freedom and the First Amendment, has been held annually for more than 50 years. It is both loved and loathed.
• Trump Praises Journalist After Shooting at Media Dinner. Weijia Jiang, a CBS correspondent, had been sitting next to the president at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner when shots rang out. Soon afterward, she was reporting on the attack.
• After Security Scare, Trump Demands Approval for His White House Ballroom. An incident involving an armed man at the White House correspondents’ dinner has the president to renewing his push for a project slowed by litigation.
• Washington Shooting Prompts Discussions About a State Visit from British Royals. Buckingham Palace said it was assessing how the shooting could affect a state visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla that is set to begin Monday.
• Gunman Appears to Have Targeted Administration Officials, Blanche Says. “We know there were some writings,” the acting attorney general told “Meet the Press.” He said the review of the evidence was still in its early stages.
• World leaders condemn violence after gunfire at the White House correspondents’ dinner. Mr. Trump’s
• Federal authorities swarm the suspect’s home in an L.A. suburb. It was not clear if the authorities had entered the home in Torrance, Calif., a white-collar city of about 150,000 people close to popular beaches.
• What We Know About the Shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. A gunman carrying multiple weapons attempted to break into the dinner that President Trump was attending. Police have taken a suspect into custody.
• D.C. media parties go on, despite news of gunfire.
• ‘I’m Not a Basket Case’: Trump Describes His Mind-Set After an Evening of Chaos. Very little was clear about what had happened at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night. But the president wanted to talk about it.
• Again, a Gunman Got Perilously Close to Trump. After two previous assassination attempts, the effort by an armed man to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is sure to raise questions about security and political violence.
• California Man in Custody After Shooting at Dinner Attended by Trump. Shots were fired at the hotel hosting the White House correspondents’ dinner. Authorities said the attack was carried out by a lone gunman who was brought down by the Secret Service.
• Running Gunman Was Tackled by Law Enforcement Near Security Checkpoint. The gunman did not make it inside the hotel ballroom where President Trump, top officials and hundreds of journalists had gathered for dinner.
• Trump Fires Board Members of Group That Oversees U.S. Science Funding. The dismissals from an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation marked the president’s latest assault on scientific research organizations.
• How the War in Iran Is Draining the U.S. of Critical Weapons. The United States has blown through weapons as the cost of the war in Iran has hit nearly $1 billion a day. Our national security correspondent Eric Schmitt explains how American costs may go beyond the financial.
• In California, a Voter ID Proposal Is Set to Appear on the Ballot in November. A Republican-backed initiative has cleared the signature threshold for the election. Critics say the proposal could make it harder for people to vote.
• Trump to Dine With Reporters He’s Been Roasting All Week. President Trump has boycotted the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in previous years.
• Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Atomic Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create. President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018, saying it was the worst deal ever. But Iran responded with an enrichment spree that haunts the negotiations to this day.
• Tennessee Passed a Slate of Immigration Bills. Here’s What They Do. The Republican supermajority in the Tennessee General Assembly approved a series of immigrations bills, crafted in coordination with the White House.
• Under Trump, Green Card Seekers Face New Scrutiny for Views on Israel. In guidance to immigration officers, the administration describes participating in pro-Palestinian protests and criticizing Israel as “overwhelmingly negative” factors.
• Firm Building Trump’s Ballroom Got a Secret No-Bid Contract for a Nearby Job. The National Park Service increased the value of the contract several times over and then awarded it to Maryland-based Clark Construction, in a process that experts said was highly unusual.
• 2 Killed in Boat Strike in Eastern Pacific Ocean, Pentagon Says. The attack — the sixth this month — raised the death toll to at least 182 in a campaign against people the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs at sea.
• Rubio’s Absence From Iran Talks Highlights Stay-at-Home Role. President Trump has outsourced much of his diplomacy to others, while Mr. Rubio focuses on his second job as national security adviser.
• The ‘Lasting Damage’ of Pirro’s Abandoned Fed Investigation. The Trump administration’s attacks on the Federal Reserve have rattled confidence in the central bank’s ability to operate independently before a leadership transition.
• The Looming Scorched-Earth Midterm Campaign. Republicans are likely to fall back on a tried-and-tested strategy for the midterms: Going negative.
• Why Are Politicians Dropping So Many F-Bombs? Times reporters had a hunch that politicians were using the F-word more than ever. So they analyzed the data and found an interesting trend: Democrats are swearing far more than Republicans. Our reporter Kellen Browning breaks down why.
• Appeals Court Says Trump’s Ban on Asylum Claims at Border Is Illegal. The ruling could require the Trump administration to begin processing new applications from asylum seekers at the southern border.
• Trump Says He Dislikes Prediction Markets. His Family Invests in Them. The White House has warned staff not to wager on government decisions, but his family’s involvement with these firms undermines the president’s message.
• Trump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions for Death Penalty. The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.
• White House Allowed Officials’ Text Messages to Be Deleted, Lawsuit Says. Two watchdogs say internal White House guidance that text messages need not be preserved unless “they are the sole record of official decision-making” contradicted the law.
• How Kevin Warsh Could Shrink the Fed’s Footprint in Financial Markets. President Trump’s nominee to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve wants to overhaul the central bank, including its more than $6 trillion balance sheet.
• A New Worry for Republicans: Latino Catholics Offended by Trump. In 2024, the president made significant inroads with Hispanics. But in a competitive Arizona congressional district, voters now express dismay at his feud with the pope.
• Todd Blanche Targets Trump’s Enemies Amid Jockeying to Lead Justice Dept. Mr. Blanche’s salvo of actions are meant to demonstrate progress on the president’s priorities, chief among them payback.
• Rubio Says Iran’s Soccer Team Can Attend World Cup. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that while the players were welcome, anyone accompanying them who has links to the Iranian military would be denied entry.
• Trump Reposts Tirade Against Chinese and Indian Immigrants. The president touched off a furor with his post sharing a podcast episode in which the host referred to China and India as “hellhole” places.
• Trump Says Israel and Lebanon Agree to Extend Cease-Fire by Three Weeks. The president made the announcement after he hosted a meeting at the White House of Israeli and Lebanese diplomats.
• Iran War Has Drained U.S. Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons. The Pentagon’s rush to rearm its Mideast forces makes it less ready to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration and congressional officials say.
• Trump Says He’s Renovating ‘Filthy’ Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. The pool, which is more than 2,000 feet long, was the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and other events.
• Court Revives D.C.’s Ban on High-Capacity Gun Magazines, for Now. The Trump administration and D.C. officials, normally at odds over the city’s strict gun laws, had both asked the court to reconsider the case.
• How the War in Iran Is Shifting From Bombardment to a Test of Wills. The conflict has morphed into a volatile standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, as the economic costs mount and President Trump faces a political backlash at home.
• Trump Keeps Talking About Iran’s ‘Nuclear Dust.’ What Is It? First of all, it isn’t dust. It’s Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium, which is stored in large canisters about the size of scuba tanks.
• Trump’s Dreams for a Battleship Led to His Navy Secretary’s Ouster. The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.
• Justice Dept. Watchdog Begins Review of Release of Epstein Files. The department’s inspector general said it would audit the release of millions of pages of files to determine whether the agency had followed the law.
• Trump Talks on Sending Afghans to Congo Draw Bipartisan Ire. Lawmakers in both parties said President Trump should continue allowing Afghans who worked alongside American troops to settle safely in the United States.
• Disapproval of Trump Hits Highest Level of His Second Term. The president’s weakening poll numbers come as the war in Iran has driven up gas prices, and more Americans are expressing concerns about the economy.
• Candidates for California Governor Debate as Election Nears. No clear front-runner has emerged in the nonpartisan primary for California governor just weeks before voters head to the polls.
• The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Movement Is Cooling on Trump and Republicans. Vaccine skeptics, ‘organic moms’ and environmental activists came together to elect President Trump. But some voters are disillusioned and might not turn out again.
• Justice Dept. Targets Hundreds of Citizens in New Push for Denaturalization. The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship.
• Trump Administration Loosens Restrictions on Medical Marijuana. The rule moves F.D.A.-approved marijuana and state-regulated marijuana out of the Schedule I category, which includes drugs like heroin.
• U.S. Seizes Second Tanker Carrying Iranian Oil. Navy destroyers are also shadowing several other vessels that left from an Iranian port before the U.S.-imposed blockade began, a U.S. military official said.
• House Republicans, Investigating ActBlue, Ask Its C.E.O. to Testify. The request is a significant escalation of G.O.P. pressure on the liberal fund-raising organization over its vetting of donations.
• An Independent Senate Hopeful Tries to Scare Off Montana Democrats. Seth Bodnar, an independent, could have the best chance of breaking the Republican stranglehold in Montana, but the state’s Democrats are choosing to fight.
• Candidates for California Governor Debate: 5 Takeaways. The nonpartisan primary remains volatile after the departure of Eric Swalwell. A televised debate featured six leading candidates, but produced few fireworks.
• Senate Plunges Into Vote Marathon as G.O.P. Advances ICE Funding Boost. Republicans pressed to pass a budget plan with a $70 billion increase for immigration enforcement. But first, in an overnight session, they beat back Democratic proposals aimed at lowering costs.
• Combative, Defensive and Occasionally Contrite, Kennedy Walks a Fine Line. In four days of congressional testimony, the health secretary sought to please the White House and his MAHA base at the same time.
• U.S. Settles Carter Page Wiretap Lawsuit for $1.25 Million. F.B.I. applications to surveil Mr. Page, a 2016 Trump campaign adviser, during the investigation into Russia’s interference in the election had myriad errors and omissions, an inspector general found.
• King Charles Will Not Meet Epstein Victims During U.S. State Visit. Representative Ro Khanna had asked Buckingham Palace for a private meeting between the victims and King Charles during his planned visit to the U.S. next week.
• Navy Secretary Is Out, Pentagon Says. John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon and the Trump administration after months of infighting with senior Pentagon leaders.
• Not a Deal-Breaker: White House Downplays Iranian Action Near the Strait. President Trump’s threats have given way (for the moment, at least) to a more conciliatory tone about Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
• RFK Jr. Defends Trump’s Mathematically Impossible Drug Discount Claims. President Trump has claimed that he has secured discounts of 400 to 1,500 percent on prescription drugs. A price discount cannot be more than 100 percent because that would lower the price to zero.
• Trump’s Nominee to Lead Cyber Agency Withdraws After Languishing in Senate. Confirmation for the nominee, Sean Plankey, had been pending in the Senate for over a year.
• Why Virginia’s New Map Matters for the Midterms, and What’s Next. Attention now turns to Florida, and the Supreme Court.
• F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend. The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.
• Kennedy Says His Department Advises All Children to Get Measles Vaccine. Testifying on Capitol Hill, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued to back away from his criticism of the measles shot. But he spoke on behalf of his department, not himself.

World

• Paraguay Says It’s Not Abandoning Taiwan. China Has Other Plans. Beijing is trying to unravel an unlikely long-distance relationship that has endured for decades. Could Paraguay be tempted to stray?
• Dirty Gold. A Times investigation shows how the U.S. and Canadian mints ended up buying gold that came from a Colombian drug cartel.
• The Art of the Nuclear Deal. President Trump ripped up a pact designed to prevent Iran from building a bomb. Getting a better agreement now could prove difficult.
• Map: 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Northern Japan. View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
• How a Trump Event Shooting Unfolded. The gunman had written a “manifesto,” the president said, before trying to enter a dinner in Washington for the White House press corps.
• The Generals Running Iran. The war has empowered the Revolutionary Guards and seems to be shifting the theocratic republic toward something more like a military regime.
• What Questions Do You Have About the Trump-Xi Summit? “Ask a Correspondent” will take your questions to David Pierson, who covers China’s foreign policy for The Times.
• Anti-Trumpism Unites Europe. Trump’s brand has sunk so low that conservatives are now joining leftist politicians in opposing him.

Africa

• Mali Rebels Deal Major Blow to Junta and Russian Mercenaries. Coordinated attacks signified a major escalation of insurgent violence in a region of West Africa where military leaders had seized power and warmed to Moscow in recent years.
• Euphoria in Kenya After Sabastian Sawe’s Record-Breaking Win. The London Marathon winner’s achievement has resonated nowhere more than in Kenya’s Rift Valley, which has yielded many champions.
• Mali’s Defense Minister Killed in Islamist Attacks. Mali’s defense minister was killed in attacks over the weekend by militants linked to Al Qaeda, a government spokesman said.
• Mali’s Defense Minister Killed in Attacks by Islamist Insurgents. The death of the minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, a central figure in the country’s military government, comes amid escalating violence in the region.
• Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali. The armed group JNIM claimed to have seized two key cities and destroyed the defense minister’s residence in a coordinated offensive that experts said was a major escalation in yearslong hostilities.
• Big-Game Hunter From California Is Killed by Elephant in Central Africa. Ernie Dosio, 75, of Lodi, Calif., was hunting a species of antelope in the dense forests of Gabon when his hunting party stumbled on a small herd of female elephants with calves.
• Kenyan Court Strikes Down Ruling Protecting Right to Abortion. The decision, in a country where thousands of women die yearly from unsafe abortions, held that abortions deprive unborn children of the “right to life.”
• Tanzania Blames Outsiders and Government Foes for Election Violence. The findings in a new report by a commission appointed by the government were at odds with details from human rights groups, which estimate that hundreds and possibly thousands of people were killed.
• ‘God Will Never Abandon You,’ Pope Tells Prisoners in Equatorial Guinea. Pope Leo XIV offered words of encouragement at a prison in the tiny authoritarian nation of Equatorial Guinea, one of four countries he visited during a tour of Africa.
• Pope Leo, Visiting African Prison, Urges Inmates to Find Hope Amid Despair. “Life is not defined solely by one’s mistakes,” the pope told inmates being held in a port city of Equatorial Guinea.

Americas

• Epstein Obtained Objects From Islam’s Holiest Site for His Island ‘Mosque’ Jeffrey Epstein’s messages cast light on an unusual building on his private island and show how his connections helped him secure tapestries from Mecca for it.
• Mexico Says 4 Foreigners Were at Cartel Raid Where 2 C.I.A. Officers Died. 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.
• Will Communist Cuba Ever Pay Back the Billions It Confiscated? 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.
• U.S. Mint’s Gold Program Is a Longtime Mess. Ron Paul Saw That Coming. And he’s basically fine with it.
• Canada Is a World Leader on Clean Gold, if You Don’t Look Too Closely. The Royal Canadian Mint says its gold is North American and impeccably sourced. So why is some of it from a Colombian drug cartel?
• U.S. Military Strikes Another Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3. The United States has carried out dozens of boat strikes since September against people the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs.
• See What Happened After We Found a Cartel Mine on a Military Base. Officers denied that an illegal, large-scale gold operation was underway within earshot of their posts. But we had seen it with our own eyes.
• How Drug Cartel Gold Ends Up at the U.S. Mint. The U.S. Mint is legally required to sell only legal, domestic gold. Instead, it is the last link in a chain that launders foreign gold for an insatiable market. Our reporter Justin Scheck traced one such supply chain: from an illegal mine in Colombia all the way to the Mint’s facilities in West Point, N.Y.
• U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’ As prices for the precious metal soar, the industry’s guardrails have broken down.
• 2 C.I.A. Officers Killed in Mexico Crash Lacked Proper Authorization. The two Americans were killed on Sunday when their vehicle crashed while returning from an antidrug operation led by Mexico’s armed forces in the state of Chihuahua.
• A Disputed Jet Deal and U.S. Influence Shake Peru’s Government. Pressure from Washington helped drive a disputed deal forward, triggering resignations and raising questions about sovereignty.
• A Deadly Crash Is a Reminder of the Depth of U.S. Security Ties in Mexico. The deaths of two C.I.A. officers in a crash in northern Mexico sparked questions about authorization and sovereignty, but also reflected a longstanding, sensitive security partnership between the two countries.
• Ice Sculpture Promoting Drake Album Melted by Fire Crews. Fire crews in Toronto hosed down a 25-foot tall ice sculpture that had been installed to promote a new album by the rapper Drake.

Asia Pacific

• Coast Guard Calls Off Search for Crew of Capsized Cargo Ship. The Mariana, a 145-foot vessel with six crew members, was found overturned after a typhoon, prompting an 11-day search which found no survivors.
• Indian Tycoon Offers Refuge to Pablo Escobar’s Condemned Hippos. Colombia was planning to slaughter 80 hippopotamuses after a small herd imported in the 1980s by the drug lord grew out of control. An Indian tycoon has offered them a new home instead.
• Acid Attack in Indonesia Evokes Brutality of Suharto Era. The victim had protested against the widening role of the military, which activists say is reminiscent of the country’s decades-long dictatorship.
• Afghanistan Accuses Pakistan of Artillery Strike on a University. 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.
• 22 Monks Smuggled 240 Pounds of Cannabis Into Sri Lanka, Officials Say. 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.
• Fuel Crisis Creates Commuter Crush in the Philippines. Rising fuel prices in the Philippines have disrupted daily commutes, forcing people to ditch their cars for overcrowded trains and minibuses.
• Rescue Efforts Underway After Deadly Indonesia Train Collision. 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.
• Trains Collide in Indonesia, Killing at Least 14 and Injuring Dozens. Rescue teams searched for survivors overnight after two trains collided near Jakarta on Monday. The authorities said at least 84 people were injured.
• ‘They Said A.I. Saved Me’: How South Korea Is Checking on Its Seniors. In the world’s fastest aging society, artificial intelligence is being used to make care calls to older adults who live alone and to fight dementia.
• Raghu Rai, Photographer Who Captured Modern India, Dies at 83. Mr. Rai documented major figures like the Dalai Lama and Indira Gandhi, as well as the victims of a poison gas leak in the city of Bhopal.
• Fighting ‘Sacred’ War in Ukraine, North Korea and Russia Pledge to Deepen Ties. The two countries discussed long-term military cooperation, as they opened a memorial for North Korean troops killed in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
• Inside a Fight by Homeowners for Control of Their Community in China. They signed petitions, organized rallies and held strategy sessions over karaoke, debating how far to push the authorities in their dispute with a developer.
• Islamabad Reopens After U.S.-Iran Talks Fail to Materialize. Officials had locked the city down, anticipating talks between U.S. and Iranian delegations. But they didn’t happen. “What did I close my business for?” one business owner asked.
• In the Foothills of Mt. Fuji, the Fight Is On Against Unruly Tourists. Huge crowds of visitors during cherry blossom season have put a picturesque Japanese town on edge. Some residents are trying to take charge.
• The Elite ‘Doctors’ Who Care for Mount Everest. Glacial ice has sealed the gateway to Everest’s summit, keeping hundreds of climbers from reaching the top. “Icefall doctors” are on the case.
• Japan’s New Care Workers: Bodybuilders, Wrestlers and M.M.A. Fighters. Young athletes are being recruited to plug a staff shortage in Japan’s nursing homes. The results are reshaping elder care.
• Japan’s Care Centers Recruit Some Muscle. Bodybuilders, sumo wrestlers and MMA fighters have started working at Japan’s short-staffed nursing homes in exchange for a steady income and gym memberships.
• ‘Didi vs. Modi’: A Test for the Hindu Right in India’s Bengali Heartland. The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making gains in a state once beyond its grasp, but many decry an audit that removed nine million voters, many of them Muslim.
• Top Condom Producer to Increase Prices Due to War in Iran. The world’s top condom maker is raising prices of its products by up to 30 percent, warning that shortages of raw materials and chemicals because of the war in Iran could disrupt production.
• Duterte to Stand Trial for Crimes Against Humanity at I.C.C. The International Criminal Court found there was enough evidence to try Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippine president, for killings carried out during his crackdown on drugs.
• Afghans Who Helped U.S. Forces Say They’re Being Pushed Back to the Taliban. Once promised a move to the United States, Afghan refugees who helped U.S. forces say they face ‘bad or worse’ options: resettlement to Congo or returning home to live under the Taliban.
• War in Iran Gives New Fuel to a Tax Debate in Australia. The world’s third-largest exporter of natural gas, Australia has been too lenient in taxing lucrative gas exports, many in the country argue.
• A Lost Tribe in India Makes Its Exodus to Israel. The B’nei Menashe believe they are the children of Manasseh, a king of Judah exiled about 2,800 years ago. Evidence is thin, but Israel is welcoming them ‘home.’

Australia

• Indigenous Speakers Are Booed During Commemorations of Australia’s War Dead. Dawn services for Anzac Day were disrupted in three cities. The hecklers seemed to be targeting a widespread Aboriginal custom meant to acknowledge the land’s original inhabitants.

Canada

• Despite Trade Turmoil, Canada’s Economy Is Expected to Grow and Deficit to Fall. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget update keeps to his path of diversifying away from the United States.
• Canada Announces Investment Fund to Distance Economy From the U.S. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Canada Strong Fund, which will focus on investments in the country’s infrastructure. The sovereign wealth fund seeks to make the Canadian economy less dependent on the Unites States.
• Have a Canadian Great-Great Grandparent? It Could Make You Canadian. Canada has opened a route to citizenship for people who can prove they have a Canada-born ancestor. Millions could qualify, and Americans are already lining up to apply.
• Carney Sets Up Investment Fund to Boost Canadian Economic Independence. Canada’s sovereign wealth fund will be far smaller than ones in other oil-producing nations like Norway and the Middle East.
• The Challenges Facing Canada as It Inches Toward Trade Talks. An international trade economist in Washington warns that negotiations will take place in an “incredibly difficult” environment.
• Snowstorm Strands 300 Vehicles Overnight on Alberta, Canada, Highways. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they were working to rescue those stranded and deliver supplies like food, fuel and medicine.
• Without Formal Trade Talks, Canada and the U.S. Go Public With Their Grievances. Prime Minister Mark Carney shot back at Trump administration officials, saying Canada is not ‘taking instructions from the United States.’
• Drake’s Publicity Stunt Brings Ice, Blowtorches and Headaches to Toronto. Fire crews melted a 25-foot-tall ice structure erected to promote the rapper’s forthcoming album, “Iceman,” less than a week after an explosion for a Drake music video shook part of the city.

Europe

• ‘Timmy’ the Stranded Whale Begins Journey to the North Sea. A barge carrying a whale made its way toward the North Sea, where rescuers hope the humpback will swim further into the Atlantic Ocean. The whale, nicknamed Timmy, had been stranded off Germany’s Baltic coast for several weeks.
• North London Stabbing Is Being Treated as Terrorism, Police Say. Two men were stabbed in north London on Wednesday, in an area that is home to just over half of Britain’s 300,000 Jewish residents. The city’s main police force said the attack was being treated as terrorism.
• Russia’s Victory Day Parade Won’t Have the Usual Display of Armor. The absence of tanks and other heavy military vehicles on Red Square will highlight the heavy toll of the war in Ukraine.
• Almost All of Europe was Abnormally Hot in 2025, Report Finds. The continent, which is warming faster than the global average, saw wildfires, floods and a sub-Arctic heat wave, the European State of the Climate report said.
• Trump’s Clash With Merz Shows It’s Hard to Stay Friends With the President. Throughout the war in Iran, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, did all he could to keep President Trump happy. This week, Mr. Merz appeared to lose patience.
• 2 People Stabbed in North London, Jewish Charity Says. The volunteer-run charity, Shomrim, said in a post on social media that two people were injured and a suspect was detained.
• Trial Begins for 3 Men Accused of Arson Attacks at Starmer’s Homes. Two Ukrainians and a Romanian were charged last year with setting fire to two buildings and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain.
• A Look Back at Charles’s U.S. Trips. From a barbecue at Camp David to a college football game, the British monarch has experienced many American traditions over decades of visiting the United States.
• In France, American Universities Lose Their Allure in the Trump Era. Worries about visas, academic freedom and safety are making foreign schools, like Sciences Po in Paris, more attractive to some students than the Ivy League.
• The British public have taken a dim view of the king’s visit.
• Britain Summons Iran’s Ambassador Over Message to Iranians in U.K. 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.
• Prisoner Swap in Eastern Europe Frees 10, Including Accused Spies. 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.
• Man Pleads Guilty to Planning Attack at Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna. 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.
• The Small U.K. Agency That’s a 911 for Ships in the Strait of Hormuz. 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.
• Anger About Internet Restrictions Breathes Some Life Into Russian Politics. From beauty influencers to the token political opposition, Russians are openly questioning President Vladimir V. Putin’s moves to hamstring access.
• Female Anglican Leader Prays With Pope, Signaling Unity and Recalling Divide. The meeting highlighted deepening ties between two major Christian denominations, as well as longstanding differences on the ordination of women.
• Top Iranian Official in Russia for Talks With Putin on Middle East War. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, will meet with President Vladimir V. Putin for “necessary coordination,” as negotiations with the U.S. to end the conflict have stalled.
• Can King Charles Help Heal the U.S.-British Rupture? Not since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, traveled to Washington after the Suez Crisis has a visit by the British monarch come at such a fraught time in Anglo-American relations.
• 8 Memorable Moments From Past British Royal Visits to the U.S. With King Charles III and Queen Camilla set to arrive for a state visit with President Trump, we look back at some major moments in previous royal trips to the United States.
• What to Know About King Charles and Queen Camilla’s State Visit to the U.S. The British royals are set to arrive on Monday for a visit hosted by President Trump, with a garden party, an address to Congress and a banquet on the schedule.
• 40 Years Ago, a Nuclear Catastrophe at Chernobyl. Photographs from the first days of the Chernobyl disaster and of the aftermath years later show the response, the evacuation and the long-term consequences of the world’s worst nuclear accident.
• 40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl. Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable future, it will be an army-controlled security belt.
• How a Pop Star’s Portrait Launched the Career of an Unknown Spanish Artist. Nieves González, a 29-year-old painter, once worked in relative obscurity in Andalusia. Her picture of the British singer Lily Allen changed that.
• Crushed at the Polls, Hungary’s Former Ruling Party Licks Its Wounds. Outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orban, who helped found the Fidesz party, said he would leave his Parliament seat but hoped to remain as head of his party.
• Europe Prepares for a Longer War in Ukraine, With No Strategy to End It. With American dealmakers wrapped up with Iran, neither Russia nor Ukraine has a clear path to victory — or toward a negotiated peace.
• Turkey Passes Legislation Barring Children Under 15 From Social Media. The government says the measure, which must be signed into law by the president, will protect minors. Critics worry it will threaten free speech and privacy online.
• As Putin Orders That the Economy Be Fixed, Russia Grasps for Solutions. Another interest-rate cut highlights the narrowing path for the country’s central bank amid the strains of immense wartime spending.
• Britain and Spain Reject Reported Plans by Trump to Punish Them. An internal Pentagon email, reported by the Reuters news agency, suggested Washington was reviewing options to penalize the two nations for insufficiently supporting the war in Iran.
• France Investigates Temperature Spikes That Led to Big Payouts on Polymarket. The authorities said a Paris airport weather sensor may have been tampered with as large wagers were placed on the betting site.
• In Britain, 7 Unelected Lords Are Helping to Block an Assisted Dying Bill. A small group in the House of Lords has proposed hundreds of amendments that are helping stymie a bill that was meant to legalize medically assisted death for the terminally ill.
• Europe Mulls What Mutual Defense Looks Like Outside NATO. European Union nations have a little-known obligation to protect one another. Experts caution it is no replacement for NATO.
• Rescue Effort for Russian Tanker Fails, in a New Era of Maritime Peril. The ship, which carried fuel and natural gas, has been adrift for weeks in the Mediterranean Sea after a drone attack, alarming officials who fear an environmental disaster.
• Touring Africa, Pope Leo Raised His Voice, but Didn’t Like the Echo. On his recent trip abroad, Leo XIV made some of his most forthright comments since becoming pope last year, but grew uncomfortable at how that criticism was interpreted.
• Russian Officials Say Town’s Air Is Toxic, Days After Strike on Oil Refinery. Since Ukraine attacked the refinery in Tuapse, starting a huge fire, residents have reported drops of dark, oily toxins falling from the sky.
• Germany, a Steadfast Ally of Israel, Now Voices Some Frustration. In recent weeks, German officials have issued critical comments about Israel that convey Berlin’s recent frustration with its longtime ally.
• After U.S. Aid Fell by 99%, E.U. Pledges $106 Billion Loan to Ukraine. Unlike previous European assistance packages, the latest one is heavily weighted toward military spending, reflecting a view that the war is far from over.
• Will Bulgaria’s New Leader Cast His Lot With Europe or Russia? With a record of pro-Russia statements, Rumen Radev handily won elections this week. Now Bulgarians and his E.U. partners wait to see which way he will turn.
• Trains Collide in Denmark, Leaving 5 Critically Injured. The head-on collision of two local trains happened north of Copenhagen on Thursday morning, the authorities said. The cause was not yet known.

Middle East

• Gallows Humor Provides Respite From Mideast Wars. 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.
• Amid Iran War and Tensions with Neighbors, U.A.E. Goes Its Own Way. 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.
• Iraq’s Prime Minister-Designate Thrust Into U.S.-Iran Power Struggle. 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.
• Luxury Yacht Linked to Russian Oligarch Passes Through Strait of Hormuz. 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.
• United Arab Emirates Says It Will Leave OPEC in Blow to Oil Cartel. 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.
• In Iran, Cheetah Sightings Offer Rare Spots of Hope Amid War. Conservationists say they have recorded several new adult and cub Asiatic cheetahs, a critically endangered subspecies found only in Iran.
• Iraq’s President Names Political Newcomer to Form Government. After months of tensions and pressure from both the U.S. and Iran, Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman, was named as prime minister-designate.
• Iran Offers Plan to Focus on Strait of Hormuz and Delay Nuclear Talks. In its latest offer delivered on Sunday, Iran proposed opening the key waterway to shipping traffic and lifting the U.S. blockade, while postponing the thornier nuclear issue until later.
• Hezbollah Says It Will Keep Weapons as Lebanon Says Israeli Strikes Killed 14. Despite a cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah have been trading attacks almost daily.
• Former Israeli Premiers Join in Bid to Oust Netanyahu in Elections. Naftali Bennett, a right-wing politician, and Yair Lapid, a centrist, will merge parties for a vote later this year.
• What to Know About U.S.-Iran Peace Talks. An Iranian negotiator returned to Pakistan on Sunday, despite the United States’ abruptly calling off a trip there by its two top negotiators.
• Iran and U.S. Sink Into Awkward Limbo of ‘No War, No Peace’ Each side is betting it can last longer than the other, analysts say. But there are risks in a stalemate without a deal.
• Iranian Negotiators Set to Return to Pakistan to Try to Revive Truce Talks. It was not clear whether President Trump would send his negotiators for a new round of discussions after abruptly calling off a trip by his top advisers on Saturday.
• Israel’s President, Putting Off Decision on Pardon for Netanyahu, Will Push for Plea Deal. President Isaac Herzog of Israel has decided not to issue a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption case at this time, and instead will seek mediation, officials say.
• Families of Iranian Children Killed in School Airstrike Pen Letter to Pope. Pope Leo said he has seen the letter from the parents of more than 100 children killed in the strike, which a preliminary inquiry found resulted from a mistake by the U.S. military.
• Trump Cancels Aides’ Trip for Iran Talks, Saying, ‘We Have All the Cards.’ The last-minute scuttling of the trip is the latest sign of how far apart the two sides are on reaching a deal to end the Iran war.
• Lebanese Ask, ‘What Cease-Fire?’ as Violence Simmers in the South. The fragile truce in Lebanon was extended after talks in Washington this week but has come under threat as Israel and Hezbollah have traded attacks.
• Raqqa Showcases Syria’s Tumultuous Past. The city on the Euphrates, once a cradle of civilization, suffered under a succession of recent rulers. Our visit found it hoping for change.
• On Iran’s Border, Cooking Oil Trade Is a Snapshot of the Country’s Struggles. The war has exacerbated Iran’s economic crisis, forcing many to cross the border into Turkey to buy the most basic goods.
• U.S. Sending Kushner and Witkoff to Pakistan to Resume Talks on Iran. Iran’s foreign minister has already arrived in the country, state media reported. He was believed to be carrying a written response to a U.S. proposal to end the war.
• ‘No Warnings’: How Israel’s Deadly Airstrikes Unfolded in Central Beirut. On April 8, just hours into a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, the Israeli military carried out its most intense bombing campaign in Lebanon this year. The New York Times took a closer look at the deadly strikes in Beirut.
• U.S. Unveils More Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Shadow Fleet. The Treasury Department also targeted a top independent Chinese refinery that it said was a major buyer of Iranian petroleum.
• Escalating Clashes Test Newly Extended Israel-Lebanon Truce. The U.S.-mediated cease-fire halted an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, but their intensifying attacks on each other could put the truce at risk.
• Both Iran and U.S. Blockade Strait of Hormuz. The foes are trying to exert control over the narrow passageway. Most ships aren’t moving. Here’s what to know.
• Netanyahu Reveals He Had Prostate Cancer and Underwent Radiation Therapy. The Israeli leader had surgery in 2024 for an enlarged prostate. More recently, follow-up care detected a tumor, his office disclosed on Friday.
• Trump Extends Waiver Allowing Foreign Ships to Move Goods Between U.S. Ports. The move was intended to ensure the flow of fuel in the United States, but some economists say it might reduce gas prices for consumers only a small amount.
• Gaza Set to Hold First Local Election in Two Decades. Hamas said it was not participating in the municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, set for this weekend. Residents said it was a long-awaited opportunity to address the city’s problems
• Trump Announces Cease-Fire Between Israel and Lebanon. President Trump said on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a three-week extension to a cease-fire. Hezbollah did not comment on the announcement.
• Israeli Strikes Kill Journalist in Southern Lebanon. Amal Khalil, a journalist for the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, was killed and a photojournalist, Zeinab Faraj, was injured in Israeli strikes in the town of Tayri. Rescue crews also came under fire while attempting to aid the journalists, Lebanese officials said.
• Lebanese Journalist Killed in Israeli Strike Was Known for Being Intrepid. Mourners paid respects to Amal Khalil, who remained trapped under rubble for hours before emergency medics recovered her body.
• Journalist Detained in Kuwait After Posting About Iran War Is Acquitted. Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a Kuwaiti-American journalist, is expected to be released soon, after 52 days in detention, a lawyer for two of his family members said.
• World’s Biggest Condom Maker Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chains. The Malaysian company Karex, which produces about five billion condoms a year, said it was raising prices by 30 percent because of higher raw material prices and global shipping disruptions.
• Zelensky details deals Ukraine signed to bolster Gulf nations’ defense against Iranian drones.
• In Lebanon, Talks With Israel Stir Mix of Anger, Unease and Faint Hope. The Lebanese are deeply divided over whether rare direct talks with Israel are a good thing.
• U.S. Forces Stop 2nd Tanker They Say Is Carrying Oil From Iran. It was the second such action this week, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Tehran.
• U.S. forces stop a second tanker they say is carrying Iranian oil.
• A New Era and New Leadership: The Generals Who Are Running Iran. The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a new form of collective leadership in the country, with more power for the Revolutionary Guards.
• Israeli Strikes Kill a Journalist and Injure Another in Lebanon. Lebanese officials say rescue teams came under fire while trying to aid Amal Khalil, a reporter for a Lebanese newspaper, and Zeinab Faraj, a photojournalist.
• Iran Says It Seized Two Ships Near the Strait of Hormuz. A British naval agency said the two vessels had come under attack near the strait, as a U.S. blockade on Iran’s ports continued.

New York

• The Soccer Pros Who Still Live With Their Parents. Julian Hall and Adri Mehmeti are New York City teenagers living the dream: not old enough to drink but still expected to hold their own against Messi.
• New York City Announces Proposed Designs for Park Avenue Overhaul. The city plans to widen the median on an 11-block stretch of the boulevard, removing two traffic lanes, to provide space where people can stroll or linger.
• Charles, Camilla and a Pooh Gift for the N.Y. Public Library. The king and queen of Britain arrive in New York today on the third day of their state visit. Camilla is bringing a special gift for the library.
• In First Campaign Ad, Schlossberg Leans on a Well-Known Name: Pelosi. Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, is among a slate of Democrats seeking to replace Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York.
• A Parking Dispute Where the Judges Aren’t Exactly Impartial. A decades-old fight over a parking lot reserved for judges in Brooklyn has picked up steam with a new generation of combatants.
• King Charles and Queen Camilla to Visit New York’s 9/11 Memorial. After attending a ceremony at the memorial in Lower Manhattan, the royal couple is scheduled to visit a Harlem nonprofit, the New York Public Library’s main branch and Christie’s.
• Carl Wilson Has Won High-Profile City Council Race, Mamdani Says. 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.
• Man Accuses N.Y.P.D. Detectives in Legal Filing of Brutal Assault. 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.
• Father and Daughter Who Sold Fake Warhols Plead Guilty in Forgery Scheme. 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.
• Port Authority to Install Tracker Not Used During Deadly LaGuardia Crash. 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.
• Soldier Pleads Not Guilty in $400,000 Betting Case Over Maduro’s Ouster. 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.
• After Decades of Resistance, a Casino Finally Opens in New York City. As Aqueduct Racetrack winds down, Resorts World opens the first full-scale commercial casino in Queens, with live table games, dealers and cards.
• For the Third Time, a Former Actress Testifies Against Harvey Weinstein. Jessica Mann testified, for the third time in six years, about the day she says Mr. Weinstein raped her in a Midtown Manhattan hotel.
• Former N.B.A. Player Pleads Guilty in Gambling Scheme. 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.
• Read the Decision Allowing Maurene Comey’s Lawsuit to Proceed. 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.
• Judge Says Maurene Comey Can Sue the Trump Administration for Firing Her. 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.
• A Shelter’s Closing Is a Turning Point for Homeless Policy. The 30th Street shelter next to Bellevue Hospital has served homeless men for decades.
• UPS Won’t Bring Packages to Their Doors. Some Are Fed Up. The United Parcel Service will not deliver inside two buildings on Staten Island where its drivers were assaulted decades ago. Residents are suing.
• House Republican Makes His First Statement About Mysterious Absence. Representative Thomas Kean Jr. of New Jersey, who has missed nearly two months of votes in Washington, said he expected to fully recover from a “personal medical issue” but gave no other details.
• A.I. High School Is Put on Hold After Parental Backlash. Families in New York City expressed concerns about the rapid adoption of the technology. The schools chancellor also canceled a plan to close two Upper West Side schools.
• A Guilty Plea in Jam Master Jay’s Murder, Two Decades Later. Jay Bryant’s admission of guilt on Monday was the first time anyone had publicly acknowledged orchestrating the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay, the D.J. of Run-DMC.
• Man Sentenced to 115 Years for Killing N.Y.P.D. Officer in Queens. Guy Rivera faces the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting Detective Jonathan Diller and attempting to kill his partner when they asked him to get out of his car.
• A Little Museum and a 56-Story Tower. The U.S.S. Monitor took part in an important Civil War battle. Near where it was built, a battle over a development project is heating up.
• How a Housing Organizer and Her Son Live on $89,000 Near Central Park. Angela Donadelle lives with her son Christopher Jones in an East Harlem complex she fought to keep affordable because they wanted to stay in the city.
• Inside a Once-Grand Building That Housed the Vulnerable for a Century. A shelter for men near Bellevue Hospital is closing. It is a symbol of an approach to homelessness that the Mamdani administration hopes to leave behind.
• New York Keeps Getting Hotter. Utilities Can Still Cut Off the Power. A new statewide policy detailing when utilities can stop service for unpaid bills during heat waves has resulted in weaker rules for New York City.
• ‘I Moved Away, Yet She Continued to Call on My Birthday Every Year’ A Manhattan friendship endures, a clown to the rescue and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
• The Mother Who Will Not Speak. When Jacqueline Pritchett’s 11-year-old son, Jacob, vanished last year, she refused to acknowledge that he existed. Her life is as mysterious as his disappearance.
• 18-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Shooting of Teenager in Queens Park. Zahir Davis was arrested on Friday night in connection with the killing of Jaden Pierre, 15, who was shot in broad daylight during a fight in South Jamaica.
• They Survived Torture. Why Is the Program That Helped Them Closing? Some Bellevue Hospital officials feared having to disclose patients’ immigration status. They will get care elsewhere at the hospital, administrators say.
• New Taxes Cooled London’s Housing Market. Could That Happen in New York? Economists and real estate agents are calling London’s taxation of wealthy property owners a cautionary tale for New York, where leaders have endorsed a second-home tax.
• Democrats Weigh Whether a Lawmaker’s Ethnicity Counts More Than Ideology. The same progressive South Asian networks that helped elect Zohran Mamdani as mayor in New York are mobilizing against Jenifer Rajkumar, a Queens assemblywoman.
• How Jesse Tyler Ferguson Is Showing His Range. Mr. Ferguson, best known for starring in the sitcom “Modern Family,” has leaned back into his theater roots with a turn as Truman Capote.
• U.S. Says Venezuelan Government Can Pay for Nicolás Maduro’s Defense. The issue had been hanging over the former Venezuelan leader’s federal criminal case for weeks. Last month, a judge indicated that he was skeptical of the U.S. government’s rationale for blocking the funds.
• History of Domestic Abuse Can be Considered in Sentencing, Court Rules. The court ruled that prosecutors cannot make defendants who take a plea deal waive their right to a hearing that would allow their history of domestic abuse to be considered during sentencing.
• Gambling Companies Celebrate Indictments as Pressure Grows. Gambling companies have cited recent federal charges as proof that illegal activity is being rooted out. The companies’ critics say the cases do not address widespread illicit activity.
• King Charles’s Visit Will Not Include Private Meeting With Mamdani. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been invited to join King Charles III during his visit to New York, but the mayor’s office has not confirmed if they will appear together.
• New York Sues Trump Administration to Reclaim $73 Million in Highway Aid. Attorney General Letitia James filed a suit against the Trump administration, which canceled the funding because it said New York had illegally issued trucking licenses.
• He Said ISIS Inspired His Attack. Does That Count as Supporting Terrorists? A federal appeals court threw out a conviction that said Akayed Ullah provided “material support” to ISIS, putting a prosecutorial tool under the microscope.
• After 33 Years and Three Trials, a Conviction in a Grisly Murder. Brian Scott Lorenz was convicted of murdering Deborah Meindl, a 33-year-old nursing student who walked into her Tonawanda, N.Y., home on a cold February afternoon and never walked out.
• Mamdani Creates Office to Fight Deed Theft in New York City. The office will seek to crack down on the practice, in which people fraudulently take ownership of others’ homes.
• Mamdani Rejects Bill Involving Police at School Protests. The veto, Zohran Mamdani’s first as mayor, scraps a bill that would have compelled the Police Department to release plans on how it intends to manage protesters near educational facilities.
• The Law on Metal Gates That Nearly Everyone Forgot About. In 2009, the City Council decided that roll-down metal gates could no longer be solid. The law goes into effect this summer, after 17 years.
• Should a Straight Person Represent Stonewall’s City Council District? In a special election on Manhattan’s West Side, home to major L.G.B.T.Q. sites and institutions and many gay residents, a straight person could win for the first time since 1991.
• A Man, a Howitzer and His Battle to Fire It Into the Adirondack Woods. In the mountains of northern New York, many local residents are weary of the military activities near an old missile silo and wary of the prospect of a howitzer range.
• Congressman’s Gambit to Save Seat: He’ll Personally Match Each Donation. Daniel Goldman is pledging at least $1 million of his own money, and possibly millions more, in hopes of fighting off a primary challenge from Brad Lander in New York City.
• Read the Indictment Charging a U.S. Solider With Insider Trading. The soldier, Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, made more than $400,000 by betting on different outcomes related to Venezuela after learning of the operation, federal prosecutors and the F.B.I. said.
• Conservative Lobbyist Hired Man to Violently Extort Client, U.S. Says. Before his arrest last month, Josh Nass, a lawyer, used his connections to lobby the Trump administration, including for a client seeking clemency.
• Trump Officials Investigate N.Y.C. Schools Over Pro-Palestinian Group. The federal Department of Education said it would begin a civil rights investigation, reviewing teachings by a group known as N.Y.C. Educators for Palestine.
• Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says. Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in planning to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.
• Concern Grows Over Republican Congressman’s Mysterious Absence. A spokesman for Representative Thomas Kean Jr. said an unspecified “personal medical issue” has led the New Jersey Republican to miss House votes.
• A Hit-and-Run Driver Is Killing Geese on Long Island. The authorities are looking for a driver who they believe intentionally struck and killed about a dozen geese in Hauppauge this month.
• Communication Failures Played Role in Deadly Crash at LaGuardia, N.T.S.B. Says. The report focuses on the lack of transponders in the fire trucks, which investigators suggested could have allowed an automatic warning system to alert the controller of an imminent collision.
• Read the Preliminary Report on the LaGuardia Crash. The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on its investigation into the fatal collision between an Air Canada regional jet and a fire truck on a runway at LaGuardia Airport in March.
• Mamdani Faces Pressure to Cancel $2 Billion Deal to Expand Hudson Yards. Related Companies struck a deal with Eric Adams to have New York City finance a costly platform to facilitate new housing. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said advancing the deal was not a priority.
• A Newborn Falcon Makes a Debut in a Nest 14 Stories High. Falcon Cam at a Manhattan office building revealed the first peregrine falcon to hatch there in years.
• Mamdani Considers Delaying Pension-Fund Payments to Ease Budget Gap. With New York City facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is exploring ways to delay the city’s payments to municipal pension funds.
• The Cherry Blossom Defenders of Roosevelt Island. As “springstagrammers” descend on the island during peak bloom, dozens of locals have volunteered to politely deter visitors from damaging the trees.
• Man Arrested in Florida 33 Years After Double Murder in the Bronx. Police had recovered fingerprints after the murders in 1993, which took place while the victims’ child was in the next room. But they identified William Antonio Solis as a suspect only last year.
• Man Accused of Execution-Style Killing Arrested 33 Years After Double Murder. William Antonio Solis was indicted this week on three charges, including two murders from 1993 in the Bronx during a drug deal.
• Restrictions on Transgender Students Violated Law, New York Finds. Two school districts had similar policies that required students to use facilities that were gender neutral or aligned with their sex assigned at birth.

Business

• Billionaire Bill Ackman Achieves His Long-Awaited U.S. I.P.O. The initial public offering of Mr. Ackman’s new fund, Pershing Square USA, raised $5 billion.
• Rebuffed by American Airlines, United’s C.E.O. Is Wary of Other Deals. The chief executive, Scott Kirby, said that buying a smaller airline might not be worth the effort.
• Fidelity Won’t Let Fund Holders Donate to Southern Poverty Law Center. Fidelity cited the Justice Department’s recent action against the civil rights organization in emails to holders of its charitable-giving funds explaining its decision.
• U.S. Gas Prices Climb Further as Effects of War Reverberate. The national average price of a gallon of gasoline hit $4.23, following oil prices upward as supplies from the Middle East remain disrupted.
• Meta Accused of Failing to Keep Children Off Instagram and Facebook in Europe. European Union regulators said the company did not have effective controls to check a user’s self-declared date of birth, in violation of an online safety law.
• Starbucks Reports Strong Store Traffic and Rise in Quarterly Sales. 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.
• Deal Talks Between Pernod and Maker of Jack Daniel’s Falter. The collapse of the talks could pave the way for another spirits company, Sazerac, to open negotiations with Brown-Forman.
• What Is OPEC, and How Does It Operate? 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.
• First Fully Loaded L.N.G. Tanker Since War Began Appears to Have Crossed the Strait. 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.
• G.M.’s Profit Bolstered by a $500 Million Tariff Refund. Because of a February Supreme Court decision, General Motors said it would receive refunds on some of the tariffs it had paid.
• Transition to a New Fed Chair Is Unlikely to Mean Immediate Rate Cuts. 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.
• Oil Prices Jump Again as U.S.-Iran Talks Appear Deadlocked. Investors parsed reports that President Trump told advisers that he was not satisfied with Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
• Budget Airlines Ask Trump Administration for Billions as Fuel Costs Rise. A trade group for the airlines is seeking $2.5 billion to help offset the big jump in jet fuel costs since the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks against Iran.
• United Airlines Says It Pitched American on Merger but Was Rebuffed. United’s chief acknowledged for the first time that he had broached the idea of a merger with American, which was unwilling to consider it.
• The Iran War Is Starting to Expose Cracks in China’s Economy. China’s strategic reserves of oil and natural gas have insulated it somewhat, but its manufacturing-based economy is beginning to falter.
• China Orders the Unwinding of Meta’s Acquisition of an A.I. Start-Up. The impact of the ruling was not immediately clear, but it could send a chilling signal to Chinese tech founders seeking to team up with foreign companies.
• For the Modern C.E.O., It’s All About Being ‘Resilient’ The ability to stay calm and lead through any kind of shock is the new normal for corporate executives.
• The Rising Chinese Automaker Not Named BYD. Geely is challenging the giant BYD by adapting quickly to swings in demand and energy prices, seizing on interest in electric vehicles prompted by the war in Iran.
• Muted Reaction as Oil and Stock Markets Reopen. Oil prices rose and stocks fell after President Trump called off a trip to Pakistan by two U.S. negotiators for peace talks with Iran.
• The Podcast Where You Can Eavesdrop on the A.I. Elite. Dwarkesh Patel was a bored college sophomore looking for intellectual stimulation. Now he commands interviews with Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg and holds his own with deeply nerdy A.I. researchers.
• These Couples Wanted to Have Children. Rising Costs Are Stopping Them. High mortgage payments, higher child care costs and economic uncertainty are making some people rethink their plans on starting a family.
• The Chief of Chicago’s Science Museum Is Doing Some Experiments. Chevy Humphrey explains why the scientific method matters in business.
• How Do You Measure A.I. Firms’ Gargantuan Energy Plans? In ‘Bragawatts.’ One way for a company to stand out — or to intimidate the competition — is to boast, often without evidence, about how much power it has access to.
• Iran’s Meme War Against Trump Ushers In a Future of ‘Slopaganda’ The country’s propaganda apparatus has harnessed artificial intelligence tools to reach a global online audience primed for irony, irreverence and trolling.
• More Used Electric Cars Are Coming at More Affordable Prices. The leases on hundreds of thousands of battery-powered cars and trucks will end in the next three years, and many will end up on used-car lots.
• If On Shoes Are for Everyone, Are They Still Ons? The company finds itself at a critical juncture that others have botched: How does it stay a brand for serious athletes while keeping up its breakneck growth?
• Judge Imposes Sanctions on Woman and Her Lawyer in Suit Against Leon Black. A federal judge said the lawyer representing an unnamed plaintiff who accused the billionaire investor of abusing her had “lied repeatedly to the court.”
• What Are Prediction Markets, and Why Are They Causing Controversy? The indictment of a soldier who bet on the U.S. operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela put renewed focus on a new way to gamble, and a new way to cheat.
• The Peril of Piloting Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz. Controllers for shipping companies face a daunting decision as they try to free vessels trapped in the Persian Gulf: “Basically you’re sending someone unarmed into war.”
• Justice Department Drops Criminal Investigation into Fed. The decision to end the investigation into Jerome H. Powell’s handling of the Federal Reserve’s renovation will allow Kevin M. Warsh, President Trump’s pick for Fed chair, to win confirmation
• Justice Department Drops Criminal Investigation Into the Fed. The decision to end the inquiry into Jerome H. Powell’s handling of the Federal Reserve’s renovation could allow Kevin M. Warsh, the president’s pick for Fed chair, to be confirmed.
• Why Everyone, Including Trump, Is Talking About Airline Mergers. A few carriers are making a lot of money while many are struggling. President Trump and industry executives seem to think mergers may be the answer.
• Ignoring the War Has Been Working for Long-Term Investors. The U.S. stock market’s quick rebound this month may be fragile, but riding out the market’s disconcerting waves has been a sound strategy.
• A.I. Start-Ups From Canada and Germany Merge to Take On Silicon Valley. Cohere is acquiring Aleph Alpha in a deal aimed at customers uneasy about the dominance of American companies in artificial intelligence.
• Companies, Not Consumers, to Cash In Big From Tariff Refunds. Many families felt the sting of the president’s now-illegal tariffs, but companies have said little about whether they will share the $166 billion coming back to them.
• Who’s Getting a Tariff Refund? Following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down several Trump administration tariffs, importers have begun applying for their share of $166 billion in refunds. As our economic policy reporter Tony Romm explains, consumers are unlikely to see much of that money returned to their own pockets.
• DeepSeek’s Sequel Set to Extend China’s Reach in Open-Source A.I. Chinese companies have embraced making their most advanced artificial intelligence models available to all.
• War and Sanctions Accelerate China’s Currency Push. China’s bid to build a renminbi-based financial system beyond the U.S. dollar’s reach is gaining traction as a way to sidestep sanctions.
• Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes’ Advocate for Independence. The newspaper’s ombudsman, Jacqueline Smith, said she had been given no reason for her dismissal.
• Nike to Cut 1,400 Jobs as Part of Its Turnaround Plan. Most of the layoffs will affect tech workers as the athletic giant tries to reverse a yearslong sales slump. It’s the second round of cuts this year.
• Microsoft Targets About 7% of Its U.S. Workers With Buyout Offer. The tech giant is offering long-serving employees early retirements as it continues to invest aggressively in artificial intelligence.
• Two Litigation Partners Depart Paul Weiss. Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford are the latest in a string of litigators who have left the influential New York law firm.
• Congress May Finally Recognize That Mobile Homes Aren’t Really That Mobile. An obscure federal rule requires manufactured homes to be built on a chassis, making them more costly. A bill in Congress would remove the mandate, enacted five decades ago.
• As U.S. Brands Stumble, China Wins Over Young Indonesians. A new generation of Indonesian consumers view Chinese brands as high-tech and of good quality, a departure from the days when “made in China” was associated with cheap goods.
• Some Labubu Dolls Contain Cotton Banned By Forced Labor Law, Testing Shows. A test verified by The New York Times found that clothes for some of the viral dolls contained cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, which is banned in the United States.
• Oil Prices Climb as Cease-Fire Uncertainty Deepens. Investors wrestled with uncertainty about the cease-fire between the United States and Iran.
• Lululemon Names Former Nike Executive as Its Next C.E.O. Heidi O’Neill will join the maker of yoga pants and other athletic clothing in September.
• Tesla Profit Rises but Remains Below Earlier Highs. The company is investing in robots and self-driving taxis that are not yet generating significant sales.
• Iran Again Tightens Its Grip on Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic in the strait has all but halted as Iran renews its attacks, striking two vessels on Wednesday. More than 300 ships linked to Iran have passed through the strait since the war began.

DealBook

• The Stakes of Trump’s Latest Fight With Disney. The Federal Communications Commission is clashing again with the media giant. It’s another warning about the costs of angering President Trump.
• Is OpenAI Falling Further Behind in the A.I. Race? 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
• Musk vs. Altman: A High-Stakes A.I. Clash Goes to Court. Elon Musk is seeking more than $150 billion in damages and a complete shake-up of OpenAI. The outcome could have big consequences for the artificial intelligence industry.
• In Wine Country, Sales Are Down and Fraud is Rampant. The industry’s murky supply chain has long attracted scammers and con artists. In the words of one expert, “Wine and fraud go hand in hand.”
• A.I. Is Forcing More Belt-Tightening at Big Tech. The growing expense of keeping up in the artificial intelligence race is driving technology companies, young and old, to cut costs.
• Investors Fret Over Tesla’s $25 Billion A.I. Bet. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company said that it needs to spend big on artificial intelligence and robots. Wall Street is worried about the bill.

Economy

• Powell Says He Will Stay on as Fed Governor After Term as Chair Ends. Jerome H. Powell cited lingering legal threats against him and the Federal Reserve in explaining his decision to remain at the central bank.
• World Bank estimates energy prices will surge 24 percent in 2026. Iran war is fueling inflation and slowing growth around the world, according to a new report.
• How the Fed’s rate decision affects your finances. The central bank’s interest rate policy influences car and home loans, credit cards, savings accounts and more.
• Warsh Clears an Early Hurdle on Path to Fed Chair. The Senate Banking Committee advanced Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair on Wednesday, teeing up the full chamber to hold a vote soon.
• What’s happening at the Federal Reserve today.
• What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s April Meeting. The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at what is scheduled to be Jerome H. Powell’s final meeting as chair.
• Here Are the Countries and Products Subject to Tariffs Now. 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.
• Graduates Reset Ambitions in Pursuit of First Jobs. Young people aiming to build careers are entering fields they had not considered to find their footing.
• The U.S. Started the War. The Rest of the World Is Feeling the Effects. In just eight weeks, much of the global economy has been knocked sideways. America has mostly been spared from the tumult.
• Key G.O.P. Senator Says He Is Prepared to Advance Nominee for Fed Chair. Senator Thom Tillis said he had received assurances from federal prosecutors that eased his concerns, setting the stage for a key committee vote on Kevin Warsh.
• U.S. Sanctions Zigzag in New World of Economic Warfare. With oil prices in mind, the Trump administration has deployed a haphazard approach to sanctions on Russia and Iran.

Energy & Environment

• Loss of Emirates Further Weakens OPEC’s Influence. The exit of the United Arab Emirates is the most significant in a series of departures from the oil cartel in recent years.
• The World Needs Natural Gas Now, but the U.S. Is Exporting All It Can. 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.
• Why Diesel Has Become a Much Bigger Economic Problem Than Gasoline. The war in Iran has disrupted supplies of diesel, used to power trucks and heavy equipment, much more than gasoline, which is primarily used in passenger cars.

Media

• New Disney Boss Is Tested by Trump and His Administration. Josh D’Amaro, who took the helm in February, will have to lead Disney through surprising new scrutiny from the president.
• F.C.C. Orders a Review of ABC’s Broadcast Licenses. 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.
• Stephen Colbert Gets Ready to Hang It Up. His late-night show ends next month after 11 seasons. He has lots of feelings.
• Pentagon Can Temporarily Require Escorts for Journalists. An appeals panel ruled that the Defense Department can require escorts for reporters in the building while it fights an earlier decision that overturned many of the department’s press rules.
• Oprah Winfrey Moves Her Podcast (and Books and Products) to Amazon. The multiyear deal with Ms. Winfrey signifies the tech giant’s growing ambitions in video podcasts.
• Confusion and Fright Inside the Washington Hilton Ballroom. A sense of danger spread like a wave among high-profile politicians and journalists as an emergency unfolded at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
• ‘Michael’ Shakes Off Bad Reviews to Become a Box Office Juggernaut. Lionsgate estimated on Saturday that the Michael Jackson biopic would collect more than $200 million over its first few days in theaters.
• SiriusXM Said to Be in Early Talks to Acquire iHeartMedia. A deal, which was described by two people familiar with the discussions, would unite two major providers of traditional and satellite radio.
• Trump and David Ellison Fete Each Other, and CBS, as a Megadeal Looms. The president spoke for nearly an hour at a Paramount-hosted event that raised questions about journalistic and regulatory conflicts of interest.
• It Was Just a Podcast. Now, It’s Kelce Land. When Amazon gutted its podcast company, it built a new department that made creators kings, starting with the football stars Jason and Travis Kelce.
• Warner Bros. Investors Approve Deal With Paramount. The vote brings the tech scion David Ellison one step closer to uniting some of the world’s biggest news and entertainment properties.

Your Money

• A Longer Life Can Lead to Financial Concerns, and More Questions. With Americans living ever longer lives, the age-old worry of outliving savings has become more pronounced.
• How to Prepare for a Longer Life. 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.
• For Many Pro Athletes, Post-Career Financial Worries Loom Large. 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.
• Hoping the Last Check Bounces … and Other Financial Approaches to a Long Life. Americans are increasingly dealing with a dilemma: How to balance a long life with having enough money to live it happily.
• Filing a Financial Aid Appeal? You May Not Get an Answer by May 1. 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.
• Can Spending More Improve Your Health and Prolong Your Life? The desire to live longer and healthier lives has spawned a growth in services and supplements. So what works best?
• Her Life Savings Mysteriously Disappeared After a Systems Glitch. Fidelity Investments notified a customer that her phone number and email address had been removed from her profile. When she logged in, her accounts and savings were nowhere to be found.

401(k)'s and Similar Plans

• Private Assets May Be Coming to Your 401(k). You Should Know the Risks. Alternative investments could appear on some 401(k) menus in the year ahead. Here’s what that means for investors.

Technology

• Who is the judge in the case?
• Et tu, Brute? What Elon Musk’s clash with Sam Altman is really about.
• Behind the A.I. Boom, a Boring Business Is Soaring With Better Ads. Google and Meta are enjoying a digital ad boom, as artificial intelligence automates marketing and drives record sales.
• In Backlash Against Tech in Schools, Parents Are Winning Rollbacks. From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children.
• OpenAI Trial Starts With Two Very Different Tales of a Company’s Early Years. 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.
• Here’s what OpenAI’s lawyer argued in his opening statement.
• Why does Elon Musk talk so much about saving humanity?
• Here’s what Musk’s lawyers argued in their opening statement.
• Who are the lawyers representing Elon Musk, OpenAI and Microsoft?
• Google Signs A.I. Deal With the Pentagon. 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.
• Here Are the Key Players in the OpenAI Trial. 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.
• This trial comes amid a growing national backlash against A.I.
• Elon Musk Assails Sam Altman on Social Media Before OpenAI Trial. Mr. Musk’s posts on X have pushed his narrative that OpenAI has lost its way.
• What are Elon Musk’s claims against Altman and OpenAI?
• Oakland, which is playing host to the trial, is not exactly known as a tech hub.
• Here’s the contentious history behind OpenAI.
• Et Tu, Brute? What Elon Musk’s Clash With Sam Altman Is Really About. Mr. Musk’s lawsuit against Mr. Altman and OpenAI makes the case that all-encompassing greed is Silicon Valley’s defining feature.
• From Indiana to Idaho, a Backlash Against A.I. Gathers Momentum. The widening movement is pulling in people from all walks of life, united by a worry that Big Tech will cash in while average Americans bear the costs.
• Altman, Musk and the A.I. Spectacle Come to ‘The Town’ Oakland, Calif., where Elon Musk’s trial against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, starts on Monday, is not exactly known as a hub of the tech industry.
• Microsoft and OpenAI Loosen Their Partnership. Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest financial partner, will continue to license the start-up’s technology but will no longer be its exclusive licensee.
• Rumors and Speculation Swirl Online After Shooting at Washington Dinner. Influencers jumped to fill the information void with conspiracy theories about the attack at the White House Correspondents’ dinner on Saturday.
• A Year Later, Trump’s ‘Most Exclusive’ Memecoin Event Is a Lot Less Exclusive. Even a Times reporter qualified for the event, which caused outrage last year for providing access to President Trump in exchange for investment in one of his family’s crypto ventures.
• Google Commits to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic. The investment comes as the A.I. start-up looks to keep up with accelerating demand for its business and coding products.
• 5 Tall Tasks for Apple’s New C.E.O. John Ternus will face many of the same issues that Tim Cook has grappled with for years.
• Sam Altman’s Next High-Wire Act: Getting OpenAI to Make More Money. Mr. Altman, who has faced criticism over OpenAI’s direction, has culled company projects and is trying to be more disciplined with strategy.
• How Elon Musk Used SpaceX to Benefit Himself and His Businesses. The rocket maker has been a useful financial tool for Mr. Musk, providing the billionaire with loans and aiding his struggling companies, a Times examination found.
• Intel’s Revenues Soar, Aided by A.I. Boom. The chip maker reported a 7 percent rise to $13.6 billion in its latest quarter, more than $1 billion more than Wall Street expected.
• Meta to Cut 10% of Work Force in A.I. Push. The layoffs affect about 8,000 employees, with Meta also planning to close 6,000 open roles, as the company focuses on artificial intelligence.
• OpenAI Unveils Its New, More Powerful Model. The maker of ChatGPT is taking a more open approach to cybersecurity than its chief rival, Anthropic.
• Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s Epic Fight Heads to Court. A jury trial that is set to start on Monday could shift the course of the A.I. race, with Mr. Musk seeking billions of dollars in damages from Mr. Altman’s OpenAI.

Sports

Hockey

• Hockey Fans in Buffalo Finish ‘O Canada’ After Singer’s Mic Malfunctions. A crowd in Buffalo chimed in to sing the Canadian national anthem before an N.H.L. playoff game. That presented a contrast to ongoing U.S.-Canada tensions.

Soccer

• A Second Chance at the World Cup? Italy Fans Say, ‘No, Thanks.’ A Trump official proposed that the Italian team take Iran’s spot at the World Cup this summer. The supporters didn’t appreciate the pity invite.

Obituaries

• Nick Pope, U.F.O. Sleuth Who Chased the Truth, Dies at 60. Often likened to Agent Mulder from “The X-Files,” he worked for Britain’s defense ministry and became a leading commentator on extraterrestrial matters.
• Luis Puenzo, Director of Oscar-Winning Argentine Film, Dies at 80. “The Official Story,” set during Argentina’s brutal military dictatorship, won the country its first Academy Award for best foreign language film, in 1986.
• David Malouf, Novelist of Australia’s Divided Heritage, Dies at 92. Declared a national living treasure in 1997, he wrote poetry and short stories but was best known for his nine novels, including “The Great World.”
• Eugene Braunwald, Whose Research Reshaped Cardiology, Dies at 96. His work changed how doctors understood heart attacks, heart failure and coronary artery disease, and helped lead to therapies that saved millions of lives.
• Doug Allan, Polar Cameraman for David Attenborough’s Films, Dies at 74. He was renowned for his skill at capturing candid scenes of penguins, polar bears and other cold-weather creatures — and for his ability to tolerate extreme discomfort.
• Joy Harmon, Car-Washing Temptress in ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ Dies at 87. All it took was a bucket of soapy water and a slinky housedress for her to achieve movie immortality in the 1967 Paul Newman classic.
• Nathalie Baye, Versatile and Admired French Actress, Dies at 77. In films like “Day for Night,” “La Balance” and “The Return of Martin Guerre,” she was adept at portraying sensual, reflective or excitable characters.

Art & Design

• Aldwyth, Ascetic Whose Artwork Reordered the World, Dies at 90. An austere lifestyle allowed her to make epic collages and Joseph Cornell-like contraptions that told stories about art history and her place in — and outside — it.

Asia Pacific

• Lionel Rosenblatt Dies at 82; Led Daring Rescue of Vietnamese Refugees. In an unsanctioned mission, the Foreign Service officer helped evacuate about 200 South Vietnamese citizens from Saigon days before the city fell in 1975.

Environment

• Peter Raven Dies at 89; Botanist Warned of Perils of Climate Change. He transformed the Missouri Botanical Garden into an international research hub and laid out the existential threats posed by deforestation and unchecked development.

Europe

• Semyon Gluzman, 79, Dies; Doctor Dared to Criticize Soviet Psychiatry. He was imprisoned for calling attention to the practice of declaring dissidents mentally ill. He later led efforts to confront his field’s dark past.

Music

• Nedra Talley Ross, Last Surviving Member of the Ronettes, Dies at 80. With towering hairdos and perfect harmonies, she and her cousins Ronnie and Estelle brought a fresh edge to the girl-group sound in hits like “Be My Baby.”
• Wayne Moss, Guitarist Who Helped Broaden Country Sound, Dies at 88. A top Nashville musician, he played for Bob Dylan and on “Oh, Pretty Woman” and “Jolene,” and was in the country-rock groups Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry.
• Michael Harrison, 67, Dies; Inventive Composer Who Played With Tuning. Influenced by Indian raga and nontraditional tuning systems, he created hypnotic works with a spiritual bent and created an unconventional piano.
• Ruth Slenczynska, 101, Dies; Piano Prodigy Overcame Father’s Abuse. Treated brutally, she went from celebrated child star to 15-year-old “burned-out candle.” Against the odds, she later resumed performing.
• Michael Tilson Thomas, Celebrated American Conductor, Dies at 81. A galvanizing force in classical music as a conductor, composer, pianist and evangelist, he spent 25 years as music director of the San Francisco Symphony.
• Alan Osmond, Who Led His Brothers in a Boy Band, Dies at 76. He was the eldest original member of the Osmonds, a family singing group that hit it big in the 1970s with songs like “One Bad Apple.”

Politics

• Donald W. Riegle, Representative Who Switched Parties, Dies at 88. 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.
• Sonia Pressman Fuentes, Early Women’s Rights Lawyer, Dies at 97. In a conversation with the feminist writer Betty Friedan, she planted the seed that became the National Organization for Women.

Television

• Darrell Sheets, Auction Bidder Who Starred on ‘Storage Wars,’ Dies at 67. He appeared in 13 seasons of the long-running reality television show about storage-unit auctions. He later opened an antique shop in Arizona.

Briefing

• Today, In Short. Skin care. The greatest living songwriters. And the latest from the Supreme Court.
• An Age of Political Violence? We look into whether the U.S. is in a new era of violent extremism.
• King Charles Stresses Significance of U.S.-U.K. Ties. Also, James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, is indicted. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
• The Greatest Living Songwriters. We look at the list crafted by Times music writers.
• Elon Musk Takes OpenAI to Court. Also, Trump hosts King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
• Gold Standards. We explore a Times investigation into the gold market.
• A Shooting in Washington. We have the latest on the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
• The Apocalypse Goes Mainstream. About 40 percent of American adults said in a 2022 poll that we are living in the “end times.” Where did that belief come from?
• High Lights. Our lives are governed by wondrous phenomena that we don’t often stop to consider.
• Justice Dept. Closes Criminal Investigation of Fed Chair. Also, the U.S. is sending top envoys to Pakistan for Iran peace talks. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
• Today, In Short. Cherry blossoms. A TikTok rabbi. And how to organize your freezer.
• Youth Suicides Drop. We are covering a success story today.
• The New York Times News Quiz, April 24, 2026. Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
• Trump Says Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire Is Extended. Also, America’s premier opera company has money troubles. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
• The Iran War, in Numbers. Here are some statistics to give context to the conflict.
• Iran Says It Seized Two Ships. Also, China quietly builds an island in disputed waters. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Podcasts

• My Mom Had a Secret Daughter. I Finally Found Her. Tracy Clark-Flory, a writer, on meeting her long-lost sister and how her mother’s life was shaped by being sent away to a “home for unwed mothers” in the 1960s.
• The Man Who (Relentlessly) Sued the N.F.L. Has Receipts. A sit-down with the former N.F.L. Players Association boss who negotiated $100 billion for athletes.
• Is Andrew Yang Running for President? This week on “Hard Fork” from The New York Times, the hosts Casey Newton and Kevin Roose ask the entrepreneur and 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang the big question: Is he running again in 2028?
• What Happens When A.I. Runs a Store in San Francisco? In San Francisco, an A.I. agent was tasked with running a store. The experiment did not go well. The “Hard Fork” co-hosts Casey Newton and Kevin Roose unpack the story in a recent episode.
• Does ‘The Drama’ Know Zendaya is Black? Wesley Morris weighs in on Zendaya, her performance in ‘The Drama’, and on-screen interracial relationships.
• Tim Cook’s Legacy + The Future of U.B.I. With Andrew Yang + HatGPT. The highlights, the lowlights, and how Apple changed in the years since Tim Cook took over as chief executive.
• The Athletic Football Show: 2026 N.F.L. Draft First Round Recap. Robert, Derrik and Dave break down what you missed.
• How ‘Will You Be My Bridesmaid?’ Became a Loaded Question. Ruhama Wolle, the author of “I Hope You Elope: A Bridesmaid Survival Guide,” sits down with the “Modern Love” host Anna Martin to discuss the bridesmaid dynamics that made her call it quits and tips for navigating the ask with authenticity.
• What Is YouTube’s Dominance Doing to Us? We Asked Its C.E.O. YouTube’s chief executive, Neal Mohan, has led the company since 2023. He talks about overseeing the platform’s rapid growth.
• Anne Hathaway Knows Her ‘Mother’ Era Won’t Last Forever. With five movies dropping in 2026, Anne Hathaway is about to be everywhere. On “Popcast,” the actress discusses the plot twist of receiving online adoration and what it’s like to make it to the other side of internet backlash.
• Anne Hathaway Is Ready for Her Personal ‘Eras Tour’ On “Popcast,” Anne Hathaway spoke with our hosts, Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica, about why she’s returning to her classic characters from “The Devil Wears Prada” and “The Princess Diaries.”
• ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Film Study: Share & Buzz & Tell with Mina Kimes and Timothy Simons. Pablo, Mina and Timothy take “Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars” 2026 game tape very seriously.
• Does ‘The Drama’ Know Zendaya Is Black? Seriously though. Does it?
• Olivia Rodrigo Is Falling, Hard. Is Olivia Rodrigo’s new single a lovelorn head fake? Our critic Jon Caramanica explains how “Drop Dead” captures the first-blush rush of falling for someone – and why he suspects that feeling may not last.

The Daily

• Why Even Some Democrats Hate California’s Billionaire Tax Proposal. The measure calls for placing a one-time 5 percent tax on the assets of California residents with at least $1.1 billion.
• Assassination Attempt Suspect Charged. What we know about the man in custody after the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner, and how the incident unfolded.
• Who’s Really Running Iran? The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a new form of collective leadership, with more power for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
• Daniel Radcliffe, Mariska Hargitay and the Happiest List on Earth. How the show “Every Brilliant Thing” has spread joy and relief around the world.
• Trump’s View of the War. The cease-fire with Iran was extended this week, but negotiations were put on hold.
• Ticketmaster’s Big Loss in Court. After years of scrutiny and complaints, Live Nation, the concert giant that includes Ticketmaster, has been found to be a monopoly.

The Headlines

• Musk vs. Altman, and a Pivotal Immigration Case at the Supreme Court. Plus, why nursing homes are hiring M.M.A. fighters.
• King Charles Visits Trump as U.S.-U.K. Tensions Flare, and Airlines Ask White House for Help. Plus, how millions of people could become Canadian.
• Inside the Chaos at the Correspondents’ Dinner, and How the U.S. Mint Is Buying Drug Cartel Gold. Plus, marathon runners shatter a world record.
• ‘The Headlines’ News Quiz: Apr. 24, 2026. Following the news? Tracy Mumford has some questions for you.
• Trump’s Approval Drops to New Low, and Condom Prices Rise Because of the War. Plus, your Friday news quiz.
• Who Is Running Iran, and How Doctors Cashed In on a Consumer Protection Law. Plus, the Labubus linked to forced labor.

Science

• Scientists Unveil ‘Long Lost’ Map for Smell. The odor receptors in the nose are not distributed at random but organized in a precise spatial pattern, two new studies reveal.
• Clear Waters, Murky Morals: When Humans Swim With Killer Whales. Only two places in the world allow tourists to enter the water with the ocean’s apex predator. But the safety of both species is a growing concern.
• How Iran Accumulated 11 Tons of Enriched Uranium. 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.
• Grand Jury Indicts Former N.I.H. Official. Prosecutors accused Dr. David Morens, a former adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, of hiding records related to the onset of the pandemic.
• Pregnancy With Lupus Is Risky. Would She Be Able to Carry Her Baby to Term? Fatimah Shepherd’s kidneys were compromised, and pregnancy could send her into kidney failure.
• Targeted Hunts Were Supposed to Curb ‘Zombie Deer Disease.’ Now What? In Illinois and other states, officials hoped that culls could halt the progress of chronic wasting disease. Now they are losing hope.
• Scientists Solve ‘Golden Orb’ Mystery. After more than two years of investigation, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have identified an unknown creature dubbed the “golden orb.” The orb perplexed researchers and enthusiasts of the deep sea around the world after it was found in 2023 near Alaska.
• Were Neanderthals Able to Hunt Elephants? The Proof Is in an Ancient Bone. A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, teamwork and a calculated kill.
• Golden Blob, a Mystery From the Deep Sea, Is Identified. The strange, shiny discovery, retrieved from the ocean near Alaska in 2023, turned out to be part of an anemone, scientists said.
• New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear. The treatment, the first of its kind, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. “Our baby was born deaf, and now he can hear,” said one parent.

Space & Cosmos

• Could an Earthly Fungus Contaminate Mars? NASA May Have Found One Hardy Enough. Researchers identified a species that can survive radiation, extreme heat and simulated Martian soil, posing a new challenge for protocols intended to keep the red planet pristine.

Climate

• How to Build a Better Kind of Nuclear Power? This Side Hustle Might Help. Zap Energy says its ultimate goal is safe, clean energy from fusion. To help get there, it’s starting to build fission reactors.
• Global Deforestation Slows, Analysis Finds. But Fires Remain a Major Threat. 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.
• The E.P.A.’s Lost Science. The agency’s prestigious research office is being dismantled by the Trump administration, a plan to dam the Bering Strait and more climate news.
• Trump Administration Will Pay More Energy Firms to Cancel Wind Farms. In exchange, the companies will invest in oil and gas projects, echoing an earlier deal with the French energy giant TotalEnergies.
• How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A. The agency’s prestigious research office spent decades doing scientific work insulated from political pressure. Now it’s being dismantled.
• 60 Countries to Meet on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels but Are Excluding the U.S. The Trump administration was not invited to the gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia. A White House spokeswoman called the green transition “destructive.”
• Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Landmark Roundup Weedkiller Case. A victory for the manufacturer, Bayer, could end thousands of lawsuits against the company claiming that the herbicide causes cancer.
• A New Idea to Save the Climate? Dam the Bering Strait. Blocking the narrow waterway between Russia and Alaska could help stabilize a vulnerable system of ocean currents, scientists found in a study.
• How the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Upended Climate Policy. The Times unearthed memos that signaled a major shift in the court’s operations, in a decision that critics say was rushed and flawed.
• A New Bureau Will Oversee Both Offshore Drilling and Seabed Mining. The new federal office will undo a change made after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Critics say it could reduce environmental oversight.
• China Publishes Maps Detailing Minerals on the Ocean Floor. The new deep-sea atlas underscores Beijing’s interest in ocean mining, its military ambitions and its claims to disputed waters.
• A Huge Sewage Spill Is Over, but Contamination Lingers in the Potomac. Though river monitoring shows bacteria levels have declined, scientists and environmentalists said a full recovery isn’t yet assured.

The Upshot

• The Rise of the High-Range, Less Expensive E.V. Even as the electric vehicle market has slumped, there are more long-range E.V.s under $40,000 than ever before.
• Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, April 25, 2026. Can you sort 8 historical events?

Opinion

• Comey and Kimmel: Seashells and a Joke. Readers discuss the James Comey indictment and the Jimmy Kimmel joke. Also: The U.S.A.I.D. tragedy; privatizing the mail.
• What Body Cam Footage Reveals About ICE’s Tactics. New body camera footage from Nashville reveals a disturbing pattern of ICE and state troopers using minor traffic stops to target Black and brown drivers.
• ‘Disappointed,’ ‘Surprised,’ ‘Betrayed’: 12 Trump Voters on What Has Gone Wrong. Trump voters discuss their disappointment with the president’s second term.
• Maybe Trump Was Never a Deal Maker. Trump built his political brand on being the ultimate negotiator, but in his second term that image is crumbling. On “The Opinions,” the columnist Carlos Lozada argues that we’re witnessing “the limits to his deal-making prowess, especially internationally.”
• It’s the Age of Electricity and America Isn’t Ready. Our grid is too old and our supply of electricity too small. If we don’t meet this moment, we will face an impoverished future.
• The Tears at ‘Death of a Salesman’ Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by Eric Alterman, about the power of the Arthur Miller play. Also: Patients and chatbots.
• The Lost Ideal of the American Car Market. Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by Clifford Winston on the death of the affordable car.
• Measles Is Back. It’s a Sign Worse Is Coming. Reversing the new vaccine skepticism will require a dedicated effort.
• Did an Acid Trip Inspire the First Photo of Earth? How did looking back at the Earth for the first time change humanity’s perspective? The legendary thinker Stewart Brand tells the Opinion columnist Ezra Klein why we need to shift our focus from “looking outward” to the essential, constant work of maintaining our civilizations and the planet itself.
• The Prophet of Silicon Valley. Stewart Brand, an author and visionary, deeply influenced the internet era from the 1960s onward. Yet the systems he inspired have become fundamentally unintelligible to their creators. The Opinion columnist Ezra Klein explores the tension between Brand’s “how to” philosophy and the black-box reality of modern A.I. on “The Ezra Klein Show.”
• Some Young People Think No Kings Is Old News. Readers discuss why there are relatively few young people protesting against President Trump. Also: Psychotherapy for a change; Denmark and Ukraine.
• They Championed D.E.I. Now They’re Divided. In “Divided,” four former D.E.I. leaders come together to examine the system they once built — and question what it’s really doing.
• Do We All Need a Little Bitcoin? Stability is the single biggest lie in financial markets, the investor and Bitcoin evangelist Anthony Pompliano tells the columnist Ross Douthat on “Interesting Times.” The “volatility generation” is embracing Bitcoin because traditional assets like Treasuries are actually designed to lose money, he argues.
• A Bad Investment in Trump Vibes. Is there inherent corruption in Trump’s approach to cryptocurrency? Ross Douthat unpacks the Trump family’s crypto holdings with Bitcoin investor Anthony Pompliano and debates whether crypto is just an “investment in vibes” that’s “bound up in Trump’s political fortunes.”
• Judging the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket. Readers respond to The Times’s front-page investigation of the court. Also: Lee Zeldin and the E.P.A.; talking to Iran.
• The Wealthy Steal, Too — Just Differently. America’s social contract has broken down, Hasan Piker argues, and the wealthy steal, too — just in ways that the system protects. So can shoplifting by the 99 percent be a form of political protest? Watch this episode of “The Opinions” to hear the debate.
• Would You Steal From Whole Foods? Would you steal from Whole Foods? On “The Opinions,” Jia Tolentino and Hasan Piker join the Opinion culture editor Nadja Spiegelman for a candid conversation about microlooting, petty theft and the moral lines people draw, from shoplifting from big corporations to whether they’d ever dine and dash.

Letters

• Children at Risk as Measles Cases Rise. “I would not wish measles upon my fiercest enemy,” a reader writes of the recent resurgence.
• The Frightening Night at a Washington Gala. Readers discuss political violence, online rumors, gun control and security measures.

Op-Ed

• The Loneliness of Donald Trump. This is a man who rarely travels beyond the confines of the White House compound or Mar-a-Lago.
• Let Spirit Airlines Die. Steven Rattner argues that Trump’s effort to bail out the ailing carrier makes no sense.
• White Drivers Got a Warning. Latino Drivers Got Detained. Body camera footage reveals a disturbing pattern of state and federal officials using minor traffic stops to target Black and brown drivers.
• A Journalist Covered a Missile Strike. Then the Death Threats Started. Washington should govern prediction markets as if national security were at stake, because it is.
• The Banality of Evil, Again. The distinguishing feature of Cole Tomas Allen’s manifesto is its insipidity.
• After an Assassination Attempt, a Grim Political Math Sets In. Assassination attempts against sitting presidents have tended to compound their political problems and isolate them from the public.
• Political Campaigns Have No Idea What’s About to Hit Them. Social media helped put Trump over the top. What’s A.I. going to do to us?
• What We Got Right — and Wrong — in ‘Abundance’ 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.”
• Your Passwords Are Probably Screwed. Nobody can afford to be relaxed about their digital security anymore.
• Trump, Pope Leo and the Meaning of Catholic Defiance. The resonance of the pontiff-versus-president imbroglio reveals a hunger for moral authority at a time that feels deeply disoriented and spiritually thin.
• What Tucker Carlson Means When He Talks About Israel. The far right is conflating Israel with Jewishness.
• Haiti’s Original Sin? Freedom. Haiti’s revolution shocked the world. America still isn’t over it.
• Political Violence Is Reprehensible. That Doesn’t Make Trump Less Depraved. Each act of political violence further frays our threadbare social fabric, laying the foundation for authoritarianism.
• The President and the King. Courtesy can be tactical as well as virtuous.
• The Democrats’ Premature Elation Trap. The midterms look promising. Looks can deceive.
• By Week’s End, Trump’s War Will Be Plainly Illegal. Federal judges have a duty to enforce the War Powers Act.
• Why Trump Wants Unqualified U.S. Attorneys. Revenge-based criminal cases against the president’s enemies have not come to fruition. That’s where the U.S. attorneys come in.
• The Prepper Delusion. As the environment becomes more treacherous, stuff won’t keep us safe.
• Is the Supreme Court Coming Apart at the Seams? A revealing glimpse of the state of the Supreme Court, on the verge of momentous rulings in the weeks ahead.
• ‘It Wasn’t Real, but It Was Real’ How ICE transformed a Chicago neighborhood.
• Meet the New Leader of the Free World. The world is looking to Volodymyr Zelensky for leadership.
• We Will Be Paying for the Iran War for a Very Long Time. The Iran conflict resembles others the United States has been involved in recently: easy to start and hard to end.
• Can an A.I. Company Ever Be Good? The short answer: not really. The long answer: maybe with a little help.
• The Millennial Midlife Crisis Manifests as Visible Abs. We’re on a #fitnessjourney together.
• The Political Malpractice of Elon Musk. His political malpractice will loom large in the history of Trump 2.0.
• Trump, Iran’s Newest Hostage. The president is buried in the graveyard of vanity.
• Trump’s True Deal-Making Abilities, Revealed. What moving deadlines — and red lines — in Iran means for America’s leverage.
• The Warning Signs Were There in Louisiana. Why Did We Miss Them? Two recent fatal shootings underscore the need to encourage the use of an assessment tool.
• Stewart Brand, Silicon Valley’s Favorite Prophet, on Life’s Most Important Principle. The counterculture icon is advocating values that are more countercultural than ever.
• The Conspiracy Theory Behind Tucker Carlson’s Apology. Rather than honestly reckoning with their role in America’s derangement, MAGA apostates are creating a scapegoat to explain it away.
• Don’t Blame John Roberts for the Shadow Docket. In our constitutional system, we have to think about what will happen when the tables are turned.
• Truckers Kill More Than 5,000 People a Year. Regulators Are at Fault. The trucking industry captured its regulator, and safety suffered.
• D.E.I. Is Discriminatory. Agree or Disagree? They championed diversity, equity and inclusion policies for years. Now they have complicated feelings about what they built.
• I’m One of Cuba’s Political Prisoners. When Will I Go Free? Nearly five years in Cuban prison have taught me that the government won’t loosen its hold on power.
• What’s Better Left Unsaid. Complications of spelling in English can lead to complications in pronunciation.
• A Bitcoin Evangelist Tries to Convert Me. What the crypto currency promises that the dollar doesn’t.
• There Is Much More to Pope vs. President Than Meets the Eye. What fighting an unjust war really means.
• Tim Cook: Great for Apple Investors. Not as Great for America. Tim Cook made Apple a juggernaut, but he did so by risking America’s economic and political security.
• And Then There Were None, Trump Administration Edition. Normal language is inadequate and precedents are irrelevant when it comes to appraising the senior administration officials of the president’s second term.
• ‘People Here Do Not Consider Themselves Poor. They Consider Themselves Broke.’ Big parts of the Rio Grande Valley turned against the party in recent years. One candidate is trying to win it back, one quinceañera at a time.
• Israel Is Weaponizing Lebanon’s Diversity. Israel isn’t just targeting Hezbollah in the latest war. It is also targeting the multireligious fabric of Lebanese society.
• I’ve Photographed Protests Around the World. This Still Surprises Me. Scenes from life in a global era increasingly shaped by confrontations with authoritarian power.
• Yale Has Come Up With a Surefire Way to Make a Terrible Situation Worse. Don’t retreat from the world; engage it.
• The Only Good News From Iran. How the war’s disruptions are accelerating the shift to green energy.

Opinion | Culture

• War and Nachos on My Social Media Feed. The feed makes everything, bombs and nachos and the dead, weigh the same. Which is to say: nothing.
• The Artist Who Gives Me Joy. There’s more to Derrick Adams’s paintings than Black joy. But that complicated emotion is what tugs at the heart.
• Why I Still Love Michael Jackson. I’ve been a lifelong follower of Michael Jackson, a stance that sometimes I can’t defend, even to myself.

Opinion | The World

• I Played Putin in a War Game. The Most Dangerous Period May Be Coming. NATO countries need to get their act together.
• This Is How Trump Can Salvage a Deal With Iran. Here’s how President Trump can get us out of the mess in Iran.

Arts

• Kennedy Center Works to Make the Case That Repairs Are Urgent. 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.
• With Cinematic Flair, a Sentient A.I. Learns Its Limits. For better or worse, the retro Replaced feels like a Sega Genesis game made with current technology.
• Venice Opera Cuts Ties With Conductor After Months of Dispute. Beatrice Venezi’s appointment as music director drew scorn from orchestra members who said she was unqualified. She fought back in several interviews.
• ‘Michael’ Fans Danced in the Aisles, Critics Be Damned. The biopic of the pop singer crushed box-office records on its opening weekend as admirers moonwalked to a movie that critics have savaged.
• A Virtual Escape for Rikers Inmates. The New York jail complex uses video games as part of its strategy to reduce violence with programming for good behavior.
• A Perfect Saturday? Roller Skating on a Rooftop. The Brooklyn Children’s Museum has reimagined a beloved and bygone local rink for its “Empire Skate of Mind” events. Neighborhood kids, many skating for the first time, are lacing up.
• The Long, Challenging Road to D4vd’s Arrest. Uncooperative witnesses drove prosecutors to convene an investigative grand jury after a teenage girl’s body was discovered in the trunk of the singer’s car.
• 6 Podcasts About Classical Music. These shows demystify a genre unfairly perceived as archaic and stuffy with expert analysis, musical selections and pure fun.
• Student Contest Based on Trump’s Garden of Heroes Downplays Darker History. Guidelines for the art contest, sponsored by the group Freedom 250, include material about abolitionists and civil rights leaders, but little mention of what they fought against.
• Venice Biennale Bars Awards for Art From Countries Accused of War Crimes. The jury said it would “refrain from considering” countries whose leaders are facing charges of crimes against humanity, which would affect Israel and Russia.
• A ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Where You’re on the Mic. People of Note has a pleasant music-themed twist on turn-based gameplay.

Art & Design

• A Curator Died Suddenly. Could the Art World’s Most Important Event Be Saved? Koyo Kouoh, who died of cancer at 57, was just months into her dream job overseeing the Venice Biennale’s centerpiece exhibition. But she left a plan that her assistants have tried to realize.
• With ‘Sister Dreamer’ Park, Lauren Halsey Brings Her Heroes Home. The artist’s installation in South Central Los Angeles elevates familiar faces in the neighborhood with monuments of stone.
• $100 Million Award Made in Suit Over Unlicensed Robert Indiana Art. A New York jury found that an art publisher who made works derived from Indiana’s images had infringed on the rights of a company that had been the artist’s partner.
• The World According to Aldwyth. In paint, bricolage and collage, she explored the history of art, ideas and the human species.
• $450 Million Worth of Newhouse Trophies Come to Christie’s. A special May evening sale will feature 16 artworks from the museum-quality collection of the Condé Nast chief S.I. Newhouse Jr.
• This ‘Sustainable’ Island Is Venice’s Newest Art Oasis. Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo has turned a former gunpowder store into a showcase for her contemporary art collection.
• Turner Prize Nominees Take Viewers on ‘Extraordinary Journeys’ This year’s shortlist for the major British art award includes an artist who stages spoken-word performances and another who makes art using oil company merch bought off eBay.
• How a Museum Built Its Buzz: Popcorn, Free Tickets and Puppets. The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, long a home for cinephiles, doubled attendance by repositioning itself as a community hub.
• The Nerve Center of This Art Fair Isn’t Painting. It’s Couture. The Independent fair will push boundaries, featuring designs by Rei Kawakubo and Comme des Garçons that blur the line between fashion and sculpture.

Dance

• For a Dance Battle on a New Stage, She Decided to Be ‘Fearless’ Courtney Washington made her name as a choreographer in street-dance competitions and on the ballroom scene. Now, she’s making a work for Parsons Dance.

Music

• 6 Takeaways From Our Taylor Swift Interview. 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.
• 11 Great American Songwriters Who Didn’t Make Our List. The New York Times Magazine named the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. Here are more contenders, including Billy Joel, Frank Ocean and Neko Case.
• His Music Captured Norway’s Colors. His Life Reflected Its Shadows. 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.
• She’s Blazing a Trail for a Traditional Korean Zither in Jazz. The Seoul-born gayageum player DoYeon Kim has become an in-demand collaborator for some of the biggest innovators in improvised music.
• The Cult Music Documentary ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ Turns Middle-Age. The film capturing the scene outside a Judas Priest show was 17 minutes long, only available on VHS and won the hearts of a generation of rock fans.
• Review: Yunchan Lim Warms Up for Graduation at Carnegie Hall. This 22-year-old superstar pianist, who is still a student, tested out his graduation recital in New York before taking it to school in Boston.
• Zara Larsson’s Pop Career Had Stalled. But a Big Second Act Awaited. The Swedish singer spent a decade toiling outside the spotlight. But a PinkPantheress remix, a rainbow-streaked dolphin and an ability to roll with the punches brought her back.
• How Will BTS Endure a Grueling World Tour? We Asked Their Ex-Trainer. K-pop stars must develop stamina and prevent injuries while also maintaining the lithe physique their industry demands, the band’s former trainer says.
• Michael Jackson’s Music Was Too Big to Be Canceled. The pop superstar, who is the subject of the new movie “Michael,” faced several sexual abuse allegations. But the songs he made have endured, and even thrived.
• Review: She’s Conducting an Opera While Singing Its Starring Role. The soprano Barbara Hannigan, who also directed, is multitasking at the New York Philharmonic in a disturbingly resonant take on “La Voix Humaine.”
• Noah Kahan Is Caught in the In-Between on ‘The Great Divide’ The singer-songwriter’s “Stick Season” was an unexpected smash. On its follow-up he sings about fame, complex relationships and the future with a sharper perspective.
• They Were Michael Jackson’s ‘Second Family.’ Now They Say He Abused Them. The Cascio siblings are suing Mr. Jackson’s estate after standing by him for years as he faced accusations of child molestation.
• Met Opera’s Multimillion-Dollar Deal With Saudis Falls Through. The arrangement would have brought up to $200 million to the Metropolitan Opera, which has suffered a series of financial setbacks.
• Is 1990s Alternative Rock the New Country? Stagecoach Festival started out as the “country Coachella,” but has been morphing into a new home for ’90s rock bands slinging angst and guitar music.
• Judge Dismisses Sean Combs’s $100 Million Defamation Suit Against NBC. The music mogul, now imprisoned, had sued after NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock aired the documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy” last year.

Television

• Reuniting for a Sequel? The ‘Devil’ Made Them Do It. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Blunt talk about the sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” and what it takes to be the boss.
• Jimmy Kimmel Spills the Tea on Trump’s Royal Meeting. The late night show host called the king of England “one of the very few people who might actually be able to tip things even slightly in a positive direction.”
• Kimmel vs. Trump: What’s Going On Here? The president and first lady took exception to a joke. Jimmy Kimmel defended it.
• ‘Running Point’ Is ‘The Office’ Meets the Lakers. 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.
• ‘The House of the Spirits’ Returns a Beloved Book to Its Origins. 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.
• Late Night Downloads the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. 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.”
• ‘Widow’s Bay,’ and 6 More Things to Watch on TV This Week. The Apple TV show starring Matthew Rhys premieres, and two true crime documentaries air.
• ‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Episode 6 Recap: Everything Breaks. Valerie has been terrible at keeping the A.I. thing a secret. Almost as terrible as Billy is at being her manager.
• The Restaurant World Can Be Heated. ‘Top Chef’ Is Lowering the Temperature. More than 20 seasons into its influential run, the cooking competition series is showing a more humane touch.
• Riz Ahmed Plays the Classics, With a Twist. In new projects, the British actor of South Asian descent takes on two parts — James Bond and Hamlet — that have long been defining roles for white actors.
• The Padilla Pause: How the Breakout Star of ‘S.N.L.’ Nails Comic Timing. Ashley Padilla’s ability to extend a moment transforms what could be a routine joke into something stranger and more absurd.
• Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Trump at a Mock White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The late night host took “a page from the Kid Rock alternative halftime show,” which aired during the Super Bowl, in offering his own “all-American” version of the Washington tradition.
• Stream These Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave Netflix in May. Dozens of titles leave the streaming service for U.S. subscribers every month. Here’s a roundup of the best ones leaving soon.
• Stephen Colbert Sends Jimmy Kimmel a Box of ‘Iran War Jokes’ Colbert said he was “beginning to think this war might not be over before Memorial Day,” when “The Late Show” will have ended its run.

Theater

• Rachel Zegler Wowed London in ‘Evita.’ Next Stop: Broadway. A buzzy revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit 1970s musical will transfer to New York next spring, but without its signature outdoor scene.
• Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri Are Giving ‘Proof’ a New Meaning. The actors connected quickly as they prepared to make their Broadway debuts in a new revival of David Auburn’s Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play.
• Laura Linney to Return to Broadway in New David Hare Play. The Manhattan Theater Club production will bring the actress back to the stage next spring, four years after her last Broadway production.
• ‘Flower Drum Song,’ Once Overhauled, Returns Changed Again. David Henry Hwang revised the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic 25 years ago. Now he gets to remedy some of his own remake’s flaws.
• Obama Has One. So Does a Kardashian. (Check Your Playbill.). The latest trend on Broadway is celebrity co-producing: A-listers who now have credits as backers of plays and musicals.
• Megan Thee Stallion to Leave Broadway Show Early. The rapper will perform in “Moulin Rouge!” for the final time on Friday, though the production didn’t say why she was leaving more than two weeks early.
• ‘Kenrex’ Review: Plunging Into the Violent World of True Crime. The play, by Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian at the Lucille Lortel Theater, tells the story of a brutal bully who was shot and killed in plain view.
• ‘The Lost Boys’ Review: Live, Die, Reprise. A Broadway musical adaptation of the 1987 movie gets a lot of mileage from ’80s rocker aesthetics and over-the-top spectacle — until its second half.
• ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ Review: August Wilson’s Spiritual Masterpiece. This revival starring Cedric the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson may be uneven at times, but it still unlocks Wilson’s mysterious drama.
• Can Physics Soften a Mother’s Death? In the play “Rheology,” a son and his mother grapple, in very different ways, with what her eventual death will mean.
• 6 Shows Our Theater Critics Are Talking About. Rose Byrne in “Fallen Angels,” a couple trapped in the musical village of “Schmigadoon!” and “The Rocky Horror Show” at Studio 54: These productions are worth seeing.
• Review: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Rewards Your Sense of Antici…pation. Sam Pinkleton’s new revival at Studio 54 gives us the big gay mayhem we want while also maintaining some order via Rachel Dratch’s droll Narrator.
• ‘Beaches’ Review: A Classic Weepie Dries Its Tears. A new musical version of the 1980s tear-jerker comes to Broadway, but the production is too muddled to make an emotional impact.

Books

• 26 Books Coming in May. Novels by Matt Haig, Elizabeth Strout and Carley Fortune; explosive true crime; immersive new fantasy; essays by David Sedaris; and more.
• The Best Books of the Year (So Far). The nonfiction and novels we can’t stop thinking about.
• Poetry Month Reading Recommendations. It’s National Poetry Month! Greg Cowles, an editor at The New York Times Book Review, recommends some poetry books while writing poems with fridge magnets.
• The Poetry Challenge Day 5: You did it! You’re a star. Now you can join Matthew McConaughey, Ada Limón, David Sedaris and other luminaries in bringing these lines to life. You’ll never look at the night sky the same way again.
• These Literary Thrillers Explore Hollywood’s Dark Side. The best-selling author Kelly Yang recommends mysteries set in Tinseltown, from the down and dirty to the deliciously dishy.
• The Poetry Challenge Day 4: Are we alone in the universe? Does it matter? Writers have been pondering the sky for centuries, but this poem helps us feel a little less solitary. Brush up on its last lines today, and tomorrow we’ll talk about the whole thing.

Book Review

• Catholic Guilt? Not for These Priests. The worldly men of the cloth in Héctor Abad’s new novel find divinity both inside and outside the church.
• Your Chatbot Is a Fortune Teller, Not a Truth Teller. In “Prophecy,” Carissa Véliz explores how generative A.I. relies on prediction, enriching Big Tech while making the rest of us less safe.
• A Lush, Unnerving Ghost Story That Unfolds in Rural Japan. In “Japanese Gothic,” a 21st-century college student and a 19th-century samurai find themselves occupying the same house.
• We Used to Compile Our Own Wartime Kill Lists. Now We Let A.I. Do It. In “Project Maven,” Katrina Manson shows us how close we are to artificial intelligence picking targets and dropping bombs without human input.
• Why Are Novels About Failure and Resentment So Thrilling? The German writer Wolfgang Koeppen’s postwar trilogy crackles with life and unsparing details of a broken society.
• Can You Identify These Poems and Places? Try this quick trivia challenge and celebrate the world of poetry.
• Where Have All the Book Reviews Gone? What the rise of A.I. and the gutting of books coverage across U.S. media will mean for literature.
• The ‘Perfect Birthplace for a Writer’? She Says It’s West Virginia. A new book by Jayne Anne Phillips, a Pulitzer-winning novelist, recalling her childhood is a bittersweet triumph.
• You Can’t Always Get What You Want, Unless It’s a New Rolling Stones Biography. The music journalist Bob Spitz, a keeper of numerous rock ’n’ roll flames, has turned out a colorful and authoritative new take on a much-documented band.
• New Historical Fiction, Lush and Lavishly Detailed. Our columnist on the month’s best new books.
• He’s Written Great Books About Sex in Suburbia. This One’s a ‘Ghost Town.’ A middle-aged novelist sifts through memories of growing up in New Jersey in Tom Perrotta’s frustratingly formulaic book.
• As the First Influencer Kids Come of Age, What Have We Learned? In her engaging, sympathetic book “Like, Follow, Subscribe,” the journalist Fortesa Latifi digs into growing up in the spotlight.
• For a Crawl Through Hollywood’s Underside, Let Him Be Your Guide. Jordan Harper knows the entertainment industry from the inside out. His new novel, “A Violent Masterpiece,” holds nothing back.
• Lessons From the Wild, Elusive Life of a Conservation Giant. In her engaging, lyrical “Homesick for a World Unknown,” Miriam Horn tells the story of the famed naturalist George Schaller.
• Translating Shakespeare? This Be Madness — or Is It? The translator Daniel Hahn makes the case that Shakespeare can be appreciated “even if we don’t hear a single one of his words.”
• Who Cares About Aliens. I’m Beefing With My Mom. In “The Radiant Dark,” life is upended after humanity receives a signal from a distant planet. But extraterrestrial contact takes a back seat to more earthly problems.
• Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘The Renovation,’ by Kenan Orhan. The protagonist of this debut novel wants to get her bathroom upgraded. It becomes a portal to a Turkish prison cell instead.
• Book Club: Read ‘Transcription,’ by Ben Lerner, With the Book Review. In May, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Lerner’s new novel, a cerebral exploration of technology, family, truth and existence.
• How Is the Persian Invasion of Greece Like the Iran War? In these books, an emperor, an officer and an orphan look for anything that resembles a clear victory in the fog of war.
• A New Manifesto for Children’s Literature. In his chatty, compulsively readable first book for adults, Mac Barnett champions his career choice and urges our culture to hold kids in higher esteem.
• 6 New Books We Love This Week. Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Movies

• Three Great Documentaries to Stream. In this month’s picks, a notorious senator gets grilled, a man changes his eye color and Russian journalists struggle to do their jobs under authoritarianism.
• What ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Taught Its Stars About Being a Boss. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and the director David Frankel on “The Devil Wears Prada,” the sequel and who’s mean in real life.
• Visconti’s ‘Bellissima’: Mama’s Going to See to It! The director’s 1951 movie, at Film Forum in a new 4K restoration, satirizes the Italian film industry via Anna Magnani’s over-the-top stage mother.
• ‘Departures’ Review: Finding Levity Amid the Pain. This tragicomedy from Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely balances a mordantly funny deconstruction of romance with the harsher realities of gay life.
• ‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor Is Sentenced to Life in Prison. Nathan Chasing Horse had been convicted of charges including the sexual assault of women and girls and the possession of child sexual abuse imagery.
• Are Movies Really Getting Darker? Let’s Shine Some Light on the Issue. Movie watchers are often left wondering why today’s films look murkier than films of years past. Here’s how some experts diagnose the issue.
• What ‘Michael’ Gets Right and Wrong About Michael Jackson. Here’s how the new biopic about the pop star handles everything from major moments like the “Beat It” video to details like a pet giraffe.
• Jet Li Believes in Showing Up on Time, or Earlier. “If you tell me eight o’clock,” the film and martial arts star said, “I will be there 10 or 15 minutes before and wait.”
• Five Horror Movies to Stream Now. This month’s terrors include a monkey gone mad, a boundary-pushing robot and a playground with a thirst for babysitter blood.
• 9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week. Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
• Zeroing In on the Joy Leonard Bernstein Found in Music. “Bernstein’s Wall,” directed by Douglas Tirola, focuses on the composer and conductor’s belief that art can be an uplifting and uniting force.
• Who’s Who in ‘Michael’: A Guide to the Characters. A new Michael Jackson biopic, with the star’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in the title role, is packed with famous musical figures. These are some of them.
• ‘Apex’ Review: Predator and Prey. Taron Egerton descends into full-tilt madness as a killer hunting Charlize Theron in this Netflix thriller set in southeastern Australia.
• Anne Hathaway, Queen of Effort, Is Finally Ready to Vibe. Known best for tightly wound characters in generational hit films, the actress is a tortured pop star in “Mother Mary” and returns to playful form in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
• ‘Two Women’ Review: An Erotic Protest Against Monogamy. A pair of neighbors start sleeping with local handymen in this featherweight sex comedy, set in Montreal.
• ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Review: Possibilities of a Blank Page. In this film of structural surprises, based on two works by the late manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge, lives converge on the beach and in a wintry village.
• ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Review: Unholy Matrimony. Jason Segel and Samara Weaving star in this gory home-invasion comedy directed by one of the members of the Lonely Island, Jorma Taccone.
• ‘I Swear’ Review: Surviving and Thriving Against the Odds. The British actor Robert Aramayo rises above the clichés in a biographical drama about a man living with Tourette’s syndrome.
• ‘Omaha’ Review: Right Road, Wrong Destination. Great performances can’t quite save a delicate family road drama with a baffling ending.
• ‘Desert Warrior’ Review: An Extra-Lavish Epic From Saudi Arabia. An action-adventure film set in seventh-century Arabia features many fighting men, but the warrior of the title turns out to be the British-Saudi actress Aiysha Hart.
• ‘Fuze’ Review: Dishonor Among Thieves. A high-wattage cast led by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Sam Worthington helps smooth this amiably absurd heist thriller.
• Explaining the Michael Jackson Biopic’s Rough Path to the Screen. Reshoots, reluctant studios and family holdouts: the production faced many issues. But now the box office is expected to be huge.

Food

• Not-Too-Sweet Protein Shakes, Hold the Powder. This new Ali Slagle delight blends frozen fruit with nutrient-packed ingredients, like cottage cheese and seeds.
• We’ve Got Stars for Pangat, Lucky Charlie and More. Our latest batch of reviews includes a new Indian restaurant in Park Slope, a pizza parlor-slash-bar in Bushwick and a Las Vegas import for downtown Manhattan.
• A Warm, Filling Salad Fit for Dinner. A substantial mix of charred broccoli, salmon and soba catapults this salad out of side territory.
• The Japanese Pizza Guard Is on Its Way. 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.
• Why Do the Top Sushi Restaurants Leave Us So Bored, and So Broke? 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.
• 15 Salads That Feel Like a Real Meal. Is there such a thing as a comfort salad? These recipes say yes.
• Watch Quinta Brunson and William Stanford Davis of ‘Abbott Elementary’ Make Pizza for the First Time. The actors stopped by the New York Times kitchen studio to chat about food, cooking and the fifth season of their sitcom.
• Jammy Chicken Thighs, Good Any Time of Year.
• I’m in Quiche Mode. And, with these steps for composing the parts ahead of time, you can easily pull together a classic quiche Lorraine for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
• In Defense of Oatmeal Cookies. Exhibit A: Anzac biscuits. Because who wouldn’t want a crispy, caramel-y cookie packed with oats and coconut?
• Recipes for the Moms in My Life. It’s never too early to start planning Mother’s Day. Get inspired by a tangy lemon tart, a supremely moist cake soaked in rose syrup and more.
• This Easy Fish Is a Gift to You and Your Guests. Steam your fish in parchment, and eat well forever.
• This May Just Be the Springiest Gnocchi. Skillet gnocchi with miso butter and asparagus, and more of our most popular recipes from the week.
• French Fries: Fully Loaded. Fries are perfectly good on their own, but they’re even better with toppings. Here are three places to get yours loaded.
• Help, My C.S.A. Sent Me a Boatload of Chard. For all of its joys, a mystery box of produce can also induce mild panic. Let’s tackle it, veg by veg.
• A Four-Ingredient Cookie That’s Tender and Crunchy. Let these highlander shortbreads transport you to Scotland.
• It’s Shrimp Taco Time. Garlicky shrimp tacos, to be exact, with pico de gallo, sliced radishes, avocado and lots of lime.
• Pancake Party at the Office? Popular Chains Are Cashing In on Catering. Restaurants like IHOP, Cracker Barrel and Red Lobster have found a new revenue source as return-to-office hits full force.

Style

• Tiny Love Stories: ‘Everyone Was a Few Drinks In’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
• New Yorkers to World Cup Fans: Please Don’t Walk to MetLife. Instead of paying $150 for NJ Transit tickets to get to the stadium, some Europeans online are suggesting a scenic stroll through New Jersey’s interstates and swamps.
• Melania Trump, Queen Camilla and the Look of the Special Relationship. Parsing a state visit told in photo ops, and style.
• Too Much Dudamel? No Such Thing. The flamboyant conductor Gustavo Dudamel got a jubilant reception at the New York Philharmonic’s spring gala on Tuesday.
• Can I Skip My Niece’s Graduation to Avoid the Politics? A reader wants to be a supportive aunt at the Naval Academy commencement, but the prospect of political speeches has her gritting her teeth.
• First Came Cake. Then Came Steak. The literary food magazine Cake Zine celebrated a savory special issue.
• The Lady Is a Hit. A visit to the “grottage” of Martha Sitwell, a breakout star of the Bravo series “Ladies of London: The New Reign.”
• Chanel Stages a Met Gala Curtain Raiser. The label’s cruise show in Biarritz, France, offered a preview of what we may see on Monday.
• Fashion Can’t Get Over Michael Jackson. With a new biopic crushing at the box office, a reflection on the industry’s selective memory around MJ. Plus, cowboy Crocs.
• George Clooney Calls for Unity at Lincoln Center Gala. The actor, who was honored at Film at Lincoln Center’s Chaplin Award Gala, denounced political violence after the attempted assassination of President Trump.
• A Work-Wear Staple in Gentle Pastels. A stylish woman in Upper Manhattan can’t be bothered with “tucking in shirts and all the things.”
• If You Want ‘Project Hail Mary’ Merch, Grab Your Knitting Needles. 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.
• Jamie Ding’s ‘Jeopardy’ Sweaters Made Him a Style Champion. Ding’s approach to dressing, with his spectacular spectrum of sweaters, suited a contestant who remained ice-cube calm as he climbed up the show’s leaderboard.
• A Humble ‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Ends His Run. Jamie Ding, a self-described “faceless bureaucrat” from New Jersey, became a TV sensation during his 31-game winning streak.
• At the ‘Euphoria’ Wedding, All Eyes Were on the Guests. At Cassie and Nate’s nuptials, guests arrived to steal the show, and that was the point. Natasha Newman-Thomas, the show’s costume designer, used attention-grabbing looks to reflect each character’s evolution.
• What to Know About the ‘Summer House’ Leaked Audio Drama. After West Wilson and Amanda Batula confirmed their relationship, fans were anticipating drama at the show’s next reunion. But audio appeared to leak weeks before its air date.
• Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles? Weren’t They Just With …. To the average person, celebrity relationships can appear to move at a clip. There are a number of reasons for that.
• Should My Bag Really Match My Shoes? It was once fashion creed to coordinate your purse with your shoes or coat. Our critic explains how that rule has been bent, broken and revived.
• 7 ‘Body Types’ From the Met’s New Fashion Exhibition, Explained. The museum’s top fashion curator offers an up-close look at garments featured in the show, which argues that clothing is a connective thread throughout art.
• After the Gunfire, the Parties Went On, Uneasily. Hosts in the nation’s capital decided to carry on in the wake of a violent incident at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
• Why Elie Saab Will Never Leave Lebanon, Despite the War. The designer and his son discuss making couture during a bombing and the reason it matters.
• Can the Reinvented Delano Hotel Resuscitate South Beach? Once a magnet for the fashion and music sets of the 1990s, the hotel has been rebranded as a wellness-leaning space with nonalcoholic cocktails and a spa with a communal sauna.
• The Indelible Style of a Queen Off Duty. A new exhibition takes a closer look at Queen Elizabeth II’s wardrobe of boots, barn coats, head scarves and tartan skirts.
• She Found Out She Was Pregnant Just Before He Revealed an Affair. Rachel Sanders eventually came to terms with Jason Miller’s confession that he was involved with a mutual male friend. “I lost my marriage,” she said, “but I accepted Jason.”
• Make Way for the Investment Bank Influencers. Zoomers in finance are posting day-in-the-life videos on TikTok, alarming compliance officers. Should Wall Street reconsider its social media policies?
• N.F.L. Style Will Never Beat N.B.A. Style. Plus: some great Japanese designers and a final thought on the press tour for “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
• Inside the Time 100 Gala: Where Victoria and David Beckham Dine With MrBeast. Titans of influence filled the Deutsche Bank Center in Manhattan on Thursday night for an evening of selfies and self-congratulation.
• Instead of the Bouquet, She Caught a Groomsman’s Attention. Krystal Miller and Brandon Manning’s first meeting at a wedding was a bit awkward. But by their second date, their chemistry was undeniable, and Ms. Miller knew she was falling in love.
• From Kissing One Guy in 20 Years to 11 in a Month. My husband leaving nearly broke me. I tried to put myself back together by dating for the first time in my life.
• Once a Soloist, a Ballerina Finds Her Partner for Life. Soon after they started dating nearly three years ago, Olivia MacKinnon, a dancer with the New York City Ballet, discovered Bill Keenan’s genuine passion for ballet.
• It Started with a Midnight Swim and a Kiss Under the Stars. Marian Lurio and Jonathan Nguyen met at a mutual friend’s wedding four years ago and felt an immediate attraction.
• ‘Sparks Flew’ When Two Crushes Reunited After Three Decades. Elizabeth Maresca and Nicholas Magarelli liked each other in high school, but they never dated. They reconnected in 2017. Both were divorced. Neither was looking for love.
• Why Has ‘Christ Is King’ Become a Controversial Statement? For some, the three words have become encoded with a message of hate.
• Two Brothers, One Art Gallery, Infinite Feuds. For a decade and a half, Prajit and Projjal Dutta have led the market for South Asian art in the United States. Now they rarely speak to each other, except through lawyers.
• You’re Invited! (No, You’re Not.) Beware the Latest Phishing Scam. Hackers are spoofing Paperless Post, Evite and Punchbowl to creep into your hard drive.
• The Japanese Designers Changing Men’s Wear. How a new vanguard of labels from Japan became the most-talked about thing in fashion.

Magazine

• He Was Supposed to Die in Prison, but the Prosecutor Felt Guilty. 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.
• The Jay-Z Interview. 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 Taylor Swift Interview. 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.
• Cast Your Vote for the Greatest Living American Songwriters. Times critics, with the help of more than 250 experts, made their list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters. Now it’s your turn to choose.
• How We Made the List of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. First we polled hundreds of experts. Then Times critics spent weeks arguing about what constitutes greatness in American music.
• See Who Insiders Nominated as America’s Greatest Living Songwriters. We received more than 250 expert ballots. Explore some of them here.
• Who Wrote Your Favorite Songs? Test your knowledge of some of our songwriters’ biggest hits.
• The Objects That Inspire America's Greatest Songwriters. The objects and instruments (and occasional creatures) that spur the writing process.
• Stevie Wonder Is the Ultimate Embodiment of American Music. These are the songs you’d play to newborns, or alien visitors, to demonstrate the purest joys of our musical tradition.
• Lucinda Williams’s Songs Can Turn Any Sentiment Into a Lit Fuse. Few artists sculpt songs with this level of power and emotional intensity.
• Diane Warren Is a Titan of Lavish Power Ballads. You Adore at Least One. Her widescreen, acrobatic songs have dominated radios, karaoke nights and — most likely — a big portion of your memory.
• Young Thug Didn’t Just Mutate Hip-Hop. He Changed the Whole Act of Vocalizing. He single-handedly changed hip-hop into something futuristic and alien — right when the genre needed it most.
• There’s a Reason Taylor Swift Is America’s Most Carefully Studied Writer. By crafting vivid chronicles of her life since she was a teenager, she has built a vast catalog that rewards the attention millions have paid to it.
• Bruce Springsteen Has Always Believed That Songs Can Change America. In every era, he writes like a steward of the country’s conscience — as if he has a duty to us all.
• Valerie Simpson Is Behind Some of the Most Transcendent Songs You Know. Along with Nickolas Ashford, she wrote a jaw-dropping number of soaring, undeniable classics.
• Paul Simon Can Compress a Novel’s Worth of Ideas Into One Song. He sets words skipping cleverly through his music. But his rhythms, melodies and harmonies are just as deft and adventurous.
• Romeo Santos Laid the Groundwork for Latin Music in the 21st Century. He melded Dominican traditions with modern pop and made them a global phenomenon — changing the whole sound of modern romance.
• Nile Rodgers Brings Gritty Glamor and Big Ideas to the Dance Floor. He helped make the spirit of 1970s New York a global ideal, immortalized in anthems of freedom and transgression.
• Smokey Robinson Designed the Love Song as We Know It. He has written dozens of classic songs for classic acts — all in lucid, crystalline language, with a timeless elegance that still sets them soaring.
• Lionel Richie Has Always Had a Hand Placed Tenderly on the Nation’s Heart. He’s written heaps of our most indelibly gorgeous, time-stoppingly gentle hits — for the Commodores, for himself and for other pop legends.
• Don’t Let Dolly Parton’s Sparkle Distract You From Her Rigorous Craft. High-femme glamour, down-home simplicity, endless creativity — and such a generous, approachable spirit, it’s easy to forget how great her writing is.
• Outkast Made Hip-Hop More Eccentric — and More Universal, Too. Their songs leaned into regional detail and unpredictable ideas. The more specific they got, the broader the audience they captivated.
• Willie Nelson Makes Intricate Songs Sound as Simple as Thinking. His writing is wildly sophisticated, full of jazzy complexity — and yet it always feels plain-spoken and perfectly at ease.
• Stephin Merritt Is the American Songbook’s Most Mischievous Student. He twists, ironizes and interrogates the tradition of songwriting, turning it into a profound and comic reflection of itself.
• Lana Del Rey Injected Perverse New Moods Into American Pop. By delighting in the things women aren’t supposed to say, her songs bewitch listeners with an emotional register they never would have expected.
• The Babyface Interview. The craftsman behind dozens of hits for performers like Whitney Houston and Boyz II Men talks about how he wrote the love songs that defined a decade.
• Kendrick Lamar Can Be Gloriously Profound — and Gloriously Petty. His virtuosity, and seriousness of purpose, made him the Dylanesque voice of hip-hop. He can also cut you when he needs to.
• The Mariah Carey Interview. The artist talks about writing her era-defining hits, the pleasures of collaboration and some of the ways she has been undercredited as a writer.
• Carole King Was Already a Master Hitmaker. Then She Went Further. A legend of pop craftsmanship. A trailblazer for singer-songwriter intimacy. Either feat alone could have earned a spot on this list.
• The Lucinda Williams Interview. The singer-songwriter talks about being self-taught, and reaching down into the deepest, darkest parts of herself to pull out a song.
• The Nile Rodgers Interview. The co-founder of Chic, the de facto house band of New York’s late-70s disco boom, talks about taking inspiration from the city’s club scene.
• The Clark, McAnally and Osborne Interview. Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark and Josh Osborne talk about songwriting as a day job and the art of telling simple truths in a single line.
• Jay-Z’s Lyrical Ingenuity Stretches From Street-Level Grit to Midlife Reflection. He rose to fame as a steely-eyed chronicler of his youth. Then he carved a path to become rap’s elder statesman.
• Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Kept Pop on the Cutting Edge. The sonic ingenuity they brought to scores of hits — from machine-tooled drums to glittering harmonies — helped make the charts a home for surprising sounds.
• The Holland Brothers Wrote Hits That Became the Bedrock of American Pop. Along with Lamont Dozier, they crafted love songs that didn’t just aim for the heart — they moved the body.
• Missy Elliott Turned the Radio Into a Day-Glo Playground. She warps rhythm, sound and the English language, pulling them apart as if they were all just delightful taffy.
• Bob Dylan Expanded the Limits of What a Song Can Do. A troubadour, a poet, a preacher, a trickster — there are enough Dylans to qualify for two or three spots on this list.
• The-Dream’s Sound Runs Through the Biggest Hits of This Century. Modern pop wouldn’t be remotely the same without him — including some of the era’s most iconic, inescapable hits.
• Nashville Appreciates Craft. These Three Are Masters. Writers toil daily to engineer perfect country songs. Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark and Josh Osborne are among the finest — and the most disruptive.
• Mariah Carey Is the People’s Poet. Her keen ear and glittery emotionalism have produced the most No. 1 hits of any American songwriter.
• Bad Bunny’s Charisma and Fluidity Brought Him to the Heart of Pop. His warmth, humor and almost scholarly facility with Caribbean traditions and contemporary pop have made him an undeniable force.
• In Hit After Hit, for Countless Artists, Babyface Knows What Women Want. Even as the music grew rawer and leaner, he ensured it was still yoked to romance and grandeur.
• Few Careers Are as Daring — Musically or Emotionally — as Fiona Apple’s. With every album, she burrows deeper into her own psyche, pushing her music into new realms.
• The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. More than 250 music insiders and six New York Times critics weighed in on who defines the new American songbook. Here are the artists they chose.
• Longevity Science Is Overhyped. But This Research Really Could Change Humanity. A new therapy has the potential to cure hundreds of diseases — and even reverse aging.
• Bob Odenkirk Would Like to Remind You That Life Is a Meaningless Farce. The actor and comedian is keenly aware of humanity’s limitations, but he’s not giving up.
• Charlize Theron: ‘I Think Life Is So Beautiful’ On “The Interview,” the actor Charlize Theron says she may have a “tough” reputation, but at home her children tease her because she can cry at the drop of a hat.
• Charlize Theron on Growing Up With an Alcoholic Father. The actor Charlize Theron grew up in South Africa with a father she describes as “a full-blown functioning drunk.” She talks about that experience on “The Interview.”
• Do You Have to Make Pour-Over Coffee for Your Spouse? A ruling on a dispute over a tedious cup of coffee.
• The Rich and Powerful Want to Live Forever. What if They Could? From the Kremlin to Silicon Valley, some of the most powerful people in the world now want something more: eternal life.
• How Well Will You Age? Take Our Quiz. The little daily decisions we make add up — and ultimately shape our longevity.
• Charlize Theron on the Night Her Mother Killed Her Father in Self-Defense. The actor Charlize Theron grew up with an alcoholic father. When she was 15, he tried to kill her and her mother, shooting through her bedroom door. Her mother shot and killed him in an act that was found to be self-defense. On “The Interview,” she talks about her childhood, her early career, her new movie, “Apex” and more.

T Magazine

• What’s Your Ideal Garden Style? Take our quiz to find out how to match your dream plot to your personality.
• An Art and Fashion Party for Nina Simone. Adam Pendleton and Gabriela Hearst celebrated a recent collaboration with an evening-long tribute to the legendary musician and activist.
• A Dinner in Honolulu That Included an Impromptu Ukulele Jam Session. The chef Sheldon Simeon celebrated his new cookbook with a low-key feast at an over-the-top venue.
• 11 Standout Moments From Salone del Mobile. Milan’s annual design fair showcased contemporary creations, as well as midcentury homes not typically open to the public.
• The California City With Tiny Oranges and Pink Sunsets. Surrounded by citrus groves and hiking trails, Ojai is an irresistible escape for nature enthusiasts, spiritual seekers and fans of giant tortoises.
• The Artist Making Work About Sweat, Ghosts and the Rivers of Pittsburgh. With Project Blue Space, the sculptor and image maker Shikeith brings the city’s Black history to the surface.
• The Actress Greta Lee Walked Down the Aisle to This Song. For T Magazine’s video series “My Favorite Song,” the actress Greta Lee reveals the Beck song that played while she walked down the aisle at her wedding.
• In the English Countryside, a Regency-Era Parsonage With a Walled Garden. Plus: a bohemian hotel in Madrid, a fashion designer’s first perfumes and more recommendations from T Magazine.
• Perfect Planters for Any Patio or Sunlit Room. When it comes to freshening up a space, these pots pull their weight.

Travel

• Uber Can Already Bring You Dinner. Now, It Wants to Book Your Hotel Room. In partnership with Expedia, the ride-booking, food-delivering, package-transporting service takes another step toward becoming a super app.
• For Your Next U.S. Road Trip, a Touch of Elegance at 5 Hotels. Add these new or newly revamped accommodations to your summer driving itinerary.
• Stay Put or Travel Abroad? Americans Are Rethinking Their Summer Travel Plans. Faced with geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty and rising airfares, many travelers are changing destinations or canceling their trips entirely.
• Tight Curves and Wide Horizons: The Return of Highway 1. 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.
• Immaculate Wilderness, Uncertain Future: Paddling the Boundary Waters. A proposed copper mine in northern Minnesota has become a battleground for politicians and environmentalists — and a pressing reason to explore the waterways.
• Jet Fuel Shortages Could Make Travel a ‘Total Mess’ This Summer. Facing sky-high fuel costs linked to the war in Iran, airlines are cutting routes and raising prices. European vacations are looking a lot less affordable.
• 5 Resistance Museums Recall the Bravery of ‘Ordinary People’ For many visitors to these European museums, the acts of those who opposed Nazism and Fascism have become newly relevant.
• You Don’t Have to Be Filthy Rich to Enjoy an Airport Shower. Affordable arrivals lounges offer amenities like nap pods and showers where weary passengers can freshen up. You may never start a vacation the same way again.
• 36 Hours in Richmond, Va. In the onetime Confederate capital, history is being told with newfound clarity.

Real Estate

• She Gave Her Second Tiny Home a Wee Upgrade. Alchemy Architects pioneered the weeHouse after building a home for Stephanie Arado. Decades later, she wanted another one — this time with plumbing.
• How the War in Iran Is Hurting the U.S. Housing Market. Buyers across the country are cautious, while the Miami market seems immune.
• $375,000 Homes in Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas. A bungalow in Louisville, Ky., a midcentury modern house in Indianapolis and a cottage in Little Rock, Ark.
• Constance Zimmer Honors Both Old and New in her Los Angeles Home. Inside her Los Feliz home in the hills, the ‘Love Story’ actress showcases memories, mugs and mustaches.
• Want a Riot of Color in Your Flower Beds? Definitely Make a Plan. There are painstaking decisions to make before the oranges, blues and yellows are just where you want them.
• An Upstate Retreat That Grew Into a Family Compound. An artist bought 20 bucolic acres in Germantown, N.Y., for a home and studio. It ended up as a favorite destination for extended family and friends.
• Lizzo Takes a Loss on the Sale of Her Beverly Hills Mansion. Lizzo bought the home four years ago. Jeff Green, the N.B.A. star, also sold a mansion in Miami, and Jesse McCartney listed one in L.A.
• Rejected by a Co-op Board: Do They Have to Tell You Why? A board cannot illegally discriminate against a prospective buyer. But beyond that, the process can be opaque.
• $1.5 Million Homes in Panama. A three-bedroom house built into a hillside, and two modern condos with ocean views.
• How to Lay the Perfect Pavers. It’s time to get outside and do something nice for your property.
• That Web of Lights on the Ceiling? It’s a Guy Thing. Hexagonal lights resembling cyber-age honeycomb have caught on in male-oriented leisure spaces.
• Two Sisters, Two Husbands, a Toddler and a House in the Bay Area. Kinship and a notoriously expensive housing market spurred a family to join forces and buy a multifamily house in California. Here’s what they found.
• Bragging Rights in Brooklyn Heights. Two homes, both described as the area’s oldest, are up for sale. A search through 200 years of deeds reveals their true origins.
• How Many Homes Do Corporate Landlords Really Own? It may be fewer than you think.
• Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn. This week’s properties are in Yorkville, Murray Hill and Dumbo.
• Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut. This week’s properties are a five-bedroom house in Scarsdale, N.Y., and a three-bedroom semidetached condo in Fairfield, Conn.

Health

• Could At-Home Brain Stimulation Reduce Psychiatry’s Reliance on S.S.R.I.s? 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.
• U.S. Government Will Stop Paying for Test Strips to Detect Deadly Drugs. In a letter to states and other grant recipients, the Trump administration says the strips encourage drug use.
• The Day the Food Noise Died. Before the rise of GLP-1s, obesity experts didn’t study the internal buzz that compels people to eat. Now that food noise is being switched off, they want to understand it.
• Skyrocketing Health Insurance Forces Americans to Scramble for Care. Older people who are medically high risk, but too young for Medicare are facing unaffordable health insurance premiums after federal health care credits lapsed earlier this year. Now that the grace period has expired, some Americans are struggling to get the care they need.
• AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance. A once-robust H.I.V. treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble.
• While Advising Kennedy, Top Aide Had More Than $25 Million Stake in Wellness Company. Calley Means remained president of a company that relied on health savings accounts last year as the Trump administration developed policies to expand them.

Well

• Skin Care 101: Quiz Yourself on the Basics. We’re entering the sunny months. Are you ready?
• Your Doctor Is Using A.I. to Take Notes. What Could Go Wrong? Apps that record visits are becoming popular, but they come with privacy and accuracy concerns.
• Facebook Has a Health Scam Problem. A new report found hundreds of thousands of scam ads for medical products, some of which were illegal or had been deemed dangerous.
• Measles Surge in South Carolina Ends After Sickening Nearly 1,000. It was the largest outbreak in recent U.S. history.
• A Common Stomach Bug Has Become Harder to Treat. A growing share of shigella infections are drug-resistant, the C.D.C. warns in a new report.
• The Small Changes You’ve Made for Better Health. We asked. Over 800 of you answered.
• They Were Tattooed and Trafficked. Dermatologists Are Removing the Scars. People who are sex trafficked are often branded with names and symbols. Free removal programs are helping them move on.

Eat

• F.D.A. Releases Results from Major Infant Formula Safety Study. The agency said the analysis of more than 300 formula samples was reassuring, but outside experts raised some concerns.

Mind

• My Adult Twins Fight Constantly. How Do I Stay Out of It? Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who wants to stop playing referee.

Move

• I Love to Strength Train. Do I Really Need Cardio, Too? Here’s what to know about the health benefits of both forms of exercise.
• Why Go to the Gym When You Can Work Out in the Park? All you need for this routine is a bench and a patch of grass.

Times Insider

• A City Hall Reporter Reveals Where the Scoops Come From. Sally Goldenberg covers New York City politics and government for The Times, attending to a network of sources more than 20 years in the making.
• How We Traced U.S. Government Gold to a Drug Cartel. Three reporters followed supply chains to reveal that the U.S. Mint buys gold that comes from foreign pawn shops and drug dealers, then claims it is from the United States.
• Want to Be More Cultured? T Magazine Guides the Way. A new issue aims to teach readers about essential films, wines and the best way to slurp an oyster, among other topics. Let the debates begin.
• How We Cover the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The annual black-tie event attracts Hollywood stars, reporters and politicians for an irreverent night celebrating press freedom.

Corrections

• Corrections: April 29, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: In Months, China Turns Reef Into Possible Base. Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
• Corrections: April 28, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: A Disquieting Political Routine Of Gunfire and Death Threats. Quotation of the day for Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: Confusion and Fright Among Guests. Quotation of the Day for Monday, April 27.
• No Corrections: April 27, 2026. No corrections appeared in print on Monday, April 27, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: Has Nintendo Solved Its Princess Problem? Quotation of the Day for Sunday, April 26, 2026.
• Corrections: April 26, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, April 26, 2026.
• Corrections: April 25, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: With Chavez’s Legacy Stained, What to Do With Art in Tribute? Quotation of the Day for Saturday, April 25, 2026.
• Corrections: April 24, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Friday, April 24, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: Iranian Expats in Dubai Feel Caught Between Home and Homeland. Quotation of the Day for Friday, April 24, 2026.
• Corrections: April 23, 2026. Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
• Quote of the Day: In Virginia Redistricting Win, Democrats Play Hardball to Thwart Trump. Quotation of the Day for Thursday, April 23, 2026.

The Learning Network

• Who Is the Greatest Living Songwriter? Times critics have named their top 30 American songwriters. Do you agree with their list? Who is missing? Here is your chance to make the case for your favorite.
• A.I. Artist? Is it OK to use artificial intelligence to create art?
• Word of the Day: placate. This word has appeared in 126 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Is It OK to Record People Without Their Knowledge? More people are using smart glasses to record, often secretly, in public. Is that ethical?
• Cherry Blossoms. What are the signs of spring where you live?
• Word of the Day: analogous. This word has appeared in 54 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Student News Quiz: Political Shooting, Running Milestone, Chernobyl. Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how well you can do on this week’s news quiz for students.
• Film Club: ‘9,192,631,770 Hz’ What is time, exactly? And how do we measure it?
• What’s Your Ideal Summer Job? Have you ever considered being a lifeguard?
• Word of the Day: calumny. This word has appeared in eight articles on NYTimes.com in the past two years. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Screens. What do you think this image is communicating?
• What Have You Learned From Playing Games? The New York Times recently featured young stars in the world of chess. Are you a fan of the centuries-old board game?
• Word of the Day: solemn. This word has appeared in 166 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• What’s Going On in This Picture? | April 27, 2026. Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
• Robot Teachers? Teenagers Weigh In. Students react to a recent article about the first lady, Melania Trump, promoting the use of “humanoid educators” to teach children.
• What Gives You Hope That Your Generation Can Change the World for the Better? Last year, Gen Z rose up in protest around the world. What have you seen, recently and in history, that helps you believe young people can make positive change?
• ‘This Is What I Think’ Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
• Word of the Day: extant. This word has appeared in 28 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

En español

• Palabra del día: ‘placate’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 153 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Trump no está satisfecho con el plan de Irán para reabrir el estrecho de Ormuz. 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.
• Palabra del día: ‘analogous’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 57 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Cómo rastreamos el oro del gobierno de EE. UU. hasta un cartel de Colombia. Tres reporteros siguieron las cadenas de suministro para revelar que la Casa de la Moneda de Estados Unidos compra oro procedente de casas de empeño y narcotraficantes extranjeros.
• Palabra del día: ‘calumny’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en ocho artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Los pequeños cambios que han mejorado la salud de nuestros lectores. Nosotros preguntamos, y más de 800 lectores respondieron.
• Qué es la ‘inteligencia irregular’ y cómo puede redefinir el debate sobre la IA. La IA siempre ha sido comparada con la inteligencia humana, pero quizá esa no sea la forma más adecuada de entenderla. Sus fortalezas permiten anticipar qué empleos podría sustituir.
• La manicurista de la alfombra roja. Tanto en hospitales como en eventos de celebridades, las personas con manicuras de Yulenny García, especialista en uñas del Bronx, llaman mucho la atención.
• Palabra del día: ‘solemn’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 214 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Irán vuelve a endurecer su control sobre el estrecho de Ormuz. Aunque EE. UU. e Israel han dicho que su intención era acabar con el programa nuclear iraní y deponer a sus líderes, Teherán ha convertido la guerra en un conflicto del transporte marítimo.
• 4 medicamentos que pueden aumentar el riesgo de demencia. Los expertos han señalado varios medicamentos de venta libre o con receta.
• ¿La punción seca realmente alivia el dolor? Que te inserten agujas diminutas en un nudo muscular doloroso es desconcertante. ¿Pero puede ayudar?
• Palabra del día: ‘extant’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 28 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?

América Latina

• Paraguay dice que no abandona a Taiwán. China tiene otros planes. Pekín intenta romper una inesperada relación a larga distancia que ha perdurado durante décadas. ¿Paraguay podría verse tentado a alejarse?
• 4 extranjeros estaban en el operativo antidroga de Chihuahua, dicen autoridades de México. 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.
• ¿Devolverá algún día la Cuba comunista los miles de millones que confiscó? 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.
• La Casa de la Moneda de EE. UU. compra oro de un cartel de Colombia y lo vende como ‘estadounidense’ A medida que los precios del metal se disparan, las salvaguardas de la industria se han roto.
• La Mandinga, la mina de oro del Clan del Golfo que opera en una base militar colombiana. Los militares negaban que hubiera una explotación ilegal de oro a gran escala cerca de su base. Pero habíamos visto a los mineros con nuestros propios ojos.
• Un choque mortal muestra los profundos lazos entre EE. UU. y México en materia de seguridad. El suceso reabrió el debate sobre la soberanía y la cooperación entre dos naciones que comparten mucho más que una larga frontera.

Ciencia y Tecnología

• Aguas claras, moral turbia: cuando los humanos nadan con orcas. Solo en dos lugares del mundo se permite a los humanos entrar en el agua con el depredador supremo del océano. A medida que aumentan las multitudes y cambian las normativas, la seguridad de ambas especies es motivo de preocupación.
• Un parto libre la puso a ella y a su bebé en grave peligro. Los promotores del parto libre rechazan cualquier tipo de intervención médica durante el embarazo o el parto. El movimiento ha sido tendencia en las redes sociales, pero sus críticos advierten de los graves riesgos que esta práctica conlleva.
• Científicos identifican el ‘orbe dorado’, un misterio de las profundidades marinas. El extraño y brillante descubrimiento, recuperado del océano cerca de Alaska en 2023, dejó perplejos a investigadores de todo el mundo en aquel entonces.
• El nombre de este caracol podría permitir su protección legal. Los científicos debaten la clasificación de unos moluscos amenazados de los que una comunidad indígena depende para su estilo de vida.
• Un perrito robot para cuidar a tus padres en su vejez. Nuevas tecnologías de monitoreo ayudan a los adultos mayores a recordar que tomen sus pastillas o a entablar conversaciones con un robot mientras aligeran la carga para los cuidadores que no pueden estar siempre con ellos.

Cultura

• La ‘casa de los espíritus’ devuelve un libro muy querido a sus orígenes. Rodada en Chile, esta serie será la primera adaptación al español a la pantalla de la novela de Isabel Allende. Su protagonista, Alfonso Herrera, dijo que la historia está más vigente que nunca.
• ¿Las películas son cada vez más oscuras? Ponemos el foco en la duda. A menudo, los espectadores se preguntan por qué las películas actuales se ven más oscuras que las de hace años. He aquí el diagnóstico de algunos expertos.
• ¿Cómo enfrentará BTS una gira mundial agotadora? 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”.
• Eran la ‘segunda familia’ de Michael Jackson. Ahora dicen que abusó de ellos. Tras haberlo apoyado durante años ante las acusaciones de abuso sexual infantil, los hermanos Cascio han demandado al patrimonio de Michael Jackson.
• Cómo el retrato de una estrella del pop impulsó la carrera de una artista española. Nieves González, una pintora de 29 años, trabajaba antes en un relativo anonimato en Andalucía. Retratar a la cantante británica Lily Allen cambió eso.
• Anne Hathaway por fin está lista para la diversión. Conocida sobre todo por sus personajes tensos en grandes éxitos del cine, la actriz es una estrella del pop torturada en ‘Mother Mary’ y vuelve a su lado juguetón en ‘El diablo viste a la moda 2’.
• Reseña de ‘Michael’: un filme biográfico que ignora los problemas de Michael Jackson. El filme presenta una serie de piezas musicales, como un álbum de grandes éxitos, que se repiten con notas falsas, resultando insultantes tanto para el público como para el personaje.
• La violencia moldeó a Charlize Theron. No la define. La ganadora del Oscar reflexiona sobre el dolor, el proceso de sanación y su camino para convertirse en estrella de cine de acción.
• Hasta Michael Jordan se sentó a hablar de esta leyenda del baloncesto. Un nuevo documental del creador de ‘Black-ish’, Kenya Barris, repasa el legado de Jerry West, una figura tan crucial para la historia de la NBA que es el logotipo de la liga.

Estados Unidos

• ¿Qué cenaron el presidente Trump y el rey Carlos? Los ravioles con hierbas de primavera y el lenguado de Dover à la meunière fueron algunos de los platos de la cena en honor de los reyes Carlos III y Camila del Reino Unido.
• La lista completa de invitados a la cena de Estado de Trump con Carlos y Camila. Seis miembros de la Corte Suprema fueron invitados a la cena, junto con altos funcionarios del gobierno, multimillonarios y legisladores republicanos.
• El rey Carlos refutó de forma sutil a Trump. El rey Carlos III respondió con delicadeza a los ataques del presidente Trump contra el Reino Unido y la OTAN, y habló de la importancia de los controles y equilibrios.
• La popularidad de Trump cae de cara a las elecciones intermedias. 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.
• El presidente y la primera dama de EE. UU. exigen a la ABC que despida a Jimmy Kimmel por un chiste. 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.
• ¿Qué es el Estatus de Protección Temporal? 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.
• La madre que no habla. Cuando su hijo de 11 años desapareció el año pasado, Jacqueline Pritchett se negó incluso a reconocer su existencia.
• Estos son los cargos contra el sospechoso del ataque a la gala de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca. Las autoridades afirman que el hombre de California irrumpió el sábado en el evento en Washington con la intención de matar al presidente.
• ¿Qué llevó al sospechoso del ataque a la cena de corresponsales a viajar de costa a costa? Antes de embarcarse en un viaje a través de EE. UU., el sospechoso del ataque dejó una serie de explicaciones sobre su ausencia en unos escritos, según las autoridades.
• Mientras otros invitados se escondían, él siguió atento a su ensalada. Michael Glantz, uno de los principales agentes de la Agencia de Artistas Creativos, comió tranquilamente su aperitivo durante la conmoción de la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca. Tenía sus razones.
• Trump pretende abolir las reservas atómicas de Irán, un problema que él ayudó a crear. El presidente Trump se retiró del acuerdo nuclear de la era Obama en 2018. Pero Irán respondió con una oleada de enriquecimiento que tensa las negociaciones actuales.
• Trump habla sobre su estado mental después de una noche de caos. La respuesta del presidente de Estados Unidos a la noche del sábado fue extraordinariamente serena para alguien que ha sobrevivido a dos intentos de asesinato.
• Tiroteo en la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca: esto es lo que sabemos. Un hombre que portaba varias armas intentó irrumpir en la cena a la que asistía el presidente Trump. La policía detuvo a un sospechoso.
• La guerra contra Irán ha reducido el arsenal de EE. UU. La prisa del Pentágono por rearmar sus fuerzas en Medio Oriente lo deja menos preparado para enfrentarse a adversarios potenciales como Rusia y China, afirman funcionarios.
• La desaprobación de Trump alcanza el nivel más alto de su segundo mandato. La caída del presidente en las encuestas se produce cuando la guerra de Irán ha elevado los precios de la gasolina y cada vez más estadounidenses están preocupados por la economía.
• ¿Qué pasa cuando la IA está a cargo de una tienda? En San Francisco, Andon Market se anuncia como la primera boutique minorista gestionada por un agente de inteligencia artificial. Hasta ahora, el inventario parece arbitrario y hay demasiadas velas.
• Cómo los médicos de EE. UU. se aprovechan de una ley de protección al consumidor. El mecanismo diseñado para eliminar las facturas sorpresa ha abierto la puerta a reclamaciones millonarias y a una nueva dinámica en el sistema de salud.
• Los sueños de Trump de un acorazado llevaron a la destitución de su secretario de Marina. El secretario de Marina, John Phelan, debía entregar el primero de los barcos del presidente en 2028. El plazo era casi imposible.
• Un soldado usó información clasificada para apostar por la captura de Maduro, según EE. UU. Los fiscales federales afirman que el sargento Gannon Ken Van Dyke, quien participó en la operación para capturar a Nicolás Maduro, usó la información para hacer apuestas en un mercado de predicciones.
• EE. UU. busca revocar la ciudadanía de 384 personas. El gobierno de Trump está asignando casos de desnaturalización a fiscales ordinarios, lo que podría provocar una oleada de personas que serían despojadas de la ciudadanía estadounidense.
• El secretario de la Marina de EE. UU. es despedido en medio de luchas internas en el Pentágono. John Phelan deja el Pentágono tras meses de tensiones con Pete Hegseth y otros dirigentes de la institución.
• El FBI investiga a una periodista del Times, luego de publicar un artículo sobre la novia del director de esa agencia. El escrutinio de Elizabeth Williamson es un ejemplo de cómo el gobierno de Donald Trump examina la posibilidad de criminalizar prácticas rutinarias de recopilación de noticias que, en general, se consideran protegidas por la Primera Enmienda.

Estilos de Vida

• Hay personas que son difíciles. Aquí cómo manejarlas. Estos seis libros pueden ayudar a aliviar tensiones.
• Las tarifas de equipaje subieron. Aquí cómo evitarlas. Los pasajeros enfrentan tarifas más altas mientras la guerra con Irán eleva el precio del combustible de aviación. Los programas de viajero frecuente y ciertas tarjetas de crédito pueden ayudar a evitar estos cargos.
• Mi pasado doloroso creó arte nuevo. Fingir que los abusos de mi padre no habían ocurrido era una vía más fácil. Pero me di cuenta de que tenía que intentar curarme de este trauma si quería experimentar el amor de verdad.
• ¿Qué es el trastorno límite de la personalidad? Las relaciones inestables, la impulsividad descontrolada y una identidad inestable son rasgos característicos de este trastorno de salud mental a menudo malinterpretado.
• ¿Cómo evitar las caídas en casa? Los tropiezos y resbalones en casa pueden ocurrirle a cualquiera, pero pueden evitarse con unas cuantas medidas sencillas.
• El entrenador de moda es un chatbot de IA. Algunos atletas recurren a los chatbots para que los asesoren sobre sus rutinas de entrenamiento. ¿Qué tal funciona?
• ¿Qué tan auténtico es ese wagyu que te vas a comer? El corte original viene de Japón, pero criadores alrededor del mundo han combinado otros linajes de reses en la carrera por obtener el jugoso manjar.
• Para trabajar más músculos en menos tiempo, combina movimientos. Los ejercicios combinados pueden ayudarte a ejercitar todo el cuerpo rápidamente.

Mundo

• Un magnate indio ofrece refugio a los hipopótamos de Pablo Escobar. Colombia anunció un plan para aplicar la eutanasia a 80 hipopótamos descendientes de los importados hace 40 años. Ahora, un multimillonario dice que quiere llevarlos a India.
• Oro sucio. Una investigación del Times muestra cómo las casas de la moneda de EE. UU. y Canadá compraron oro procedente de un cartel de la droga de Colombia.
• Un chatbot de IA ayuda a cuidar a personas mayores en Corea del Sur. Esta nación envejece más rápido que ningún otro país. Como no cuentan con trabajadores sociales o cuidadores familiares suficientes, la IA ayuda a llenar parte del vacío.
• Canadá ofrece una nueva forma de obtener la ciudadanía. 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.
• Emiratos Árabes Unidos anuncia su salida de la OPEP. El gobierno del Golfo se ha quejado durante mucho tiempo de las cuotas del grupo, que los funcionarios consideran que limitan injustamente sus exportaciones.
• El arte de la negociación nuclear. El presidente Trump rompió un pacto diseñado para impedir que Irán construyera una bomba. Conseguir un acuerdo mejor ahora podría ser complicado.
• Irán y EE. UU. se hunden en un incómodo limbo de ‘ni guerra ni paz’ Cada parte apuesta a que puede soportar más que la otra, dicen los analistas. Pero un estancamiento sin acuerdo entraña riesgos.
• Canadá afirma que su oro es rastreable y limpio. Así que lo verificamos. El oro de la Real Casa de la Moneda de Canadá incluye metal procedente de un remolino de fuentes lejanas, incluidas minas colombianas controladas por un cartel de la droga.
• España y el Reino Unido se oponen a posibles sanciones de Trump. Un correo electrónico interno del Pentágono, según informó la agencia Reuters, sugería que EE. UU. analizaba posibles sanciones contra ambos países por no dar el apoyo necesario para la guerra en Irán.
• Los generales que dirigen Irán. La guerra ha dado más poder a la Guardia Revolucionaria y parece estar transformando la república teocrática en algo más parecido a un régimen militar.
• De los bombardeos a las tensas negociaciones: el estado de la guerra en Irán. El conflicto se ha transformado en un enfrentamiento volátil en el estrecho de Ormuz, a medida que aumentan los costes económicos y el presidente Trump se enfrenta a una reacción política interna.
• Una nueva era y el nuevo liderazgo en Irán. En los ataques de EE. UU. e Israel, Irán perdió a sus principales líderes. Hoy, el poder real está en manos de los generales de la Guardia Revolucionaria.
• El antitrumpismo une a Europa. La toxicidad de Trump ha hecho que distanciarse de él sea una necesidad para líderes de todo el espectro político.

Negocios

• ‘¿También tú, Bruto?’ Entendiendo el conflicto entre Elon Musk y Sam Altman. La demanda de Musk contra Altman y OpenAI demuestra que la codicia total es el rasgo definitorio de Silicon Valley.
• La guerra en Irán empieza afectar la economía de China. 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.
• El próspero fabricante chino de autos que no se llama BYD. Geely ha construido un modelo de negocio diseñado para manejar la volatilidad. Esto le permite adaptarse con rapidez cuando cambian las condiciones.
• El tiroteo de la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca desata especulaciones en internet. Los influentes se lanzaron a llenar el vacío informativo con teorías conspirativas sobre el ataque en la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca del sábado.
• La guerra y las sanciones aceleran el impulso monetario chino. El intento de China de construir un sistema financiero basado en el renminbi, fuera del alcance del dólar estadounidense, está ganando adeptos como forma de eludir las sanciones.
• De productos baratos a símbolo de innovación: China gana terreno en Indonesia. Para muchos consumidores, “hecho en China” ya no significa bajo costo, sino tecnología y modernidad.
• Algunos Labubus contienen algodón que podría ser producto de trabajos forzados. Una prueba verificada por The New York Times descubrió que la ropa de algunos de los muñecos virales contenía algodón procedente de la región china de Sinkiang, que está prohibido en EE. UU.
• Cuando todo es incierto, enfócate en controlar tus finanzas. Las noticias sobre la guerra y la incertidumbre laboral te pueden ofuscar, pero hay formas de mantener las riendas de tus egresos.
• Mythos, el nuevo modelo de IA de Anthropic, activa las alarmas globales. La conmoción por Mythos se produce en un momento en el que existe una mínima cooperación internacional en materia de IA. No existe un equivalente del Tratado sobre la No Proliferación de las Armas Nucleares, ni inspecciones compartidas, ni normas acordadas.
• Los precios de la energía aumentan en varios países por el acaparamiento. A medida que los países ricos se apresuran a asegurar reservas de petróleo, se produce un aumento de los precios para todos y escasez en los países vulnerables.

Opinión

• Con ustedes, el nuevo líder del mundo libre. 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.
• La teoría de la conspiración tras la disculpa de Tucker Carlson. En vez de asumir honestamente su papel en el desvarío de EE. UU. , los apóstatas de MAGA están creando un chivo expiatorio para explicarlo.
• Tim Cook hizo maravillas por Apple. También por China. El exdirector ejecutivo convirtió a Apple en un gigante, pero lo hizo arriesgando la seguridad económica y política de Estados Unidos.
• Soy uno de los presos políticos de Cuba. ¿Cuándo seré libre? Casi cinco años en una cárcel cubana me han enseñado que el gobierno no cederá en su control del poder.

Headway

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Gameplay

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• Severe Storms Expected Across the Midwest on Monday. Areas around St. Louis could face tornadoes, forecasters said. Dangerous weather has unfolded across the Midwest in recent days.
• Wildfires in Georgia Destroy 120 structures. Two large wildfires in southeast Georgia had destroyed more than 120 structures and scorched tens of thousands of acres of drought-stricken land, according to state officials. The fires were among dozens that have been burning in the state.
• Tornado Strikes an Air Force Base in Oklahoma. A large tornado in Oklahoma damaged homes and struck Vance Air Force Base in the city of Enid, officials said. The tornado came as severe weather threatened the central United States.
• Tornado Hits City in Oklahoma. The tornado damaged homes and struck an Air Force base in Enid, Okla., the local sheriff said. Some people were injured.
• Maps Show Smoke From Georgia Wildfires Spreading Across the Southeast. The smoke has spread to nearby states. Here’s how to track its path and its effect on nearby air quality.
• Weather Service Survey Confirms Three Rare Tornadoes in Central California. Tornadoes are uncommon in the state, but a storm system caused three near Fresno on Tuesday.