| Rats in a Stroller: The Central Park Playground Panic
- City data actually suggest that rat sightings are declining. But horror stories are everywhere, and a single rat in a stroller is enough to set off a panic.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:12:22 +0000
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| At Least 15 Dead After Lisbon Funicular Derails and Crashes, Officials Say
- The funicular line, one of three in Lisbon, is a popular tourist attraction.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:10:11 +0000
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| Putin Takes His ‘Limo Diplomacy’ to China
- Rides in his hulking bulletproof Aurus with the Indian and North Korean leaders offered the Russian leader an ideal setting for deepening ties.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:54:18 +0000
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| As Zohran Mamdani’s Stature Grows, He Tries to Shed Some Past Stances
- Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, once called for defunding the police and decriminalizing prostitution. He says he has changed.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:52:47 +0000
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| The Met Opera Turns to Saudi Arabia to Help Solve Its Financial Woes
- The Met, which has withdrawn $120 million from its endowment since the pandemic, reached a lucrative deal to perform in Saudi Arabia for three weeks each winter.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:40:37 +0000
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| Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams if He Quits Mayor’s Race
- The conversations have also involved Curtis Sliwa with the goal of giving Andrew Cuomo a better chance of defeating Zohran Mamdani in November.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:29:50 +0000
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| Snubbing RFK Jr., States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines
- California, Oregon and Washington said they would work together to review scientific data, saying the C.D.C. could no longer be trusted. But Florida said it would abolish all vaccine mandates.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:16:35 +0000
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| Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
- The state would be the first to scrap requirements that children be vaccinated to attend school, among other rules.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:13:13 +0000
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| In a ‘Hot Mic’ Moment, Xi and Putin Muse About Immortality and Organ Transplants
- Medical advances and geopolitics collide for two septuagenarian leaders who have suggested that their time in office is far from over.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:12:10 +0000
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| Epstein Victims Demand Release of More Files as Trump Labels Campaign a ‘Hoax’
- The accusers’ demands come as some Congress members push to compel the release of the full investigative file on Jeffrey Epstein.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:04:36 +0000
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| Amazon Pares Back Free Shipping Perk on Prime
- The e-commerce giant is ending a program that let Prime members share free shipping with a family member who lives somewhere else. Here’s what to know.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:00:31 +0000
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| White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind
- The effort involves several agencies that typically have little to do with wind power, including the Health and Human Services Department.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:56:43 +0000
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| John E. Sununu Is Exploring a Senate Run in New Hampshire
- The former senator has been out of office for more than 15 years, but his last name is synonymous with Republican politics in a state where party leaders see a chance to flip a seat.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:55:23 +0000
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| F.D.A. Official Overruled Scientists on Wide Access to Covid Shots
- The agency’s staff scientists pointed out how Covid was still unpredictable and posed a threat to toddlers, but the official decided to restrict shots only to children with risk factors.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:44:56 +0000
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| Far-right Israeli Minister Calls for West Bank Annexation
- Bezalel Smotrich said Israel should take over most of the territory, partly in response to growing international moves to recognize a Palestinian state.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:36:28 +0000
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| Google Search Monopoly Ruling Sends Signal for Big-Tech Antitrust Cases
- A federal judge ordered steps in the search monopoly case that will restrain Google but not break it up, signaling a cautious antitrust approach by courts.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:33:33 +0000
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| Venezuela, Drug Boats and Trump’s Latest Claim: What to Know
- The Trump administration says Venezuela is sending vast amounts of cocaine to the United States. Venezuela’s role in the drug trade is overstated, experts say.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:40:30 +0000
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| N.Y. Attorney General Sues Far-Right Group VDARE for Misusing Funds
- The suit says the nonprofit’s leaders — who helped bring anti-immigrant ideas into the G.O.P. mainstream — used donor money to buy a castle-like home.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:35:40 +0000
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| Trump Team Urges G.O.P. to Rebrand Signature Policy Law
- Top campaign officials told House Republicans they should rebrand the measure the president dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” in a nod to its unpopularity with voters.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:27:14 +0000
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| Federal Courts Slow to Fix Vulnerable System After Repeated Hacking
- After a 2020 breach thought to be Russia’s work, the courts told Congress that they would harden a system storing sealed documents. Five years later, the system was hacked again.
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:21:14 +0000
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