Normal view

There are new articles available, click to refresh the page.
Today — 10 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Officials Consider Suspending Habeas Corpus for Detained Migrants

10 May 2025 at 06:56
Stephen Miller, a top aide, repeated a justification used in the immigration crackdown: that the country is fighting an invasion. But it is unclear the president has the power to take such a step.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Suspending habeas corpus is “an option we’re actively looking at,” Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, told reporters on Friday, adding, “A lot of it depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not.”

Mexican Mayor Implicated in Drug Cartel Ranch Inquiry

The mayor of Teuchitlán is the first government official to have been arrested in connection with the case. Prosecutors accuse him of colluding with the cartel.

© Fred Ramos for The New York Times

The Izaguirre ranch in Teuchitlán, a village near Guadalajara. Attorney General Alejandro Gertz said last week that until recently the ranch had been used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel for training and recruiting.

Google Agrees to Pay $1.4 Billion to Settle 2 Privacy Lawsuits

10 May 2025 at 09:39
The Texas attorney general brought the cases in 2022 under state laws.

© Stephen Lam/Reuters

A Google spokesman said, “This settles a raft of old claims, many of which have already been resolved elsewhere.”

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole Roots Tell a Story of New Orleans

“This is like a reward from God,” a local parishioner said, as researchers unearthed more details about the lives of Leo XIV’s ancestors in the heart of the city’s Afro-Caribbean culture.

© Emily Kask for The New York Times

A special mass was held in honor of the new pope on Friday at St. Louis Cathedral, a famed basilica in New Orleans.

A United Front for Pope Leo Among American Cardinals

10 May 2025 at 09:23
One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ rights.

© Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the ambassador of the Holy See to the United States, far left, with several American cardinals at a news conference in Rome on Friday.

DOGE’s Zombie Contracts: They Were Killed but Have Come Back to Life

The Times found that federal agencies have revived dozens of contracts that Elon Musk’s group still publicly listed as canceled, inflating what it has saved.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

The reversals illustrate not only the struggles of Elon Musk’s team to produce accurate data about its results, but also the drawbacks of its fast, secretive approach.

After Criticism, Harris’s $900 Million Group Tries to Lay Out a Future

Future Forward, the big-money group supporting Kamala Harris’s presidential bid last year, resurfaced after her loss with an event in California.

© Smith Collection — Gado, via Getty Images

Some of the biggest names in Democratic politics came to the Ritz-Carlton resort in Half Moon Bay, Calif., this week for a closed-door conference hosted by the super PAC Future Forward.

What to Know About Kosmos-482, a Soviet Spacecraft Returning to Earth After 53 Years

10 May 2025 at 06:05
Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t yet know where it may come down.

© Mark Garlick/Science Source

An artist’s concept of a Soviet spacecraft on the surface of Venus.

Trump Says Mayor Eric Adams Visited the White House to ‘Thank Me’

The meeting on Friday between Mayor Eric Adams of New York City and President Trump came as documents related to his abandoned federal corruption case were released.

© Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times

Mayor Eric Adams and President Trump on Friday had their first public meeting since Mr. Trump returned to the White House in January.

U.S. Starts Investigation Into Imported Planes and Parts

10 May 2025 at 06:56
The Trump administration could use the investigation to impose new tariffs on imported planes, jet engines and other aerospace parts.

© Lindsey Wasson for The New York Times

A Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. An investigation by the Trump administration into imports of jet engines and other aviation parts could be the first step in the imposition of tariffs on those products.

Drought in Military Aid to Ukraine Enters Uncharted Territory

10 May 2025 at 06:30
It has been 120 days since the last drawdown of weapons from Pentagon stockpiles was announced, outstripping Speaker Mike Johnson’s hold on Ukraine aid more than a year ago.

© Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

An American-made Bradley Fighting Vehicle in the Donetsk region of Ukraine last year. The Trump administration has not sent new military aid to Ukraine since it took office in January.

Pope Leo’s Creole Roots Evoke Sense of Connection From Some Catholics of Color

10 May 2025 at 06:10
That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has brought joy to some Catholics.

© Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press

Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.

First Joint Visit of Four European Leaders to Ukraine

10 May 2025 at 05:30
On Saturday, the leaders of four major European powers — France, Germany, Britain and Poland — will travel to Kyiv in a display of European unity.

© Pool photo by Ludovic Marin

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany and President Emmanuel Macron of France, in Paris on Wednesday.

What to Know About the Hepatitis A Outbreak in L.A. County

A highly contagious liver infection is surging among groups who are not typically at risk. At least seven people have died.

© Betty Partin/CDC, via BSIP SA/Alamy

A colored transmission electron micrograph of a small cluster of the hepatitis A virus.

A New Kind of Battle for India and Pakistan, Two Old Foes

Pakistan accused India of launching air-to-surface missiles that targeted at least three bases. Soon after, Pakistani officials said retaliatory action had begun.

© Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images

Streaks in the skies over Jammu, a city in the part of Kashmir that India controls. Residents reported a blackout and sounds of explosions on Friday.

Five Weeks Late, a $254 Billion New York Budget Still Has Its Charms

Lawmakers ratified a state budget that promised benefits for a host of New Yorkers, including the legislators themselves.

© Cindy Schultz for The New York Times

Gov. Kathy Hochul was quick to celebrate expansions of the child tax credit, more school funding and a litany of other programs she said would make New York more affordable

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested at Protest Outside ICE Detention Center

Ras J. Baraka and city officials have said that the lockup is operating without a valid certificate of occupancy. Three members of Congress from New Jersey were with Mr. Baraka when he was arrested.

© Dakota Santiago for The New York Times

Rep. LaMonica McIver, center, demands the release of Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark after his arrest outside an ICE detention facility.

How Trump Is Scrambling the G.O.P. Push to Cut Medicaid Spending

10 May 2025 at 01:42
The president’s stated opposition to cutting the program has put Republicans laboring to enact his domestic agenda in a bind.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

President Trump and Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office last month.

El Salvador Put Trump Deportees Behind Bars. Now Their Families Are Suing.

A lawsuit filed with the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights seeks the release of Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States and jailed in a notorious Salvadoran prison.

© Jose Cabezas/Reuters

People hold a poster that reads, “Freedom to the Venezuelan migrants kidnapped in El Salvador,” during a protest, in San Salvador, El Salvador in March.

Justice David Souter, Who Traded White Marble for the White Mountains

10 May 2025 at 02:46
Retiring at just 69 after two decades on the Supreme Court, the justice left a legacy of case-by-case judging, intellectual rigor and a complete lack of pretension.

© Andrea Mohin/The New York Times

David Souter, then a federal appeals court judge, during his confirmation hearing in 1990.

Putin Enlists Russian Pride for War in Ukraine During Moscow Parade

10 May 2025 at 02:43
The military parade marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany was intended to impress allies and tap into Russia’s deep sense of national pride.

© Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press

Russian service members at the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday.

Pope Leo XIV Emerges as a Potential Contrast to Trump on the World Stage

10 May 2025 at 02:47
Pope Leo XIV’s focus on refugees and his pluralistic background may offer a different view of U.S. values from the president’s America First approach.

© Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times

Americans cheered the announcement of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope on Thursday. Other spectators were bewildered when his identity emerged.

Menendez Brothers’ Resentencing Hearing Is Set for Next Week

The long-awaited hearing on whether Lyle and Erik Menendez should be eligible for release will take place May 13 and 14 in Los Angeles.

© Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press

The Menendez brothers have been behind bars since the spring of 1990, when they were arrested and charged with killing their parents the previous summer.

The Menendez Brothers Chicken Wing Empire That Never Was

10 May 2025 at 00:16
Lyle Menendez had grand plans to franchise Chuck’s Spring Street Cafe before he was arrested. The New Jersey restaurant endures.

© Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

Chuck’s Spring Street Cafe in Princeton, N.J.
❌
❌