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Today — 2 April 2026NYT | Top Stories

Iran War Showcases Strength of South Korean Defense Sector

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By: Aaron Krolik and Farah Stockman
2 April 2026 at 12:00
Missile interceptors made by the South Korean firm LIG Nex1 are said to be performing well, at a small fraction of the cost of U.S. interceptors.

© Chris Jung/NurPhoto, via Associated Press

Cheongung-II, a South Korean air defense system, on display last year. The country’s defense companies are rapidly taking on new business, as U.S. firms struggle to keep pace with demand from multiple conflicts.

Texas Man Charged With Manslaughter in Connection With Cold Case

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By: Pooja Salhotra
2 April 2026 at 11:47
Prosecutors in Galveston County say that in the 1980s, a man killed a teenager and helped hide the remains of a woman, two of the dozens of bodies found on land known as the Texas Killing Fields.

© Buster Dean/Houston Chronicle, via Associated Press

Tim Miller, father of the victim Laura Miller, hugging his wife, Georgeann, in 1998 as they looked at one of the billboards seeking information to help solve killings in the Houston area.

The Artemis II Toilet Had a Problem

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By: Katrina Miller
2 April 2026 at 12:05
The Universal Waste Management System aboard the Orion capsule is an innovation in deep space toiletry (it seems to be fixed now).

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An Orion training module, an exact replica of the spacecraft that will take astronauts around the moon, at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. A compartment in the floor houses the only bathroom on board.

Senate and House Republicans Strike Deal to End DHS Shutdown

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By: Carl Hulse and Michael Gold
2 April 2026 at 06:54
A bill to reopen the department, which the House G.O.P. rejected on Friday, could be approved as early as Thursday. It was a sharp turnaround by the lawmakers and President Trump.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

The resurrected plan would omit money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, the agencies carrying out President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Republicans said those agencies’ employees would continue to be paid out of funds that were pushed through Congress last year.

Judge Finds Border Officials Violated Previous Order on Warrantless Arrests

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By: Zach Montague
2 April 2026 at 09:54
A federal judge in California ordered agents to thoroughly document any future stops in an area spanning 34 counties.

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A day laborer in Bakersfield, Calif., in January. A federal judge found on Wednesday that border officials appeared to have violated her earlier order when agents carried out an immigration sweep last year in a Home Depot parking lot in Sacramento.

When Will NASA’s Artemis II Mission Reach the Moon?

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By: Ashley Ahn and Kenneth Chang
2 April 2026 at 08:27
After orbiting Earth, the Orion capsule will carry the astronauts to the moon and arrive by Monday night.

© Cassandra Klos for The New York Times

The Silva-Martinez family, who drove from Houston to attend the launch, watching the Artemis II launch at Kennedy Space Center.

D.H.S. Inspector General Inquiry Focuses in Part on Corey Lewandowski

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By: Hamed Aleaziz， Tyler Pager， Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Scott Dance
2 April 2026 at 08:37
The investigation comes as administration officials have fielded complaints about how Kristi Noem’s top adviser, Corey Lewandowski, dealt with companies seeking federal contracts.

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Kristi Noem, the former homeland security secretary, during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing this year.

Lawsuits Are the New Trump Tactic in the Fight to Overhaul Education

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By: Michael C. Bender and Alan Blinder
2 April 2026 at 08:40
Trump officials have faced dozens of lawsuits over their aggressive efforts to force change in universities and school districts. Now Trump lawyers are taking schools to court.

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The University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia. The Trump administration won in court this week after suing Penn to obtain lists of Jewish staff for an antisemitism investigation.

Migrating American Woodcocks Set Off a Birding Frenzy in NYC’s Bryant Park

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By: Neil Vigdor
2 April 2026 at 06:44
American woodcocks, also known as timberdoodles, are bopping and shimmying through the park, charming visitors during a pit stop on their northerly migration.

© Neil Vigdor/The New York Times

An American woodcock visited Bryant Park in Manhattan on Tuesday on its way north.

Trump Has Discussed Firing Attorney General Pam Bondi

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By: Tyler Pager
2 April 2026 at 06:31
President Trump has not made a final decision, but he has floated the idea of replacing Ms. Bondi with Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Among President Trump’s top complaints about Attorney General Pam Bondi is her handling of the Epstein files, which has become a political liability for the president among his supporters.

Immigrant Families Are Cautiously Hopeful Over Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case

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By: Miriam Jordan and Zach Montague
2 April 2026 at 05:39
As the high court heard arguments on whether to limit birthright citizenship, many people pondered what the decision could mean for future generations.

© via the Andreote family

Maria and Francisco Andreote are Brazilian microbiologists conducting research at Penn State. Their daughter, Laura, 4, was born in the United States just before the birthright citizenship case landed in the Supreme Court.

Medical Examiner Rules That a Rohingya Refugee’s Death Was a Homicide

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By: Ana Ley
2 April 2026 at 08:27
An autopsy showed that the man suffered dehydration and hypothermia after Border Patrol agents dropped him off on a cold night in Buffalo. Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned their actions as cruel and inhumane.

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The body of Nurul Amin Shah Alam was placed in a grave in Buffalo in February.

Trump Initially Laid Out Five Goals for the Iran War. Here’s Where They Stand.

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By: Edward Wong
2 April 2026 at 10:05
The United States and Israel have done significant damage to Iran’s military capabilities. But Iran still fires missiles, has nuclear material and coordinates with militias in the region.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

A new mural in Valiasr Square in Tehran on Wednesday. A large number of Iran’s ballistic missiles and launchers remain undamaged after a month of airstrikes by the United States and Israel.

What to Know About Ted Bundy, the Notorious Serial Killer

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By: Christina Morales
2 April 2026 at 06:52
On Wednesday, the authorities said DNA evidence had linked Mr. Bundy, who was executed in 1989, to the murder of a 17-year-old Utah girl in 1974.

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Ted Bundy at the second day of jury selection in his murder trial on June 27, 1979, in Miami.

Goodbye ‘Geeky Hunk’? Gmail Users Can Now Change Their Usernames.

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By: Sopan Deb
2 April 2026 at 06:14
Users who have been saddled with now-cringe email handles since the mid-2000s can now change them without losing any data under a policy Google announced on Wednesday.

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Google announced on Wednesday that Gmail users would have the option to change their email addresses without losing access to their inboxes.

Mahmoud Khalil Asks Emil Bove to Recuse Himself From Immigration Case

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By: Jonah E. Bromwich
2 April 2026 at 06:13
Mr. Khalil, who is fighting his deportation, and Judge Bove were on opposite sides of President Trump’s crackdown on campus protesters when the judge was a Justice Department official.

© Pool photo by Angela Weiss

Emil Bove III, a federal judge in New Jersey, formerly worked in a key role in the Justice Department.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O.

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By: Ryan Mac， Lauren Hirsch and Maureen Farrell
2 April 2026 at 03:41
An initial public offering of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company would most likely be a generational wealth event and one of the largest offerings ever.

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SpaceX’s Starship rocket in Cameron County, Texas, in 2024.

Iran Is Skeptical About Diplomacy, U.S. Intelligence Says

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By: Edward Wong and Julian E. Barnes
2 April 2026 at 05:18
Any decision by Iran to keep fighting would complicate President Trump’s stated goal of trying to end the war within weeks.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Multiple U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that the Iranian government is not, for now, willing to engage in serious negotiations over ending the war.

Tennessee Library Director Luanne James Fired Over L.G.B.T.Q. Books

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By: Emily Cochrane and Sonia A. Rao
2 April 2026 at 08:57
The director, Luanne James, was fired at a board meeting for the Rutherford County Library System on Monday after she refused to move certain books to the adult section.

© Ryan Rehnborn/Rutherford County Library Alliance, via Associated Press

Shortly before being fired, Luanne James said she stood by her decision.

Pipe Bomb Defendant Says He May Adopt Debunked Account as Defense

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By: Alan Feuer
2 April 2026 at 04:31
Court papers show that Brian Cole Jr.’s lawyers might seek to blame a former Capitol Police officer whose name first surfaced in a right-wing media account and whom the F.B.I. briefly investigated.

© Federal Bureau of Investigation

Surveillance footage from January 2021 showed the man authorities identified as Brian Cole Jr.
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