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Haiti’s Gangs Grow Stronger as Kenyan-Led Force Prepares to Deploy
Gang leaders with suspected links to the 2021 Haitian president’s assassination now control key infrastructure, and pose a major threat to the incoming Kenya-led force.Top stories -
Iran Begins Funeral Events for President Raisi
A procession in the city of Tabriz was the first in a string of events after Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has announced five days of mourning.Top stories - Iran -
U.S. ‘Condolences’ for Raisi Reflect a Delicate Diplomatic Ritual
Whether it’s Stalin or Castro or Kim Jong-il, the United States struggles for the right words when a reviled foreign strongman dies.Top stories -
U.S. Seeks to Join Forces With Europe to Combat Excess Chinese Goods
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen warned that China’s industrial strategy posed a global threat the requires a united response.Top stories -
At Trump Trial, Tensions Rise in Courtroom After Cohen Completes Testimony
Michael D. Cohen admitted stealing from the Trump Organization. The judge excoriated a defense witness. And Donald J. Trump’s entourage included a former leader of the Hells Angels.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Trump Trial Day 19 Takeaways: Cohen Finishes Testimony as Defense Begins
The judge became furious with a defense witness, and Michael D. Cohen kept his cool.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Trump’s Reported Fund-Raising Tops Biden’s for First Time
The pace of giving to Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican Party picked up in April, according to his advisers. But President Biden still has far more cash on hand.Top stories - Joe Biden -
Trump Posts Video Online With Newspaper Headline About ‘Unified Reich’
The 30-second video shared from Donald Trump’s Truth Social account includes World War I-era newspaper clippings alongside fictional headlines presuming a Trump victory in November.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Amal Clooney Was Among the Experts Consulted on I.C.C. Warrants
Ms. Clooney, a prominent human rights lawyer, was on a panel that recommended arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas. She had been criticized for not speaking out on the war.Top stories -
The Disease Detectives Trying to Keep the World Safe From Bird Flu
When a child in a small Cambodian town fell sick recently, his rapid decline set off a global disease surveillance system.Top stories -
Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock Is Censured by Faculty Over Protest Actions
The president, Sian Leah Beilock, called in the police just hours after a pro-Palestinian encampment went up on campus. A bystander and a professor were injured.Top stories -
NYPD Responded Aggressively to Protests After Promises to Change
Violent responses to pro-Palestinian activists follow a sweeping agreement aimed at striking an equilibrium between preserving public safety and the rights of protesters.Top stories -
Scarlett Johansson Said No, but OpenAI’s Virtual Assistant Sounds Just Like Her
Last week, the company released a chatbot with an option that sounded like the actress, who provided the voice of an A.I. system in the movie “Her.”Top stories -
Scarlett Johansson’s Statement About Her Interactions With Sam Altman
The actress released a lengthy statement about the company and the similarity of one of its A.I. voices.Top stories -
What We Lose When ChatGPT Sounds Like Scarlett Johansson
OpenAI has good reason to aim for a bot voice à la the one in “Her.” But that film was about relationships. What does this real-world turn say about us?Top stories -
How to Deal With a Supreme Court That Can No Longer Be Shamed
Congress and the judiciary can no longer allow a few justices to trample on the court’s reputation.Top stories -
Inside Gaza’s Ruined Hospitals
Dr. Samer Attar, an American surgeon, shows the unfathomable brutality of the war in Gaza.Top stories -
Biden’s Get-Tough-on-China Tariffs May Backfire
Some of President Biden’s new array of tariffs targeted at China make sense. But others seem motivated by a desire to outflank his opponent in Rust Belt swing states.Top stories - Joe Biden -
For Kendrick and Drake, Family Matters
A rap battle got personal — and that was the point.Top stories -
In Germany, Far-Right Plotters of an Improbable Coup Go on Trial
Members of a group called the “United Patriots” are accused of planning to bring a prince into power by violently overthrowing the government.Top stories -
FDIC Chief Gruenberg to Resign and Biden Will Choose His Successor
Martin Gruenberg, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, said he would step down once the Senate confirmed a successor.Top stories - Joe Biden -
Trump Media Reports $770,000 in Revenue for First Quarter and Large Losses
The former president’s social media company reported taking in $770,000 in advertising revenue in the first quarter, sharply down from the year-earlier period.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Democrats Criticize N.Y.C. Parents Who Questioned Transgender Athlete Policy
Over a dozen Democratic elected officials criticized a parent group that asked for a review of rules that let students play on sports teams that align with their gender identity.Top stories -
Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe on Yorgos Lanthimos’s New Film
The stars of his newest film, “Kinds of Kindness” explain that when working with the director, the less you know, the better.Top stories -
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports
Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown.Top stories -
Attempted Assassination of Slovakia’s Robert Fico Puts Europe on Edge
Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin and Viktor Orban, was shot multiple times on Wednesday, stoking fears that Europe’s polarized politics were tipping into violence.Top stories -
17% of Voters Blame Biden for the End of Roe
The mistaken belief, in a new poll, shows how even as abortion is mobilizing Democrats, confusion over the issue is also a challenge.Top stories - Joe Biden -
How Has Trump Changed the GOP? His Criminal-Trial Guest List Tells the Tale.
The former president’s trial has become a staging ground for aspiring allies to prove their fealty, the latest litmus test in a party increasingly defined by loyalty to Donald Trump.Top stories - Donald Trump -
The 54 Celebrities, Executives and Allies on Trump’s ‘Close Contacts’ List
The list included the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and other Fox News figures, along with sports stars like Tom Brady and Serena Williams.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Cohen Pleaded Guilty to Federal Crimes Tied to Trump Before Testifying
Michael D. Cohen spent time in prison for felony charges tied to hush-money deals, as well lying to Congress and tax evasion. He has been free since 2020.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows
A previously unknown focus of an I.R.S. audit is a dubious accounting maneuver that effectively meant taking the same write-offs twice on a Chicago skyscraper.Top stories - Donald Trump -
D.C. Police Break Up GWU Pro-Palestinian Protest Encampment
The action, with 33 arrests, came a few hours before Mayor Muriel Bowers of Washington was scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill about the city’s handling of the protest. The hearing was canceled.Top stories -
Judge Pushes Back Critical Filing Deadline in Trump Documents Case
Judge Aileen M. Cannon did not immediately set a new date, but the delay increases the chance that the trial will not happen before the November election.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Judge Merchan Finds Trump in Contempt Again and Threatens Jail Time
Donald J. Trump again broke a gag order meant to bar him from attacking participants in his criminal trial, Justice Juan M. Merchan ruled. He threatened the former president with jail.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Cease-Fire Talks Between Israel and Hamas Again at an Impasse
There had been signs the two sides were inching closer to an agreement, but talks in Cairo stalled and a Hamas delegation left the city.Top stories - Israel -
Outsiders Were Among Columbia Protesters, but They Dispute Instigating Clashes
City officials have blamed “external actors” for escalating demonstrations at Columbia University and elsewhere, but student protesters reject the claim.Top stories -
U.S.C. Will Host a Graduation Party at the Coliseum After Canceling Its Main Ceremony
The university said it would hold a celebration at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. More than 100 school-specific graduations and smaller receptions will also take place with tighter security.Top stories -
How Protesters Took Over a Campus Building at Columbia University
Some of those arrested during the pro-Palestinian demonstration were outsiders, who appeared to be unaffiliated with the school, according to an analysis of Police Department data.Top stories -
The 63-Year-Old Career Activist Among the Protesters at Columbia
Videos show Lisa Fithian, whom the police called a “professional agitator,” working alongside protesters who stormed Hamilton Hall.Top stories -
What the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests
Encampments? Occupying buildings? Demonstrators cite their right to free expression, but the issues are thorny.Top stories