The New York Times

06/03/2025

Prosecutors provided disturbing new details about the killing of Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man, who they said was sexually assaulted and tortured for several weeks earlier this year in a motel room in New York.

Seven people are now charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Mr. Nordquist, a transgender man whose killing has drawn national attention.

06/03/2025

Sylvester Turner, a former mayor of Houston who was sworn in as a U.S. representative in January, died on Wednesday in Washington. He was 70 and had been in attendance at President Trump’s speech on Capitol Hill on Tuesday night. Read more: https://nyti.ms/3Xy8AcT

06/03/2025

At a Vermont ski resort, where Vice President JD Vance retreated for a day of skiing, a snow update featured an employee’s thoughts on the Trump administration. “Right now, National Forest lands and National Parks are under direct attack by the current Administration,” the employee wrote. “This Administration also neglects to address the danger, or even the existence of, climate change, the biggest threat to the future of our industry, and the skiing we all so much enjoy here.”

A snow conditions update at Sugarbush featured an employee’s thoughts on the Trump administration before a visit from JD Vance. The posts were deleted, but she kept her job.

06/03/2025

“Hamilton” is canceling plans to perform next year at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing President Trump’s moves to impose his values on the long-cherished venue. “We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Read more: https://nyti.ms/3DmIVgv

06/03/2025

President Trump’s speech was a long and loud spectacle that went on for about 100 minutes, making it the longest presidential address to Congress in modern history. But it was the rare moments of relative silence that seemed to say the most.

President Trump’s comments on tariffs and Social Security sent something of a chill through the House chamber.

06/03/2025

A reader asked: "My husband and I, in our 70s, provide child care for our 18-month-old granddaughter. She spends two days a week with us and three days in day care. She is frequently sick, and we have contracted R.S.V., colds and the flu from her. When I suggested to my daughter that she keep our grandchild at home on the worst days, she replied that my germophobic anxiety was causing her anxiety and that she would use the day care full time. (She also said I needed professional help.) The issue: My husband is devastated! He wants to care for our granddaughter whether she is sick or not. But if he gets sick, I will, too. I mask, but I am still exposed. So I am reluctant to make plans with friends, and I cancel others, for fear of infecting people. Meanwhile, my daughter accuses me of rejecting her 'gift' of spending time with our granddaughter. Help!"

A reader who has already contracted colds and the flu from her 18-month-old grandchild is flustered by her daughter’s indifference to her health concerns.

06/03/2025

The U.S. Capitol Police said the chief of staff to Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested for drunken driving on Tuesday after President Trump finished delivering his first address to a joint session of Congress.

The Capitol Police said the chief of staff to Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested for drunken driving after he backed his car into a police vehicle on Tuesday.

06/03/2025

The National Republican Congressional Committee chairman told GOP lawmakers to stop having in-person town halls with constituents. The directive comes as Republican town halls have devolved into angry shouting matches across the U.S. that could hurt Republicans in the midterm elections. Read more: https://nyti.ms/3D7Oy29

06/03/2025

“Hamilton” is canceling plans to perform next year at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing President Trump’s moves to impose his values on the long-cherished venue. “We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.

“We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.

05/03/2025

Vice President JD Vance sparked a storm of criticism in Britain after declaring that a U.S. economic deal in Ukraine was a “better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years.” Read more: https://nyti.ms/4irP3Da

05/03/2025

Potlikker, the broth left over after cooking a pot of greens, makes a flavorful base for ramen in this recipe from the chef Rasheeda Purdie, inspired by her grandmother’s collard greens. https://nyti.ms/4i46vxg

05/03/2025

From The New York Times Opinion Section

Writing about her daughters, Jessica Grose says: "What chills me is a sincere fear that they — and all the other girls who have never known politics without Trump — will not be treated as fully human by the men and boys in their lives."

What keeps me up at night about the feminist backlash we’re living through.

05/03/2025

Gardeners of all experience levels gushed over the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of these concrete blocks.

Oldcastle planter wall blocks make building a raised garden bed simple, fast, and easy.

05/03/2025

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, takes a look at which of President Trump’s actions have had immediate effects, and which so far have been more about messaging. Video by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, James Surdam and Jordan Gantz https://nyti.ms/3Dl1XE4

05/03/2025

News Analysis: Democratic leaders opted for a soberly delivered, centrist counter to President Trump’s first major address of his second term, but the dominant image of the party’s pushback was a liberal congressman waving his cane in protest.

Party leaders opted for a soberly delivered, centrist counter to the president’s speech, but the dominant image of Democratic pushback was a liberal congressman waving his cane in protest.

05/03/2025

There is now evidence that postpartum depression, which affects about one in every seven women who give birth, is associated with changes in the brain during pregnancy, a study reported.

The research constitutes some of the first evidence that the condition is associated with modifications in the brain before childbirth.

05/03/2025

President Trump’s decision this week to pause military assistance and intelligence sharing to Ukraine could reorder the battlefield, either halting the fight or potentially giving Russia a decisive advantage.

Officials have suggested that the pause in weapons shipments and intelligence sharing could be relatively short-lived if Ukraine’s president bends to White House demands.

05/03/2025

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to reduce its work force by more than 80,000 people, according to a memo seen by The New York Times outlining part of President Trump’s escalating efforts to slash the federal bureaucracy.

The job reductions would be a major escalation of the downsizing that has already occurred at the department, which provides health care and many other services to veterans.

05/03/2025

At the Academy Awards, Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and other celebrities dropped their guard on Hollywood’s biggest night. Here’s a look inside the star-studded event.

Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and other stars dropped their guard on Hollywood’s biggest night.

05/03/2025

Better known as Dr. Pimple Popper, Dr. Sandra Lee has built a dermatologic empire by sharing gnarly extractions and cyst removals with the world. The work itself is not for the squeamish, but “popaholics” delight in the pleasures of the pop. https://nyti.ms/3D7GcYj

05/03/2025

Novo Nordisk will cut the price of its weight loss medication Wegovy to $499 per month for certain patients who pay using their own money instead of going through insurance, the drug maker said on Wednesday.

Some commercially insured patients stand to save $150 per month on Wegovy, a popular obesity medication. Patients on Medicare and Medicaid are not eligible.

05/03/2025

Three years ago, a video blogger found a woman chained by the neck inside a shack in a tiny village in rural China. The video set off the biggest online uproar the country had seen in years, until the Chinese government quashed it.

The accidental discovery of the woman led to a video that went viral, spurring public outrage. The Communist Party quashed the discussion, but the anger never went away.

05/03/2025

Three people were feared dead after they were swept away in an avalanche while on a helicopter skiing trip outside Anchorage on Tuesday, officials in Alaska said.

The group was traveling with guides from a commercial heli-skiing operation, which escorts backcountry skiers via helicopter to the tops of mountains that are otherwise inaccessible.

05/03/2025

Two people accused of stealing and reselling more than 900 tickets to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour and other marquee events are facing criminal charges for their role in the scheme, New York prosecutors said.

Two people stand accused of taking hundreds of tickets from StubHub to redirect them to others who resold them, prosecutors said.

05/03/2025

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has demanded detailed information about patients and their medications, raising privacy concerns.

The state’s insurance regulator has demanded detailed information about patients and their medications, raising privacy concerns.

05/03/2025

Body awareness is crucial to moving and aging with grace. And it can be trained.

This sixth sense helps you stay balanced and injury free, especially as you age.

05/03/2025

Doechii, Michelle Yeoh, Dev Patel and more stars mingled with fashion’s celebrities at the first fashion-fabulous Grand Dîner du Louvre in Paris, which many referred to as the museum’s mini-Met Gala. See the photos here. https://nyti.ms/41uSVw6

05/03/2025

The Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed charges against a dozen Chinese citizens accused of being part of a sophisticated hacking ring that steals data from American businesses and people to sell to the Chinese government and others.

The suspects were charged as part of what U.S. officials called a “hackers for hire” system whose primary customer was the Chinese government.

05/03/2025

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S.’s primary regulator focused on workplace discrimination, has moved to dismiss cases that may run afoul of President Trump’s executive order on gender.

The nation’s primary regulator of workplace discrimination has moved to dismiss cases that may run afoul of President Trump’s executive order on gender.

05/03/2025

The Department of Government Efficiency has deleted a bizarre claim that it had saved taxpayers $53.7 million by “canceling” a federal contract that actually ended in 2005. At the same time, the group resurrected one of the largest errors it has made so far — claiming that it had saved $1.9 billion by canceling an IRS contract for tech help with a Northern Virginia company.

DOGE removed any mention of a long-dead contract from its website, where the government-cutting team has repeatedly posted erroneous “receipts” inflating its success.