https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:08:05 +0000 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:32:49 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/elections/becerra-california-governor.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/elections/becerra-california-governor.html Mr. Becerra was long dismissed in the contest until the abrupt departure of Eric Swalwell created a surprise path for an experienced Democrat. Laurel Rosenhall Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:16:44 +0000 United States Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2026) Governors (US) Elections, Governors Democratic Party Republican Party Becerra, Xavier Steyer, Thomas F Hilton, Steve (1969- ) California live-detached Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times Xavier Becerra at a phone banking event in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/california-primary-governor-mayor-results.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/california-primary-governor-mayor-results.html Spencer Pratt, a Republican running for the role, showed early strength, but Nithya Raman, a progressive city councilwoman, made a substantial leap in Friday’s returns. Jill Cowan and Livia Albeck-Ripka Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:04:07 +0000 California Elections, Governors Elections, Mayors Bass, Karen Ruth Pratt, Spencer Hilton, Steve (1969- ) Raman, Nithya Steyer, Thomas F Becerra, Xavier Midterm Elections (2026) Politics and Government Democratic Party Republican Party Ariana Drehsler for The New York Times Voters in Los Angeles on Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/graham-platner-maine-rally-senate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/graham-platner-maine-rally-senate.html The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in Maine said the state would have his back in the face of accusations he has denied. Tim Balk and Katie Glueck Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:12:58 +0000 Midterm Elections (2026) Democratic Party Platner, Graham Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, held a campaign event on Friday at a theater in Bar Harbor, Maine, where he told attendees that his state would have his back in the face of “politically motivated” attacks. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/platner-democrats-maine-senate-primary-election.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/platner-democrats-maine-senate-primary-election.html The party’s politicians, officials and strategists wrestled with how to respond to new reporting about Graham Platner, with worries rising about his vulnerabilities in a general election. Reid J. Epstein Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:42:07 +0000 Platner, Graham Maine Elections, Senate Midterm Elections (2026) Democratic Party Primaries and Caucuses United States Politics and Government Khanna, Ro Amanda Sabga/Reuters Graham Platner has been widely expected to win the Democratic primary election for Senate on Tuesday in Maine. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/maine-senate-graham-platner-democrats.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/maine-senate-graham-platner-democrats.html New revelations about Graham Platner have left Democrats anxious. Jennifer Medina Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:51:59 +0000 Politics and Government Elections Midterm Elections (2026) Elections, Senate Primaries and Caucuses Democratic Party Senate Platner, Graham Mills, Janet T (1947- ) Schumer, Charles E Maine Joe Raedle/Getty Images Graham Platner https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/iran-attack-drones-hormuz.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/iran-attack-drones-hormuz.html The latest violence between the United States and Iran threatened a cease-fire and risked further stoking tensions in the region. Eric Schmitt Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:28:53 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Drones (Pilotless Planes) United States Defense and Military Forces International Relations Defense and Military Forces Missiles and Missile Defense Systems Trump, Donald J Reuters Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/world/middleeast/world-cup-iran-football-team-visas-war.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/world/middleeast/world-cup-iran-football-team-visas-war.html After months of doubts over their participation, Iran’s players have received visas for the United States just days before the World Cup begins. Tariq Panja Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:16:37 +0000 World Cup 2026 (Soccer) Soccer Visas Iran United States Khalil Hamra/Associated Press Members of Iran’s national soccer team training in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/business/stock-market-jobs-report.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/business/stock-market-jobs-report.html The S&P 500 fell more than 2.6 percent on Friday, its worst one-day drop of the year and ending nine weeks of gains. Joe Rennison Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:21:38 +0000 Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index Labor and Jobs Interest Rates Federal Reserve System https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/business/ohio-tech-manufacturing-hub.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/business/ohio-tech-manufacturing-hub.html Tech titans and Silicon Valley transplants changed the Columbus area, but not everyone is thrilled about the rapid transformation. Farah Stockman Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:22:34 +0000 Factories and Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Building (Construction) Robots and Robotics Labor and Jobs Venture Capital State Legislatures Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Amgen Inc Anduril Industries Inc Intel Corporation Meta Platforms Inc JobsOhio OHIO Fund Kvamme, Mark Kasich, John R Columbus (Ohio) New Albany (Ohio) Ohio Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-to-know-about-the-jobs-report.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-to-know-about-the-jobs-report.html Employers added 172,000 jobs in May, adding to a vigorous pace of hiring in recent months. But wage growth is not keeping up with higher prices and consumers remain pessimistic. Lydia DePillis Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:53:34 +0000 Labor and Jobs live-detached United States Economy Hiring and Promotion Inflation (Economics) Interest Rates Labor Department (US) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/technology/spacex-indexes-401k.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/technology/spacex-indexes-401k.html Elon Musk’s rocket company, on the cusp of the largest initial public offering ever, will soon end up in index funds after rule changes by Nasdaq and other index providers. Mike Isaac and Maureen Farrell Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:59:26 +0000 Stocks and Bonds Private Spaceflight Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index Space and Astronomy Pensions and Retirement Plans Nasdaq Composite Index Artificial Intelligence Start-ups Initial Public Offerings Indexers and Indexing Space Exploration Technologies Corp NASDAQ OMX Group Inc Standard & Poor's Corp Musk, Elon Olivier Heiligers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/trump-wisconsin-farmers-midterms.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/trump-wisconsin-farmers-midterms.html President Trump was in Wisconsin to reassure farmers who have been stung by his tariff policies and rising fuel prices from the war in Iran. Katie Rogers Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:22:54 +0000 United States Politics and Government Agriculture and Farming Midterm Elections (2026) Republican Party Trump, Donald J Eau Claire (Wis) Wisconsin Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times President Trump traveled to western Wisconsin, which is home to large beef, dairy and crop farms, to shore up support for a Republican loyalist running for re-election in a purple district. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/nyregion/trump-administration-investigating-gender-treatments-at-mount-sinai.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/nyregion/trump-administration-investigating-gender-treatments-at-mount-sinai.html A grand jury subpoenaed the health system for information about adolescent patients who had received gender-related care, Mount Sinai said on Friday. Joseph Goldstein Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:35:22 +0000 Hospitals Transgender Teenagers and Adolescence Subpoenas United States Politics and Government Mount Sinai Medical Center Plexi Images/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images The hospital said it was committed “to safeguarding our patients’ privacy” and said it would only share “de-identified” information if it had to. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/us/politics/trump-pardon-stephen-buyer-insider-trading.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/us/politics/trump-pardon-stephen-buyer-insider-trading.html Stephen Buyer, a former Republican representative from Indiana, was convicted of trading stock related to two deals before they were made public. Francesca Regalado Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:32:49 +0000 United States Politics and Government Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons Insider Trading Securities and Commodities Violations Politics and Government Buyer, Steve E Securities and Exchange Commission Trump, Donald J Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Indiana United States Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters Stephen Buyer arriving for his insider trading trial in New York City in 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/texas-screwworm-first-us-case-emergency-response-abbott.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/texas-screwworm-first-us-case-emergency-response-abbott.html The infections are the first detected in the United States since the 1960s. Officials are aggressively trying to prevent the parasite from spreading in the nation’s largest cattle-producing state. Edgar Sandoval Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:04:30 +0000 Agriculture and Farming Livestock Screwworm Fly Beef Food Safety and Inspection Service Abbott, Gregory W (1957- ) Texas La Pryor (Tex) Kaylee Greenlee/Reuters Officials are dispersing millions of sterile screwworm flies in the vicinity of where the infected calf was found. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/business/media/60-minutes-cbs-stahl-whitaker-wertheim.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/business/media/60-minutes-cbs-stahl-whitaker-wertheim.html Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said on Friday in an email to the show’s staff that they had reached the decision after a period of “grieving” and frustration. Benjamin Mullin and Michael M. Grynbaum Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:31:05 +0000 Stahl, Lesley Whitaker, Bill (Journalist) CBS News 60 Minutes (TV Program) Shannon Stapleton/Reuters https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/world/asia/missing-sherpa-mount-everest-found.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/world/asia/missing-sherpa-mount-everest-found.html Dawa Sherpa, 57, was found alive on Thursday, nearly a week after he was last seen on the mountain. His wife says more could have been done to find him sooner. Isabella Kwai and Binod Ghimire Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:28:56 +0000 Sherpas (Himalayan People) Rescues Mountains Mount Everest Prabin Ranabhat/Agence France-Presse, via Getty Images https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/technology/spacex-google-deal.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/technology/spacex-google-deal.html Elon Musk’s rocket company said Google would pay it $920 million a month, as it prepared for its initial public offering. Kate Conger Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:44:15 +0000 Space and Astronomy Computers and the Internet Artificial Intelligence Google Inc Space Exploration Technologies Corp Musk, Elon Carlos Barria/Reuters SpaceX’s Starbase offices in Texas. The agreement with Google could help to establish SpaceX as an infrastructure provider for companies that are fiercely competing in the A.I. race. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/magazine/ai-farms-technology.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/magazine/ai-farms-technology.html We asked three farmers to tell us how new technology is revolutionizing the way they work. Coralie Kraft and Spencer Lowell Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:35 +0000 Agriculture and Farming Artificial Intelligence Robots and Robotics Innovation Dairy Products Spencer Lowell for The New York Times The machine uses high-resolution cameras to identify weeds. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/technology/ai-agents-arena.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/technology/ai-agents-arena.html A San Francisco start-up called Arena found that people are most likely to use A.I. agents on the job, particularly if they are in the tech industry. Cade Metz Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:00:08 +0000 Arena (Artificial Intelligence Co) Artificial Intelligence Computers and the Internet Start-ups Brennan Smart for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/world/canada/canada-national-ai-strategy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/world/canada/canada-national-ai-strategy.html The country on Thursday released a national artificial intelligence strategy that focuses on building its sovereign capability and protecting consumers. Vjosa Isai Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:32:44 +0000 Canada Carney, Mark J Artificial Intelligence Labor and Jobs Consumer Protection Privacy Chris Young/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada during a demonstration at a Toronto hospital on Thursday. “Canadian A.I. adoption will be prudent, pragmatic and pro-worker,” he said. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/arts/television/anthony-head-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/arts/television/anthony-head-dead.html The British actor was a mainstay of influential television shows who first found fame as a Nescafe pitchman. Sopan Deb Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:35:03 +0000 Head, Anthony Deaths (Obituaries) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Program) Ted Lasso (TV Program) Little Britain (TV Program) Actors and Actresses Television Movies Christian Alminana/Associated Press Anthony Head in 2010. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/world/europe/putin-war-st-petersburg-economic-forum.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/world/europe/putin-war-st-petersburg-economic-forum.html At the St. Petersburg economic forum, business and political elites said Russia faced a choice of halting the conflict or sacrificing more. Vladimir Putin seemed to signal more war. Ivan Nechepurenko Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:41:02 +0000 Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Economic Conditions and Trends Putin, Vladimir V Dmitriev, Kirill A (1975- ) Zelensky, Volodymyr Dmitri Lovetsky/Associated Press President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia speaking at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg on Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/nyregion/delaney-hall-police-protesters-sherrill.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/nyregion/delaney-hall-police-protesters-sherrill.html Gov. Mikie Sherrill had hoped that replacing federal agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center with the state police would bring peace. It didn’t work out that way. Chelsia Rose Marcius and Mark Bonamo Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:24:17 +0000 Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Illegal Immigration Immigration Detention Police Hunger Strikes Tear Gas Attorneys General United States Politics and Government Immigration and Emigration Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings States (US) Delaney Hall (Newark, NJ) GEO Group Inc Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Baraka, Ras Davenport, Jennifer (1975- ) Homan, Thomas D Vincent Alban for The New York Times As night fell outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement officers sometimes ensued. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/nyregion/delaney-hall-police-baraka.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/nyregion/delaney-hall-police-baraka.html The mayor, Ras Baraka, said the city would not spend taxpayer money to safeguard Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark run by a private prison company. Christopher Maag and Andy Newman Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:40:51 +0000 Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Immigration Detention Federal-State Relations (US) Delaney Hall (Newark, NJ) GEO Group Inc Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Sherrill, Mikie Baraka, Ras Newark (NJ) Lexi Parra/The New York Times On Friday evening, a day after Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark decided to scale back police presence at Delaney Hall, a fight broke out between protesters and security guards. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/world/asia/india-heat-workers-health-income.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/world/asia/india-heat-workers-health-income.html Severe heat waves have been hitting India since April, forcing many of the country’s essential workers to make tough decisions. Pragati K.B., Anupreeta Das and Anindito Mukherjee Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:01:18 +0000 New Delhi (India) Heat and Heat Waves Wages and Salaries Global Warming Vendors setting up large umbrellas to shade their kiosks last month at a flea market near Jama Masjid, a famous mosque in New Delhi. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/aliens-ice-immigration-white-house.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/aliens-ice-immigration-white-house.html What’s the matter, can’t you take a joke? M. Gessen Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:32:07 +0000 Illegal Immigration Deportation Classified Information and State Secrets United States Politics and Government Immigration Detention Conspiracy Theories Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right Border Patrol (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) United States Will Matsuda for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/voting-rights-act-black-voters-south.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/voting-rights-act-black-voters-south.html The sweeping effort to dismantle Black-majority congressional districts in the South will have far-reaching consequences for all Americans, and for our democracy. Mara Gay Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:32:42 +0000 Black People Voting Rights Act (1965) Civil Rights and Liberties Redistricting and Reapportionment Alabama Memphis (Tenn) Damon Winter/The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/world/europe/pamela-hicks-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/world/europe/pamela-hicks-dead.html The queen’s third cousin, she was a bridesmaid at the royal wedding in 1947, and witnessed firsthand pivotal moments in British history. Alan Cowell Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:57:01 +0000 Pamela Hicks (1929-2026) Deaths (Obituaries) Royal Families Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain