https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:11:52 +0000 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:01:22 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/middleeast/lebanon-hezbollah-disarm.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/middleeast/lebanon-hezbollah-disarm.html Lebanon’s government has long wanted the powerful militia to give up its weapons. Before the Iran war began, there were signs of progress toward that goal. Abdi Latif Dahir and Aaron Boxerman Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:04:13 +0000 Israel Hezbollah Iran Trump, Donald J Arms Control and Limitation and Disarmament Lebanon Beirut (Lebanon) David Guttenfelder/The New York Times Climbing through rubble in central Beirut, Lebanon, after an Israeli airstrike in March. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-attack-beirut-lebanon.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-attack-beirut-lebanon.html Thousands fled the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced the widening of the military campaign against Hezbollah. Christina Goldbaum and Aaron Boxerman Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:11:36 +0000 Lebanon Israel Netanyahu, Benjamin Beirut (Lebanon) Hezbollah Iran United States US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Trump, Donald J Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times Traffic as people fled the southern suburbs in Beirut on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/justice-department-lawyers-judges-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/justice-department-lawyers-judges-trump.html The federal courts have long assumed that the government’s lawyers are trustworthy. Now judges across the country are criticizing their lack of candor. Mattathias Schwartz Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:11:02 +0000 United States Politics and Government Federal Courts (US) Legal Profession Courts and the Judiciary United States Attorneys Justice Department Trump, Donald J Homeland Security Department Eric Lee for The New York Times The notion that Justice Department lawyers can be taken at their word, a longtime assumption that allows federal courts to operate swiftly and smoothly, now appears to be in jeopardy. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/hegseth-navy-promotion-list.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/hegseth-navy-promotion-list.html The defense secretary’s decision to block the officers’ promotions appears driven by his anti-diversity stance rather than based on merit. Greg Jaffe and Kate Kelly Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:30:11 +0000 United States Defense and Military Forces Minorities Appointments and Executive Changes Discrimination Defense Department Navy Seals Hegseth, Pete United States Politics and Government Race and Ethnicity United States Navy Trump, Donald J Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s removal of at least seven officers from the list appears to violate rules governing the promotion system, according to current and former defense officials. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/trump-gas-prices-iran-war.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/trump-gas-prices-iran-war.html With the midterm elections five months away, many Americans who backed President Trump are wrestling with pain at the pump and the war in Iran. Tim Balk, Rachel Richardson and Sam Easter Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:32 +0000 United States Politics and Government US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Trump, Donald J Kevin Mohatt/Reuters https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/technology/anthropic-ipo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/technology/anthropic-ipo.html The artificial intelligence company, which is racing rival OpenAI to the stock market, has seen explosive growth over the last year thanks largely to technology that can automatically write computer code. Mike Isaac Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:39:09 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Company Reports Computers and the Internet Initial Public Offerings Data Centers Anthropic AI LLC OpenAI Labs Space Exploration Technologies Corp Amodei, Dario Musk, Elon Jason Henry for The New York Times Anthropic is one of the high-profile tech companies preparing to go public this year. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/magazine/ai-university-college-california.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/magazine/ai-university-college-california.html California’s public university system spent $16.9 million on A.I. The result has been chaos. Linda Kinstler Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:01:43 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Colleges and Universities Computers and the Internet Innovation California Newsom, Gavin https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/technology/florida-sues-openai-chatgpt-safety.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/technology/florida-sues-openai-chatgpt-safety.html The state became the first to sue the ChatGPT maker over claims that its technology posed a risk to children and that the company had failed to warn the public of dangers. David McCabe Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:43:21 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Liability for Products Law and Legislation ChatGPT Suits and Litigation (Civil) Compensation for Damages (Law) Children and Childhood OpenAI Labs Uthmeier, James Florida Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, center, during an event last month in Miami. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/well/public-health-stigma-shame-rfk-jr.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/well/public-health-stigma-shame-rfk-jr.html For years, medicine has tried to eliminate stigma. Now, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bringing back the language of personal responsibility. Simar Bajaj Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:53:11 +0000 Obesity Discrimination Medicine and Health Diet and Nutrition Smoking and Tobacco Habits and Routines (Behavior) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health and Human Services Department Kennedy, Robert F Jr Claire Merchlinsky/The New York Times; Photographs by Getty https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/arts/television/popcast-euphoria-sam-levinson-interview.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/arts/television/popcast-euphoria-sam-levinson-interview.html In an exclusive interview, Sam Levinson explained why he felt it was time to bring the series to a close and responded to its detractors. Joe Coscarelli, Jon Caramanica and Caroline Tompkins Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:30:17 +0000 Euphoria (TV Program) Levinson, Sam (1985- ) Television Drug Abuse and Traffic Sweeney, Sydney (1997- ) Cloud, Angus Coleman, Zendaya Domingo, Colman Schafer, Hunter (1999- ) Elordi, Jacob Content Type: Personal Profile internal-open-access-audio Caroline Tompkins for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/arts/television/euphoria-season-3-finale-rue.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/arts/television/euphoria-season-3-finale-rue.html In the end, a show defined by its excesses seemed to be straining for a redemption that it didn’t need. Mike Hale Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:44:24 +0000 Television Euphoria (TV Program) Levinson, Sam (1985- ) Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adewale Coleman, Zendaya Demie, Alexa (1994- ) Domingo, Colman Elordi, Jacob Sweeney, Sydney (1997- ) Home Box Office Eddy Chen/HBO Rue (Zendaya) has been the guide and moral center of “Euphoria” from the beginning. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/james-talarico-christian.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/james-talarico-christian.html Jim Rigby, a pastor who rarely uses the word “God,” is a key to understanding the Senate candidate trying to pull off something unusual in Texas. Ruth Graham and J. David Goodman Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:01:42 +0000 Religion-State Relations Christians and Christianity Bible Baptist Churches Presbyterian Church Midterm Elections (2026) Abbott, Gregory W (1957- ) Cornyn, John Paxton, Ken Talarico, James Austin (Tex) Texas Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times Jim Rigby has led St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, since the 1980s. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/politics/booker-platner-democrats-senate-midterms.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/politics/booker-platner-democrats-senate-midterms.html Graham Platner, whose contest in Maine is a key to Democrats’ hopes of winning the Senate, sought to discredit reports that he had exchanged sexual messages with women outside his marriage. Lisa Lerer, Tim Balk and Katie Glueck Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:10:59 +0000 Politics and Government Democratic Party Booker, Cory A Platner, Graham Kim, Andy (1982- ) Murphy, Christopher Scott Sophie Park for The New York Times Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, is trying to unseat Senator Susan Collins, a Republican. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/canada/canada-alberta-separation-referendum-vote.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/canada/canada-alberta-separation-referendum-vote.html In October, Albertans will get to say if they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to leave. Will it settle the matter, or deepen the rift? Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Amber Bracken Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:50:31 +0000 Referendums Secession and Independence Movements Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Carney, Mark J Smith, Danielle (1971- ) Trump, Donald J Alberta (Canada) Canada United States A table set up to gather signatures for a separation petition along a road in Calgary, Alberta, in February. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/style/joana-avillez-joseph-mitchell-illustration-new-york-waterfront.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/style/joana-avillez-joseph-mitchell-illustration-new-york-waterfront.html Joana Avillez took six years to illustrate a new edition of Joseph Mitchell’s “The Bottom of the Harbor,” which captures the salty New York neighborhood of her youth. Alex Vadukul Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:31 +0000 Books and Literature Content Type: Personal Profile Fulton Fish Market (Manhattan, NY) Avillez, Joana Mitchell, Joseph East River (NYC) The Bottom of the Harbor (Book) Elias Williams for The New York Times Joana Avillez poses for a portrait not far from the building where she grew up, near the South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/nyregion/nyc-primary-antonio-reynoso-claire-valdez-mamdani.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/nyregion/nyc-primary-antonio-reynoso-claire-valdez-mamdani.html The Democratic battle over a House seat in New York City has reignited old tensions over gentrification, identity and who gets to define the left. Nicholas Fandos Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:58:03 +0000 Midterm Elections (2026) Reynoso, Antonio Mamdani, Zohran Valdez, Claire (1989- ) Brooklyn (NYC) Queens (NYC) Adam Gray for The New York Times Mr. Reynoso has received the backing of major labor unions. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/nyregion/new-york-primary-midterm-elections.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/nyregion/new-york-primary-midterm-elections.html Congressional primaries in Manhattan, Brooklyn and beyond could test the strength of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist movement and reverberate across the country. Nicholas Fandos Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:16:59 +0000 Avila Chevalier, Darializa Bores, Alex Conley, Cait Constantino, Anthony T (1982- ) Conway, George T III Davidson, Beth J Espaillat, Adriano D Goldman, Daniel S Lander, Brad Lasher, Micah C Mamdani, Zohran Lawler, Mike (1986- ) Valdez, Claire (1989- ) Smullen, Robert Reynoso, Antonio House of Representatives New York City New York State Midterm Elections (2026) Primaries and Caucuses Victor J. Blue for The New York Times Competitive primary contests are taking place in six House districts in New York City and elsewhere in the state. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/nyregion/nyc-college-savings-account-children.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/nyregion/nyc-college-savings-account-children.html The city’s current savings plan starts with $100. A City Council proposal would make the initial contributions among the highest anywhere. Matthew Haag Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:11:03 +0000 Income Inequality Child Savings Accounts Budgets and Budgeting Colleges and Universities 529 Savings Plans Poverty City Council (NYC) Elliott, William III Mamdani, Zohran Menin, Julie Children and Childhood Tuition Student Loans Local Government Cost of Living and Affordability New York City James Estrin/The New York Times Julie Menin, the speaker of the City Council, is proposing a substantial expansion of the city’s investment in college savings plans. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/china-ai-predicting-dissent.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/china-ai-predicting-dissent.html New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.S. restrictions were in place. Julian E. Barnes Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:13:40 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Surveillance of Citizens by Government Computer Chips Computers and the Internet Censorship China Vanderbilt University GoLaxy NVIDIA Corporation Trump, Donald J Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times The skyline of Beijing. A Chinese firm is working on products that use A.I. to examine location data and internet use to predict who could do or say something critical of the government. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/business/teacher-li-transnational-repression.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/business/teacher-li-transnational-repression.html Li Ying, known as Teacher Li to his 2.2 million followers on X, doesn’t live in China but still faces smear campaigns and death threats. He is not letting that stop him. Li Yuan Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:01:05 +0000 Social Media Human Rights and Human Rights Violations Surveillance of Citizens by Government China https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/business/craft-flour-maha.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/business/craft-flour-maha.html Growing demand for fiber-rich grains is boosting the premium flour industry, which offers less processed, but pricier, alternatives to the classic grocery store brands. Matthew Kronsberg Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:01:45 +0000 Grain Bread Diet and Nutrition Amy Lombard for The New York Times Kevin Morse, left, C.E.O. and co-founder of Cairnspring Mills, with Bryan Ford at Ford’s Brooklyn bakery, Diljān. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/marco-rubio-florida.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/marco-rubio-florida.html The secret to the Secretary of State’s success. Manuel Roig-Franzia Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:01:04 +0000 Rubio, Marco Cuba Little Havana (Miami, Fla) United States Politics and Government https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/summer-travel-planes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/summer-travel-planes.html Air travel could be disrupted into next year because of high jet fuel prices. R. Michael Baiada and Robert W. Mann Jr. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:46:04 +0000 Airlines and Airplanes Middle East United Airlines American Airlines Travel and Vacations https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/briefing/boat-strikes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/briefing/boat-strikes.html We look at U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. Sam Sifton Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:32:47 +0000 internal-storyline-no Deaths (Fatalities) Drug Abuse and Traffic United States Defense and Military Forces Civilian Casualties Ecuador Colombia The New York Times Images from social media posts by President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the U.S. Southern Command. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/americas/venezuela-economy-cumana.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/americas/venezuela-economy-cumana.html Cumaná was once an economic hub, producing Toyota Land Cruisers and exporting food across South America. Now it’s on the brink of disaster as public services collapse. Simon Romero and Adriana Loureiro Fernandez Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:01:10 +0000 Factories and Manufacturing Nationalization of Industry Canning and Preserving Water Power Failures and Blackouts United States International Relations Chavez, Hugo Maduro, Nicolas Venezuela Gathering water at a stream in Cumaná.