https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Fri, 08 May 2026 08:40:41 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 08:10:55 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/asia/trump-xi-china-us-iran-munitions.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/asia/trump-xi-china-us-iran-munitions.html America’s ability to deter China in a war over Taiwan is weakened, Chinese analysts say, giving Beijing leverage in an upcoming summit with President Trump. David Pierson and Berry Wang Fri, 08 May 2026 04:43:38 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) International Relations Defense and Military Forces Communist Party of China Defense Department Center for Strategic and International Studies People's Liberation Army (China) State Department Greer, Jamieson L Hegseth, Pete Hu Xijin Rubio, Marco Trump, Donald J Wang Yi Xi Jinping China Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas Iran Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times President Trump meeting with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Busan, South Korea, in October. Both sides agreed to extend a trade truce to limit tariffs. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/trump-strait-of-hormuz-saudis.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/trump-strait-of-hormuz-saudis.html Saudi Arabia’s refusal of support suggests that President Trump’s unpredictable approach to Iran has strained ties with one of his closest allies in the Middle East. Michael Crowley, Eric Schmitt and Vivian Nereim Fri, 08 May 2026 00:04:40 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) United States International Relations Peace Process United States Defense and Military Forces Ships and Shipping Mohammed bin Salman (1985- ) Trump, Donald J Iran Saudi Arabia Strait of Hormuz Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House with President Trump in November. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/business/europe-solar-panels-iran-war.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/business/europe-solar-panels-iran-war.html Already having faced an energy crisis five years ago, more European consumers believe they are “one Trump-ignited war away” from crushing costs. Eshe Nelson Fri, 08 May 2026 04:00:09 +0000 Great Britain Austria Solar Energy Heating Trump, Donald J von der Leyen, Ursula US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) E.ON AG European Commission David Payr for The New York Times A worker in Vienna installing a heat pump for the company Heizma, which said it had record sales in March and April. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/economy/trump-global-tariff-ruled-illegal.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/economy/trump-global-tariff-ruled-illegal.html A panel of federal judges found that President Trump could not legally impose the tariff on most imports. Tony Romm and Ana Swanson Fri, 08 May 2026 00:26:57 +0000 United States Politics and Government International Trade and World Market Customs (Tariff) Federal Courts (US) Supreme Court (US) Court of International Trade Trump, Donald J United States Tom Brenner for The New York Times A court found that President Trump had wrongly invoked a decades-old trade law when he applied the duties in February. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/us-debt-trump-policies-budget.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/us-debt-trump-policies-budget.html The debt is outgrowing the size of America’s economy. The president’s policies could accelerate the country’s fiscal headaches, experts say, unless policymakers intervene. Tony Romm Thu, 07 May 2026 17:31:02 +0000 United States Politics and Government Federal Budget (US) Budgets and Budgeting US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) United States Economy Government Bonds Congressional Budget Office Republican Party Trump, Donald J Credit and Debt Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017) Two Thousand Twenty Six Kenny Holston/The New York Times The reaction to the U.S. debt has appeared muted on Capitol Hill, despite years of hand-wringing among Republicans, in particular, about the need for fiscal restraint. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/stocks-bonds-markets-iran-war.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/stocks-bonds-markets-iran-war.html Stock investors are betting that companies will make enormous profits, despite the war. But investors in bonds, including U.S. Treasuries, have other concerns. Jeff Sommer Thu, 07 May 2026 16:37:56 +0000 Stocks and Bonds US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) United States Economy Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Government Bonds Interest Rates Fitch Ratings Powell, Jerome H Warsh, Kevin M Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times People attending a pro-government demonstration in Tehran last month. The S&P 500 has hit new highs since the start of the war in Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/mexico-consulates-state-department.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/mexico-consulates-state-department.html The State Department said it would review all Mexican consulates in the United States, following claims in conservative media that the consulates interfere in politics. Jack Nicas Fri, 08 May 2026 03:18:11 +0000 United States Politics and Government Conservatism (US Politics) Sheinbaum, Claudia Trump, Donald J Mexico Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates United States International Relations Immigration and Emigration Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right Alisha Jucevic for The New York Times The State Department is reviewing the 53 Mexican consulates in the U.S., including the consulate in Los Angeles. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/europe/hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/europe/hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak.html A Dutch flight attendant and French national were among the latest to be tested in connection with a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship. But an analysis in South Africa showed no mutations in viral samples. Claire Moses, Aimee Ortiz and Rylee Kirk Fri, 08 May 2026 00:55:32 +0000 World Health Organization Hantavirus Netherlands KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Oceanwide Expeditions BV South Africa Cruises internal-open-access-from-nl Danilson Sequeira/Reuters An ambulance during an evacuation of suspected hantavirus patients, in Praia, Cape Verde, on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/well/hantavirus-symptoms-strains.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/well/hantavirus-symptoms-strains.html Here’s what to know about the virus, how it spreads and the risk to the general public. Nina Agrawal and Dani Blum Thu, 07 May 2026 19:07:37 +0000 Hantavirus Disease Rates Cruises Oceanwide Expeditions BV -/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/health/hantavirus-americans-cdc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/health/hantavirus-americans-cdc.html The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks. Apoorva Mandavilli Thu, 07 May 2026 16:17:08 +0000 United States Politics and Government Hantavirus Epidemics Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Service Health and Human Services Department World Health Organization Marrazzo, Jeanne Peter Dejong/Associated Press An ambulance crew awaiting an evacuated passenger with a suspected hantavirus infection in Amsterdam on Wednesday. The U.S. government has released very little information about the outbreak on a cruise ship, which has affected several Americans. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/movies/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-settlement-defamation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/movies/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-settlement-defamation.html Lawyers for Ms. Lively and Mr. Baldoni have said the two sides settled much of the contentious dispute. But one major disagreement remains. Julia Jacobs Thu, 07 May 2026 16:45:25 +0000 Movies Suits and Litigation (Civil) Sexual Harassment Baldoni, Justin Lively, Blake It Ends With Us (Movie) Evan Agostini/Associated Press Despite the joint statement they put out, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have not settled a major issue that divides them: Is she due damages in a related legal matter? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/europe/russia-mood-victory-day.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/europe/russia-mood-victory-day.html As the country heads into Victory Day, the economy is stalling, internet restrictions are growing and the Kremlin is fearing Ukrainian attacks. Valerie Hopkins and Nanna Heitmann Fri, 08 May 2026 04:01:10 +0000 Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Economic Conditions and Trends Parades Communications and Media Blackouts Putin, Vladimir V Russia Ukraine USSR (Former Soviet Union) Trump, Donald J United States Communist Party of the Russian Federation Echo of Moscow Mediazona (Web Site) Meduza (Medusa Project SIA) Embargoes and Sanctions United States International Relations International Relations Freedom of Speech and Expression Communism (Theory and Philosophy) Red Square in Moscow. The Victory Day procession, one of the year’s biggest events, is staged in the heart of Kremlin power. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/john-fetterman-democratic-party.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/john-fetterman-democratic-party.html In an opinion piece in The Washington Post, the Pennsylvania senator wrote that while he was “at odds” with the party’s approach to some issues, his values had not changed. Tim Balk Thu, 07 May 2026 23:27:38 +0000 United States Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2022) Politics and Government Democratic Party Fetterman, John (1969- ) Pennsylvania Republican Party Kenny Holston/The New York Times Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, wrote in an opinion piece in The Washington Post this week that the Democratic Party had veered off course in its stance on immigration and the war in Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/elections/tennessee-house-redistricting.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/elections/tennessee-house-redistricting.html After a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Republicans carved up a majority-Black Memphis seat as the national redistricting wars continue. Emily Cochrane Fri, 08 May 2026 00:41:42 +0000 United States Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2026) Voting Rights Act (1965) State Legislatures Redistricting and Reapportionment Cohen, Stephen I Trump, Donald J Memphis (Tenn) Tennessee Brad J. Vest for The New York Times Representative Steve Cohen, left, Tennessee State Senator Raumesh Akbari, center, and Tennessee State Senator London Lamar, right, discuss the new House map unveiled by Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/europe/smartphones-austria-children-experiment.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/europe/smartphones-austria-children-experiment.html For three weeks, thousands of children in Europe went without social media or their smartphones, or both. This is the diary of their digital detox. Valeriya Safronova Fri, 08 May 2026 00:57:51 +0000 Austria Europe Smartphones Social Media Children and Childhood Helmut Fohringer/APA-Images, via Shutterstock A teenager using a smartphone in Vienna. Some participants in a phone ban experiment felt more connected to their families and hobbies, while others struggled without the instant digital stimulus. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/nyregion/mamdani-rent-freeze-stabilized-apartment.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/nyregion/mamdani-rent-freeze-stabilized-apartment.html The panel that regulates rents for nearly one million apartments cast its first vote since Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office, approving ranges that included no increases. Mihir Zaveri Fri, 08 May 2026 01:34:26 +0000 Rent Guidelines Board Mamdani, Zohran New York City Rent Control and Stabilization Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Heather Khalifa/Reuters As New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board provisionally voted on a rent freeze, a member of the audience made their views clear. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/education/canvas-hacked-down-data-breach.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/education/canvas-hacked-down-data-breach.html Most users regained access to the platform hours after a hacking group said it had attacked Canvas’s parent company and breached 275 million people’s data. Hannah Ziegler Fri, 08 May 2026 06:16:43 +0000 E-Learning Cyberattacks and Hackers Computers and the Internet Colleges and Universities Education (K-12) Teachers and School Employees Computer Security Sophie Park for The New York Times Harvard is one of the schools that experienced Canvas outages on Thursday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/books/philip-caputo-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/books/philip-caputo-dead.html “A Rumor of War,” about his service as a Marine Corps infantry officer and published in 1977, relentlessly detailed “the things men do in war and the things war does to them.” Joseph Berger Fri, 08 May 2026 06:01:38 +0000 Caputo, Philip Books and Literature Deaths (Obituaries) Vietnam War Chicago Tribune United States Marine Corps News and News Media A Rumor of War (Book) Frank Lennon/Toronto Star, via Getty Images Philip Caputo in Canada, in 1987. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/asia/china-eastern-plane-crash-flight-5735-ntsb.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/asia/china-eastern-plane-crash-flight-5735-ntsb.html A report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board offers new details about the China Eastern Airlines crash in 2022, which killed all 132 people on board. James Glanz Thu, 07 May 2026 14:20:08 +0000 Airlines and Airplanes Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters Accidents and Safety China Eastern Airlines National Transportation Safety Board China internal-open-access-from-nl Jiang Huaipeng/Xinhua, via Associated Press Emergency workers searching for the black box at the crash site of the China Eastern flight in Teng County, China in 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/hantavirus-cruise-ship-virus-outbreak.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/hantavirus-cruise-ship-virus-outbreak.html An expert weighs in. Caitlin Rivers Fri, 08 May 2026 00:03:21 +0000 Travel and Vacations Cruises Hantavirus Disease Rates Deaths (Fatalities) Ships and Shipping Epidemics -/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/trump-xi-china-us-automakers.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/trump-xi-china-us-automakers.html Chinese automakers do not belong on American soil. Oren Cass Fri, 08 May 2026 05:00:05 +0000 United States Politics and Government United States International Relations International Relations United States Economy International Trade and World Market Automobiles Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Innovation Foreign Investments Communism (Theory and Philosophy) Supply Chain Economic Conditions and Trends Customs (Tariff) Corporations Factories and Manufacturing Commerce Department Communist Party of China Tesla Motors Inc Trump, Donald J Xi Jinping China United States Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/arts/television/late-night-rubio-pope.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/arts/television/late-night-rubio-pope.html Jimmy Fallon joked that President Trump and Pope Leo are putting Marco Rubio, who is Catholic, “in the middle and seeing which parent he goes to.” Trish Bendix Fri, 08 May 2026 06:34:25 +0000 Television Kimmel, Jimmy Jimmy Kimmel Live (TV Program) Fallon, Jimmy The Tonight Show (TV Program) Meyers, Seth Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Program) Colbert, Stephen Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Program) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/rubio-pope-meeting.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/rubio-pope-meeting.html The meeting at the Vatican followed President Trump’s condemnation of Pope Leo XIV for opposing the war in Iran. Motoko Rich Thu, 07 May 2026 15:09:42 +0000 Rome (Italy) Italy United States Leo XIV Rubio, Marco US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) United States International Relations Popes internal-open-access-from-nl Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media, via Reuters Pope Leo XIV meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican in a photograph released Thursday by Vatican Media. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/ohio-fatal-shooting-jason-meade-casey-goodson.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/ohio-fatal-shooting-jason-meade-casey-goodson.html Jason Meade had been searching for a fugitive when he shot Casey Goodson Jr. in 2020. It is rare for a law enforcement official to be convicted in a killing that occurs on the job. Soumya Karlamangla Fri, 08 May 2026 01:43:55 +0000 Decisions and Verdicts Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides Black People Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings Police Goodson, Casey Christopher Jr Meade, Jason Columbus (Ohio) Pool photo by Doral Chenoweth Jason Meade in court in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/europe/tourist-pool-loungers-refund-germany.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/europe/tourist-pool-loungers-refund-germany.html A tourist won a refund after a court ruled that the hotel’s staff had failed to stop guests from reserving sun beds using towels. John Yoon Thu, 07 May 2026 16:58:00 +0000 Travel and Vacations Decisions and Verdicts Rebates and Refunds Hotels and Travel Lodgings Swimming Pools Compensation for Damages (Law) TUI AG Hanover (Germany) Kos (Greece) Robert Rausch for The New York Times A German court ruled in April that a tour operator that tolerates placing dibs on hotel sun beds is liable for a travel defect and must refund part of the holiday price to any guest left out. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/autonomous-vehicles-technology-other-uses.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/autonomous-vehicles-technology-other-uses.html After a crush of promises in 2016 that autonomous cars would soon rule the road, companies whose tech underpinned them have shifted to other industries, like managing shipyards and city traffic. John R. Quain Thu, 07 May 2026 09:00:18 +0000 Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles Sensors Roads and Traffic Radar Robots and Robotics Infrastructure (Public Works) Ilvy Njiokiktjien for The New York Times The Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where ground-penetrating radar is being tested for automation systems.