Sunday, Jul 6, 2025
Top Articles
China Has Paid a High Price for Its Dominance in Rare Earths
Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have been trying to address for years.
By Keith Bradsher
The New York Times
I’m a Pediatrician. I’m Afraid of Diseases I Thought I’d Never See.
Pediatricians like me are worried that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine advisers will make it harder for children to get the shots they need.
By Perri Klass
Nicolás Ortega
Searching for the Real Thing on the North Carolina Barbecue Trail
On a rural road trip in the eastern part of the state, a writer explores the food and culture of an old-school tradition.
By Ingrid K. Williams and Lauren Vied Allen
The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century
More than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world voted on the best films released since Jan. 1, 2000. See how their ballots stacked up.
By The New York Times
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.
By Christopher Flavelle
Carter Johnston for The New York Times
36 Hours on Long Island’s East End
Long Island’s East End is where New Yorkers go to relax, swim, sail, shop — not to mention sample the oysters and lobster rolls.
By Charity Robey
Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
My Timeshare Is an Albatross. How Do I Get Rid of It?
People who buy timeshares often don’t realize that the asset can quickly become a liability.
By Jill Terreri Ramos
Nadia Pillon
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke
In solo dissents this term, the justice accused the conservative majority of lawless bias. On the term’s last day, Justice Amy Coney Barrett fired back.
By Adam Liptak
Pool photo by Chip Somodevilla
Trump’s Politicized F.B.I. Has Made Americans Less Safe
The Trump administration’s political witch hunt is risking the bureau’s effectiveness and the public’s safety.
By The Editorial Board
Illustration by Rebecca Chew/The New York Times
A Lifetime After Fleeing the Nazis, They Tell Their Stories
Thousands of Jewish children fled to Britain and other European countries in the 1938-39 rescue mission known as the Kindertransport. Seven recall their journeys, and what came next.
By Claire Moses
Kate Warren for The New York Times, Graham Dickie/The New York Times, Jessica Pons for The New York Times
Anna Ornstein, Psychoanalyst Who Survived the Holocaust, Dies at 98
Despite the unspeakable horror of her youth, she embraced a school of psychotherapy that stresses empathy and the belief that everyone can change for the better.
By Trip Gabriel
Paul and Anna Ornstein, via United States Holocaust Museum
He’s Ringo. And Nobody Else Is.
As he turns 85, one of the last surviving Beatles is still musically curious, dispensing his signature wisdom, and preaching the gospel of peace and love.
By Lindsay Zoladz and Thea Traff
Thea Traff for The New York Times
Slurping Toward Nirvana on the Maine Oyster Trail
Savoring all things fresh and briny while on a mission to visit all four of Maine’s oyster regions in just one long weekend.
By Danielle Dowling and Greta Rybus
Are We Really Willing to Become Dumber?
It’s not an education if A.I. does your thinking for you.
By David Brooks
Jarod Lew for The New York Times
7 Exercises to Soothe Your Sore Neck and Shoulders
Try this simple routine to combat “tech neck.”
By Anna Maltby and Theodore Tae
Theodore Tae/The New York Times
The Pointless Triumph of a Hapless President
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
By Matthew Walther
Photo Illustration by Philotheus Nisch for The New York Times
Secret Love Letters Remain Sealed in Vermeer Show
The Frick’s first post-renovation show unites three Vermeer masterpieces that explore letter-writing and (maybe) love affairs.
By Deborah Solomon
via The Frick Collection, New York; Photo by Joseph Coscia Jr.
Donald Trump, Our Foundering Father
The president celebrates July 4 by stroking his ego and choking the poor.
By Maureen Dowd
Greg Kahn for The New York Times
The Civil War That Never Ended
A Q&A with Zaakir Tameez about Charles Sumner and the antislavery movement.
By Jamelle Bouie
Library of Congress
How Bad Is This Bill? The Answer in 10 Charts.
Steven Rattner reveals the ugly reality lurking within the “big, beautiful bill.”
By Steven Rattner
Sam Whitney/The New York Times
Top Books
by Lisa Jewell
A man with dark secrets in his past may cause trouble for three women who did not heed the warning about him.
by Danielle Steel
After her handbag is stolen during a trip to Paris, a best-selling author with a traumatic past determines not to be a victim.
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training with a group of candidates for NASA’s space shuttle program.
by Carley Fortune
A photographer returns to a place where she spent a summer as a teenager and runs into the guy she had a crush on back then.
by Kate Stewart
The second book in the Ravenhood Legacy series. Tyler gets his friend’s aunt to help him on his quest to become a man before his time.
by Freida McFadden
Things take an unsettling turn when a marketing executive loses his job and a woman rents a room in his brownstone.
by Navessa Allen
The second book of the Into Darkness series. Nico “Junior” Trocci and Lauren Marchetti become ensnared in a game of seduction.
by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
When President Wright’s husband goes on trial for murder, a pair of journalists search for answers.
by Stephen King
Holly Gibney does double duty by helping head off acts of retribution and protecting a women’s rights activist.
by Emily Henry
A writer looking for her big break competes against a Pulitzer winner to tell the story of an octogenarian with a storied past.
by Ali Hazelwood
Things get complicated between an older biotech guy and a struggling graduate student who go to a destination wedding.
by Rebecca Yarros
The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.
by Fredrik Backman
A young woman looks into the story behind a painting that was made 25 years ago and a small group of teens depicted in it; translated by Neil Smith.
by Shelby Van Pelt
A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.
by Wally Lamb
A man struggling in several areas of his life is sentenced to prison, where he encounters acts of kindness and brutality.
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