Jon Bernthal’s strange journey taught him to bring a surprising softness to his tough-guy characters.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/magazine/jon-bernthal.html
The suggestion by the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, would represent a sharp departure from decades of U.S. foreign policy.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/world/middleeast/mike-huckabee-israel-palestinian-state.html
Tejal Rao and Ligaya Mishan will expand restaurant coverage nationally for The Times.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/dining/tejal-rao-ligaya-mishan-restaurant-critics.html
We asked how they read menus, stay fit, eat at home and celebrate with their families.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/dining/ligaya-mishan-tejal-rao-critics-interview.html
The suit, against Midjourney, is the first time major Hollywood companies have sued over A.I.-generated images.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/business/media/disney-universal-midjourney-ai.html
The New York City mayoral primary is just under three weeks away. Our City Hall bureau chief, Emma Fitzsimmons, highlights the two front-runners and their plans for the three main issues for voters.https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000010205615/where-the-top-nyc-mayoral-candidates-stand-on-key-issues.html
In cities across the country, people are rebuking President Trump’s immigration policies.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/briefing/the-protests-spread.html
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the Exchequer, broke down public spending plans, including more money for the military, public transport and affordable housing.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/business/uk-spending-economy.html
They all have the potential for moldiness. Here’s how to protect yourself.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/well/mold-air-conditioner.html
She spent nearly 40 years taking theater and dance pictures, providing glimpses behind the scenes and creating images that the public couldn’t otherwise accesshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/meet-martha-swope-the-legendary-broadway-photographer-who-captured-iconic-moments-from-hundreds-of-productions-and-rehearsals-180986773/
The decision clears the way for the first cultured fish to join the small but growing alternative protein markethttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lab-grown-salmon-hits-the-menu-at-an-oregon-restaurant-as-the-fda-greenlights-the-cell-cultured-product-180986769/
After a 2017 windstorm toppled the crown of their oak tree in Minneapolis, John and Amy Higgins hired artist Curtis Ingvoldstad to transform their beloved tree into a giant pencil sculpturehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thousands-of-cheering-spectators-gather-to-watch-this-20-foot-tall-no-2-pencil-get-sharpened-180986772/
The iconic accessory would become one of the most expensive handbags in fashion history. Now, the prototype is heading to the auction block, where it's likely to fetch an exorbitant sumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-original-birkin-bag-was-made-after-actress-jane-birkin-spilled-her-belongings-on-the-ceo-of-hermes-in-1983-180986756/
The two nights of rampaging targeted immigrant neighborhoods after the teenage suspects were read the charges by a Romanian interpreter in court.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/11/northern-ireland-violent-riots-immigrants/
President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/looking-for-the-national-guard-in-los-angeles
Control of minerals used in electronics has given Beijing powerful leverage in trade negotiations with the U.S.https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/trump-china-rare-earths-0cbf3f3c
A tentative deal reached in London gives Beijing continued leverage in trade negotiations.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/beijing-puts-six-month-limit-on-its-ease-of-rare-earth-export-licenses-ec8277ed
A radical revision in the dietary guidelines would help contain the explosion of obesity and diabetes.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/rfk-jr-can-take-on-americas-addiction-to-carbs-ce1f6aae
A change in ideological fashion on the left puts ‘moderate’ Focus on the Family on the ‘hate’ map.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/splc-smears-another-christian-nonprofit-focus-on-the-family-hate-map-5ce9d51e
‘Mr. Cogan seems to think that simply by pointing out that more people are receiving benefits, it’s obvious that they must be cut.’https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-if-medicaid-hadnt-grown-in-the-u-s-expansion-healthcare-cogan-c4cb0341