The state is confronting what officials say is an unprecedented confluence of forces that will test its long record of enduring catastrophes, natural and otherwise.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/california-turmoil-resilience.html
It was unclear whether Ukraine was still insisting on an immediate truce before negotiations can begin. but President Trump urged both sides to meet this week in Turkey for talks.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/world/europe/ukraine-russia-ceasefire-talks-putin-zelensky.html
The largest public park in the South Bronx was once a refuge in a neighborhood marked by poverty and neglect. Now, many residents actively avoid it.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/nyregion/st-marys-park-bronx-deterioration.html
The American classic gets diners in the door, but it can also be a real pain point for the restaurant.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/dining/burgers-jeremy-fox-birdie-gs.html
Trump’s efforts to eliminate the Department of Education and give its funding directly to the states are a nightmare for parents like me.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/opinion/trump-education-disability.html
Neither MAGA nor woke, the new pontiff confounds political categories.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/opinion/pope-leo-christianity-evangelicals.html
Prince Harry’s desperate plea to reconcile with his father highlighted a rupture that could undermine the monarchy’s attempts to model unity.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/world/europe/charles-harry-royal-family-crisis.html
Archaeologists unearthed skeletal remains of four people in a well-appointed Roman home, along with signs of their efforts to outlast the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/science/pompeii-vesuvius-family.html
Four other people were critically injured, and 30 others were rescued after the fire broke out on Sunday morning, the authorities said.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/milwaukee-building-fire-dead.html
The bus crashed into a disabled S.U.V. on a highway in Los Angeles County around 5 a.m. Sunday, officials said.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/bus-vehicle-crash-los-angeles.html
At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/world/europe/conclave-vote-pope-leo-robert-prevost.html
The new pope, speaking to thousands in St. Peter’s Square, echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/world/europe/pope-leo-xiv-address-peace.html
The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the United States.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/creole-identity-history-pope-new-orleans.html
After a series of problems at Newark Liberty International Airport, the secretary, Sean Duffy, said he would meet with airline leaders on Wednesday to plan to scale back Newark flights.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/nyregion/newark-airport-flight-disruptions-duffy.html
Democrats are hoping to tap into parents’ raw emotions by tying rising prices of baby gear and the spread of vaccine misinformation to President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/politics/trump-rfk-jr-vaccines-democrats-parents.html
Dartmouth College is not on the Trump administration’s target lists and its funding remains intact, unlike the rest of its peers. Its president may be why.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/politics/dartmouth-college-trump.html
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the details would be announced on Monday after two days of negotiations in Geneva.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/business/us-china-tariffs.html
The sudden announcement of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire followed four days of steady escalation between India and Pakistan and mixed signals from Washington.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/10/india-pakistan-ceasefire-trump-kashmir-violations/
Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role with no global visibility.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/10/pope-leo-prevost-vatican/
The latest on the confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbors over the disputed Muslim-majority region of Kashmir.https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/india-pakistan-conflict-explained-8e50c7f1