The New York Times

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Older kids called me a gay slur when I was as young as 7, and I can still vividly picture my mother’s shock when I asked her what it meant.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The hollowing out of the People’s Liberation Army’s leadership complicates Xi’s long-standing ambition to bring Taiwan under Beijing’s control.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: An important new study suggests that there’s a highly effective way to overcome one of the most intractable problems in 21st-century America — intergenerational poverty.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘What unites the gods of every spiritual tradition is that they are capable of communicating with us.’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: TikTok said on Tuesday that its app was facing technical problems after users accused the service of suppressing posts related to ICE following the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy require a lifetime commitment. Stop taking them, and you’ll almost always gain back the weight you lost.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: For experts in police training and use of force, the trouble began well before the first shot was fired.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: If you’re resolving to make 2026 the year you finally get fit, aiming for the bare minimum is a simple way to ensure you meet your goal.

With no real footage to settle the Beckham–Peltz drama, AI-generated clips are stepping in — and fans can’t get enough.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: There’s no doubt that the carefully crafted defence of Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, helped block the US President from getting something he really wanted.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Fashion has begun exaggerating, or distorting, the female form like never before. What exactly is going on?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Videos on social media appear to contradict the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis. WARNING: Graphic

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Disturbing new data reveals that Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, has created and publicly shared at least 1.8 million sexualised images of women in recent days.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Billions of dollars are trading hands on sites like Polymarket and Kalshi, where people bet on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to election outcomes.

The plan would require investment of at least $US25 billion in the devastated Palestinian enclave, according to the proposal.