The New York Times

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Zohran Mamdani, a once unheralded state lawmaker from Queens whose affordability platform and charisma fuelled a meteoric political rise, has become the 111th mayor of New York.

He was influential, key to the US war on terror in response to the 9/11 attacks and once accidentally shot his friend while aiming for a bird. Dick Cheney dies aged 84.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Nick Fuentes’ sneering, proudly transgressive attitude has made him a hero to legions of mostly young men who resent all forms of political gatekeeping. 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: No chatbot is ready to replace your physician, so be a little more cautious when asking AI for potential diagnoses or medical advice.

A House Of Dynamite has reignited real-life panic, so why are we so obsessed with this story line?

After Donald Trump’s explosive remarks on restarting nuclear testing, the US Secretary of Energy has clarified what the controversial order really means.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump’s unexpected declaration that he was ordering the US military to resume nuclear testing has prompted visions of a return to the worst days of the Cold War.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The pain of the government shutdown is growing more acute as it grinds toward the five-week mark. But President Donald Trump has been attending to other matters.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: When Prince Charles ascended the throne in 2022, few predicted that exiling his wayward younger brother, Andrew, would be a defining moment in reforming Britain’s ancient monarchy.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: I didn’t expect was that my attempt to avoid all interactions with AI and machine learning would affect nearly every part of my life — what I ate, what I wore, how I got around.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: MAGA embraces left ideas even while not knowing, in most cases, where these ideas came from.

The extraordinary move caps his fall from grace over his ties to the convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.

Nvidia has become the world’s first company worth more than $5 trillion, cementing its dominance in the AI boom that’s reshaping global power.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The new rules codify sharp limitations on access and raise the prospect of punishment — including revocation of credentials — for simply requesting information on matters of public interest.

After cutting a path of destruction across Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa is forecast to hit Cuba — very likely as a Category 4.