The New York Times

New details have emerged about pilot errors and technology failures that contributed to one of the worst aviation disasters in American history.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Israel has used the war in Gaza to rapidly test and deploy Artificial Intelligence-backed military technologies to a degree that had not been seen before.

Ukraine’s leadership has drafted a counterproposal to a Trump administration plan that has drawn criticism for conceding too much to Russia.

DAVID BROOKS: The Trump administration is like a supercar with 1,000 horsepower, and its opponents have been coasting around on mopeds.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Pope Francis was a version of the liberal pope that many Catholics had earnestly desired all through the long reign of John Paul II and the shorter one of Benedict XVI.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: US President Donald Trump may be more dangerous to his own side of a trade war than to the other guy.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It is a fool’s errand to try to rationalise President Donald Trump’s obsession with tariffs. This is not to say that people haven’t tried.

QUESTION: My friend won’t speak to me after I blabbed about her secret Lover. How do I win her trust back?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It’s widely known that during his first term, the so-called adults in the room thwarted some of Trump’s most destructive whims. There have been far fewer such figures in the Trump sequel.

There are two related theories of what Donald Trump’s dramatic revision of the global trade system is intended to accomplish.

They’ve long been the subject of science fiction movies, but humanoid robots that can help with chores around the house are here — and they’re getting smarter every day.

Checking a bag is an exercise in trust and one that involves a significant amount of human effort. Here’s the journey your luggage takes before it gets to your plane.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A doctor whose academic paper was used to help convict Lucy Letby of murder says his work was misinterpreted by an expert witness. He’s now searching for the truth.

The Pentagon is preparing to brief US President Donald Trump’s right-hand man, DOGE leader Elon Musk, on a 20-30 page top-secret military plan for war with China.

JAMELLE BOUIE: Donald Trump is clearly not restrained by the Constitution. He’s also not restrained by another important element of constitutionalism — an interest in and concern for the future.