Fireball Sightings Reported Across New Jersey and the East Coast: 'We Saw a Big Bright Light'

The American Meteor Society said it received 47 reports of a fireball sighting across the East Coast on Wednesday morning, April 10. Read More

Fireball lights up New Jersey sky days after eclipse and earthquake

The New Jersey night sky was lit up early Wednesday when an apparent meteor or falling star was captured dropping from above. Read More

Storms Lash Parts of Central U.S.

Thunderstorms and hail blanketed parts of the Central ... “That’s sort of going to consolidate into one pretty powerful storm right off the New England coast by the time we get to Thursday ... Read More

New York

By Benjamin Weiser and Tracey Tully A routine traffic stop led to the deaths of a police officer and a sheriff’s deputy in a shooting ... lineup for the annual New York event, set for June. Read More

New York Times - Top Stories

Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran Israeli officials said they didn’t see a strike on an Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and told the U.S. about it just ... Read More

Current Events

Here’s what students think. Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right. Teenagers tell us what it’s like to navigate the ... Read More

A New Game From The Times

It’s a word search with a few twists. By David Leonhardt I still hear from readers who learned about the Connections game from this newsletter and now play it every day. Today, I want to tell ... Read More

US traffic deaths down 3.6% in 2023 but above pre-pandemic levels

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators on Monday said traffic deaths fell by 3.6% in 2023 to 40,990 -- the second straight yearly decline -- but are still significantly above pre ... Read More

About New York Times Games

Since the launch of The Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we introduced The Mini Crossword — followed by Spelling Bee ... Read More

Music Review: Vampire Weekend’s frenetic, challenging ‘Only God Was Above Us’ is an ode to New York

American rock band Vampire Weekend returns with their most challenging record to date, the frenetic “Only God Was Above Us.” It’s like a musical ... cacophonous ode to New York City in ... Read More

America’s Affordable Housing Crisis

Most of these laws are too new for us to know their ultimate outcomes ... top Biden aides to strategize about Biden’s re-election campaign. NBC News cut ties with Ronna McDaniel, the former ... Read More

New York

New York leaders agreed to a framework designed to help the state build more housing and keep prices down. Here is how it could work. The mayor’s speech at a “power breakfast” was ... Read More