Trump Wants to Move On From the Middle East. It’s Not Letting Him.

President Trump is eager to declare success in Iran and Gaza, but he is struggling to impose his will in either conflict.President Trump boarding Air Force One in New Jersey on Sunday. Over the weekend, he said his strategy is to be “low-keying” it in Iran.

A Anton Troianovski

Judge’s Ruling on Second-Home Tax Deals Temporary Setback to Mamdani

A judge sided with homeowners who had sued New York City and argued that the introduction of the tax was mishandled. The city moved to appeal, meaning the rollout can proceed.The lawsuit criticized a decision to send letters to the owners of roughly 17,000 properties informing them that they might b

M Mihir Zaveri and Mark Bonamo

Rabbis Plead With Mamdani to Tone Down His Anti-Israel Messaging

In a private meeting at City Hall, an invited group of rabbis told Mayor Zohran Mamdani that his relationship with Jewish New Yorkers needed to change.Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s relationship with large swaths of the Jewish community in New York City has been rocky.

D Dana Rubinstein and Emma Goldberg

The Subway Is Sweltering. Is There a Way to Put That Heat to Good Use?

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and state transit officials announced a plan to study a heat-capture system that could cool a notoriously hot train station and help heat city buildings in the winter.Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, and Janno Lieber, the chief executive of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,

S Stefanos Chen

Homeland Security Intensifies Pursuit of Noncitizens on Voter Rolls

Immigrants who said they inadvertently registered to vote while obtaining or renewing driver’s licenses are increasingly facing deportation under the Trump administration.In the past, the Homeland Security Department has not aggressively tried to deport the relatively small number of noncitizens who

M Madeleine Ngo, Nick Corasaniti and Hamed Aleaziz

One Source of Paxton’s Wealth: A Cell Tower at a Hospital He Knew Well

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, makes six-figure income from a cellphone tower on the grounds of a hospital where he was a board member.The cell tower owned by Ken Paxton’s company sits on the property of what is now Baylor, Scott & White Medical Center in Frisco, Texas.

L Lauren McGaughy

Major Quake Hits Colombia, Killing at Least 111

Rescue crews and regular people searched for survivors, and the death toll was likely to rise. More than 1,500 homes were damaged, the president said.

J Julie Turkewitz, Genevieve Glatsky and Michael Levenson

Here Is Where Colombia’s Quake Hit Hardest

A line of cities near the epicenter sustained major damage, images show. The Colombian capital appeared largely spared.

S Simon Ducroquet, Edison Wu, Lazaro Gamio and Sergio Peçanha

Colombia Quake Chases Teenage Venezuelan Brothers From Their New Home

A pair of brothers who lost their mother and other family members in Venezuela and were profiled by The New York Times have now survived deadly quakes in two countries.Deivid Delfín, 44, with his two surviving sons, Winder, 17, left, and Deivi, 15, right, in Venezuela in June, after twin earthquakes

J Julie Turkewitz

Captain Charged in N.Y.C. Accident That Killed Mother and Daughter

Manuel Hernandez knew there were no life vests for children when he allowed an infant on board, according to a federal complaint. The child and her mother died in the accident.Manuel Hernandez, the boat’s captain, faces two counts of misconduct and neglect of a ship officer resulting in death.

B Benjamin Weiser, Patrick McGeehan and Miles G. Cohen

A Nighttime New York Boat Tour Turned Deadly in a Matter of Moments

Investigators are focusing on the tour operator and the captain of the boat that capsized in New York Bay on Saturday, killing a mother and her infant daughter.Alexander Reyes, right, embraces his wife and daughter after the three survived a boat accident that claimed the life of another passenger a

M Miles G. Cohen and Christopher Maag

Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its ‘Edge Cases.’

As Waymo deploys more driverless cars to 15 U.S. cities and counting, its vehicles keep encountering new and unexpected situations that they have no script to handle.Waymo driverless cars are in San Francisco and 14 other metropolitan areas, including Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego and Tampa.

E Emmy Martin

Wall St. Wants Another Half-Trillion Dollars for the A.I. Boom

Six giant investment firms announced a $500 billion effort to raise money for customers of Nvidia to pay for computing power.The chief executive of BlackRock, Larry Fink, shown in January, said on Monday that the artificial intelligence industry needed to raise money “as fast as possible.”

R Rob Copeland and Kalley Huang

Takeaways From Jason Arday’s Memoir

The British scholar resigned from Cambridge after the university, which made him its youngest Black professor in 2023, began investigating his academic qualifications.

N Neil Vigdor