Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Eight Migrants to South Sudan

The court’s order followed a broader one last month allowing removals to countries with which migrants have no connections.The United States has held eight migrants at a military base in Djibouti while court cases played out. But an official said the Trump administration would now promptly send the

A Adam Liptak and Mattathias Schwartz

Around Los Angeles, ICE Raids Are Casting a Shadow on July 4th Plans

Some communities in the Los Angeles region canceled events over fears of immigration raids, as Latinos grapple with how, and whether, to celebrate Independence Day.Bell Gardens, Calif., canceled its Independence Day party, a tradition for much of the past 30 years.

J Jesus Jiménez

How the Trump Administration Justified Ignoring the TikTok Ban

In purporting to license otherwise illegal conduct by tech firms, President Trump set a precedent expanding executive power, legal experts warned.Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in letters to technology companies that President Trump had decided that shutting down TikTok would interfere with his “c

C Charlie Savage

Appeals Court Lets Trump Remove Another Democrat From Independent Agency

The ruling cited a Supreme Court decision in May that allowed President Trump to sideline Democratic appointees from several other nonpartisan agencies.Susan Tsui Grundmann was appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and confirmed by the Senate in 2022 for a five-year term.

Z Zach Montague

Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application

Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat running for mayor of New York City, was born in Uganda. He doesn’t consider himself Black but said the application didn’t allow for the complexity of his background.Zohran Mamdani said the college applications were the only instances that he could recall where he identif

B Benjamin Ryan, Nicholas Fandos and Dana Rubinstein

Hamas Has a New Leader in Gaza. His Next Test: Cease-Fire Talks.

The rise of Izz al-Din al-Haddad in the chain of command suggests the group will hold firm to its position demanding a total end to the war before releasing all remaining hostages.The primary obstacle to getting a deal between Hamas and Israel has been the permanence of any cease-fire.

A Adam Rasgon and Ronen Bergman

Where Do Israel-Hamas Truce Negotiations Stand?

Hamas wants to ensure that the latest cease-fire proposal has sufficient guarantees that negotiations will lead to a permanent end to the Gaza war.Displaced Palestinians at a tent camp in Gaza City last month.

A Adam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer

Top Russian General Killed in ‘Combat Operations’ Near Ukraine

Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov, promoted to deputy head of the Russian Navy just a few months earlier, died in an apparent Ukrainian strike.Flowers are placed in front of a poster with a photograph of Major General Mikhail Gudkov, in Vladivostok, Russia on Thursday.

N Nataliya Vasilyeva

Trump Says Call with Putin Yields No Progress on Ukraine Cease-Fire

The apparent impasse came during a roughly hourlong conversation between the leaders on Thursday morning.President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow on Wednesday. He discussed Ukraine and Iran with President Trump by phone on Thursday, the Kremlin said.

P Paul Sonne and Tyler Pager

He Made Green-Wood Cemetery a Destination for the Living

Richard J. Moylan has overseen a transformation of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn in his nearly 40 years as president. Now he’s ready to retire.Richard J. Moylan got a job cutting grass at Green-Wood Cemetery during law school in the 1970s. He stayed until last week.

J John Leland

Park Service Is Left Short-Staffed in Peak Travel Season

Layoffs and departures after pressure from the Trump administration have left sites struggling, with the remaining employees each doing the work of two or three people.A National Park Service custodian cleaning a bathroom in Yosemite National Park in February. At another national park, in Colorado,

E Eileen Sullivan

Mr. Big Is Alive and Well and Married in Vermont

The real-life inspiration for the famous toxic bachelor on “Sex and the City” left the Big Apple for the Green Mountain state.Ron Galotti, perhaps best known as the inspiration for Mr. Big in “Sex and the City” left the New York media world for 50 acres in Vermont.

J Jacob Bernstein

Mexico Confirms Arrest Warrant for Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr.

The well-known Mexican boxer was detained by U.S. immigration agents in California on Wednesday, days after fighting a high-profile contest against the former YouTuber Jake Paul.The Department of Homeland Security said in its statement that Julio César Chávez Jr. was “also believed to be an affiliat

E Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Annie Correal

Teenage Aviator Detained After Landing in Antarctica, Chile Says

Ethan Guo, 19, had been documenting his attempt to fly solo to all seven continents on social media. He is no longer in custody but has no easy way to leave an island off Antarctica’s coast.Ethan Guo last summer in Geneva, where he began his attempt to fly solo to the seven continents.

M Michael Levenson

​North Korea Beach Resort Opens With Fanfare but No Foreigners

The Kalma Beach resort town, one of Kim Jong-un’s most ambitious projects aimed at attracting foreign tourists, may not draw the waves of visitors he wants.The Wonsan Kalma tourist area in North Korea this week. Kim Jong-un, the country’s leader, had hoped it would bring in foreign currency.

C Choe Sang-Hun