Three reporters followed supply chains to reveal that the U.S. Mint buys gold that comes from foreign pawn shops and drug dealers, then claims it is from the United States. …

Each side is betting it can last longer than the other, analysts say. But there are risks in a stalemate without a deal. Go to Source Author: Erika Solomon https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

An Iranian negotiator returned to Pakistan on Sunday, despite the United States abruptly calling off a trip there by its two top negotiators. Go to Source Author: The New York …

Oil prices rose and stocks fell after President Trump called off a trip to Pakistan by two U.S. negotiators for peace talks with Iran. Go to Source Author: The New …

When Jacqueline Pritchett’s 11-year-old son, Jacob, vanished last year, she refused to acknowledge that he existed. Her life is as mysterious as his disappearance. Go to Source Author: Maria Cramer …

Naftali Bennett, a right-wing politician, and Yair Lapid, a centrist, will merge parties for a vote later this year. Go to Source Author: Isabel Kershner https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The Shreveport, La., slaying of eight children was an example of what experts call family annihilation. Go to Source Author: Christina Morales https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Homicides and assaults have declined in many cities, but programs credited with helping keep the peace are losing federal support. Go to Source Author: Shayla Colon https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

High mortgage payments, higher child care costs and economic uncertainty are making some people rethink their plans on starting a family. Go to Source Author: Kailyn Rhone https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The measure calls for placing a one-time 5 percent tax on the assets of California residents with at least $1.1 billion. Opponents are backing competing measures to counter the tax. …

Economists and real estate agents are calling London’s taxation of wealthy property owners a cautionary tale for New York, where leaders have endorsed a second-home tax. Go to Source Author: …

Chevy Humphrey explains why the scientific method matters in business. Go to Source Author: Jordyn Holman https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

In Illinois and other states, officials hoped that culls could halt the progress of chronic wasting disease. Now they are losing hope. Go to Source Author: Jim Robbins and Julia …

How ICE transformed a Chicago neighborhood. Go to Source Author: Megan K. Stack https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

A revealing glimpse of the state of the Supreme Court, on the verge of momentous rulings in the weeks ahead. Go to Source Author: Jesse Wegman https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Thousands remain without power as extensive damage occurred across two counties northwest of Fort Worth. Go to Source Author: Bernard Mokam https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

About 40 percent of American adults believe that we are living in the “end times,” according to a 2022 poll. Where did that idea come from? Go to Source Author: …

It was the largest outbreak in recent U.S. history. Go to Source Author: Teddy Rosenbluth https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Our reporter was with President Trump at the White House correspondents’ dinner when a gunman breached security. He describes the frantic scenes that unfolded. Go to Source Author: Shawn McCreesh …