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A wildlife photographer noticed a humpback whale displaying unusual behavior off Australia’s east coast, then something extraordinary happened.
A Whale Gave Birth. A Drone Was There to Capture the Spectacle.A wildlife photographer noticed a humpback whale displaying unusual behavior off Australia’s east coast, then something extraordinary happened.nyti.msThese days, South Korea’s stock market can only be described as wild. The country’s benchmark KOSPI was up 15 percent on Friday afternoon after jumping as much as 17 percent earlier in the day.
In Another Wild Day for South Korean Stocks, Market Surges 15 PercentAfter a sharp sell-off, South Korea’s stock market rallied as concerns about overspending on artificial intelligence eased, sending the country’s chip shares higher.nyti.msThe British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine others were feared missing in Pakistan after an avalanche struck them on one of the world’s highest mountains on Thursday, an alpine club said.
10 Climbers, Including Nims Purja, Missing After Avalanche on Broad Peak in PakistanNirmal Purja, an influential mountaineer, was part of a group struck by an avalanche on Broad Peak, an alpine organization said. A search effort was being mobilized.nyti.msEarlier this year, President Trump created the Board of Peace, an international organization that was initially aimed at resolving the long-running war in Gaza. This week, Mr. Trump said it had reached an agreement for Hamas to begin disarming in the Gaza Strip.
What Is the Board of Peace? The Trump-Backed Group, Explained.President Trump created the international organization, aimed at resolving the long-running war in Gaza and other conflicts.nyti.msIn a three-hour Senate hearing this week, Dr. Fauci invoked his constitutional right to stay silent, leaving people confused about many of the issues raised.
What We Know About Dr. Fauci Pleading the Fifth in Senate Hearing on Covid OriginsIn a three-hour Senate hearing this week, Dr. Fauci invoked his constitutional right to stay silent, leaving people confused about many of the issues raised.nyti.msThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 1,500 people in just over two months, and it is spreading much faster than previous outbreaks, the nation’s health ministry reported on Thursday.
Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Deadliest Ever, and in Record TimeThe disease has killed more than 1,500 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in just over two months, causing deaths faster than officials have ever recorded.nyti.msIn @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The interrogation of Dr. Fauci was, in my view, a blight on Congress and beneath the dignity of the office its members hold,” Robert Kunikoff writes in a letter to The New York Times. “America has always aspired to be better than this.”
Opinion | The Fauci Interrogation, and the DiaryReaders react to Dr. Anthony Fauci’s dramatic hearing before a Senate committee. Also: Betting on elections; happy in the muck.nyti.ms
The Trump administration’s plan to stop funding the Pan American Health Organization will leave Americans more vulnerable to infectious disease threats, more than 100 U.S. leaders in health and national security warned in an open letter. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/h...
Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization (Gift Article)The group of former health and national security officials warned that Americans will be more vulnerable to infectious disease threats.www.nytimes.com
NEW: After Fauci took the Fifth, Republicans spent three hours battering him with questions as he sat in silence. Here's what we know about their claims. w/ @Ben Mueller www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/h...
What We Know About Dr. Fauci Pleading the Fifth in Senate Hearing on Covid Origins (Gift Article)In a three-hour Senate hearing this week, Dr. Fauci invoked his constitutional right to stay silent, leaving people confused about many of the issues raised.www.nytimes.comThe father of the British singer Amy Winehouse was ordered to pay about $1.3 million to two of her friends after a legal battle in which he accused them of secretly auctioning off his daughter’s personal belongings.
Amy Winehouse’s Father Ordered to Pay $1.3 Million in Suit Over Her BelongingsMitch Winehouse had accused two of the singer’s friends of secretly auctioning her belongings. A judge ruled that he must pay their legal fees.nyti.msA $22.5 billion redesign plan at Dulles Airport eliminates the “mobile lounges,” which were conceived as a way of making air travel more efficient.
Dulles Airport’s Reviled ‘People Movers’ May Be Lurching Into the SunsetA $22.5 billion redesign plan eliminates the “mobile lounges,” which were conceived as a way of making air travel more efficient. Many passengers found the opposite to be true.nyti.ms
An appeals court in Canada acquitted Brandon Klayme of charges related to child sexual abuse imagery. His Kik username had one less underscore than another account that was involved. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/w...
Mistaken Username Sent Man to Prison for 18 Months, Court FindsAn appeals court in Canada acquitted Brandon Klayme of child pornography-related charges. His Kik username had one less underscore than another account that was involved.www.nytimes.comA senior health official with the State Department presenting at an international AIDS conference in Brazil used a map of Africa to illustrate U.S. government funding for HIV programs on the continent. There was only one problem. The map incorrectly identified several African countries.
U.S. Government Mislabels Map of African Countries at AIDS ConferenceNigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”nyti.ms
When a boat hits a wave, the jolt can intensify 10x between the deck and the head of a crew member. That counter-intuitive physics is leaving some of the Coast Guard's most elite rescuers with serious brain injuries that go undiagnosed. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t LookingUntreated and undiagnosed, the crews that save lives in the roughest seas face the relentless pounding of waves.www.nytimes.com
New: Investigators believe a cyberattack this week on dozens of municipal water systems in Minnesota was probably the work of Iranian hackers, a potential act of aggression that comes at a precarious moment in the U.S. war against Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems (Gift Article)Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.www.nytimes.comThe Senate health committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Trump’s pick for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for a full Senate vote. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Erica Schwartz, Trump’s Nominee for C.D.C. Director, Advances to Full Senate Vote (Gift Article)A vote to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz, who has publicly supported childhood vaccines, will take place in the full Senate.www.nytimes.comIn @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The man who wears shorts to the office is telling everybody that he wants to be somewhere else,” David Coggins writes. “The fact that he really does want to be somewhere else does not excuse this.”
Opinion | Accept Your Fate. Don’t Wear Shorts to the Office.It might be hot but men must resist showing the knee.nyti.ms