The Headlines

The Headlines

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Catch up on today’s top stories, with insight and analysis from Times reporters all over the world. From the team that brought you "The Daily." Listen every weekday morning. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

Episode List

A Cyberattack on U.S. Water Systems, and the Growing Threat of Falling Space Junk

Jul 31st, 2026 9:55 AM

Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Says Peace Board Has Plan for Gaza Disarmament, by Katie Rogers and Pranav Baskar U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems, by Dustin Volz and Ernesto Londoño Spain Mobilizes Military as Thousands of Migrants Cross Into Ceuta, by Jason Horowitz Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Deadliest Ever, and in Record Time, by Zane Irwin and Stephanie Nolen A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week, by Selam Gebrekidan Breaking Down FIFA’s Stake Sale, How It Compares to Other Sports and Whether It’s Necessary, by Chris Weatherspoon of The Athletic Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, go here. Tune in, and tell us what you think at theheadlines@nytimes.com. For corrections, email nytnews@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How the War With Iran Is Widening, and U.S. Hospitals See a Surge of Uninsured Patients

Jul 30th, 2026 9:49 AM

Plus, the horrendous smell plaguing one Canadian town.  Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens, by Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking, by Dave Philipps Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts, by Reed Abelson Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards, by Soumya Karlamangla A Canadian Town Will No Longer Reek of Fish Sauce, by Victor Mather Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, and Fauci’s Private Diary Faces Scrutiny

Jul 29th, 2026 9:50 AM

Plus, why toxic wastewater is bubbling up out of the ground.  Here’s what we’re covering: ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive, by Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan The Choice Facing Some Immigrants: Pay $1.8 Million in Fines or Leave, by Miriam Jordan Fauci, in Private Diary, Reflected on Covid’s Origins and His Own Fame, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums, by Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson Live Updates: U.S. and Saudi Arabia Target Iranian Proxies, by The New York Times In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground, by Quinn Glabicki Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81, by Clay Risen Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Democratic Party Faces Debt and Disarray, and Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe

Jul 28th, 2026 9:53 AM

Plus, whales on a plane.  Here’s what we’re covering: France and Spain Race to Tamp Down Wildfires Before Heat Wave Hits, by Carlos Barragán and Ségolène Le Stradic In Washington, Netanyahu Faces a Delicate Balancing Act, by Isabel Kershner Trump Backs New Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time, by Michael Crowley Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party, by Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal, by Eli Tan and Maureen Farrell How Do You Move 30 Beluga Whales? With Cranes, Planes and Anti-Anxiety Medicine., by Remy Tumin Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

U.S. Pauses Iran Strikes Amid Growing Risks, and Measles Cases Hit a New Record

Jul 27th, 2026 9:53 AM

Plus, the soaring costs of President Trump’s new Air Force One.  Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns, by Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane, by Teddy Rosenbluth Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him, by Tony Romm and Brad Plumer Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One, by Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman Berlin Pride Event Attacker Killed in Police Shootout, Officials Say, by Jim Tankersley An All-Night ‘Odyssey’ at AMC Lincoln Square, by Alexander Nazaryan Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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