June 7, 2026, 4:38 p.m. Eastern time

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Eric Lee for The New York Times Kennedy Center Loses Case Against Musician Who Canceled After Trump Renaming A judge sided with jazz performer Chuck Redd, who canceled a 2025 holiday concert after President Trump’s name was added to the building. Read more

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Audio | Scott Pelley on the Bari Weiss Era and His Last Days at ‘60 Minutes’ Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits down for an exclusive interview with the now-former CBS News correspondent. 1 HR 3 MIN LISTEN

We Made a List of the 30 Greatest Songwriters. Now, Readers Have Their Say. 25,000 people responded to our poll. Here are their top picks.

I Profile Celebrities for a Living. Nothing Prepared Me for Tilly Norwood. The A.I. actress on her craft, the future of film and how she definitely does not intend to murder us.

A University System Went All In on A.I. Now It’s Tearing Itself Apart. California’s public universities spent $16.9 million on A.I. during a financial crisis, and the result has been chaos.

My (Sort of) Ex Has Cancer. Is It Fair That She Expects Me to Take Care of Her? Part of me recognizes that walking away is loathsome and something most people would judge harshly.

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Hegseth Criticizes Europe Over Migration ‘Invasion’ in D-Day Speech The remarks from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reflect many of the Trump administration’s previous assertions on immigrants in Europe, which overlap with the language of European far-right political parties.

5 Takeaways From Scott Pelley’s Interview With The New York Times Mr. Pelley, who was at CBS News for 37 years, including as a White House correspondent and a “60 Minutes” correspondent, spoke in his first extended interview since he was fired.

Bob Packwood, Senator Forced to Quit in Sex Scandal, Dies at 93 An unorthodox Republican, he helped shape tax policy and women’s rights legislation before resigning in 1995 amid accusations by more than 20 women of sexual misconduct.

Trump Says Iran Has Made a ‘Big’ Nuclear Promise. It Isn’t New. President Trump’s boasts of securing a commitment from Iranian leaders not to develop a nuclear weapon have puzzled nuclear experts who note that Tehran has made that pledge for more than 50 years.

Kennedy Shows Minimal Engagement With Vast Health Portfolio Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to colleagues.

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