New York Headlines

• What to Know About the Israel-Iran Conflict as U.S. Joins War

  (by The New York Times for The New York Times 14 minutes ago)
  The war entered a new and potentially more volatile phase when the United States announced it had bombed three crucial nuclear sites in Iran.
  
  

• With Decision to Bomb Iran, Trump Injects U.S. Into Middle East Conflict

  (by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan for The New York Times 25 minutes ago)
  By bombing three nuclear sites in Iran, the United States has joined Israel’s war against the country. Now it is bracing for Iranian retaliation.
  
  

• Mom of Bronx teen killed in 2018 gang slaying backs Cuomo for mayor

  (by Marie Pohl, Rich Calder for The New York Post 3 hours ago)
  The mother of a 15-year-old Bronx boy killed in a vicious 2018 gang slaying said Saturday she’s backing ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo for mayor because he’s best qualified to clean up Gotham’s crime-ridden streets.
  
  
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• Senate Official Rejects Food Aid Cuts Proposed by Republicans in Megabill

  (by Catie Edmondson for The New York Times 3 hours ago)
  The ruling by the parliamentarian sent G.O.P. lawmakers back to the drawing board to cover the costs of President Trump’s domestic policy bill.
  
  

• New Yorker dresses as ‘washed up scum’ Andrew Cuomo in Mermaid Parade

  (by Samantha Olander, Gabrielle Fahmy for The New York Post 3 hours ago)
  "I'm trying to get reelected on Tuesday and I thought I’d bring my message to the voters,” the man who only called himself "washed up scum," sarcastically told The Post.
  
  

• Two inmates die at Rikers Island on same day as death toll grows to 7 this year

  (by Tina Moore for The New York Post 3 hours ago)
  The beleaguered jail has been under the supervision of a federal monitor since 2015 because of pervasive problems.
  
  

• In Final Push for Mayor, Lander Appears With 2 Cuomo Accusers

  (by Dana Rubinstein and Tim Balk for The New York Times 4 hours ago)
  The campaign event by Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller running for mayor, came as Andrew Cuomo, the front-runner, appeared with the mother of a murder victim.
  
  

• N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary May Hinge on Early Voters as Heat Wave Looms

  (by Nicholas Fandos, Dana Rubinstein, Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Alex Lemonides for The New York Times 6 hours ago)
  Primary Day turnout will also be a factor in a race that could come down to whether Andrew Cuomo’s union supporters and paid staff can fend off Zohran Mamdani’s volunteer army.
  
  

• Mahmoud Khalil Returns to New York After Months in Detention

  (by Jonah E. Bromwich for The New York Times 6 hours ago)
  The Trump administration remains committed to deporting Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate and leading figure in the pro-Palestinian protest movement.