Pete Hegseth Fires Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Navy’s Top Officer 

NYT > Top StoriesAdm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet. ​Read More

Bannon’s Salute at CPAC Sparks Outcry, Even on French Right 

NYT > Top StoriesA gesture by Stephen Bannon at CPAC, outside Washington, echoed a move by Elon Musk and prompted the president of France’s far-right National Rally to say it had evoked “Nazi ideology.” ​Read More

Supreme Court Rejects, for Now, Trump’s Bid to Fire Government Watchdog 

NYT > Top StoriesThe court’s order indicated that it may return to the issue as soon as next week, when a trial judge’s temporary restraining order is set to expire. ​Read More

Colorado Snowboarder Becomes Fourth Avalanche Victim in a Week 

NYT > Top StoriesThe victim was traveling on a terrain feature known as The Nose near Silverton, Colo., when the avalanche occurred on Thursday, officials said. ​Read More

Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Turmoil at Pentagon 

NYT > Top StoriesThe decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president’s insistence that the military’s leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role. ​Read More

Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers 

NYT > Top StoriesThe firings are the first of what is expected to be a vast wave of layoffs by the Pentagon. ​Read More

Ukraine Promises Swift Deal for Minerals as Trump Cuts Kyiv Out of Peace Talks 

NYT > Top StoriesPresident Trump on Friday continued to bash the Ukrainian president and pressure him for mineral rights. ​Read More

New L.A. Prosecutor Approaches Menendez Brothers’ Appeal With Skepticism 

NYT > Top StoriesLyle and Erik Menendez have pursued several legal avenues to be released after serving more than 30 years in prison for killing their parents. ​Read More

Voletta Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dies at 78 

NYT > Top StoriesShe played the rapper music as a child, stood by his side during his meteoric career and navigated the legal and artistic questions that arose after his killing. ​Read More

Mel Bochner, Conceptual Artist Who Played With Language, Dies at 84 

NYT > Top StoriesHis early work made use of unexpected materials like pennies and masking tape. Later, he created trenchant word paintings that provoked and delighted. ​Read More

Judge in Eric Adams Case Names Lawyer to Argue Against Dropping of Charges 

NYT > Top StoriesJudge Dale E. Ho said that with Eric Adams’s lawyer and federal prosecutors agreeing to end the case, he needed to hear independent arguments. ​Read More

Bass Removes Kristin Crowley, L.A. Fire Chief, Blaming Her for Lack of Preparation 

NYT > Top StoriesMayor Karen Bass criticized Kristin Crowley for sending firefighters home before a blaze devastated the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. ​Read More

Trump Administration Shakes Up ICE Leadership 

NYT > Top StoriesThe leadership change comes as the president aims to make good on a promise of mass deportations and arrests of undocumented immigrants across the United States. ​Read More

Florida Rep. Cory Mills Under Investigation in Alleged Assault 

NYT > Top StoriesIn a statement, the office of Representative Cory Mills denied any wrongdoing on his behalf. ​Read More

Hamas Says It Has Returned Another Body It Believes Is Shiri Bibas 

NYT > Top StoriesLess than 24 hours after Israel found that remains delivered by Hamas did not belong to Ms. Bibas, a slain Israeli hostage, the militant group said it had returned another body. ​Read More

Trump Plans to Use Military Bases to Detain Migrants 

NYT > Top StoriesAlso, archaeologists found a pharaoh’s tomb. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. ​Read More

Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan 

NYT > Top StoriesEarlier this month, the president said he favored taking control of Gaza and displacing the Palestinian population of the devastated seaside enclave. But Egypt and Jordan flatly rejected cooperating. ​Read More

Who Is Paul Clement, the Lawyer Appointed to Help Judge in Adams Case? 

NYT > Top StoriesA former solicitor general, Mr. Clement has argued over 100 cases before the Supreme Court. Now he will present independent arguments as a judge decides whether to drop the charges against the mayor. ​Read More

Enrique Tarrio, Ex-Proud Boys Leader, Arrested on Charges of Assault Outside Capitol 

NYT > Top StoriesEnrique Tarrio, who was pardoned for his role in the Capitol attack, had appeared with other Jan. 6 defendants outside the very building at the center of the riot that sent many of them to prison. ​Read More