New York Times

1. New Deadline Looms for U.S. and Iran as Truce Wavers

   Fractures were already emerging in the limited cease-fire. Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation in talks this weekend.

2. After Cease-Fire, Iranians Are Left to Pick Up the Pieces

   Hours after a tenuous pause to a nearly six-week war, Iranians expressed relief and trepidation about the future. Some fear the government will crack down on its domestic critics.

3. Trump Finds Himself With Fragile Iran Cease-Fire After the Scramble to Make a Deal

   After careening from one diplomatic extreme to another, President Trump finds himself with a fragile deal that is already showing signs of fraying.

4. Gilgo Beach Killer’s ‘Unusual’ Deal Could Help Solve Other Murders

   Rex Heuermann agreed to talk to behavioral analysts at the F.B.I. when he pleaded guilty. The unit has interviewed Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Richard Speck.

5. In 20 Minutes, Gilgo Beach Killer Admits to Murdering 8 Women

   As he pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Rex Heuermann gave the same one-word answer each time he was asked how he killed one of his victims.