New York Times Top Stories
With His Super PAC in Disarray, DeSantis Aims to Stay on Offense
The Florida governor kept his focus trained on his opponents, even as Never Back Down, the group aligned with the governor, lost another key leader.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHong Kong Democracy Figure Jimmy Lai Stands Trial After Long Delay
Jimmy Lai, who published an antigovernment newspaper, faces up to life in prison if convicted on national security charges, which rights activists have called baseless.
New York Times Top StoriesEast Coast Storm Bringing Heavy Rains and Powerful Winds
A storm that brought more than nine inches of rain to parts of South Carolina is barreling up the East Coast, elevating concerns over flooding, high winds and power failures.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael’s Allies Urge Restraint as Netanyahu Vows ‘Fight to the End’
The U.S. defense secretary was headed to the Middle East as two top European officials called for a scaled-back war against Hamas.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Gaza, Israelis Display Tunnel Wide Enough to Handle Cars
The Israeli military took reporters on a tour of what it says is the biggest Hamas tunnel it has found since invading the Gaza Strip.
New York Times Top StoriesGiuliani Was Ordered to Pay $148 Million. What Happens Now?
The two election workers who sued Rudolph W. Giuliani for defamation won’t be paid right away, and the judge could change the amount awarded by the jury.
New York Times Top StoriesChile Rejects Conservative Constitution
The South American country’s struggle to adopt a new national charter illustrates the challenges of democracy.
New York Times Top StoriesWas a Scandal the Best Thing to Happen to Hasan Minhaj?
At the Beacon, the comic took a different tack after posting a video rebutting a New Yorker article on fabrications in his work. The crowd went wild.
New York Times Top StoriesMichigan State to Pay $15 Million to Families of 3 Shooting Victims
The students were killed when a gunman opened fire on campus in East Lansing, Mich., on Feb. 13.
New York Times Top StoriesGaza Hostage Deaths Weaken Netanyahu’s Grip on Power
The killing of three hostages in Gaza by Israeli soldiers adds domestic pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu as he resists international calls for a cease-fire.
New York Times Top StoriesGaza Hostage Deaths Weaken Netanyahu’s Grip on Power
The killing of three hostages in Gaza by Israeli soldiers adds domestic pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu as he resists international calls for a cease-fire.
New York Times Top StoriesFlorida Republicans Strip Chairman of Powers Amid Criminal Investigation
The party on Sunday removed almost all the authority of Christian Ziegler, who faces a criminal investigation and has resisted calls to resign.
New York Times Top StoriesGoodwill Vase Sold for $3.99 Fetches More Than $100,000 at Auction
When Jessica Vincent bought a vase at a Goodwill store in Virginia, she had no idea it was designed by Carlo Scarpa, a renowned Italian architect.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Hungary Undermined an E.U. Effort to Give More Aid to Ukraine
Prime Minister Viktor Orban used E.U. rules on unanimous decisions to sink a $52 billion package strongly backed by larger countries.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael invites journalists into a car-width tunnel beneath Gaza, not far from its border.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/17/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/israel-invites-journalists-into-a-car-width-tunnel-beneath-gaza-not-far-from-its-border
New York Times Top StoriesA Chicken Curry That Doesn’t Hold Back
Chicken vindaloo, one of the spiciest curries served at Indian restaurants in the west, is a perfect wake-up for any palate sleepy from the season’s butter and sugar.
New York Times Top StoriesJeff Koons Killed Her Review
The decision by an arts journal to allow the famous artist to veto a historian’s essay about his work created “a chilling effect on the critical culture,” a journalism expert said.
New York Times Top StoriesMore Than 100 Members of This Gaza Clan Have Been Killed in War
Family trees have been dismembered, and whole branches obliterated, since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out on Oct. 7.
New York Times Top StoriesJennifer Weiner on Oprah’s Recent Weight-Loss Announcement
Oprah’s legacy will include the idea that every woman’s body is a battleground and that our appetites are to be mistrusted and subdued.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy We’re Helping Yazidi Americans Get Justice
Far too often, private entities have escaped responsibility for fueling conflicts around the world, and victims have struggled to receive compensation for the violence that followed.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas’s Anti-Abortion Law Is Doing What It Was Designed to Do
It’s very hard to determine when a pregnancy is “medically necessary.”
New York Times Top StoriesRudy Giuliani’s $148 Million Treachery
Rudy Giuliani, fined $148 million at his defamation trial, is the embodiment of what Trump’s enablers eventually become.
New York Times Top StoriesNetanyahu Vows to Keep Fighting in Gaza After Hostage Deaths
The Israeli military’s accidental killings of three hostages in Gaza has raised new questions about how it is prosecuting the war there.
New York Times Top StoriesLessons From the Past Year of Wordle
Forget ADIEU: There are better ways to start your game.
New York Times Top StoriesIn an apparent shift, Britain and Germany call for a ‘sustainable cease-fire.’
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/17/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/in-an-apparent-shift-britain-and-germany-call-for-a-sustainable-cease-fire
New York Times Top StoriesChile Votes on New Conservative Constitution in Referendum
Chileans vote on a new constitution on Sunday that would pull the South American nation to the right. The process began with protests from the left.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Campuses Are Clamping Down on Pro-Palestinian Speech
Universities are under tremendous pressure to stamp out antisemitism, but some say that is causing fear and curbing free expression.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere Will Abortion Rights Land?
Post-Roe voting might bring America to a new consensus — but only if the voters keep getting their say.
New York Times Top StoriesSeven Things We Learned Analyzing 515 Million Wordles
Maybe it’s time to say goodbye to ADIEU?
New York Times Top StoriesThe Overlooked Crisis in Congo: ‘We Live in War’
Six million have died, and more than six million are displaced after decades of fighting and the ensuing humanitarian crisis in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, drawing in neighbors, mercenaries and militias. An upcoming election is inflaming tempers.