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New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top Stories‘The Daily’: Why A Colorado Court Just Knocked Trump Off the Ballot
A ruling disqualifying former President Donald J. Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot is likely headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.
New York Times Top StoriesCongo Election: Inside the Presidential Race in a Pivotal African Nation
The presidential race in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be closely watched internationally. Congo is rich in the rare minerals needed to make electric cars and solar panels.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Was My Role Model. My Mentor. My Supplier.
Decades after I left hustling to become a writer, why did I seek out the man who drew me into that world?
New York Times Top StoriesHow Much Can Trump 2.0 Get Away With?
This time around, the former president knows what he wants to do.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Hot New Market in Crypto? Trading FTX’s Carcass.
Investors are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on FTX bankruptcy claims, betting that the firm’s new leaders will recover the money that Sam Bankman-Fried misappropriated.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Social Trends Taught Us About the 2023 Economy
From girl dinners to ChatGPT, a look back at the trends that broke the internet and taught us about the American economy this year.
New York Times Top StoriesMatt Bomer Takes the Lead
Once told he would never be a leading man if he came out, Bomer defied such predictions and, in projects like “Fellow Travelers” and “Maestro,” is getting some of the richest roles of his career.
New York Times Top StoriesHey, What Happened to My Health Insurance?
The great Medicaid unwinding of 2023 is doing real damage.
New York Times Top StoriesHow ‘The Nutcracker’ Has Been Reimagined, for Better and Worse
A tour through five cases in which Tchaikovsky’s classical score has been taken up by jazz legends and misguided filmmakers.
New York Times Top StoriesMigrants Crossing the Darién Gap Find Success on Social Media
TikTok, Facebook and YouTube are transforming global migration, becoming tools of migrants and smugglers alike.
New York Times Top StoriesWildfires, Flooding, Upheavals: Travel in 2023
For many travelers and local residents who rely on tourism dollars, this year was an ‘annus horribilis,’ with disasters, upheavals and unparalleled weather events devastating top travel destinations across the globe.
New York Times Top StoriesGunfire Echoing Through School Grounds? Parents Are Terrified. Kids Stopped Noticing.
In a Rhode Island city, AR-15-style weapons at a police firing range comprise the soundtrack to the school day, inuring children to the threat of violence.
New York Times Top StoriesAmid Gaza War and Red Sea Attacks, Yemen’s Houthis Refuse to Back Down
The militia, which has targeted ships it says are connected to Israel, has vowed not to stop until the siege in Gaza ends and claims that a new U.S.-led maritime task force cannot deter the attacks.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Earthquake: In Bitter Cold, a Struggle to Help Survivors
The death toll from the earthquake, in a poor, remote area, rose to 131. People who had lost their homes huddled in tents or spent the night in cars.
New York Times Top StoriesEuropean Union Agrees on Migration Pact
The agreement was pitched by the bloc’s executive arm as a patchwork of compromises aimed at allaying pressures from the far right.
New York Times Top StoriesSeeking a Big Edge in A.I., South Korean Firms Think Smaller
While they lag behind their U.S. counterparts, their focus on non-English languages could help loosen the American grip on artificial intelligence.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York City Is Set to End Most Uses of Solitary Confinement
The City Council vote has highlighted a broader debate over whether solitary confinement is torture or a legitimate form of punishment for violent detainees.
New York Times Top StoriesNearly a Quarter of Trump Voters Say He Shouldn’t Be Nominated if Convicted
While Donald Trump’s Republican support remains robust, a not-insignificant minority of his backers oppose having him lead the G.O.P. ticket if he is found guilty of a crime, a Times poll found.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York City, for Some Jews, Feels Newly Tense
With antisemitism and protests spilling onto the streets of New York, the city’s Jewish population is trying to navigate the new contours of its hometown.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Was Wrongly Convicted of Killing Her Father. She Set Out to Free Him.
Karen Dannett hardly knew her father. But freeing the man imprisoned for killing him became a decades-long mission.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Legal Jeopardy Hasn’t Hurt His G.O.P. Support, Times/Siena Poll Finds
More than 60 percent of Republicans think that if the former president wins the primary he should remain the party’s nominee — even if he is subsequently convicted of a federal crime.
New York Times Top StoriesWang Gang’s Egg Fried Rice Video and Free Speech in China
A popular chef’s video was attacked as a jab at Mao Zedong’s dead son. But what if a recipe for egg fried rice was just a recipe for egg fried rice?
New York Times Top StoriesColorado Voters Share Sense of Unease After Court Disqualifies Trump
Whether for or against the decision, many voters said they felt unsettled by the prospect of a presidential campaign fought with legal briefs and court arguments.
New York Times Top StoriesDrones Give Ukraine Some Success at Sea
The use of sea drones highlights a path forward for Ukraine in its fight with Russia that has been promoted by the White House and embraced by the Ukrainian leadership.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Allows Removal of Confederate Memorial at Arlington Cemetery to Proceed
The federal judge ruled that claims that nearby graves were at risk of damage were “misinformed or misleading.” The memorial has been criticized for its sanitized depiction of slavery.
New York Times Top StoriesGiuliani’s Money Woes Were a Focus of Ukraine Inquiry, Records Reveal
F.B.I. agents scrutinizing Rudolph W. Giuliani’s efforts to oust the American ambassador to Ukraine thought financial problems might be motivating his actions.
New York Times Top StoriesColorado Ruling Knocks Trump Off Ballot: What It Means, What Happens Next
The challengers who sought to disqualify Donald J. Trump prevailed on every legal issue, but the case is almost certainly headed for the Supreme Court, where they would have to do so again.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Confirms Remaining Senior Officers, Ending Tuberville’s Protest
The Alabama Republican, under pressure from his own party, agreed to drop his objections to the remaining 11 military nominees to four-star positions, allowing their swift confirmation.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump, Attacked for Echoing Hitler, Says He Never Read ‘Mein Kampf’
The former president’s comments on migrants have been widely criticized as racist and xenophobic.