New York Times Top Stories
Contortionists and acrobats with celestial skills train in squalid conditions as the promise of a former sumo wrestler to restore the national circus to its past glory has gone mostly unfulfilled.
New York Times Top StoriesA large segment of the Israeli work force has been called up to fight or become jobless as a result of the conflict with Hamas.
New York Times Top StoriesHobby crafts are growing in popularity. Sometimes they include anvils and fire.
New York Times Top StoriesRiyadh is seeking to avoid getting dragged back into a bloody clash with the Yemeni militia, which has sowed chaos by attacking shipping and firing missiles at Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Ukrainian Orthodox Church formally changed the date for celebrating to Dec. 25, departing from the Russian tradition of celebrating on Jan. 7, according to the Julian calendar.
New York Times Top StoriesPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said 15 Israeli soldiers had been killed since Friday, but vowed to keep fighting.
New York Times Top StoriesBlack holes were thought to arise from the collapse of dead stars. But a Webb telescope image showing the early universe hints at an alternative pathway.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Harvard Corporation is a powerful board that governs the university. Here’s what we know about the members.
New York Times Top StoriesFamily groups have been calling for the excavation of land believed to hold the bodies of at least 50 children — the sons and daughters of Algerians who fought for France — who died in internment camps.
New York Times Top StoriesHarvard’s powerful board has backed its president and said little else, yet a member privately said “generational change” may be needed.
New York Times Top StoriesThe director’s portrait of the Italian racecar impresario roars to life on the road, but home is a torment. Adam Driver stars with Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley.
New York Times Top StoriesThe billion-dollar deal leaves the team’s unpopular owners, the Glazer family, in control of the club, but it delegates important responsibilities to their new partner.
New York Times Top Stories“Stop what you are doing and MAKE THIS.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe war in Vietnam ignited a protest movement that helped define a generation. Is the war between Israel and Hamas doing the same thing?
New York Times Top StoriesWhat do we make of a God who cries?
New York Times Top StoriesThe primary online destination for book lovers has become synonymous with backbiting, scandal and deceit. But it’s not too late to fix it.
New York Times Top StoriesGaza City’s mayor laments the destruction of his city and its cultural institutions.
New York Times Top StoriesCutting off access to pain medication will only hurt people who are truly suffering.
New York Times Top StoriesIdeas for escaping the cold — or embracing it.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Florida governor entered the year flush with cash and momentum. In the months since, internal chaos and Donald Trump’s indictments have sapped even his most avid supporters.
New York Times Top StoriesPeople by the thousands risk crocodile attacks, robbery, drowning and arrest to cross the Limpopo River from Zimbabwe to South Africa, part of a booming migrant economy.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is a focal point of what Israeli officials describe as counterterrorism operations across the territory.
New York Times Top StoriesRed Rock Island, a big outcropping several miles from San Francisco, has been listed for $25 million. A visit finds, well, not much.
New York Times Top StoriesOffered the chance to revisit her Broadway performance as the much-abused Celie, the star faced a difficult path.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Ukrainian soldier escaped from the embattled Azovstal steel complex in Mariupol and sneaked 125 miles to Ukrainian territory.
New York Times Top StoriesNext year could see increasing volatility as persistent military conflicts and economic uncertainty influence voting in national elections across the globe.
New York Times Top StoriesAs President Biden grapples with an unwieldy crisis at the southern border, his likely 2024 rival has leveled many criticisms — including some baseless and misleading claims.
New York Times Top StoriesSome small independent pharmacies in the city are benefiting from a decline in chain stores. But theft and low reimbursement rates are still making life hard.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Supreme Court justice has built a network of former clerks who share messages, meals and a common vision — wielding influence at universities, law firms and the highest rungs of government.
New York Times Top StoriesThe stakes for Russia in the presidential vote are large. Other adversaries also might try to deepen divisions among American voters.