New York Times Top Stories
Giant Waves Close Out California’s Remarkable Year of Weather Phenomena
Along the coast, residents on Thursday saw waves that topped 30 feet and flooded beachfront neighborhoods in some areas.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAMC Theatres Apologizes to Civil Rights Leader
The Rev. William J. Barber II was trying to watch “The Color Purple” with his mother when theater staff told him he could not use a chair he needs to help manage a painful condition.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Expresses Regret for Civilian Casualties in Gaza Airstrike
The Israeli military said it was “working to draw lessons” from an attack in central Gaza that was reported to have killed dozens of people.
New York Times Top StoriesMaine Bars Trump From 2024 Primary Ballot, Joining Colorado
In a written decision, Maine’s secretary of state said that Donald J. Trump did not qualify for the ballot because of his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
New York Times Top StoriesWisconsin University Chancellor Fired Over Pornographic Videos With His Wife
The University of Wisconsin System’s top official said she was “disgusted” by the chancellor’s actions; the chancellor says he was exercising his right to free speech.
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Dept. Threatens to Sue Texas Over Migrant Arrest Law
In a letter addressed to Texas’ governor and attorney general, a D.O.J. official wrote that the federal government had sole authority over immigration enforcement.
New York Times Top StoriesBill Granger, Chef Who Brought Avocado Toast to the World, Dies at 54
His breakfast cuisine catapulted Australian cafe culture to international acclaim, although some saw his best-known dish as an example of millennial excess.
New York Times Top StoriesHamas weaponized sexual violence on Oct. 7
Plus, failing to prevent child labor.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli-American Thought to Be a Hamas Hostage Was Killed on Oct. 7, Family Says
The bodies of Judih Weinstein Haggai and her husband, Gadi Haggai, are still held by Hamas, their family said.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Urged to Move Fast on Trump’s Ballot Eligibility
The Colorado Republican Party asked the justices to decide its appeal by Super Tuesday. The voters who won in the Colorado Supreme Court want to move even faster.
New York Times Top StoriesBoeing Urges Airlines to Inspect 737 Max Planes for Possible Loose Bolts
The F.A.A. said it was monitoring inspections after an airline discovered a bolt with a missing nut in the plane’s rudder-control system.
New York Times Top Stories‘Almost Naked’ Party in Moscow Angers Russian Conservatives
Outrage over scantily clad socialites highlights the growing contradictions of a society reshaped by the war in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesA report of a leaked judicial draft threatens Israel’s wartime unity.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/28/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/israels-wartime-unity-faces-a-challenge-in-a-looming-court-decision
New York Times Top StoriesThe First Secret Asteroid Mission Won’t Be the Last
AstroForge, a private company, wants to mine a space rock, but it doesn’t want the competition to find out which one.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Israeli military makes a rare admission of fault in a statement on two Dec. 24 airstrikes in Gaza.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/28/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/israeli-military-makes-a-rare-admission-of-fault-in-a-statement-on-two-dec-24-airstrikes-in-gaza
New York Times Top StoriesSnow Shortages Are Plaguing the West’s Mountains
Some ski areas remain closed. But an even greater concern amid a changing climate is whether enough snow will fall to meet water needs for the summer.
New York Times Top StoriesRosca de Reyes, a Sweet Bread for Three Kings Day
Mexican bakeries on both sides of the border begin making rosca de reyes, three kings bread, weeks in advance.
New York Times Top StoriesA Holiday Celebration Inspired by Old New York
The Old Stone Trade founder Melissa Ventosa Martin and the One Of designer Patricia Voto channeled the Gilded Age to fete their evening-wear collaboration.
New York Times Top StoriesChess Federation Fines Player Over Her ‘Sports Shoes’
The Dutch chess player, who received an official warning, said she did not intend to violate the dress code when she wore her canvas Burberry sneakers at a chess championship in Uzbekistan.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Judge Approves Georgia’s New Voting Maps
The judge found that the Georgia legislature had complied with orders to allow Black voters an equal opportunity to elect representatives of their choice.
New York Times Top StoriesYoung Iowa Republicans Raise Their Voices. Will Their Party Listen?
G.O.P. presidential candidates have not aggressively courted Gen Z, even as young voters increasingly show an openness to new candidates and a concern for new ideas.
New York Times Top StoriesEast Palestine Residents Still Waiting for Biden Visit
The White House has said that Mr. Biden still plans to visit the site of a toxic derailment in February. But his absence feels like disrespect to many people in East Palestine, Ohio.
New York Times Top StoriesIdaho Murders: Student House Demolished as Some Families Object
The University of Idaho moved ahead with plans to tear down an off-campus house where four students were murdered last year.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Impact of Lending Your Likeness to a National Ad Campaign
When you lend your likeness to a nationwide ad campaign, things don’t always go perfectly. Just ask Milana Vayntrub.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Best Sentences of 2023
Here are dozens of journalism’s gems from a year when we badly needed them.
New York Times Top StoriesA war cabinet member warns that Israel could open a new front against Hezbollah.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/28/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/a-war-cabinet-member-warns-that-israel-could-open-a-new-front-against-hezbollah-on-northern-border
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Pushes Electric Trucks as the Future of Freight
A mainstay of cargo transport will be phased out at ports as California bans new registrations of carbon-fuel trucks in favor of nonpolluting ones.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7
A Times investigation uncovered new details showing a pattern of rape, mutilation and extreme brutality against women in the attacks on Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesTom Smothers and the John Lennon Connection
He was close with John Lennon, and had a sophisticated understanding of wine, politics and literature. He only played the bumpkin onstage.
New York Times Top StoriesNikki Haley, in Retreat, Says ‘Of Course the Civil War Was About Slavery’
A day after giving a stumbling answer about the conflict’s origin that did not mention slavery, Ms. Haley told an interviewer: “Yes, I know it was about slavery. I am from the South.”