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Pentagon’s New Plans to Reduce Civilian Deaths Leave Questions Over Israel
The document codifies procedures for U.S. combat but does not address operations the United States supports through military aid alone.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHitting a Home Run on Their First Date, With the Help of a Furry Friend
Once Margaret Kretzmer got past the photo of Patrick Pennel on a flamingo float on his dating profile, the pair bonded over their mutual love for baseball.
New York Times Top StoriesNow May Be the Time to Lock In High Interest Rates on Your Savings
Rates on C.D.s are the highest they’ve been in years. But the Fed is signaling that it may cut its borrowing costs next year, and C.D. rates could follow.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Weekender
The Chinese spy agency that’s rising to challenge the C.I.A. Also: a look at Donald Trump’s 2025 trade agenda and some thoughts on how to approach Dry January if you’re taking part.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Sends Navalny Associate to Prison for ‘Extremism’
The nine-year sentence reflects how the Kremlin continues to crack down on Aleksei A. Navalny’s political movement years after his organization was banned.
New York Times Top StoriesWall Street strategists’ bull and bear scenarios for 2024.
Wall Street’s forecasts mostly missed this year’s bull market rally. Here’s what strategists are saying about 2024.
New York Times Top StoriesGiant Waves and Rain Forecast for California Coast
Millions of people in coastal areas of California and Oregon were under high surf warnings overnight. Rain and high winds are in the forecast.
New York Times Top StoriesOverlooked Stories of 2023
A selection of stories that Times editors thought deserved more readers.
New York Times Top StoriesBaseball’s Plan To Save Itself From Boredom: An Update
A look at the sport’s home run problem and the big changes this season.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the News Industry’s Uneasy Negotiations With OpenAI
Several major publishers have been in talks to license content to the creator of ChatGPT, but agreement on the price and terms has been elusive.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat’s Better Than a Tiny Island Cabin? Two, Side by Side.
For years, the antique cottage off the coast of Washington had served her well. But with grandchildren on the way, she needed a little extra space.
New York Times Top StoriesNeed a Home for 80,000 Puzzles? Try an Italian Castle.
Earlier this year, George and Roxanne Miller relocated the world’s largest collection of mechanical puzzles from their home in Florida. But first they took a road trip.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 14th Amendment Disqualification Was Not Meant for Trump
The court should limit the clause to its historically verifiable meaning and scope and let the people make their own decision about our next president.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Rise in Murders During the Pandemic, a Sharp Decline in 2023
The country is on track for a record drop in homicides, and many other categories of crime are also in decline, according to the F.B.I.
New York Times Top Stories18 New Books to Read in January
A look at the Trump-DeSantis rivalry, a witty tribute to “Murder on the Orient Express,” a memoir of open marriage and an epic Swedish novel in verse, among others.
New York Times Top StoriesA Pilgrimage to the Land of Giuseppe Verdi
A critic whose love of the operas of Giuseppe Verdi goes back nearly 60 years traveled to northern Italy to visit the places that shaped the man and his music.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat if ‘Food Noise’ Is Just … Hunger?
One of the most basic of human drives is being reframed as a problem to be solved. We should resist.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere You Can Still Glimpse the Glory of a Vanished Grand Hotel
A mile north of where the Hotel Pennsylvania once stood, a shimmering piece of its history can still be seen through a shop window.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Missile Attacks Kill at Least 12 in Ukraine
The missile attacks killed at least 12 people and damaged infrastructure as part of a wintertime campaign that Ukraine had been dreading.
New York Times Top StoriesDeadly Plane Crash in Nepal Caused by Pilot Error, Report Finds
One pilot changed the propeller angle instead of that of the wing flaps while trying to land a Yeti Airlines plane in January, a report said.
New York Times Top StoriesIn U.K. Town, a New Way of Caring for Older People
An “integrated care center” brings doctors, physiotherapists, social workers and pharmacists under one roof. It won’t solve Britain’s underlying social care crisis — but it could help.
New York Times Top StoriesHong Kong Stocks Plunge to Losses for 4th Straight Year
Investors worried about China’s economy shunned Hong Kong’s stock market, once one of the biggest and most important in the world.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Rikers Island Became New York’s Largest Mental Institution
A seemingly endless rotation between state forensic hospitals and city jails has meant that some mentally ill detainees stay in the system for years without ever standing trial.
New York Times Top StoriesSix New Yorkers Who Made the City a Better, Cooler, Fairer Place in 2023
In a year that made many of us want to give up, these unsung activists found a way to help others.
New York Times Top StoriesHow’s Mayor Adams Doing? Don’t Ask, Many New Yorkers Say.
Halfway through his term, Mr. Adams is fighting to overcome low poll numbers and questions about his management as he faces a federal corruption investigation.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Israel-Hamas War Was Not Inevitable
The Israel-Hamas war was not as inevitable as you might think.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Life at Sea’s 3-Year Cruise Unraveled
The Life at Sea cruise was supposed to be the ultimate bucket-list experience: 382 port calls worldwide over 1,095 days. The only thing missing was a trip-worthy ship.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Ballot Challenges: What to Know
There are lawsuits pending in more than a dozen states seeking to have Donald J. Trump disqualified from appearing on primary ballots.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Rivals Criticize Maine Decision in His Defense
Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy were quick to take swipes at the secretary of state’s ballot decision, while the state’s congressional delegation appeared split on the matter.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Charged in Grand Central Stabbings Slashed Inmate, Officials Say
Steven Hutcherson, who was charged in the stabbings of two teenage sisters on Christmas Day, slashed a detainee on Rikers Island three days later, the authorities said.