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He Killed His Molester as a Teenager. Should He Be Spared Deportation?
After 13 years in prison in Massachusetts, Marco Flores is fighting being deported to El Salvador, which he left when he was 6.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAt These Schools, Arab and Jewish Students Share Their Feelings, With Each Other
At a time when support for peace is at a low, conversations at Israel’s Hand in Hand schools about the Oct. 7 attack and the war in Gaza sound different than they do elsewhere.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Intensifies Guerrilla Tactics, Targeting Trains
As conventional forces struggle to break through defensive lines, both sides are increasingly turning to guerrilla tactics.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Wordle’s Editor, Tracy Bennett, Plays the Game
After The New York Times announced that Ms. Bennett would become Wordle’s first editor, her life took a public turn. About a year later, she’s still getting used to it.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Overdose Antidote Becomes a Tricky Issue at Some Nightclubs
Security guards have confiscated naloxone from bar and nightclub goers, even though city officials encourage people to carry the drug to save lives.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Tracking and Technology in Cars Is Being Weaponized by Abusive Partners
Apps that remotely track and control cars are being weaponized by abusive partners. Car manufacturers have been slow to respond, according to victims and experts.
New York Times Top StoriesThe World in Stories: 13 Favorite Dispatches From 2023
Our correspondents ventured to some of the world’s most remote, and dangerous, locales to report stories that reveal a country’s culture and the human condition. Here are our favorites from the year.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Coast Pummeled With High Waves and Storms for Third Day
While conditions in some areas were expected to ease on Saturday, rough conditions could continue elsewhere until Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesDefying U.S. Pressure, Israel Deepens Gaza Assault
Under the withering attacks, 165 people were killed in the past 24 hours, Gazan officials said, while Israel said it had destroyed the apartment of a Hamas leader.
New York Times Top StoriesConflict in Israel and Gaza, in Photos
A surprise attack by Hamas put Israel and the group that controlled Gaza at war. Here are images from the assault and what has followed.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Spin on a Revolving Door: Pentagon Officials Turned Venture Capitalists
Retired officers and departing defense officials are flocking to investment firms that are pushing the government to provide more money to defense-technology startups.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Pentagon Road to Venture Capital
Here is a list of people who have jumped from the Pentagon and other government posts into jobs with venture capitalists that are backing defense technology startups.
New York Times Top StoriesMbongeni Ngema, Playwright Best Known for ‘Sarafina!,’ Dies at 68
Before the fall of apartheid, his plays, which also included “Woza Albert!” and “Asinamali,” challenged the South African government’s racial policies.
New York Times Top StoriesTom Wilkinson, Actor in ‘The Full Monty,’ Dies at 75
Wilkinson, a versatile actor who also starred in “Shakespeare in Love” and “Batman Begins,” won acclaim through decades of work in television and film and onstage.
New York Times Top StoriesMia Schem, an Israeli Hostage, Shares Harrowing Details of Gaza Captivity
An account of being held for 55 days in Gaza has touched a particular nerve in Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutors Ask Appeals Court to Reject Trump’s Immunity Claims in Election Case
The filing by the special counsel, Jack Smith, was the latest move in an ongoing battle over whether former presidents can be criminally liable for things they did while in office.
New York Times Top StoriesPaula Abdul Accuses Nigel Lythgoe of Sexual Assault During ‘American Idol’
Ms. Abdul filed a lawsuit against Mr. Lythgoe, a producer of the reality show, that accuses him of assaulting her in an elevator.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Stony Brook University Balance Equity and Ambition?
Stony Brook University, one of two state schools designated as flagships, has aggressively fund-raised and recruited students.
New York Times Top StoriesUkrainian Missile Attack on a Russian City Kills at Least 14
The bombardment of Belgorod on Saturday, apparently in response to an enormous air assault by Moscow a day earlier, appeared to be the deadliest on Russian soil since the beginning of the war.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Russian Barrage Evaded Ukraine’s Defenses to Wreak Deadly Chaos
In one of the war’s largest bombardments, 35 missiles slipped Ukraine’s air cover on Friday, killing dozens. Ukraine responded with shelling on the Russian region of Belgorod, killing at least 14.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Survives Six Days Trapped in Pickup Truck Wreckage
Fishermen discovered the man after he crashed his pickup, which landed under a bridge in Indiana, hiding him from drivers above, the authorities said.
New York Times Top StoriesFrom A.I. to inflation, 11 business charts that explain 2023
Inflation, bank failures, strikes, and artificial intelligence provided some of the biggest stories and trends of 2023.
New York Times Top Stories20 Acts in 60 Minutes
Instead of the usual three or four stories on a theme, this episode of “This American Life” brings you 20 stories — yes, 20 — in 60 minutes.
New York Times Top StoriesI Want a City, Not a Museum
New York’s layers of laws to protect existing buildings has led to a shortage of housing.
New York Times Top StoriesDebbie Dingell: Why Standing Up to Trump Is Worth the Pain
The only way to deal with a bully is to consistently call out their inexcusable behavior and defend those they target.
New York Times Top StoriesAmid Suffering in 2023, Humans Still Made Progress
Child mortality and extreme poverty appear to have reached record lows in the history of civilization.
New York Times Top StoriesWords of Wisdom
Readers share the best advice they received this year.
New York Times Top StoriesItaly’s Raucous Holiday Classics Are Not Your Standard Hallmark Movies
Gleefully vulgar, the genre known as “Cinema Panettone” once dominated Italy over the holidays. Italian revelers recently flocked to the alpine town where many of the films were set.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo States Ruled Trump Off the Ballot. Will It Help or Hurt Him?
Some critics say the battles over the former president’s ballot status are turning him into a martyr and eroding faith in American elections.
New York Times Top StoriesMutiny Erupts in a Michigan G.O.P. Overtaken by Chaos
Republicans are pushing for the removal of Kristina Karamo, an election-denying activist who rose to lead the state party this year, amid mounting financial problems and persistent infighting.