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Why Are American Drivers So Deadly?
After decades of declining fatality rates, dangerous driving has surged again.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesClimate Change Is Driving a Sharp Drop in Snow Levels, Study Finds
Parts of the Northern Hemisphere are warming enough that their prospects of future snow are rapidly declining.
New York Times Top StoriesMore Than 20 Million People Have Signed Up for Obamacare Plans, Blowing by Record
The Biden administration said that a record number of Americans had signed up for coverage in 2024 through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, a sign of the law’s durability.
New York Times Top StoriesAt World Court, Israel to Confront Accusations of Genocide
Israel has categorically rejected the allegations being brought this week in the International Court of Justice by South Africa.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Set Ambitious Spending Plan for State Legislative Races
After trying to catch up to Republicans for a decade, Democrats are stressing the importance of down-ballot positions on big political issues.
New York Times Top StoriesEffort to Revamp I.R.S. Struggles Despite Multibillion-Dollar Infusion
The Office of the National Taxpayer Advocate lamented that the tax collection agency, which now faces budget cuts in Congress, is still struggling to answer the telephones.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Iowa and New Hampshire Democrats Have Reacted to Getting Pushed Back
In Iowa, Democrats politely accepted President Biden’s decision to push them back on the presidential nominating calendar. In New Hampshire, they’re fighting it with live-free-or-die stubbornness.
New York Times Top StoriesPat McAfee’s On-Air Slams of ESPN Executive Show a Network Power Shift
For decades, the biggest star at ESPN was ESPN. That’s changing as it transitions from cable dominance to a much less certain streaming future.
New York Times Top StoriesBotox Destroyed What I Liked About My Face
I didn’t realize my wonky eyebrows were so dear to me until they were gone.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the War With Hamas Has Damaged Israel’s Tech Firms and Economy
Israel’s technology sector, a key part of the economy, has been jolted by worker shortages and funding fears, which could drive a wider slowdown in 2024.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Immigration Shift
Leading Democrats once supported immigration enforcement measures. Today, much of the party is uncomfortable doing so.
New York Times Top StoriesSevere Weather in U.S., and Crisis in Ecuador
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New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Case for Total Immunity
Why the former president believes he should be immune from prosecution, and whether judges are likely to rule in his favor.
New York Times Top StoriesBlinken Talks About Gaza’s Future in Meeting With Palestinian Authority Leader
The U.S. secretary of state spoke with Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority, about the role the authority might play after Israel’s war with Hamas.
New York Times Top StoriesAll-Female City Council Marks a ‘Turning Point’ for St. Paul
For the first time in St. Paul, Minn., all seven City Council members are women. They also make up the youngest and most racially diverse council in the city’s history.
New York Times Top StoriesU.N. Expert Will Investigate Sex Crimes by Hamas, Israel Says
The official accepted Israel’s invitation and is expected to go there soon, the foreign ministry said. Hamas has denied that its fighters committed sex crimes during the Oct. 7 attacks.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Weather Forecast Sees Strong Winds for New York
While conditions will be calmer in the Southeast U.S., more rain is expected in Maine, and more snow in parts of the West. The New York region will face brutal winds.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Deploys Familiar Tactic: I’m Rubber. You’re Glue.
Whenever Donald Trump is accused of something, he responds by accusing his opponent of that exact thing. The idea is less to argue that Mr. Trump is clean than to suggest that everyone else is dirty.
New York Times Top StoriesIce Skating Rinks Are Popping Up All Over America
From 100 stories high in New York to the balmy shores of Florida, Instagrammable ice skating rinks are popping up all over America.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Has Ushered in the Age of the ‘Great Misalignment’
A “national and global maelstrom” is pulling us under.
New York Times Top StoriesMicrosoft Debates What to Do With A.I. Lab in China
Amid U.S.-China tensions, the company has faced questions over whether operating an advanced research lab in Beijing is politically tenable.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Carbon Emissions Fell in 2023 as Coal Use Tumbled to New Lows
The drop was big, but emissions would need to fall three times as fast for the rest of the decade if the country wants to meet its climate goals.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Are in a Big Covid Wave. But Just How Big?
Wastewater data has become perhaps the best metric to track the spread of the virus in the U.S., but it’s an imperfect tool.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Ultrasound Experiment Tackles a Giant Problem in Brain Medicine
The effects of drugs that treat Alzheimer’s, cancer and other illnesses are often limited by the blood-brain barrier. A small study suggests a way forward.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Does Not Want to Be Contained. He Wants to Be Obeyed.
There’s no way to plan for Donald Trump. He is the indispensable man, the one who can destroy it all. And he likes it that way.
New York Times Top StoriesMortgage Rates and Inflation Could Draw Attention to the Fed This Election
The Federal Reserve is poised to cut rates in 2024 while moving away from balance sheet shrinking. Yet a key event looms in the backdrop: the election.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Next Front in the U.S.-China Battle Over Chips
A U.S.-born chip technology called RISC-V has become critical to China’s ambitions. Washington is debating whether and how to limit the technology.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat ‘The Sopranos’ Iconic Filming Locations in N.J. Look Like Now
On the anniversary of the show’s premiere, its creator and location manager reflect on some of its iconic settings and why they were chosen.
New York Times Top StoriesWIC Food Assistance for Mothers and Children Faces Funding Shortfall
The Agriculture Department has warned that millions of eligible pregnant and postpartum women and their children could risk missing out on nutrition assistance if Congress does not increase funding.
New York Times Top StoriesTina Fey on ‘Mean Girls’ Then and Now
With a new version of Regina George and the Plastics headed to theaters, she reflects on how different generations have reacted over the years.