New York Times Top Stories
After Strikes, Iran Says It Won’t Hold Back on Using Military Might
The country has hit Syria, Iraq and Pakistan with missiles this week. Its defense minister said any threats would be met with “tough and decisive” action.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTexas Leads in Renewable Energy, but Gas Softened the Recent Chill
Frozen gas infrastructure was the main culprit in the disastrous power failures of 2021. This time the grid appears to be holding, with help from wind power.
New York Times Top StoriesA Reporter’s Journey Into How the U.S. Funded the Bomb
Watching “Oppenheimer,” a journalist wondered (perhaps a bit obsessively): How did the president get the $2 billion secret project past Congress?
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Melbourne is Wearing This Summer
In Melbourne, Australia, people recently dressed for the season in chunky fringed skirts, tattoo-exposing tank tops and blazers (even at the beach).
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Iran Strikes, Pakistan Weighs Options for Response
Retaliation could risk drawing the country, which is already mired in political and economic crises, into Middle East upheaval that it has so far avoided.
New York Times Top StoriesCancer Deaths Are Falling, but There May Be an Asterisk
The American Cancer Society found many deaths prevented, but an uptick in incidence of a variety of cancers.
New York Times Top StoriesPolish Truckers Lift Border Blockade With Ukraine
The suspension of the protest until March, while its leaders talk with the Polish government, promises some relief for Ukraine’s flagging economy.
New York Times Top StoriesA 2024 Vulnerability
The Democrats are out of step with public opinion when it comes to immigration.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Strikes Houthis Again, and China’s Population Decline
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New York Times Top StoriesTesla Drivers in Chicago Confront a Harsh Foe: Cold Weather
In freezing temperatures, the batteries of electric vehicles can be less efficient and have shorter range, a lesson many Tesla drivers in Chicago learned this week.
New York Times Top StoriesConsumer Bureau Proposes Overdraft Fee Limits for Large Banks
The options would include charging a benchmark fee, set by the bureau, that would be significantly lower than the current $35 standard.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court to Hear Case That Could Overturn Key Chevron Precedent
The justices will consider whether to overrule the seminal 1984 Chevron decision, which requires judges to defer to agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes.
New York Times Top StoriesBloomberg Initiative Will Prepare Boston High Schoolers to Start Hospital Jobs
Boston is one of 10 places where Bloomberg Philanthropies will spend a total of $250 million preparing high school students to start health care jobs as soon as they graduate.
New York Times Top StoriesEven if Nikki Haley Shocks Trump in New Hampshire, It Won’t Matter
Trump connects with the G.O.P. in a way that she can’t muster.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Deification of Donald Trump Poses Some Interesting Questions
Who do so many evangelicals see the former president as God’s “anointed” one?
New York Times Top StoriesAuction of Nelson Mandela Items Set After Court Fight With Government
South Africa tried to force the return of what it deemed “heritage objects.” But a court sided with Mandela’s daughter, who plans to use the sale to finance a memorial garden.
New York Times Top StoriesAnn Arbor School Board Set to Vote on Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
The proposed resolution has divided the left-leaning Michigan college town, home to sizable Arab and Jewish populations.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Will Be Nominated for Oscars Next Week, and What Won’t?
While “Oppenheimer,” “Barbie” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” are likely to do well, the directors race is hardly set and other categories are open, too.
New York Times Top StoriesAre You a Super Driver? Some States Want to Help You Go Electric.
A small share of motorists burns about a third of America’s gasoline, a study found. Switching to electric vehicles would make a huge dent in climate-warming emissions.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Protect Millions of Workers Without a Union
There’s more than one way for workers to organize.
New York Times Top StoriesU.K. Inflation Edges Higher, Halting 10-Month Decline
Britain’s inflation rate ticked up to 4 percent in December, driven by an increase in tobacco taxes.
New York Times Top StoriesHong Kong Stocks Sink 4 Percent as China’s Economy Scares Investors
Pessimism among investors was most pronounced in Hong Kong, where stocks have plunged by 10 percent so far this year.
New York Times Top StoriesMigrant Crisis Enters a Precarious New Phase as Some Sleep in the Snow
As the migrant crisis entered a precarious new phase in New York City, some families hoped an identification card could help them find work.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Hakim Jeffrey, 24, Met Hakeem Jeffries, 53
For most of his life, Hakim Jeffrey’s only connections to Representative Hakeem Jeffries were Brooklyn and their similar names. Then they crossed paths.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Youth Unemployment Rate Is Back, and Better
The government stopped releasing the jobless rate for young workers when it was soaring. It says its “optimized” new method is more accurate.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Has No Options Left on Taiwan Except Military Action
Taiwan’s election showed that the island’s people want their freedom, leaving China few options aside from war to achieve the unification it desires.
New York Times Top StoriesTeam Biden Needs a Reset on Israel
The administration has failed to achieve its goals on Israeli policies and actions. It should change course.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives Have Splintered Into Factions
The biggest challenge to Britain’s prime minister comes from his own divided party, which is triggering resignations and a mutiny over immigration.
New York Times Top StoriesAirbus Is Pulling Ahead as Boeing’s Troubles Mount
With quality control essential, Airbus gains in the rivalry between the world’s biggest plane makers by being seen as “competent.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Signals Plans to Go After Intelligence Community in Document Case
Court papers filed by his lawyers, formally a request for discovery evidence, sounded at times more like political talking points.