New York Times Top Stories
During Lunar New Year, the Lion Dance Reigns
Both a ceremonial custom and a dynamic sport, lion dancing is a cultural practice that spans generations and continents.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAt ICJ Hearing, South Africa Says Palestinians Endure ‘More Extreme Form of Apartheid’
The country is one of more than 50 scheduled to argue before the United Nations’ highest judicial body over Israel’s “occupation, settlement and annexation” of Palestinian territories.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Heads to California to Add to His $42 Million Haul in January
President Biden’s ability to raise cash has been a bright spot as his polling numbers remain stubbornly low.
New York Times Top StoriesChild Welfare Agency Routinely Violates Families’ Rights, Suit Charges
Lawyers for a group of New York City parents argue that the Administration for Children’s Services uses “coercive tactics” that traumatize the families it is charged with protecting.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Won’t Hear New Case on Race and School Admissions
The decision, along with an order this month declining to block West Point’s admissions program, suggests that most justices are not eager to immediately explore the limits of its ruling from June.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Quiet Way Democrats Hope to Expand Their Power at the State Level
The Democratic Governors Association is beginning a multimillion-dollar effort aimed at appointing more state judges.
New York Times Top StoriesYulia Navalnaya’s X Account Is Suspended and Then Restored
An account created by Aleksei A. Navalny’s widow on Monday disappeared and then returned hours later. The social media company said the suspension had been a mistake.
New York Times Top StoriesMeet the Diplomat Who Shaped Biden’s Global Economic Policy
Mike Pyle, who will leave the administration later this month, helped broker agreement with Europe and other allies over clean energy, China and Russian sanctions.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 17th-Century Heretic We Could Really Use Now
The philosopher Baruch Spinoza’s commitment to free thought and reason is sorely needed in our time of demagogues and dogma.
New York Times Top StoriesWill Food Prices Stop Rising Quickly? Many Companies Say Yes.
Food companies are talking about smaller price increases this year, good news for grocery shoppers, restaurant diners and the White House.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Washington May Approach the Capital One-Discover Deal
Regulators have been tough on big financial mergers, though there are nuances in Capital One’s $35.3 billion takeover bid for Discover.
New York Times Top StoriesWalmart’s Earnings Rise on Holiday Sales and Surging E-Commerce
The number of transactions at the retail giant rose 4.3 percent but the average ticket price decreased by 0.3 percent, a sign that shoppers spent a little less during shopping trips.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Arrests U.S. Citizen, Accusing Her of Treason by Aiding Ukraine
The country’s main security agency said the 33-year-old detainee lived in Los Angeles. A lawyers group said she had donated $50 to the war effort.
New York Times Top StoriesThree Questions About Rafah
A looming battle in the southern Gaza city embodies the brutal dynamics of the conflict.
New York Times Top StoriesStranded in Rafah as an Israeli Invasion Looms
Two Gazans on life in the territory’s southernmost city.
New York Times Top StoriesA U.S. Cease-Fire Proposal, and Navalny’s Widow’s Pledge
Plus, satellites could soon be looking right at you.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Showed the World Gaza’s Suffering. But ‘Nothing Changed.’
When war broke out in Gaza on Oct.7, Motaz Azaiza, a Palestinian photographer, turned his camera to covering pain and loss in a territory under siege. In doing so, he attracted millions of followers — documenting the war while also trying to survive it.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Define Donald Trump as Unacceptable
Many voters don’t know or don’t remember what he did in office.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Tom Sandoval of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ the Most Hated Man in America?
He turned last year’s season of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ into the best in reality TV’s history — and ruined his life in the process.
New York Times Top StoriesLeslie Jamison’s Memoir ‘Splinters’ Is a Balancing Act of Self-Exposure
The essayist Leslie Jamison has become known for her careful balancing acts of self-exposure.
New York Times Top StoriesThere Is Much More at Stake in Trump’s Manhattan Case Than Just Hush Money
Alvin Bragg is hoping to reinforce a principle about business and our democracy.
New York Times Top StoriesI’m the Mayor of Dearborn, Mich., and My City Feels Betrayed
I worry Biden will be remembered not as the president who saved American democracy, but as the president who sacrificed it for Netanyahu.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Carla Hall, It’s Been a Bumpy Climb to a ‘Top Chef’ Life
The bubbly host of a new TV food-and-travel series plays up the comedy, but her ascent has required navigating setbacks like the demise of “The Chew.”
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Funding Frenzy at Anthropic, One of A.I.’s Hottest Start-Ups
The company raised $7.3 billion over the last year, as the lure of artificial intelligence changes Silicon Valley deal-making.
New York Times Top StoriesJaap van Zweden Bids Farewell, and Other Classical Highlights
The Philharmonic’s maestro ends his tenure, Igor Levit comes to Carnegie Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera takes a chance on reviving two recent hits.
New York Times Top StoriesCulinary Hubs Put a Twist on Home Cooking
Developers are transforming clusters of old homes into micro restaurants to cater to the needs of surrounding neighborhoods.
New York Times Top StoriesSkating on ‘Wild’ Ice in Alaska
When a two-week, high-pressure window of cold, clear weather froze lakes south of Anchorage, adventurous skaters, including our writer, were ready.
New York Times Top StoriesCould You Pass the Presidential Physical Fitness Test Today?
Whether you loved it or loathed it as a kid, the exercises can still be a revealing measure of health — now that no one’s forcing you to do them.
New York Times Top StoriesGuinean Asylum Seekers Question Their Choice to Come to New York City
Fleeing political persecution, a family hoped the United States would take them in. After the city evicted them, they questioned whether they should have come.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Eyes in the Sky Start Looking Right at You
New satellites that orbit the Earth at very low altitudes may result in a world where nothing is really off limits.