New York Times Top Stories
Want to fix Social Security? The Well-Off Must Accept Smaller Checks.
Voters won’t brook much higher taxes, so Social Security needs to be reoriented toward the poor.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesRFK Jr.’s Running Mate, Nicole Shanahan, Ventures Onto the Stump
The Silicon Valley lawyer, chosen by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his running mate, made her first solo outing on the stump. She is to appear alongside him at a rally on Monday in Austin, Texas.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Stays Calm in Court. His Emails Tell a Different Story.
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has sent supporters a steady stream of fund-raising solicitations featuring exaggerated portrayals of his days in court.
New York Times Top StoriesArmy Officer Resigns in Protest of ‘Unqualified’ U.S. Support to Israel
While assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency, Maj. Harrison Mann said he was enabling policies that violated his conscience.
New York Times Top StoriesGeorge Clooney to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
A stage adaptation of the film is planned for next spring, with Clooney playing the journalist Edward R. Murrow.
New York Times Top StoriesMelinda French Gates to Resign From Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is recognized as one of the most powerful organizations in global philanthropy, in fields like global health and early-childhood education.
New York Times Top StoriesAlameda Officials Stop Cloud Brightening Study Aimed at Cooling Planet
Researchers had been testing a sprayer that could one day be used to push a salty mist skyward, cooling the Earth. Officials stopped the work, citing health questions.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Ali Sethi Turned to Pop Music
In fiction, Ali Sethi wrote about being queer in Pakistan. Now he’s singing his story.
New York Times Top StoriesExclusion of Jewish Jurors Prompts Review of California Death Row Cases
Dozens of cases are under review after notes from jury selection in a 1990s murder case indicated that prosecutors worked to exclude Jews.
New York Times Top StoriesHilary Cass Says U.S. Doctors Are ‘Out of Date’ on Youth Gender Medicine
Dr. Hilary Cass published a landmark report that led to restrictions on youth gender care in Britain. U.S. health groups said it did not change their support of the care.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Ozempic Is Changing Diabetes Treatment
Millions of patients rely on insulin. But with new drugs, some have been able to lower their doses or stop taking it altogether.
New York Times Top StoriesJ.D. Vance, in the Mix to Be Trump’s Running Mate, Joins Him in Court
Mr. Vance’s appearance in court could signal a new frontier in the auditions to become Donald J. Trump’s running mate.
New York Times Top StoriesA White-Collar Indictment Shatters Representative Henry Cuellar’s Blue-Collar Image
Representative Henry Cuellar started from humble origins, but records show he welcomed the trappings of power afforded by his position.
New York Times Top StoriesMichael Cohen Was Trump’s Lawyer, Fixer and ‘Designated Thug’
Mr. Cohen had the amorphous title of executive vice president of the Trump Organization and “special counsel” to Donald J. Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin’s New War Weapon: An Economist Managing the Military
In his first public appearance as the newly appointed defense minister, Andrei R. Belousov spoke about veterans’ benefits and overcrowded hospitals rather than a new offensive in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Russia’s Offensive in Ukraine’s Northeast
Moscow’s forces have captured at least nine villages and settlements near Kharkiv in a push that analysts say is intended to stretch Ukrainian troops and divert them from fighting elsewhere.
New York Times Top StoriesCohen Pleaded Guilty to Federal Crimes Tied to Trump Before Testifying
Michael D. Cohen spent time in prison for felony charges tied to hush-money deals, as well lying to Congress and tax evasion. He has been free since 2020.
New York Times Top StoriesOn the World Stage, Trump Likes to Occupy Two Places at Once
His approach to foreign policy can be pragmatic or unpredictable — or both at the same time.
New York Times Top StoriesClimate Change Is Making Allergies Worse
The seasonal allergy hill is now an all-year mountain.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Biden Adopted Trump’s Trade War With China
The president has proposed new barriers to electric vehicles, steel and other goods.
New York Times Top StoriesA New Rent-Versus-Buy Calculator
Does it make sense for you to buy a home right now?
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Lead in the Polls, and Michael Cohen’s Testimony
Plus, a solar storm crashes farmers’ GPS systems.
New York Times Top StoriesBattleground Polling Shows Ticket- Splitting Pattern
In states where Biden trails among likely voters, four Democratic Senate candidates are leading.
New York Times Top StoriesHold Onto Your Hats, America
The turmoil sweeping the world shows no sign of abeyance.
New York Times Top StoriesHis Dreadlocks Shaved by Prison Guards, Rastafarian Man Turns to Supreme Court
A federal appeals court condemned the “stark and egregious” violation of Damon Landor’s religious freedom. But it said he could not sue the prison officials.
New York Times Top StoriesChoice for Maryland Democrats Comes Down to Star Power Versus Experience
A crowded race for Tuesday’s House primary features a Jan. 6 Capitol Police officer and veteran lawmakers, and could be a test of the “save democracy” movement.
New York Times Top StoriesSecret Hamas Files Show It Spied on Everyday Palestinians
Hamas monitored political activity, online posts, and apparently even love lives. Palestinians were stuck between an Israeli blockade and a repressive security force.
New York Times Top StoriesDoctors, Not Judges, Should Decide When to Treat Patients Without Their Consent
Hospitals should.
New York Times Top StoriesDartmouth’s President, Sian Leah Beilock, Called in Police Quickly. The Fallout Was Just as Swift.
Local law enforcement went in just a couple of hours after a protest encampment went up.
New York Times Top StoriesBo Burnham Has Turned His Absence Into Performance
He’s managed to turn his supposed absence into a performance, whether on “The Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show” or in your social media feed.