New York Times Top Stories
Conan O’Brien Named Next Host of the Oscars
Mr. O’Brien, the former late-night host, will take over from Jimmy Kimmel, who served as M.C. for the last two Oscar ceremonies, organizers said on Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Tax Plans
Three scenarios for how Republicans could approach cutting taxes next year.
New York Times Top StoriesMoldova Uncovers Fraudulent Scheme to Get Criminals Off Interpol Blacklist
Suspects sought on various charges, including drug trafficking, paid officials to exploit a mechanism intended to protect asylum seekers, according to Moldovan and French investigators.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Kennedy Could ‘Go Wild on Health,’ and The Onion’s Infowars Bid
Plus, a dramatic rise in U.S. obesity.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Pounds Area Near Beirut Amid Signs of a Widening Offensive
The Israeli military also said it was battling “new enemy targets” in southern Lebanon. An escalation in fighting could undermine efforts to reach a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.
New York Times Top StoriesBernie Sanders Says Democrats Have Lost Their Way
An interview with the Vermont senator on the fallout of the election defeat.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return
Liberal democracy offers moral constraints without problem-solving. Populism offers problem-solving without moral constraints.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Cements TSMC Grant Before Trump Takes Over
The White House is racing to finish grant agreements for chip manufacturers, but some of its biggest successes might be credited to the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Targets Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants From Troubled Countries
Temporary Protected Status, created by a Republican president, has allowed thousands of people from Haiti, Venezuela, Ukraine and other nations to stay in the U.S.
New York Times Top StoriesChuck Hagel: The Risk of Dragging Politics into the Military
Political independence and ethics are the bedrock of our armed forces. Today, I am concerned that both are in danger.
New York Times Top StoriesLebanese Fear That Wherever the Displaced Go, Israeli Bombs Will Follow
Tensions among multiple sects in the country have long lurked just below the surface. As hundreds of thousands flee Israeli airstrikes in the south, those strains are worsening.
New York Times Top StoriesCan These Ex-Hollywood Chimps Find a Place Among the Apes?
Behind the scenes at a Chicago zoo, chimpanzees who spent years entertaining humans are learning to befriend their own kind.
New York Times Top StoriesKim Deal Is Ready to Go Solo. It Just Took 4 Decades.
The Breeders leader has long been one of the most enchanting and elusive figures in rock. At 63, she’s releasing her first full album under her name, filled with musical and emotional twists.
New York Times Top StoriesA Surge of New Restaurants Drives New York City’s Storefront Revival
Store vacancy rates are still above prepandemic levels, but new food and drink businesses, led by Mexican, Japanese and Caribbean kitchens, have helped fill the void.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Democrat Turned Back the Trump Tide on Long Island
Laura Gillen was elected to Congress in Nassau County, where Democrats are grappling with a new political reality.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Trump Won the First Time, New York Resisted. Now? It’s Complicated.
New Yorkers voted overwhelmingly for Kamala Harris. But they woke up stunned to learn how many of their neighbors voted the other way.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Andy Kim’s Senate Victory Means to a Hub of Korean American Life
Mr. Kim will be the first Korean American senator. Nowhere in the United States is his community’s imprint more clear than in northern New Jersey.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Anti-Fluoride Movement Vaults Into the Mainstream
With the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, a formerly fringe opinion suddenly gets wide attention.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Feels Queasy About America’s Next Health Czar, R.F.K. Jr.
Stephen Colbert urged viewers to keep an open mind about the pick, “because that’s how the worm gets in.”
New York Times Top StoriesNew Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
Opposition lawmakers performed the traditional dance during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy North Korea Is Building Drones
Analysts say the low-cost weapons are attractive to Mr. Kim, who is intent on modernizing North Korea’s military.
New York Times Top StoriesElon Musk Adds Microsoft to Suit Against OpenAI
In a new legal filing, the Tesla chief executive accuses the A.I. start-up of undermining antitrust law.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Is Running Out of Optimists
There is safety in simply trusting that the worst will happen. To dare to hope has always been the risk.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth, Trump Takes on Pillars of the ‘Deep State’
The Justice Department, Pentagon and intelligence agencies were the three areas of government that proved to be the most stubborn obstacles to Mr. Trump in his first term.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Moscow, Trump’s Victory Is Welcomed, But Warily
Donald Trump’s re-election victory has dominated media coverage in Russia, where there is restrained optimism about the prospect for better relations.
New York Times Top StoriesA Surprise at the Federalist Society Gala: Justice Breyer, a Retired Liberal
The conservative legal group’s annual dinner featured a conversation between Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Neil M. Gorsuch, a conservative. Both stressed the importance of an independent judiciary.
New York Times Top Stories‘Mathis Family Matters’ Gave Them the Courage to Be Openly in Love
Gregory Mathis and Richard Cooper bonded over faith and family. Mr. Mathis said he felt early on that their souls were aligned. But both feared the judgment of being openly gay.
New York Times Top StoriesWorld Fears a Wider Trade War. Malaysia Sees an Opportunity.
In a new era for global trade in which Donald J. Trump has promised tariffs, Malaysia and Singapore are finalizing a deal for greater economic integration.
New York Times Top StoriesRobert F. Kennedy Jr. Would Have Wide Purview as H.H.S. Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee would oversee agencies that regulate food, vaccines and medicine and were instrumental during the pandemic.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Picks Burgum for Interior Secretary
The North Dakota governor helped strengthened ties between the oil industry and President-elect Donald J. Trump