New York Times Top Stories
The Broken Promises of a Table Tennis Olympian
Michael Hyatt used his charisma and tales of athletic prowess to persuade a string of women to open up their homes and wallets, leaving them disillusioned, bitter and in debt.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhy Trump’s Space for Deal-Making in the Middle East Has Shrunk
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s agenda in the region is not yet clear, but the geopolitical landscape has changed significantly since he was last in office.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Launches Major Attack on Power Grid, Ukraine Says
Ukrainian energy infrastructure was the target of an hourslong attack involving around 120 missiles and 90 drones, officials in the country said. At least five people were killed.
New York Times Top StoriesPat Koch Thaler, Sister to a Famed Mayor, Chose to Die on a Saturday
Ms. Thaler, a former dean at N.Y.U., used her last interview to reminisce about her brother, Ed, and to publicize the alternatives to prolonging pain and suffering.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Stop a Late-in-Life Divorce From Ruining Your Retirement
As the number of couples who split after the age of 50 rises, more Americans are looking at a retirement that is drastically different than they had expected.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Middlemen Linking Migrants in the U.S. to Your Shopping Cart
The incoming Trump administration promises an immigration crackdown. But for years, the on-demand economy has been fueled by unscrupulous staffing agencies exploiting migrant workers.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Did Ben Sasse Resign as President of the University of Florida?
Florida’s star president, Ben Sasse, was among the best paid university presidents ever. He promised a conservative overhaul, but then he resigned, leaving controversy and an embarrassing drop in the U.S. News rankings.
New York Times Top StoriesShen Yun’s Longstanding Labor Practices Attract Regulators’ Scrutiny
The New York State Department of Labor has opened an inquiry into the global dance group and its treatment of the children and teenagers who stage its shows worldwide.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Can Speed Up the Inevitable in Ukraine
He should force a settlement to save lives and avoid more destruction.
New York Times Top StoriesEnough
To suggest we should yield even a little to Trump’s odious politics is unacceptable. Even if we did, it would never be enough.
New York Times Top StoriesAt a Ukraine Maternity Clinic, Deaths From an Airstrike Shatter a Community
It was one horrific day of the war in Ukraine when a missile fell on the Adonis clinic in Kyiv.
New York Times Top Stories‘No Use for Hatred’: A Village Seeks to Move On From a U.S. Massacre
The hamlet of My Lai is infamous for American war crimes, but now it holds lessons in resilience and how to let go of anger.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden’s Policies Offer a Starting Point for Trump’s Border Crackdown
Mr. Trump has criticized the Biden administration for what he calls its lax handling of the border — but it has left him with tools he can use to shut down the border.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Whoopi Goldberg Is Feuding With a Staten Island Bakery
The left-leaning host of “The View” said the business in a Republican stronghold declined to take an order under her name. The bakery said politics had nothing to do with it.
New York Times Top StoriesFirst U.S. Case of Severe Form of Mpox Reported in California
The unidentified patient had recently returned from Africa, where the virus has caused a deadly epidemic, health officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Cabinet Picks, Panned in Washington, Thrill Many of His Voters
Where Donald J. Trump’s critics see underqualified nominees with questionable judgment, his voters described them as mavericks recruited to shake up Washington.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden and Xi Meet as U.S.-China Relationship Faces New Uncertainty
Donald J. Trump has promised a more aggressive approach, after the Biden administration worked to avoid open conflict with Beijing.
New York Times Top StoriesVladimir Shklyarov, Star Russian Ballet Dancer, Dies at 39
The Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, which announced the death, did not say how or where he died.
New York Times Top StoriesMatt Gaetz, Master of Insults, Now Needs Support From Senators He Bashed
The right-wing mudslinger built his brand on mercilessly trolling his adversaries, including some Republican senators, on TV and social media. Now he needs their votes to be confirmed.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Democrat Picking a Fight With His Party Over Transgender Rights
Even as Democrats rebuked Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts for saying he didn’t want his daughters “getting run over” by “formerly male” athletes, he defended his remarks.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Women Find Watching True Crime Comforting
It’s a black and white moral universe where victims get justice.
New York Times Top StoriesMalcolm X’s Daughters Sue F.B.I., C.I.A. and Police
A suit filed in Manhattan federal court Friday accuses law enforcement of intentionally failing to protect him and stymying efforts to identify his killers.
New York Times Top StoriesEx-Officer Took Nude Images From Women’s Phones in Traffic Stops, U.S. Says
In an unrelated case also in Missouri, a former state trooper was charged with searching the phones of female drivers to acquire explicit images.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About R.F.K. Jr.’s Diet and Eating Habits
Mr. Kennedy, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, could wield considerable influence over the nation’s food supply. Here’s what we know about his own habits.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutors Accuse Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of Trying to Contact Witnesses From Jail
The government said the music mogul had been attempting to obstruct federal prosecutors by instructing others to make three-way calls and securing help from other inmates.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Relished, and Rewarded, Kennedy’s Endorsement. Did It Matter?
In the backing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald J. Trump found the kind of name-brand validation he covets. But polls suggest Mr. Kennedy’s supporters didn’t race to the ballot box.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Africa Police Try Siege Tactics on Illegal Mining, Igniting Debate
The police have cut off food and water to miners for weeks in a bid to force them out of an abandoned mine. Human rights advocates and community leaders call the tactics inhumane.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Can the Department of Government Efficiency Do?
President-elect Trump has indicated the entity will operate outside the government, a position that comes with legal limits.
New York Times Top StoriesRobert F. Kennedy Jr. Could Do Almost Limitless Harm
Our public health system is imperfect, but it’s also a miracle that can be easily broken.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s New Cologne: Eau de Musk
Who’s taking Melania’s place at Trump’s side?