New York Times Top Stories
What Are ATACMS, the U.S. Missiles That May Be Used Against Russia?
In a major policy shift, the Biden administration has authorized Ukraine to use the ballistic missiles within Russia.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAfter Flurry of Cabinet Picks, Trump Rethinks Candidates for Treasury Secretary
President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to invite the contenders for the role, including Kevin Warsh and Marc Rowan, to Mar-a-Lago this week.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Stands by Defense Pick Who Says Encounter With Woman Was Not Sexual Assault
A detailed memo sent to the Trump transition team claims the incident occurred when Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary, spoke in Monterey, Calif., in 2017.
New York Times Top StoriesFamilies of American Victims of Oct. 7 Attack Sue Iran
The lawsuit aims to highlight Iran’s role in the attack that killed about 1,200 people as well as its support for Hamas and other terrorist groups.
New York Times Top StoriesCeleste Caeiro, Whose Flowers Gave a Name to a Revolt, Dies at 91
In Portugal in 1974, she spontaneously gave red carnations to soldiers on their way to ending a dictatorship in what became known as the Carnation Revolution.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Wave of Offensive Texts Targets Hispanic and L.G.B.T.Q. People
The F.B.I. is investigating messages that told people they would be deported or transported to a “re-education camp.” They came after racist texts were sent to Black people.
New York Times Top StoriesResidents Evacuated Because of Fire on New York-New Jersey Border
The voluntary evacuation plan was put in place in areas affected by the Jennings Creek wildfire. Officials encouraged residents of 165 homes to move out temporarily.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Visits Amazon, Vowing Help to Fight Climate Change
The president toured the rainforest and promised Brazil funds for environmental initiatives, even as the incoming Trump administration appears poised to roll them back.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat’s New in the Case of the Document Leaks Roiling Israel
A judge revealed more details about how and why an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave sensitive information to the news media.
New York Times Top StoriesBetty White Stamp to Be Released in 2025, Postal Service Says
The U.S. Postal Service announced it would honor the actress known for her comedic work on shows such as “The Golden Girls” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles
With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Opens Investigation Into Killing of Sonya Massey
The Justice Department notified Sangamon County, Ill., that it had opened a civil rights investigation after reports about the shooting raised “serious concerns.”
New York Times Top StoriesAnn Selzer Announces End of Election Polling Operation
Her final poll of Iowa before the election showed Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump, an outlier and a major miss.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Strikes Building in Central Beirut
The attack came as Israel’s military has been pounding an area just outside the Lebanese capital with some of the heaviest waves of bombardment in months.
New York Times Top StoriesSlaying Dragons for 20 Years
World of Warcraft was first released two decades ago.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Strikes in Central and Northern Gaza Kill More Than 30 People
As Israel’s military wages a renewed offensive in the northern part of the enclave, Al Bureij and Nuseirat in central Gaza came under attack.
New York Times Top StoriesDonald Trump Is Already Starting to Fail
The president-elect is planting the seeds of his own political demise.
New York Times Top StoriesJared Polis Wants to Win Back the Hippies
The governor’s embrace of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be no less significant to his success than his attention to affordability.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Save Opera in America? Make It New Again.
To survive and thrive, we can’t rely on the glories of the past.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Attends U.F.C. Fight in New York
President-elect Donald J. Trump arrived at Madison Square Garden for an Ultimate Fighting Championship event, which for a brief moment resembled one of his campaign rallies.
New York Times Top StoriesHaiti Has Big Problems and Few Solutions
A search for a solution to the crisis in Haiti is growing more urgent as gangs gain territory and thousands more flee their homes.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Signals a ‘Seismic Shift,’ Shocking the Washington Establishment
The president-elect’s early transition moves amount to a generational test of a system as he seeks to rewrite the balance of power and install lieutenants to blow up key parts of government.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Pennsylvania, Election Litigation Over Mail Ballots Continues
As a Senate recount plays out, at least four counties are ignoring an order from the State Supreme Court that undated or misdated mail ballots cannot be counted.
New York Times Top StoriesBluesky Is Growing Up. Maybe Too Fast.
The fledgling social media site has been flooded by people seeking alternatives to Facebook, X and Threads. It hasn’t all been easy.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks
Her frenzied spending has led to second-guessing among some Democrats and questions as she has pressed for more cash since the election.
New York Times Top StoriesElection Reveals Right-Wing Shift of Social Media Platforms
If the election underscored anything about the internet, it was the ascendancy of social platforms for the right. That puts Democrats at a disadvantage.
New York Times Top StoriesChatGPT Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness
A small study found ChatGPT outdid human physicians when assessing medical case histories, even when those doctors were using a chatbot.
New York Times Top StoriesCher Can, and Does, Turn Back Time
In the first volume of her memoir (which she hasn’t read), she explores her difficult childhood, her fraught marriage to Sonny Bono and how she found her voice.
New York Times Top StoriesThe New Chip Shot in the N.F.L.: 50-Yard Field Goals
Kickers are better than ever, but the record pace of long attempts this season has been remarkable.
New York Times Top StoriesTo Save More Water, American Homes Need Smaller Pipes
Most of the plumbing pipes in the United States are oversize, wasting water in a time of increasing drought.