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Alice Hudson, Librarian Who Built a Trove of Historic Maps, Dies at 77
She transformed the New York Public Library’s collection of charts and atlases into one of the world’s largest and most accessible resources.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesStocks Resume Post-Election Rise
With Friday’s gains included, November was the best month in a year for the S&P 500.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Disavowed Project 2025 During the Campaign. Not Anymore.
President-elect Donald J. Trump has filled his administration with people who have ties to the right-wing manifesto.
New York Times Top StoriesBritish Lawmakers Voted to Legalize Assisted Dying. Here’s What to Know.
The House of Commons voted in favor of a bill that would legalize assisted dying for the terminally ill, under strict conditions. A similar proposal was rejected in 2015.
New York Times Top StoriesFIFA Should Compensate Migrant Workers Injured Building Qatar World Cup, Report Says
An unpublished report into the soccer governing body’s responsibility for migrant workers recommends that it should compensate those harmed.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Best Travel Deals for Black Friday and Travel Tuesday
Our Frugal Traveler columnist waded through the sales, and found some of the best bargains she’s seen in years.
New York Times Top StoriesDr. Dave Weldon, Trump’s CDC Pick, Wasn’t on Anyone’s Radar
But over the years, the former congressman’s views have often aligned with those of his potential boss, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — particularly on vaccine safety.
New York Times Top StoriesOur Favorite Travel Destinations in 2024
From France’s Cap Ferret to Japan’s Kagoshima, T looks back at some of this year’s most enticing getaways.
New York Times Top StoriesNotre-Dame Shines, and World Gets a Sneak Peek, on Macron’s Televised Tour
“You’ve achieved what was said to be impossible,” the French president told workers at the Paris monument, which will reopen after the 2019 fire.
New York Times Top StoriesRebels in Syria Reach Outskirts of Aleppo, in Biggest Advance in Years, Monitor Says
A war monitor and the rebels said the opposition fighters breached three neighborhoods in Aleppo. The government launched intense airstrikes on rebel territory.
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Dept. Girds for a Test of Its Independence
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to install loyalists have left officials fearful that he intends to carry out his threats of retribution but hopeful that rule-of-law norms can hold.
New York Times Top StoriesA Breakup Was Just the Beginning of Their Story
When Amaiya Davis and Matthew Wynter’s relationship ended abruptly, Ms. Davis blamed it on a cosmic shift, but she never lost hope. “I think part of me always knew we would get back together,” she said.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Man to Reunite With Family 25 Years After He ‘Vanished With No Trace’
Marcella Nasseri saw a man who resembled her long-lost brother in the news. Fingerprint scans solved the decades-old case.
New York Times Top StoriesUK Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying After Emotional Debate
In a landmark decision on Friday, Parliament voted in favor of allowing assisted suicide for the terminally ill in England and Wales.
New York Times Top StoriesProtests Erupt in Georgia as It Pulls Back From Pro-Western Path
Thousands of people took to the streets after the government in the Caucasus nation said it had suspended talks on joining the European Union.
New York Times Top StoriesPuccini Died 100 Years Ago. So Did the Great Opera Tradition.
A century after his death, the composer of “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly” still dominates the repertoire like no one since.
New York Times Top StoriesA Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be One of the Most Foreseeable Catastrophes in History
It’s not too late for President Biden to give the U.S. a life-changing gift.
New York Times Top StoriesF.B.I. Checks of Trump Nominees Are Critical for the Nation’s Security
With fewer and fewer checks on presidential power, we need rigorous congressional consideration of the incoming president’s team.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Keep Going Amid the Chaos
When in despair, try tragic optimism, wise hope and wise action.
New York Times Top StoriesAlzheimer’s Can Be a World of Endless Second Chances
When Dad first started forgetting things, I thought I’d lost him. I didn’t imagine I’d have more of him than I did before.
New York Times Top StoriesThanksgiving Leftovers
Make the most of your leftover food.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Warns Residents of Towns on Both Sides of Lebanon Border to Stay Away
The cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect this week does not say when people will be able to return to towns and villages in Lebanon’s far south.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Target Emerges in Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine’s Grid: Nuclear Facilities
Russia has increasingly hit critical substations linked to nuclear power plants in an effort to disconnect them. The assaults risk a disaster, experts said.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Lebanon Cease-Fire, Gaza and Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Await Trump
A broader peace in the Middle East will be difficult to achieve, and Iran’s threat to Israel looms over any diplomatic effort.
New York Times Top StoriesLife After Death: America’s Cemeteries Are Rewilding
More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. Efforts picked up in the pandemic.
New York Times Top StoriesNoah Kahan’s Family Is Helping Lead an Effort to Save a Store in His Vermont Hometown
The hit singer Noah Kahan grew up frequenting Coburns’ General Store and has called it “the heart” of his hometown. His mother is helping lead an effort to save it.
New York Times Top StoriesNursing Home Industry Wants Trump to Rescind Staffing Mandate
A Biden administration rule that imposed minimum rules on nursing levels may not survive, even though many homes lack enough workers to maintain residents’ care.
New York Times Top StoriesWill the Markets Check Trump’s Power?
The president-elect cares about financial markets, our columnist says. That gives investors a restraint on his decisions, even if it’s a tenuous one.
New York Times Top StoriesDeath of Cyclist in Paris Lays Bare Divide in Mayor’s War Against Cars
Paul Varry was run over on a city street in what prosecutors suspect was a deliberate act of road rage, as bikers and drivers choose sides.
New York Times Top StoriesHere Are the Risks When Zoos Pay for Endangered Species
We tracked $86 million in U.S. money that was supposed to go toward panda conservation in China.