New York Times Top Stories
Brazil’s Most Common Surname Has a Grim Past
Silva, the surname of presidents and soccer stars, has long carried stigma over its colonial links. Now, many see its legacy in new ways.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesComing for Selfies, Staying for Art: Dakar’s Biennale Draws Young Crowd
Encouraged by Senegal’s new president, teenagers and young adults, with social media tools in hand, have thronged an art exhibition that is usually the exclusive realm of the wealthy and elite.
New York Times Top StoriesSyrian Rebels Storm Hama as Government Forces Withdraw
In another startling setback for President Bashar al-Assad, government forces retreated from the city of Hama after rebels advanced.
New York Times Top StoriesMillions in Northern U.S. Under Winter Storm Warnings
Temperatures are expected to plunge after another round of wet, messy, windy weather moves through the Mid-Atlantic, the Northeast and the Upper Midwest on Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Korea’s Lawmakers Question Military About Yoon’s Martial Law Order
The military has spent decades trying to rehabilitate its image and win public trust after a brutal past. Its role in President Yoon’s martial law raised a specter from that era.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Global Conflicts Helped Reignite Syria’s Civil War
Rebels launched sweeping assaults against the forces of President Bashar al-Assad in northwestern Syria, taking control of large portions of territory, including much of the city of Aleppo. Carlotta Gall, a senior correspondent for The New York Times, explains how events beyond Syria’s borders lit the fuse for renewed fighting.
New York Times Top StoriesDeadly Israeli Strike Hits Gaza Humanitarian Zone
The Israeli military said it was targeting senior Hamas militants in the area. Video from the scene showed the charred remains of tents.
New York Times Top StoriesDonate This Holiday Season: Ex-Convicts Need Your Help
New Jersey Re-entry Corporation helps people stay out of prison once they’ve been in.
New York Times Top StoriesOne-time Jihadists Now Control Key Syrian Areas
The rebel group H.T.S. was born as an Islamic State branch. But since pivoting from international jihad, it became dominant in Syria’s northwest.
New York Times Top StoriesA Manhunt in Manhattan, and Another Trump Pick in Trouble
Plus, the A.I. that aces weather forecasts.
New York Times Top StoriesDeath and Taxes
We explain why the estate tax isn’t working.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Slaps Sanctions on 13 U.S. Defense Firms
The largely symbolic move is in response to the Biden administration’s latest arms sales to Taiwan, the island democracy that China considers its own.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Macron, Notre-Dame’s Reopening Offers Respite From Political Crisis
The 860-year-old cathedral has been repaired in a time frame many thought impossible. But rather than basking in success, President Emmanuel Macron is mired in political crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesFor the Once-Sinful Luna Luna, It’s Safety at the Shed
The New York version of an art carnival has lost the anarchic charge it was born with almost four decades ago (though a new act may thrill the kids).
New York Times Top StoriesCan Martial Law Happen Here?
Events in South Korea have people thinking.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Business Plans Ethics Policy Without Banning Foreign Deals
The family business of President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to announce some restrictions on transactions but is not likely to accept as many limitations as it did eight years ago.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Business Plans Ethics Policy Without Banning Foreign Deals
The family business of President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to announce some restrictions on transactions but is not likely to accept as many limitations as it did eight years ago.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Most Stylish People of 2024
Our Styles desk sees “style” more broadly than the way people dress. It’s your mannerisms, the way you conduct yourself, the way you move through the world. Anthony Rotunno, a fashion news editor for The New York Times, walks us through just some of the people — and surprises — on this year’s most stylish people list.
New York Times Top StoriesPam Bondi’s Journey From Traditional Republican to Warrior for Trump
The president-elect’s choice for attorney general is known for her charm and fealty to him.
New York Times Top StoriesA Lost Portrait of Arthur Rimbaud Set Off a Bidding War in Paris
The discovery of a rare picture of the tragic, handsome poet, made by his lover Paul Verlaine, set off a bidding war in Paris.
New York Times Top StoriesBest Video Games of 2024
It was supposed to be a sleepy year for the video game industry. Then came surprise hits like Balatro, Animal Well and Astro Bot.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Civil War in Ethiopia That Never Really Ended
A rare look inside a region still reckoning with the toll of war crimes, even as new conflicts roil the nation.
New York Times Top StoriesGazans With Disabilities Face ‘Impossible Times’ of Chaos and War
A family fled carrying a 9-year-old girl for hours on their backs. Sisters with visual impairments pleaded for help as Israeli airstrikes fell. “It’s a nightmare,” one wheelchair user said.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, Is Avoiding Billions in Taxes
The chief executive of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has taken advantage of popular loopholes in the federal estate and gift taxes, which have quietly been eviscerated.
New York Times Top Stories‘You Can Never Look Back’: How ’70s Rockers Rebooted for the ’80s
The year 1984 was a watershed in pop music. The stars who’d made it big the previous decade had to embrace new instruments and MTV or risk being left behind.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 63 Most Stylish People of 2024
It was an election year. An Olympic year. A year of brats and cowboys, witches and swans. Amid it all, these people, characters and things stood out.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Messy Process of Milking Cows Can Spread Bird Flu
On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, and the potential for disease transmission is worrying, health experts say.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Online Reviews and Ratings Have Evolved for Customers
Dentists, doctors, professors, dry cleaners: What can’t you rate anymore?
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Weighs In on Pete Hegseth’s ‘Teetering’ Nomination Prospects
Hosts riff on Trump’s possible swap of his secretary of defense nominee amid excessive-drinking claims against Hegseth.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York City Is Set to Approve a Plan to Create 80,000 New Homes
The City Council is expected to pass a major housing plan known as “City of Yes.” Housing experts and elected officials say it is only a first step.