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Assad’s Rule Ends
We explain the latest developments in Syria.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesSouth Korea Unsure Who Is Running the Government
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ill-fated bid to impose martial law has created a power vacuum in his governing camp, pushing the country deeper into what analysts call a constitutional crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Doctors Like Myself Know About Americans’ Health Care Anger
As a doctor, I’ve been on both sides of frustrating health care debacles.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Tennessee Trans Treatment Case Is About Age, Not Sex
The state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors passes the constitutional test.
New York Times Top StoriesCommerce Dept. Is on the Front Lines of China Policy
Over the past four years, the department has confronted the challenge of China by restricting key exports, a policy that is likely to continue in the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesHow I Aged Into the Bad Christmas Movie
One December morning, a millennial critic awoke to discover that she had been begrudgingly charmed by an onslaught of Hallmark and Netflix holiday films.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Taylor Swift, It’s the End of the ‘Eras’
A two-year tour that permeated the culture plays one last night in the Canadian city of Vancouver.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Alice Munro Knew
The Nobel-winning author’s husband was a pedophile who targeted her daughter and other children. Why did she stay silent?
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Couple Donating to Notre-Dame Restoration Efforts
A couple from North Carolina are part of the second-largest group of donors to the huge fund-raising effort to restore the famous cathedral: Americans.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine’s Aggressive Draft Efforts Are Facing a Backlash
After being left for dead by Russian soldiers, Mykola Kulichenko doesn’t think he should be forced to serve. His experience highlights the vagaries of Ukraine’s aggressive mobilization.
New York Times Top StoriesDid Trump Drain Democrats’ Energy? These Races Will Be the First Test.
As Democrats try to fire up their fatigued base, two contests for the Virginia legislature will serve as the first measure of partisan enthusiasm since Donald J. Trump’s victory.
New York Times Top StoriesA Mural, and the Heroic Efforts to Save It
When Pfizer moved to a new building in Manhattan last year, it left behind artwork that had hung in its lobby for 63 years. Not everyone was pleased.
New York Times Top StoriesHow A Princeton Professor’s Home Renovation Project Is Fighting Climate Change
Forrest Meggers, a professor at Princeton University, has turned his home into a live-in laboratory that pushes the boundaries of sustainability.
New York Times Top StoriesFor 8 Months, Traffic Enforcement on New Jersey’s Highways Plummeted
After a report found racial bias in traffic enforcement, state troopers were warned by a union leader that “every stop” would be scrutinized. They started making fewer.
New York Times Top StoriesSyrians Mourn All They Have Lost, Even as They Celebrate
Thoughts of loved ones dead or missing complicate joyous relief at the prospect of an end to the rule of Bashar al-Assad.
New York Times Top StoriesWhich Marco Rubio Will Serve President Trump?
Rubio, the choice for secretary of state, has evolved from a hawkish optimist to a more inward-looking, antiglobalist pessimist.
New York Times Top StoriesShe Sued Over Transgender ‘Conversion Therapy,’ a First for China
Ling’er won a settlement payout from the hospital where she was held for three months against her will and subjected to electroshock therapy.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Korea’s Ex-Defense Chief Is Detained Over Martial Law Episode
Prosecutors are investigating whether President Yoon Suk Yeol and his followers committed insurrection when they briefly put South Korea under martial law.
New York Times Top StoriesMiho Nakayama, Japanese Music and Movie Star, Dies at 54
A top-selling pop singer as a teenager in the 1980s, she also had an award-winning career as a dramatic actress.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Spy Agencies Monitor Chemical Weapons Storage Sites, Fearing Use in Syria
But aides to President Biden have made clear that the United States has no intention of intervening in support of either President Bashar al-Assad or the rebels.
New York Times Top StoriesUnidentified Drones Light Up New Jersey’s Skies, Baffling Residents
People across the state have reported seeing scores of large, low-flying objects in recent weeks. Officials haven’t said where they’re coming from, or why they’re here.
New York Times Top StoriesRuby Slippers From ‘Wizard of Oz’ Sell for $28 Million at Auction
The slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” were stolen from the museum that bears her name in 2005 before investigators recovered them in 2018.
New York Times Top StoriesAn N.Y.P.D. Manhunt Caught a Subway Shooter. This Time, It’s Different.
Capturing a suspect who slips away from a crime scene requires solid police work, help from the public and a little luck, experts say. So far, it’s not working.
New York Times Top StoriesWant a Job in the Trump Administration? Be Prepared for the Loyalty Test.
Applicants for government posts, including inside the Pentagon and the intelligence agencies, say they have been asked about their thoughts on Jan. 6 and who they believe won the 2020 election.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Pageantry and Dignitaries, France Unveils a Reborn Notre-Dame
Five years after a ruinous fire, the reopening of the cathedral restored it in full glory to the Paris skyline and delivered a much-needed morale boost for France.
New York Times Top Stories2 Indianapolis Officers Are Acquitted of Manslaughter in 2022 Death
Herman Whitfield III had told officers “I’m dying” and that he couldn’t breathe after one of the officers deployed a Taser, according to body camera footage.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Grim Twist, Some Root for Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing
The authorities have pleaded for help in finding the person who killed Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare. But some seem more interested in rooting for the gunman.
New York Times Top StoriesAkron Police Face Questions After Officer Fatally Shoots Teenager
The Ohio city’s mayor and the family of the 15-year-old, Jazmir Tucker, raised concerns about how officers handled the incident.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Romanian Village, Anger Fuels Support for Ultranationalist ‘Messiah’
A presidential election has been called off, but the discontent that propelled the surging campaign of a rightist firebrand rages on.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Syrian Regime’s Hour of Need, Iran Heads For the Exits
The collapse of a partnership built over four decades would reshape the balance of power in the Middle East.