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Syrians Flood Back to Aleppo, Searching for Homes and Hope
Though excitement and frenzy were on full display in some parts of Aleppo, the city is still gripped by uncertainty after the sudden end of a 13-year civil war.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesDid Christopher Wray Just Defy Donald Trump?
Now, the Senate has to do its job.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Luigi Mangione’s Reddit and Instagram Were Taken Down, but Not His Goodreads?
Luigi Mangione’s social media accounts attracted swift attention after he was arrested in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive. When do companies scrub a digital trail?
New York Times Top StoriesBiden’s Top Aides Race to Middle East as Militias Wield Power in Syria
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken plans to hold meetings in Jordan and Turkey. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, is visiting Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesAre Those Drones Over New Jersey? Sightings Mount, and Still No Answers.
Though officials say that the sightings pose no threat to the public, they have yet to provide any concrete information about the origin of the flying objects.
New York Times Top StoriesColleges Warn International Students to Return Ahead of Trump Term
Harvard, Penn and U.S.C. were among the universities and colleges that issued advisories in anticipation of possible travel bans.
New York Times Top StoriesHunt Continues for an American, Austin Tice, in Syria
The U.S. has identified prisons of interest as it searches for clues about Austin Tice, who was abducted in 2012 and whose fate remains unknown.
New York Times Top StoriesDonald Trump’s Future Plans Were Laid Out By Big Tech
Under the influence of a coterie of tech boosters, it’s full speed ahead.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Who Leaped Over Bench to Attack Nevada Judge Gets Decades in Prison
A courtroom video recorded Deobra Redden as he ran up and attacked Judge Mary Kay Holthus at his sentencing hearing.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Wants Mass Deportations. He Will Need Jails and Sanctuary Cities to Help.
Immigration experts say the Trump administration would need cooperation from local law enforcement to deport millions of people.
New York Times Top StoriesU.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Teens Indefinitely
A freeze placed this year on their use to treat gender dysphoria will remain in place for young people under 18, except in clinical trials, Britain’s government said.
New York Times Top StoriesFar-Right Militias Seek Role in Trump Deportation Plan
The incoming administration said it would not rely on outside groups to carry out its plan to deport millions of immigrants, but militias have a long record of inserting themselves into patrolling the border.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Ohio-Hating Michigan Democrat Has Thoughts on Why Her Party Lost
Kristen McDonald Rivet won a tough House race in a heavily white, working-class area even as many Democrats in such places lost. In an interview, she warned against a “tone-deaf” economic message.
New York Times Top StoriesSusan Collins Grills Pete Hegseth and Declines to Endorse Him for Defense Secretary
Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, said she questioned President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon on the misconduct allegations against him and other topics.
New York Times Top StoriesLuigi Mangione and the Danger of a Handsome Criminal
What happens when violent crimes are overshadowed by appearances?
New York Times Top StoriesAl-Assad’s Fall Has Changed the Middle East Forever
As a new reality in Syria sets in, a reordering of regional power dynamics is already taking shape.
New York Times Top Stories2025 Housing Market Predictions: Can the U.S. Climb Out of ‘Unprecedented’ Crisis?
The 2024 housing market was the slowest in decades. Next year’s might not be much better. It may come down to how many new homes can be built.
New York Times Top Stories120 Miles of Russian Forest Couldn’t Keep Two Siberian Tigers Apart
Boris and Svetlaya were raised together as orphaned cubs, and then reintroduced to the wild separately. But Boris went on a trek that surprised the researchers who were monitoring him.
New York Times Top StoriesBipartisan Lawmakers Seek to Break Up Giant Health Care Conglomerates
New legislation would force UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health and Cigna to each sell their pharmacies within three years.
New York Times Top StoriesReal Estate Brothers, Oren and Tal Alexander, Arrested and Charged With Sex Trafficking
Oren and Tal Alexander, once stars of the real estate industry, had a precipitous fall after women filed lawsuits accusing them of sexual assault. Their brother Alon was also charged.
New York Times Top StoriesADHD Diagnosis in Older People Has Increased
Many say they are relieved to finally have an explanation after decades of struggle.
New York Times Top StoriesPolice Have Luigi Mangione’s Notebook Describing Rationale for UHC CEO Killing
“It’s targeted, precise, and doesn’t risk innocents,” said a sentence in a spiral notebook belonging to the man charged with murdering Brian Thompson.
New York Times Top StoriesMalibu Wildfire: Firefighters Begin Containing the Blaze That Destroyed Several Homes
The Franklin fire grew to nearly 4,000 acres overnight as firefighters battled difficult conditions and steep terrain.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat’s on Your Best-of List for 2024? We Want to Know.
Best cocktail or mocktail? Best advice? Best app you discovered? We want to know your highly subjective, hyper-specific, genre-agnostic favorites from the past year.
New York Times Top StoriesGoogle Unveils A.I. Agent Based on Gemini 2.0
The experimental tool can browse spreadsheets, shopping sites and other services, before taking action on behalf of the computer user.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Set the Stage for al-Assad’s Ouster? There Are Different Answers in the U.S. and Israel.
President Biden says he weakened Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, laying the groundwork for Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Syrian leader would still be in power had he listened to American advice.
New York Times Top StoriesAlbertsons Backs Out of Merger Deal and Sues Kroger After Court Rulings
The supermarket chain had tried to join forces with Kroger, but judges sided with federal and state regulators who charged that the merger would reduce competition.
New York Times Top StoriesExxon Plans to Sell Electricity to Data Centers
The country’s largest oil company is designing a natural gas power plant outfitted with carbon capture technology to meet the voracious power demand of technology companies.
New York Times Top StoriesMen in Caring Jobs Will Make Society More Equal
Less stigma against male caregivers is all to the good.
New York Times Top StoriesSyria After al-Assad’s Overthrow: What’s Happening and What Comes Next
Rebels are asserting control in Damascus as Israel and other countries carry out military operations.