New York Times Top Stories
In 1947, Ron Eliran’s 13th birthday in the British Mandate for Palestine was canceled when authorities called a curfew. Now, 77 years later, he has officially become a man.
New York Times Top StoriesFor 14 years, scientists have been growing a tree akin to the Judean balsam — the source of the balm of Gilead — but with no modern counterpart.
New York Times Top StoriesThe continent’s parlous economy and ascendant far right foretell a grim future.
New York Times Top StoriesLithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer, igniting a furor.
New York Times Top StoriesIn the West African nation of Niger, killings by insurgents have surged since the military seized power in a coup, expelled U.S. and European troops and stopped negotiations with Islamist groups.
New York Times Top StoriesThe police said the man was being investigated for possible drunken driving but instead of stopping, he smashed his pickup truck into a J.C. Penney.
New York Times Top StoriesMark Burnett and President-elect Donald J. Trump had a long and successful collaboration that made Mr. Trump a household name.
New York Times Top StoriesFive schools agreed to changes after reports that they failed to protect students from antisemitism and anti-Arab and anti-Muslim discrimination.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo bills on pediatric cancer research and a football stadium site had been left out of the main spending package, but passed early Saturday as separate legislation.
New York Times Top StoriesPresident Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.
New York Times Top StoriesRubi Patricia Vergara was one of two victims killed in Madison this week. At a memorial service, she was remembered as an empathetic teenager with a passion for music and art.
New York Times Top StoriesWidely regarded as the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, he was not just one of the game’s most exciting players, but also one of its most eccentric.
New York Times Top StoriesAlthough Iran has one of the biggest supplies of natural gas and crude oil in the world, it finds itself in a full blown energy emergency, coming just as it also suffers major geopolitical setbacks.
New York Times Top StoriesBody-camera footage shows an officer from the Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky detain the woman, who gave birth later that day.
New York Times Top StoriesThe latest deadly assault on a beloved German tradition illustrates the challenge of holiday safety.
New York Times Top StoriesHis win did not upend the rules of American politics or render him immune to political misfortune.
New York Times Top StoriesPresident Biden’s signature, while technically coming after the midnight deadline for a shutdown, ensured that there would be no lapse in government funding.
New York Times Top StoriesIn an internal letter, the company said inflation and changes in consumer spending had forced it to shut its more than 700 stores.
New York Times Top StoriesA legal complaint lays out an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
New York Times Top StoriesJeffrey Maddrey traded sexual favors for overtime, according to a report from The New York Post. He had previously been accused of harassment on the job.
New York Times Top StoriesFrancis urged the Vatican inner circle to bless more and talk less badly of others. It wasn’t the first time he had used the occasion to scold them.
New York Times Top StoriesShuttered drugstores pose a particular threat to older adults, who take more medications than younger people and often rely on pharmacies for advice.
New York Times Top StoriesRate cuts, stock surges, and Trump’s tariff threats are among the biggest forces shaping business and the economy.
New York Times Top StoriesThe revelation was included in a report by Democratic staff members on the Senate Judiciary Committee who had conducted a 20-month investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy religious trends in the later 2020s might be different from the trends of the 2010s.
New York Times Top StoriesFor decades, the film industry seemed to forget how to mint new male matinee idols. Then came a much-needed windfall.
New York Times Top StoriesChildren deserve better than to feel left in the dark against their will.
New York Times Top StoriesToday, your highly personal, hyperspecific best-ofs of 2024.
New York Times Top StoriesThe rapper-turned-flutist improvised in the middle of The Times’ office following a wide-ranging conversation on Popcast.
New York Times Top StoriesThe star of “The Chosen” discusses his early struggles in Hollywood, fans who conflate him with his character and how his own faith informs his work.