New York Times Top Stories
A China-Taiwan War Would Start an Economic Crisis. America Isn’t Ready.
Congress must prepare a plan now to avoid global meltdown.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMigrant Chinese Muslims in NYC Say They Now Fear Trump
At a shelter in the Flushing area of New York, Hui Muslims who fled oppression in China are concerned about the president-elect’s vows to tighten asylum policy.
New York Times Top StoriesPentagon Appeals Court Upholds Plea Deals in Sept. 11 Case
The three-judge decision appeared, at least for now, to put plea proceedings for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others back on track to take place in early January at Guantánamo Bay.
New York Times Top StoriesSyrian Refugees in Germany Are Glad They Can Visit Home. But Just Visit.
The more than one million Syrians who fled to Germany have celebrated the end of war in their homeland, but some fear it could mean losing their refugee status.
New York Times Top StoriesMyanmar’s War Has Made It the Global Crime Capital
The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across much of Asia.
New York Times Top StoriesPentagon Releases Detainee Held at Guantánamo Since Day 1
The prisoner, who was repatriated to Tunisia, was never charged. His transfer is part of a Biden administration push to further reduce the dwindling detainee population at the wartime prison.
New York Times Top StoriesHochul Installs New Leader at Prison Where Inmate Was Fatally Beaten
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York moved to try to contain the fallout from the death of Robert Brooks, in which 14 corrections workers have been implicated.
New York Times Top StoriesIan Cramer, Son of North Dakota Sen. Cramer, Sentenced in Fatal Car Chase
Ian Cramer, the 43-year-old son of Senator Kevin Cramer, Republican of North Dakota, led the police on a highway pursuit that killed a sheriff’s deputy.
New York Times Top StoriesNorthern Lights Could Glow in U.S. During New Year’s Celebrations
The northern part of the country could see pink and red streaks in the skies this week, just in time for New Year’s Eve, according to NOAA.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Korea Clears Way to Detain President in Martial Law Inquiry
The police are investigating whether President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to lead an insurrection when he declared martial law and plunged the country into crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Judge’s Split Ruling, M.T.A. Says Congestion Pricing Will Begin
The decision in a lawsuit brought by the State of New Jersey prompted a dispute between New York and New Jersey over whether the plan to toll drivers could start on Jan. 5.
New York Times Top Stories‘Hanging Out With Jimmy Carter,’ Biden Faces the Echoes of History
President Biden is yet another one-term Democrat hurt by inflation and struggling to free hostages before leaving office. But Mr. Carter’s enhanced reputation offers hope that he too may be remembered more favorably.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Carter’s Hometown, a Long Vigil Ends With Sorrow, but Also Uplift
Plains, Ga., had been bracing for the inevitable through the former president’s ailments and nearly two years of hospice care. Still, his death, at 100, “doesn’t seem real.”
New York Times Top StoriesNorovirus Outbreaks Surge Nationwide, C.D.C. Says
Here’s what to know about symptoms and treatment, as well as how to reduce your risk of infection.
New York Times Top StoriesTrinidad and Tobago Declares State of Emergency Over Rising Crime
To curb gang killings and a rise in homicides, the measure empowers the military to make arrests and allows the authorities to enter suspects’ homes without warrants and deny them bail.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Carter’s legacy
Plus, the search for answers on the Jeju Air crash. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael and Hamas Each Claim Wins in Fierce Fighting in Northern Gaza
As the renewed clashes in the north of the enclave neared the three-month mark, there was no sign of them abating.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Hacked Treasury Dept. in ‘Major Incident,’ U.S. Says
The department notified lawmakers of the breach, which it said was linked to a state-sponsored actor in China.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Jimmy Carter Won the Presidency, Democrats Lost the South
Mr. Carter witnessed a shift from what had been a solidly Democratic South to one that Republicans, supported by white voters and particularly evangelicals, came to dominate.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Year's Eve in Times Square: What to Know
New York’s ball-drop celebration is more than a century old. One important fact about this year: You are likely to get wet.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Elon Musk Has Planted Himself Almost Literally at Trump’s Doorstep
For much of the period since Election Day, the billionaire has been staying at a $2,000-a-night cottage at Mar-a-Lago, giving him easy access to the president-elect.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Loses Appeal of Carroll’s $5 Million Award in Sex-Abuse Case
The president-elect had asked a court to overturn the defamation judgment against him in the case, which centered on E. Jean Carroll’s account of a sexual attack in a dressing room.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Most Inspiring Houses We Visited in 2024
From a tiny French fisherman’s cabin to a hexagonal home in Hawaii.
New York Times Top Stories5 Takeaways From The Times’s Coverage of Shen Yun
The dance group has exploited its young performers while amassing huge wealth for the Falun Gong religious movement — and getting a publicity boost from The Epoch Times.
New York Times Top StoriesAmy Carter, Thrust Into the Public Eye at a Young Age, Has Since Receded
Jimmy Carter’s daughter had an extraordinary and well-documented childhood in the White House. Since then she has for the most part lived a very private life.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia and Ukraine Swap More Than 300 Prisoners Ahead of U.S. Transition
Exchanges have taken place before, but this deal, involving big numbers on both sides, comes as Trump prepares to take over in Washington, potentially endangering American aid to Kyiv.
New York Times Top StoriesFive People Indicted in Connection With Liam Payne’s Fatal Fall
Two people are accused of supplying the singer with drugs and three others with negligence related to his fall from the balcony of a Buenos Aires hotel.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Canada’s Voters Turned on Justin Trudeau
Canada’s prime minister gained global renown 10 years ago for his unabashedly progressive politics. But at home, voters turned sour on him long ago.
New York Times Top StoriesDark Doldrums Overshadow Europe’s Energy Markets
Periods of low sun and wind, a weather pattern known as a Dunkelflaute, can increase electricity prices and stoke political tensions.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 2024 Good Tech Awards
In a year of continued A.I. progress, “founder mode” drama and a Trump election win, a few tech projects stood out for their clear benefits to humanity.