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Germany’s Chancellor Scholz Takes a Jab at Musk in New Year’s Eve Address
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany’s election would “not be decided by the owners of social media channels” in his annual New Year’s Eve address.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesF.B.I. Says It Found Largest Cache of Homemade Explosives in Its History at Va. Farm
Investigators discovered more than 150 devices, mostly pipe bombs, on a property outside Norfolk, court papers say.
New York Times Top StoriesAaron Brown, CNN Anchor During the Sept. 11 Attacks, Dies at 76
He was still in training when he was rushed into live coverage of the collapse of the World Trade Center, and his broadcast became one of the enduring records of the day.
New York Times Top StoriesVictim of Coney Island Subway Immolation Is Identified by the Police
Debrina Kawam of Toms River, N.J., was burned alive on Dec. 22 in a videotaped killing that shocked New York.
New York Times Top Stories$850 for a Table at Applebee’s? Welcome to Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
As revelers throng Midtown Manhattan, some chain restaurants are offering a respite, if a pricey one. Perks include bathroom access and unlimited breadsticks.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Top Movies of 2024: ‘Wicked’ and Nine Sequels
Box office returns have started to stabilize. But nine of the top 10 box office hits this year were sequels. And the 10th was “Wicked.”
New York Times Top StoriesNew Year’s Eve: Photos of Celebrations Around the World
See how people across the globe celebrated.
New York Times Top StoriesStock Market Set for More Gains in 2025, Analysts Predict
The S&P 500 is set to post back-to-back annual gains of more than 20 percent for the first time since the late 1990s. Analysts expect stocks to continue rising in 2025.
New York Times Top StoriesMost of Puerto Rico Is Darkened by New Year’s Eve Blackout
Only a fraction of the island’s 1.4 million utility customers had power on Tuesday morning. The electricity provider said it would take 24 to 48 hours to restore power.
New York Times Top StoriesOn E-Scooters and ATVs, Russian Forces Swarm Ukrainian Positions in the East
Stepped up attacks by Russia are heightening longstanding concerns over how Ukraine manages its military and countering assumptions that Moscow’s offensive would slow, soldiers and military analysts say.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Atlantic Beefs Up Politics Coverage Under Trump
The magazine is recruiting from a crosstown rival, The Washington Post, to bolster its political staff.
New York Times Top StoriesTracking War Crimes in Sudan
Inside a six-month Times investigation.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Didn’t Know His Father Was on Doomed South Korean Flight Until It Crashed
Oh Jaejin’s father, 64, had not told Mr. Oh he was flying, because he didn’t want his son to worry. They had been looking forward to his becoming a grandfather.
New York Times Top StoriesHouthis Launch Latest Missile at Israel Amid Warnings of Retaliation
The Houthis, an Iranian-backed group based in Yemen, have launched repeated attacks despite the Israeli military’s retaliatory airstrikes.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Year’s Eve Hogmanay Street Party Canceled in Edinburgh
The outdoor Hogmanay festivities were called off in Scotland’s capital as forecasters warned of rain, strong winds and snow across Britain.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Hacks the Treasury Dept., and a Hydropower Crisis
Plus, what you might be eating in 2025.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Carter Helped Habitat for Humanity Grow and Build Homes for Millions
After Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter linked themselves to Habitat for Humanity, it grew and built homes for millions. Now, their cause is a national crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesAmericans Are Actually More United Than You Might Think
Americans think of our society as so divided. Might there be some upside to starting the new year knowing we aren’t as polarized as we thought?
New York Times Top StoriesChinese Companies Have Sidestepped Trump’s Tariffs. They Could Do It Again.
The companies have found plenty of new channels to the U.S. market — demonstrating the potential limits of the tariffs Donald Trump has promised to impose.
New York Times Top StoriesSee Ya, 2024. Here’s What We Loved.
Where Times Opinion — and listeners — found joy this year.
New York Times Top StoriesUnder a Highway in Rio, a Dance Style Charms a New Generation
On Rio de Janeiro’s fringes, partygoers have been dancing “charme” to the sounds of R&B for decades. Now, a new crop of dancers is reviving — and transforming — the scene.
New York Times Top StoriesA Mountain Lion Attacked My Nephews. What Could Have Stopped It?
As dangerous encounters in California continue to rise, local residents and wildlife experts are trying to figure out how humans and big cats can coexist.
New York Times Top Stories9 Food Trend Predictions for 2025
Food forecasters see a year of offbeat choices: savory coffees, great convenience-store cuisine and sauces on everything.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Doping Feud Almost Cost Salt Lake City the 2034 Olympics
A Justice Department investigation into whether antidoping authorities covered up positive tests for elite Chinese swimmers set off a power play to kill the inquiry.
New York Times Top StoriesGoodbye to Small Yard, High Fence
The Biden administration’s approach to China has been full of contradictions.
New York Times Top Stories‘Raw Water’ Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks
Untreated water enthusiasts swear by natural springs. Their movement has parallels with raw milk drinkers and vaccine skeptics.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Carter’s Life, in 17 Objects
Items from his family, the military, his political career and long post-presidency — and two he made himself.
New York Times Top StoriesAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Reach Divorce Settlement
The settlement resolves a key part of the protracted end of their very public Hollywood romance.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Man Who Showed the World South Korea’s Deadly Plane Crash
A restaurant owner described witnessing the Jeju Air plane crash and recording videos as it happened. “Every time I closed my eyes, I kept seeing afterimages of the blast.”
New York Times Top StoriesFood Tourism Is Dead. But Something More Interesting Is Emerging.
The world’s next great cuisine isn’t hidden in some undiscovered corner of the globe. It’s in the spaces among cultures, traditions and technologies.