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Deadly Strike Hits Northern Gaza, Palestinian Officials Say
Several people were killed in an attack on the city of Jabaliya, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense. Israel’s military did not immediately comment.
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New York Times Top StoriesTensions Escalate After Pakistan Pounds Afghanistan With Airstrikes
Pakistani leaders were once friends of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now, cross-border violence has become alarmingly frequent.
New York Times Top StoriesLet’s Try Something Different in How We Deal With Trump
I know many voters reject my party’s significant leftward shift. So do I. Democrats need to refocus on bipartisan solutions to America’s problems.
New York Times Top StoriesRebels Easily Toppled Syria’s Army. Their Challenge Now: Rebuilding.
The rebels’ path to victory is littered with evidence of Syria’s defeated military. It also reflects the sizable task of trying to put the country back together.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 73 Percent Solution
Whenever someone agrees wholeheartedly with something I write, I die a little inside.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Trevi Fountain in Rome, Tourists’ Coins Go to Good Cause
Who gets to spend the millions of euros in change tossed into the Roman landmark?
New York Times Top StoriesThis Four-Ingredient Recipe, Passed Down for Generations, Will Change the Game
Turn cabbage into something intensely craveable.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Marijuana Use Grows, Effect on Road Safety Remains a Blind Spot
Scientists want to create breathalyzers that show how recently a driver used marijuana. Researchers also are studying how cannabis impairs motor skills and reflexes for habitual and occasional users.
New York Times Top StoriesIs This the Year Laos Breaks Through?
The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism. The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists.
New York Times Top Stories5 Fitness Resolutions That Have Nothing to Do With Weight Loss
This year, set a goal that can actually help you sustain an exercise habit.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Katz’s Deli’s Legal Woes Started With the 2011 Zagat Guide
The Lower East Side institution agreed to make renovations to accommodate people with disabilities, long after a “most popular” restaurants list put it under Justice Department scrutiny.
New York Times Top StoriesTV, Movies, Music and Art to Look Forward to in 2025
“Severance” is finally back for its second season, three New York art museums are set to reopen and ballet goes extreme.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Suspends Flow of Natural Gas to Europe Through Ukraine
The Russian energy giant Gazprom announced the move early Wednesday. Ukraine had refused to renew an agreement that allowed for the transit of Russian gas through its territory.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Panama Canal Has a Big Problem, but It’s Not China or Trump
Climate change is causing drought conditions that are making it harder to operate the Panama Canal and more expensive to pass through.
New York Times Top Stories‘It Ends With Us’ Actor and Director and His Publicists Sue The Times for Libel
Justin Baldoni claims that The Times defamed him and his team in an article about the actress Blake Lively’s allegations that she had been the victim of a smear campaign.
New York Times Top StoriesTimes Square Revelers Ring in a Soggy New Year After Thunderstorm
People lined up in ponchos to see the New Year’s Eve ball-drop in New York.
New York Times Top StoriesA Mexican Mayor’s Odyssey: From Undocumented Migrant to Cartel Target
A former undocumented resident of California who now runs a town in Mexico, Crispín Agustín Mendoza has survived one assassination attempt. But he says, “I have to learn how to survive.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He Plans to Attend Carter’s Funeral
In wide-ranging remarks at a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect also predicted that Mike Johnson would secure enough votes to be re-elected as House speaker.
New York Times Top StoriesXi Jinping, China’s Leader, Nods to Economic Challenges
In a New Year’s address, Xi Jinping made a rare acknowledgment of the flagging economy while reiterating the government’s growth targets.
New York Times Top Stories‘He Saved Our Lives.’ Former Hostages Recall Carter’s Quest to Free Them
The Iran hostage crisis became a symbol of a failed presidency, but for some of those who lived it, Jimmy Carter was the one who brought them home at the expense of his own political career.
New York Times Top StoriesDartmouth College Basketball Players Halt Effort to Unionize
The decision to withdraw the petition appeared to be an effort to preserve a favorable federal ruling that could have been in jeopardy under President-elect Donald J. Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesChief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Supreme Court and Judiciary
In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Is Pushed in Front of Subway Train in Manhattan and Survives
On the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, a man waiting for a No. 1 train at the 18th Street station was shoved in front of an arriving train.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Forces are Swarming Ukrainian Positions in the East
Plus, Wall Street sees more gains ahead.
New York Times Top StoriesThe States Restricting Guns and Legalizing Marijuana in the New Year
Other state laws going into effect in 2025 will boost wages, restrict social media for children and make insulin cheaper.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Assault on the Systems That Keep Americans Safe Is Dangerous
Eviscerating modern state institutions almost always clears a path for a different political order, built on loyalties and connections to the ruler.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Wants Greenland and the Panama Canal. It’s About Climate.
Global warming is making both places more important to global shipping and trade.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Year in Wisdom
Our staff — and listeners — on the best advice of 2024.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin Declares ‘Everything Will Be Fine’ Despite Russia’s Growing Challenges
Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his rule, President Vladimir V. Putin delivered an upbeat and vague New Year’s Eve message that did not address casualties in Ukraine or rising inflation at home.