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A Big Idea to Solve America’s Immigration Mess
Fixing America’s broken immigration system starts with acknowledging that the United States needs more people.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Chose 8 Economic Experts Who Will Defend Tariffs and Lower Taxes
President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved beyond the team-of-rivals approach from his first term and chosen economic aides who will defend tariffs and tax cuts.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Central Bank Stops Buying Bonds as Deflation Fears Grip Economy
The unexpected action is intended to tamp down a potential bubble in the bond market fueled by investors shunning riskier assets like stocks and real estate.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Roller-Skating Economist You Can Thank for Congestion Pricing
Charging drivers to enter Lower Manhattan vindicates the lifelong mission of a Nobel laureate who, as it happened, died behind the wheel of a car.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Grand Jury Has Heard More Evidence in Case Against Mayor Adams
Prosecutors have presented additional evidence to a grand jury in the case against Eric Adams, his lawyer said in court papers, a sign new charges may be near.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Is Impressed by the V.I.P. List at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral
Desi Lydic said it was rare to see five American presidents in one place, “and even rarer to have Donald and Melania in the same room together.”
New York Times Top StoriesR. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’
R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea.
New York Times Top StoriesLos Angeles Wildfires Will Make a Serious Housing Shortage Worse
With so many people displaced and looking for rentals, the region’s housing options could grow even scarcer and more expensive.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Rebuke of Trump on Sentencing Shows Its Divisions
Two Republican appointees, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, joined the court’s three liberals in ordering the president-elect to face sentencing on Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesAppeals Court Declines to Block Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump Cases
But the court left in place an injunction that bars the Justice Department from disclosing the report for another three days.
New York Times Top Stories‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water
As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can’t keep up with the demand.
New York Times Top StoriesAnita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84
The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading against L.G.B.T.Q. rights.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind
A three-judge appeals panel will decide whether the plea deal Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid.
New York Times Top StoriesAlec Baldwin Sues New Mexico Prosecutors Over Dismissed ‘Rust’ Case
Lawyers for the actor accused law enforcement officials of waging a “malicious prosecution” against him after the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer on a film set.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With Police
Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer during a traffic stop, the police said.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble
The phone call centered on a former law clerk of Justice Alito’s who in the eyes of the Trump team must prove his loyalty to the president-elect.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Wildfire Flames Consume Architectural Gems, a Hit to ‘Old California’
The historic ranch house of Will Rogers and an important residence by Ray Kappe were destroyed by the fires, which threaten L.A.’s spectacular design legacy.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy General Manager Is the Hottest Job Title in College Sports
With players being paid and routinely changing schools, universities increasingly need someone besides a coach to put together a team.
New York Times Top StoriesFetterman Accepts Trump’s Invitation to Meet
The Pennsylvania Democrat is the first senator in his party to announce a meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump, a sign of the political times as the Republican trifecta is about to begin.
New York Times Top StoriesFirefighters Rushed to Control Blazes Surrounding L.A.
Also, Jimmy Carter was remembered as a humanitarian and public servant. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela’s Opposition Leader, Maria Corina Machado, Is Freed After Being Detained
During her detention, an aide said, Maria Corina Machado “was forced to record several videos.” She has garnered enormous support for her opposition to Nicolás Maduro.
New York Times Top StoriesInside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help them build their case for closing the border.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Character-Building Tool Kit
Learning to care for others or the common good should be a fundamental part of education.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Moves Forward Bill to Expand Deportations of Migrants Accused of Crimes
Most Democrats joined Republicans in voting to take up the measure, which would require the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants charged with minor crimes.
New York Times Top StoriesVenâncio Mondlane Returns to Mozambique, Declaring Himself President
After a self-imposed exile, Venâncio Mondlane was welcomed home by delirious crowds supporting his claim that the country’s last election was stolen from him by corrupt elites.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Rejects Biden’s Title IX Rules, Scrapping Protections for Trans Students
The decision threw out the administration’s proposed regulations, which prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.
New York Times Top StoriesEnron Is Back. Could This Possibly Be Real?
One of the pranksters behind “Birds Aren’t Real” is back to revive a company synonymous with corporate malfeasance — it has merch and what it’s claiming is an at-home nuclear reactor.
New York Times Top Stories‘Approaching the Light’: Peter Fenwick and Stories of Near-Death Experiences
Dr. Fenwick, a neuropsychiatrist, assembled anecdotes from more than 300 people in his book “The Truth in the Light.” Here are some of them.
New York Times Top StoriesSwan Gossip, Small Talk Studio, and the Slow Growth of Hand-Painted Clothes
In an era of fast fashion, some yearn for clothing with a personal touch.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s September 2026, and the Pentagon Is Alarmed
The effort to ban TikTok is not about what’s on the platform but about who runs it.