New York Times Top Stories
What Will Manhattan Congestion Pricing Do to Restaurants?
Days into the new charges, some restaurant owners say suppliers are raising prices. Others are giving customer discounts, and many fear the fallout for workers.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesLos Angeles Geared Up for Fire Risk, but Fell Short
“There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines,” one fire captain in Los Angeles said. Though fire officials say they were well-prepared and simply overwhelmed by the elements, questions are being raised about whether the intensity of modern fires requires a new playbook.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Delta Reports Profits, Airlines Are Optimistic About 2025
The industry is enjoying a strong demand for tickets and rising profits, but it remains vulnerable to unexpected problems like a recession or a surge in inflation.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Congress, a Push for Proxy Voting for New Parents Draws Bipartisan Support
A group of younger lawmakers is pressing to change House rules to allow members who are new parents to vote remotely.
New York Times Top Stories‘Wicked’ Star Cynthia Erivo Sees Her Characters Through
Whether it’s Elphaba in “Wicked” or Celie in “The Color Purple,” the star doesn’t choose parts “frivolously”; she wants roles that stay with viewers.
New York Times Top StoriesDespite Trump’s Attacks, Republicans Made Big Gains in Mail Voting
As Republican voters embraced a practice that Donald J. Trump railed against for years, softening his tone only slightly in 2024, the party eroded a key Democratic advantage across the country.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say
More car buyers are expected to eventually pick battery-powered cars and trucks as prices fall and technology improves, even if Biden-era incentives disappear.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order for Israeli troops to “take over” a buffer zone with Syria upended decades of relative calm along the de facto border between the two countries.
New York Times Top StoriesPhotograph Revives Ukraine-Russia Culture War
An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks, with current Ukrainian soldiers standing in for the warriors, has struck a chord as Kyiv battles to assert its identity.
New York Times Top StoriesMeet the Latino Boys Decked Out for Their Version of the Quinceañera
In America, boys looking to celebrate their entry into adulthood are having their own, often lavish, quinceañero parties — a new take on a centuries-old tradition reserved only for girls.
New York Times Top StoriesHe’s the N.F.L. Player. She Gets the Autograph Requests.
By documenting the up-and-down lifestyle of a professional athlete’s wife, Allison Kucharczyk has surpassed the fame of her journeyman husband.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Yorkers Have Little Data but Big Feelings About Congestion Pricing
Manhattan commuters are already marveling at what appears to be less traffic — and grousing about the new $9 tolls.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Maddrey Became the N.Y.P.D.’s Top Officer Despite Years of Scandal
Jeffrey Maddrey, the former chief of department, built ties when he walked beats in Brooklyn. That seemed to insulate him as lawsuits and serious accusations against him piled up.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fight Over Lee Kuan Yew’s House
A son of the country’s founding father says he has been persecuted by the government because of a feud with his older brother, who until May was prime minister.
New York Times Top StoriesSam Moore, Half of Dynamic Soul Duo Sam & Dave, Is Dead at 89
Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”
New York Times Top StoriesIn San Francisco, Controversial Flags Have Had Their Ups and Downs
A collection of historic flags, some with provocative associations, was removed from the plaza outside City Hall for Mayor Daniel Lurie’s inauguration. By Friday, they were flying again.
New York Times Top StoriesRegulators Tell Baltimore Drug Program to ‘Cease and Desist’
Maryland issued the order after an investigation by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner traced overdoses and deaths to an addiction program offering free housing.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’
Responding to a question from a reporter, the president said he believed Americans “want to tell the truth.”
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court to Hear New Affordable Care Act Case on Preventative Care
Lower courts ruled that a task force that determines which treatments must be covered at no cost had not been validly appointed.
New York Times Top StoriesAs a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency
President-elect Donald J. Trump has worked for years to discredit any and all criminal and civil cases against him as nothing more than politically motivated witch hunts.
New York Times Top StoriesColumbia Professor Katherine Franke Says She Was Forced to Retire Because of Activism
Katherine Franke, a law professor and vocal advocate of pro-Palestinian students, had been under investigation over remarks she made about Israeli students.
New York Times Top StoriesL.A. Utilities’ Decisions to Keep Power On Are Scrutinized
Energy experts said the decision by utility companies serving the area not to turn off many power lines during high winds had likely increased the risk of fires.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Memories That Burn, Too
Shawn Hubler, who covers California from Sacramento, details the personal, psychological toll of the wildfires.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is First President to Be Sentenced as a Felon
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s New York criminal case culminated with him avoiding jail, but he is set to become the first felon to occupy the Oval Office.
New York Times Top StoriesJames Arthur Ray, Self-Help Guide Whose Retreat Became Deadly, Dies at 67
A rising star among New Age motivational speakers, he was brought down by a disaster during one of his retreats in Arizona, where three people died in a sweat lodge.
New York Times Top StoriesGiuliani Found in Contempt of Court Over Continued Defamation of Election Workers
In November, Rudy Giuliani repeated accusations against the women at least four times, after Donald J. Trump won the 2024 presidential election.
New York Times Top StoriesTikTok Alternatives: What to Know About Lemon8, Instagram and YouTube
ByteDance has pushed Lemon8 as a ban on TikTok looms, but it could be subject to the same law.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Weather Won’t Give Southern California’s Firefighters a Break
The dry, windy conditions that help the fires spread are poised to persist.
New York Times Top StoriesDonor Pleads Guilty to Making Illegal Contributions to Adams Campaign
Erden Arkan, a businessman with close ties to New York’s Turkish community, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to conspiracy to commit fraud.
New York Times Top StoriesThe California Wildfires Are the Latest Disaster Supercharged by Climate Change
Extreme weather events — deadly heat waves, floods, fires and hurricanes — are the consequences of a warming planet, scientists say.