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In Fire-Scarred Altadena, Some Residents Insist on Staying Put
In fire-scarred Altadena, dozens of people are still living in their homes and surviving without electricity or clean tap water.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesJustin Baldoni Sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for Defamation
The lawsuit is the latest legal action in a feud tied to the 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” which starred Ms. Lively and Mr. Baldoni, who also directed the film.
New York Times Top StoriesEric Adams Heads to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump
The New York mayor, who is under federal indictment, has spoken warmly about President-elect Donald J. Trump in recent weeks and has said he is open to receiving a pardon from him.
New York Times Top StoriesDavid Lynch, ‘Twin Peaks’ and the American Art of Television
“Twin Peaks” was his ultimate portrait of a land of terror and beauty.
New York Times Top StoriesStick-Wielding Man Kills 2 Homeless People in Miami and Injures 2 Others
A suspect has been arrested as the police investigate the motive for what they called an unprovoked attack.
New York Times Top StoriesDavid Lynch: A Life in Pictures
The filmmaker possessed a singular vision — and a knack for finding collaborators who could convey it.
New York Times Top StoriesApple Plans to Disable A.I. Summaries of News Notifications
The company’s Apple Intelligence system has erroneously characterized news stories, provoking a backlash from media companies.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo Watchdogs Were Rebuffed From Joining Trump’s Cost-Cutting Effort
“We have no room in our administration for Democrats,” a transition spokeswoman replied after good-government activists tried to join the president-elect’s new efficiency department.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Administration Withdraws Proposal to Expand Protections for Rare Whales
The proposed rules would have slowed more ships to prevent collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Vote on Cease-Fire Is Delayed as Diplomats Work on Details
Even though negotiators for Israel and Hamas reached a provisional deal for a truce starting Sunday, they continued to discuss outstanding issues through mediators.
New York Times Top StoriesBob Dylan Joins TikTok in What May Be Its Final Days
Dylan seemed to be in on the joke, posting an old black and white clip of himself saying “Good God, I must leave right away.”
New York Times Top StoriesDavid Lynch’s Death Prompts Tributes From Steven Spielberg, Kyle MacLachlan and More
Lynch’s death inspired tributes from fellow filmmakers, celebrities and past collaborators, who praised his visionary work and singular voice.
New York Times Top StoriesState Attorneys General Ask Courts to Preserve Biden-era Gun Control Measures
Days before Trump returns to office, the legal fight with Democratic state officials over his agenda has begun.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Administration Creates Final Limits for Oil Drillers in Alaska
Republicans said they were seeking ways to quickly reverse the restrictions in the state’s North Slope region.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Potential TikTok Ban Looms, What Will Happen to the Platform’s Food Creators?
Ahead of a potential ban of the app, The Times spoke to 11 prominent food content creators about what is at stake.
New York Times Top StoriesAdams Unveils a Rosy Election-Year Budget, Citing Lower Migrant Costs
The $114.5 billion spending plan anticipated $2 billion less in asylum seeker costs, but also called for an additional $550 million for nonmigrant shelters.
New York Times Top StoriesSpaceX’s 7th Starship Test Launch: What to Know
Elon Musk’s spaceflight company is continuing its work on the vehicle that could one day take people to the moon and eventually Mars.
New York Times Top StoriesTommy Brown, a Teenage Talent for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97
He was 16 when he made his debut as a shortstop in an Ebbets Field doubleheader, becoming the youngest position player in modern major-league history.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Tightens Cybersecurity Rules, Forcing Trump to Make a Choice
The president’s latest executive order accelerates the move to mandatory compliance by software providers. It may run afoul of the Trump mandate to deregulate.
New York Times Top StoriesScott Turner, Trump’s Housing Pick, Will Face Questions From Senators
Scott Turner, an official during the first Trump administration, said that the country was not building enough homes and that the housing department was “failing at its most basic mission.”
New York Times Top StoriesA Meteorite Is Caught on Camera as It Crashes Outside a Front Door
Home security-camera footage shows a puff of smoke, with the sound of an explosion included, as the space rock lands in Canada. A geologist said it was a rare recording.
New York Times Top StoriesNetanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
With his far-right coalition partners opposing an end to the war and threatening to quit, the Israeli prime minister may have to choose: them or the agreement.
New York Times Top StoriesFake Meat Is Processed. What Does That Mean for Its Health Benefits.
After being targeted by the meat industry, swept up in the culture wars and pummeled in sales, two plant based meat companies are reinventing themselves.
New York Times Top StoriesWhich Foods Have Red Dye No. 3? What to Know About the FDA’s New Ban
What does the science say about its health effects? What foods will be affected? And other common questions about the newly banned additive.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Their Lives Upended, They Practiced the Art of Resilience
“Pictures of Belonging” traces the careers of three female artists who flourished despite the U.S. government’s imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Do You Convince Consumers to Eat Plant-Based Meat?
The imitation meat industry is facing an identity crisis, and the challenge of convincing American consumers to make more planet-friendly choices.
New York Times Top StoriesI Fought Wildfires in California. Trump Will Make the Problem Worse.
Instead of addressing staffing shortages on the lands the federal government manages, Republicans have proposed making them worse.
New York Times Top StoriesMeatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations
Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their slaughterhouses. Most of the money will be used to help the children.
New York Times Top StoriesCash App Ordered to Pay $255 Million in Penalties Over Fraud
The transfer-money app, owned by Jack Dorsey’s Block, racked up a hefty bill of fines and restitution for what federal regulators called “woefully incomplete” customer protections.
New York Times Top StoriesDavid Lynch, Maker of Florid and Unnerving Films, Dies at 78
A visionary, his films included “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” which was considered his masterwork.