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Oscars 2025 Winners: Updating List
The winning actors, directors, pictures and more at the 97th annual Academy Awards.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesCynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Perform ‘Defying Gravity’ at Oscars
The stars also paid tribute to “The Wizard of Oz,” with Grande singing “Over the Rainbow,” and “The Wiz,” with Erivo singing “Home.”
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y. State Police Investigate Death of Another Inmate at Upstate Prison
A 22-year-old inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, N.Y., died Saturday. Nine inmates said he was viciously beaten by corrections officers.
New York Times Top Stories2025 Oscars Red Carpet Photos: Ariana Grande, June Squibb and More Looks
Bowen Yang and Jeff Goldblum lead the early arrivals.
New York Times Top StoriesProblems With New California Bar Exam Spark Lawsuit and Enrage Test Takers
Many aspiring lawyers could not access the test and cited delays or other issues. A lawmaker has called for an investigation.
New York Times Top StoriesRubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s emergency declaration calls for sending 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons to Israel as the war in Gaza continues.
New York Times Top StoriesPre-Oscars Parties Feature Mick Jagger, Kim Kardashian, Demi Moore and Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian, Demi Moore, Mick Jagger and others gathered in festive moods in the lead-up to Hollywood’s biggest night.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter He Ran a Cartoon on the War in Gaza, Gannett Fired Him
Tony Doris, the editorial page editor at The Palm Beach Post, was fired after he selected a cartoon that drew criticism from a nearby Jewish organization.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Officials Underplaying Measles Vaccination, Experts Say
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described the outbreak in West Texas last week as a “top priority.” But he did not explicitly encourage Americans to get vaccinated.
New York Times Top StoriesHegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Israel’s Decision to Halt Aid to Gaza
The move was apparently part of a bid to force Hamas into accepting a temporary extension of a cease-fire and releasing more hostages.
New York Times Top StoriesGreenpeace Faces Tough Start in Trial Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
The environmental group, battling a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, told the court it can’t get a fair trial.
New York Times Top StoriesRubio Attacks Zelensky, Firmly Defending Trump and Vance
Facing a wave of criticism from his former Senate colleagues, Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the complaints lobbed by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance against Ukraine’s leader.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Ukraine, many watch and wait for signs of hope from abroad.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Wrote Her Way Through Loss
When her father died, the author of “Americanah” produced a slim work of nonfiction. When her mother died, she poured her grief into a sprawling 416-page novel.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump Has Undermined U.S. Climate Policy
President Trump has quickly transformed America’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power.
New York Times Top StoriesSyrian Forces Deployed in Druse Town After Deadly Gunfight
An uneasy calm prevailed in the town on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday, two days after a gunfight between local men and security forces.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight M23
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
New York Times Top StoriesVesuvius Erupted, but When Exactly?
Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the fire.
New York Times Top Stories‘S.N.L.’ Reprises the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Face-Off
Mike Myers, as Elon Musk, adds an extra measure of crazy to an already bizarre moment in MAGA-era foreign policy.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Halts Aid to Gaza and Proposes New Cease-Fire Framework
Israel has called for Hamas to accept a temporary extension of the existing cease-fire deal, and to release more hostages.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope Races to Repair a Split Between the U.S. and Ukraine
European leaders pledge to assemble a “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending Ukraine’s war with Russia, which they hope could win the backing of a skeptical President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Threats and Mexico’s Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel
Several cartel operatives said that for the first time in years, they genuinely feared arrest or death at the hands of the authorities.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Threats and Mexico’s Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel
Several cartel operatives said that for the first time in years, they genuinely feared arrest or death at the hands of the authorities.
New York Times Top Stories‘Why Don’t You Wear a Suit?’: A Right-Wing News Outlet With Coveted Access Questions Zelensky
After the White House began to handpick pool reporters, Brian Glenn of the conservative Real America’s Voice network got to be front and center for the Ukrainian president’s visit.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Breaking Things We Can’t Just Fix
The president’s about-face on Ukraine has taught our allies a lesson they won’t be unlearning anytime soon.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat I Learned From Going No Contact
Estrangement is often the most moral option. What’s immoral is encouraging people to remain in relationships that hurt them.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Need Their Own Version of Project 2025
A call for a reform project that is ambitious, radical and iconoclastic yet grounded in a genuine desire to fix the problems of American governance.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Would the Church Say About End-of-Life Decisions for a Pope?
Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made known his own wishes should he face such a crossroads.
New York Times Top StoriesMexico’s Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Troops, Cartels and China
Aiming to appease President Trump, Mexico is hitting China with tariffs, handing cartel leaders over to the United States and using C.I.A. intelligence to hunt down others.