New York Times Top Stories
Trump Said It Would Be Easy to Free Jimmy Lai. He Should Prove It.
The Hong Kong publisher’s fate will reveal whether democracies still have the resolve to defend their own values.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesJeanette Winter, Who Told Children About Artists’ Lives, Dies at 86
Her picture books found models of perseverance and imagination in figures like Emily Dickinson, Georgia O’Keeffe and Benny Goodman.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Lai’s Life, in Photos and Video
He attributed his rags-to-riches ascent to the freedoms of Hong Kong, and has paid a hefty price for defending them.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Hires Former C.D.C. Officials Who Criticized Trump Administration
A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former chief medical officer of the agency will advise the state on public health issues.
New York Times Top StoriesJosé Antonio Kast Elected President of Chile
José Antonio Kast won the race on Sunday after a contest marked by concerns over security and immigration.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.
New York Times Top StoriesGunshots at Brown University, Then 12 Hours of Lockdown and Fear
As the shooter remained at large, students sheltered in place in classrooms and basements, waiting for the all clear.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Republicans Accuse D.C. Police of Manipulating Crime Statistics
The committee cited interviews with police commanders in an effort to buttress President Trump’s federal takeover of law enforcement and the National Guard deployment in the capital city.
New York Times Top StoriesSyrian Who Killed U.S. Soldiers Was Member of Security Forces, Officials Say
The gunman who killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter had been set to be dismissed from the security forces over his extremist views, U.S. and Syrian officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry
Bill and Hillary Clinton have repeatedly offered to provide sworn statements, but Representative James R. Comer has threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Bondi Beach Shooting Is What ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Looks Like
When a slogan’s real meaning comes true.
New York Times Top StoriesHis Job Is to Make the Subway Accessible. His Own Life Fuels His Work.
Quemuel Arroyo, the New York transit system’s chief accessibility officer, has used a wheelchair for half his life. He understands how difficult it is to navigate the subway.
New York Times Top StoriesHospitalized Brown Student Describes Hiding from Shooter
The student, in his first year at Brown, described helping others who were more seriously injured than him as they hid in their classroom.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Tackled and Disarmed One of the Bondi Beach Gunmen, Video Shows
The video, verified by The New York Times, shows a man sneaking up on one of the shooters who targeted a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on Sunday.
New York Times Top StoriesZelensky Offers Compromise Before Latest Round of Peace Plan Talks
Ukraine’s president is meeting with U.S. negotiators on the latest plans to try end the war with Russia. He said he would give up hopes of joining NATO, at least for now, if he got strong security guarantees.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York City Gets Its First Big Snowfall of the Season
The city has not seen this much snow this early in the season since 2019, the National Weather Service said.
New York Times Top StoriesRodney Brooks, the Godfather of Modern Robotics, Says the Field Has Lost Its Way
Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is doomed to fail.
New York Times Top StoriesA Hanukkah Attack
We cover shootings at Bondi Beach, in Australia, and at Brown University.
New York Times Top StoriesConfirm or Deny: James Cameron Edition
The box office king sits for a lightning-round interview.
New York Times Top StoriesJames Cameron Tempers His Temper and Channels His Inner Na’vi
Years after his Titanic tantrums, the “Avatar” director has “mellowed,” says Sigourney Weaver. He calls it “marinating.”
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About the Shooting at Bondi Beach
Two gunman opened fire at dozens of people who were at a Jewish holiday event. At least 11 people were killed in the attack, and so was one of the shooters, the police said.
New York Times Top StoriesWitnesses Fled Bondi Beach as Gunmen Targeted Jewish Event
Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, killing at least 12 people.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Billionaires Have No One to Blame but Themselves
The first rule of dark money is to quit blabbing about it. Did they think people would thank them for it?
New York Times Top StoriesHome-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right
Not once, in the four and a half years I learned at home, did anyone from the state come to assess what sort of education I was receiving, or even just check on me.
New York Times Top StoriesDeadly Attack in Syria on U.S. Troops Exposes Growing Challenges for Country’s Leader
The attacks further complicate President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s efforts to unify the country and rebuild relationships with the international community, analysts say.
New York Times Top StoriesFloods, Mud and Cold Add to Gazans’ Misery
The rainstorm that battered the enclave this week has left many shivering in tent camps. Despite a cease-fire, rebuilding is still a long way off.
New York Times Top StoriesThe War on ‘Wokeness’ Comes to the U.S. Mint
The Treasury Department unveiled new coins celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. They failed to include planned designs featuring abolition, women’s suffrage and the civil rights movement.
New York Times Top StoriesChile Votes in Presidential Runoff
Jeannette Jara and José Antonio Kast are facing off on Sunday in a deeply polarized election marked by concerns over security and immigration.
New York Times Top StoriesWashington Residents Return Home to Extensive Flood Damage
After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could.
New York Times Top StoriesHow The Times Analyzed the S.E.C.’s Cryptocurrency Enforcement
The New York Times set out to understand — and quantify — just how much things had changed within the agency after President Trump resumed office.