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France Passes Welfare Budget Law, Giving Government Rare Win
Sébastien Lecornu, the third French prime minister in less than a year, succeeded where his two predecessors failed — at least for now.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhite House Dismisses Rise in Unemployment
The Trump administration looked to recast elements of a dour jobs report Thursday as a sign of strength.
New York Times Top StoriesAustralia, After a Mass Shooting During Hanukkah, Looks for a Path Forward
Jews are fearful of more violence and Muslims are wary of a backlash after the mass shooting at Bondi Beach killed 15. Can Australia steer its way toward stability?
New York Times Top StoriesArctic Report Card Marks Record Temperatures and Rainfall in Arctic
A yearly checkup on the region documents a warmer, rainier Arctic and 200 Alaskan rivers “rusting” as melting tundra leaches minerals from the soil into waterways.
New York Times Top StoriesTrinidad and Tobago Sides With U.S. in Battle Against Venezuela, Military Tool Suggests
The United States and Trinidad say U.S. Marines installed a radar in Tobago to combat drugs — but this war materiel isn’t designed for operations based at sea or on land.
New York Times Top StoriesRob Reiner Gave Us Great Reasons to Go to the Movies
“This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “Misery”: Reiner delivered an incredible number of accessible, original and adult movies that we still cherish.
New York Times Top StoriesTakeaways From Susie Wiles’s Vanity Fair Interviews Describing Trump World
During 11 interviews with Vanity Fair over President Trump’s first year back in office, Ms. Wiles, his chief of staff, opened up about the president, the people around him and their internal fights.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope May Roll Back Combustion Engine Ban
A proposal to revise an E.U. law requiring carmakers to stop producing combustion engines by 2035 would offer some relief to automakers, but it sets back the region’s climate goals.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen King on Rob Reiner’s ‘Stand by Me’
In Rob’s hands, “Stand by Me,” my most autobiographical novel, rang true.
New York Times Top StoriesBrown Shooter Still at Large After Nearly Three Days
The authorities are still looking for the gunman who killed two students at Brown University. Investigators are expected to release more video footage on Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesNetflix Adds Podcasts in Deal With iHeartMedia
The streaming service now has about 30 video podcasts lined up for 2026, including the influential radio show “The Breakfast Club.”
New York Times Top StoriesFighting for Femininity, Not Feminism on the New Women’s Right
A group of young conservatives feel that the pressures they face as 20-something women have been made worse by the liberal feminism that defined their youth.
New York Times Top StoriesWatching ‘Liberation’ With a Women’s Movement Pioneer, My Mom
In researching her new Broadway play, Bess Wohl interviewed my mother. After a performance, we all discussed the play and its themes.
New York Times Top Stories10-Year-Old Killed in Russia School Stabbing
The attack appeared to have been inspired by white supremacist ideology, Telegram channels close to intelligence agencies reported.
New York Times Top StoriesAustralia Doubles Down on Gun Control in Wake of Bondi Beach Shooting
The country has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the United States, where meaningful changes in policy have been rare.
New York Times Top StoriesObamas Had Plans to See the Reiners the Day They Were Found Dead
Michelle Obama said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that she and former President Barack Obama were longtime friends of the couple and called them “decent, courageous” people.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Who Plowed Car Into Liverpool F.C. Parade Is Sentenced to 21 Years
Paul Doyle struck more than 130 people when he plowed his car through fans leaving a jubilant victory parade for Liverpool F.C.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Yorkers Back Mamdani’s Push for Free Child Care, Poll Shows
A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.
New York Times Top StoriesZelensky Expresses Wary Optimism About Ukraine Peace Plan
Two days of talks between President Volodymyr Zelensky and allies have brought some progress on security guarantees, but Russia remains opposed to any foreign forces in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesA Look at Australia’s Gun Laws
We examine how the country responds to mass shootings.
New York Times Top StoriesSusie Wiles Acknowledges Trump’s ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
In interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, called JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and said Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” the early handling of the Epstein files.
New York Times Top StoriesA Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk
People across the United States have endured rushed or premature attempts to remove their organs. Some were gasping, crying or showing other signs of life.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Week Is Pivotal for Ukraine, and for Europe’s Voice in Its Future
Often left out by the United States in peace negotiations, European countries are working to assert their leadership and bolster Ukraine with an ambitious funding plan. But can they agree?
New York Times Top StoriesISIS ‘Ideology’ Is Linked to Australia Killings, and Trump Files New $10 Billion Lawsuit
Plus, how foreign patients are paying for U.S. organs.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
For years, rumors swirled about where his wealth came from. A Times investigation reveals the truth of how a college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society.
New York Times Top StoriesDays After Brown University Shooting, a Community Is in a Standstill
As a manhunt for a gunman who killed two and injured nine at Brown University stretched into a third day, residents and officials alike were growing weary.
New York Times Top StoriesThree Opinion Writers Chat About Rob Reiner’s Life and Work
Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle and Ross Douthat chat with Stephen Stromberg about Rob Reiner’s legacy.
New York Times Top StoriesDonate This Holiday Season: The World’s Poorest Need Your Help
Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.
New York Times Top StoriesJobs Data Is Finally Back. But the Economic Picture Is Still Blurry.
November’s job report may be distorted as a result of the government shutdown, limiting how much it will influence the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision in January.
New York Times Top StoriesBrown Shooting Tests a Fragile Trust on Campus
The Ivy League school has faced a series of challenges related to protests and politics. Through it all, it has kept its gates open to the city and tried to heal divisions on campus.