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Bodies of Rob and Michele Reiner Were Found in Master Bedroom, Police Say
After finding the slain couple, investigators focused on their younger son, Nick, as a suspect. He was formally charged with murder on Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil Fields Sets Off a Nationalist Reaction
President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a country where the resource holds a mythical status.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Rejects Measure to Bar Strikes Inside Venezuela
The Democratic measure was defeated mostly along party lines, along with another resolution that would have halted the military’s escalating campaign of boat attacks.
New York Times Top StoriesDan Bongino to Step Down as FBI Deputy Director
The departure of Dan Bongino had seemed inevitable since August, when the White House hired Missouri’s attorney general, Andrew Bailey, to share his job as deputy director.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Finds That Retribution Isn’t Always So Easy
In some ways, Trump’s broader flexing of power has achieved what he set out to do. But his attempts to push prosecutions of rivals have been far less successful.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Seeks to Increase Denaturalizations
Also, New York will allow the terminally ill to end their lives. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesJack Smith Defends Trump Prosecutions in House Deposition
Even adversaries of Jack Smith, the former special counsel, conceded that his tight-lipped, painstaking approach made tripping him up particularly difficult.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would prioritize “those who’ve unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship.”
New York Times Top StoriesCanada’s Population Shrinks Amid Tightened Immigration
The government has greatly restricted the number of work and study permits issued to foreigners following an unpopular immigration boom during the pandemic.
New York Times Top StoriesLet’s Go Beyond Trump’s Vile Words About Rob Reiner
We must do far more to address the national crisis of addiction that leaves so many households in despair as well as danger.
New York Times Top StoriesFani Willis Calls Trump and Allies ‘Criminals’ in Hearing Before Georgia Senate Committee
The district attorney in Atlanta addressed a Republican-led committee created to investigate her conduct during her prosecution of President Trump last year.
New York Times Top StoriesVideo Footage Shows Nick Reiner Enter Store an Hour Before His Arrest
Mr. Reiner was filmed entering a gas station’s store in South Los Angeles to buy a sports drink roughly an hour before he was arrested by the police across the street.
New York Times Top StoriesThe New Flu Variant Could Spread Widely This Year. Here’s What to Know.
Scientists have expressed alarm about the dominant version of the virus that’s circulating now.
New York Times Top StoriesChristine Choy, Documentarian of Asian American Life, Dies at 76
Her film “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” earned an Oscar nomination in 1988 and was inducted into the National Film Registry for its cultural significance.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia’s Endless Fog Is Finally Clearing
An unrelenting gloom has blanketed much of the state’s Central Valley since late November.
New York Times Top StoriesStabbing Near Chabad Headquarters Investigated as a Possible Hate Crime
A dispute on a Brooklyn street appeared to explode after the perpetrator accosted the victim with antisemitic statements, the police said.
New York Times Top StoriesStorm Knocks Out Power for Hundreds of Thousands in the Pacific Northwest
The region has faced significant flooding in the last week. Powerful winds from another storm have compounded the misery.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing
Why are the Supreme Court and Congress conspiring to give him more power?
New York Times Top StoriesTop Republican Examining Boat Strike ‘Satisfied’ With Military Mission
After viewing video of a follow-up strike, Republicans largely had confidence in the Pentagon’s legal rationale while Democrats questioned its legality.
New York Times Top StoriesNearly $900 Million Flowed in Secret to Help Harris and Trump in 2024
The main dark-money group backing Kamala Harris and Joe Biden raised a staggering $613 million last year, while its pro-Trump counterpart brought in $275 million, new filings show.
New York Times Top StoriesBrendan Carr Says FCC ‘Isn’t Independent’ Amid Concerns of How Trump Might Use the Agency
The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.
New York Times Top StoriesReiner’s Son Appears, Briefly, Before a Judge
Nick Reiner, facing murder charges in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, appeared at an arraignment that lasted just minutes before it was rescheduled for January. He has not entered a plea.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels After Trump’s Blockade Threat
The Venezuelan government was said to have ordered the escort, according to two people familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear whether the vessels were subject to U.S. sanctions.
New York Times Top Stories2 U.K. Police Forces Pledge to Arrest People Who Chant ‘Globalize the Intifada’
The police in London and Manchester said they would take a “more assertive” approach after the Bondi Beach massacre and a terrorist attack at a British synagogue.
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y. Governor Will Sign Right-to-Die Bill for the Terminally Ill
Gov. Kathy Hochul cast the measure in unusually personal terms, saying she had felt “the pain of seeing someone you love suffer and feeling powerless to stop it.”
New York Times Top StoriesWill the Oscars Make Room for ‘Difficult’ Women for 2026’s Best Actress Category?
Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence and Amanda Seyfried give great performances as women who buck convention. But some voters prize ‘likability’ above all else.
New York Times Top StoriesMore Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints Are Found in the Italian Alps
Two hundred million years ago, prosauropods walked the earth. They left something behind.
New York Times Top StoriesICE Arrests Disrupt Schools, Prompting Fear Among Families
President Trump’s immigration crackdown has at times resulted in arrests near schools, setting off concerns among parents, educators and students.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Do You Afford Life in New York City?
The New York Times is looking to talk to New Yorkers about how they budget, splurge and save in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
New York Times Top StoriesOscars Reach Deal With YouTube
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that it had reached a deal with YouTube for exclusive rights to the show starting in 2029.