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James Ransone, Actor Known for ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 46
The character actor had grown up in Maryland, where “The Wire” was set, and went on to star in horror films like “It Chapter Two.”
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesJimmy Kimmel Will Deliver Britain’s ‘Alternative Christmas Message’
Mr. Kimmel will speak out against fascism and about the importance of free speech in the holiday address, according to a Channel 4 spokesman.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Coast Guard Is Pursuing an Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela
U.S. forces had boarded a different tanker on Saturday. The actions signaled a crackdown on such vessels.
New York Times Top StoriesAustralia Mourns Bondi Beach Shooting Victims
A week after gunmen killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration, hints of political divisions and anti-immigration rhetoric emerge in Australia.
New York Times Top Stories‘Avatar’ Sequel Is Neither Fire Nor Ash at North American Box Office
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” took in $88 million over the weekend, a sizable No. 1 total that nonetheless fell 34 percent behind the opening for its franchise predecessor.
New York Times Top StoriesAcechado por el ICE y el cáncer, un bombero persevera por su hijo
Durante dos décadas, luchó contra incendios forestales para el gobierno de EE. UU. Ahora se enfrenta al cáncer, a las deudas y a la amenaza de separarse de su hijo de 11 años.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Inauguration to Usher in ‘New Era’ With Broadway Block Party
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as New York City’s new mayor on Jan. 1, alongside a party spanning seven blocks that will accommodate 40,000 spectators, his transition team said.
New York Times Top Stories‘Orwellian Climate of Fear’: How China Cracks Down on Critics in the U.S.
The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the United States whose creative protests test its tolerance.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Is Shopping No Longer Fun?
Shopping should be about lust. Instead, it’s become a slog.
New York Times Top StoriesOlder Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves
In some studies, half of patients stopped taking GLP-1s within a year despite the benefits, citing the expense and side effects.
New York Times Top StoriesSteakhouse Woes
We examine how rising beef prices have stressed restaurant owners this holiday season.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Trump Vibe Shift Is Dead
What will come in its wake?
New York Times Top StoriesFreed From a Belarus Prison, a Nobel Peace Laureate Experiences ‘Oxygen Intoxication’
Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel in 2022, described long hours of backbreaking work and stints in solitary confinement.
New York Times Top StoriesMichele Singer Reiner: A Life Rooted in Activism and Listening to Others
Michele Singer Reiner was the guiding force in the lives of her family, stressing the need to help and respect one another.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Many Toys Will Parents Buy for Their Kids This Christmas?
Ynon Kreiz, the chief executive of Mattel, believes consumers squeezed by tariffs and inflation will cut back on other things before they skimp on Barbies and Hot Wheels.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level
In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Something Goes Wrong With Your Flight, These People Take Charge
Inside a tornado-hardened office in Texas, 1,700 American Airlines employees manage the carrier’s operations, responding to bad weather, plane trouble and ailing passengers.
New York Times Top StoriesImmigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists
An increasingly loud contingent supports the Trump administration’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants.
New York Times Top Stories‘It’s Just Us’: The Firefighter, His Son and a Treacherous Choice
For two decades, Luis Martinez has fought wildfires for the U.S. government. Now he’s facing down cancer, debt and the threat of separation from his 11-year-old.
New York Times Top StoriesSikh Truckers Found Refuge In Trucking Until The Trump Administration’s Crackdown
Two high-profile crashes and a Trump administration crackdown have brought worry, and wariness, to the community.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Supreme Court’s Mail-In Ballot Ruling Could Affect Voters
Hundreds of thousands of Americans in rural and urban areas alike could see their votes rejected if the court decides that ballots must arrive by Election Day.
New York Times Top StoriesMove Aside, Snowflake: ‘Theater Kid’ Is the New Go-To Political Insult
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, is among the latest politicians to be tagged with the term, raising the question: What did theater kids do to deserve such scorn?
New York Times Top StoriesSydney Shooting Suspects Met Muslim Leaders in Philippines, Officials Say
Intelligence authorities in the Philippines say the father and son apparently slipped out of Davao City during their monthlong stay, but details remain sketchy.
New York Times Top StoriesAt the Center of the Latest Mangione Hearings: A Battle Over a Backpack
For three weeks, defense lawyers argued that searches of Luigi Mangione’s bag were unconstitutional. But state prosecutors have other evidence — and a federal prosecution looms.
New York Times Top StoriesGuns from the United States are Pouring into Canada, Fueling a Spike in Gun Violence
The proliferation of illegal firearms from the United States has fueled a spike in gun violence in Canada, where most guns used in crimes are smuggled across the border.
New York Times Top StoriesMy Oldest Old Friend
She was a great-grandmother, and I was a millennial. We could have talked forever.
New York Times Top StoriesLong Before Bondi Massacre, Australian Jews Lived With a Sense of Peril
Armed guards, bollards and secretive precautions became part of life amid antisemitic attacks and blurred lines between anger at Israel and hatred of Jews.
New York Times Top StoriesHow China Tried to Dismantle a Major Underground Church
Videos and photographs show how the Chinese authorities have tried to dismantle Zion Church, a Christian network with branches across the country.
New York Times Top StoriesA Neighborhood in India Fears Being Blamed for a Distant Atrocity
The attacker killed at last week’s Hanukkah celebration in Australia came from a Muslim area whose residents have long gone abroad to seek better lives.
New York Times Top StoriesNearly a Third of San Francisco Loses Electricity
At least 125,000 customers out of 414,000 lost power on Saturday.