New York Times Top Stories
Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized
Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesCVS Worker Fatally Stabbed on Christmas Day on Long Island
A 23-year-old CVS employee was killed on Thursday in Lindenhurst, the authorities said. Police are searching for a suspect in his 40s who fled on foot.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Jail Term for Ex-Malaysian Leader Najib Razak in Corruption Scandal
Najib Razak, the former prime minister already serving a sentence linked to the looting of the 1MDB fund, was found guilty of corruption in a related case.
New York Times Top Stories2 Killed in Car Ramming and Stabbing in Israel, Authorities Say
The attack comes amid heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
New York Times Top StoriesMore Rain Heading for Southern California, Heightening Flood Risk
More rain was forecast for the Los Angeles Area on Friday, adding to wet weather that prompted emergency declarations across the state.
New York Times Top Stories6 Killed in Syria Mosque Blast, Government Says
No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion, which happened on a day when many worshipers attend mosque for Friday Prayer.
New York Times Top StoriesA College Freshman Is the Unlikely Source of Alabama’s New Political Maps
Daniel DiDonato, 19, has loved elections since he was in fourth grade. He also loves maps.
New York Times Top Stories5 Killed in Syria Mosque Blast, State Media Reports
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, which happened on a day when many worshipers typically attend mosques for Friday prayers.
New York Times Top StoriesZelensky Says He’ll Meet With Trump in the ‘Near Future’
There was no immediate confirmation from the White House about a meeting, which President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has sought since the latest U.S.-.led push for peace got underway.
New York Times Top StoriesSick of Trump News? I’m Here for You.
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New York Times Top StoriesWhat It’s Like When Your Wife Goes on Testosterone
She went on testosterone to help with her menopausal symptoms. The effects had unexpected consequences for their marriage.
New York Times Top StoriesAs A.I. Companies Borrow Billions, Debt Investors Grow Wary
Artificial intelligence companies looking to raise funds are being made to pay lofty interest rates, as debt investors become cautious.
New York Times Top StoriesData Center Surge Reaches India as American Tech Giants Invest Billions
Megacities in southern India are attracting enormous investments to help build artificial intelligence infrastructure to serve the world’s most data-hungry country.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger
It’s become easier to imagine the moment when Trump’s mystique finally evaporates.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Race to Save the Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly
The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly is critically endangered, with the last known larva living in a lab in New Mexico.
New York Times Top StoriesOne Gazan Girl’s Fight to Survive Extreme Hunger
After Israel sealed Gaza’s borders, Hoda Abu al-Naja, 12, who suffered from celiac disease, spent months seeking the food and care she needed to combat malnutrition.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Ryan Wedding, a Canadian Olympic Snowboarder, Turned into a Drug Lord
Ryan Wedding rose to fame as a Canadian Olympic athlete, but the authorities say he became one of the world’s biggest drug lords, who ordered an informant executed.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen the Democratic Door-Knocker Has Something Unscripted to Say
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign encouraged canvassers to ditch their scripts in pursuit of genuine, off-the-cuff-conversation. It’s a strategy that some Democratic strategists want to see more of.
New York Times Top StoriesNorthern California Conservatives Are Frustrated They Could Get a Democratic Representative
The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
New York Times Top StoriesFeral Dogs on the Roof of the World
As many as 25,000 free-ranging dogs roam the cold, high-altitude desert of Ladakh, India. That’s a problem for wildlife and people alike.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Can Hundreds of Pieces of Litter Tell Us About Manhattan?
Shoes. A phone. Receipts. A comb. Traces of wild nights and hurried days are all around us.
New York Times Top StoriesFlu Cases Climb to Highest Levels in New York City in a Decade
The number of patients going to hospital emergency rooms with flulike symptoms has soared.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Help of Lina Khan, Mamdani Looks to Quickly Cut Costs for New Yorkers
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s signature plans for New York City will take time. Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has ideas for making a swift impact.
New York Times Top StoriesThis May Be Our Last Chance to Get It Right in Venezuela
For the past decade, every administration in Washington has said Venezuela represents an extraordinary threat to the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesMyanmar’s Health Crisis Spills Over Borders
Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten regional health security, experts say.
New York Times Top StoriesFrom Pariah to Power: The Hindu Right’s 100-Year Quest to Reshape India
The far right juggernaut known as the R.S.S. and its most prominent member, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are remaking secular India as a Hindu-first society, pushing aside minorities.
New York Times Top Stories5 Key Moments in the Rise of India’s Hindu-First Powerhouse
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, known as the R.S.S., has survived bans and vilification to emerge as the force reshaping India’s secular republic into a Hindu nation.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About ISIS Terror Attacks
The terror group has lost its territorial stronghold, but it still orchestrates and inspires violence through affiliates across Africa and beyond.
New York Times Top StoriesDeath Toll in UPS Plane Crash Rises to 15
Alain Rodriguez Colina, who was injured when a cargo plane crashed into his Kentucky workplace more than a month ago, died on Christmas Day.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Emphasizes Religion in Official Christmas Messages
Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an official state religion.