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How the Assad Regime Covered Up Its Crimes: Key Takeaways
We documented how the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen conspired to hide evidence of torture and deaths of detainees during Syria’s long civil war.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesC.I.A. Strikes Inside Venezuela, and U.S. Tells U.N. Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink or Die’
Plus, the mountain climbing brothers trying to rewrite the world’s maps.
New York Times Top StoriesK-Pop Group NewJeans Faces New Uncertainty After Member Is Dropped
The band’s label said it had dropped one of the girl group’s five members. NewJeans’s legal battle has drawn public scrutiny of the K-pop industry.
New York Times Top StoriesDeath at a Mississippi Jail: Brutal Beating or a Fall From Bed?
An inmate says that no one wanted to listen when he tried repeatedly to confess to a crime at a facility known for violence.
New York Times Top StoriesHow America Loses Vaccine Access
America could all but lose vaccine access. Here’s how.
New York Times Top StoriesCan a Corporation Be Complicit in War Crimes? Sweden Is Trying to Find Out.
It’s Sweden’s longest criminal trial. I was there because of a different historic distinction.
New York Times Top StoriesDecoding the A.I.-Driven Tech Lingo From 2025
Here’s a cheat sheet for decoding this year’s A.I.-driven tech lingo, from RAG to superintelligence.
New York Times Top StoriesDid Starmer Impose a Curfew in the U.K.? No, It’s a Fake TikTok Video.
A.I. has made it easy to put words in people’s mouths, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has become a favorite target. The motive, experts say, is not political but financial.
New York Times Top StoriesCheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bills and challenging utilities.
New York Times Top StoriesKatherine Maher of NPR Has Come Out on Top Despite Battles With Trump and the CPB
Katherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR’s biggest battles — which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Lagos, December Is Time to Get Down and ‘Detty’
Detty December means a month of “back to back to back” partying in Nigeria’s megacity, both for locals and visiting members of the diaspora. Bring your stamina, dancing shoes and wads of cash.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Promised Universal Child Care. How Long Could It Take?
Here is what to expect if you’re expecting relief from the soaring cost of day care in New York City.
New York Times Top StoriesSo You Have Bacterial Vaginosis. What Do You Do Now?
Now that the condition is known to spread sexually, there are steps you and your partner can take to prevent it.
New York Times Top StoriesSpace Events 2026: NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission, Summer Eclipse and More
In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions of the cosmos and a solar eclipse that might be worth traveling for.
New York Times Top StoriesGone in 2025: A Yearlong Procession of Giants
Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Artillery and Warships, China Practices Blockading Taiwan
China flew bombers and fired long-range artillery during a second day of exercises designed to show its ability to claim the island-democracy by force.
New York Times Top StoriesSaudis Say Airstrike in Yemen Targeted Arms From U.A.E.
The Saudi-led coalition said its strike, at a port in southern Yemen, targeted weapons bound for a separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates.
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Department Sues Virginia Over Tuition Aid for Unauthorized Immigrants
The department said the state’s policy of granting unauthorized immigrants in-state financial aid at public colleges and universities violates federal law.
New York Times Top StoriesYonaguni, the Japanese Island on the Front Lines of China’s Feud with Japan
Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo escalates, some residents are worried.
New York Times Top StoriesC.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela
The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Netanyahu Praise Each Other After Meeting, Despite Differences Over Gaza
The American and Israeli leaders showed few signs of disagreement after meeting in Florida, giving no public indication of their growing strains over Gaza, Syria and other issues.
New York Times Top StoriesHundreds Sue Virginia Hospital and Executives Over Unneeded Surgeries
More than 500 women claimed that they had received unnecessary operations. Hospital leaders said they were not aware of a doctor’s misconduct.
New York Times Top StoriesKhaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s First Female Prime Minister, Dies
A leader for three terms, she traded the country’s leadership with Sheikh Hasina, the head of another political dynasty, over decades. She was believed to be 80.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Anti-A.I. Movement Is Coming. Which Party Will Lead It?
The technology Is ruining much of what makes life worth living.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela
The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and Venezuela.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Aim to Spotlight Republican Efforts to Rewrite the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
On the fifth anniversary of the attack, which falls next Tuesday, Democrats plan to hold an informal hearing to review President Trump’s clemency for the rioters and G.O.P attempts to sanitize the event.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York City Takes Over Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn
Maimonides Health is a community fixture that will become part of NYC Health + Hospitals. Many of its patients are on government medical plans.
New York Times Top StoriesLouis V. Gerstner, Who Revived a Faltering IBM in the ’90s, Dies at 83
Installed as an outsider, he engineered a comeback, shifting the company’s focus from a waning mainframe computer business toward consulting and services.
New York Times Top StoriesMore Kennedy Center Performances Are Canceled After Trump’s Renaming
A dance company withdrew from two performances next year, and the arts center’s website says two New Year’s Eve jazz concerts have been canceled.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Threatens to Harden Its Stance on Ukraine
Plus, food trends for 2026. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.