New York Times Top Stories
When Tatiana Schlossberg submitted an essay to The New Yorker, it had not been assigned or even expected. It was accepted immediately and barely edited.
New York Times Top StoriesThe robbers stole valuables with an insured value of at least $36 million from a bank in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany.
New York Times Top StoriesDana Escoffier was indicted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Dean Whetzel, 82, a neighbor whom he had known for decades.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Kremlin leader kept his speech short, spoke only briefly about the fighting in Ukraine, and did not mention U.S.-mediated talks on ending the war.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City area buses and trains before sale of the card ends on Dec. 31.
New York Times Top StoriesIn its parallel efforts to prosecute Mr. Abrego Garcia and to re-expel him from the country, the Justice Department has spent countless hours and untold sums of money pursuing a single immigrant.
New York Times Top StoriesAs the war grinds on, sophisticated Russian defenses have pushed Ukraine to develop a frightening new weapon: semiautonomous killing machines.
New York Times Top StoriesThe president said he blocked the bills to save taxpayers’ money. But he has grievances against a tribe in Florida and officials in Colorado.
New York Times Top StoriesThe number of female filmmakers dropped to 8.1 percent this year from 13.4 percent in 2024, according to a study from the University of Southern California.
New York Times Top StoriesZohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will use two family Qurans and one that belonged to the writer Arturo Schomburg at his two swearing-in ceremonies.
New York Times Top StoriesThe actress, who died this week at 91, was an icon of 1960s cinema. She was also a hero to the French far right.
New York Times Top StoriesMayor Eric Adams has handed out dozens of ceremonial golden keys during his single term. Since 2023, they have come from across the Hudson River.
New York Times Top StoriesMahsa Khanbabai’s client, a graduate student, had been whisked away by masked agents and held in lockup for weeks. Would a court free her — and would the government let her go?
New York Times Top StoriesRafael Quero Silva faces a lawsuit brought by five people who say he oversaw their abuse and mistreatment as a military officer in Venezuela. But he could be deported before the case is heard.
New York Times Top StoriesPlus, the viral video that got the White House’s attention.
New York Times Top StoriesCutters are still stopping smugglers and seizing drugs, but the prosecutions of go-fast boat crews are dwindling in a realignment of federal resources.
New York Times Top StoriesSome of the season’s most frigid temperatures are expected this week.
New York Times Top StoriesA video purporting to expose extensive fraud at child care centers in Minnesota shows the relationship between the Trump administration and self-described citizen journalists.
New York Times Top StoriesThe boom in artificial intelligence was the biggest driver of gains in the stock market. That could pose a risk in 2026.
New York Times Top StoriesWe asked you to vote on the best films of the year. The results ranged from big box office hits to small art-house indies.
New York Times Top StoriesThe next three years will require a vigilant defense of free speech and open debate.
New York Times Top StoriesA second Gilded Age, a single solution.
New York Times Top StoriesHow much more chaotic could a second Trump term be? 2025 did not disappoint.
New York Times Top StoriesThe New York Times started the tradition in 1907, and this year’s ball drop will be a reminder that The Times played a role in making New Year’s Eve what it is.
New York Times Top StoriesMr. Mamdani will become mayor of New York City on Thursday, carrying the hopes of the left, Muslims and younger voters as he looks to improve affordability.
New York Times Top StoriesIn China, trafficking marijuana is punishable by death. But in the United States, it has become a lucrative sideline for some favored sons of the motherland.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo brutal killings, less than three months apart, in New York State’s prison system raised troubling questions: Had other inmates met similar fates?
New York Times Top StoriesThe Republican served for almost three decades in Congress. He said he was withdrawing from public life after the diagnosis.
New York Times Top StoriesA tale of two cities, told through its pubs.
New York Times Top StoriesProtests have erupted in Aceh Province on the northern tip of Sumatra island, where anger and frustration are mounting over what many see as inadequate relief efforts by a distracted government.