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Bacterial Vaginosis Is No Longer Thought to Affect Only Women
Gynecologists long viewed bacterial vaginosis as solely a women’s issue — until a study that treated their male partners, too, proved otherwise.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top Stories‘Swipe, Swipe’: New Yorkers Give the MetroCard a Public Funeral
There were few tears at a funeral for the MetroCard, which included chants of “swipe, swipe” and an urn.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela Detains Americans Amid Growing U.S. Pressure
The number of American citizens held in Venezuela has grown since the start of the U.S. military and economic campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.
New York Times Top StoriesResearch Library at NASA’s Goddard Space and Flight Center to Close Friday
Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out.
New York Times Top StoriesTatiana Schlossberg Submitted a Heartbreaking Essay to The New Yorker on Her Cancer Diagnosis, Fully Formed
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 StoriesThieves Make Off With Millions in German Bank Heist
The robbers stole valuables with an insured value of at least $36 million from a bank in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany.
New York Times Top StoriesManhattan Man, 80, Faces Homicide Charge After Sidewalk Shoving
Dana 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 StoriesIn New Year’s Message to War-Weary Russia, Putin Says Little About War
The 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 StoriesA Farewell Ride With the MetroCard, on Every Transit Line That Uses It
Two 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 StoriesA Timeline of Key Events in the Trump Administration’s Pursuit of Abrego Garcia
In 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 StoriesIn Ukraine, an Arsenal of Killer A.I. Drones Is Being Born in War Against Russia
As the war grinds on, sophisticated Russian defenses have pushed Ukraine to develop a frightening new weapon: semiautonomous killing machines.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Vetoes 2 Bills, Drawing Accusations of Retaliation
The 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 StoriesWomen Directed Fewer Box Office Hits in 2025, Report Finds
The 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 StoriesMamdani Will Be First N.Y.C. Mayor to Use the Quran at His Swearing-In
Zohran 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 StoriesBrigitte Bardot’s Legacy of Racist Rhetoric
The 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 StoriesThe Keys to the City of New York Are Made in New Jersey
Mayor 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 StoriesOne Lawyer’s Standoff With Trump’s Deportation Machine
Mahsa 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 StoriesHe Is Being Sued in the U.S. for Human Rights Abuses. He Could be Deported First.
Rafael 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 StoriesHow Russia Is Brutalizing Its Own Soldiers, and More Than 5 Million Pages of Epstein Files
Plus, the viral video that got the White House’s attention.
New York Times Top StoriesEven as Trump Targets Boats in Strikes, Coast Guard Continues Anti-Drug Operations
Cutters 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 StoriesNew Year’s Eve Forecast Is Very Cold Across the U.S.
Some of the season’s most frigid temperatures are expected this week.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Intense White House Response From a Single Viral Video
A 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 StoriesWill the A.I. Boom Continue to Drive Up Stocks in 2026?
The 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 StoriesThe Top Movies of 2025, According to Times Readers: ‘Marty Supreme’ and More
We 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 StoriesTrump Spent the Past Year Trying to Crush Dissent
The next three years will require a vigilant defense of free speech and open debate.
New York Times Top StoriesThere Is a Way Out of This Mess
A second Gilded Age, a single solution.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 2025 Politics Yearbook: Most Likely to Be Extreme and Chaotic
How much more chaotic could a second Trump term be? 2025 did not disappoint.
New York Times Top StoriesTonight’s Ball Drop Is a Celebration of Both the New Year and Times History
The 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 StoriesFor Zohran Mamdani, a Crowning Moment, With Challenges Looming
Mr. 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 StoriesBehind Oklahoma Cannabis Farms, New Yorkers With Ties to Beijing
In 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.