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The Countdown Begins: New York City Awaits Mayor Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in shortly after the New Year’s Eve ball drops, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city’s subway.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesCoast Guard Searches for Survivors After More Boat Strikes
The U.S. military attacked a convoy of three boats in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, and two more on Wednesday, as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against people suspected of drug trafficking.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Did Not Target Putin’s Home, C.I.A. Finds
The assessment rebutted a claim that the Russian leader made to President Trump in a phone call this week.
New York Times Top StoriesHistoric Snowstorm Blankets Syracuse Just in Time for the New Year
Syracuse, N.Y., has received nearly twice its usual monthly amount of snow in December.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Tanker Fleeing the Coast Guard Now Listed in Russian Ship Database
The listing could make it more challenging for U.S. forces to board the ship, which an arm of the Kremlin’s maritime authority says is now flying the Russian flag.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Abandons Efforts to Deploy National Guard to 3 Major Cities
The troops had nearly no presence in two of the cities, Portland and Chicago. But the decision signaled a retreat, at least for now, in one of the president’s most audacious attempts to test his power.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Must Return Command of California National Guard to Newsom, Court Rules
The ruling is a win for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has vigorously opposed President Trump’s moves to control California’s National Guard since the summer.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Hearing Transcript, Jack Smith Defends Decision to Indict Trump
The former special counsel accused President Trump of “exploiting” violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an interview released by House Republicans.
New York Times Top StoriesOn His Last Day, Adams Drops From View but Still Flexes His Muscle
Mayor Eric Adams had one public appearance on his schedule, but that didn’t stop him from naming a third charter commission in the last hours of his administration.
New York Times Top StoriesSuicide Bomber in Syria Kills Security Officer in New Year’s Eve Attack
The attacker likely had links to the Islamic State and was possibly targeting a Christian church in the center of Aleppo, according to a government spokesman.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Year’s Eve Crowds Brave Cold at NYC’s Times Square to Ring in 2026
The New Year’s Eve celebration drew spectators from around the world, despite cold and blustery weather.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Year’s 2026 Celebrations Around the World: Photos and Videos
See how people across the globe celebrated.
New York Times Top StoriesJacqueline de Ribes, Tastemaker and Fashion Avatar, Dies at 96
One of few people in the world of style who could legitimately claim the status of icon, she dressed to impress even before she became a designer.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Names Top Deputies for Child Care, Operations and Climate
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, announced several key appointments who could help implement central promises of his agenda, including universal child care.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Chief Justice’s Annual Report, a History Lesson and Embrace of Independence
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. did not directly address the tensions between the Trump administration and federal judges who have blocked the president’s agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Reverses Call to End Mayoral Control of NYC Public Schools
The mayor-elect’s turnaround came as he selected Kamar Samuels to lead New York City’s school system at a precarious moment.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani’s Man-of-the-People Style Could Present Security Challenges
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, gregarious with constituents and vilified by a range of critics, is taking office at a time of anxiety about political violence.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Veto of Water Project Is His Latest Targeted Hit on Colorado
The president seems to be at war with the Democratic-led state as he raises the pressure on Colorado leaders to release a convicted election denier, Tina Peters, from state prison.
New York Times Top StoriesMost of Iran Shuts Down as Government Grapples With Protests and Economy
Amid mounting street protests, businesses, universities and government offices stayed closed Wednesday under government orders, in 21 of 31 provinces, including the Tehran.
New York Times Top Stories3 Years After a Toddler’s Parents Fled Kabul, a Reunion Is Still on Hold
The twisting saga that separated the Hashemis in Oregon from their infant son has reached a new dead end: President Trump’s hold on all visas to the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesGeorgia Judge Dismisses Racketeering Charges Against ‘Cop City’ Activists
Dozens of protesters had been indicted after the state attorney general said that their movement amounted to a violent criminal enterprise.
New York Times Top StoriesMohammad Bakri, 72, Outspoken Palestinian Actor and Director, Dies
His work, including the 2002 documentary “Jenin, Jenin,” exposed the often harsh realities of life experienced by his fellow Arabs in Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesBacterial 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 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.