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Critics Choice Awards 2026: The Complete Winners List
“One Battle After Another” won best picture, while the top acting honors went to Timothée Chalamet (“Marty Supreme”) and Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”).
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMaduro and His Wife to Be Arraigned in Manhattan Federal Court
Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, and his wife, Cilia Flores, will make their first appearance on Monday in a New York City courthouse, the site of other high-profile proceedings.
New York Times Top StoriesRobert Heide, Angsty Playwright and Warhol Collaborator, Dies at 91
He helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films, and made his apartment into a singular exhibit of Americana.
New York Times Top StoriesWinter Storms Ease Drought in California, for Now
Experts say that it’s too early to tell what will happen during the rest of the state’s rainy season, but that extreme drought is unlikely.
New York Times Top StoriesDays After U.S. Strikes in Nigeria, Gunmen Kill Dozens of Villagers
The attackers also abducted an unspecified number of people, including students from a Catholic school where over 300 people were kidnapped in November.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Venezuela I Know
Many are celebrating the ouster of a brutal dictator, but the Maduro regime may survive the loss of Maduro.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Names Dina Levy as NYC Housing Leader and Pledges ‘Rental Rip-off’ Hearings
Mayor Zohran Mamdani named a housing commissioner and announced that the city would hold public hearings where frustrated renters could voice their complaints.
New York Times Top StoriesBehind on Student Loans? Here’s What to Do Now for the New Year
Millions of borrowers who are behind can expect the government to tighten repayment options this year. Experts say take action now to get help.
New York Times Top StoriesRubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It
The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country’s acting leadership.
New York Times Top StoriesUkrainians Welcome a U.S. Victory in Venezuela, and Lament a Double Standard
Ukraine’s government supports the removal of a dictator while members of Parliament question the wisdom of endorsing military interventions, even against a Russian ally.
New York Times Top StoriesUkrainians Welcome a U.S. Victory in Venezuela, and Lament a Double Standard
Ukraine’s government supports the removal of a dictator while members of Parliament question the wisdom of endorsing military interventions, even against a Russian ally.
New York Times Top StoriesYemeni Forces, Backed by Saudi Arabia, Reclaim Territory From Separatists
An offensive by Yemeni government-allied forces appeared to turn the tide in a conflict that has become a proxy clash between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
New York Times Top StoriesIran Faces Economic Challenges and Military Threats
Officials said that leaders were in survival mode amid anti-government protests and the prospect of again coming into the cross hairs of Israel and the United States.
New York Times Top Stories‘Everyone Is in Shock’: Swiss Town Grieves as More Fire Victims Are Identified
In Crans-Montana, the ski resort where at least 40 people died in a New Year’s Day blaze, residents were struggling to come to terms with one of the worst such disasters in Switzerland’s history.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Venezuela Takeover
Here’s what you need to know about the U.S. incursion into Venezuela.
New York Times Top StoriesTom Brady Is Not the GOAT
That’s not a criticism of Brady. It’s a criticism of how greatness is considered.
New York Times Top StoriesWant to Have a Better Year? Just Dance.
On a vacation abroad, my family started dancing in public. We haven’t stopped.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Indictment of Maduro Cites Cocaine Smuggling. Venezuela’s Role in the Trade Is Believed to Be Modest.
Experts have said that Venezuela is not a major drug producer but a minor cocaine transit country, with most of the cocaine flowing through it headed to Europe.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela
President Trump opened a new chapter in American nation building as he declared that the United States had toppled Venezuela’s leader and would “run” the country for an indefinite period.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the U.S. Operation to Oust Venezuela’s President
The raid that extracted President Nicolás Maduro was the culmination of a monthslong campaign by President Trump and his aides.
New York Times Top StoriesUkrainian Politics Has Reawakened. Zelensky Must Tread Carefully.
The Ukrainian leader is reshuffling his cabinet as a corruption scandal reshapes the political landscape at a pivotal point in peace negotiations.
New York Times Top StoriesInside Mamdani’s Decision to Revoke Executive Orders That Backed Israel
Mr. Mamdani, a staunch critic of Israel and its treatment of Palestinians, knew he would not extend the orders, but he had to decide how and when he would rescind them.
New York Times Top StoriesColleen Keating, CEO of Planet Fitness, on Gen Z and Strength Training
Colleen Keating, chief executive of Planet Fitness, wants them to do it in a “judgment-free zone.”
New York Times Top StoriesFor Mamdani, a Break With the President Just Three Days Into His New Job
New York City’s newly elected mayor planned to spend Saturday announcing a pedestrian safety plan. Then President Trump brought a captured foreign leader to his doorstep.
New York Times Top StoriesSubway and Bus Fare Rises to $3 in New York City on Sunday
Fares will also increase on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad, as will tolls at several of the city’s bridges and tunnels.
New York Times Top StoriesAmbassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Talk of Athens
The former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., and the former wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom, is working hard and pushing deals with American business interests. She’s also up late at parties.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump Fixed On a Maduro Loyalist as Venezuela’s New Leader
Nicolás Maduro balked at a gilded exile. U.S. officials then saw a more pliant option in his vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, known for stabilizing Venezuela’s economy.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Is What Venezuelans Really Want
We have long faced a brutal paradox: an absent yet omnipotent state.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Russian Town Has Log Cabins and Cyrillic Signs, but No Russians
Enhe was once home to thousands of ethnic Russians. Under Xi Jinping’s push for ethnic unity, little remains beyond nostalgia and props for tourists.
New York Times Top StoriesHeavy Rain and King Tides Cause Flooding in California
Highways were blocked and a regional airport shut down on Saturday when the latest in a long run of drenching rainstorms coincided with especially high tides.