New York Times Top Stories
Waymo Has Come for the Kids in Los Angeles
Because families have complicated schedules.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThousands in Berlin Go Days Without Power and Cell Service After Cables Are Set on Fire
A far-left group took responsibility, saying it was targeting the energy industry. Officials predicted it would take until Thursday to re-establish power in all areas.
New York Times Top StoriesCorporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Guidelines Endorse Self-Swab Alternative to Pap Smear for Cervical Cancer Testing
The recommendation comes after the first at-home test, a self-swab, received federal approval last year.
New York Times Top StoriesZelensky Taps High-Profile Canadian Politician as Economic Adviser
Ukraine’s president appointed Chrystia Freeland, a former deputy prime minister of Canada, to a role in which she would advise on postwar reconstruction, if peace talks are successful.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House to Present Updated Plans for Trump’s Ballroom
After pressure from preservationists, the administration is expected to present the plans to a planning commission and make them public for the first time.
New York Times Top StoriesIran Offering Monthly Payments to Citizens to Cool Protests
The plan to give Iranians roughly $7 a month is the latest in a string of steps aimed at alleviating economic pressures. Critics say the payments cannot reverse the severity of the crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Isn’t Regime Change. It’s Extortion.
To understand what’s unfolding in Venezuela, you have to look to the mob, not traditional foreign policy doctrines.
New York Times Top StoriesKennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 diseases, not 17, citing standards in other wealthy nations.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Car Sales Are Rising Thanks to Purchases by the Well-Off
A larger proportion of new cars are being bought by affluent Americans as prices and interest rates for auto loans climb, analysts said.
New York Times Top StoriesEva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Auschwitz Survivor, Dies at 96
Ms. Schloss, who was sent to Auschwitz as a teenager, dedicated her life to educating people about her experiences and the dangers of prejudice.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael’s Stinging Retort to Mamdani Was Meant as Retaliation in Kind
After Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York scrapped two executive orders on antisemitism and boycotts, the Israeli Foreign Ministry issued an aggressive response to what it saw as an aggressive act.
New York Times Top StoriesHegseth Starts Proceedings Against Sen. Mark Kelly Over His Remarks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted the senator for “seditious” remarks. Mr. Kelly said he had done nothing wrong and cited similar comments by Mr. Hegseth.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublican Lawmakers Like MTG Have Criticized Trump as They Depart Congress
It turns out that few things liberate Republicans to speak their minds about President Trump like the fact that they are departing Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesLia Smith Hoped to Start Fresh At Middlebury. In Trump’s America, It Seemed Impossible.
Lia Smith was a senior at Middlebury College, a transgender woman and, for a time, an athlete on the school’s diving team. But she struggled to feel accepted, and in October, she took her own life.
New York Times Top StoriesMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz Abandons Re-election Bid and Amy Klobuchar May Run Instead
Mr. Walz and Ms. Klobuchar met on Sunday in Minnesota, where he informed her of his plans and she confirmed her interest in running to succeed him as governor.
New York Times Top StoriesJD Vance’s Ohio Home Is Targeted in Vandalism Attack
U.S. Secret Service agents detained a man early Monday after the vice president’s home in Cincinnati was damaged. No injuries were reported.
New York Times Top StoriesMaduro to Be Arraigned, and Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leadership
Plus, data centers in space?
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Venezuela, Trump Says Cuba Is ‘Ready to Fall’
The capture of Nicolás Maduro is a devastating blow to the alliance between Venezuela and Cuba. Many wonder if the island nation will be targeted next.
New York Times Top StoriesGunboat Diplomacy Is Back. What Could Go Wrong?
The high cost of forgetting what world war is really like.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Venezuela, Trump Offers Hints About What Could Be Next
President Trump’s comments about Greenland, Colombia and Cuba offered a glimpse of how emboldened he feels after the quick capture of Nicolás Maduro.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Goals for Reviving Venezuela’s Oil Industry Will Not Come Easily or Cheaply
It will take years and billions in investment to revitalize Venezuela’s oil industry, and energy producers will likely be cautious before stepping in.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say
A new study found that the court’s Republican appointees voted for the wealthier side in cases 70 percent of the time in 2022, up from 45 percent in 1953.
New York Times Top StoriesTrial Begins for Former Officer Over Uvalde School Shooting Response
Families of the victims and survivors of the 2022 elementary school shooting in Texas are expected to testify.
New York Times Top StoriesDimon’s $770 Million Windfall Shows How Banking Is Great Again
The Trump administration is lifting regulations, and deal making is heating up. For Jamie Dimon, being JPMorgan Chase’s chief executive was more lucrative in 2025 than ever.
New York Times Top StoriesWhich City Burns Next?
One year later, we haven’t really begun to reckon with the real meaning of the Los Angeles fires.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Pete Wells, Former New York Times Restaurant Critic, Changed His Eating Habits
Pete Wells tells how he recovered from an out-of-control diet. And each week in January, he and experts will suggest ways to reset your own appetite.
New York Times Top StoriesDance Moves From the Street, City Edition
Dancers from Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia demonstrate the fundamentals of their styles, revealing deep historical roots.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Key Senate Races to Watch in 2026
Democrats want to regain control of the chamber, and they have recruited some top candidates. But they are facing a tough map.
New York Times Top StoriesSanctioned Oil Tankers Flee Venezuela in Defiance of U.S. Blockade
The ships are using deceptive tactics as part of a seemingly coordinated attempt to bypass American naval forces in the region.