New York Times Top Stories
Trump Vows to Make Venezuela Rich. It Will Take More Than U.S. Cash.
History suggests that the price of oil and a wider distribution of wealth are as important as foreign investment.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesLeading Prediction Firms Share a Commonality: Donald Trump Jr.
Traders in companies with ties to the president’s eldest son can bet on the outcome of events the president affects.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Are We Still So Afraid of Using the Grumpy Old Period?
Exclamation marks, ellipses and ‘haha’ can’t fix our growing inability to communicate.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge to Weigh Next Steps in Student Activist Deportations Case
The hearing on Thursday followed up on the court’s sweeping finding in September that noncitizen students had the same free speech rights as citizens.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela Strongman and Maduro Ally, Diosdado Cabello, Faces an Uneasy Transition
Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, is accused by U.S. prosecutors of drug trafficking and is linked to repression at home, yet remains a powerful figure.
New York Times Top StoriesHarvard Slips on a Global Ranking List, as Chinese Schools Surge Ahead
Harvard still dominates, though it fell to No. 3 on a list measuring academic output. Other American universities are falling farther behind their global peers.
New York Times Top StoriesDavid Plouffe: To Win Everywhere, Democrats Must Change Everything
Despite the successes of 2025, the party still needs a radical shake up.
New York Times Top StoriesHow One Company, Neptune Flood, Is Pushing a Private Takeover of Flood Insurance
For half a century, a federal program has covered most at-risk properties. Now, a private company is pitching a plan to shrink the government’s role.
New York Times Top StoriesMany Mayors Have Tried to Help Small Businesses. It’s Mamdani’s Turn.
Small business advocates in New York are excited that Mayor Zohran Mamdani is tackling the issue of excessive fees and fines, but they’ve heard similar promises before.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Judge in the Maduro Case Is 92. All Eyes Will Be on His Stamina.
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein was seen drifting in and out of sleep in court last year. The case of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, will test his endurance.
New York Times Top StoriesColbert Jokes That Trump Has Found ‘a New National Bird’
“You got to hand it to that auto worker for getting under Trump’s skin,” Stephen Colbert said after the president appeared to flip off a heckling worker at a Ford plant.
New York Times Top StoriesFrank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin
In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the Who took the stage at one point) before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
New York Times Top StoriesCrane Collapses on Expressway Outside Bangkok, Killing at Least 2
The deadly episode came a day after a crane fell on a moving train in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 32 people.
New York Times Top StoriesAu Pair Testifies of Lurid Plot in Virginia Double-Murder Trial
Juliana Peres Magalhães wrapped up testimony on Wednesday in the case against Brendan Banfield, her former lover, who is accused of killing his wife and another man.
New York Times Top StoriesJames Luckey-Lange Among Americans Freed in Venezuela
James Luckey-Lange, 28, was released this week with several other U.S. citizens from the country’s notorious prison system after going missing in December, his family said.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Agent Shoots Immigrant in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Says
The agent shot an immigrant from Venezuela in the leg while trying to arrest him, an official said. The shooting comes a week after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in the city.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuelan Immigrants Urge Appeals Court to Restore Deportation Protections
The Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status for about 600,000 Venezuelan immigrants, part of a broader effort to curb avenues for immigrants to remain in the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesBoeing Knew About Flaws in UPS Plane That Crashed in Louisville, N.T.S.B. Says
In a report Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board said fractures that appeared to have led the left engine to separate from the plane’s wing had occurred at least four other times.
New York Times Top Stories3 More Lawmakers in Video Say Federal Prosecutors Are Investigating Them
The lawmakers, all Democrats who urged military service members not to follow illegal orders, said prosecutors had contacted them. But it is unclear what crime they might have committed.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Danish and U.S. Officials Meet on Greenland, Trump Remains Unmoved
Denmark’s foreign minister left the White House complex saying that his country had a “fundamental disagreement” with President Trump, as several NATO countries sent troops to Greenland.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Voters Told Democrats About ICE, Rising Costs and Party Perceptions
In focus groups, swing voters gave Democratic politicians some tough feedback on the party.
New York Times Top StoriesWoman Killed by ICE Agent Seemed at Fault, N.Y. Republican Says
Bruce Blakeman, the likely Republican candidate for governor, said the killing of Renee Good was just one point of disagreement between him and Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat.
New York Times Top StoriesA Look At Antarctica From Above
After nearly two weeks at sea without being able to launch his drone, New York Times photographer Chang W. Lee finally captures Antarctica from the air.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutors Say Officer Who Hurled Cooler Was Not Trying to Save Lives
Lawyers for Sgt. Erik Duran said he had to make a “life-or-death” decision when he struck Eric Duprey as he rode a motorbike recklessly down a sidewalk. Mr. Duprey died almost immediately.
New York Times Top StoriesKaiser Permanente Agrees to Pay $556 Million to Settle Medicare Overbilling Claims
The Justice Department and whistle-blowers accused the major health insurer of overbilling the government for about $1 billion under the private plans.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Moves Personnel Out of Qatar as Tensions Rise With Iran
Also, the U.S. and Denmark clash over Greenland. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesCongress Is Spurning Many of Trump’s Proposed Spending Cuts
Months after the partisan clash that led to the longest shutdown in history, lawmakers have agreed on spending bills that look far different from what the president wanted.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Gulf Allies Do Not Want Him to Bomb Iran
While several of the Gulf Arab countries harbor little love for Iran, they worry that the consequences of rising tensions could blow back on them.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Whole Milk Healthier for Kids?
A new law will allow full-fat and 2 percent milk to be served in schools. Here’s what to know.
New York Times Top StoriesNewsom Says California Will Not Extradite Abortion Provider to Louisiana
The case, escalating the interstate battle over abortion, is the second time Louisiana has criminally charged out-of-state doctors with sending abortion pills to Louisiana residents.