New York Times Top Stories
How ‘Wine Moms’ Became an Insult for Anti-ICE Protesters
The insult wielded against protesters taps into a long tradition of casting wine drinkers as out-of-touch elitists.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesUber Faces Growing Pressure Over Sexual Assault Record
From the ballot box in California to the halls of Congress and Wall Street, several new initiatives would require more oversight of how the company protects its passengers.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat’s a Human Life Worth? The E.P.A. Says Zero Dollars.
The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.
New York Times Top StoriesYou Can’t Denaturalize Me
Is purging America of immigrants so crucial that in the process you must unmake America itself?
New York Times Top StoriesInside Trump’s Campaign to Tame Higher Education
Donald J. Trump has unleashed the power of the presidency against American colleges, with mixed results.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Was Macron Wearing Sunglasses at Davos?
An eye condition, not a style choice, prompted President Emmanuel Macron of France to don aviators to address the World Economic Forum.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York’s Odd Couple: The Mayor and the Police Commissioner
Zohran Mamdani and Jessica Tisch have little in common. But both of their political futures hinge on the safety of the city.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Cringes Over Trump’s Texting Spree
Jimmy Kimmel quipped that the president “can do so much damage in one three-day weekend — I don’t know if anybody has ever done more.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First.
Donald Trump is the most un-American president in our history. And in his second term, there is no one to constrain his un-American impulses.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope Has a Bazooka. Time to Use It.
For now, Europe’s anti-coercion instrument is less a bazooka than a waterlogged firecracker.
New York Times Top StoriesCuban Immigrant Was Killed in ICE Custody, Family Says in Legal Filing
The family of Geraldo Lunas Campos said a witness saw him choked by guards in an El Paso detention facility this month. Federal officials said he died by suicide.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Heads to Davos Amid Deep Worries About U.S.-European Alliance
The gathering of the global elite is set to serve as an all-hands effort to de-escalate tensions between President Trump and America’s allies over his insistence on acquiring Greenland.
New York Times Top StoriesTaiwan’s $40 Billion Military Spending Plan Stalled by Political Impasse
Taiwan’s domestic gridlock is revealing a deep-seated fracture over how the island should defend itself and how much it can depend on the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesAir Force One Turns Back After Electrical Issue
The plane carrying President Trump was heading for Switzerland when it turned back for Joint Base Andrews. A White House official said there had been a minor electrical issue.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Gets Life in Prison for Killing Shinzo Abe, Former Leader of Japan
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to shooting Mr. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, with a homemade gun at a political rally in 2022.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Court Record, Official Describes Assault Before ICE Agent Shot Man in Minneapolis
The agent told an investigator that he was assaulted with a broom and a shovel before he fired a single shot that wounded a Venezuelan man.
New York Times Top StoriesMiami Beach Nightclub Is Condemned for Playing Kanye West’s Song ‘Heil Hitler’
The club, Vendôme, was hosting several right-wing influencers, including Andrew and Tristan Tate, the brothers who are being investigated in Europe in connection with human trafficking.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Foreign Affairs Members Call for Machado to Govern Venezuela
The Venezuelan opposition leader stressed the need for free elections in her latest bipartisan meeting with lawmakers.
New York Times Top Stories‘God Is Very Proud’: Trump Marks Anniversary With a Victory Lap
For roughly one hour 45 minutes, President Trump meandered through his accomplishments and grievances, attacked perceived enemies and threatened allies.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Calls Renee Good Killing a ‘Tragedy’ and Says ICE Agents Will Make Mistakes
The change in tone was stark for the president, who said he had been told that Ms. Good’s father was a strong Trump supporter.
New York Times Top StoriesChongLy Scott Thao, Hmong Immigrant and U.S. Citizen, Arrested by ICE
A Hmong immigrant, who is a U.S. citizen, was released after being questioned for an hour. Federal officials said they had been seeking sex offenders.
New York Times Top StoriesAnother Train Crash in Spain Kills 1 and Hurts 37, Officials Say
Train service in the Catalonia region will be suspended until it is safe to resume rail traffic, the local operator said.
New York Times Top StoriesCarney Speech on U.S. ‘Rupture’ and Canada’s Survival Draws Standing Ovation at Davos
Prime Minister Mark Carney got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing the end of Pax Americana. He is looking for new allies to help his country survive it.
New York Times Top StoriesOn Day 1, Mikie Sherrill Focuses on Utility Costs and Children’s Safety
The new governor of New Jersey signed six executive orders after taking office on Tuesday. They matched the priorities she campaigned on last year.
New York Times Top StoriesGeorges Borchardt, 97, Dies; Literary Agent Championed Wiesel’s ‘Night’
Renowned in his field, he counted among his clients five Nobel laureates, including Elie Wiesel, and eight Pulitzer winners as well as the estates of Tennessee Williams and Aldous Huxley.
New York Times Top StoriesCarney’s World Economic Forum Speech Warns of Global Breakdown
As President Trump continued his quest for Greenland, Prime Minister Mark Carney said great powers were unrestrained and urged medium-size countries to band together.
New York Times Top StoriesPhotographer Discovers Train Part That Could Hold Key to Spain Train Crash
Officials said they had located a previously unreported train undercarriage near the site of a deadly train crash in Spain. Experts said the finding could help investigators.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Escalates Tensions With European Allies With Greenland and Gaza Efforts
President Trump’s bellicose demands about Greenland and participation in his “board of peace” are deepening worries about the fate of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Mocks European Leaders Before Meeting With Them
Also, fewer people are jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesCubans in Florida Are Being Deported in Record Numbers
Cubans had long benefited from legal privileges unavailable to immigrants from other countries. President Trump has changed that.