New York Times Top Stories
Judge Rejects DOJ’s Criminal Complaint Against Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
The Justice Department would seek to find other avenues to pursue a case against Mr. Lemon, a senior law enforcement official said.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow a Major Winter Storm This Weekend Could Affect Your Travel Plans
Ice, sleet and possibly significant snowfall are threatening to snarl air travel in much of the eastern U.S. starting on Friday. Here’s what to know.
New York Times Top StoriesAmy Klobuchar Files Papers for Run to Succeed Tim Walz as Minnesota Governor
The Minnesota senator, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, appears set to enter a race that has been transformed by President Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state and protests against it.
New York Times Top StoriesNurses in New York City Say They Deserve $200,000 a Year. Here’s Why.
As a strike by health workers stretches into its second week, pay is a major issue in negotiations, even if it’s not discussed much on the picket line.
New York Times Top StoriesSonic Booms and Seismic Waves Can Reveal Where Space Junk Crash-Lands
The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft.
New York Times Top StoriesDetention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis
A photo showed the boy with an oversized hat and Spider-Man backpack being held next to a vehicle as his father was detained. A Homeland Security spokeswoman said the man had fled and left the child.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela’s Edmundo González Said His Son-in-Law Was Freed From Detention
Edmundo González, seen by many as the real winner of Venezuela’s 2024 election, said his son-in-law was released after more than a year in detention.
New York Times Top StoriesQuestions for Alex Honnold Before He Tries to Climb a Skyscraper in Taipei
Alex Honnold again will be ascending without ropes. In an interview he considers the impact on his family if something were to go wrong.
New York Times Top StoriesDenmark Bristles at Idea of Giving Up Any Sovereignty in Greenland
American and NATO officials have discussed giving the United States sovereignty over U.S. military bases in Greenland. The Danes don’t seem to like that.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Trump’s Ultimatum, Greenland Talks Include Sovereign U.S. Bases, No Drilling for Russia
Negotiators have discussed proposals to check Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic and transfer sovereignty over pockets of Greenlandic land to the United States, an idea opposed by Denmark.
New York Times Top StoriesBovino Says Activists Are ‘Stalking’ His Federal Agents in Minneapolis
Protesters made even a bathroom break an ordeal, the Border Patrol official said at a Thursday news conference.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Drama at Thinking Machines, a New A.I. Start-Up, Is Riveting Silicon Valley
Defections, secret conversations, deal talks that fizzled and a battle for control: The turmoil at Thinking Machines Lab is the artificial intelligence industry’s latest drama.
New York Times Top StoriesBetting on Prediction Markets Is Their Job. They Make Millions.
Welcome to the era of the Polymarket sharp.
New York Times Top StoriesSoutherners Scramble to Prepare as Ice, Snow and Bitter Cold Threaten
The path of an approaching winter storm is not clear yet, but much of the country, including places unused to frigid weather, is bracing for the worst.
New York Times Top StoriesNo, Young Men Are Not Returning to Church
Megachurches, Pagans, TradCaths and the Amish.
New York Times Top StoriesFive Fronts in Trump’s Culture War
In the first year of his second term, President Trump has made sweeping efforts to influence the arts and media in America.
New York Times Top StoriesOscar Snubs and Surprises: ‘Sinners’ Makes History, ‘Wicked’ Withers
Ariana Grande, Chase Infiniti and Paul Mescal were shut out, but voters made room for Delroy Lindo, Kate Hudson and “F1.”
New York Times Top StoriesJack Smith Testifies Before Congress on Trump Investigations
The former special prosecutor is getting what is likely his best opportunity to challenge President Trump’s assertion that he was persecuted for his politics.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen a Coat Becomes a Symbol of Conflict
How the choice of outerwear for Gregory Bovino, the president’s Border Patrol chief, turned into part of the deportation story.
New York Times Top StoriesProtester Nekima Levy Armstrong Who Interrupted Minnesota Church Service Is Arrested, Officials Say
A standoff between demonstrators and congregants at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn. on Sunday added to tensions around federal immigration enforcement in the state.
New York Times Top StoriesConsumer Prices Rose 2.8 Percent Through November 2025, a Sign of Sticky Inflation
The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge for inflation in October and November was released belatedly after the government shutdown.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Returns to a Familiar Role: Sowing Trade Chaos
The president’s quick reversal on tariffs over Greenland was another sign of his willingness to rip up the international order — even parts of it that he himself has made.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Do You Preserve the Free World When America Goes Rogue?
How do you preserve the free world when America goes rogue?
New York Times Top StoriesOscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks Record With 16
“One Battle After Another” was close behind with 13 nods. Acting nominees include Teyana Taylor, Elle Fanning, Sean Penn and Delroy Lindo.
New York Times Top StoriesSome Immune Systems Defeat Cancer. Could That Become a Drug?
Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a treatment could be difficult.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Leverage That Europe Has Over the U.S. Economy
After the latest bout of trade turmoil with the United States, European leaders are looking for ways to project strength to the Trump administration, which considers them weak.
New York Times Top StoriesSinners’ Broke the Oscars Record These 3 Films Once Held
As categories evolved over time, the way to make academy history did, too. But for decades, no film topped 14 nods, until “Sinners” smashed the record.
New York Times Top Stories2026 Oscar Nominations: See the Full List
The movies competing for the 98th Academy Awards. The ceremony will air on March 15.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Takes Davos
We look at the news coming out of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
New York Times Top StoriesTânia Maria Is Brazil’s Newest Film Icon
Clad in florals and puffing on a cigarette, Tânia Maria has captivated audiences with a striking, if brief, performance in “The Secret Agent,” Brazil’s latest Oscar contender.