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Gold Soars to Record High as Global Tensions Grow
The price of gold surged above $5,000 an ounce as investors sought shelter from geopolitical uncertainty.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesRussia Says Talks to End War in Ukraine Will Continue
Ukrainian and Russian officials left rare direct talks last weekend in a somewhat optimistic mood. But Russia may be simply stalling for time, analysts said.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Says It Will Reopen Gaza-Egypt Border Crossing in Days
The Rafah crossing will open at the end of Israel’s search for the remains of the last captive in Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the NYC Nurses’ Strike and How It Affects Hospital Patients
The two sides in the labor dispute returned to the bargaining table last week, but a hospital chief executive said they “remain far apart on a deal.”
New York Times Top StoriesElon Musk’s X Faces EU Inquiry Over Sexualized AI Images Generated by Grok
Regulators said the company’s lack of controls had led to the widespread use of deepfakes created with the chatbot Grok.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records
Plus, High January is the new Dry January.
New York Times Top StoriesLocal Prosecution Is the Answer to Federal Lawlessness
State and local prosecutions could produce deterrent effects that are so desperately needed now.
New York Times Top StoriesA Crisis of Confidence for ICE and Border Patrol as Clashes Escalate
Current and former officials describe growing frustration and disillusionment with the Trump administration’s approach, even as they support the goal of immigration enforcement.
New York Times Top Stories‘We Are Creating the Conditions for a Catastrophe.’ Three Columnists on the Shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
On immigration raids, the shooting death of Alex Pretti and where we go from here.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Court Will Hear Minnesota Claims That Immigration Surge is Illegal
State and local officials say the federal deployment of immigration agents violates the 10th Amendment. The surge, which the Trump administration has defended, has led to three shootings and tense protests.
New York Times Top StoriesSilicon Valley Wants to Build A.I. That Can Improve A.I. on Its Own
Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google researchers and valued at $4 billion, is among several efforts to automate the creation of artificial intelligence.
New York Times Top StoriesVoters See a Middle-Class Lifestyle as Drifting Out of Reach, Poll Finds
Concerns about the affordability of education, housing, health care, having a family and retirement are driving economic anxieties, a New York Times/Siena poll found.
New York Times Top StoriesIn ‘Memory of a Killer,’ Patrick Dempsey Takes the Wheel
The actor has spent a decade dismantling his McDreamy persona from “Grey’s Anatomy.” He stars as an assassin in a new Fox thriller.
New York Times Top StoriesBrisk Sales at Goodwill Suggest Wary Shoppers in an Uncertain Economy
Consumers are still spending, but they’re looking for ways to stretch their dollars as far as possible.
New York Times Top StoriesYann LeCun, an A.I. Pioneer, Warns the Tech ‘Herd’ Could Hit a Dead End
Yann LeCun helped create the technology behind today’s chatbots. Now he says many tech companies are on the wrong path to creating intelligent machines.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Venezuela, Freeing the Economy, but Nothing Else
Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is liberalizing the economy without dismantling her predecessor’s repressive apparatus, raising questions about her aims.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Venezuela, Freeing the Economy, but Nothing Else
Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is liberalizing the economy without dismantling her predecessor’s repressive apparatus, raising questions about her aims.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Hobbled the I.R.S. This C.E.O. Now Has to Make It Work.
Frank Bisignano is the first chief executive of the I.R.S., where there’s hope he will end a chaotic stretch at the agency. The tax filing season, which started Monday, is his first test.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
New York Times Top StoriesA Winter Lull in the Fighting? Not in the Age of Drone Warfare.
Shifts in tactics and technology in Ukraine mean that the pace of fighting is no longer decided by whether tanks can navigate frozen fields.
New York Times Top StoriesHow One Food Critic Overcame His Negative Relationship With Alcohol and Sugary Drinks
In the last part of a monthlong series, Pete Wells and experts suggest how to sidestep the perils of alcoholic or sugary beverages.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Bad Are A.I. Delusions? We Asked People Treating Them.
Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits.
New York Times Top StoriesPedro Lives in a Hospital. His Nurses Are on Strike. He Misses Them.
Pedro, a 2-year-old, needs a new heart and has spent months in a New York hospital. With his nurses on the picket line, replacement workers care for him.
New York Times Top StoriesStorm Dumps a Foot of Snow in at Least 17 U.S. States
Bonito Lake, N.M., received 31 inches, the most in the country, the National Weather Service said
New York Times Top StoriesIn Xi’s China, Top General’s Fall Shows Precariousness of Power
A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinping’s military. Now he is the most public example of disloyalty to Mr. Xi.
New York Times Top StoriesAlex Pretti’s Friends and Family Denounce ‘Sickening Lies’ About His Life
People who knew a man fatally shot by federal agents pushed back against what they called a smear campaign by federal officials. “He was a good man,” his family said.
New York Times Top StoriesGunmen Kill 11 After Soccer Match in Mexico
The mass shooting occurred in an area fought over by drug cartels, just as the Mexican government has sought to show Washington that it is combating criminal groups.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Foreign Policy Is Stuck in the 16th Century
The president’s approach is not just chaos or an updated version of 19th-century great-power competition.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Europe’s Reliance on U.S. Natural Gas Grows, So Does Trump’s Leverage
Tension over Greenland has prompted worries that the Trump administration could turn the U.S. oil and gas industry into a way to pressure Europe.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Taliban Say They’re Ready to Release U.S. Prisoners. But Which Ones?
Top Afghan officials say they want two American detainees released “as soon as possible,” but the Trump administration says a third one should be included.