New York Times Top Stories
The War in Minnesota Is for Our Phones
We need to protect our right to carry cameras to document ICE’s violence.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesChinese Pandas Leave Japanese Zoo
As Japan and China feud, an animal long used in Chinese diplomacy has been summoned back home.
New York Times Top StoriesCourt Affirms Ruling That Alina Habba Served Unlawfully as U.S. Attorney
The Justice Department lost a bid to challenge a decision that had found Ms. Habba was serving unlawfully as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Distances Trump From Initial Response to Minnesota Killing
Officials clearly understood that the fatal shooting of a demonstrator posed one of the gravest political threats to President Trump since his inauguration.
New York Times Top StoriesNATO Chief Says Europe Is ‘Dreaming’ if It Thinks It Can Defend Itself Without U.S.
Mark Rutte, the secretary general of the alliance, told members of the European Parliament that President Trump was “doing a lot of good stuff.”
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Embrace a Shutdown Fight They Wanted to Avoid
After a second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, Democrats say public opinion is on their side and they are willing to risk a backlash to counter what they see as police-state tactics.
New York Times Top StoriesOn Venezuela and Greenland, Many Trump Fans Give Him the Benefit of the Doubt
At least so far, President Trump has managed to bring along even those conservative supporters who are skeptical of foreign interventions.
New York Times Top Stories430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Are the Oldest Ever Found
The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were making tools even earlier than archaeologists thought.
New York Times Top StoriesWashington Post Reverses Decision on Olympics Coverage
The newspaper will send a small team of reporters to cover the Olympics after it informed sports journalists on Friday that the paper would not send a group.
New York Times Top StoriesKanye West Apologizes for Antisemitic Behavior in Full-Page Wall Street Journal Ad
The artist formerly known as Kanye West, who first apologized in 2023 before taking it back, said a four-month manic episode in 2025 had led him to embrace swastikas and Hitler.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Is the Trump Administration Demanding Minnesota’s Voter Rolls?
The Justice Department has urged Minnesota to hand over voters’ private data. It is part of a national push that has raised concerns about the Trump administration’s motives.
New York Times Top StoriesThousands of Flights Canceled Monday After Snowstorm
Delays and cancellations persisted a day after more than 11,000 flights were canceled. Airports in the Northeastern U.S. were hit the hardest.
New York Times Top StoriesThese Liberals Listen to Right-Wing Podcasts to Leave Their Media Comfort Zone
To get outside their bubbles — and crib some tactics — members of a listening club are plunging themselves into a world they had once avoided.
New York Times Top StoriesAs U.S. Warships Get Closer, Iran Ramps Up Threats to Retaliate
Iran and its militia allies say they will respond aggressively in the region if attacked. A U.S. aircraft carrier and warships are approaching the region.
New York Times Top StoriesPublic Media Holds Its Apocalypse at Bay, for Now
Though Congress cut $500 million from NPR and PBS stations, vanishingly few have closed their doors. Angst about their long-term future remains.
New York Times Top StoriesHome Sourdough Bakers Are Turning Their Hobbies Into Full-Time Jobs
Home bakers are finding devoted customer bases that allow them to stay home with family and still make a decent living — but they do have get up in the middle of the night.
New York Times Top StoriesMinnesota Refugees Detained by ICE ‘Had Done Everything Right’
Dozens of refugees with valid status have been sent from Minnesota to Texas to be revetted, prompting a lawsuit. Those released have had to pay their way back.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Videos of the Beckham Feud Are Fake. Nobody Seems to Care.
A.I.-generated content of Victoria Beckham has spread as wedding drama has engulfed the celebrity clan and the public has clamored for receipts (even fabricated ones).
New York Times Top StoriesThe ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It
The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.
New York Times Top StoriesOur Photographer Describes the Scene After the Pretti Shooting
David Guttenfelder, a Times photographer based in Minneapolis, describes what he saw at the scene where Alex Jeffrey Pretti had been killed by federal agents.
New York Times Top StoriesHamas Hands Over Body of Ran Gvili, Closing Chapter for Israel
The recovery of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili’s body paves the way for the next stage of the Gaza cease-fire plan, though the path forward is unclear.
New York Times Top StoriesGold 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 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.