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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: Best and Worst Moments
The Puerto Rican superstar’s set included cameos, stunts and powerful statements.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHollywood Braces for New Round of Labor Talks
The last time writers and actors negotiated contracts, in 2023, dual strikes froze the industry.
New York Times Top StoriesRespite From Wind-Driven, Bone-Chilling Cold Weather Is in Sight
Wind chills below zero were expected to persist across parts of the Northeast and New England on Monday but should finally ease, forecasters said.
New York Times Top StoriesIs the King Cake Baby Jesus?
Does the popular figurine represent Jesus or the Crescent City’s typical joie de vivre?
New York Times Top StoriesVietnam’s Leader Has New Power, and He’s in a Hurry
To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes the good life. He has promised to make Communist Vietnam rich and influential.
New York Times Top StoriesA Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
Wilder, Idaho, prided itself on comity. Then federal agents stormed a racetrack outside of town in October, and the reverberations are still shaking the community.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Legalized Marijuana. Now We Must Regulate It.
Given the growing harms from marijuana use, American lawmakers should do more to regulate it.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Can Learn From Southern Red States About Education
Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana traditionally were America’s educational basement, but now they are showing blue states a way forward.
New York Times Top StoriesApple Daily Sentences Show a New Era of Media Peril in Hong Kong
Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in the once freewheeling city.
New York Times Top StoriesTisch to Name Leaders of Catholic and Black Churches as N.Y.P.D. Chaplains
Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the Rev. A.R. Bernard are to be announced as co-heads of the Police Department’s chaplains’ unit.
New York Times Top StoriesJerrold Nadler Has Picked a Successor. Will That Matter to Voters?
The retiring congressman hopes his endorsement will carry Assemblyman Micah Lasher past a crowded primary field, including a Kennedy.
New York Times Top StoriesTakeaways From the Second Week of the Alexander Brothers Trial
The judge denied a request for a mistrial and jurors heard from a woman who accused one of the brothers of filming her when she was a minor. The sex-trafficking trial resumes on Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesAndrew Farkas Called Jeffrey Epstein “Blessing” as the Two Did Deals
Andrew Farkas has repeatedly played down ties to Jeffrey Epstein. But they swapped business favors in the Virgin Islands, and in nearly 2,000 emails, the two expressed admiration for each other.
New York Times Top Stories‘You Cannot Feel Remotely Sorry for the Patriots’: Opinion Writers Tackle the Super Bowl
Super Bowl LX is in the books. An Opinion round table breaks down the game, the entertainment — and the commercials.
New York Times Top StoriesDeath, Undocumented
A decade or so after the peak of Europe’s migrant crisis, one of the busiest and deadliest entry points to the continent has devolved from crisis to something more chronic.
New York Times Top StoriesFive Years After Myanmar Coup, ‘Even Hope Has Become a Risk’
The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Pakistan, a Kite Festival Returns to Troubled Skies
The vibrant celebration, banned for two decades, brightened the eastern city of Lahore, where residents face alarming levels of air pollution and political restrictions.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter M23 Takeover, Goma Carries Violent Memories and Signs of Hope
A year after a rebel takeover, residents of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, carry violent memories and signs of hope.
New York Times Top StoriesFrom Fishing Nets to Furniture: Turning Ocean Plastic Into Usable Products
A brother-and-sister team in Spain started a sustainable business model recycling old and damaged nets into stadium seating and decorations.
New York Times Top StoriesBad Bunny Delivers Joyful Super Bowl Halftime Show
Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin joined the Puerto Rican musician in a show that celebrated Latino heritage and was performed mostly in Spanish. His appearance had become a political flashpoint amid his criticism of ICE.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the Disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s Mom, Nancy
Nancy Guthrie, 84, the “Today” show host’s mother, vanished from her home on Feb. 1.
New York Times Top StoriesBad Bunny Delivers a Love Letter to Puerto Rico at Super Bowl Halftime
His performance featured a sugar cane field, a wedding seemingly officiated onstage and a New York-style street scene, along with appearances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Lai’s 20-Year Term Follows a Familiar Chinese Pattern
The heavy sentence for the Hong Kong publisher aligns with mainland cases where influential critics of the Communist Party have been sent to prison for many years.
New York Times Top StoriesJapan Stocks Surge on Takaichi’s Landslide Election Win
Stocks climbed on Monday as investors cheered a result seen as a mandate for the prime minister’s high-spending economic agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesCold Deaths in New York Climb to 18 as Frigid Winds Linger
A person was found dead in the Bronx on Saturday morning, the police said. An 81-year-old man was also found dead on a rooftop, though it was unclear whether the cold was to blame.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela Frees Key Opposition Figures as Government Courts U.S. Support
The release of around 35 political prisoners comes amid closer cooperation between Washington and the interim government.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy the N.F.L. Booked Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl
League executives may be nervous about the Latin superstar’s outspoken stance on immigration, but their priority is attracting popular halftime performers.
New York Times Top StoriesIranian Nobel Laureate Gets Second Prison Sentence and Ends Hunger Strike
The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.
New York Times Top Stories4 Dead in Mushroom Poisoning Outbreak in California
State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat.
New York Times Top StoriesAt the Winter Olympics, Team USA Can’t Escape the Politics at Home
A backlash to Trump administration policies has followed U.S. athletes to Italy. One skier’s comments drew a furious response from the president himself.